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BREAKING POINT When Delhi's new rich took advantage of the city's culture of corruption to build thousands of houses on "green belt" land, no one batted an eyelid. Then along came a politician determined to enforce the law, with bulldozers to back him up. Peter Popham investigates
The Independent - London; 8/13/2000; PETER POPHAM/PHOTOGRAPHS }} RAGHU RAI; 2058 words
; ... pretty well whatever you desired. Delhi's green belt became the subcontinent ... past few months, the owners of Delhi's "farmhouses" have had to get ... of retrospective amendments to Delhi's master plan. Jagmohan swept ... From now on, that was the way Delhi (and the rest of the country ... most ...
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The 'feelgood': lifted by a potent but narrow economic boom, India's elite press is slowly leaving the rest of the nation behind.(Letter From Delhi)
Columbia Journalism Review; 3/1/2005; Deb, Siddhartha; 3626 words
; Delhi is the political center of India ... the shine of a commercial capital. New four-lane highways snake past high-ri ... driven with reckless abandon by a new elite that sees itself at the wheel ... Green Park, a middle-class South Delhi neighborhood that has kept pace ... Anand was resident editor of the ...
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Wheels Of Fortune Delhi Metro is proof that a mass rapid transport system doesn't just make commuting easy, but also unlocks latent value in the local economy, says Sahad P.V.
Business Today; 2/12/2006; Sahad P.V.; 869 words
; NEW DELHI January 19, 3 p.m. Ever since ... contrast, Delhi hardly saw any new residential development, except ... Jasola and Shahadra in the Delhi Metro corridor. For instance ... commercial complex owned by Delhi Development Authority) had ...
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Ready For The Ride Maybe it's because of the Metro or its booming suburbs, but Delhi has experienced a renewal of sorts. There's plenty to be done, though, and the Commonwealth Games in 2010 seem like the perfect excuse to get going.
Business Today; 8/13/2006; Shalini S. Dagar; 1841 words
; ... who aren't particularly sporty, Delhi's residents sure are looking forward ... fillip to the infrastructure of Delhi," says Rajan Bharti Mittal, Joint ... million residents when he says this; Delhi will become only the second Asian ... power, water, even roads (although Delhi boasts the best in the ...
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The New Delhi With the 2010 Commonwealth Games in sight and Rs 80,000 crore in its war chest, the capital hopes to transform itself into a world-class city that could become a role model for urban planning
India Today; 6/26/2006; Malini Goyal; 2338 words
; ... Rs 500-crore budget, had changed Delhi with new sports complexes, residential areas ... crore. Rundown railway stations in New Delhi, Old Delhi and Nizamuddin will ... may yet be a dream, but with the new plans, Delhi's past glory may finally be matched ...
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Delhi: sampling India's exotic, chaotic capital.
Seattle Times (Seattle, WA); 11/27/2006; Pucci, Carol; 1138 words
; ... and the British-built capital of New Delhi, the city boasts historical monuments ... of Third World gated community in New Delhi called New Rajinder Nagar, where ... from colonial-style Connaught Place, New Delhi's British-built commercial and tourist ...
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The Traveller: In search of the lost Empire George V made Delhi his imperial capital. Yet only 90 years on, all that remains of his pomp is a lonely statue in a desolate park
The Independent - London; 1/22/2000; Brigid McConville; 1300 words
; ... wanted to run things from a spot (New Delhi) equidistant from the three great ... Coronation Durbar Park into the centre of New Delhi takes you through a complex layered ... from here to the imperial city of New Delhi, which was finally inaugurated 20 ...
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Suburbia is no more Delhi's poor cousin.
Times of India (New Delhi, India); 8/27/2006; 706 words
; ... to extend the bar timings in Delhi from 1 am to 3 am in five-star ... their due. From the time when Delhi dictated the trends and suburbs ... attract hordes of youngsters from Delhi who zip across to Noida or Gurgaon ... the mall parking lot are from Delhi. These places are far from the maddening ...
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a facelift and a massage work wonders in Delhi; Imran Ali, an expert in the art of complementary treatments,returns to his birthplace and finds it revitalised going capital Flying aircraft unrecognisable catch and bring professional before Prince.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/9/2005; 1308 words
; ... room on the top floor - the view of New Delhi is breathtaking. That view includes ... best-known of such healing centres is the New Delhi branch of my brother's Integrated ... are sometimes open to the public. New Delhi has smooth, wide avenues lined with ...
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a facelift and a massage work wonders in Delhi Imran Ali, an expert in the art of complementary treatments,returns to his birthplace and finds it revitalised going capital Flying aircraft unrecognisable catch and bring professional before Prince
Mail on Sunday; 10/9/2005; 1301 words
; ... room on the top floor the view of New Delhi is breathtaking. That view includes ... best-known of such healing centres is the New Delhi branch of my brother's Integrated ... are sometimes open to the public. New Delhi has smooth, wide avenues lined with ...
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