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  The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood
Delhi Police is examining grounds for appealing against the acquittal of six persons in the sensational Jessica Lall murder case.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurating the new housing complex for animals.
The Delhi Transport and Power Minister, Mr Haroon Yusuf, while speaking at a function to felicitate the elderly, organised by The Eminent, a non-government organisation, late yesterday evening said, "The first BRTS corridor will be introduced between Ambedkar Nagar and Delhi Gate.
www.tribuneindia.com /2006/20061221/delhi.htm   (3635 words)

  
  Monuments of Delhi India, Delhi Darwazas, gates of Delhi, Alai Darwaza, Kabooli Darwaza, Delhi Gate, Kashmiri Gate, ...
Talaq-I-Darwaza is the northern gate of Purana Qila.
The gate walls, damaged by cannon balls, bare witness to the fury of the battle.The ruins of Mori Gate are only visible from the gaps in the walls, which flank the road leading to the railway line, laid by the British, from Calcutta to Delhi.
The gate is built of sandstone rising to a height of 160 ft. the height of the arch is 136' externally and 87'6" internally.
www.indiaprofile.com /monuments-temples/delhidarwazas.htm   (1197 words)

  
 mydelhi
The present day area of New and Old Delhi is located on the west bank of the Yamuna River, a tributary of the Ganges, and is landlocked by Haryana to the North, South, and West and Uttar Pradash to the East.
Delhi went through many ups and downs and did not reemerge into prominence until the 12th century A.D., when it was made the capital of the ruler Prthviraja III.
Delhi was invaded and partially destroyed by Timur at the end of the 14th century, and the last of the sultan kings moved the capital to Agra.
www.geocities.com /WallStreet/6581/mydelhi.htm   (2036 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Southern side of Hazuri Bagh is bounded by the wall of the Walled City, with the Roshnai Gate serving as an entrance.
Masti Gate is one of the 13 gates of Lahore Fort in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.
Delhi Gate is an entrance on the Eastern wall of the Walled City, named because it faces the road towards Delhi (now part of India).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lahore   (6189 words)

  
 Delhi Vacations,New Delhi Vacation,Package Vacations in Delhi India
Delhi - a canvas that reflects the complexities, contradictions, beauty and dynamism of a city where the past co-exist with the present.
Delhi is also synonymous with the omnipresent tandoori chicken and tandoori roti, which, when freshly had from the tandoor, makes a delicious meal.
Delhi is unique in that it has representative outlets for the handicrafts of each Indian state.
www.vacation-india.com /delhi-vacations.html   (1784 words)

  
 Delhi,New Delhi,Delhi Monuments,Red Fort,Jantar Mantar,Delhi India's Capital,Old Delhi,Walled city,delhi ...
Historically, Delhi is said to have been founded in the 11th century A.D. Butlegend and popular belief ascribe the beginnings of the city to the days of the Mahabharata, for Delhi is believed to have been the site of the legendary city of Indraprastha, the splendid home of the Pandavas.
Today's Delhi is therefore a blend of all the earlier Delhis their traditions, cultures and beliefs an amalgam of the ancient, the medieval and the modern, which co-exist and combine in numerous ways.
Delhi is an ideal base from where excursions to various destinations in the region may be undertaken - be it an outing for the day just beyond the confines of the city, or a longer trip lasting several days.
www.theindiatravelguide.com /test/delhi.htm   (2064 words)

  
 India Gate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Situated on the Rajpath in New Delhi, India Gate (originally called the All India War Memorial) was built by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I and the Afghan Wars.
The foundation stone was laid on 10 February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught.
Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous till the roads were closed to the public due to terrorist threats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/India_Gate   (243 words)

  
 Welcome to Easyindia
Delhi is fiercely hot in summer, surprisingly cold in winter (especially for those accustomed to central heating in their home countries) and moody in between.
The British intended New Delhi to be the architectural jewel in the imperial crown when they made the decision to shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911.
Adjacent to it is one of Delhi's older temples, the New Delhi Kali Bari, where Durga is worshipped in one of her most terrifying aspects, as Kali, the goddess of destruction.
www.easyindia.com /travel/destination/delhi.htm   (6699 words)

