The Latest Breaking News from ASI

Delhi HC declines urgent hearing on plea against stopping of prayers at Mughal Mosque

A plea challenging the Archaeological Survey of India’s stopping of prayers at the Mughal Mosque in the Qutub Minar complex was turned down by the Delhi High Court

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022

Holyrood vaping plans targeted by 'astroturf' campaign from London PR firm

A PRO-VAPING group and a public relations firm in London were behind an astroturf campaign targeting Scottish Government proposals to regulate the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 5, 2022

ASI in Patna unearths brick walls believed to be of Kushan age

Officials believe that it could be at least 2,000-year-old

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

Panchkula police bust extortion racket, nab ASI, 2 others

PANCHKULA: Police claimed to have unearthed an extortion racket, arresting an ASI and two others on Thursday night. The ASI, however, later escaped from police custody.

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: Police ASI arrested on bribery charges

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The Hindu · May 26, 2022

Puri seer slams Odisha govt for ‘ruining heritage’ in name of development

BHUBANESWAR: Puri’s Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Wednesday hit out at the Naveen Patnaik government for allegedly destroying rich heritage on the pretext of development. His outburst comes after scathing remarks from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and BJP on the issue. A ‘hush-hush late night survey’ was also…

The Times of India · May 26, 2022

Special postal cover released on 3rd Century Kodavali Buddhist stupa in Andhra Pradesh

Spread over 1.80 acres on a hill at Kodavali village, the stupa faces risk of damage due to proposed laterite mining in the area

The Hindu · May 25, 2022

Odisha BJP leader ‘blames’ ASI for Puri Heritage Corridor fiasco

Bijay Mohapatra alleged that the ASI had taken any active interest in the project from the beginning.

The Hindu · May 25, 2022

Qutub Minar not a place of worship: ASI

Archaeological Survey of India says the complex is not a place of worship and neither was it one when it was first notified as a protected monument in 1914

The Hindu · May 24, 2022

Explained | What is the controversy around Odisha’s Jagannath temple Heritage Corridor Project?

The Archaeological Survey of India told the Orissa High Court this month that no permission was granted to the State government for construction around temple

The Hindu · May 24, 2022