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The centre of the market is still referred to as Ghantaghar. Chandni Chowk was once the grandest Indian market. [7] Chandni Chowk was a significant route for Mughal imperial processions, hosting the grand displays of emperors and their entourages, highlighting its importance in the empire's cultural and architectural heritage.
Delhi Town Hall at Chandni Chowk, with statue of Swami Shraddhanand in front. The Delhi Town Hall is a landmark building, at Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi.It was the seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from 1866 during the British Raj till late 2009, when offices shifted to the new MCD Civic Centre on Minto Road in Central Delhi formally inaugurated in 2010.
In 1800-1807, Raja Harsukh Rai, the imperial treasurer obtained imperial permission to build a temple with a shikhara in the Agrawal Jain neighborhood of Dharamapura, just south of Chandni Chowk. Thus temple, known for fine carvings, is now known as the Naya Mandir "New Temple". [8] [13]
A shop selling Dates in Khari Baoli market Californian almonds being sold at Khari Baoli market in Old Delhi.. Khari Baoli (Hindustani: [kʰ aːriː baːwriː]) is a street in Delhi, India known for its wholesale grocery and Asia's largest wholesale spice market selling a variety of spices, nuts, herbs and food products like rice and tea. [1]
Ward No. 46 is bordered on the north by Lawrence Road, Lal Bazar Street, Bipin Behari Ganguly Street, Lenin Sarani and Ganesh Chandra Avenue; on the east by Stand Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Mirza Ghalib Street, Rani Rashmoni Road, Chandni Chowk Street, Kairu Place and Bow Street; on the south by Lal Bazar Street, Lawrence Road, Nellie Sengupta Sarani and Outram Road; and on the west by ...
While this creates a "48-hour week" (42-hour average over the year) with long shifts, it may be preferred because it shrinks the work week down to four days, and then gives the employee four days' rest—double the time of a usual weekend. Due to the plan, employees effectively work an eight-day week, and the days they work vary by "week".
Chandni Chowk Assembly constituency is one of the seventy Delhi assembly constituencies of Delhi in northern India. Chandni Chowk assembly constituency is a part of ...
For example, if the actual holiday falls on a Tuesday, the Monday may be swapped as a holiday, and citizens are required to work on the previous Saturday instead, creating a three-day long weekend (Sunday to Tuesday) but a six-day work week (Monday to Saturday) in the previous week.