Despite having immense tourism potential as well as historical, religious and ecological significance, the Barabar hills in Jehanabad continue to battle against depredations of vandals and ravages of ...

Illegal mining activities at the famed ancient site of Barabar Hills in Jehanabad district has been stopped. Rampant illegal mining activities, mostly of stone chips, carried out by locals in many ...

The environment and forest department has kicked off a ₹50 crore project to turn the rugged Barabar Hills in Jehanabad’s Makhdumpur block into a major eco-tourism centre, preserving its ancient caves ...

Scholars have for decades debated the source of the iron ore and sites of the foundries that made the implements that created the Mauryan-era Barabar Caves — India’s oldest surviving rock-cut caves — ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Dating back to the Mauryan period, Barabar Caves are the oldest rock-cut caves in India. Located in Jehanabad district in Bihar, about 31 north of Gaya, some of the caves have inscriptions that date ...

Gaya, Feb. 21: The ancient caves at Barabar hills could soon get some healing touch. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has prepared a plan to conserve the series of caves, which have developed ...

Sandwiched between Gaya and Patna, Jehanabad was carved out of Gaya district in 1986 to promote development in the region. Built in the 3rd century CE during the Mauryan emperor Ashoka’s reign, the ...