  
 European sailors of the Indian Navy, Breaching the Delhi Gate 1858 | Sailors of the Indian Navy breaching the Delhi ...
European sailors of the Indian Navy, Breaching the Delhi Gate 1858
Sailors of the Indian Navy breaching the Delhi Gate; Indian Mutiny 1857
PAD5908 Sailors of the Indian Navy breaching the Delhi Gate; Indian Mutiny 1857
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 Delhi - The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
Delhi followed her nose, munching on trunkfulls of the succulent mini bamboo grass until she reached an area that used to be one of Barbara's favorites.
Delhi seems to be enjoying her new yard and all of the regular pampering that she has grown so accustomed to.
Delhi explored her entire yard, watched Scott as he prepared the elephant trailer for the trip to Georgia to pick up Tange and Zula and napped in her favorite spot under the trees.
www.elephants.com /delhi/delhi_diary.htm   (1937 words)

  
 PunjabiLit: India: INTRODUCTION Delhi or Old Delhi
Delhi or Old Delhi, city in northern India, capital of the Union Territory of Delhi.
Delhi is surrounded by a high stone wall, erected in 1638, and is approached through seven arched gateways, including the Delhi Gate in the south, the Ajmer Gate in the east, and the Kashmîr Gate in the north.
Delhi was the temporary capital of British India from 1912 to 1931, when New Delhi was officially inaugurated as the capital.
india.punjabilit.com /introduction/delhi.htm   (570 words)

  
 delhi city guide, travel guide delhi, delhi guide
Home to over 10 million people, the sights of Destination Delhi range from the ruins of the seven historical cities built over time, monuments that testify to its position as a central hub of commerce and government, to symbols of an ever-growing prosperity in the southern parts that has engulfed a multitude of old villages.
Delhi is the city of the mythological Pandavs and the mythical Indraprastha, of the medieval Sultanate and of the great Mughal, Shah Jahan.
North Delhi, which is Old Delhi, is the area where the Mughals left behind some of the greatest architectural delights in all of India.
www.journeymart.com /DExplorer/AsiaIS/India/Delhi/default.asp   (595 words)

  
 Newdelhi.net The information, travel and visitor local guide to New Delhi Capital of India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Delhi may be an ancient city, but besides the old monuments mainly of the famed Mughal era, the city has a lot to write home about its modernity and the marks that it has left on the capital.
One of Delhi's most popular shopping centres built as early as 1931 there is nothing that one cannot buy here and it also has several eating houses which are for a large part of the day dull.
The Delhi zoo, close to Purana Qila, near ITO, was established in 1959 and is spread over a massive area of 214 acres.
www.newdelhi.net /tourism/sightseeing/index.asp   (2061 words)

  
 Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Delhi being the primary hub, India is gradually becoming a chosen destination for many travellers.
Delhi, the capital city of India, conceals within its bossoms the remains of ancient civilizations.
Delhi, has seen the rise and fall of many empires which have left behind a plethora of monuments that the grandeur and glory of bygone ages.
indiafocus.indiainfo.com /regional/states/delhi   (824 words)

  
 Dilli's gates and windows, The Milli Gazette, Vol.5 No.11, MG105 (1-15 Jun 04)
The gates were known as Dilli Darwaza (also known as Delhi Gate), Kabuli Darwaza, Raj Ghat Darwaza, Khizri Darwaza, Nigambodh Darwaza, Kela ke Ghat ka Darwaza, Lal Darwaza, Kashmiri Darwaza, Badar Darwaza, Patthar Khati Darwaza, Lahori Darwaza, Ajmeri Darwaza and Turkuman Darwaza.
This gate is almost totally destroyed but the city wall is still visible there indicating the existence of the gate.
This gate was closed by the freedom fighters in 1857 itself to protect themselves from enemy incursions.
www.milligazette.com /Archives/2004/01-15Jun04-Print-Edition/011506200496.htm   (1136 words)

