Hindustan Times
The announcement by the Delhi Mayor renaming the main road, which runs through Chandni Chowk as the Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar Marg, is blasphemous. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Capital Closeup, Chandni Chowk, Chippiwara, Connaught Place, Curzon Road, Dariba, Delhi, Delhi Mayor, delhi university, Delhiites, Ferozeshah Kotla ground, hindustantimes, Irwin Hospital, Irwin Road, Jamila Millia Islamia, Kapil Sibal, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Katra Neel, LNJP Hospital, Manmohan Singh, Rajiv Chowk, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Vijay Goel, Willingdon hospital
For anyone who is familiar with dhabha culture, Kake-da-Hotel will always ring a bell. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged Amba Cinema, Ambala, Ashok Kaka, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Bhape-da-Hotel, Boat Club, Chandigarh, Chicken Inn, Connaught Place, Dahi Meat, dhabha, Gulati, Have More, Irwin Road, Jama Masjid, Kake-da-Hotel, Karol Bagh, Kingsway Camp, Malviya Nagar, Minar restaurant, New Delhi, Outer Circle, Pandara Road, Puran Singh ka Dhabha, Roghan Josh, Shere Punjab, Yusuf Zai municipal market
The decision of the authorities to restart the renovation work in Connaught Place and many other parts of the capital has not been well received by the common people. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged CAG, Chief minister, commonwealth games, Connaught Place, CP, Delhi, Lt Governor of Delhi, national capital region, NCR, NDMC, New Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, Tejinder Khanna
The countdown of the Commonwealth Games has started. There are hardly 70 days left for the big event to happen and the way things are moving it will be extremely surprising if all ends well. I for one would want the Games to be held given that the country’s prestige is involved and thousands of crores have been spent in building the infrastructure and doing up the Capital. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Asian Games, athletes, Baraat, Buta Singh, commonwealth games, Connaught Place, Delhi, Dhoni, Dowry Act, Federer, Gen Sethna, Hindustan Times, HKL Bhagat, HKL Kapoor, Indian wedding, Jagmohan, MS Gill, Nadal, news, Rajiv Gandhi, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, sports complexes, stadiums, Test match, United Coffee House, Usain Bolt, Wimbledon
On Sunday I went to see a movie in Connaught Place after a very long time. It took us nearly 20 minutes to find a place to park our car since virtually the whole of CP has been dug up beyond recognition. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Bijwasan, Central Delhi, commonwealth games, Connaught Place, CP, CWG 2010, Farm Houses, Kapashera, Rajokri
Ever since the New Year started, Delhi’s problems too appear to have multiplied. The city is virtually going through its worse crisis and if one goes by the chaos on roads, one wonders what is going to happen in a few years from now. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged BJP, commonwealth games, Congress, Connaught Place, Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister, delhi traffic, Mandi House, New Year
Delhi has many five star hotels and more are coming up in anticipation of the Commonwealth Games. For instance, the Hilton Piccadily Hotel will soon open in Janakpuri and the Marina in Connaught Place outer circle is getting a face-lift to reopen as the Raddison Marina. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged card sharpeners, Central Court hotel, commonwealth games, Connaught Place, Delhi, Haldiram, hilton piccadily, hotels, Nirula, Oberoi, Omar Khyyam Room, Potpourri restaurant
