Taj Mahal gets notices for property, water taxes for first time

Archeological Survey officials, however, have said it is a mistake and will be rectified soon.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 20, 2022 · 12:44 pm

Centre’s Rs 20,000-crore Central Vista redevelopment plan may sit at odds with Delhi heritage rules

Protecting national heritage must transcend party lines.

Rohan Deshpande

· Jun 11, 2020 · 07:30 am

‘State-sponsored vandalism’: Heritage experts are unhappy with Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan

They fear it will split the historic Old Delhi locality down the middle and damage its aesthetic appeal.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jan 06, 2019 · 09:00 am

UNESCO tag for Mumbai precinct shows heritage isn’t just for the museum. You can walk through it too

For too long, the issue of heritage and implementable heritage legislation has been restricted only to specific buildings.

Mustansir Dalvi

· Jul 02, 2018 · 07:30 am

Video: Why Burhanpur, not Agra, was Shah Jahan’s first choice for the Taj Mahal

His wife Mumtaz Mahal was buried in the central Indian town for six months before her body was shifted north.

Ramakrishnan M

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Sanjeev Nair

· Nov 03, 2017 · 08:45 am

How a 2,700-year-old piece of papyrus super-charged the debate over UNESCO's stance on Jerusalem

A mysterious papyrus said to come from the Judaen Desert could be the first to reveal the name of the ancient city.

Michael Langlois, The Conversation

· Nov 16, 2016 · 05:30 am

Lutyens’ Delhi may be about to change for good

A government body has recommended shrinking the Lutyens Bungalow Zone area, which would free up some 1,200 acres of land from tough construction laws.

Manu Balachandran and Madhura Karnik, qz.com

· Sep 11, 2015 · 08:30 pm