Kushan Niyogi

Posts by: Kushan Niyogi

-June 1, 2025

Pink booths: Is Delhi Police’s flagship women safety scheme fading out?

Pink booths: Is Delhi Police’s flagship women safety scheme fading out?

An unprecedented shortage of women officers leaves the woman-only police booths understaffed, neglected, and disappearing from the city

-June 1, 2025

‘He still cries endlessly’: Parents recall Vivek Vihar hospital fire a year later

‘He still cries endlessly’: Parents recall Vivek Vihar hospital fire a year later

A year after 7 infants died in a fire at Baby Care New Born Hospital in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, parents of the survivors say their children still bear the trauma, even as the accused walk free amid stalled trial

-May 26, 2025

Delhi: Anti-encroachment driving Sarojini Nagar’s famous vendors away 

Delhi: Anti-encroachment driving Sarojini Nagar’s famous vendors away 

The evening anti-encroachment drives by NDMC have rattled hawkers and left stall owners, arguably the main attraction of the retail garments market, with little choice except to move out

-May 23, 2025

Delhi Fire Services stretched thin with surge in distress cases

Delhi Fire Services stretched thin with surge in distress cases

Over 600 posts for firefighters are vacant despite a push for the agency's modernisation

-May 22, 2025

Delhi: Madrasi Camp residents count down to demolition of their 50-year-old colony

Delhi: Madrasi Camp residents count down to demolition of their 50-year-old colony

A humongous banner hangs above the entry point of Madrasi Camp near the Barapullah drain. A chorus of voices rises along the road leading to the settlement, which unfolds into a scene reminiscent of a small hamlet in Chennai. Tamil text adorns nearly every house’s wall, a visual reminder of how distinct this community is […]

-May 19, 2025

Breaking glass ceilings and law: Delhi’s women drug lords

Breaking glass ceilings and law: Delhi’s women drug lords

Arrests of male traffickers have pushed women into leadership roles, altering the risks, routes, and reach of narcotics operations across the capital

-May 16, 2025

Delhi: Another deadline missed, potholes continue causing traffic woes

Delhi: Another deadline missed, potholes continue causing traffic woes

Despite repeated warnings from Delhi Traffic Police, PWD delays repair work, putting lives at risk

-May 15, 2025

India-Pak tensions: Private firms offer luxury air raid shelters in Delhi

India-Pak tensions: Private firms offer luxury air raid shelters in Delhi

While basements of residential buildings and underground metro stations may be the only safe spaces for the masses in Capital in case of a disaster, those with fatter wallets can experience comfort and safety in the expensive shelters, exposing the divide between Delhi's haves and have-nots