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Rhino poaching bid in Kaziranga foiled, 4 arrested in Assam's Biswanath
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Biswanath (Assam) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Crime Investigation Range of the Forest department in Assam's Biswanath district and police arrested a gang of poachers who were planning kill a one horned rhino in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve.
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway adds two more joyride trains to meet tourist
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], June 3 (ANI): In order to meet the rising demand of tourists and passengers, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(DHR) under Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR) has introduced two new special joyride trains on the network which is on the UNESCO World Heritage site list.
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UNESCO halts environmental monitoring inspection of Russia's Lake Baikal:
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 28 (ANI/Sputnik): UNESCO decided to withdraw its envoy Susanna Kari from the Russian region of Irkutsk, thus, aborting an environmental monitoring mission of the Lake Baikal, a World Heritage Site, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said on Mo
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Basanta Panchami: Students celebrate start of spring season, educational l
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 6 (ANI): Students celebrated Basanta Panchami as they climbed up the temple located on the hilltop of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Swayambhunath in Nepal's Kathmandu, prayed Goddess Saraswati and wrote their name on the wall.
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UNESCO to publish Hindi descriptions of India's World Heritage Sites on WH
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], January 11 (ANI): On the occasion of World Hindi Day on January 10, the Director of World Heritage Centre has informed the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, Paris that UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi descriptions of India's UNESCO World He
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Afghanistan: UNESCO world heritage site Minaret of Jam in danger of collap
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 20 (ANI): The famous UNESCO world heritage site, Minaret of Jam, located in Ghor province, is in danger of collapsing, according to a Taliban official.
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Nepal: Pashupatinath Temple re-opens after second wave of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 10 (ANI): Closed with the onset of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, Pashupatinath temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and religious shrine has opened its doors for devotees.
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UNESCO calls for protection of cultural heritage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 20 (ANI): The UN cultural agency has called for the preservation of Afghanistan's cultural heritage in its diversity and in full respect of international law.
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Tigray Rebels Seize Ethiopia's Lalibela Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Si
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
MOSCOW, August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels have seized the northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, media reported.
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PM Modi 'absolutely delighted' by Dholavira's inclusion in UNESCO's World
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he is 'absolutely delighted' that the Harappan city of Dholavira, located in present-day Gujarat, has been added to the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
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UNESCO names Harappan city of Dholavira in Gujarat as world heritage site
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kutch (Gujarat) [India], July 27 (ANI): Dholavira, - a Harappan City in Gujarat's Rann of Kutchch has been accorded the World Heritage Inscription by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
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PM Modi congratulates nation as Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple inscribed as U
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the nation as Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple in Telangana has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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