Islamists attack Timbuktu world heritage site
July 1st, 2012 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 1 (IANS) The mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, a Unesco World Heritage site, in Timbuktu, Mali, has been damaged in an attack by Islamists, RIA Novosti reported.It is one ... Read more...
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37,000 Kashmiri manuscripts archived: Minister
August 10th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The preservation of the history of Jammu and Kashmir region has been given a new lease of life with the digitisation of thousands of rare ... Read more...
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Everest hero finds incredible religious treasure trove in Nepal
February 26th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) In 2004, two years after he climbed Mt Everest for the seventh time, American mountaineering legend Peter Athans took part in a charitable cataract operation project ... Read more...
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Oldest monastery in Egypt opens doors for pilgrims
February 5th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Al-Zaafarana (Egypt), Feb 5 (RIA Novosti) The oldest monastery of Saint Antony near Egypt's coastal town of Al-Zaafarana has opened its doors for pilgrims after almost five years of renovation, the head ... Read more...
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Tibetan art and manuscripts found in Himalayan caves linked to mythical “Shangri-La”
November 18th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 18 (ANI): A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves in Nepal could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La.According to a ... Read more...
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Tawang: Tradition, nature and Madhuri Dixit (Feature)
July 5th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), July 5 (IANS) This is the route that the Chinese soldiers took in 1962 to enter Indian territory. Today known as "the hidden paradise" or "the land ... Read more...
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Science on wheels takes nature to children
January 25th, 2009 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 25 (IANS) It transports science and its marvels literally to the doorstep. Life-sized models of dinosaurs, rare fossils, ancient manuscripts and models on the evolution of life are being ... Read more...
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New scanner to raise alarm in case of ancient manuscripts deterioration
December 1st, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Newly developed scanners would be able to raise an alarm when ancient manuscripts deteriorate and need to be restored.Normally, chemical tests are used to estimate the quality ... Read more...
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Asiatic Society: a treasure trove of Indian history
July 26th, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Soudhriti Bhabani
For the last 224 years, the Asiatic Society in India's eastern city of Kolkata has bridged the gap between the old and the new - sheltering precious archaeological relics, ancient ... Read more...
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Chinas equivalent of Sistine Chapel in peril
November 24th, 2007 - 4:04 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.24 (ANI): The Mogao Caves, on the route of the old Silk Road, have been called the Chinese equivalent of the Sistine Chapel.
Now conservationists are racing to save them ... Read more...
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