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British-era heritage sites need preservation, states should work on it with more seriousness: ShekhawatUnion Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has called for greater seriousness from states in preserving British-era public assets. The...- Goddess Vagdevi idol more important than Kohinoor, say petitioners; seek its return from LondonFollowing a High Court ruling declaring Bhojshala a Saraswati temple, Hindu petitioners are demanding the return of the Goddess Vagdevi ido...
- Now, Jain community claims Bhojshala, seeks right to worship at disputed monument in Madhya PradeshA Jain petitioner has appealed to the Madhya Pradesh High Court, claiming the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar was a medieval Jain temple...
- MP High Court recognises Bhojshala as temple, sets aside ASI order permitting Muslim prayers at Kamal Maula mosque-linked siteThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the Bhojshala complex in Dhar a temple for Goddess Vagdevi. This ruling overturns a previous ord...
- India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park to be set up in LadakhLt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena lays foundation stone for India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh on World Heritage Day. The park ...
- Entry to all ASI sites to be free on International Museum DayTo celebrate International Museum Day, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is offering free entry to all its sites and museums nationw...
- Free entry to Taj Mahal premises from Aug 13-15ASI's official order said, "Entry to Taj Mahal, Agra shall remain free and accessible for the public and general visitors from 13th to 15th...
- India identifies 20 heritage sites for 'national importance' tagIndia has identified two ancient mounds at Haryana's Rakhigarhi, Anangtal in Delhi rock painting at Chintakunta, Andhra Pradesh; rock art s...
- Monuments, museums reopen in Rajasthan; officials says footfall 'quite low'The number of tourists was quite low, but it is expected that footfall will increase in the coming days, Director, Rajasthan Department of ...
- All centrally protected ASI monuments to reopen from June 16These include 3,693 monuments and 50 museums across India. An ASI official said visitors will be able to book entry tickets online.
- COVID: ASI monuments to remain closed for visitors till May 31"In continuation to the office order of April 15, 2021, all the centrally-protected monuments, sites and museums under the ASI shall contin...
- COVID-19 surge: ASI monuments closed for visitors till May 15An order to this effect was issued by the ASI and it was tweeted by Culture Minister Prahlad Patel this evening. "Due to the prevailing COV...
- Culture ministry charts out Rs 27,000 crore plan100 Acropolis-type museums; ASI revamp; reconstruction of Hampi, Indus Valley sites; Gandhipedia part of ambitious plan.
- Third eye: Vice-President Hamid Ansari not invited, RS secretariat unhappyRS secretariat is unhappy that VP, ex-officio chairperson of the Upper House, was not invited for the inauguration ceremony of the new Parl...
- Noted archaeologist B R Mani appointed National Museum chiefThe museum at present holds approximately two lakh objects of a diverse nature, from across the country as well as abroad.
- No more CISF, 'Cultural Force' to protect ASI museums and monuments?The Union cultural ministry plans to do away with deployment of CISF and other security agencies at ASI museums and monuments. Instead, it ...
- Archaeological Survey of India discovers antiques in Singapore from smuggler Subhash Kapoor's art galleryOfficials from the antiquity wing of the ASI, who visited Singapore, have found 30 antique objects, including idols dating to the 10th cent...
- HC reserves order on PIL for protection of Ambedkar belongingsThe counsel for the Centre, also representing ASI, said that the Maharashtra government is the correct body to look into it and provide any...
- Babri mosque: Temple excavation report far from foolproof?The crucial evidence that came in the ASI report was the suggestion of a chamber near Ram Chabutra and 11 pillar bases.
- Tax cuts proposed for star-hotelsThe government has recommended tax concessions for star-hotels entertaining tourists in the national capital.
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