Golconda fort
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Golconda stepwells at Qutb Shahi tombs win UNESCO award
Hyderabad: After close to a decade of rigorous hard work on restoration by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the state government, the restored stepwells in the historic Qutb Shah tombs…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Traffic advisory issued ahead of Independence day
Hyderabad: In the view of 75th Independence day celebration on August 15, Hyderabad traffic police have issued an advisory at Rani Mahal lawns in Golconda on Monday. The traffic restrictions will be…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: IAF band conducts ‘Symphony Band Performance’ at Golconda fort
Hyderabad: As a part of ‘’Swarnim Vijay Varsh’’ and ‘’Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’’ celebrations, the No.3 Band of the Indian Air Force performed a grand ‘’Symphony Band Show’’ organized in the hallowed…
- Photos
Photos: Preparation for Independence Day at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad
Ahead of the 75th independence day celebration, a parade rehearsal was held at Golconda Fort in Hyderabad.
- Telangana
Telangana: ASI to hoist flags at monuments for ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’
Hyderabad: The city circle of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is celebrating ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in a grand way. On August 13, as part of the celebrations, the national flag…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: No entry fee at Charminar, Golconda Fort from August 5 to 15
New Delhi: As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and 75th Independence Day celebrations, the government decided to make entry free for visitors to Charminar, Golconda Fort, and all other monuments and…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Traffic advisory issued ahead of Bonalu celebrations
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Bonalu celebrations, scheduled between June 30 to July 28 2022, the traffic police have released an advisory emphasising traffic diversion due to various pujas scheduled during the festival.…
- Hyderabad
No ancient mosques in Telangana built on Hindu sites: ASI
Hyderabad: In a tight slap on the face for Hindutva groups, the Archaeological Survey of India, (ASI), Hyderabad circle, said that there is no evidence of ancient mosques under its jurisdiction in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Talasani reviews prep for Bonalu at Golconda fort
Hyderabad: The minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cinematography Talasani Srinivas reviewed the preparation works of the Bonalu festival celebrations on Tuesday at the Golconda fort. The celebrations at Golconda will take…
- Hyderabad
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti to ‘reclaim’ 1860 mosques? 24 in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Around 1,860 or more Muslim places of worship across India are reportedly on the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti’s radar, of which 24 are located in Hyderabad. The right-wing Hindu organisation’s list essentially…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Water fountains are part of city’s Indo-Islamic heritage
Hyderabad: Fountains have been an integral part of the Indo-Islamic or Indo-Persian architecture in India for centuries. Hence one can find fountains, or houz as it is known in Persian, at important…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Minor fire breaks out at Golconda Fort
Hyderabad: A fire broke out in the premises of the Golconda Fort on Wednesday, However, no casualties were reported as the fire was immediately brought under control. An official of the Archaeological…
- India
Free entry to monuments on women’s day: Archaeological Survey of India
On the occasion of International Women’s day 2022, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has announced that no entry fees shall be charged to women visitors at all ticketed, centrally protected monuments…
- Opinions
AIDS Virus co-discoverer Montagnier visited Hyderabad in 1987; he was enamoured by Golconda Fort
M Somasekhar The setting was the Bala Hisar Pavilion atop the Golconda Fort. The year was November 1987. The highest point of the fort was alive with the baritone voice of well-known…
