Battle for supremacy: AAP ministers, MPs, MLAs to protest at Jantar Mantar against bill on LG powers

Delhi ministers and AAP MPs, MLAs and councillors are set to stage a protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday against the Centre’s bill that gives overarching power to the Lieutenant Governor Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to lead the protest as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) plans to mount a strong opposition to the […]

Delhi records 431 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 2 months

Delhi on Friday recorded 431 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in nearly two months, while the positivity rate increased to 0.60 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. The death toll climbed to 10,936 with two more fatalities, as per the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department. The […]

Ambitious but attainable: Capital plans to bid to host the Olympics

The AAP government has pledged to do all that is necessary to host the Olympics in 2048. It will be a befitting way to celebrate 100 years of India’s independence Who would oppose Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia pledged to launch a bid for the 2048 Games to mark 100 years of India’s independence? […]

“Max temp likely to be 34 deg C in Delhi today”: MeT

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, three notches above the season’s average, officials said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 87 per cent, they said. According to the meteorological department officials, the maximum temperature is likely settle around 34 degrees Celsius. The department has forecast generally […]

High on promises low on planning: budget lacks concrete steps to combat pollution

While acknowledging environmental pollution as a dangerous health risk, the 2021-22 the budget failed when it comes to providing concrete plans for cleaning the Yamuna and the city’s air  In his budget speech Delhi’s Finance minister, Manish Sisodia raised the issue of the rising levels of pollution since independence and said the budget shows his […]

Enthusiasm and wariness: two sides of the vaccination drive  

With the vaccination against the Coronavirus underway, the Patriot talks to people receiving the shot; some of them still seem apprehensive, while others await their turn  28-year-old Sunil (name changed on request) is an employee of Service Master, a security management company. Unmistakable lines can be seen on his face as he awaits his turn […]

From mohalla clinics to safety measures: Here’s what Delhi budget offers for women

Patriot takes a look at how the Delhi govt has decided to focus on the upliftment of women and their needs in the Capital city with their new budget schemes The Delhi government on March 9 presented its budget for 2021-22 of Rs 69,000 crore, calling it the ‘Deshbhakti Budget’. One of the bigger promises […]

“Education will comprise 25% of the Rs 69,000-crore budget:” Sisodia

The Delhi government on Tuesday allotted Rs 16,377 crore for education for the financial year 2021-22 Presenting the budget in the Delhi assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said like the previous six years, education this time too will comprise 25 per cent of the Rs 69,000-crore budget. Keeping in line with the theme of […]