Allow phase-wise reopening of schools for all classes, recommends DDMA panel

An expert committee set up by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has recommended phase-wise reopening of schools in the national capital, according to sources In its report submitted on Wednesday, the panel has recommended that schools be reopened for all classes but senior wing students be called in the first phase followed by middle […]

Unsafe at home & outside: A conundrum of women’s safety in the Capital

According to report, crime against women and children – from rape to abduction — in Delhi’s Outer District is one of the highest recorded over the last three years. All this, despite reluctance to report.  Patriot visits Peera Garhi relief camp to see how women live – with fear looming all around   A hot, […]

One more person, Uttam Upadhyay, held for raising anti-Muslim slogans at Jantar Mantar

The Delhi Police has arrested one more person for allegedly raising anti-Muslim slogans during a protest near Jantar Mantar here on August 8, officials said on Wednesday The accused, identified as Uttam Upadhyay, was arrested from Ghaziabad on Sunday, police said. In a video that surfaced on social media, the police said he was the […]

Preparing for a third wave: Covid rapid response centre inaugurated at Delhi’s Rajiv Gandhi Hospital

In an attempt to bolster the city’s healthcare infrastructure ahead of a possible third wave of the viral disease, a Covid-19 rapid response centre was inaugurated on Wednesday at a leading Delhi government-run coronavirus facility The centre, which includes an ICU unit, will act as a buffer zone between the patient arrival area and the […]

Woman who accused BSP MP Atula Rai of rape dies after setting herself on fire

A 24-year-old woman who had set herself on fire along with a man outside the Supreme Court here died on Tuesday The body was handed over to her family after post-mortem following which they cremated her at the Nigambodh Ghat here, they said. The woman had suffered 85% burns in the incident on August 16. The […]

Five yards of history 

Art Konsult’s latest exhibition ‘The Woven Art of Baluchar’ features the rare Baluchar sarees that includes motifs of women smoking hookahs, nawabs driving carriages and more Anyone with a slightest interest in textiles would be familiar with Baluchar weaves. From women smoking hookahs, nawabs driving horse carriages, and even European officers of the East India Company, […]

Centre to decide representation of assistance to kin of Indians who died abroad due to Covid-19

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to consider as representation a PIL seeking to extend the ex-gratia assistance to the family members of Indian citizens who died abroad due to Covid-19 A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Ministry of […]

Delhi University: Teacher’s body strike, protest plans to implement NEP

On Tuesday, the university’s teacher’s body called a strike to protest against the plans to implement the National Education Policy from the next academic year The Standing Committee on Academic Matters, in its meeting on Monday, approved the implementation of the policy from 2022-23, the four-year undergraduate programme and the multiple entries and exit options for […]