Following Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have demolished most of their Soviet-era monuments, including those commemorating Soviet solders killed in WW II.
For a long time, Sabz Burj was a police station and six million vehicles drove past it every year. But now people can admire its Mughal-era architecture.
Appropriate guidelines and SOPs issued by Union and states governments, ministries and departments will be followed while regulating the flow of visitors, the order said.
In 225-page judgment, Madras HC Issues directions on preservation of monuments including setting up tribunal to deal with disputes related to management, recovering rent arrears.
Over the last few months, US Ambassador Kenneth Juster has been regularly visiting various monuments in Delhi, including the Hauz Khas complex, Tughlaqabad Fort and Purana Qila.
While Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar and Safdarjung Tomb opened their doors to visitors, one of Delhi's major attractions — the Red Fort — still remained closed.
Our heritage is valuable. And there’s a reason why one of the world’s most successful conservation stories is the Humayun’s Tomb project in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area.
'Adopt a Heritage' came under fire last year when Dalmia Group signed up for the Red Fort. Critics had said Modi govt was selling India's historical gems.
Culture minister Prahlad Patel said that the monuments and sites will now come under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
So far what we have seen of the 2024 elections is enough to indicate that the continuous slide of democratic standards is headed toward breaching the minimum threshold of an electoral democracy.
While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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