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...
15 May, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
Bhojshala complex registered as 'mosque' in old revenue records: Muslim side to MP HCThe Muslim side informed the Madhya Pradesh High Court that revenue records historically list the Bhojshala complex as a mosque, with no cl...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 AM IST
Rs 443.53 cr spent in 2023-24 on preservation of monuments under ASI: Govt tells ParlIndia invested Rs 443.53 crore in safeguarding its historical monuments. The Archaeological Survey of India oversaw the preservation effort...
19 Dec, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
HC asks Centre, ASI to produce documents on not declaring Jama Masjid 'protected' monumentThe high court was hearing a clutch of public interest litigation (PIL) pleas seeking directions to authorities to declare the Jama Masjid ...
28 Aug, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Rs 53.60 cr allocated in current FY for restoration, conservation of centrally-protected monuments in UP: Govt tells LSA total of 321 private security personnel have been deployed at "centrally protected monuments/sites/museums in Uttar Pradesh during the la...
31 Jul, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
ASI opposes 'restoring deities' at Qutub Minar, says it's 'not a place of worship'The legislation has been in the spotlight over the last few days, ever since the dispute around ASI-notified monuments reached the courts.
25 May, 2022, 07.02 AM IST
Heritage by-laws of 126 protected monuments completed; Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar await ASI nodNMA Chairman Tarun Vijay said that the task of making HBLs has been speeded up by "leaps and bounds" and a separate HBL department has been...
24 May, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
Covid surge: ASI shuts centrally protected monuments in its Delhi, Patna, Kolkata and other circlesThe Delhi Circle has around 174 monuments including the Qutub Minar, the Red Fort and the Humayun's Tomb.
06 Jan, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
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.
14 Jun, 2021, 04.06 PM IST
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...
12 May, 2021, 07.20 PM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2021, 09.27 PM IST
Centre removes visitors' cap from Archaeological Survey of India monumentsIssued on Friday, the new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) mentions that the sale of physical tickets to these centrally protected monume...
19 Dec, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
ASI monuments to be reopened for public from July 6As many as 3,691 Centrally-protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the ASI were shut from March 17 in view of the corona...
02 Jul, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
Culture ministry nod to open 820 ASI monuments which have places of worship from June 8The 3,691 Centrally-protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the ASI were shut from March 17 in view of the COVID-19 cris...
07 Jun, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Govt to reclassify ancient monuments; review policy regulating construction around ASI-protected sitesAccording to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, there is a ban on construction within 100 metres of a ce...
15 Mar, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
'All ASI-protected monuments declared polythene free zones'Replying to questions, Sharma said ASI has declared all the monuments and archaeological sites protected by it as polythene free zones.
28 Nov, 2016, 04.01 PM IST
278 centrally-protected monuments encroached upon: Lok Sabha toldOf 3678 centrally protected monuments, around 278 premises have been encroached upon, the government said.
17 Dec, 2013, 07.26 PM IST