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Miya Museum case: Three arrested men sent to police custody in Assam's Nalbari
India | Oct 27, 2022, 07:09 AM ISTMiya Museum case: Assam Police on Monday detained two persons Mohar Ali and Abdul Baten in connection with the same.
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'Miya museum' sealed by Assam Police in Goalpara; two detained
India | Oct 26, 2022, 08:49 AM ISTMiya museum sealed: A team of government officers sealed the museum at Dapkabhita under Lakhiur police station and put up a notice that it has been done on the orders of the deputy commissioner.
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Kolkata: CISF Jawan opens fire at Indian Museum, two colleagues injured
India | Aug 06, 2022, 08:23 PM ISTThe CISF took over the armed security of the museum in December 2019.
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China state museum opens in Hong Kong amid patriotism drive
World | Jul 03, 2022, 09:58 PM ISTThe opening of the exhibition came just two days after China's leader Xi Jinping marked the anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a visit to what is officially called the special autonomous region and a speech emphasizing Beijing's control under its vision of “one country, two systems.”
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International Museum Day: National Gallery of Modern Art holds week-long celebrations
Books & Culture | May 18, 2022, 09:07 AM ISTThe International Council of Museums has been organizing International Museum Day for the museum community every year since 1977. The purpose of this day is to make the visitors aware of the importance of the museum, cultural exchange and promotion of cultures.
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PM Modi inaugurated Prime Ministers’ museum: Here is how you can buy tickets
Technology | Apr 15, 2022, 10:44 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the prime ministers' museum which is named 'Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya'. The museum is located in Delhi and it has been set up ideally to give tribute to all the prime ministers of the country, since the time of Indian independence.
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Take a inside look of 'Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya' | SEE IN PICS
India | Apr 09, 2022, 02:55 PM ISTPradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya recognises the contribution of all PMs irrespective of their ideology or tenure in office, according to the vision of PM Narendra Modi.
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Shows contribution of all ex-Prime Ministers, says PM Modi weeks before inaugurating PMs museum
India | Mar 29, 2022, 10:52 PM ISTThe PM Museum will showcase life and times of all 14 former Prime Ministers of the country so far. Sources said that equal space and importance has been ensured for all the former Prime Ministers as per the duration of their tenures.
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Madhya Pradesh museum to showcase stories of Chambal dacoits, policemen
India | Jan 31, 2021, 12:17 PM ISTTales of some dreaded dacoits of Madhya Pradesh's Chambal region and the efforts of police to curb the bandit menace will be showcased at a museum in Bhind district, officials said.
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Chandigarh to get another landmark -- Museum of Trees
India | Nov 29, 2020, 07:28 PM ISTPunjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will virtually inaugurate a unique environmental landmark in Chandigarh -- the Museum of Trees - to commemorate the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev, on November 30.
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Museums, art galleries to reopen from November 10: Culture Ministry
India | Nov 05, 2020, 05:51 PM ISTThe Ministry of Culture on Thursday issued detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reopening of museums, art galleries, and exhibitions under it, on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, based on the Unlock 5.0 guidelines. They have been closed since March 17.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for renaming Agra's Mughal Museum after Shivaji Maharaj
India | Sep 15, 2020, 10:45 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the decision to rename the under-construction Mughal Museum in Agra after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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Sebi to set up virtual museum of securities market
Business | Aug 02, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTCoronavirus pandemic has confined all of us indoors. The outbreak has forced us to either limit or eliminate our outings altogether.This has given rise to many things such as virtual meets, virtual 'travel' and more. Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) seems to have decided to go with the trend. It is planning to launch a virtual museum.
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Coronavirus: ASI monuments, museums to remain shut till March 31
India | Mar 16, 2020, 08:51 PM ISTAmid the coronavirus outbreak, the Tourism Ministry has decided to close all museum and ASI monuments for general public till March 31.
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Heritage Museum at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus closed till March 31 amid Coronavirus fears
India | Mar 13, 2020, 02:24 PM ISTCentral Railway on Friday as a preventive measure to counter coronavirus, announced that Heritage Museum at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus will remain closed for public viewing for the month of March 2020.
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India urges UK museum to return ancient idol 'stolen' from Tamil Nadu temple
World | Feb 24, 2020, 05:03 PM ISTIndia has made a formal request for a 15th century bronze idol believed to be stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu and found its way to a UK museum through auction.
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Thieves break into German museum, escape with jewellery valued at $1.1billion
World | Nov 26, 2019, 08:46 AM ISTTwo thieves switched off power supply at 5 a.m. before breaking through a window into the Green Vault museum in Dresden, eastern Germany, which in the past boasted that it was "as secure as Fort Knox", a Daily Mail Online report said.
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Egypt unveils animal mummies of lion cubs, crocodiles, birds
World | Nov 24, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTItems from the new find were displayed at a makeshift exhibition at the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, south of Cairo, near where mummies and other artifacts have been found in a vast necropolis.
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Kolkata house that hosted Gandhi Ji to open as full-fledged museum
India | Sep 29, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTIn August and September of 1947, away from the celebration of Independence, Gandhi chose to be in Kolkata with some of his followers to calm the rioters down. He stayed in the building during his stay.
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Mumbai to witness slice of history in British-era bunker
India | Aug 25, 2019, 09:18 AM ISTOn August 18, President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled what is India's first-ever 'underground museum' developed within the estimated century-old bunker, spread across over 15,000 square feet with 13 rooms and a 20-feet tall majestic gate.