Hoysala Temples in Karnataka finalised as India's nomination for World Heritage List for 2022-2023
New Delhi, Jan 31: The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised as India's nomination for World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023, the Union Culture Ministry said on Monday.
The 'Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala' are on UNESCO's Tentative list since April 15, 2014, and stand testimony to the rich historical and cultural heritage of this country.
On Monday, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO Vishal V Sharma formally submitted the nomination of Hoysala Temples to UNESCO Director of World Heritage Lazare Eloundou.
Following the submission of the dossier, technical scrutiny will be carried out.
In a tweet, Sharma said, "India is proud to nominate The Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas for UNESCO's World Heritage List! Art historians recognize the exceptional sculptural artistry of the ensembles to be among the masterpieces of Asian art."
The site evaluation will happen in September/October this year and the dossier will be taken up for consideration in July/August next year.
G Kishan Reddy, the Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of Northeastern Region, said, "This is a great moment for India to see the Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas temples being submitted for inscription in the World Heritage List."
"The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to both 'vikas' and 'virasat' (heritage).
"Our efforts in protecting our heritage is evident from the work the government has been putting in inscribing both our tangible and intangible heritage and also repatriating the cultural heritage that was stolen or taken away from India," the Minister added.
All the three Hoysala temples are protected monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India and therefore their conservation and maintenance will be done by its, culture ministry said.
The state government will ensure the conservation of state-protected monuments which are around these three monuments since it would add to the visual integrity of the place, it said.
भारत को @UNESCO की विश्व विरासत सूची के लिए "होयसाल के पवित्र कलाकारों की टुकड़ी" को नामित करते हुए गर्व हो रहा है।@UNESCO ದ ವಿಶ್ವ ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯ ಪಟ್ಟಿಗೆ "ಹೊಯ್ಸಳರ ಪವಿತ್ರ ಮೇಳಗಳನ್ನು" ನಾಮನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ಮಾಡಲು ಭಾರತವು ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.
— Vishal V. Sharma 🇮🇳 (@VishalVSharma7) January 31, 2022
Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid & Somnathapura in Karnataka finalized as India’s nomination for consideration as World Heritage for the year 2022-2023 pic.twitter.com/0b8N7dJyyn
— ANI (@ANI) January 31, 2022
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
