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Seoul opposes Tokyo's bid to include mine known for forced labor on UNESCO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The South Korean Foreign Ministry urged Tokyo on Tuesday to stop pressing for the inclusion of the closed Sado mine, associated with the forced labor of Koreans, as part of Japan's industrial heritage and on the UNESCO World Heritage List, pledging me
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Mongolian delegation visits Mahabodhi temple in Bihar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], December 4 (ANI): Mongolian delegation, who is on a trip to India, has visited the world heritage Mahabodhi temple in Bihar's Gaya and performed prayers.
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India gets elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): India has been elected as a member of the United Nations World Heritage Committee for the term of four years, starting from the current year.
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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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COVID-19: Mahabodhi Temple reopens for general public after 5 months
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], August 28 (ANI): The world heritage Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya reopened for the general public after nearly five months on Friday. The shrine had been closed since April this year due to the COVID-induced lockdown in the state.
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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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G Kishan Reddy thanks PM Modi after UNESCO confers World Heritage inscript
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his guidance and support as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conferred the World Heritage inscription to Kak
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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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