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Nalanda

(nəlän`də), Buddhist monastic center in what is now Baragaon, Bihar state, E central India. Often referred to as a university, Nalanda was, from the 4th to the 12 cent. A.D., the most renowned center of Buddhist learning in India. There are extensive ruins of stupas, monasteries, and temples.
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Summary: Nalanda (Bihar) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Two witnesses on their way to appear before a court were shot by three bike-borne assailants at Nagarnausa area of Nalanda, police said.
Bihar: Witnesses shot at by bike-borne assailants in Nalanda
Earlier this week, Bharti Jain, a senior journalist, tweeted a series of allegations on Sen's tenure as the chancellor of Nalanda Univesrity in India, accusing him of financial misconduct and nepotism.
Indian journalist apologises for 'incorrect' tweets
Nalanda Srivijaya and beyond: Re-exploring Buddhist art in Asia
Nalanda Srivijaya and beyond: Re-exploring Buddhist art in Asia
Nalanda The 5th Century ancient seat of learning, ' Nalanda Mahavihara,' rose from its ashes to be declared a ' UNESCO World Heritage Site' on Friday finally.
Nalanda on world heritage map at last
Patna: Classes opened on Monday at the Nalanda University, an ancient international centre for learning in Bihar, after a break of over 800 years with 15 students, its vice-chancellor said.
Classes begin in Nalanda University after over 800 years
YENy DELHy (CyHAN)- m dmi Party candidate from Nalanda Lok Sabha seat was allegedly attacked by a gang of nearly 25 unidentified assailants last night.
AAP Candidate attacked, admitted to hospital
India's Nalanda University is accepting students 6 almost a millennium after it was destroyed by Muslim invaders.
Can India Revive An Ancient University A Thousand Years After Its Destruction?
16 -- Nobel Laureate and Chancellor of Nalanda University, Professor Amartya Sen and the Governing Board of the university have invited Milinda Moragoda to assist in the establishment of the university as an advisor.
Milinda Moragoda appointed as Advisor to Nalanda University
Re-creating Nalanda: why has the idea failed to elicit an enthusiastic response in a country that seeks a future greatness to match its past glory?
HUM HINDUSTANI: Not by another Nalanda -J Sri Raman
Summary: Nalanda (Bihar) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): In a heart-wrenching incident, a poor woman tried to sell off her two children unable to bear the expense of raising them and to fetch money for her own treatment in Nalanda district of Bihar.
Struggling with poor health and poverty, Bihar woman tries to sell off children
and authenticity." ICOMOS also seems to be uncomfortable with the project label, recommending it to be changed from the ' Excavated Remains of Nalanda Mahavihara' to ' The Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara.' The Ministry of Culture has not given up hope yet.
NALANDASTUMBLES STILL IN HERITAGE RACE BUT

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