Rest in peace ~ A necropolis exploration
“Men were rich in those days and could afford to put a hundred cubic feet of masonry into the grave of even so humble a person as ’Jno Clements, Captain of the Country Service, 1820” — Rudyard Kipling, 1891.
“Men were rich in those days and could afford to put a hundred cubic feet of masonry into the grave of even so humble a person as ’Jno Clements, Captain of the Country Service, 1820” — Rudyard Kipling, 1891.
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday approached the Supreme Court against Allahabad High Court order upholding the District court order directing scientific survey of the mosque complex by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The Saket court in Delhi on Tuesday dismissed an Intervention Application (IA) moved by Kunwar Mahender Dhwaj Pratap Singh, who claimed ownership rights over the Qutub Minar land while hearing an appeal that sought worship rights for Hindus and Jains inside the Qutub Minar complex.
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, both the Indian and foreign travelers can avail the free entry to historical sites on these days.
More critical than the fine imposed by the Supreme Court last Friday is the concern articulated by the Bench over what it calls the “mushroom growth of frivolous litigation petitions that should be nipped in the bud”.
Additional District Judge Pooja Talwar on Tuesday admitted the appeal and issued notice to all respondents. The matter is deferred to May 11 for the next hearing.
On this day last year, WHO launched a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, with a resolution passed by 194 nations.
As per the Act of 1991, no relief can be sought for changing the status of any religious place as it existed on August 15, 1947, he argued and added that the order for conducting the survey is illegal.
After Ramappa temple was declared as a World Heritage site on Sunday, the minister for municipal administration and urban development K.T. Rama Rao tweeted that the government's next aim is to get World Heritage site status for Hyderabad.
Archaeological Survey of India’s Delhi circle took the initiative by illuminating the historical monuments on the occasion of World Heritage Day in New Delhi.
