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Dengue alert in Delhi! Hospitals told to reserve 10-15% beds for vector-borne disease patients Taking cognizance of the current situation of vector-borne disease (VBD) cases, especially dengue, in the national capital, the Delhi Government has asked all the hospitals to reserve 10-15 per cent of their hospital beds for VBD patients. The government has asked the hospitals/nursing homes to ensure that no patient suffering from dengue fever or any other VBD is denied admission on account of lack of beds in the hospital. The latest order issued by the government’s health department also states that all the government and private…

Watch: Spending night without light, water, no help from leaders: Affected people after jhuggis demolished. https://youtu.be/IttUf4gyoVA The demolition drive was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority, officials said. The drive started at 11 am on Tuesday and around 70 unauthorised jhuggis were removed, a senior police officer said. After the drive was over many people stay put on the site. Some among them lamented that nobody, including local leaders, came to their help. A slum dweller said he lost his hen in the drive and they will be staying under the open sky with no light and water and…

Jhuggi demolition: Okhla AAP leader Mahmood Ahmed was released hours after being detained on Tuesday. https://youtu.be/zy8JdCoPjdo He said he was detained for asking officials to show notice for demolition of illegal jhuggi in Toba Colony of Zakir Nagar. He said he was taken to Jamia Nagar police station and released after hours. The demolition drive was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority, officials said. The drive started at 11 am on Tuesday and around 70 unauthorised jhuggis were removed, a senior police officer said. Slum dwellers said an eviction notice was pasted a day ago but they couldn’t move out…

Watch: Residents of first row houses in Zakir Nagar live in fear that they could be next after illegal jhuggis demolished As demolition was being carried out of illegal jhuggis in Touba Colony in Zakir Nagar on Tuesday morning, residents in the first row houses near the jhuggis were living in fear that they could be next. The demolition drive was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority, officials said. The drive started at 11 am on Tuesday and around 70 unauthorised jhuggis were removed, a senior police officer said. https://youtu.be/zy8JdCoPjdo If some were on their rooftop watching the demolition of…

Jhuggis demolition: Mahmood detained at Zakir Nagar, say netizens Okhla AAP leader Mahmood Ahmed has been detained during ‘illegal’ jhuggi demolition incident at Zakir Nagar’s Touba colony, according to social media post. Ahmed’s friend Sheeraz said he saw it on the social media. Some residents residing in the pucca houses near the demolished jhuggis told the OT that Mahmood was detained from the spot as he was asking for the court order. https://youtu.be/zy8JdCoPjdo The demolition drive was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority, officials said. The drive started at 11 am on Tuesday and around 70 unauthorised jhuggis were…

My daughter couldn’t attend exam due to waterlogging in our street: Batla House resident The not-stop rain for the last two days in Delhi has led to waterlogging and traffic jam in several parts of the city. In Okhla too residents are facing hardship due to no-stop rain with several roads waterlogged. In some places, according to residents, the situation is very bad due to delay in completion of sewer work in the locality. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1579511852635422720 A Batla House resident told the OT that how her daughter was unable to attend exam due to waterlogging in her street. Sharing a photo…

Commuters, women falling due to waterlogged road, pothole and nobody concerned: Ghaffar Manzil residents (video) A well-known colony of Delhi, Ghaffar Manzil is in bad shape these days. Due to non-stop rain for the last three days, the entrance of the colony from Jamia Millia Islamia is waterlogged. Besides, the road has deteriorated with several potholes, said residents. https://youtu.be/UOixB-YSpTs The situation is such that travelling on the road is risky as many cases of e-rickshaw turning turtle and commuters falling and getting hurt has been reported from this part of the area, said one resident. He said it was only…

Watch: Cars damaged as wall caves-in during non-stop rain, pole falls Two cars were damaged after a boundary wall in Ghaffar Manzil collapsed during non-stop rain in Okhla, residents said on Monday. A guard told the OT that it was only at 8 am on Monday when he came to the spot and saw the caved-in wall following which two vehicles were damaged. One car was damaged heavily and some residents were seen removing bricks from it, he said. https://youtu.be/p7IrGY-Fsi4 Another resident said a cemented pole also got dismantled and one electric pole has been tilted due to non-stop rain. “It…

Schools to remain shut in Noida on October 10 due to non-stop rain As rain has continued unabated for more than 24 hours with waterlogging in many places, many residents in Okhla and Noida have been asking with each other on social media: Are schools closed? Yes, schools in Noida are closed due to heavy rain forecast. According to ANI update: “Uttar Pradesh | Cities including Lucknow, Noida, Gaziabad, Kanpur & Agra shut schools for all children up to class XII owing to a warning of heavy rainfall issued by the weather department for Oct 10. The state has already…

Okhla celebrates Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi 2022, procession taken out Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi 2022 was celebrated with great fervour in Jamia Nagar with many Muslims taking out a procession in the morning on Sunday despite the rain. Like previous years, Batla House was decked up and Zakir Nagar-based Ahle Sunnat Academy continued meeting with people to “inform them about the importance of the day”. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1579097248230961152 The day is celebrated by some Muslims as the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In Okhla, Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi is being celebrated since 2002 save during the Covid lockdown and infection restrictions were in order. Those who took part and organised the…