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unusual facts about North Delhi



Delhi Ridge

In 1993, parts of north Delhi, central Delhi, south West Delhi and south Delhi covering 7,777 hectares was declared a reserve forest.

Kingsway Camp

Kingsway Camp officially known as Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar (GTB Nagar), since 1970, is a historic area located in North Delhi, near Civil Lines and Delhi University.

Lakshmi Chand Jain

During the partition of India (1947), he was put in charge of the refugee camp at Kingsway Camp in North Delhi.

Tis Hazari Courts Complex

Tis Hazari Courts Building was inaugurated in 1958, though in the earlier days, Tis Hazari was the only District Level courts complex in Delhi -- At Present, Tis Hazari Houses only Courts having their jurisdiction over Central Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi.


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Prayas

Prayas was founded in 1988 by Delhi police chief Amod Kanth after a fire ravaged the North Delhi slum of Jahangirpuri.

St. Stephen's College, Delhi

The college is currently situated on a large and well-known campus in North Delhi, designed by the distinguished Welsh architect Walter Sykes George, and completed in 1941.