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Process to declare Ram Setu a national heritage monument underway: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court it was examining the issue in connection with declaring the Ram Setu a national heritage monument. A bench, headed by Chief…
- Hyderabad
Model restoration: Hyderabad’s Bansilalpet baoli opens today
Hyderabad: When architect Kalpana Ramesh took up the project to restore the Bansilalpet stepwell or baoli, it was filled with garbage and debris. The environmentalist, known as a ‘water warrior’, had a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Boundary wall of historic Saidanima’s tomb damaged
Hyderabad: A portion of the boundary wall at the Saidanima’s tomb was damaged after a vehicle reportedly rammed into it last week. Since then, no repair work has been initiated by the…
- 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…
- India
Following the row, ASI releases photos of rooms inside Taj Mahal
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) released pictures of two areas inside the Taj Mahal in the ASI January 2022 newsletter. The release comes soon after a plea hearing in the Allahabad…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Goons lay siege on last Nizam’s King Kothi palace
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at the historic King Kothi palace here on Tuesday, when over 100 goons tried to barge in and forcefully occupy the site. They were reportedly sent by Sukesh Gupta,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Learn Urdu poetry in a wooden palace this Sunday
Hyderabad: A Hyderabadi is forever in love with the city’s chai, biryani, and culture. The city spread out on 650 square kilometers, founded in the year 1591, by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah,…
- Hyderabad
State govt to restore, take up landscaping for 25 heritage sites
Hyderabad: The state government is all set to undertake jungle clearance, landscaping and maintenance of 25 heritage structures in the city limits which fall under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.…
- Hyderabad
Stay order on GO 183 brightens Heritage Awards night
Hyderabad: The stay order on GO (government order) 183 by the Telangana high court came as good news to heritage activists in the city earlier this week, which made the the XXI…
- Hyderabad
Golconda fort’s Majnu bastion at Naya Qila still in disrepair
Hyderabad: Nearly a year after its collapse during the last monsoons, the Majnu bastion in Golconda fort’s Naya Qila continues to be in a state of disrepair. The ancient historic site was…
- Hyderabad
Ramp work at Moula Ali shrine is altering the historic site’s structure
Hyderabad: Little by little, the Qutb Shahi era historic Moula Ali shrine is being robbed of its sheen and original heritage. With works to build a new ramp going on in full…
- Hyderabad
Portion of Nizam-era Mahbub Mansion falls
Hyderabad: In what seems to be another victim of government neglect and apathy, a portion of the historic Mahbub Mansion at Malakpet collapsed today. Visuals of the same were captured on video…
- Hyderabad
Badshahi Ashurkhana caretakers ask govt officials to fence monument
Hyderabad: In a bid to ensure that there is no encroachment, caretakers of the historic Badshahi Ashurkhana here on Wednesday asked state government’s Redevelopment Plan Committee, which includes IAS officers, to complete…
- Hyderabad
Experts, govt officials to survey 20 historical sites tomorrow
Hyderabad: A group of senior government officials and experts, including IAS officers, will be visiting 20 historical monuments on Wednesday to survey the heritage sites. The team members comprise the the state…
- Hyderabad
Don’t demolish railway heritage structures like: INTACH to govt
Hyderabad: INTACH governing council member and co-convenor for Telangana Anuradha Reddy on Tuesday appealed to the authorities not to demolish heritage stations like those at the Falaknuma Huppuguda, Dabeerpura and Yakatpura stations, which were part…
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