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Delhi Assembly ''Mystery Tunnel'' Needs To Be Properly Probed: Experts
Historians and heritage experts, including those from the ASI, have called for carrying out a scientific investigation of a tunnel located beneath the sprawling building of the Delhi Assembly, which has again captured the imagination of the people.
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Plan To Reuse Heritage Building In Delhi As Restuarant, Revitalise Monuments
Delhi is dotted with a large number of smaller but important sites, which people pass by on a daily basis but hardly notice like old domes and arches and tombs, the mayor said.
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Delhi Building's Hawa Mahal-Like Facade Being Demolished On Civic Body's Order
A Delhi-based heritage textile trader who had added a Hawa Mahal-like new facade to an old building in Chandni Chowk, was looking forward to inaugurate it on August 15, but instead it is being torn down in compliance with an NDMC order.
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Removal Of Toxic Industries, De-Cluttering Of Overhead Wires In Delhi 2041 Master Plan
Removal of noxious industries, de-cluttering of overhead wires, providing support to owners of heritage buildings for undertaking conservation and a multi-agency coordinated initiative for revitalization of Shahajahanbad has been proposed.
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"False Narrative...": Centre Clarifies on Central Vista, PM House Plan
Hours after the Delhi High Court rejected a challenge to the Central Vista project, Union Minister Hardeep Puri said a false narrative was being propagated over the plan and that "no heritage building would be touched".
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Tamasha Perfectly Blends Heritage And Modern Along With Party, Music And Food
Housed in a colonial two-storey building, Tamasha is a perfect choice for clubbing and parties - the kind that you would see in a world capital.
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"New Parliament Building Will Be Testament To Self-Reliant India": PM Modi
The new parliament building at the heart of Delhi will be a "symbol of a new and self-reliant India," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. "It will be a rich testament to India's cultural heritage and symbolize the aspirations of a new India," PM Modi said at its groundbreaking ceremony, attended by around 200 dignitaries from home and abroad. ...
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Hum Jeetenge: Monuments Lit With COVID-19 Messages On World Heritage Day
The Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI) today celebrated World Heritage Day by lighting up monuments in Delhi, Kolkata and Cooch Behar.
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After Outrage Over Ad Graffiti On Delhi Heritage Building, Puma Apologises
Puma India today apologised for defacing a heritage precinct in old Delhi by spray painting a wall for an advertisement campaign, saying it was "unintentional" and a result of "lack of information".
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Footwear Giant Puma Accused Of Defacing Delhi Heritage Buildings For Ad
Global sportswear giant Puma was accused today of irreversibly damaging 17th-century architecture in Delhi's historic quarter as part of an advertising stunt to promote a new line of shoes
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Rooftop Of Another Delhi's Connaught Place Building Collapses
A single-storey building which had been lying vacant for a decade collapsed at Connaught Place in central Delhi on Saturday night, police said.
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Delhi Municipal Council Seals 21 Rooftop Restaurants In Connaught Place After Roof Collapse
Following collapse of roof of a building in Central Delhi's Connaught Place, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken 21 rooftop 'restobars' to task by ordering their closure.
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Why Government Doesn't Want Delhi to be a World Heritage City Anymore
Delhi has dropped out of the race to be named a World Heritage city just a month before UNESCO was to review nominations from across the world.
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Parliament Hasn't Had a Fire Safety Certificate For a Decade
The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...
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Delhi civic body working to upgrade list of heritage building in the city
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has set the ball rolling to upgrade its list of heritage buildings, including age-old havelis, and is "in the process" of working out incentives like house tax exemption so that owners don't view their property as an "economic burden".
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Delhi Assembly ''Mystery Tunnel'' Needs To Be Properly Probed: Experts
Historians and heritage experts, including those from the ASI, have called for carrying out a scientific investigation of a tunnel located beneath the sprawling building of the Delhi Assembly, which has again captured the imagination of the people.
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Plan To Reuse Heritage Building In Delhi As Restuarant, Revitalise Monuments
Delhi is dotted with a large number of smaller but important sites, which people pass by on a daily basis but hardly notice like old domes and arches and tombs, the mayor said.
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Delhi Building's Hawa Mahal-Like Facade Being Demolished On Civic Body's Order
A Delhi-based heritage textile trader who had added a Hawa Mahal-like new facade to an old building in Chandni Chowk, was looking forward to inaugurate it on August 15, but instead it is being torn down in compliance with an NDMC order.
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Removal Of Toxic Industries, De-Cluttering Of Overhead Wires In Delhi 2041 Master Plan
Removal of noxious industries, de-cluttering of overhead wires, providing support to owners of heritage buildings for undertaking conservation and a multi-agency coordinated initiative for revitalization of Shahajahanbad has been proposed.
-
"False Narrative...": Centre Clarifies on Central Vista, PM House Plan
Hours after the Delhi High Court rejected a challenge to the Central Vista project, Union Minister Hardeep Puri said a false narrative was being propagated over the plan and that "no heritage building would be touched".
-
Tamasha Perfectly Blends Heritage And Modern Along With Party, Music And Food
Housed in a colonial two-storey building, Tamasha is a perfect choice for clubbing and parties - the kind that you would see in a world capital.
-
"New Parliament Building Will Be Testament To Self-Reliant India": PM Modi
The new parliament building at the heart of Delhi will be a "symbol of a new and self-reliant India," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. "It will be a rich testament to India's cultural heritage and symbolize the aspirations of a new India," PM Modi said at its groundbreaking ceremony, attended by around 200 dignitaries from home and abroad. ...
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Hum Jeetenge: Monuments Lit With COVID-19 Messages On World Heritage Day
The Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI) today celebrated World Heritage Day by lighting up monuments in Delhi, Kolkata and Cooch Behar.
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After Outrage Over Ad Graffiti On Delhi Heritage Building, Puma Apologises
Puma India today apologised for defacing a heritage precinct in old Delhi by spray painting a wall for an advertisement campaign, saying it was "unintentional" and a result of "lack of information".
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Footwear Giant Puma Accused Of Defacing Delhi Heritage Buildings For Ad
Global sportswear giant Puma was accused today of irreversibly damaging 17th-century architecture in Delhi's historic quarter as part of an advertising stunt to promote a new line of shoes
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Rooftop Of Another Delhi's Connaught Place Building Collapses
A single-storey building which had been lying vacant for a decade collapsed at Connaught Place in central Delhi on Saturday night, police said.
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Delhi Municipal Council Seals 21 Rooftop Restaurants In Connaught Place After Roof Collapse
Following collapse of roof of a building in Central Delhi's Connaught Place, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has taken 21 rooftop 'restobars' to task by ordering their closure.
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Why Government Doesn't Want Delhi to be a World Heritage City Anymore
Delhi has dropped out of the race to be named a World Heritage city just a month before UNESCO was to review nominations from across the world.
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Parliament Hasn't Had a Fire Safety Certificate For a Decade
The Parliament House, one of India's most protected structures, is not safe against fire. The sprawling heritage structure spread over 12 acres does not have a fire safety certificate. The building has seen two fires in less than two weeks, the latest on Sunday, when a thick black smoke could be seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall ...
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Delhi civic body working to upgrade list of heritage building in the city
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has set the ball rolling to upgrade its list of heritage buildings, including age-old havelis, and is "in the process" of working out incentives like house tax exemption so that owners don't view their property as an "economic burden".
