With no signage, monuments pushed to obscurity

Sunday 8 November '09

No signs to identify, relate historical importance; officials say ASI short of funds In Green Park, the row of magnificent Lodi period structures continue to attract tourists and Delhiites.

Back in time: ASI uses age-old techniques to conserve

Wednesday 4 November '09

The Archaeological Survey of India has chosen traditional methods of conservation, which have stood the test of time, to restore and conserve heritage structures in the Capital.

Fortification walls of Delhi’s seven cities mended for Games

Tuesday 3 November '09

Dilapidated signature walls of random rubble masonry, built by ancient rulers as fortification walls, will stand unbroken across the Capital by next year.

Bharti Yadav marries, with Vikas in attendance

Monday 2 November '09

The farmhouse, Jhankar Garden, on Mehrauli-Gurgaon Road a preferred wedding venue-and the nearby Claremont Hotel, were lit up on Sunday night.

ASI sets up schools for worker’s children

Saturday 31 October '09

As the Archaeological Survey of India undertakes conservation work on a massive scale drawing a large migrant workforce, senior ASI officials have come up with a unique initiative.

Trauma over for passengers of terror-hit Rajdhani

Thursday 29 October '09

As the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani chugged into the New Delhi Railway station at 7.20 pm — nearly nine hours behind schedule — the smashed window panes and bold red graffiti on its sides explained the eagerness of the passengers to get off.

Metro gives extra attention to pillars

Friday 23 October '09

After 18 cantilever piers across three under-construction metro corridors — Gurgaon, Noida and Badarpur -— were found to have cracks in July, all these metro corridors connecting the NCR have seen rapid changes over the last two months.

‘We saw many stuck inside’

Thursday 22 October '09

For eight-year-old Raj Kumar, the journey back home after a successful surgery on his leg in Udaipur was to be a happy one....

Meet on endangered languages from today

Thursday 22 October '09

Reacting to the enlistment of 196 endangered Indian languages in the UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 2009....

Three consultants to design signboards for monuments

Tuesday 20 October '09

The Archaeological Survey of India has roped in three different consultants to develop signages for 46 monuments being spruced up for the Commonwealth Games, starting on October 3 next year.

100 years on, park to be a crowning glory

Wednesday 14 October '09

After lying in neglect for years, the Coronation Park in Kingsway Camp will finally be restored to its past glory.

Zooming in on Old Delhi, monuments to be filmed, monitored

Thursday 8 October '09

The Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation is putting in place 3-dimensional Geographic Information System (GIS) for round-the-clock monitoring of 1,200 monuments under its ambit.

Finding the Mahatma in times of confusion

Saturday 3 October '09

Bearing close resemblance to the Mahatma, McAvinchey has portrayed Gandhi in functions at local churches in New Mexico, US...

Waqf Board, govt dept spar over ownership of heritage sites

Thursday 17 September '09

After weeks of sparring with the Archaeological Survey of India over the right to pray at protected monuments, the Delhi Waqf Board is now on the warpath with the Department of Archaeology over heritage structures.

Rerouted feeder bus service leaves Metro commuters stranded

Monday 14 September '09

A Shortage of Metro feeder buses in the city has seen services being shifted from routes with lower footfall to busier ones, leaving passengers stranded at some stations.

Facelift plan in motion, I-Day venue set to add zest next year onwards

Saturday 15 August '09

The Red Fort is expected to be a slightly more gracious, a little more done-up host to the Independence Day next year.

Dwarka derailment: Metro waiting for inquiry report, looking for ways to foolproof system

Friday 14 August '09

Despite incorporating hi-tech systems like automatic train protection, the derailment of a Metro train at Dwarka station on Wednesday has become a cause of concern for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

4 wheels off track in Dwarka, Metro services hit for 3 hours

Thursday 13 August '09

Exactly a month after the mishap at Metro’s Zamrudpur construction site, a Metro train got derailed near a Dwarka station on Wednesday afternoon.

Security staff keep crowds off protected monuments

Saturday 8 August '09

After weeks of standoff between the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and a section of Mehrauli’s Muslim population over offering Friday prayers....

Unprotected, neglected monuments to find mention in NMMA register

Thursday 6 August '09

Following instances of heritage structures going missing, the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA), under the Archaeological...

Metro likely to miss Noida entry deadline

Tuesday 4 August '09

The Yamuna Bank to Noida Sector-32 Metro corridor, which is scheduled to open for the public by the end of this month...

Missing link: ASI to wrap up ‘Tughlaq jigsaw’

Saturday 1 August '09

South of Tughlaqabad, and once connected to it by a causeway, the fortress of Adilabad is not considered a “full-fledged city”.

ASI to wrap up ‘Tughlaq jigsaw’

Friday 31 July '09

South of Tughlaqabad, and once connected to it by a causeway, the fortress of Adilabad is not considered a “full-fledged city”.

Encroachment, budget in way of Tughlaqabad restoration

Thursday 30 July '09

The Tughlaqabad Fort, the third city of Delhi, built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in the 1320s, now stands encroached upon with a large part taken over by unauthorised colonies.

ASI takes on Siri challenge, site in spotlight during Games

Wednesday 29 July '09

Restoring Siri, largely considered the second city of Delhi, built by Alauddin Khilji in 1311 AD, is proving to be a challenge for the Archaeological Survey of India.