Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez is known for political stunts. But he has outdone himself this time. In the second week of May, Chavez launched Vergatorio: costing US $15 it

KOCHI: In an attempt to reinstate the historical importance of the legendary port of Muziris, the State Government is contemplating creation of the Muziris heritage Project.

The master plan for the project has been completed. At an estimated cost of around Rs 100 crore, the project is designed to bring back the past by linking the various monuments beloning to the ancient era.

New Delhi: Every two minutes a plane flies over the 13th century Qutab Minar, a fact that is giving Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials sleepless nights. They are worried that the vibrations from the aircraft could affect the foundation of the monument, one of the tallest in the world and which is located in a seismic zone.

Oliver Radtke knows several languages. But he is a polyglot with a difference. Radtke is an expert in a portmanteau language: Chinglish. Radtke discovered the odd world of

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http://www.pgportal.gov.in A few months back, the telephone company BSNL dug up newly built roads in Faridabad, Haryana, to lay cables. A resident highlighted his concern at http://www.pgportal.gov.in. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice. The portal run by the Union government

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PREETI KARMYOGI, NEW DELHI
The Archaeologi cal Survey of India has handed over the entire Hampi World Heritage Site to the Bengaluru circle. The much awaited move has been taken on the demand of various stakeholders and conservationists to ensure better administration.

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