The bench was hearing a petition by shop owners in the area seeking directions to ensure that illegal hawking, squatting, and vending activities be removed permanently.
Protesting farmers clashed with police at several places in the national capital and entered the iconic Red Fort and ITO in the heart of the national capital, with hundreds of them deviating from pre-decided routes, prompting security personnel to resort to lathicharge and tear gas.
Joint Commissioner of Police Traffic of Delhi, Manish Agrawal on New Year's eve preparations informed that several teams of police will be deployed to monitor Drink and Drive incidents.
The Madame Tussauds at Regal Building in Connaught Place housed life-like wax statues of 50 famous personalities that were a big attraction with lovers of cinema and popular culture.
The flagship Khadi India outlet here has crossed single-day sales figure of Rs 1 crore four times since October 2 this year, the government said on Monday.
In view of increasing footfall at Connaught Place, Delhi police carried out cycle patrolling to spread COVID-19 awareness.
Security has been tightened in the national capital ahead of Independence Day.
Delhi Police personnel are on frontline to contain the spread of COVID-19.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari offered prayers at Connaught Place's Hanuman Temple on June 08. Government has allowed re-opening of religious places from today as per the MHA guidelines.
A man dressed as 'Hanuman' dances to the tune of Dhol at Hanuman Temple near Delhi's Connaught Place on June 08.
After Delhi government released Lockdown 4.0 guidelines allowing several relaxations, shops in markets such as Connaught Place, Khan Market, Sarojini Nagar others will now be re-opened following the odd-even schemes.
MHA has allowed neighbourhood, standalone shops amid lockdown to open from today, however, shops in urban (municipal) areas, market complexes such as Nehru Place, Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Connaught Place, Khan Market, South Extention etc will still remain close.
The Connaught Place area, which used to be the most crowded location of national capital, has now become a new home for pigeons.
India reported three more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, including the first casualties from Bihar and Gujarat, taking the toll to seven and the number of COVID-19 cases rose to 391, officials said, as authorities suspended all train passenger and inter-state bus services till March 31 in unprecedented steps to contain the spread of the infection
Connaught Place will remain closed from 7 am to 9 pm on March 22 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that a Janata Curfew (a curfew of, by and for the people) will be imposed to avoid social distancing as India ramp up its fight against coronavirus.
The Supreme Court has given three months to the Centre and Delhi government for the pilot project of setting up a 'smog tower' at Connaught Place and Anand Vihar here, while issuing a slew of directions to combat the menace of air and water pollution.
The traders staged a protest as the laser show began.
The gunfight comes in the backdrop of mobile snatching incident, wherein a 51-year-old senior Air Force official was allegedly robbed of his mobile phone in New Delhi's Connaught Place area at around 6 am.
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