ASI gets one more week to file Gyanvapi survey reportAfter multiple extensions, the ASI was to submit its final report on Monday. However, with the superintendent archaeologist Avinash Mohanty...
11 Dec, 2023, 05.58 PM IST
Origins of Appian Way, the ‘queen of roads’ remains shrouded in mysteryThe mystery of the origins of this ancient Roman road remains unsolved.
19 Feb, 2023, 12.02 PM IST
1,200-year-old sculpture of Lord Vishnu stolen from ASI's shed in PatnaThe Superintending Archaeologist said the matter has been brought to the notice of the police and an FIR was lodged at Vikram Police Statio...
10 Jan, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
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...
28 Sep, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
Monkey menace at Taj Mahal"In the past days, the monkey attacks on tourists have increased. In fact it has become a common scene on the monument premises. Those who ...
19 Sep, 2022, 06.30 PM IST
Taj Mahal to reopen for night viewing from SaturdayASI Superintending Archaeologist (Agra Circle) Vasant Kumar Swarnkar told PTI that night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23 and 24 as...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.38 AM IST
ASI approves excavation at site of Mahabharata’s ‘house of lac'According to ASI officials, the excavation will begin in the first week of December and will continue for three months.
02 Nov, 2017, 11.51 AM IST
Harappa-like site surfaces in Tamil NaduThe current excavation works will go on till September this year. The excavation is lending much credence to the narrative in Sangam litera...
30 May, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Heritage experts say no to illumination of Taj MahalB R Mani, who recently retired as the Additional Director General of the ASI, expressed surprise over the move to install lighting at the w...
22 Oct, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
Taj Mahal chandelier crashes, Archaeological Survey of India orders probeSome tourist guides have accused the ASI officials of 'gross negligence' and questioned their expertise in handling the monument's artifact...
22 Aug, 2015, 02.52 PM IST
Pre-historic cave art near Agra in danger of being wiped outThe paintings, belonging to the Mesolithic (Stone Age) period, have mostly been lost to illegal stone mining and the government's disregard.
08 Jun, 2015, 11.46 AM IST
4,000-year-old house found at Baghpat village offers rare clue to Harappan habitationThe late Harappan phase pertains to the period starting around 1900-1800 BC when the Indus Valley Civilization, popularly known as the Hara...
29 Dec, 2014, 10.35 AM IST
Bangla President M Abdul Hamid's visit: Taj Mahal to close for two hours on Saturday for publicTaj Mahal will be closed from 11 AM-1 PM, Fatehpur Sikri from 1.30 PM-3.40 PM & Agra Fort from 4.25 PM- 5.25 PM, according to ASI.
19 Dec, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
5,000-year Harappan stepwell found in Kutch, bigger than Mohenjodaro'sPrecious stones like carnelian were in great demand during the Harappan era. Gujarat was the hub of bead and craft manufacturing industries.
08 Oct, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
No threat to structural stability of Kedarnath temple: ASIA team of ASI, which has been given the responsibility to restore the temple, visited the shrine last week to make a preliminary assessment.
19 Jul, 2013, 01.25 PM IST
Cracks in Kedarnath temple, sanctum sanctorum safe: ASIHuge cracks have developed in some places in the Kedarnath shrine, which faced the fury of last month's floods, although the sanctum sancto...
16 Jul, 2013, 05.35 PM IST
- Red Fort closed for public for over a week from Aug 8
Red Fort in the national capital will be closed for the public for over a week from August 8 as a security measure for the preparation of t...
02 Aug, 2008, 09.18 PM IST