Posts Tagged ‘Mughal’

Agra, Apr 7 (ANI): 'Chini ka Roza', a century old monument in Agra, believed to have been built with glazed tiles from Iran, is now in a dilapidated state due to lack of proper care and maintenance. Built in the 16th century by Allama Afzal Jhan Shukhrullah of Shiraz, Prime Minister of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and a well-known poet, every portion of the monument is ... Full story

Dehradun, April 1 (ANI): Baba Ram Rai Gurudwara, a popular pilgrimage centre for Sikhs and Hindus in Dehradun, is drawing a large number of devotees of all faiths. Located in a picturesque location, the gurudwara was built by Baba Ram Rai, the eldest son of the 7th Sikh master, Guru ... Full story

Srinagar, Mar 11 (ANI): If there be a paradise on the Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this... reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus, a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan's court, which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty. Kashmir's beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season. The enchanting ... Full story

Anandpur Sahib, Mar 10 (ANI): The Sikh community, on Tuesday, celebrated the spring festival of 'Holla Mohalla' in a philanthropic way by organising a massive blood donation camp at holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab. The event organised under the aegis of Shri Akal Takht Sahib and Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), tried to create a new world record by roping in at least ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): The Mughal Gardens and other Gardens in the Rashtrapati Bhawan will be exclusively opened for special category of persons from March 12 to 15. In a press release, the Rashtrapati Bhawan said here on Tuesday that the garden will be opened for physically challenged persons on March 12 followed by visually challenged persons ... Full story

Srinagar, Mar 2 (ANI): Kashmir is giving a facelift to the gardens of the valley, ahead of the tourist season. With the winters bidding a goodbye to the region, the floriculture department has started a massive upgradation of almost all the gardens. The Mughal gardens like Nishat and Shalimar as well as the famous tulip and the botanical gardens play an important role in promoting the state ... Full story

Agra, Feb 20 (ANI): The 10-day annual festival, "Taj Mahotsav", dedicated to promotion of art and crafts and celebration of local heritage and culture, commenced at the Shilpgram, near Agra on Thursday. On Friday, the second day, Popular Sufi singer Kailash Kher enchanted the audience during the on-going 'Taj Mahotsava 2009' here. Organised by Uttar Pradesh Tourism, the Taj Mahotsav 2009, started on February 18 and will ... Full story

Kishtwar/Doda, Feb 10 (ANI): Young girls and women of Jammu and Kashmir, who are surviving forced marriages to militants, allege that the ultras and their associates married young girls at gun point. Sixteen-year-old Fatima Bi of Kishtwar district narrates how the militants abducted her from her house four years ago. Fatima today has a child to take care of. She says that Sher Khan, the then ... Full story

Islamabad, Feb 9 (ANI): One of the Mughal era's architectural constructions, a step wall from that period, still exists in a well preserved condition, in Pakistan. According to a report in The News International, the step wall, called as the 'Losar Baoli', is located among the Margalla Hills at Shah Allah Ditta, in the Potohar plateau. Potohar plateau is the area which was the home of ... Full story

Srinagar, Feb. 7 (ANI): Militants in Jammu and Kashmir have been forcing young girls to get married to them at gun-point only to abandon them later. Such an instance came to light when sixteen-year-old Fatima Bi of Kishtwar district gathered courage to narrate her misfortune. Fatima said she was abducted by Sher Khan, the then divisional commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistan militant group four years ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): The Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhavan will be opened for public viewing this year from today. The gardens will be open to the general public on all days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Mondays being maintenance days and on March 11 the day of the Holi Festival. The entry into the gardens will close at 4 p.m. through ... Full story

Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 6 (ANI): Already unable to stand to the stiff competition from modern perfumes, the indigenous perfume industry locally known as 'attar' in Kannuaj town in Uttar Pradesh is now facing the wrath of the global meltdown. Kannauj is to India what Grasse is to France: the country's perfume capital. Here the perfumes are still made exactly like they were a few centuries ... Full story