By Pradeep Chamaria Every year, the world observes April 18 as the World Heritage Day. Also known as The International Day for Monument and Sites, it is an internationally recognised day to raise awareness about preserving the history, diversity, and vulnerability of world heritage sites and monuments. The idea behind celebrating this day is to … Read more
Two persons, including a 21-year-old man who assaulted a policeman on duty at Red Fort with a spear on January 26, has been arrested in connection with the violence at the historic monument, police said on Wednesday. With this, the total number of arrests made in connection with the case of violence at the Red … Read more
Red Fort, that is undergoing repair works to open doors to general public soon. Repair works at Delhi’s iconic monument, Red Fort is underway and will open doors for visitors again soon. Officials at the Archaeological Survey of India informed Indian Express that restoration works at the Red Fort entrance that was vandalized on January … Read more
New Delhi: Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, who was arrested for the violence at the Red Fort on Republic Day, has told police that he had no “bad intentions” and went to the historic monument as everybody was going there, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi Police‘s Crime Branch questioned Sidhu on Wednesday about his whereabouts and … Read more
Chandigarh: Actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who has been accused by farm bodies of trying to defame their agitation and termed a “traitor”, has hit out at farm leaders for allegedly spreading false propaganda and hatred against him. The 36-year-old Sidhu, who is in the eye of a storm for being among the protesters who put up … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Jan 28, 2021) NEW DELHI: Had he not jumped into that moat at Red Fort, he could well have had his neck slashed. At least that is what assistant sub-inspector Joginder Raj recalled a day after the rioting at Red Fort on Republic Day. “The attackers had all sorts … Read more
New Delhi: Leaders across the political spectrum on Tuesday condemned the violence in the national capital after farmers protesting against the the three farm laws deviated from pre-decided routes during a tractor march, clashed with the police, broke barricades and stormed the Red Fort, even as the Opposition attacked the Centre for letting the situation … Read more
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday briefed Home Minister Amit Shah about the situation in Delhi where the farmers‘ tractor rally against the agri laws turned violent, officials said. The meeting came after a large number of farmers with their tractors broke police barricades and entered central Delhi areas, including Red Fort … Read more
The historic Red Fort has been allotted to the Dalmia Bharat Ltd under the project. In a significant development related to the “Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan” project, the Union Minister of Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel headed the review meeting on Monday to take stock of the scheme’s progress and its future plans. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that a special campaign was being worked out to reduce pollution in 100 selected cities of the country. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India’s 74th Independence Day, Modi referred to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which was launched in … Read more