City MP pushes for bypass to Daulatabad
AURANGABAD: A memorandum demanding a 3.5km bypass passing through Daulatabad village to ease traffic movement near Daulatabad Ghat and protect the heritage monuments enroute to the ongoing four-lane...
View ArticleWater scarcity takes sheen out of Mughal-era gardens
Aurangabad: With the drought situation worsening in the region, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) too is struggling to save the centuries old gardens at various historical sites in and around...
View ArticleShendra infrastructure work in Bidkin to start in September
Aurangabad: Keeping the pace of development of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project in Aurangabad, the infrastructure development work would also begin in Bidkin by September. According to...
View ArticleINTACH to develop Mughal Gardens
AURANGABAD: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is planning to develop the famed Mughal Gardens that have lost sheen over the years at Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, Bani Begum and...
View ArticleGovt okays Rs 6,880cr for Bidkin infra development
Aurangabad: The Union government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 6,880 crore for infrastructure development work at Bidkin as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project, a global...
View ArticleOver 3 lakh people will get employment at AURIC: CM Fadnavis
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) - a Smart and Integrated Industrial City (SIIC) that is first of its kind and the most advanced township in the country - is all set to have its...
View ArticleASI conducts cleanliness drive at Bibi-ka-MaqbaraBibi-ka-Maqbara
AURANGABAD: As a part of the World Heritage Week, observed from November 19 to 25, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Aurangabad circle and the Aurangabad Photography Lovers Club had jointly...
View ArticleTenders to be floated soon to develop two smart cities: Government
MUMBAI: The Centre has identified two places — Dholera in Gujarat and Shendra-Bidkin in Maharashtra — for developing them as smart cities along the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in the first...
View ArticleDistrict officials prepare to get PM's model village plan up and running
AURANGABAD: Preparations for implementing the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana launched by prime minister Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan have begun in the district. A video...
View ArticleNew bridges, better roads for local tourist destinations soon
AURANGABAD: The popular tourist destinations in the city such as Panchakki and Bibi-ka-Maqbara could soon have better connectivity-related infrastructure. Maharashtra revenue minister Eknath Khadse has...
View ArticleMSRTC to start AC bus services to Ajanta, Ellora
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) is all set to unveil special air-conditioned buses for tourists visiting...
View ArticleChinese vice president visits Ajanta caves in Aurangabad
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Nov 4 (IANS) Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Wednesday visited the Ajanta Caves here in Maharashtra, at the start of his five-day...
View ArticleDeclare Bibi Ka Maqbara a no fly zone: Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
AURANGABAD: The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation's (AMC) heritage conservation committee on Tuesday observed that 300 metre circular radius of Bibi Ka Maqbara - a Mughal era tomb built in the 16th...
View Article‘My dream is to have a Single Window for all clearances for industry’
Swadheen S Kshatriya, MTDC, Steena Joy, travel, tourism, hotels, hospitality, industry, domestic, market, Maharashtra, India, Single Window, policy, government, ASSOCHAM, Jal Yukt Shivar Abhiyan What...
View ArticleCH2M and Cisco Strategic Relationship in India (Cisco Systems Inc)
(Source: Cisco Systems Inc) SAN JOSE, Calif. - November 17, 2015 - CH2M and Cisco announced a new global strategic relationship to provide urban planning and design, smart-technology integration and...
View ArticleLand acquisition in Bidkin nears finish
Aurangabad: The district administration is in the process of completing phase II of land acquisition in Bidkin as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). About 897 hectares of land will be...
View ArticleDemand for IIM gets stronger
AURANGABAD: In an attempt to put pressure on the state government for setting up the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) here, activists of the IIM Marathwada Action Committee launched a...
View ArticleChief Minister opens Ellora-Ajanta festival, declares tourism directorate in...
AURANGABAD : Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday evening inaugurated the much-awaited Ellora-Ajanta International Festival at Ellora and declared that the state government has decided to start a...
View ArticleRevenue Earned from Monuments under Archaeological Survey of India (Ministry...
(Source: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India) LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES IDENTIFIED/PROPOSED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR CENTRAL PROTECTION Sl. No. Name of Monument/Site State Action Taken 1....
View ArticleStir for revival of cash-strapped MJP
AURANGABAD: Five water supply schemes in the region, including one that provides water to the world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves, are likely to get disrupted due to the protest of the...
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