Tag: Archeological Survey Of India

The sudden resignation of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) technical core committee chairman GC Mitra, who was looking after the repair work of Jagamohan, the chamber facing the sanctum sanctorum of Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, has evoked mixed reaction in political circles in the State

New Delhi: The Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case on Thursday said the authorship of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the disputed site in Ayodhya cannot be questioned. The turnaround came a day after the Muslim parties questioned the report, especially its authorship, claiming that it was full of […]

New Delhi: The Muslim parties on Thursday faced a volley of questions from the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Ayodhya title dispute while pointing out various infirmities in the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) report. In 2003, the ASI had found remains, idols and cultural artefacts suggesting existence of a Hindu structure, […]

By Sandeep Sahu Thank God good sense has finally prevailed! After stubbornly resisting all suggestions by experts for years, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has finally relented and agreed to remove the sand from under the Jagamohana of the Sun Temple in Konark, the 13th century architectural marvel. The first recommendation for removal of […]