The Centre does not have unlimited powers to allow construction and mining in prohibited and regulated areas, the Supreme Court has ruled. The public interest must be the core factor for consideration of grant of permission for the construction activities within such areas, the court has said.

A city-based NGO today urged Dispur not to allow construction at Urvasi island on the Brahmaputra.
The NGO, Citizens First, submitted a memorandum to chief secretary Naba Kumar Das, objecting to an application filed by Samir Damodar Ropeway Pvt Ltd, seeking permission for construction on the island to shore up the tilted pillars of the ropeway project over the Brahmaputra.

The NGO said any construction on the island would violate the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.

Construction was stopped in June last year, when ASI objected to the site

Lucknow: When Shah Jahan decided to build the Taj Mahal on a wooden base on the banks of the Yamuna, he got everything right from design to science. Except for one thing: he never factored in the Yamuna going dry.

In the Mughal era, wood was used to lay solid foundations. And Shah Jahan did not cut corners on the ebony which props the Taj up.

MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Wednesday restrained Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN), a State government undertaking, from quarrying near a hillock containing ancient Jain abodes, frescoes and Tamil Brahmi inscriptions at Keezhavalavu Panchayat in Melur Taluk near here.

Save Jain abodes

Allowing a public interest litigation petition, Justices N. Paul Vasanthakumar and R.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

ASI Threatens To Inform Unesco If Line is Built Within 100m Of Protected Sites
New Delhi:Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

KOLKATA, 9 FEB: Indian Railways will do everything needful to save the main temple at Belur Math from getting damaged due to pollution, said railway minister Miss Mamata Banerjee today.

She was speaking at the foundation stone laying programme of the 1-km long new railway line between Belur and Belur Math station at Belur this evening.
Miss Banerjee said during her last visit to Belur Math, th

A high level Archeological Survey of India (ASI) delegation is in Jaisalmer to explore the possibility of developing a modern sewerage system near Sonar Kella to provide stability to the historical monument.
ASI additional director Pravin Srivastava is heading the delegation which held a meeting with officials from various departments.
Representative of World Watch Monument Amita Beig, d

Initiating action to save the centuries-old Baijnath Temple from sinking due to illegal mining in its vicinity, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has sought a detailed report from the state government.

The ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Kangra district is built in the Nagara style of architecture and is dated to 1204 AD.