Mumbai's Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mumbai, June 30 : The famed Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of south Mumbai have been named as the latest entrants to the coveted World Heritage Sites list, said an announcement by Unesco on Saturday.
The decision came at the ongoing 42nd session of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's World Heritage Committee currently underway in Bahrain till July 4.
"Just inscribed as @UNESCO #World Heritage Site: Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, India. Congratulations," said a UNESCO tweet a short while ago.
Maharashtra government had first submitted its formal nomination proposal for the Unesco honour in 2012 for the 'Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai' but it was edged out by other major Indian landmarks.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
