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Class 9 student ‘raped’ by two

The Times of India 02 Mar 2021

Gurgaon. A 15-year-old from Delhi has alleged that she was raped by two boys and molested by another girl at a hotel in Gurgaon. The three minor accused have been detained and sent to an observation home in Faridabad, police said on Monday ... And that day only, the trio made a plan to visit Connaught Place on February 26 ... Download ... City . .

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Work underway to set up 2 smog towers, each will have 1,200 air filters

Indian Express 02 Mar 2021

The 25-metre high towers are being set up at Baba Kharak Singh Marg at Connaught Place in Central Delhi and behind the Anand Vihar Terminus in East Delhi ... The nodal agency for the tower at Connaught Place is the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), while at Anand Vihar, it is the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).Delhi News. Breaking bad ... .

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Delhi Police shuts one lane of Delhi-Meerut Expressway after opening for a few hours

Hindustan Times 02 Mar 2021

PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 11.37 PM IST ... Even the side road from Ghazipur to Vaishali in Ghaziabad is heavily barricaded by the police ... Even if one has to go to Connaught Place in Delhi, it takes about one to one-and-a-half hours as opposed to 20-25 minutes via the expressway,” said BK Pandey, a resident of Sector 5, Vaishali.

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Focus on vertical growth, Delhi needs to protect modern heritage buildings

Hindustan Times 02 Mar 2021

It symbolically and technologically reflected India’s important place in the modern industrialising community of nations, according to INTACH ... Similarly, built in 1988, the Jeevan Bharti building in Connaught Place represents the high-rise development around the British-era market in the 80s and 90s.

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15-year-old Delhi girl gang-raped in Gurugram hotel

Hindustan Times 01 Mar 2021

The incident is alleged to have taken place on February 25, but was reported on Sunday night, following which a case was registered ... According to the police, the girl is a student of Class 9 in a Delhi government school and had met the boys through a common friend, while they were planning to visit Connaught Place in Delhi ... ....

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The name of the game

Business Line 28 Feb 2021

The tallest leader the RSS has produced in its 95-year-old struggle to seize the national imagination naturally desires a place in history ... Rahul Gandhi should take heart that the metro station in Connaught Place is still called Rajiv Gandhi Chowk although the shopping arcade in the heart of the Capital continues to be ‘CP’ in the popular lexicon.

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The politics of naming and renaming public spaces in India

Hindustan Times 28 Feb 2021

Modi is the first Indian prime minister in office to get a stadium, or any other public place for that matter, named after themselves ... Some of these names have not stuck, the best example being Rajiv Chowk that replaced Connaught Place.

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On PWD facelift list: Jama Masjid area, Netaji Subhash Marg

Indian Express 28 Feb 2021

“The process for redeveloping Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Marg has started ... One Year Later, The Next of Kin ... “Similar to the way all buildings in Connaught Place have a uniform look, Chandni Chowk buildings will have uniform front facades ... Sewer lines and overhead wires will be taken underground. Restoration work will take place inside Meena Bazaar ... .

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Bharat Bandh impact: Markets remain open, nationwide shutdown evokes mixed response

DNA India 27 Feb 2021

However, CAIT in a statement said the shutdown was a "grand success" as more than 8 crore small businesses belonging to about 40,000 trade associations across the country kept their shutters down and no trading activity took place in any commercial market ... The bandh was not enforced at Connaught Place market.

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'Bharat Vyapar Bandh' evokes lukewarm response

Hindustan Times 26 Feb 2021

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Many market associations support 'Bharat Vyapar bandh' but keep shops open

Yahoo Daily News 26 Feb 2021

Read full article. 26 February 2021, 10.38 am·2-min read ... The CAIT said dharnas (protests) will be held nationwide at 1,500 places to urge the Centre, state governments and the GST Council to keep in abeyance the 'draconian' provisions of GST ... However, they have extended their support ... The bandh was not enforced at Connaught Place market ... .

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Business of liquor needs a major detox

Hindustan Times 26 Feb 2021

A 40-seat resto bar located in an upmarket commercial space such as Connaught Place pays the same license fee as one located in Dilshad Garden or Seelampur ... (NRAI), disagreed, underlining that establishments in areas such as Khan Market and Connaught Place paid much higher rent.

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Countrywide bandh unlikely to hit city mkts

The Times of India 25 Feb 2021

About 20 other prominent markets in the city, like Connaught Place, Janpath , Karol Bagh , Khan Market, Main Road Chandni Chowk, South Extension Part 1, South Extension Part 2, Aurobindo Market , Gaffar Marke , Tank Road Readymade Garments Wholesale Marke , Lajpat Nagar, Green ...