Heritage
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Golconda stepwells at Qutb Shahi tombs win UNESCO award
Hyderabad: After close to a decade of rigorous hard work on restoration by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the state government, the restored stepwells in the historic Qutb Shah tombs…
- Hyderabad
IIT- Hyderabad signs MoU with SVYRI for PhD fellowships
Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri Visweswara Yoga Research Institute (SVYRI) here on Saturday to launch the Mahayogini Rajyalakshmi Devi (MRD) Heritage Research fellowships for PhD in…
- Hyderabad
‘Save Secunderabad Railway Station’s main building’: Citizens’ appeal to govt
Hyderabad: The Forum for a Better Hyderabad appealed to the government to protect and safeguard the main heritage building of the Secunderabad railway station during the proposed expansion and up-gradation of the…
- Telangana
Warangal added to UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities list
Hyderabad: The city of Warangal has added another feather to its cap by being named a member of UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC). Kerala’s Thrissur and Nilambur were also added…
- World
London home of Dadabhai Naoroji gets Blue Plaque honour
London: The south London home where Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent member of the Indian freedom struggle and Britain’s first Indian parliamentarian, lived for around eight years at the end of the 19th…
- Kerala
Kerala: Check out Trivandrum’s East Fort, a treat for heritage lovers
Thiruvananthapuram: The city’s historic East Fort area could easily pass off as the Shahjahanabad or Purani Dilli of Kerala, albeit on a much smaller scale. Much like old Delhi, which is pivoted…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Boundary wall of historic Saidanima’s tomb damaged
Hyderabad: A portion of the boundary wall at the Saidanima’s tomb was damaged after a vehicle reportedly rammed into it last week. Since then, no repair work has been initiated by the…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP showcases state’s cultural heritage during National Executive meet
Hyderabad: With Hyderabad playing host to BJP’s two-day National Executive meeting, the party is showcasing Telangana’s cultural heritage and history during the grand event scheduled to begin on Saturday. Performances of Telangana’s…
- Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad unveils Department of Heritage Science and Technology
Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad (IITH) on Tuesday inaugurated a new Department of Heritage Science and Technology (HST) on the occasion of the International Yoga Day, 2022. The department was inaugurated by Padma Bhushan…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: HMWSSB breaks outer boundary wall of Badshahi Ashurkhana
Hyderabad: The Mutawalli Mujawer (adminstrator) of the Badshahi Ashurkhana on Monday approached various government authorities stating that former encroachers of the place are trying to erect a religious (Islamic) flag of a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Water fountains are part of city’s Indo-Islamic heritage
Hyderabad: Fountains have been an integral part of the Indo-Islamic or Indo-Persian architecture in India for centuries. Hence one can find fountains, or houz as it is known in Persian, at important…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Photo exhibit held to commemorate World Heritage Day
Hyderabad: On the occasion of the International Day of Monuments and Sites – World Heritage Day – an exhibition of photographs on the theme of ‘Heritage and Climate’ was held on April…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Govt takes up more restoration works, heritage walks
Hyderabad: Telangana special chief secretary for Municipal Administration and Urban Development Arvind Kumar announced that restoration works of Sardar Mahal, Mahboob Chowk, and Mir Alam Mandi will be taken up shortly. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Notices issued to King Kothi palace owners on demolition
Hyderabad: Taking cognizance of reports pertaining to the alleged demolition of th historic King Kothi palace (Nazri Bagh), special chief secretary (municipal administration and urban development) Arvind Kumar on Sunday said that…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Goons lay siege on last Nizam’s King Kothi palace
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at the historic King Kothi palace here on Tuesday, when over 100 goons tried to barge in and forcefully occupy the site. They were reportedly sent by Sukesh Gupta,…
