With no regulations on the use of crypto currencies in India, they are fast becoming the preferred payment method for procurement of drugs on the darknet   Sumit (25) * name changed, likes to smoke weed every now and then. Alcohol, nor its hangovers are something he takes delight in, and weed seems the perfect […]

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According to the latest data by Praja foundation, in SDMC five councilors scored an “F”, while both in NDMC and EDMC – three had fared poorly. Patriot takes a look at the districts under these lowest scoring MCD’s jurisdiction to find the reason behind their mismanagement   Several councillors from each of Delhi’s three municipalities […]

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On this Children’s Day, here’s taking a look at the never-ending horrors of child labour in the Capital — and how some children have battled it out to create a future of worth   It may be over 10 years since, but Imtiyaz Ali remembers everything about those two months he spent as a child […]

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Delhi government’s blanket ban on sale and storage of firecrackers has left traders in Sadar Bazaar in a lurch. While some are looking for alternative markets, others face ruin  If the whole sale market of Old Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar is anything to go by, then this Diwali the city may be more about the lights […]

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With grievances lodged under MCD’s building department pending and DDA’s redressal app failing to address these issues – Delhi’s long-drawn struggle to deal with the hazards of illegal constructions and encroachment continues   Delhi has witnessed a few building collapses, where not just property but lives have been lost – most recently in North Municipal […]

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Having spent decades alone in confinement, Shankar, Delhi zoo’s lone African elephant  awaits action for his rehabilitation, which might be his only chance at finding companionship Shankar is the lone African elephant in the Delhi Zoo. A gift from the Zimbabwe government to former President Shankar Dayal Sharma, the elephant named after him, was brought […]

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With the promise of a better life and opportunities, young girls from Nepal are trafficked to India and coerced into prostitution. The recent case of 12 Nepalese girls, rescued from Delhi’s red light area, fleeing a Dwarka NGO facility throws light on this grave issue yet again   On the night of March 19, this […]

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The Capital City’s poor drainage makes life tougher for the ones living in JJ clusters — as they are at the receiving end of the hazards caused during monsoon, be it water-borne diseases or waterlogging; with no significant help from the authority   Come monsoon, every year the flooded Minto bridge in Delhi becomes a […]

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