Archaeological Survey of India

A 23-year-old Ph D student from Indian Institute of Tecnology-Delhi, died on Wednesday during her research trip to Gujarat's Lothal after an excavation pit near the Harappan Valley Civilisation site collapsed on her and her professor. The deceased, Surabhi Verma, had gone to the ancient port city of Lothal to study paleoclimatology as part of a join team comprising four researchers from IIT-Delhi and IIT-Gandhinagar. The incident took place at around 11 AM. Police said that an Accidental Death (AD) report has been filed. The condition of the 45-year-old rescued professor, Yama Dixit from IIT-Delhi, is said to be "fragile". A team has been sent to Lothal by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Vadodara Circle, to investigate the incident and submit a report. "The team had dug up a pit...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Gyanvapi mosque management committee on a plea by Hindu petitioners for an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) investigation of the sealed area inside the mosque complex, where a structure claimed to be a "Shivling" was reportedly discovered in 2022. The Muslim side, however, maintains that the structure is a fountain. The sealed area in question was ordered closed by the Supreme Court in May 2022 after the alleged discovery of the "Shivling" during a court-mandated survey conducted near the mosque's ablution pond. A bench of Justices Sury Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed prima facie opposition to the Hindu side's request for the consolidation of 17 suits, currently pending before two Varanasi trial courts. These suits conce...

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IIT-Delhi Research Student Dies After Harappan Excavation Pit Collapses Over Her In Lothal

SC asks Gyanvapi Masjid Committee to respond to plea seeking ASI survey of sealed area | India News – Times of India