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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...- Karnataka villagers unearth buried pot of gold during house construction, but it’s not what you thinkA routine construction in Lakkundi unearthed a pot of gold ornaments, sparking local excitement. However, the State Archaeology Department ...
- Priyank Kharge urges CM Siddaramaiah to ban RSS activities in government institutions, public spacesKarnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has requested Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to ban all Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activities. Kharge state...
- Did the Iron Age actually begin in Tamil Nadu? Study reveals some groundbreaking factsA groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron usage by a mille...
- BJP doing politics: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Waqf Board rowKarnataka Minister Priyank Kharge accused the BJP of playing politics over the Waqf Board land claims issue. The claims, affecting farmers,...
- Waqf row: Karnataka govt writes to commissioners to withdraw notices served to farmersThe Karnataka government has ordered a halt to all land mutation notices issued to farmers under the Waqf Act. The move follows protests by...
- Terracotta figurines dating back to 700 BCE unearthed in KarnatakaOf the eight figurines found, there are those representing two bovines, one mother goddess, two peacocks, a horse, a hand of a mother godde...
- Ban on cars, cable car, light show: How Karnataka plans to develop Nandi Hills as a big tourist hotspotThe Karnataka government plans to ban private vehicles from entering Nandi Hills, a popular tourism destination near Bengaluru, in an effor...
- Karnataka plans country’s first marina at ByndoorThe government will also seek permission from the Centre for the relaxation of coastal regulation zone (CRZ) to take up beach tourism in co...
- ASI discovers 20 Buddhist caves in Bandhavgarh forestsOf the three zones in the "core" half of the entire 1,100 square kilometre area of Bandhavgarh, exploration has begun in the Tala region, s...
- Tamil Nadu river civilisation 3200 years old: Chief Minister M K StalinAccording to the government, already excavations at Adhichanallur yielded the result of 9th century BCE and at Korkai 8th century BCE. The ...
- Ganga-era inscription stone discovered inside Begur lakeThe Ganga dynasty, which ruled Karnataka between the 4th and 11th century, was spread over the southern and eastern parts of the former Mys...
- The inheritance of loss: Bengaluru is busy destroying architectural links to its pastThe absence of strong heritage laws to ensure that the government maintains protects and preserves old buildings of cultural importance was...
- Robert Bruce Foote: The geologist who unearthed south India's pre-historyFoote set up the Mysore Geological Department in Bengaluru.
- Legacy gets a leg up! Karnataka Archaeology Department to restore 241 Roerich paintingsThe approximate restoration cost is around Rs 90 lakh.
- Here's how technology is helping conservationists to document, restore and maintain our historyMost heritage sites and structures are so fragile that human intervention could do more harm than good.
- Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway land buy notification by next weekNHAI moves railways, forest dept and ASI for speedy clearances for Rs 6,000-crore project
- Won't Revisit Venkatappa Art Gallery PPP, says GovernmentTourism minister RV Deshpande said the protestors had misconstrued the project. "There is no profit-making. The money collected as entry fe...
- 3D laser scanning of world heritage site Hampi underwayThe project has been launched under Union government Science and Technology Department's India Digital Heritage Scheme.
- Get your act together to boost mining: Planning Commission to ministriesIn view of falling mining output, Planning Commission asked ministries concerned to get their act together to boost mineral production as s...
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