  
 Historical Places in India, Historical Places in New Delhi, Red Fort, India Gate, Lotus Temple   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One of the most remarkable ruins in Delhi it has a circuit of about four miles, and is noted for its massive grandeur and sturdy vigour.
This structure, the oldest in Delhi and located near the Qutab Minar, was a favourite with later Mughal emperors as their resting place.
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib the legendary Urdu poet of Delhi lies buried in a superbly chiselled marble tomb.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/delhi/placestosee.htm   (1798 words)

  
 Events: LAST WORD; By SACHIDANANDA MURTHY; July 27, 2003. The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gate is a word which is associated with scams in the United States.
The gate which Mukherjee wants to gift to the people of Kolkata, using their money, is no ordinary gate.
He says even the Gateway in Mumbai was built to mark the visit of the Prince of Wales, while the India Gate in Delhi was to remember the soldiers who died in World War I. Mukherjee is convinced the franchise for the restaurants, and a shopping mall, would recover the cost of the gateway.
www.the-week.com /23jul27/events7.htm   (694 words)

  
 India Gate -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the Third Afgan War.
India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it.
The lawns around Rajpath are thronged by people during the night, when the India Gate is lit up.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/in/india_gate.htm   (167 words)

  
 Gardens of the Mughal Empire - Gardens of the Walled City of Lahore   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Following the processional approach, it is useful to begin at a spot just outside the city walls, near the Delhi gate, and to move in towards the center of the Mughal city.
The suburbs immediately east of Delhi Gate had Mughal gardens built from the time of Mirza (Prince) Kamran in the early sixteenth century to that of Prince Dara Shikoh in the mid-seventeenth century.
Delhi gate was rebuilt by the British and restored again in the 1990s, as were the Mughal baths just inside the gate.
www.mughalgardens.org /html/walled_city.html   (614 words)

  
 The Week   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chandni Chowk is perhaps Delhi’s oldest existing road, having been built along with the Red Fort and the city of Shahjahanabad in the 17th century.
The announcement was made in 1911, and the temporary capital was to be in Old Delhi with the present Delhi University building as the viceroy’s palace.
The Delhi High Court's stay, passed on July 22, on the construction of the National Police Memorial has brought the curtains down on one of the most flagrant violations of the city's urban aesthetics.
www.the-week.com /24aug08/lifestyle_article7.htm   (2631 words)

  
 Delhi Gate, Red Fort   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Significance: This gate was used, by the Emperor when he proceeded to the Jama Masjid for the Friday prayers.
Physical description: Similar in design and proportion to the Lahore Gate (A 144), two large elephants in stone are adjacent to this gate.
The gate is not accessible to the public.
archnet.org /institutions/INTACH/library/web/delhi/Page078.html   (58 words)

  
 Tourism- National Monument -India Gate, War Memorial Delhi
India Gate, a free standing arch, located at the east end of the Raj Path in New Delhi, is one of the most famous monuments in India and also one of the most visited places in New Delhi.
Originally called the All India War Memorial, India Gate is a war memorial in honour of the 90,000 Indian soldiers who died during the World War I and the Afghan Wars (1919).
India gate is also the centre point of many important roads, which are now closed to public due to terrorist threats.
webindia123.com /tourism/monuments/national/gate.htm   (744 words)

  
 India Gate, India Gate Delhi, India Gate Monument in New Delhi - India Travelog
On the way to India Gate, Jai told me that India gate is a memorial built in commemoration of 70,000 Indian soldier who were killed during World War I. “ Wow, what a monument?” As I saw just a glimpse of it from a distance.
As it was late evening India gate was illuminated with number of lights around it to give a magnificient appeal to it.
I also visited the childrens park near India gate, that is great picnic spot and is crowded with youngsters in the evening.
www.indiatravelog.com /delhi/india-gate.html   (416 words)

