Darshani Deori doors removed for repair
Hundreds of devotees converged at the Golden Temple complex today to take part in the kar sewa initiated to remove and repair over 200-year-old, beautifully carved wooden doors of the Darshani Deodi,...
View ArticleASI to restore Pothimala building
The Centre has given its nod for the restoration and preservation of 250-year-old building, Pothimala, and its murals.A high-level team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Chandigarh...
View ArticleSherpur Fort saved by Conservator Cop
While successive governments have failed to preserve the historical fort housing the Sherpur police station, its current SHO has spent lakhs of rupees to restore a major portion of it. Acknowledging...
View ArticleAncient tunnel discovered in Amritsar
An ancient tunnel composed of Nanakshahi bricks has been discovered in the Lohgarh area of the old walled city of Amritsar. Was it a secret passage made during the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh to...
View ArticlePunjab & Unesco to join hands for cultural preservation
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) The Punjab government Saturday announced a Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) project with Unesco to prepare a professional policy for cultural preservation in the state. A...
View ArticleCampaign to save Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh
The Indian city of Chandigarh is an architectural treasure, Le Corbusier’s masterpiece and a wonderful home for many people. Le Corbusier worked on the design, planning and construction of Chandigarh...
View ArticleLe Corbusier’s Indian masterpiece Chandigarh is stripped for parts
Group rallies to rescue city built as monument to modernity from neglect and plunder (Jason Burke, Guardian, 7th March 2001) It is a last-ditch effort to save a city built as a monument to modernity...
View ArticleSGPC takes on Kar Seva of the historic Dera Sahib gurdwara, Lahore and...
The SGPC will take over the kar sewa at Dehra Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan from former DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna, said SGPC president Avtar Singh today writes Neeraj Bagga in The Tribune. He...
View ArticleSGPC to make plan to maintain historical Sikh shrines in Pak
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has decided to prepare a comprehensive plan for the maintenance of Sikh shrines in Pakistan. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said this after...
View ArticleMonumental Neglect: Patiala’s Qila Mubarak falls to government apathy
(Encircled in red) decorative mirrors have fallen off the roof and an outer view of the structure. Tribune photos: Rajesh Sachar Mirrors inside the fort, the only such structure built by a Sikh ruler,...
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