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Jun 04, 2022 05:06 PM ISTArchaeologists dig up 2,000-year-old brick walls in Patna
The Patna circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has dug up remnants of brick walls, which officials believe could be at least 2,000-year-old
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May 19, 2022 11:10 AM IST Maharashtra: ASI closes Aurangzeb's tomb for 5 days
Two days ago, MNS spokesperson Gajanan Kale had in a tweet questioned the need for the monument's existence in the state and said it should be destroyed.
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May 16, 2022 06:11 PM IST Archaeological Survey of India releases images of Taj Mahal's underground rooms. Pics inside
The images show two spots inside the underground rooms of the Taj Mahal where maintenance work was carried out recently.
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Apr 18, 2022 02:40 PM IST Water connection to Ajanta Caves remains disconnected since 2019 over unpaid bill
The issue remains unresolved even after the visit of state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray to the Ajanta Caves in January.
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Nov 18, 2021 06:35 PM IST World Heritage Week: Free entry to all centrally protected monuments, sites on November 19
World Heritage Week is celebrated every year from November 19 to 25. At present, 3,691 monuments across India are protected by the ASI, with the highest number, 745, in Uttar Pradesh. Among these 143 sites and monuments are ticketed.
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Oct 21, 2021 09:04 PM IST In Pics | ASI illuminates 100 monuments in Tricolour to celebrate 100 crore COVID-19 vaccinations in India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ministry of Culture illuminated 100 monuments across India in the Tricolour as the country achieved the milestone of administrating 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. The 100 monuments that were lit up in the Tricolour include UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Konark Temple, St Francis of Assisi Church, and Nalanda University, among others. Here are pictures of a few
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Oct 21, 2021 12:38 PM IST 100 heritage monuments to be lit in colours of Indian flag to mark 100 crore COVID vaccination feat
Seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Humayun Tomb, Tughlaqabad Fort, Purana Qila, Fatehpur Sikri Agra, Ramappa Temple, Hampi, Dholavira (Gujarat), ancient Leh Palace; Currency Building and Metcalf Hall in Kolkata; Khajuraho temples (MP), and Golconda Fort in Hyderabad are among the 100 monuments which will be illuminated in tricolour, the officials said.
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Jun 16, 2021 10:45 AM IST India's Taj Mahal and other monuments, museums reopen today: Checklist of key places
As many as 3,691 centrally-protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the ASI were closed due to the coronavirus crisis. Those will now remain open with effect from June 16.
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Jun 15, 2021 07:18 PM IST Taj Mahal to reopen from June 16, 650 visitors allowed at a time
While 650 tourists will be allowed inside the Taj Mahal premises at one point of time so that COVID-19 protocols are followed, such restrictions will not be in place for other monuments, District Magistrate, Agra Prabhu N Singh said.
- Jun 14, 2021 02:38 PM IST
As COVID-19 cases dip, Centre allows all ASI monuments, museums to reopen from June 16
As many as 3,691 centrally protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the ASI were due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Apr 15, 2021 08:09 PM IST COVID-19 update | ASI closes down all protected sites, monuments until May 15
Earlier, the ASI opened Taj Mahal on September 21, 2020 for visitors after 6 months with strict coronavirus guidelines. It had said that there would be no window ticket sale like earlier, while visitors can scan the code to purchase tickets or book online through the ASI website.
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Jul 30, 2020 09:43 AM IST This rare ninth century Lord Shiva statue to be returned to India
The stone Nataraj/Natesha murti, in chatura pose with jatamakuta and trinetra and almost four-feet-tall, is a rare depiction of Lord Shiva in the Prathihara style.
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Jul 02, 2020 10:00 PM IST ASI monuments to be reopened from July 6; visitors to be capped, masks mandatory
As many as 3,691 Centrally-protected monuments and archaeological sites maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) were shut from March 17 in view of the coronavirus crisis.
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Jun 12, 2020 09:48 PM IST 500-year-old temple submerged in Odisha river resurfaces after 11 years
The native of Nayagarh district – where the temple resurfaced – claim there are more than 22 such submerged temples
- Dec 18, 2019 09:15 PM IST
Facing shortage of tokens for entry to Taj Mahal, ASI orders 15,000 more
'The ASI has ordered for 15,000 magnetic coins to meet the shortage,' Swarnkar said, adding that now there will be 35,000 coins available with the ASI to facilitate tourist entry into the monument.
- Dec 12, 2019 04:40 PM IST
ASI starts work on cleaning insect faeces deposited on Taj Mahal
The official said the chlorophyll consumed by insects as larvae was discarded as faeces when they were adults.
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Aug 27, 2019 08:49 PM IST Now, seek online approval for construction around protected monuments in six states
The Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Patel launched the integrated NOC online application processing system on August 27 for the National Monuments Authority (NMA) in six states, a statement said.
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Feb 05, 2019 07:50 PM IST Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar among top 10 revenue-generating monuments: Govt
Responding to a query in the Rajya Sabha, Sharma said along with these monuments the others in the top 10 include Sun Temple Konark, group of monuments in Mamallapuram, Ellora caves, group of monuments in Khajuraho, and the Ajanta caves in Aurangabad.
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Jul 09, 2018 05:15 PM IST Taj Mahal among seven wonders, don't want it to be decimated: Supreme Court
The petition had alleged that the non-residents were being deprived of offering their customary prayer at the mosque which was violative of their fundamental rights.
- Jan 03, 2018 08:43 AM IST
Tourist entry at Taj Mahal to be capped at 40,000 daily, for maximum 3 hours'
Culture Secretary Ravindra Singh held a high-level meeting today with ASI officials and representatives of Agra district administration and officers of the Central Industrial Security Force, where the decision was taken.
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Aug 22, 2015 01:12 PM IST Taj Mahal chandelier crashes, ASI orders probe
The six-feet high and four-feet wide chandelier, gifted by Lord Curzon and installed at the Royal Gate of Taj Mahal in 1905, fell on Wednesday, sources said.
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Oct 17, 2013 09:03 AM IST
Sage dreams of gold to save economy, govt starts diggging
Yogi Swami Shobhan Sarkar says the gold he dreamt of belonged to a nineteenth-century ruler, Rao Ram Bux Singh. He says he wants it in government hands to help India recover from an economic crisis.
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Antiquities: The blast from the past
Antiquities are rare, cumbersome to buy and sell and come with storage costs. But for the hard-working investor, they can be a gold mine.
