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The quiet art of coexistence: What North Block taught us about life, work, and animals

October 28, 2025 11:38 am

Soon, the nameplates will be removed and the rooms repurposed. But I wonder how the animals will take our departure

As North Block becomes a museum, remembering years of encounters with unmoving monkeys — and files

September 06, 2025 12:45 pm

Nobody could satisfactorily explain the presence of the monkeys in the building, nor of the countless files. The sun will soon set on these buildings as they move deeper into the recesses of history

North Block is leaving the building, with files, stationery and nostalgia

August 18, 2025 7:31 am

Transfer to Kartavya Bhawan as part of Central Vista redevelopment has been smooth, and while the regal 1930s structure will be missed, the staff are happy about additional space

CPWD to restore North Block to its original 1931 glory, removing modern additions and preserving antique pieces

November 07, 2024 2:14 am

The restoration project would be carried out on the basis of a report submitted by the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, which studied the building’s original plans and archival photos as a part of its work

Central Vista project: new office building to come at site of Raksha Bhawan

September 05, 2023 6:17 pm

In total, 10 CCS buildings and a conference facility are proposed to come up along the Central Vista Avenue or Kartavya Path, formerly known as Rajpath.

Govt to present Vote on Account by February 15

January 02, 2014 1:46 am

A full Budget for 2014-15 will be presented later this year,around July by a new government after the General Elections.

Coffee houses to open beneath both fountains at Vijay Chowk

November 19, 2013 2:14 am

Rs 14 lakh to remodel the semi-underground structure below the fountains.

Business Confidential

October 21, 2013 3:16 am

Taxmen shift out of Raisina,cart FM too.

Air India's plan to trim workforce stuck with Finance Ministry

May 19, 2013 12:43 pm

Air India's plan to trim its 27,000 bloated workforce is stuck in the North Block,with the Finance Ministry.

US centre roped in to check monkey menace

April 28, 2013 1:20 am

From the seats of power in the Capital,North Block and South Block,to elsewhere in the country,the rising population of the Indian Rhesus Macaque

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