Tag: Statue
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9-ft tall Padmavati statue coming up in Udaipur
Even as Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” continues to be a touchy topic, the BJP government in Rajasthan is planning to install a nine-feet-tall statue of the Chittor queen in Udaipur to cash in on the Rajput vote bank in the state. According to informed sources, state Home Minister Gulabchand Kataria had organised a quick meeting …
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December 19, 2017 -
Meerut temple dedicated to PM Modi to have his 100-foot statue
A temple dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to be constructed at a cost of Rs. 19 crore in Meerut. The temple will have 100-foot statue of PM Modi. JP Singh, an assistant engineer of irrigation department, shortly after his retirement announced to construct a temple of PM Modi for which the land …
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October 4, 2017 -
Naidu unveils Mahatma Gandhi statue at Rajghat
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday unveiled a 1.8 metre-tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on the occasion of his 148 birth anniversary. An official statement said the statue of the “champion of country’s independence” would appeal to a large number of visitors. Over 10,000 people visit Rajghat daily and several foreign dignitaries pay …
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October 2, 2017 -
Install Tagore’s statue at Jallianwala Bagh: CPI(M)
A CPI(M) member on Friday asked the government to immediately instal a statue of Rabindranath Tagore at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to honour the Nobel Laureate who had renounced Knighthood after the 1919 massacre. "I am raising this demand at a time when some non- sensical demands are being made for a ban on the eternal …
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August 4, 2017 -
Statue of BR Ambedkar desecrated in UP village
When the country is celebrating his Jayanti the statue of Dr Bheemrao Ambedkar was desecrated in village Gesupur Sumali of Kithore area . Enraged by this Dalits came out in protest and demanded installation of a new statute . A complaint against four people of the village has been lodged by the police and a case …
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April 14, 2017 -
Shreya Ghoshal to get wax statue at Madame Tussauds
Popular singer Shreya Ghoshal's wax statue will be unveiled at India's first Madame Tussauds museum, which is to open here in June. She is thrilled. "I am thrilled to be a part of history here at Madame Tussauds, and it is an honour to be featured among such talented stars, artists, historians and renowned celebrities," …
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March 15, 2017 -
Huge statue of Egyptian pharaoh discovered
An extremely large statue, possibly depicting Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses the Great, has been unearthed in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb. The fragments of the quartzite statue were found by Egyptian and German archaeologists in the heavily populated Ain Shams and Matariya districts. According to Egypt's antiquities ministry, the statue was discovered in a …
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March 10, 2017 -
Set in Stone
January 9, 2017 -
Set in Stone
January 9, 2017