The Neja (javelin) Mela, a traditional event in Sambhal, is celebrated a week after Holi in honour of Syed Salar Masud Ghazi.

In Sambhal, the removal of loudspeakers from mosques led to the revival of an old practice where men walk the streets, ...

The Neja Mela Committee had sought clearance from the administration, but the request was firmly rejected. Additional ...

The Sambhal district has been tense since riots broke out on November 24 last year during protests against a court-ordered ...

"India cannot host events in memory of those responsible for destruction and forced conversions. The event is against the ...

The Shahi Jama Masjid has already been at the centre of a major row after a petition claimed that it was the site of an ...

Whitewashing of Sambhal Jama Masjid began following an Allahabad high court order. The court allowed decorative lighting ...

The Allahabad High Court gave permission to whitewash the mosque from the outside and also decorate it with lights.

The Allahabad high court on March 12 directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to undertake and complete the ...

Harsha Richhariya, an influencer who stoked controversy by entering this year’s Maha Kumbh on a chariot with a group of ...

Syed Salar Masud Ghazi's dargah in Bahraich, built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, has long been revered by both Hindus and Muslims ...

The annual ‘Neja Mela’ organised in the memory of invader Mahmud Ghaznavi’s nephew and military commander Syed Salar Masud Ghazi will not be allowed this year, officials said on Monday. The three-day ...