Hemendra Chaturvedi is based in Agra serving as a Principal Correspondent, covering districts of Agra and Aligarh division of western Uttar Pradesh. He has been with HT since 1992 and has completed 25 year of association with HT.
Articles by Hemendra Chaturvedi
Shahi Eidgah management to move HC on Mathura petition’s admission
The district court’s decision on Thursday overturned a verdict by a Mathura civil court, which dismissed the petition in 2020 and said it violated the provisions of the 1991 Places of Worship Act
Updated on May 21, 2022 01:38 AM IST
UP court admits plea seeking removal of Mathura mosque
A petition calling for the removal of the Shahi Eidgah mosque in Mathura and handing over of the entire premises to the Katra Keshav Dev Temple is maintainable and can be admitted for hearing in lower court, a district judge in Mathura held on Thursday.
Updated on May 20, 2022 01:11 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Krishna Janmabhoomi: Plea filed to offer prayers to Laddoo Gopal in Eidgah
The application was moved in case no. 174 of 2021, Thakur Keshav Dev Ji Maharaj versus UP Sunni Central Waqf Board. The petitioner stated in his affidavit (filed along with the application) that the Shahi Eidgah Mosque in Mathura was built after demolishing a Hindu temple, remains of which were still on its premises. He sought permission to conduct ‘Jalabhishek’ and offer prayers to Laddoo Gopal on the premises of the so-called Eidgah.
Published on May 19, 2022 12:15 AM IST
Pleas filed to stop namaz at Mathura mosque, seal complex
Two Hindu lawyers filed two separate pleas in local courts in Mathura on Tuesday, one demanding that Muslims be restricted from offering namaz at the Shahi Eidgah.
Published on May 18, 2022 01:04 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Pleas filed to stop namaz at Mathura mosque, seal complex
Shailendra Singh, a Lucknow-based lawyer, filed a petition before the court of the district judge, Mathura, seeking permission to file the suit in representative capacity and to restrain Muslims from offering prayers at the Shahi Eidgah
Updated on May 18, 2022 09:29 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Archaeological Survey of India releases photos of conservation work in underground cells of Taj Mahal
Recently, a petitioner had sought directives to the state government to constitute a committee to examine the 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal and look for any evidence related to the presence of Hindu idols or scriptures there. The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court rejected the petition
Updated on May 16, 2022 01:19 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
St Peter’s College, Agra: Celebrating a legacy of 175 glorious years
St Peter’s College has released a calendar to celebrate the completion of 175 years of its existence
Published on May 15, 2022 12:38 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Shah Jahan’s descendant’ slams BJP MP’s claim about Taj Mahal
Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be the descendant of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, has termed as bogus the recent claim of BJP MP from Rajasthan’s Rajsamand Diya Kumari, that the land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to the erstwhile Jaipur royal family and it was acquired by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Published on May 13, 2022 11:36 PM IST
Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Appointment of officer sought again for Shahi Eidgah mosque survey
Manish Yadav, a petitioner in one of the case related to Krishna Janmabhoomi, also moved an application seeking temporary injunction to stop the opposite parties from deleting, removing or damaging religious signs on the walls of the mosque so that material evidence could not be damaged
Published on May 13, 2022 07:58 PM IST
Krishna Janmabhoomi case: HC tells Mathura court to decide on pleas in 4 months
The two applications include a temporary injunction (TI) application, as well as the application for joining the trial of all the pending cases related to the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah dispute
Updated on May 13, 2022 02:57 AM IST
Jitendra Sarin and Hemendra Chaturvedi, Prayagraj/agra
Plea in Mathura court for official spot inspection of Shahi Eidgah mosque
The application was moved before the court of civil judge (senior division), Mathura, Jyoti Singh by one of the petitioners in the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah mosque dispute case
Updated on May 10, 2022 03:11 AM IST
How ‘Tejo Mahalaya’ theory gathered steam in Uttar Pradesh
The case number 356, filed by all lawyers had an extraordinary ask: Allow Hindu devotees access to the premises of the Taj Mahal for worship because the iconic 16th-century Mughal monument, one of the most recognisable buildings on the planet, was originally a Shiv temple called Tejo Mahalaya.
Updated on May 11, 2022 09:39 AM IST
Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Appointment of advocate commissioner sought in Mathura for survey of Shahi Eidgah mosque
The application was filed a day before the hearing on Tuesday before the court of civil judge (senior division) Mathura in an ongoing suit connected to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi
Published on May 09, 2022 10:51 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
UP RTI activist seeks midnight travel ban on expressways
A RTI activist has cited IIT Delhi’s safety audit report of 2019 to demand that the movement of vehicles on the Yamuna expressway and the Lucknow expressway be restricted from 1 am to 4 am
Published on May 08, 2022 10:18 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
VHP, Bajrang Dal activists recite Hanuman Chalisa in support of temple at Agra’s Raja Ki Mandi railway station
The activists were opposing any move to shift the Chamunda Devi temple from the platform of the Raja Ki Mandi railway station in Agra city
Published on Apr 29, 2022 08:24 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Temple on railway platform row: Right-wing activists toughen their stand
National president of self-declared outfit Rashtriya Hindu Parishad Govind Parashar threatened to commit suicide by jumping before the moving train if any attempt to remove ‘even a brick of Chamunda Temple’ was done by the railways.
