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Young ones root for father’s ‘Haathi Party’

Tuesday 5 May '09

Five-year-old Asad Ali and his older siblings Arshi (9) and Amshi (7) wait impatiently for their evening campaign. A sudden shower plays spoilsport.
Metro BJP’s gift to city, says Mukhi

Monday 4 May '09

At a rally organised in Vikaspuri on Sunday, BJP West Delhi candidate Jagdish Mukhi enumerated “the failures of the Congress government”.
Water, power big issues here

Wednesday 29 April '09

Originally from Rajasthan, Gulab Devi knows this time also her vote will go to the Congress candidate — her family has always voted for the party...
BJP’s Kanwaria finds few takers in Mongolpuri

Wednesday 29 April '09

A group of curious Rajasthani women waited impatiently in the sweltering afternoon heat as Meera Kanwaria’s sister tried to set the stage for a campaign speech.
Pistol found on boy at Metro station

Tuesday 28 April '09

A country-made pistol was found in the luggage bag of a 16-year-old boy at Chandni Chowk Metro station on Monday.
Metro link, infrastructure key issues in Northeast

Monday 27 April '09

Most of the 10 Assembly constituencies in Northeast Delhi came into being with immigrants from other states choosing to settle here.
On the agenda: image wizards lend leaders a strategic hand

Saturday 25 April '09

In the time of politicking, several candidates in Delhi are leveraging the services of image and media consultants to effectively beam home the message to voters.
100-year-old bridge found ‘shaved’ on Heritage Day

Sunday 19 April '09

Saturday, April 18, is observed as World Heritage Day. Saturday morning also found that bricks had fallen off the heritage-era Mangi Bridge, which connects Salimgarh Fort with Red Fort.
Tracking Iqbal: Chandni Chowk to NE Delhi, now off election radar

Sunday 19 April '09

First he moved out of Chandni Chowk, much to the relief of the constituency’s Congress candidate and sitting Member of Parliament Kapil Sibal, and into Northeast Delhi.
Archaeology body goes local to save heritage, ropes in RWAs

Saturday 18 April '09

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found a novel way to fight pressures of staff and fund crunch. The ASI’s Delhi circle now plans to rope in Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) for effective conservation and maintenance of protected monuments.
DDA, govt fight over heritage preservation in S Delhi park

Wednesday 15 April '09

The Delhi Government’s Department of Archaeology and the DDA have locked horns over the development and maintenance of Mehrauli archaeological park, considered a treasure trove of monuments and heritage structures.
Metro coming to South Delhi in ’10

Wednesday 8 April '09

Come 2010 and South Delhi residents can expect some relief from the usual traffic jams. Two Delhi Metro lines, Central Secretariat to Badarpur and Central Secretariat to Gurgaon...
Maken plays masterplan card

Monday 6 April '09

With Ajay Maken, the Congress candidate for Lok Sabha polls from New Delhi constituency, beginning his first ‘padyatra’ (march), the narrow bylanes of Shahpur Jat and Zamrudpur sprung to life on an otherwise lazy Sunday evening.
800-year-old structure under threat

Saturday 4 April '09

An 800-year-old building, said to be the earliest surviving monument of the Islamic period built by Ghiyasuddin Balban, the Lal Mahal in Nizamuddin is now undergoing planned demolition and illegal reconstruction.
INTACH readies final heritage circuit plans

Thursday 2 April '09

Officials of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) working on the Capital’s Heritage Circuit made a presentation of the detailed proposal before the Lieutenant-Governor Tejendra Khanna on Wednesday.
Express Link to meet deadline

Wednesday 1 April '09

The Delhi Airport Metro Express Link, a private public partnership between the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and a consortium of Reliance Infrastructure and CAF...
A slice of Mughal architecture in the heart of modern Delhi

Wednesday 1 April '09

Visitors to Delhi have another place to spend their stay in a luxurious way right in the heart of the city.
A slice of Mughal architecture in the heart of modern Delhi

Wednesday 1 April '09

Visitors to Delhi have another place to spend their stay in a luxurious way right in the heart of the city.
ASI’s tourist-friendly plan: Buy one ticket, see all monuments

Friday 27 March '09

Entry tickets for historical monuments will soon be available over the counter with travel agents, hotels and even at local departmental stores if the Archaeological Survey of India’s single-ticketing system falls into place.
On World TB Day, experts track new trends to fight disease

Wednesday 25 March '09

As medical research institutes and organisations observed World Tuberculosis Day on Tuesday, senior research experts and doctors in the Capital voiced concerns over the continued threat of the deadly disease in the country.
Harappan site in Haryana: ASI to push for World Heritage status

Tuesday 24 March '09

The Harappan burial and habitation sites discovered recently at Farmana in Haryana have been identified as a significant archaeological finding....
Somnath slams Meghalaya Speaker

Tuesday 24 March '09

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Monday condemned the disqualification of five Meghalaya MLAs by Assembly Speaker B M Lanong....
Traffic trends similar in India, China

Friday 13 March '09

Despite a marked difference in the per capita income and the number of traffic fatalities in India and China, road safety conditions in both the countries are similar...
New study, same report: Delhi, hit-and-run capital

Tuesday 10 March '09

Another report has found Delhi as the capital of fatal accidents. While Mumbai drivers run over more pedestrians, the report says Delhi is numero uno in fatal accidents against all other types of road users.
Slum children get lesson on empathy through films

Sunday 8 March '09

The dingy hall at Basti Vikas Kendra in New Seemapuri bustled with young children from the slum nudging their way in to catch the back-to-back screening of four films.
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