Lucknow: Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali, well-known Sunni cleric and Imam of Aishbagh Idgah, has strongly condemned the Allahabad University vice chancellor Prof. Sangita Srivastava for claiming that her sleep was being disturbed by the ‘azaan’. In a video message, the cleric said that Srivastava should know the ‘Ganga-Jamuni’ culture of the region that allows peaceful […]
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Allahabad University V-C complaints about ‘azaan’, says her sleep gets disturbed
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Professor Sangita Srivastava, vice chancellor of the Allahabad University (AU) has written a letter to the district magistrate saying that the ‘azaan’ from a nearby mosque disturbs her sleep. District Magistrate Bhanu Chandra Goswami has said that he would take action as per the rules. In her letter, the vice chancellor has said […]
Allahabad University professor suspended for Jamaat links
Prayagraj (UP): An Allahabad University professor, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Delhis Nizamuddin area last month and did not inform the police, has been suspended by Vice Chancellor R.R. Tiwari. Professor Shahid was arrested by the police on Monday night and sent to jail on Tuesday. The professor is accused of hiding […]
Allahabad university professor, foreign nationals arrested for hiding travel history and violating travel norms
Prayagraj: An Allahabad University (AU) professor and 29 others, including 16 foreign nationals, have been arrested for hiding travel history and violating travel norms. Among those arrested on Monday night are seven from Indonesia, nine from Thailand and one each form Kerala and Bengal. Caretakers of Abdullah mosque in Shahganj and Hera masjid in Kareli […]
Akhilesh stopped from going to Allahabad University
Lucknow : Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was on Tuesday prevented from taking a flight to attend an event organised by the Students Union at Allahabad University, triggering a political storm. Yadav had to take a private plane here but was told by a senior district official that the Samajwadi Party leader did […]