History & Culture
History & Culture
Shilparamam crafts mela inaugurated in Vijayawada
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) is organising a nine-day Shilparamam Crafts Mela at Maris Stella College indoor stadium.
APTDC Managing Director Himanshu Shukla...
Taj Mahal a “blot on Indian culture”: BJP leader
MEERUT: Just weeks after the Uttar Pradesh government dropped the Taj Mahal from its tourism brochure, Sangeet Som, BJP MLA and an accused in...
Taj Mahal rightly kept out of UP tourism booklet: Minister
AGRA: Days after the row over the absence of the Taj Mahal from a UP government booklet on tourism projects, a cabinet minister of...
Industrial museum to be constructed in Alappuzha
ALAPPUZHA: The Kerala government will construct an industrial museum in Alappuzha. It will be an initiative to conserve heritage of the place.
The project would...
ASI rapped over state of Purana Quila lake
DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slammed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) over the poor condition of the Purana Quila lake here...
Air India museum to open in Mumbai in February
MUMBAI: The Air India museum that will display 300 artworks acquired by the airline over the past seven decades is likely to open in...
Punjab CM inaugurates Partition Museum in Amritsar
AMRITSAR: A first-of-its-kind ‘Partition Museum’ bringing alive memories of the Independence era in the form of photos, artefacts and documents has been inaugurated Amritsar...
Temples on Mysuru palace premises getting a facelift
MYSURU: The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, with funding from the Muzurai and Tourism departments, has taken up restoration of the main temples...
Delhi historic Town Hall to be revamped
DELHI: The historic Town Hall located in the heart of Chandni Chowk will be redeveloped as a centre of cultural and social heritage, the...
Historians call for responsible conservation initiatives
KOZHIKODE: Historians M.G.S. Narayanan and M.R. Raghava Warrier on Sunday called upon the Tourism Department to make efforts for the proper conservation of all...