By admin on July 4, 2009
While the historic Fern House, set up by the then Maharaja of Patiala Rajinder Singh in 1876 and boasting of 40 rare species of fern and other shade-loving plants, has apparently fallen no bad days for absence of proper care, Patiala DC Jasbir Singh Bir has directed the Punjab Horticulture Department to restore the glory [...]
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By admin on July 4, 2009
If decay has set on to devour the historic Quila Mubarak of Patiala, unscrupulous people have started encroaching upon the priceless land of this historic monument – which served as an official residence of “Maharajas” of erstwhile Patiala state up to middle of the 19th century – in absence of adoption of any corrective measure [...]
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By Amandeep Madra on February 7, 2009
The Punjab and Haryana High Court wants to know whether the government of India has declared Quila Mubarak a protected monument.
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By admin on April 26, 2000
PATIALA, April 25 – In the late 18th century, when Maharani Aas Kaur got a serai constructed at the main entrance to the then princely state of Patiala, she would never have imagined that the building meant for the comfort of the visitors would be one day used as an interrogation centre by the CIA [...]
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By admin on March 22, 2000
The State Archaeology and Conservation Department cries hoarse over lack of funds to restore the glory of Quila Mubarak, Sheesh Mahal, painted chambers and artefacts rusting in stores in the city, but a huge quantity of material and chemicals required for conservation, lying unused for many years, tell a different story altogether.
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By admin on October 5, 1999
PATIALA: The fate of Sirhindi Gate, a protected monument, hangs in the balance owing to a controversy between residents living near it and the Department of Conservation over the issue of maintaining or demolishing it. Added to this is the perennial shortage of funds faced by the state government.
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By admin on April 27, 1999
The lecture at the Alliance Francaise this evening was extraordinary, not because of any calibrated presence but for the focus: the preservation of Qila Mubarak. And it came not from any highbrows of art here but from a young French scholar who has embraced Sikhism and changed her name from Anne-Colombe Launois to Sat Kaur [...]
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By admin on July 21, 1998
The plight of Sirhindi Gate, built in the 18th century, is a reflection of how the heritage of Patiala is slowly vanishing.
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