Delhi restauranteurs laud new excise policy say it is ‘path breaking’ and will ‘revolutionise’ the sector

Restaurateurs in Delhi have welcomed the new excise regime which came into effect on Wednesday, saying when implemented fully, it will help recover losses incurred by the sector due to the Covid-induced lockdowns. With the new regime in place, the L-17 licensees, which include independent restaurants or gastro-bars, may serve any Indian or foreign liquor […]

Capital’s poor air quality to further increase risk of Covid complications

With deteriorating AQI in the Capital, people are flocking to hospitals complaining of respiratory illnesses. The problem is especially acute in patients who have battled the Coronavirus As smog stifles the national capital, the Delhi government is mulling restricting many activities, while some have already been restricted. The Supreme Court has also raised concerns over […]

Who is to blame for Delhi’s poor air quality?

The main culprits behind the poor AQI in the capital  has been a constant source of debate, with the centre blaming only 10% of it on stubble burning. Patriot takes a look  Is the pollution Delhi NCR facing more so to blame on dust, vehicular emission and construction activities? The centre at least projected that […]

To improve quality of education EDMC to sponsor training of teachers in foreign universities

Aiming to improve the quality of education, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has decided to sponsor training of its teachers who will get selected by reputed foreign universities Municipal Commissioner Vikas Anand said that according to this scheme, the corporation will sponsor two teachers for training in a reputed foreign university in the first […]

A lesson for Indian cricket: 3 leaders, 3 formats

Replacing Kohli as the leader of team India will not be an easy task, is it time for the BCCI to start grooming the future leaders? For the first time since he took over as leader of Team India, Virat Kohli is feeling the heat. For any wise captain who has led India with iron hands, […]

When MCDs fail to fulfil their duties

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 […]

Capturing Qawwali’s sufi connect 

Dedicated to Qawwali practitioners, IIC presents an exhibition of photographs titled ‘The Qawwali Photo Project – An Untold Story’ Unfolding through the eyes of photographers Dinesh Khanna, Mustafa Quraishi and Leena Kejriwal this show documents Qawwals like never before. The practitioners are photo-documented with their performance art, their lives and their association with the Sufi […]

Events of the week

Tribute to migrants What: Paying an ode to migrants and their footprints that lie scattered across the world, here is an audio visual exhibition titled, ‘Kaalpadukal: Songs of the diaspora’. Curated by Shafeena Yusuff Ali,  it’s a digital exploration of the modern-day migrant, as told through the strokes of 16 gifted digital artists from South India. Designed as […]