Agra: Taj Mahal sees drop in visitors after night curfew announcement
Agra: Taj Mahal sees drop in visitors after night curfew announcement
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reported that 8212 tourists visited the Taj Mahal during the day on April 11, compared to 3279 on Tuesday, a difference of nearly 5000.
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UPDATED: April 14, 2021 00:44 IST
The sharp increase in Covid-19 infections and threat of a night curfew in Agra have prompted tourists to avoid visiting the city (Picture Credits: Siraj Qureshi/ India Today)
With the Agra administration announcing fresh Covid-19 curbs including night curfew, the number of tourists arriving in the city to visit the Taj Mahal has dropped by 5000 in the last few days.
The board has sought a stay on the April 8 order of the Varanasi civil court order, allowing an archaeological survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
AYODHYA: The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Tuesday, moved an urgent application in Allahabad high court seeking a stay on the April 8 order of the Varanasi civil court order, allowing an archaeological survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
Sunni Waqf Board’s counsel Puneet Gupta filed the plea, a day after Anjuman Intezamia of Gyanvapi Masjid moved a similar petition in high court, challenging the trial court’s order to conduct a survey of the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi complex by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Tuesday moved an urgent petition before the Allahabad High Court in the Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case in which the trial court at Varanasi allowed an ASI study of the mosque on April .
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3663 Deorhi Ram Bagh
Nothing seems to be protected at the ‘protected monument’ of the Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, also known as Ram Bagh . The historically important garden is considered an oasis amid a concrete jungle. According to conservation experts, the legendary Sikh ruler used Mughal pattern and got many buildings and forts constructed in the city.
I am legend: The statue of legendary Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh installed at the garden.
The Ram Bagh was constructed on the pattern of Shalimar Bagh in Lahore. It was named after fourth Sikh master Guru Ram Das. After the annexation, the British renamed it as Company Bagh. The building housed DC’s office and later it was converted into a museum.