Each city has pros and cons, no clear winner

To get a bird’s eye view of what’s right and wrong in the four cities, Patriot asked citizens and experts to rate the city they live in. Here are some interesting insights

5,000 residents to evacuate their flats for Noida twin towers demolition

The twin towers become the tallest buildings in India to be brought down, demolishing a total of 1396 flats

Only a stand, no smart cycles: talks of e-cycles on Noida streets only real on paper

The cycle stand remains unused, while users of NMRC claim to have hardly seen the smart cycles at sector 51 interchange for a long time.

European flavours in Noida

A green café in Noida, Alma Bakery & Café, has put many initiatives in place for a healthy, nutritious dining experience

Structures that thrill: celebrating CP Kukreja Architects

This book stands testimony to a talented architect’s passion for building India’s institutions, malls and residences that have transformed the landscape of modern India

Safe and sound? Not yet!

Introduction of the commissionerate system in Noida and Greater Noida has improved relations between the public and the police but commuting in overcrowded transport is a major pain point for women who live in the area. 

The making of Noida

Sanjay Gandhi was the political force behind the creation of Noida 45 years ago. Jagdish Khattar, the man assigned to do the job—gives a detailed account of how he did that…   On the 17, Noida completed 45 years of its existence. It was created in a hurry, during the emergency, on the personal initiative of […]

Liberal Noida 

Many of Delhi’s Africans, Afghans, and other foreigners who feel discriminated against and alienated have shifted to Noida and Greater Noida There are localities in Delhi that have become ghettos for people of certain ethnicity and community—Afghani, Nigerian, Koreans, people from the North-Eastern states of India, not to forget Muslim ghettos.  There’s a general tendency […]