Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- The Telangana heritage department has questioned the Waqf Board's claim on monuments in the state and asked it to remove details related to protected monuments from various portals, stating that such declarations are invalid under the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.

In 2025, the Telangana Waqf Board sought details regarding waqf properties declared as protected monuments. According to a report by Deccan Chronicle, the heritage department on Thursday, February 27, responded to the query and said that no monuments under its watch were declared as waqf and are protected as per the Ancient Monument Preservation Act, 1904.

The monuments have been under the heritage department since the rule of the Nizam, and no agreement was ...