Heritage
- Middle East
Saudi to participate in UNESCO World Heritage Committee in India
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will actively participate in the upcoming 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee in India. The session will take place in New Delhi from July 21 to…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Civil Society groups clean up trash at Khajaguda rocks
Hyderabad: About 70 people turned up in the early morning on Sunday, June 9, to clean up the trash from the ancient Khajaguda rocks in the city. The drive was led by…
- Hyderabad
Like restoring a painting: AKTC CEO on Hyderabad’s Paigah tombs
Hyderabad: Hidden in a corner in the Old City beyond any touristic eye lies the Paigah tombs, which is perhaps one of the most underrated historical sites that the city houses. From…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia introduces cultural asset insurance programme
In a significant move to protect its rich cultural heritage, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has introduced a new insurance programme for heritage buildings and artworks, Saudi Gazette reported on Monday,…
- Telangana
Telangana govt invites proposals to document heritage sites
Hyderabad: On occasion of World Heritage Day on April 18, the Telangana government has invited proposals to document heritage sites, wetlands, natural or unique landforms, vegetation, and flora and fauna in the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ICOMOS plans host of activities during World Heritage Week
Hyderabad: The International Council on Monuments and Sites, India (ICOMOS), Deccan Heritage Academy Trust (DHAT), and Salarjung Museum, in collaboration with Woxsen School of Architecture and Planning, JBR Architecture College, and Telangana…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Rs 22.10 lakh fine for defacing urban heritage
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the imposition of a fine of up to 100,000 Saudi riyals (Rs 22,10,050) and a one-year jail term or one of these two…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Restoration of Badshahi Ashurkhana’s Naqar Khana begins
Hyderabad: Restoration works have finally begun to fix the Naqar Khana (drum house) of the historic Badshahi Ashurkhana the second oldest monument of the city. While debris was being cleared for days…
- Hyderabad
Evict parking lot near OGH, landfills on banks of Musi: Activist to Telangana HC
Hyderabad: Prominent economist and activist Lubna Sarwat has appealed to Telangana High Court to set up an ‘Ecological Heritage Bench’ for Hyderabad. She further appealed to the chief justice of HC for…
- India
Not govt, but private players working to save heritage: Mir Mukhtiyar Ali
New Delhi: In Kabir, he not only finds answers but a path that promises solace. Whenever he sings his poetry, serpentine labyrinths open into never-before horizons. “There is a peculiar state of…
- Science
Scientists propose geoarchaeology to preserve space heritage
New York: As a new space race heats up, scientists have proposed for planetary geoarchaeology, the study of how cultural and natural processes on Earth’s moon, on Mars and across the solar…
- Middle East
New series aims to preserve heritage of persecuted Yazidi community
The cultural heritage and rich traditions of the Iraqi Yazidi community will be promoted through a captivating video series. Yazd, a community-led organisation dedicated to aiding and empowering survivors of genocides of…
- Hyderabad (Videos)