By hema on March 11, 2010
Though there has been stringent prohibition act against defacing or damaging the precious historical monuments by the government, yet the act is being ignored, with hardly any guilt, by the authorities. Ram Bagh, an 84-acre summer palace set up by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1819, is a prime example to testify the couldn’t care less [...]
Posted in Architectural, Cultural | Tagged Punjab Remains Act 1964, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on March 9, 2009
Delay of the project to restore Ram Bagh, summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, has become an issue of public outcry. Morning walkers and aware citizens are critical of the Archaeological Society of India (ASI) for destroying the heritage in the name of restoring it.
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on February 14, 2009
Police baton charged thousands of students who were protesting against renovating the Jallianwala Bagh memorial here on Thursday.
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on June 12, 2008
The municipal corporation today broke the wall of Ram Bagh for making a new entry to the proposed cafeteria in the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama from the Madan Mohal Malwia Road here.
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on January 15, 2008
The municipal corporation has finally woken up to the plight of its cafeteria situated in Ram Bagh. Set up as part of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Panorama, it has been lying locked for over two years. Finally, the decision has been made to rent out the “prime location” to reputed companies like McDonald’s or Pizza [...]
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on November 15, 2007
Already encroached by several private clubs, the protected Ram Bagh Garden here is involved in yet another controversy, with religious guru Murari Bapu holding a 10-day religious function from November 17 inside the Bagh. The district administration, despite objections raised by Archeological Survey of India (ASI), has gone ahead to allow the religious meeting.
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on November 8, 2007
The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has stumbled upon antique fountains and water channels, dating back to the period of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, from the Civil Defence Services Building as part of the conservation and restoration project taken up in the historic Ram Bagh.
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on July 18, 2007
A view of the demolished Baradari at Ram Bagh, summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in Amritsar on Wednesday. Heritage lovers of the holy city were shocked to see the only existing Baradari (canopy) in the historical Rambagh, constructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, demolished by the Archaeological Survey of India without taking the local administration [...]
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on June 25, 2007
While the managements of the three public clubs running from the “protected” Ram Bagh Gardens in the city have intensified efforts to make the district administration cancel its orders on closure by June 30, the voices of concern are gaining momentum too. Environmentalists and social workers have also condemned BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and [...]
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |
By admin on June 8, 2007
CHANDIGARH: Auctioning a land close to the historic Ram Bagh for a 3,00,000 square feet shopping mall has landed Amritsar Municipal Corporation in trouble. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a case against the developer, MGF, and has made MC a party in it. The developer has not only started construction within 27 [...]
Posted in Cultural, Material | Tagged Amritsar, green space, Ram Bagh, Ranjit Singh |