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The past is as glorious as you care for itThe Supreme Court has called out the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Archaeological Survey of India for their failure to safeguard h...- Bet Dwarka Corridor: Underwater darshan, 108-foot Krishna statue, how Gujarat plans to transform Krishna's landGujarat's proposed Bet Dwarka corridor aims to improve pilgrimage facilities and tourism infrastructure around the island associated with L...
- Delhi's new protest site Ramlila Maidan has just 3 booking days left this year; cost tops Rs 1 lakhRamlila Maidan, one of three venues designated for protests in Delhi after Jantar Mantar was de-notified, has no available booking dates un...
- Today if there is one law that provides 100% security to women, it is the UCC: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar DhamiUttarakhand's Chief Minister recently underscored landmark initiatives such as the implementation of the UCC. The state has made impressive...
- Delhi’s 1,459 heritage assets face ‘severe threat’, master plan calls for stronger conservationDelhi's Master Plan 2047 identifies 1,459 heritage assets facing significant threats. The plan emphasizes enhanced conservation and regular...
- Ladakh grants protected monument status to 23 key heritage sitesLadakh's Lieutenant Governor approved 23 heritage sites as protected monuments. This initiative safeguards ancient petroglyph fields, rock ...
- Delhi HC-ordered demolition clears 36,000 sq ft encroachment near Turkman Gate; 32 JCBs, four Poclain machines deployedDelhi Municipal Corporation officials conducted a major demolition drive near Turkman Gate. Heavy machinery was used to clear a banquet hal...
- 'BJP resolves to remove all infiltrators': Amit Shah backs anti-encroachment drive at Batadrava Project in AssamUnion Home Minister Amit Shah stated the BJP's commitment to removing infiltrators nationwide. He highlighted the redevelopment of Batadrav...
- Amit Shah inaugurates Rs 227-cr redeveloped birthplace of Srimanta SankardevaUnion Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Rs 227-crore redeveloped Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Srimanta Sankardeva, in Assam's Na...
- Red Fort to Qutub Minar, Delhi to spruce up its iconic tourist sitesThe Delhi government is set to revamp major city monuments like the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, and Lotus Temple, focusing on enhancing the tour...
- About 10,249 acres of defence land under encroachment: GovtOut of around 18 lakh acres of defence land in India, about 10,249 acres are under encroachment. Defence Minister Sanjay Seth informed Parl...
- Sambhal shopkeepers asked to vacate shops within 24 hours or face 'bulldozer action'Sambhal district officials issued a 24-hour ultimatum for the removal of 11 shops allegedly on government land near Thanewali Masjid, requi...
- UP govt has money only for liquor shops, police posts: Asaduddin Owaisi on Sambhal's new police outpostAIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has criticized the Uttar Pradesh government for building a police outpost near Jama Masjid in Sambhal. He clai...
- 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...
- ASI to get more powers on encroachments once bill becomes lawThe Amasr Act, 1958, amended in 2010, had prohibited construction 100 metres around a protected monument. The next 300-metre radius is regu...
- Amasr Act to be tweaked to make it more flexible: Culture minister G Kishan ReddyThe ministry said officials believe this blanket ban stalls many developmental projects and is not logical. Critical for the preservation o...
- Parliamentary Panels since 2008 have demanded more teeth for ASI for better protection of heritageAlmost every parliamentary standing committee on culture - at least since 2008 - has flagged that ASI is not equipped enough to protect anc...
- UNESCO threat looms as Thailand fights to keep two sites' statusDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex and Ayutthaya Historical Park risk losing the status as UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Telangana to throw new light on its archaeological splendorAs part of the ambitious venture, an extensive re-survey would be carried out soon in all 10 districts of the state by engaging research te...
- Demolished mosque will be rebuilt: Delhi CMSheila Dikshit met Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari to defuse tension brewing over the demolition of a mosque in South Delhi. The chief minist...
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