China to elevate 600-year-old religious site
August 15th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) A 600-year-old religious building in central China will be raised 15 metres above ground by the year-end to prevent its inundation due to a water project.The ... Read more...
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Canary Islands fire threatens heritage site
August 7th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Canary Islands, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There was a fire outbreak in Canary Island, which is located in Spain. This incident occurred on Monday and it affected several homes and a national ... Read more...
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Kerala plans unique botanical garden
July 12th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS) The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) is working out a plan to set up a unique botanical garden to showcase the flora and fauna found abundantly ... Read more...
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Chinese ancient liquor breweries eye heritage list
July 11th, 2012 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 11 (IANS)Two Chinese provinces are making a joint bid to have their ancient distilleries of baijiu, or Chinese liquor, recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage sites, according to ... Read more...
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Western Ghats being handed over to mining barons: Goa’s green campaigner
July 5th, 2012 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 5 (IANS) A rampaging iron ore mining industry and colluding officials are behind the shocking exclusion of Goa's forests from a cluster of 39 areas in the Western ... Read more...
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Rio de Janeiro declared World Heritage Site
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg (Russia), July 3 (IANS/EFE) The landscapes of Rio de Janeiro have been entered onto the World Heritage List, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said.The decision ... Read more...
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Western Ghats put on World Heritage Site list
July 2nd, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) The eco-sensitive Western Ghats along the west coast of India have been included on the coveted list of the World Heritage Sites, at a meeting ... Read more...
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China fossil site in World Heritage list
July 2nd, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
St. Petersburg, July 2 (IANS) A site containing fossilised remains of 200 prehistoric marine species in China has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, Xinhua reported.The Chengjiang Fossil, ... Read more...
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Unesco to add Bethlehem to World’s Heritage List
June 30th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Ramallah, June 29 (IANS) The Unesco Friday decided to include the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the Church of Nativity in world's heritage list, reported Xinhua citing local media ... Read more...
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Great Himalayan National Park vies for World Heritage status
June 13th, 2012 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) The Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas, has come closer to getting global recognition.A team ... Read more...
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New committee to oversee world heritage sites
November 29th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The government has set up an advisory committee on world heritage matters to review the tentative list of heritage sites from India on the UNESCO ... Read more...
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India on World Heritage Committee for 4 years
November 11th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India has been elected to the World Heritage Committee, getting the second highest number of votes after Japan in the election in Paris Nov 7, ... Read more...
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At least 1,500 Cambodian troops leave disputed border with Thailand
September 1st, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia withdrew approximately 1,500 troops from the disputed border area with Thailand on Wednesday as the two neighboring countries' military tension have eased since July, one official ... Read more...
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Thailand, Cambodia to hold border talks
August 12th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Defense Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa on Thursday said Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to hold a meeting later this month to try to resolve their border dispute, Thai ... Read more...
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Unesco adds 25 sites to world heritage list
June 29th, 2011 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS) Twenty-five new sites have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The World Heritage Committee, responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage ... Read more...
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Unesco adds nine properties into world heritage list
June 28th, 2011 - 7:03 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 28 (IANS) Unesco's world heritage committee Monday approved nine more properties into the List of world heritage with some remaining sites to be considered Tuesday, Xinhua reported.The nine ... Read more...
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Unesco adds new sites to world heritage list
June 25th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Unesco has added many new landmarks on its World Heritage List, the global organisation reported on its website.Among the new sites are lake districts ... Read more...
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Manas sanctuary no longer a world heritage site ‘in danger’
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Unesco Tuesday removed the "in danger" tag from Assam's famed Manas National Park, a World Heritage site, reflecting the revival of the formerly beleaguered ... Read more...
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Thai PM says Cambodian troops must leave border to solve dispute
May 8th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday said the border conflict cannot be solved if Cambodian troops remain at the ancient Preah Vihear temple, MCOT Online reported."I ... Read more...
