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Street scuffle
An ABVP supporter seemed to judge this reporter by her clothes or looks as a communist. And didn’t seem to understand that everyone cannot be so easily slotted “WHO DO you work for? Are you a communist?” were the first questions he asked. This was December 16 — a day after Delhi Police went on […]
Media scrum
Any tragedy in which multiple lives are lost brings news reporters flocking to the scene. Some don’t realise that the bereaved should be questioned with sensitivity One of the recent tragedies to hit Delhi since the Uphaar Cinema fire in 1997 – which had left 59 dead – is the one that took place on […]
What Anaj Mandi tragedy shows
It’s an open secret that the capital city’s factories employ minors but the authorities pretend not to see, activists say Even as night falls on Monday, the lane leading to the North Delhi building where 43 workers were killed in a fire the previous morning is teeming with visitors, most of them trying to catch […]
Kids just wanna have snacks
Memories of childhood come flooding back when you see a couple of school kids pestering their parents for pocket money Growing up, my sister and I had a large group of friends — all confident, boisterous girls, ready to start a fight with the group of boys, our nemesis, at the slightest provocation. When you […]
Some come back, others stay lost
A lot depends on whether the police are responsive to the anguish of poor parents, whose children play outside their cramped quarters unsupervised In 2019, till November 15, as many as 21,805 people have gone missing in Delhi. Out of this, 12,822 persons were traced, leaving 8,983 lives unaccounted for. Part of this alarming statistic […]
Indefinite wait for benefits
In this age of information at your fingertips, some parents of children with disability have no idea of the benefits of a Disability certificate, those who do have a long wait to acquire it Outside room number 214 (a) of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, mums and dads with their children wait to get an […]
Over 47 lakh consumers enjoying electricity subsidy
election gimmick or not AAP’s electric subsidy has brought relief to many consumers, especially lower income groups. But at what cost to its budget? A Patriot audit As winter sets in, zero bills have been delivered to the houses of those who consumed less than 200 units in November. In the months ahead, Delhi Chief […]
Five calls made everyday to the police to report rape
PCR call centres and patrol vehicles are an essential link in police efforts to prevent crime and respond quickly enough to catch perpetrators. Here’s how it works A little before five in the morning on October 31, a call comes through to the Police Control Room (PCR). The caller, a girl, starts shouting, telling the […]