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Floods paralyse Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat: 169 dead in south and western India; IMD issues orange alert in six Kerala districts
Fp Staff •Southwest Monsoon is in its full fury, causing heavy rainfall in several areas across the country.
Toll due to floods in southern, western parts of country rises to 157; armed forces, NDRF, police engage in rescue operations
•World heritage site Hampi in Karnataka's Ballari district was inundated; toll touched 60 in Kerala even as rains abated; five fishermen drowned in Gujarat after a boat capsized due to rough weather.
Desecration of Brindavana at Hampi: Outrage over Tejasvi Surya's remark shows how Leftist cabal cherry-picks facts to hide uncomfortable truths
Ravilochanan_aiyyangar •Praveen Swami's article about Tejasvi Surya's statement in Lok Sabha as well as his tweets regarding desecration of Sri Vyasaraja's Brindavana in Hampi is an example of how Leftist cabal cherry-picks facts to outrage whenever someone brings to light the uncomfortable truths
Tejasvi Surya’s rage on Hampi shows how much Indians have come to love the slime of victimhood
Praveen •The history of Hampi tells us that our grand-ancestors were wronged. It also tells us that they, in turn, wronged: no peoples’ stories are free of stain.
Karnataka court imposes Rs 70,000 fine on Hampi temple vandalisers, orders them to restore pillars under police supervision
•A Karnataka court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on four people in Hampi for damaging ancient pillars of a ruined temple at the world heritage site and ordered the guilty to restore the pillars in the presence of the state police.
Four men held for destroying ancient pillar in Hampi, tell cops say they did it out of 'sheer excitement'
Fp Staff •The development had come just days after the Times Magazine listed Hampi World Heritage site as the second must-see place in 2019. Hampi, an ancient village in Karnataka is dotted with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire
Karnataka: Hampi locals demand protection for town monuments after video of man damaging temple pillar goes viral
•The development comes just days after the Times Magazine listed the Hampi World Heritage site as the second must-see place in 2019.
Hampi, of Gods and Kings: Bharath Ramamrutham's book reveals new facets of heritage city
Matthieufoss •Hampi, of Gods and Kings captures the holy essence of the city's majestic settings which have inspired builders, visionaries and pilgrims for centuries
Google Arts and Culture app adds 360-degree videos of popular Indian tourist sites such as Hampi, Qutub Minar, Golden Temple among others
Ians •As part of the partnership, Google Arts and Culture will provide users with an immersive 360-degree view of India's heritage, festivity, spirituality and adventure
RBI to soon issue fluorescent blue Rs 50 notes; earlier banknotes will continue to be legal tender
•The Reserve Bank will soon introduce new fluorescent blue Rs 50 banknotes bearing the motif of 'Hampi with Chariot' that depicts India's cultural heritage