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Thai-Cambodia border clashes enter 11th day
May 2nd, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday said the Thai-Cambodian border situation is generally under control, however, fighting has now entered their 11th day.Sporadic clashes broke out ... Read more...
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Cambodia and Thailand agree to UN-sponsored meeting over temple damage
March 12th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia and Thailand on Friday agreed to a United Nations-sponsored meeting over the damage caused to an historic temple during the recent border clashes.Representatives from both countries ... Read more...
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UNESCO names Special Envoy to damaged Shiva temple on Thai-Cambodia border
February 12th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 12 (ANI): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is sending Koichiro Matsuura, former UNESCO Director-General, as its Special Envoy to the damaged Preah Vihear Hindu temple on ... Read more...
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UNESCO to assess damage to Hindu temple in Cambodia
February 9th, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
United Nations, Feb 9 (IANS) The United Nations cultural agency plans to send a mission to assess the damage caused to the Preah Vihear Temple, a World Heritage site, ... Read more...
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Lahore Fort facing decay, laments Pakistani daily
December 27th, 2010 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) The Lahore Fort, which is a "16th-century jewel of Mughal architecture and has but one rival in the subcontinent the Agra Fort" in India, is facing decay, ... Read more...
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Six Hindu temples nominated for World Heritage List
December 18th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 18 (ANI): Six Hindu temples in Indonesia, Thailand and Nepal have been nominated to be certified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Sukuh Hindu Temple and Penataran Hindu Temple Complex in ... Read more...
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China executes official for plundering cultural relics
November 19th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 19 (IANS) China Friday executed an official for stealing and selling cultural relics protected by the state, reports Xinhua.Li Haitao was the chief of the cultural relics protection authority ... Read more...
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Santiniketan, Western Ghats named for Unesco listings
October 19th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India has nominated Santiniketan, the university town where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore founded Visva Bharati, and the mountain range of Western Ghats for a place in Unesco's ... Read more...
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UNESCO representative visits Visva-Bharati to asses its legacy
October 6th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Oct 6 (IANS) A UNESCO representative Wednesday visited Visva-Bharati University here founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore to assess whether it could be listed as a world heritage site. ... Read more...
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‘Welcome to Santa Claus land’; Turkey’s tourism pitch to Goa, India
September 25th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Turkey would make an ideal religious tourism destination for India -- specifically Goa -- as the European nation is home to several Christian heritage sites which, though lesser ... Read more...
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Professionals fear development projects may hamper city’s heritage values
September 14th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Sep. 14 (ANI): Many people here feel that the Personalized Rapid Transit System (PRTS) would harm historic Walled City of Amritsar and would hamper tourism in the city. ... Read more...
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Mohenjo-daro safe from rampaging floods caused by raging Indus River
August 30th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 30(ANI): Mohenjo-daro, one of the largest city-settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization, is reportedly safe from the heavy monsoon rains and the recent floods in Pakistan.According to the Daily Times, ... Read more...
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Mediterranean diet set for place on world heritage list
August 25th, 2010 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 25 (ANI): The Mediterranean diet is to make an entry into the UNESCO World Heritage list, which celebrates sites ranging from the Great Barrier Reef to the Tower of London.It ... Read more...
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Morocco to close 1,250 mosques
August 11th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Rabat (Morocco), Aug 11 (IANS) The Moroccan government will close 1,256 mosques found to be "unsafe" to avoid the repeat of a minaret collapse that killed 41 people in February this year.
Mohammed ... Read more...
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Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar now a world heritage site
August 4th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) India has added the 18th century Jantar Mantar in Jaipur to its list of UNESCO's World Heritage sites July 31 after winning a bid in the race ... Read more...
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China’s Shaolin temple in world heritage list
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) The Shaolin temple, China's ancient Buddhist monastery and the home of martial art kung fu, has now become a UNESCO world heritage site.
Nestled in Mount Songshan of Central ... Read more...
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