Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid To Close Again Till June 30 Over Rising COVID-19 Cases In Delhi

India News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited By Sumana Nandy | Thursday June 11, 2020

The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi will be closed from 8 pm today till June 30, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari has announced just three days after the mosque reopened.

Delhi's Jama Masjid May Close Again Due To COVID-19 Situation, Says Shahi Imam

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 10, 2020

Delhi Jama Masjid: Delhi's Jama Masjid may have to be closed again in view of the "deteriorating" situation in the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said today.

Striking Aerial Photo Shows A Different Eid At Delhi's Jama Masjid

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Monday May 25, 2020

Eid-ul-Fitr 2020:The iconic Jama Masjid in Delhi was deserted as Eid was celebrated on Monday in the coronavirus lockdown. With mosques and other religious places still shut, people offered prayers at home and greeted friends and family online.

Eid-ul-Fitr 2020: Amid COVID-19, A Different Jumat-ul-Vida For Delhi This Year

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Saturday May 23, 2020

Eid ul Fitr 2020 India: It was a different Jumat-ul-Vida (last day of Ramzan) for Delhi's Jama Masjid this time, as unlike every year, only a few offered Namaz at the iconic mosque adhering to the social distancing norms due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Eid-ul-Fitr To Be Celebrated On Monday In Most States; J&K, Kerala On Sunday

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday May 24, 2020

Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the country on Monday, except in Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala where it will be marked on Sunday, clerics said on Saturday.

Coronavirus Lockdown: Shahi Imams Appeal To Muslims To Offer Prayers At Home During Ramzan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 23, 2020

Shahi imams of Jama Masjid and Fatehpuri Masjid in the city have appealed to Muslims to offer namaz during the holy month of Ramzan at home and follow lockdown guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Assam's First COVID-19 Patient Visited Delhi's Nizamuddin, Avoided Tests

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday April 1, 2020

Assam is in a state of high alert after the first coronavirus positive case in the state emerged on Tuesday. A 52-year-old cleric, who runs a madrassa in Karimganj district, 300 kilometres from Guwahati, had recently travelled to Delhi where he visited Jama Masjid and Nizamuddin area, where a large religious gathering has emerged as a coronavirus h...

People In Mumbai Asked To Offer Namaz At Home Amid Coronavirus Scare

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 19, 2020

Taking precautions in the face of coronavirus threat, several Jama Masjids in the city have taken measures such as stopping pre-namaz ablutions in common ponds.

Woman Arrested With Two Live Bullets At Delhi's Jama Masjid Metro Station: Report

Delhi News | ANI | Tuesday January 21, 2020

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday arrested a 46-year-old woman with two live cartridges at Jama Masjid metro station in the national capital.

Court Asks Police To Verify If Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Has Office In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

A Delhi court on Saturday asked police to verify if Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who has been accused of inciting people during an anti-CAA protest at Jama Masjid here on December 20, has an office in Delhi where he holds weekly meetings.

"I Respect You, Please Respect Constitution": Chandrashekhar Azad To PM

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday January 17, 2020

Hours before his deadline to leave Delhi, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad told Prime Minister Narendra Modi "I respect you... you should respect the Constitution"

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Back At Jama Masjid Hours Before Deadline To Leave Delhi

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 17, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka Raavan emerged at the Jama Masjid on Friday, just a few hours before his court deadline to leave Delhi after being released on bail.

"Crime To Read The Preamble?" Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday January 17, 2020

Out on bail after spending nearly a month in prison over his protest against the citizenship law at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan" says he had not made any speech at the Jama Masjid when he was arrested, rather just read the Preamble of the Constitution.

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail After CAA Protest; Can't Be In Delhi For 4 Weeks

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday January 16, 2020

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan", arrested for his protest last month against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid, was granted bail by a Delhi court today but with conditions. Chandrashekhar Azad has been asked to stay away from Delhi for four weeks.

"As If Jama Masjid Is In Pak": Judge Rebukes Cops In Bhim Army Case

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Hearing the bail request of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan", arrested for his protest last month against the citizenship law at Jama Masjid, a Delhi court today asserted "it is one's constitutional right to protest" and people were out on streets because "inside parliament, things which should have been said were not said". The jud...