The memo, titled ‘Unauthorised Communication of Official Information’, was issued with the approval of ASI Director General Yadubir Singh Rawat on 27 July.
Every Harappan skeleton unearthed at sites such as Rakhigarhi, Dholavira and Lothal reveals new clues about India's oldest urban civilisation. From burial customs and social hierarchy to DNA research and beliefs about the afterlife, archaeologists are slowly piecing together the story of the Harappan dead.
The hiring for the posts of Deputy Superintending Archaeologists has been held up as multiple petitions demand a fresh notification and age relaxation for departmental candidates.
The discovery has stirred excitement in a city preparing for Kumbh. The timing is merely a coincidence, said Arun Malik, Superintending Archaeologist at ASI’s Aurangabad Circle.
India’s monuments are locked in a quiet battle against one of their oldest occupants. Yet, ASI has no dedicated policy or budget to tackle bat-related damage.
What began as a quick recruitment exercise has turned into one of the ASI’s longest selection processes. Out of a sanctioned strength of 150 assistant archaeologists, 79 posts are vacant.
Being DL is not the same as being closeted, though there’s some overlap. A closeted man knows he is queer, but a DL one does his best to not acknowledge the Grindr logo on his phone.
Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
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