Phnom Penh, March 23 (IANS) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East), P Kumaran on Monday called on Prak Sokhonn, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, where both sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two nations across diverse sectors. Taking to X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Secretary (East) P. Kumaran called on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
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Phnom Penh, March 22 (IANS) Indian Ministry of External Affairs’s (MEA) Secretary, East, P. Kumaran, visited Ta Prohm Temple and Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia’s Siem Reap on Sunday. In a post on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “Secretary (East) Shri P. Kumaran visited Ta Prohm Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where the Archaeological Survey of India is leading restoration and conservation efforts. Two phases have been successfully completed, with the third phase currently underway.”The A…
Raisen, March 12 (IANS) Member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Priyank Kanoongo on Thursday met with senior officials of the Raisen District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police (SP), and the Regional Director regarding a case related to illegal cannon firing from Raisen Fort. During the meeting held at the regional office of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Raisen, the Commission member raised the issue of misuse of the cannon and the preventive actions required fro…
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Raisen, the Regional Director of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Bhopal, and Secretary of the Union Ministry of Culture over allegations of unauthorised use of a cannon at the historic Raisen Fort in Madhya Pradesh. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the protected monument, which f…
Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Member Priyank Kanoongo on Saturday expressed strong displeasure over miscreants firing illegal country-made cannons on a residential area from the side of an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected fort in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Kanoongo shared a video on his social media account showing a group of people firing and celebrating each shot. He alleged that miscreants are firing illegal indigenous cannons on re…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday urged the Centre to rename Delhi as ‘Indraprastha,’ stating that the current name reflects only a later phase of history, while Indraprastha represents the national Capital’s original civilisational identity. In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Khandelwal, who represents Chandni Chowk in the Lok Sabha and also serves as the National General Secretary of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), requested the governm…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Monday, reviewed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prepared for the inventory of ornaments and other precious items stored in the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ (treasure trove) of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. The counting and verification of gold ornaments and jewels in the Ratna Bhandar of the 12th century shrine will begin soon, state government officials told at a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhavan under the chairma…
Ujjain, Jan 25 (IANS) The ancient city of Ujjain is beaming with pride as senior archaeologist Dr Narayan Vyas has been honoured with the Padma Shri award in the 2026 civilian honours announced by the government of India. The recognition celebrates his lifelong dedication to archaeology, historical research, and the preservation of India’s rich cultural heritage, particularly in the Malwa region.Dr Narayan Vyas, a retired Superintendent Archaeologist from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)…
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 23 (IANS) The celebration of the Basant Panchami festival by Hindus and Friday namaz by Muslims at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district concluded peacefully, an official said on Friday.Dhar District Collector Priyank Mishra said people from both communities offered their prayers at the site peacefully amid high security, without any disruption of law and order in the area. He, however, appealed to people to mainta…
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) BJP leader and former MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court’s directions allowing the simultaneous holding of Basant Panchami puja and Friday namaz at the ASI-protected Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, describing the order as “temporary” and asserting that the Saraswati temple at the site has yet to receive justice.Speaking to IANS, Sadhvi Pragya said she respects the apex court as a con…