Delhi and Beyond

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Delhi’s hospitalisation rate increase two-fold, doctors stress on masks

Delhi’s hospitalisation rate increase two-fold, doctors stress on masks

The occupancy rate was 6.13 per cent on August 12 and declined marginally to 5.99 per cent the next day. It rose to 6.21 per cent on August 14 and stood at 6.31 per cent on August 15.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Four incidents of rape reported in 2 days, majority of victims are minors

Four incidents of rape reported in 2 days, majority of victims are minors

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped multiple times in Vasco town of Goa, and police have arrested the driver employed by her family along with three other men in this connection.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Delhi, Kolkata among top 4 most-polluted cities in Asia: Report

Delhi, Kolkata among top 4 most-polluted cities in Asia: Report

While Beijing in China had the highest PM2.5-attributable death rate of 124 in 2019, Delhi and Kolkata ranked sixth and eighth, respectively.

Jayali Wavhal -August 17, 2022

Once bitten, consult a behaviourist

Once bitten, consult a behaviourist

When Amit Tripathi’s dog attacked his mother, he didn’t reject the pet. Instead, he consulted an animal behaviourist. Patriot interacts with some animal behaviourists in the capital to understand what exactly they do and how different are they from trainers

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Husband must leave house, go elsewhere if that’s only way to save domestic peace: Madras HC

Husband must leave house, go elsewhere if that’s only way to save domestic peace: Madras HC

The husband stated that her wife did not prefer to stay at home, but often went outside. "An ideal mother is a woman who always stays at home and does only household chores," he claimed.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

Yamuna crosses warning level again in Delhi, 7,000 evacuated already; river likely to swell further

The Delhi flood control room reported a discharge rate of around 14,000 cusecs from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana's Yamuna Nagar at 6 am on Wednesday. It was 19,745 cusecs at 7 pm on Tuesday.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

Weather updates: Odisha situation grim, 600 school children stranded; heavy rains likely in Bengal

So far, two lakh people have been affected due to the flood while around 24,000 hectares of farmland have been hit. Of them, 1.20 lakh people in 237 villages were marooned and over 26,000 people have been evacuated.

Patriot Bureau -August 17, 2022

India records slight rise Covid cases as country adds 9,062 fresh infections

India records slight rise Covid cases as country adds 9,062 fresh infections

The active cases comprise 0.24 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.57 per cent