Unnao Gold Excavation

The excavation was started at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort site on October 18 after a seer claimed that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried at the site following a dream.

With the excavation for "dream gold" at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh's fort in Unnao yielding no result, saint Shobhan Sarkar has shot off letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking transparency in the ongoing excavation.

While the Archaeological Survey of India was digging out nothing but broken glass bangles and pieces of rusted iron during the excavation inside Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort in Unnao, seer Shobhan Sarkar on Thursday claimed that gold would be found only if he was invited to the site.

Archaeologists have said today that they have found artefacts in the ruins of a centuries-old fort where a Hindu sage believes 1,000 tons of gold are buried, according to a dream he had.

The Supreme Court has refused to order the monitoring of the government's search for buried gold among the ruins of a palace in Uttar Pradesh, but said that it may review its decision after four weeks.

Expressing strong displeasure with ongoing excavation to unearth the treasure trove of 1,000 tonne gold in Unnao, Nationalist Congress Party president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said government agencies should not participate in the hunt based on a "dream" of a seer as it would give rise to superstitions.

The government today starts digging for treasure in a village in Uttar Pradesh. The excavation is triggered by a local sadhu or sage who says he dreamt that 1,000 tonnes of gold are buried under the ruins of a palace.

The excavation was started at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort site on October 18 after a seer claimed that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried at the site following a dream.

With the excavation for "dream gold" at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh's fort in Unnao yielding no result, saint Shobhan Sarkar has shot off letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking transparency in the ongoing excavation.

While the Archaeological Survey of India was digging out nothing but broken glass bangles and pieces of rusted iron during the excavation inside Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort in Unnao, seer Shobhan Sarkar on Thursday claimed that gold would be found only if he was invited to the site.

Archaeologists have said today that they have found artefacts in the ruins of a centuries-old fort where a Hindu sage believes 1,000 tons of gold are buried, according to a dream he had.

The Supreme Court has refused to order the monitoring of the government's search for buried gold among the ruins of a palace in Uttar Pradesh, but said that it may review its decision after four weeks.

Expressing strong displeasure with ongoing excavation to unearth the treasure trove of 1,000 tonne gold in Unnao, Nationalist Congress Party president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said government agencies should not participate in the hunt based on a "dream" of a seer as it would give rise to superstitions.

The government today starts digging for treasure in a village in Uttar Pradesh. The excavation is triggered by a local sadhu or sage who says he dreamt that 1,000 tonnes of gold are buried under the ruins of a palace.