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Filled with a huge number of aspirants and students, Mukherjee Nagar has been the epicenter of many student agendas and protests, especially against UPSC (2013) [3] and against SSC (2017) [4] both of which spread quickly nationwide, and led to involvement of Government of India either in form of Judicial activism in the former, or involving inspection by CBI [5] in the latter.
One of Delhi's earliest modern hotels, Maidens Hotel, was built in 1903 in the Civil Lines, an area known for its European-style hotels where British officers stayed. Other notable hotels in the area included Swiss Hotel and Hotel Cecil, operated by the Robert Hotz family, which also owned Wildflower Hall and the Cecil Hotel in Shimla.
Neighbouring localities include Dhaka Village, Mukherjee Nagar, and Hakikat Nagar. The foundation of the new capital of British India, New Delhi, was laid at the Coronation Park by King George V in December, 1911, rendering this area historically significant. [1] Refugees from West Punjab and Dera Ismail Khan at the Kingsway Camp in 1947
Notably, it is the first Delhi Metro station to include hotel rooms within its complex. [ 3 ] As of August 2014, Dwarka Sector 21 Metro station hosted the largest rooftop solar plant in the city, with an installed capacity of 500 kW, generating sufficient power to meet all its operational needs.
The site for New Delhi was moved to Raisina Hill, south of Shahjahanabad, due to land acquisition costs and the desire to create new symbolism for the city, distancing it from the old city. [ 4 ] By the 1940s, Model Town's aristocratic landowners partnered with DLF to develop their estate into a neighborhood, becoming one of the best-planned ...
Districts of Delhi. Delhi is a vast city and a union territory, and is home to a population of more than 16 million people. It is a microcosm of India and its residents belong to varied ethnic, religious and linguistic groups.
Later the status of Delhi was elevated to a union territory in November 1956. After the 69th Constitutional (Amendment) Act of 1991 came into force, Delhi was formally renamed as the National Capital Territory of Delhi or NCT of Delhi. During the 1970s, Delhi had only four administrative districts ie North, South, Central and New Delhi. [12]
New Delhi skyline. Gateway Tower in Gurugram. GAIL Jubilee Tower, in Noida. Cyber Green Hub Building in Gurugram. This list enumerates high-rise buildings and skyscrapers in the city of Delhi, the capital and the largest metropolis of India, along with its adjoining NCR areas. Currently there are more than 5,200 high-rise buildings in the Delhi NCR area with thousands more under construction ...