  
 Delhi Information,Delhi Tourist Information,New Delhi City Information
The Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, constructed the seventh Delhi in the 17th century, thus shifting the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi; his Shahjahanabad roughly corresponds to Old Delhi today and is largely preserved.
Finally, the eighth Delhi, New Delhi, was constructed by the British- the move from Calcutta was announced in 1911 but construction was not completed and the city officially inaugurated until 1931.
The British captured Delhi in 1803 but during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 it was a centre of resistance against the British.
www.delhiandtajmahal.com /delhi-information.html   (471 words)

  
 India Information Guide
Delhi is surrounded by a high stone wall, erected in 1638, and is approached through seven arched gateways, including the Delhi Gate in the south, the Ajmer Gate in the east, and the Kashmir Gate in the north.
Delhi is a major transportation, commercial, and industrial center.
A major landmark in Delhi is the imposing Jama Masjid (Great Mosque); its tapering ujminarets and bulbous domes dominate the city's skyline.
www.asiatravel.com /india/infoguide/delhi.html   (557 words)

  
 Delhi Travel,Delhi India Travel to Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Delhi truly symbolizes the old and the new as it presents a fusion of ancient monuments and temples along with sophisticated food joints and upmarket shopping malls.
Situated on the right bank of river Yamuna, Delhi is sensuously covered with a large number of beautiful temples, forts, mosques as well as parks, gardens and beautiful colonial mansions.
Delhi has witnessed tumultuous times, different rulers and dynasties but surprisingly its charm and magnificence is still protected.
www.traveltoindia.net /north-india-travel/delhi-travel.html   (707 words)

  
 Rise and Fall of Delhi World History of India, Rise and Fall of Delhi, Delhi is the third largest city of India, ...
Delhi is the third largest city of India, exceeded in size by Calcutta and Mumbai...
The ‘Modern Delhi’ is the capital of Indian Union and lies to the south of Old Delhi.
Delhi is situated in north central India and stands on the west bank of Yamuna river.
www.4to40.com /earth/history/index.asp?article=earth_history_riseandfallofdelhi   (492 words)

  
 Delhi Tourism,Delhi Tourism in India,Delhi Travel and Tourism,Delhi India Tours
Delhi, where empire rose and fell before the dawn of history, where citadels of emperors appeared and disappeared, a city of mysterious eternity whose old ruins proclaim a majestic and imperial past and whose present pulsates vibrantly with the ever flowing life of India.
Delhi is situated on the banks of river Yamuna in the northern part of India.
Delhi's most magnificent monument, the Red Fort, was built by Emperor Shah Jehan, in 1638 A.D. Enclosed in this glorious Fort is Diwan-i-am, the hall meant for public audiences; Diwan-i-Khas, where private audiences were granted; Rang Mahal, the water cooled apartment of the royal ladies; the Pearl Mosque, a lovely, ornate dream in white marble.
www.taj-mahal-travel-tours.com /delhi-tourism.html   (1885 words)

  
 Travel in Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Delhi is believed to have been the capital of the Pandavas, the Indraprasta from the epic Mahabharata.
The Delhi Zoo, close to Purana Qila, near ITO, was established in 1959 and is spread over a massive area of 214 acres.
Located in the south of Delhi close to the diplomatic area of Chanakayapuri, its exhibits trace the 140 year-old history of the Indian Railways.
www.netguruindia.com /travel/del/index.html   (2030 words)

  
 Tihar Prisons : History
In 1958, the prison was transferred from Delhi Gate to a site on the land of Tihar Village in western part of New Delhi.
Till 1966, the administrative control of Delhi Jails was with the Government of the state of Punjab.
The total lodging capacity in all the eight Central Prisons in Tihar Jail Complex and one District Jail at Rohini is 5648 prisoners whereas the actual number of prisoners lodged is 13,160 as on 15.07.2005.
tiharprisons.nic.in /html/history.htm   (306 words)

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