Hyderabad's iconic Charminar on Wednesday suffered damage as a piece of lime stucco work on one of its minarets fell down on Wednesday night, reportedly due to unseasonal rains. Since last few months, Charminar was being renovated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Last night, a chunk of the ornamental stucco work of one the minarets fell off. The incident took place at around 11:30 pm when a portion of the stucco work detached from the granite slab. According to an IANS report, the ASI had undertaken restoration work on the monument sometime back.

Source: dna May 02, 2019 05:03 UTC