Rave parties back in Goa?
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 30 (IANS) Late night rave parties may again become the rage in Goa as the state government is trying to create special tourism zones where stringent sound ... Read more...
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Unesco to help Italy preserve Pompeii
December 1st, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 1 (IANS/AKI) The Unesco will advise Italy on how to best protect one of the world's biggest archaeological sites, Pompeii, where a massive volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. ... Read more...
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It’s greens versus government in Karnataka (Bangalore Newletter)
July 5th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 5 (IANS) The Karnataka government and Bangaloreans are on collision course, being on opposite sides of the development versus conservation debate.While the government is fighting off the Unesco ... Read more...
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Medvedev declares June 6 as Russian Language Day
June 6th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree Monday establishing June 6 as the Day of the Russian Language.The Day of the Russian Language would be ... Read more...
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National Museum set for complete facelift
April 18th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The National Museum is preparing for a makeover with a massive structural renovation of the built facade and interiors, the process of which has been ... Read more...
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‘Restored Viceregal lodge can be future restoration model’
April 18th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Noted economist Deepak Nayyar, former vice chancellor of Delhi University, Monday said the restoration of the Viceregal lodge on the campus, which has been continuously ... Read more...
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What is World Heritage Day?
April 18th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) As the country celebrates World Heritage Day Monday, here's how it all started.In 1982, a symposium organised by the International Council of Monuments and Sites ... Read more...
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Rethinking heritage conservation in India (April 18 is World Heritage Day)
April 17th, 2011 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Conservation of India's millenia old cultural and architectural heritage will be the focus of the third Pupul Jayakar Memorial Lecture organised by the Indian National ... Read more...
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‘Recognise Yamuna as heritage entity’ (April 18 is World Heritage Day)
April 17th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, April 17 (IANS) More than a month after ascetics embarked on a 1,000-km journey on foot to call for the restoration of the original glory of the Yamuna, ... Read more...
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Sikh group asks UNESCO to preserve Haryana ruins
March 12th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 12 (IANS) A Sikh community group has asked UNESCO to preserve and manage the ruins of Hondh-Chillar in Haryana, where a mass grave of Sikh victims of ... Read more...
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Four gopuras of landmark Shiva temple on Thai-Cambodia border damaged: Hindus concerned
February 9th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 09 (ANI): "Very serious" damage has been caused to four gopuras (towered gateways found at the entrances to temples) of landmark Preah Vihear Shiva temple, according to a Cambodian ... Read more...
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Hindus ask ASEAN to save Shiva temple from further damage in Thai-Cambodia clash
February 8th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 8 (ANI): Hindus have asked ASEAN to urgently play an effective role in protection and preservation of Preah Vihear Hindu Shiva temple complex which has reportedly suffered considerable damage ... Read more...
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Hindus upset at damage to landmark Hindu temple by Thai-Cambodian clashes
February 7th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 7 (ANI): Hindus are shocked and upset at the reported damage to 11th century Preah Vihear Hindu Shiva temple complex because of Thai-Cambodian crossfire at their border.Notable Hindu statesman ... Read more...
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Free yoga to unemployed in USA
December 30th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 30 (ANI): Due to current high unemployment rates across USA, some yoga studios have reportedly started offering free or discounted yoga classes to the unemployed.When the national unemployment rate ... Read more...
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Veda institute launched in Slovenia
December 28th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 28 (ANI): Institute for Vedic Culture named Gopuram has reportedly been launched in Slovenia to conserve the Vedic heritage and spread it in Slovenia and other countries.Launched by sister-brother ... Read more...
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Ebenezer Scroggie to be recognised for his place in literary history
December 19th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19 (ANI): Scottish merchant Ebenezer Scroggie, who inspired one of the most famous Christmas characters of all time, is all set to be recognised for his place in literary history.The ... Read more...
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Old Brahma temple named after Jolie
November 25th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 25 (IANS) A temple has been named in Cambodia after Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie."It's a 12th century site called Ta Prohm; it is otherwise known as Old Brahma ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar meets Bhutanese PM in Bodh Gaya
September 26th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday met Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley in Bodh Gaya to discuss the development of a Buddhist circuit in the ... Read more...
