Jammu, April 8 With over 600 heritage sites identified across Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Wednesday for structured engagement with national and international agencies to unlock their tourism potential.Abdullah was addressing a meeting on heritage promotion and...
New Delhi, April 3 The CBI has arrested two officials of the Archaeological Survey of India for allegedly accepting a bribe to revoke an official notice and allow the continuation of work, officials said on Friday.The agency said a monument attendant and a conservation assistant posted at the...
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New Delhi, April 2 The government informed the Parliament on Thursday that there are 414 protected monuments and areas under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that are "experiencing encroachment".Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a written response...
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New Delhi, March 30 A CAG report for the year ended March 2024 has highlighted instances of "inappropriate" conservation work, structural "alterations," and neglected monuments of national importance in its audit of ASI sites in Uttar Pradesh, according to an official statement issued on Monday...
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New Delhi, March 28 Delhi joined the world in observing Earth Hour on Saturday night, with several iconic monuments and buildings in the capital, including India Gate, Red Fort, and Qutub Minar, switching off their lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm as a demonstration of their commitment to a...
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New Delhi, March 28 Taking strong exception to the deliberate violation of its order, the Supreme Court has issued a contempt notice to the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India for failing to submit a response on the conservation status of 173 notified heritage sites in the...
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Prayagraj (UP), March 25 Taking note of the dilapidated condition of various heritage sites and structures across Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Union Ministries of Culture, Tourism and Housing and Urban Affairs, the Archaeological...
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New Delhi, March 23 India has nominated the 'Jingkieng Jri/Lyu Charai Cultural Landscape', the Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya, which signify harmony between humans and nature, for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List for the 2026-27 cycle, the government informed Parliament on Monday...
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New Delhi, March 12 The government is developing 15 archaeological sites into tourist centres, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Thursday.During Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said that previously, excavation sites were closed after scientific excavation...
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New Delhi, March 12 The government has no proposal under consideration to change the name of the Taj Mahal, Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.Responding to a supplementary query by CPI-M member John Brittas on whether the government had any plans to...
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New Delhi, March 12 The government is developing 15 archaeological sites into experience centers, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Thursday.During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said that previously, excavation sites were closed after scientific...
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