Initially, there were no male nurses in our country. I was the first male nurse in Delhi and have been in this profession since 1995. Even after working for more than two decades, I have not got a single promotion. We have so many problems. For one, there is a shortage of nursing staff according […]

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Both TV and print ceaselessly covered the floods and helped with rescue efforts, sans sensationalism Malayala Manorama, the Malayalam daily, lowered its masthead twice last week. The newspaper, perhaps overwhelmed by the humanitarian crisis at hand, seemed to bow in acknowledgement. Entire towns, hill stations, highways, bridges and hundreds of people of Kerala were submerged […]

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In these photos taken by Indian Express photo editor Praveen Jain over the years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee can be seen in many moods  

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Call the present to a halt and explore Mussoorie as a journey to the historical period of British imperialists because there is much more to it than the magnificent mountains Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. — Christina Rossetti You reach Dehradun and if, perchance, you have read […]

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I live in a one-bedroom apartment in Saket. It is near the Metro station and the area is a crowded one. Thus, a lot of electricity is being consumed there. Generally, when I come home from work at night and there is a power cut, it is really annoying. It is a recurring problem in […]

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I live in NIT Faridabad, and the problems of power cut we face here are nothing new, it’s something that has been going on for years. Although the situation is better today, the problem of power cuts has not been resolved completely by DHBVN, the Haryana electricity management board. Every time it rains in our […]

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Although many amendments have been introduced in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), stalking is still a bailable offence. Since the problem is so pervasive in nature, a private bill was introduced by Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP, was presented in the Lok Sabha on August 3. Patriot reached out to the office of Dr Tharoor for […]

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The main problems traders face in Delhi is that of encroachment. Specially in our Meena Bazaar area, there is haphazard encroachment. You can hardly locate the entrances of our shops. There is lack of even basic facilities in our area – like availability of proper drinking water and sanitation. The roofs of Meena Bazaar have […]

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