Updated on Apr 28, 2022 08:51 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Rubber check dam proposed on Yamuna to strengthen Taj foundation
Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) Committee has come up with an answer to the reported threat to the existence of the Taj Mahal foundation
Published on Apr 27, 2022 12:28 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Religious leaders in Uttar Pradesh welcome Yogi directive on loudspeakers
Many places of worship lower the volume, some voluntarily remove loudspeakers after CM’s directive to ensure that the sound stays within the premises and does not cause inconvenience to people
Updated on Apr 21, 2022 02:14 AM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Oliver Fredrick, Hemendra Chaturvedi, Rohit K Singh, Pawan Dixit, Haidar Naqvi, S Raju and Sudhir Kumar, Lucknow/agra/prayagraj/kanpur/meerut/varanasi
BJP MLA seeks details of mosques, loudspeakers in UP’s Aligarh
Directives have been issued to the concerned magistrates in Aligarh district to gather information and the same would be provided to the MLA, said ADM (city), Aligarh
Published on Apr 19, 2022 11:15 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Now, ‘Gayatri Mantra’ and ‘Mahamrityunjaya Jaap’ to be played in UP prisons
UP minister of state (independent charge) for jail and homeguard Dharmveer Prajapati made this announcement in Agra on Friday
Published on Apr 08, 2022 11:55 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Lucknow: All LDA zones asked to buy or hire bulldozers
In consonance with the LDA vice-chairman’s directives, officials have prepared a list of over 100 buildings that were constructed illegally in Lucknow.
Published on Apr 08, 2022 10:55 PM IST
Anupam Srivastava, Haidar Naqvi, K Sandeep Kumar, Sudhir Kumar and Hemendra Chaturvedi, Lucknow/kanpur/ Varanasi/ Agra
Stage set for Agra-Firozabad MLC seat election
Five candidates, including two from BJP and Samajwadi Party, besides three independent candidates are in the fray for Agra-Firozabad MLC seat
Published on Apr 08, 2022 10:15 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Security at Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi reviewed
Uttar Pradesh additional director general (ADG) , security, Vinod Kumar Singh assessed the security arrangements on the sensitive Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Eidgah Mosque premises in Mathura in view of the new challenges.
Published on Apr 06, 2022 12:32 AM IST
BSP expels four party leaders in Agra division for indiscipline
Three BSP candidates from Mathura and one from Agra, who had unsuccessfully contested just concluded UP polls, were expelled by BSP chief Mayawati
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 09:44 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Chinese ‘manja’ injures Black Kite in Agra, rescued
The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit responded to a distress call on its 24-hr rescue helpline about a bird dangling from a tree.
Published on Mar 17, 2022 07:59 PM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
Vrindavan widows get drenched in Holi colours
Covid was at a low this year, so the widows were able to celebrate the festival of colours at Vrindavan’s famous Gopinath temple with full gaiety.
Published on Mar 15, 2022 11:46 PM IST
Now, ‘Latha-maar Holi’ in Nandgaon
Usually foreigners also throng to see this ‘Latha-maar Holi’, but with international flights yet to operate, lanes of Barsana and Nandgaon had fewer foreign tourists this time like the past two years.
Published on Mar 12, 2022 11:50 PM IST
In Braj region, it was past forward for Bharatiya Janata Party
In a close repeat of its 2017 performance, saffron party wins 34 out of 40 seats. SP improves tally while Cong and BSP face debacle
Published on Mar 12, 2022 12:43 AM IST
Barsana celebrates ‘Latha-maar’ Holi
The festivity began in Barsana on Thursday with celebration of Laddoo Holi at Ladliji Temple. Devotees vied with each other to grab the ‘laddoo’ thrown in the air as per tradition. This Laddoo Holi is celebrated a day prior to Latha-maar Holi in Barsana.
Published on Mar 12, 2022 12:27 AM IST
BJP’s focus on Mathura pays dividend as party grabs all seats
Once again, Mathura put its trust in the BJP, which performed better than the 2017 assembly elections. The BJP won all five assembly seats in Mathura, including Mathura, Chhata, Baldev, Mant, and Goverdhan.
Published on Mar 11, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Hemendra Chaturvedi, Agra
