The top ten revenue generating monuments of India during 2015-18 are Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Sun Temple Konark, Group of monuments Mamallapuram, Ellora Caves, Group of monuments Khajuraho, and Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad. The year wise details of expenditure incurred for conservation of protected monuments under Archaeological Survey of India […]
Fake Universities play with the lives and future of the students. Taking this into account the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 Fake Universities, which are available on its website www.ugc.ac.in. In addition, UGC has issued public notice against the unrecognized status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), New […]
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Labour and Emloyment honoured today Siddrameshwar Siddharam Humanabade, food delivery boy who has acted as a saviour in helping the fire victims of the tragic fire accident at ESIC Hospital, Andheri, Mumbai on 17.12.2018 and saved the lives of 10 persons beyound the call of his duty. He […]
On 11th Oct, 2018, the Special NIA Court has ordered for attachment of five properties located in Mazgaon area of Mumbai belonging to charge-sheeted absconding accused Dr. Zakir Naik {in case RC 05/2016/NIA/Mum (IRF Case)}. Owing to a pending Non-bailable Warrant against accused Dr. Zakir Naik, NIA also made a request to Special NIA Court […]
The Minister for Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, reviewed the on-going work of the greenfield airport at Parule Chipi in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. The Minister was apprised that construction of taxi way, apron and isolation bay has been completed and work on the airfield ground lighting is on. Eighty percent work on Construction of […]
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation chaired an interactive session of various stakeholders of the travel and tourism trade in Mumbai last week, to formulate an action plan for realizing the full potential of Cruise Tourism in the country. Union Minister of State for Tourism […]
In yet another landmark achievement, India’s nomination of the “Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai ” has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The decision was taken at the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO at Manama in Bahrain today. As recommended by the World Heritage Committee, India accepted the […]
Sindhudurg Airport may soon be a reality. Maharashtra will get a new airport at ParuleChipi in Sindhudurg district in 2018. Work on the project is expected to be completed in June this year, before the onset of monsoon and the Ganesh Festival, which will begin in September this year. The airport is being constructed by […]
The Arabian sea and sea front is a speciality and strength of Mumbai and Maharashtra. 80 cruise ships came to Mumbai this year and 950 cruise ships will come in the next 5 years said Union Minister for Shipping, Nitin Gadkari. He addressed all stakeholders at foundation stone laying ceremony of International Cruise Terminal at […]
