Dark spots hound Delhi as vast stretches of roads remain without streetlights

Dark spots, or stretches without streetlights, were demarcated by the DCW in December, last year. such spots are in Rohini, Laxmi Nagar, Mangolpuri, and Delhi University North Campus, among others

Dread of the night still haunts Delhi, 16 years after Soumya Vishwanathan’s death

Lack of police patrolling and streetlights is a major cause for concern at night across Delhi, say the national capital’s female workers

Cash-for-job haunts JNU’s contractual workers 

Company demands Rs 1,000 each from the 340 contractual employees; around 270 of them have already paid the sum according to the workers’ union

Recalling the memorable rallies of Ramlila Ground

The venue has seen many rallies, from those related to quest for independence to the one that led to Emergency in 1975 besides Anna Hazare’s famous drive against corruption  

Lok Sabha Polls: The rallying points for ‘netas’

As Delhi gears up for the Lok Sabha elections on May 25, we look at the most important spots where political rallies are held. Although the emergence of TV and digital media has lessened their significance, they may again witness gatherings

Haiderpur water plant, a hub of unidentified dead bodies

Police officials have recovered over 60 unidentified dead bodies over the last 15 months at Delhi Jal Board’s water treatment plant in Haiderpur in Rohini district; lack of filtration nets in Haryana blamed for the phenomenon

Encounters only hurt the credibility of police: Amod K Kanth

In an exclusive interview with Patriot about this phenomenon or lack of it in Delhi, ex-super cop Amod K Kanth says outrightly that encounters, fake or otherwise, are illegal and have no place in modern society

Lack of violent gangs, terrain, reason for Delhi’s low police encounters: Experts

The conviction of Pradeep Sharma, an encounter specialist, in a 2006 case, has sparked a debate about encounter killings again; Delhi never saw as many extrajudicial killings as Mumbai or naxal-affected Chhattisgarh, Patriot speaks to former top cops to understand why