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Past erased: once were mosques, now a mess of encroachment

Thursday 5 March '09

Located in ward number 1 of Mehrauli, this 19th-Century wall mosque had three mihrabs and return walls on the north and the south, with one arch each...
65 graves point to largest Harappan burial site next door to capital

Tuesday 3 March '09

Archaeologists from three universities have been at work since the beginning of this year in Haryana’s Sonepat district, digging for what may turn out to be one of the most significant breakthroughs.....
Boards begin: easy goes first day first show, say students

Tuesday 3 March '09

Going by the mood of relief at many examination centres post-papers on Monday afternoon, the first day first show of the CBSE Board examinations was a hit.
5 heritage structures gone

Tuesday 3 March '09

Flooded with heritage buildings, Delhi is losing sight of many such sites in its ‘development’ run. While conservationists fear many monuments have disappeared...
ASI to shoot up rates for film shooting at protected monuments

Thursday 19 February '09

While filmmakers have discovered a new-found love for the Capital, and its protected monuments, the Archaeological Survey of India plans to make them cough up more for shooting in such structures.
To beat rush, 131 more Metro trains by June

Wednesday 18 February '09

With the growing ridership, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has decided to feed the first consignment of 620 coaches (131 trains) into the existing lines, which will increase the frequency of trains on the Blue and Red Lines by June.
No Jaipur-like mishap possible in Delhi, we don’t take chances: ASI

Tuesday 17 February '09

Recently, the Rajasthan High Court asked the crew of the Salman Khan-starrer Veer to pack its bags following a wall collapse during the shooting in the Amber Fort in Jaipur.
Fitting in the old and the new

Friday 13 February '09

The final leg of the Heritage Route, from Pragati Maidan to Humayun’s Tomb, includes places of contemporary interest as well as important heritage structures.
BMC to outsource work for 24×7 water supply

Thursday 12 February '09

In its effort to provide uninterrupted water supply to citizens, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to outsource work instead of carrying out reformsdepartmentally.
Ferozeshah Kotla area in for facelift

Wednesday 11 February '09

After Darya Ganj, the second stretch on the Heritage Circuit will be from Delhi Gate to ITO, covering Ferozeshah Kotla and Khooni Darwaza, besides other buildings of interest on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg.
Spain to fund Shantiniketan’s facelift

Tuesday 10 February '09

Varanasi and Shantiniketan have been chosen as the two main projects by the Spanish government as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Smart avatar for Darya Ganj

Tuesday 10 February '09

With the Heritage Circuit plans underway, Darya Ganj will get a completely new look. Though there will be no intervention in the heritage buildings, the entire landscape around the area, which is part of the initial stretch from Red Fort to Delhi Gate, will be redeveloped.
Need for umbrella body to pave Capital’s Heritage trail

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Capital is on its way to getting its own Heritage Circuit linking the three World Heritage Sites — Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb and the Qutub Minar.
Told to be ‘tight-lipped’, victim says Metro to blame for the accident

Sunday 8 February '09

For 23-year-old Satender Kumar Jaiswal, the nightmare is far from over.
Metro saved Rs 2,000 crore in five years: study

Saturday 31 January '09

While it is believed that Metro, right from conceptualisation to construction stage, is an expensive urban project...
An island in the bustle of Delhi ticks on at its own pace

Saturday 31 January '09

This could well be one of Delhi’s last surviving islands of peace.
Building peace more difficult than war: Pak team

Saturday 24 January '09

It was not all promises of peace-building or even pledging solidarity in the fight against terrorism.
Metro stations, airport on high alert ahead of Republic Day

Tuesday 20 January '09

With a week to go for the 60th Republic Day, all Metro stations, important government buildings, airports and Samadhi Sthals have been put on high alert, with the deployment of additional CISF personnel and sniffer dogs.
Ride too short to provide public facilities in trains, stations: Metro

Sunday 18 January '09

A petition against the DMRC filed by a city-based NGO in the High Court seeking provision of public toilets and drinking water facilities inside Metro trains seems likely to come to naught...
Vasant Kunj trees hacked, carted to furniture market

Wednesday 14 January '09

Asked to prune, they hacked the trees. That’s the green story in pockets B and C of Vasant Kunj in South Delhi.
Fuelling panic

Friday 9 January '09

Petrol pumps across the Capital were either out of supply or had long queues as the nationwide strike by oil PSU executives hit petrol supplies on Thursday.
Deadline on track, Metro to chug into Noida this June

Thursday 8 January '09

The National Capital Region will get a step closer to the Capital with the Delhi Metro set to enter Noida this year.
Transport strike: ‘Why wait for govt to cancel permits, we are giving up business’

Thursday 8 January '09

In its third day, the All India Motor Transport Corporation strike turned dramatic with the transporters surrendering over 1,500 permits and nearly 3,000 vehicles at a dharna at the Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar on Wednesday.
Prices in mandi hold up as truckers’ stir enters day 2

Wednesday 7 January '09

The strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress received extensive support from other transport unions in the Capital on its second day.
One set for opening, Metro lines up lines for ’09 launch

Sunday 4 January '09

This could well be the year of Delhi Metro, as most lines in its phase-II are expected to be completed by the yearend.
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