The family of a sweeper, who lost both his legs to an injury he suffered while cleaning the drainage without any safety gear, is struggling to make ends meet Suman, 40, wakes up at 6 am every day, completes the household chores, prepares her dabba and leaves with her son Mohit to sweep the streets […]

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Apps like tinder, woo and bumble have much fewer women users than men. What holds them back? Three months ago, online dating app Woo conducted a survey of 20,000 people living in the urban parts across the country. The survey revealed – surprise, surprise — that women make up only 26% of the user base. […]

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Patriot interviews three Delhi-based Hindus to highlight their efforts to help Kashmiri Muslims who felt insecure after the Pulwama attack. People like them are sorely needed when communal temperature rises When news came of the attack on a convoy of 78 vehicles escorting more than 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by terrorists of […]

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The Delhi Fire Service will soon distribute a new suit to its 1,300 firefighters to ensure better protection. Here we look into the professional hazards that plague the firefighters Severe burns, suffocation, dehydration and direct exposure to chemicals, these are a few of the problems firefighters in the Capital face. To tackle these problems, Delhi’s […]

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A recent survey of Delhi government’s Planning Department concluded that pedestrians prefer subways over foot over-bridges. However, Patriot finds that the real picture is different Forty stairs, 19,120 users and “too many beggars and junkies.” These are the vital statistics for a foot over-bridge (FOB) adjacent to ISBT Kashmere Gate in a Planning Department survey. […]

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Shubham Bhatia visits three campus libraries around Delhi to see whether students are being well served and whether they are using the facilities   Ambedkar University library Situated inside the 16-acre Kashmere Gate campus of Ambedkar University, this library oozes old world charm, just like the campus. Next to the gate, you have to deposit […]

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Being a reporter, I come across startling ground realities that make me question the state of the society we are living in I was perturbed when I heard the news of the death of four manual scavengers in July last year. I was deeply saddened by the fact that even today — 25 years after […]

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With the launch of ‘e-Abhilekh’, a Department of Archives website, almost 4 crore documents dating back to Mughal era are being digitised. Patriot finds out the importance of these documents Ever wondered who owns the heritage buildings in Chandni Chowk? Or what the 19th century farmans of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II look like? Documents […]

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