Jamnagar House is the former residence of the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar State in Delhi. The office of the Deputy Commissioner of New Delhi district is located at Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road in New Delhi. Central Wakf Council has its office in this building as well.
Hauz Khas is a neighborhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval times, the Hauz Khas village has amazing buildings built around the reservoir. There are remnants of Islamic architecture roughly colored by splotches of urban culture. It is centrally located and offers both rural Hauz Khas Village and urban
The Government of Delhi, also called the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), governs the Union Territory of Delhi, whose urban area is the seat of the Government of India. It also governs the city or local governments in the area as per the 75th Constitutional Amendment Act. Union Territories are governed by the Union Government. There are a
Gandhi Nagar is a middle-income commercial-cum-residential area in the East Delhi district of Delhi in the Trans-Yamuna area. It is most known for Gandhi Nagar Market, which is Asia’s biggest readymade garments/textile market. Gandhi Nagar has many shops and factories. Administratively it is one of the three subdivision of the East Delhi district (the others being Preet Vihar and Vivek Vihar) and one of
East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) is one of the municipal corporations in Delhi, India created after the former Municipal Corporation of Delhi was divided into three. Also, it is one of five local bodies in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the others being North Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board. Prior to trifurcation, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi was
Dwarka is a sub-city and a diplomatic enclave located in South West Delhi district of National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. The district court that functions under the Delhi High Court for South West Delhi is located in Dwarka. The sub-city is located near to Indira Gandhi International Airport. It is among the largest sub-city in Asia. Dwarka is organised into sectors and mainly has Cooperative Group Housing Societies
A Divisional Commissioner, also known as Commissioner of division, is an Indian Administrative Service officer who serves as the lead administrator of a division of a state in India. The post is referred to as regional commissioner in Karnataka and as revenue divisional commissioner in Odisha. Office-bearers are generally either of the ranks of Secretary to the state government, or principal secretary to state government rank. The role of a
There are 15 districts of Delhi Police, the agency responsible for maintaining law & order in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. A Police district in Delhi is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of DCP or Deputy Commissioner of Police (equivalent to Senior Superintendent of Police). As of January 2019, Delhi Police has 178 ‘territorial’ police stations. Apart from these, there are 8
The Delhi Durbar (meaning “Court of Delhi”) was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911 Durbar was the only one that
Delhi Cantonment (popularly referred to as Delhi Cantt) was established in 1914. Until February 1938, the Cantonment Board Delhi was known as the Cantt authority. The area of the Cantonment is approximately 10,521 acres (4,258 ha). At the 2011 census, the population of the Cantonment was 116,352. The Delhi Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment Board. The Cantonment