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Hindus laud Lutheran Church for offering free yoga instruction
September 26th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sep 26 (ANI): Hindus have welcomed Norman (Oklahoma, USA) church for sponsoring a market which will offer free yoga instruction.According to reports, University Lutheran Church and Student Center in Norman ... Read more...
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Bhutanese PM attends annual Mahabodhi Society meet
September 25th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchen Jigmy Y. Thinley Saturday attended the annual general meeting of the Mahabodhi Society of India (MSI) in Bihar's Bodh Gaya after visiting the ... Read more...
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Zed tells that yoga is a world heritage to be utilized by all
September 24th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Sept.24 (ANI): Indian American leader Rajan Zed has in a statement said that yoga is a world heritage to be utilized by all."One could still practice one's respective faith ... Read more...
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Delhi’s Walled City to get a facelift ahead of Commonwealth Games
September 16th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.16 (ANI): The Walled City and Subhash Marg in Daryaganj are all set to get a facelift ahead of next month's XIXth Commonwealth Games.Subhash Marg, which is an important link ... Read more...
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Scientist Find 15 Million Year Old Marsupial Fossil in the Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have made a rare discovery in the caves of the Outback, when they found fossils of marsupials which date back to 15 million years ago that are ... Read more...
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Scientists Discover 15 Million Year Old Marsupial Fossils In Outback
July 19th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Researchers have discovered the fossils of 15-million-year-old prehistoric marsupials in a cave in the Outback. This discovery is a rare one and the fossils ... Read more...
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Europe’s first printed book to be displayed in Korea
May 27th, 2010 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 27 (DPA) Europe's first printed book, a bible made by Johannes Gutenberg between 1452 and 1454, leaves Berlin this Saturday under tight security for an exhibition in Seoul, South Korea.
"It ... Read more...
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All set for 26/11 trial verdict
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The fate of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured after the audacious attack on India's financial and entertainment capital on 26/11, will be decided by ... Read more...
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Celebrating World Heritage Day with the youth (April 18 is World Heritage Day)
April 18th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) With an aim to educate the youth about protection, preservation and propagation of Indian heritage, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) conducted various fun-filled activities at the ... Read more...
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Iraq’s 4,500-year-old city may submerge into Tigris
April 5th, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Sharqat (Iraq), April 5 (DPA) A 4,500-year-old fortress city, the first capital of ancient Iraq's Assyrian civilisation, is in danger of falling into Iraq's Tigris River, an antiquities official warned Monday.
The archaeologist, ... Read more...
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40,000-yr-old site in Australia may hold world’s southernmost traces of early human life
March 11th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11(ANI): Reports indicate that Australian archaeologists have uncovered a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, which they believe is the world's southernmost site of early human life.The site appears to have been ... Read more...
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Bomb threat in Mumbai, security tightened
January 6th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Security has been tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station and other sensitive locations in Mumbai Wednesday following a threat to carry out explosions this afternoon, ... Read more...
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12 countries want falconry as world’s intangible heritage
August 19th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 19 (IANS) Twelve countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have proposed falconry to be included as a world intangible heritage at the UNESCO, WAM news agency reported Wednesday.
Falconry ... Read more...
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Bizarre bat that walks on 4 legs had ancestor with similar ability 20 mln yrs ago
July 30th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): A new study has found that a bizarre New Zealand bat that is as much at home walking four-legged on the ground as winging through the air had ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh to push health tourism on Kerala lines
June 8th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 8 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh, one of India's more popular tourist destinations, will now promote ancient systems of nature cure on the pattern of Kerala to lure health-conscious affluent visitors, Chief ... Read more...
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Historys ancient secrets to be unlocked by new research facility in UK
February 16th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): A new research facility opening later this year at the Diamond synchrotron in the UK is set to revolutionize world heritage science, by uncovering ancient secrets that ... Read more...
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Architectural treasures of southern India attract tourists
February 2nd, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Mahabalipuram, Feb 2 (ANI): Architectural treasures and beautiful beaches of Mahabalipuram are attracting tourists in large numbers.
Mahabalipuram town lies on the Coromandel Coast, which faces the Bay of Bengal. The cave ... Read more...
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