At a time when the BJP and BJD are trading fireworks over the ongoing Puri Heritage Corridor project, the Orissa High Court on Friday sought responses from the State government and Archaeological Survey Of India (ASI).The High Court has sought replies from both the parties on three aspects- What is being constructed around the Puri…Continue Reading

The latest Heritage Minute highlights Canada’s history of slavery and the path that led to its eventual demise — a story that “needed to be told,” according the head of the organization behind the series.Actor Olivia Barrett portrays Chloe Cooley, an enslaved Black woman in Niagara Region, in the latest Heritage Minutes video. (Submitted by OYA Media Group)The…Continue Reading

BJD MP from Puri Pinaki Mishra seems to have painted himself into a corner by saying that only four toilets are being constructed during the ongoing works for the Srimandir Heritage Corridor Project.His statement came in the wake of Bhubaneswar MP (BJP) Aparajita Sarangi on Thursday raising concerns in the Parliament about the works undertaken…Continue Reading

Laad Bazar to get a heritage makeover

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has again washed its hands off the ambitious Charminar Predestination Project (CPP) after keeping everyone on tenterhooks for over two years. The civic body, in coordination with Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA), has rubbished the previous proposals claiming that they were impractical. At a recent high-level…Continue Reading

Srimandir Heritage Corridor Silanyas On Nov 24, Maha Yajna Will Begin On Nov 22

In run-up to the shilanyas (foundation stone laying) ceremony of the much-awaited  Srimandir Heritage Corridor, a traditional sacred offering to fire (Maha Yajna) will be held in the royal palace in Puri. All necessary pre-rituals were performed in the palace on Sunday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be laying the foundation stone for the Srimandir Heritage…Continue Reading