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Save country`s heritage sites, appeals Akshay Kumar

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 20:37

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is in Hyderabad to promote his forthcoming film `Boss`, visited famous heritage site Charminar. He has appealed to the countrymen to save the rich cultural heritage of the nation.

Syria`s cultural heritage among threatened sites

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 11:00

The World Monuments Fund`s watch list for 2014 includes 67 sites in 41 countries and territories, from Japan to the United States.

Goa to form committee to safeguard heritage

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 09:06

Newly appointed minister for museums Alina Saldanha said Tuesday that a special committee is being set up to protect Goa`s art and heritage.

Climate change makes farmers go retro style

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 16:04

Climate change is inspiring farmers in Sundarbans to dig into their history to a time when their forefathers grew indigenous varieties of rice using green manure.

Museums are valuable source of history, heritage: Vice president

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 09:36

Good museums are an invaluable source of history and heritage, Vice President Hamid Ansari said here Wednesday after inaugurating northeast India`s biggest museum at the 112-year-old Ujjayanta Palace.

No move to rename Ujjayanta Palace: Tripura govt

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 18:34

Tripura government on Friday moved to bury the row over renaming of Ujjayanta Palace, erstwhile royal abode of the Manikya kings, to Tripura State Museum, saying no such proposal was being planned.

`India has one of the richest repositories of heritage`: PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 22:53

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India has one of the richest repositories of heritage anywhere in the world and it is critical that attempts are made to find practical and innovative ways to preserve and maintain this heritage.

Manmohan Singh launches portal on Mahatma Gandhi

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 08:39

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday launched a portal aimed at making Mahatma Gandhi "accessible all over the world".

PM launches Gandhi heritage portal

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 21:03

"Mahatma Gandhi is not only in our past; he is in our present and will also form a significant part of the future that we want for our country and its people," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said.

Vagaries of nature driving Sundarban villagers mad

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 16:51

A number of environmental threats including that of climate change and man-animal conflict are driving villagers in Sundarban islands towards madness and even suicide.

Urgent need to preserve heritage: Javed Akhtar

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 09:21

Javed Akhtar Friday stressed the urgent need to preserve the country`s heritage and offered his aid in archiving cultural relics.

Eva Longoria to receive Hispanic Heritage Award

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 10:40

Actress Eva Longoria will receive a Hispanic Heritage Award at this year`s ceremony in Washington DC.