Summary
New Friends Colony is a posh residential colony of South East Delhi, India.[1] It consists of A, B, C, D Blocks. It is situated near Uttar Pradesh border.
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  New Friends Colony Location in Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°34′N 77°16′E / 28.567°N 77.267°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| District | South East Delhi |
| Metro | NCT Delhi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English, Urdu & Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110025 |
| Vehicle registration | DL03 |
| Planning agency | MCD |
Landmarks edit
The landmarks in and around the area include Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University by an act of Indian Parliament), 5-star hotel The Suryaa, and Lotus Tower (Berjaya Tower). Mata Ka Mandir is also located centrally and consists of many mosques and gurudwaras. Thyrocare Technologies Limited is situated in Ishwar Nagar, New Friends Colony. Sukhdev Vihar Metro Station and Ashram metro station are the nearest to New Friends Colony and run directly to Vasant Vihar and Terminal 1 Delhi Airport. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is a renowned Hospital located in the Locality. The New Friends Colony Community Centre is located near the D block and has a Cinema Hall, and many restaurants and bars.
Nearby places edit
- Maharani Bagh
- Sarai Julaina
- Friends Colony (West)
- Friends Colony (East)
- Sukhdev Vihar
- Ishwar Nagar
- East of Kailash
- Nehru Place
- Sarita Vihar
- Jamia Nagar
- Abul Fazal Enclave
- Zakir Nagar
- Zakir Bagh Apartments
- Kihzrabad
- Batla House
- Kilokari
- Jeewan Nagar
- Ashram chowk
- Taimoor Nagar
Notable residents edit
- Meem Afzal, former Member of Parliament, former Ambassador of India
- Ram Kumar Caroli, cardiologist, personal physician to 4 Presidents of India, Cardiologist to Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Former PM of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi
- Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Former VC of Jamia Millia Islamia and Retired IAS officer
- Anish Katariya, TEDxyouth organiser, student activist
- Ashwani Kumar, former Union Law Minister and a Current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- Salman Khurshid, former Union Minister
- Meira Kumar, former Lok Sabha Speaker
- M. M. Pallam Raju, former Cabinet Minister for HRD
- Shariq Us Sabah, best-selling writer and economist
- Kapil Sibal, former Union Minister
- Robert Vadra, businessman, son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi
- Shiv Nadar, Indian Billionaire (3rd Richest Indian),former chairman of HCL Technologies Ltd and Philanthropist
- Manmohan Singh
References edit
- ^ "New Friends Colony in New Delhi Overview ,Map | Avg Price Rs 18182/Sqft - Magicbricks". www.magicbricks.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links edit
- The New Friends Colony Community Centre blog
- ^ "SMT Babbal Sethi(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- WARD 206- OKHLA(SOUTH DELHI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate".