World Heritage
- 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…
- World
UNESCO adds five more sites to world heritage list
Paris: The World Heritage Committee has added four cultural sites, located in Russia, Italy, Slovenia and the UK and one natural site in Africa to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The additions…
- Hyderabad
World Heritage status evades Charminar as crowds swell at temple and chilla
Hyderabad: The encroachments in and around Charminar and their removal have been hotly debated by heritage activists. There are reports that it is due to these very structures that the monument, a symbol…
- Hyderabad
Disappearing heritage sites may dent Hyd’s claim for UNESCO tag
Hyderabad: The recent restoration of the Moazzam Jahi Market or MJ Market, one of the famous landmarks in Hyderabad, reopened the debate on the long-pending demand for UNESCO heritage status for this…
- Hyderabad
Golconda fort likely to lose “World Heritage” tag
Hyderabad: According to a statement made by officer of Archaeological Survey of India, Dr. Milan Chawla, the historic monument, Golconda Fort is likely to lose “World Heritage” tag. He stated that the…
- Opinions
Hyderabad, Warangal live endlessly on hope of becoming WH Sites
By Vasanta Sobha Turaga A team from the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), technical advisor to UNESCO, visited Ramappa temple, Warangal, recently for reviewing the site’s nomination for the World…
