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A court in Uttar Pradesh has asked the Archaeological Survey of India to investigate the claim of a Hindu petitioner that the Gyanvapi mosque at Varanasi was created by destroying a Hindu temple. Another court has admitted a petition to hand over the Shahi mosque at Mathura to those claiming it was the birthplace of Krishna. Yet another court has admitted a suit seeking the handover of t
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All ASI monuments closed till May 15
With the number of positive Covid cases increasing at an alarming rate in India, the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) on Thursday decided to shut all its monuments, museums, and protected sites including Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar and Humayunâs tomb till May 15 as a precautionary measure.
âDue to prevailing Covid situation, it has been decided to close all the centrally protected monuments/ sites and museums under Archaeological Survey of India with immediate effect and till 15 May 2021 or until further orders,â said the order issued by NK Pathak, Director (Monuments), ASI.
Mughal Fort Palace Red Fort in Delhi has been closed since January 19 after samples of dead crows collected from the site were found positive for avian influenza. To curtail, health risks posed by the coronavirus, all ASI sites were also closed last year on March 17.