Human Interest

Usmanpur residents face sudden eviction for Yamuna beautification, left without alternativesUsmanpur residents face sudden eviction for Yamuna beautification, left without alternatives

Usmanpur residents face sudden eviction for Yamuna beautification, left without alternatives

Residents of Delhi's Usmanpur area face eviction due to an anti-encroachment drive linked to the Yamuna beautification project

March 4, 2025
73% waste pickers lost income during COVID-19 pandemic: Report73% waste pickers lost income during COVID-19 pandemic: Report

73% waste pickers lost income during COVID-19 pandemic: Report

The report, 'A Governance Landfill: The Tragic Story of Capital’s Waste-Picking Community During the Pandemic', was published by the People’s…

February 25, 2025
Delhi: Elections bring little joy to the traders of Sadar BazaarDelhi: Elections bring little joy to the traders of Sadar Bazaar

Delhi: Elections bring little joy to the traders of Sadar Bazaar

With Delhi set to go for polls in less than a week, Sadar Bazaar's traders say demand for political merchandise…

February 11, 2025
Delhi’s gig workers, security guards, police personnel battle the winter chillDelhi’s gig workers, security guards, police personnel battle the winter chill

Delhi’s gig workers, security guards, police personnel battle the winter chill

Patriot speaks to those whose jobs entail being out in the open all through the night on how they cope…

January 16, 2025
Delhi Polls: Auto drivers demand stands, insurance and subsidiesDelhi Polls: Auto drivers demand stands, insurance and subsidies

Delhi Polls: Auto drivers demand stands, insurance and subsidies

As elections approach, autorickshaw drivers are demanding better provisions, improved working conditions and health care facilities

January 7, 2025
False promises, freezing nights: Delhi shelter board’s claims exposedFalse promises, freezing nights: Delhi shelter board’s claims exposed

False promises, freezing nights: Delhi shelter board’s claims exposed

The number of tents set up by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board is far less than the claim of 230 by the government body

December 20, 2024
AIIMS patients’ attendants suffer smog, freezing coldAIIMS patients’ attendants suffer smog, freezing cold

AIIMS patients’ attendants suffer smog, freezing cold

Overcrowding and unsafe night shelters near the city’s premier facility leave families, including those children, out in the lurch

December 6, 2024
Delhi | We are being punished for the fault of civic agencies: shop ownersDelhi | We are being punished for the fault of civic agencies: shop owners

Delhi | We are being punished for the fault of civic agencies: shop owners

The decision of the authorities to shift coaching hubs out of Mukherjee Nagar and Old Rajinder Nagar has not gone…

August 9, 2024
UPSC aspirants boxed in pigeonholes at sky-high rentsUPSC aspirants boxed in pigeonholes at sky-high rents

UPSC aspirants boxed in pigeonholes at sky-high rents

Monopoly of brokers, who charge exorbitant rent for tiny rooms without ventilation, is forcing civil services aspirants to live in…

August 9, 2024
Delhi: Fate of night shelter, which doubles as recovery centre for homeless, hangs in balanceDelhi: Fate of night shelter, which doubles as recovery centre for homeless, hangs in balance

Delhi: Fate of night shelter, which doubles as recovery centre for homeless, hangs in balance

DDA’s plan to beautify the Yamuna floodplains may have spelled the end of the Geeta Ghat recovery shelter had the…

July 24, 2024