Red Fort reopens for Delhi visitors after security threat
10 months ago

Red Fort reopens for Delhi visitors after security threat

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The historic Red Fort complex, which was closed for visitors about a week ago due to security reasons given a farmers’ march, has been reopened, official sources said on Sunday. However, the Red Fort is regularly closed for visitors on Mondays, so they will not get entry inside the complex on February 19. The site was temporarily closed amid a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces in central Delhi in view of the farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march. Sources said that “no order has been officially issued for reopening” of the site, adding, it was closed by police instructions and accordingly reopened.

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Red Fort locks gates as farmers protests hit traffic in capital city
10 months, 1 week ago

Red Fort locks gates as farmers protests hit traffic in capital city

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday temporarily shut the iconic Red Fort and sealed the northern and western borders with unprecedented deployment of force that was manning the area 24x7. Among these four, the police had completely sealed the Singhu border and Tikri border and prohibited traffic from plying from either side of the road. The traffic was stopped from …

History Beckons at Red Fort... walk in to uncover the story
1 year, 6 months ago

History Beckons at Red Fort... walk in to uncover the story

Deccan Chronicle  

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Watch | Now, visit Delhi’s Red Fort to journey back to Mughal era
1 year, 10 months ago

Watch | Now, visit Delhi’s Red Fort to journey back to Mughal era

The Hindu  

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Red Fort to be shut for public from July 21 till Independence Day
3 years, 5 months ago

Red Fort to be shut for public from July 21 till Independence Day

India TV News  

There shall be no entry inside the Red Fort from tomorrow morning to August 15 till the Independence Day celebrations are over, the Archaeological Survey of India informed on Tuesday. Usually, the fort stays shut for the public for a week before Independence Day, officials said. "In exercise of the powers conferred under Rule 6 of the Ancient Monuments and …

Police Lodge Case of Sedition in Connection with Red Fort Violence on Republic Day
3 years, 10 months ago

Police Lodge Case of Sedition in Connection with Red Fort Violence on Republic Day

News 18  

The Delhi Police has registered a sedition case in connection with the violence at Red Fort during a tractor parade by farmers on Republic Day, officials said on Thursday. According to a senior police officer, a case under section 124A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and the incident is being investigated. Earlier, the Delhi Police had named …

Security tight at India’s historic Red Fort as farmers vow to continue
3 years, 10 months ago

Security tight at India’s historic Red Fort as farmers vow to continue

Live Mint  

Hundreds of police guarded the historic Red Fort in the heart of the Indian capital on Wednesday following violent clashes between farmers and authorities in which one person was killed and at least 80 injured. A protest parade of tractors around the city's fringes to coincide with Tuesday's Republic Day celebrations turned into chaos when some farmers diverged from agreed …

Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Safdarjung Tomb among 173 Delhi monuments open from today
4 years, 5 months ago

Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Safdarjung Tomb among 173 Delhi monuments open from today

India TV News  

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Taj Mahal, Red Fort to reopen from July 6
4 years, 5 months ago

Taj Mahal, Red Fort to reopen from July 6

India TV News  

After an unprecedented lockdown that lasted almost 3 months, monuments, including the Taj Mahal and Delhi's Red Fort will be reopened for visitors from Monday. The decision to reopen the Taj Mahal and other ASI protected monuments for visitors from July 6 was taken by the Union Culture Ministry and was welcomed by the tourism industry captains in Agra. Union …

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