Puri Admin Closes Atharnala Bridge From Today 72
Puri: The historic Atharnala Bridge located at the entrance of the pilgrim town has been closed by the district administration with effect from today.
As per reports, two-wheelers will not be allowed to ply on the bridge for its conservation and beautification.
The district administration has taken the decision following the recommendation of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that will take up the conservation and beautification of the 85-metre long bridge.
The bridge was constructed in the 13th century on Musa river by King Bhanu Deva of the Ganga Dynasty.
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Agra: After recovering from COVID-19, Gaurav Shukla went with his family of four to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. While he was parking his car near the magnificent monument, he was approached by a man selling him Taj Mahal entry tickets - at inflated rates. The Rs50 ticket (for domestic tourists) were being sold for Rs200. But, luckily, Gaurav was already in possession of entry tickets, booked online, so he refused. But not everyone is lucky like Gaurav.
In the beginning of November 2020, many tourists approached the Archeological Survey of India (ASI), Agra Circle Office, complaining about the black marketing of Taj Mahal’s entry tickets. This forced the superintendant of ASI, Vasant Swarnkar, to write to the district magistrate and police about the black marketing of tickets. After this, police arrested half a dozen people under Section 151 of the code of criminal procedure.
Rahim’s tomb: Monument of love gets new lease of life after six-year conservation
By PTI| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 23rd December 2020 7:13 pm IST Courtesy twitter/TOIDelhi
New Delhi: Rahim’s tomb, Delhi’s own monument of love built nearly 50 years before the iconic Taj Mahal, which stood in a ruinous condition with a risk of collapse has finally received a new lease of life after six-year-long monumental conservation work.
A multi-disciplinary team of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and support of a corporate conglomerate, worked extensively on the project which married traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology.
Workers found 3 stone sculptures with war heroes & a five-headed cow
MUMBAI: Three stone sculptures dating back to the 6th to 12th century were found while desilting the ancient Jamsar lake in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, on Friday. The lake was declared a wetland by the village panchayat recently, and work of desilting the 6.6-hectare water body has been underway for a month.
On Friday, workers stumbled upon the sculptures that had images of war heroes and a five-headed cow, said villager Balu Dhakne. Work was halted and villagers informed Jawhar tehsildar Santosh Shinde, who visited the lake on Monday. Shinde said officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) were informed. The ASI will be able to throw light on the artefacts, he said, adding that similar sculptures were found in 1986 in the same lake.