Hindustan Times
The last public picture of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with his wife Sonia Gandhi alongside that of Rajesh Khanna published on the front page of most national dailies on May 21, 1991 remains part of the recollection of a large number of people in the capital. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 8:50 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged Amitabh Bacchhan, amritsar, bollywood, Kaka, LK Advani, New Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Rahul Gandhi, Rajesh Khanna, Rajiv Gandhi, Rajya Sabha, Sonia Gandhi, Vasant Kunj
The elections to the Delhi Municipal Corporation expected to be held in mid April for the proposed 272 seats in three civic bodies—East (64), South (104) and North (104) to be subsequently constituted could mark the beginning of an adverse phase for the capital given that the malaise of multiplicity of authority will further increase. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged BJP, Congress, Delhi civic polls, Delhi Municipal Corporation, MCD, Municipal Act, national capital, New Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Sheila Dikshit
The mysterious blast, which left four persons injured including an Israeli diplomat Talyeshova Koren in New Delhi on Monday, has raised several questions in the absence of any concrete evidence to suggest a clear motive behind the incident so far. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Filed under india · Tagged anti terrorist wing, bangkok blast, Hindustan Times, Israeli diplomat, Mossad, New Delhi, news, Pankaj Vohra, spy, sticky bomb, Talyeshova Koren, Tbilisi
Earlier this week (December 12) we celebrated Delhi 100 to mark a century since our city once again became the capital following the coronation of King George V as the Emperor of India. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged Athens, Beijing, British, Cairo, Capital Closeup, Coronation Tower, Delhi 100, hindustantimes, Imperial Delhi, Kingsway Camp, Lutyens, Mahabharat, New Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Rome, Sanjoy Narayan, Sudeep Mukhia, Suraj Kund
On Monday morning I got a huge shock when I discovered that my friend and former Delhi Chief Minister, Madan Lal Khurana had been hospitalized following a brain haemorrhage after slipping in the bathroom of his Kirti Nagar house. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Filed under New Delhi · Tagged BJP, brain haemorrhage, Chaudhury Brehm Perkash, Congress, HKL Bhagat, Janata Dal, Kirti Nagar, LK Advani, Madan Lal Khurana, New Delhi, Sheila Dikshit, Sir Ganga Ram hospital, Subhash Chopra, V K Malhotra
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
There have been in the past several cases involving foreign diplomats in the capital, which I had the opportunity to cover during my tenure as a Correspondent with various newspapers. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup · Tagged Capital, CBI, Central Bureau of Investigation, correspondent, Crime Branch, defections, diplomat, embassy, foreign diplomats, Gitanjali Enclave, Intelligence Bureau, Jorbagh, Julio Ribeiro, Kureskshetra University, Kuwaiti diplomat, Kuwaiti embassy, Lodi Garden, Mercedes Benz, Moscow, murder, Mustafa Al Marzook, Navjiwan Vihar, New Delhi, New York, newspapers, Niti Bagh, Palestinian, Patriot newspaper, Romanian government, Satya Marg, Saudi Arabian diplomat, Shanti Path, Sikh militants, South Delhi, suspects, United states, V.Khitzichenko
