Liquor tasting at vends in Delhi, come November 17

As the Delhi government temporarily shuts down the private liquor stores in the capital, Patriot takes a look at what’s in store for Delhiites who like to partake  Delhi’s residents will be unable to stock up on liquor this festive season due to the  new excise policy, as we all have come to know now, […]

Delhi govt’s campaign to curb pollution to start Oct 18

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said 2,500 civil defence volunteers will be deployed under the city government’s Red Light On, Vehicle Off campaign starting October 18 for effective implementation of the drive to curb vehicular pollution. The campaign will be prominently carried out at 100 traffic intersections spread across 13 police districts in […]

‘Iron-hand handling’ required in false property cases: Delhi court

A Delhi court has imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakh on a man for allegedly filing a false and frivolous property dispute case against his brother, saying that it would be a great public disaster if the fountain of justice is allowed to be poisoned by anyone resorting to filing such claims Additional Senior […]

Lift ban on Chhath, demands BJP from Delhi government

Delhi BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here on Tuesday against the ban on celebration of Chhath festival in the capital. Meanwhile, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari got injured during the protest and was rushed to Safdarjung hospital. He sustained an injury on his ear, said party leader Neelkant […]

Zimbabwe’s gift to Delhi: alone in captivity for almost 20 years 

Having spent decades alone in confinement, Shankar, Delhi zoo’s lone African elephant  awaits action for his rehabilitation, which might be his only chance at finding companionship Shankar is the lone African elephant in the Delhi Zoo. A gift from the Zimbabwe government to former President Shankar Dayal Sharma, the elephant named after him, was brought […]

Delhi Police claim terror plan foiled

Man found with forged identity and in possession of arms and ammunition A Pakistani national was arrested on October 12 from east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area, in possession of arms and ammunition, according to the police officials. The man, a resident of Pakistan’s Punjab province Mohammad Ashraf alias Ali, had reportedly been living in Delhi […]

Love stories in paint 

Alturaash Gallery’s show Ae Mohabbat celebrates stories of Heer Ranja, Mirza Sahiba and others on canvas  Alturaash Gallery opens with a show that plumbs the depths in metaphors and stories of historical romance with Ae Mohabbat. The title has been taken from the couplet by the famous poet and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni. The exhibition of six […]

With 139 cases in October, capital’s tally of dengue cases reaches 480

At least 480 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this season, including nearly 140 in October, according to a civic report released on Monday The total number of cases till October 2 had stood at 341. Nearly 140 fresh cases have been recorded in the last one week. Of the total count […]