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2K complaints in 2 days against parked old vehicles: Delhi’s Transport dept After the Delhi Transport Department issued a WhatsApp number (8376050050) asking RWAs and market associations to share details about parked old vehicles, the department said it has received nearly 2,000 complaints from them in two days. The breakdown of complaints locally has not been revealed hence it is not known how many complaints have gone from Jamia Nagar area where it is common to see cars parked on the road. However, this crackdown is against old vehicles. The development came as last week, the department had told Delhiites…
Jamia starts two-year degree course of Master’s in Virology Multidisciplinary Centre for Advanced Research & Studies (MCARS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has started a two-year degree course of Masters in Virology. The course will provide students with theoretical knowledge in various domains of viruses with specific focus on pathogenic viruses, their diagnostic methods, antiviral drug designing, molecular pathways of viruses and recently developed therapies such as immunotherapies and vaccines. During the two-year course duration, students will undergo rigorous practical and hand-on-training. Importantly, students will learn how to detect the viruses using current state-of-the art technologies like RT-qPCR, genome sequencing and…
Hindus, Muslims come together in celebrating Durga Puja in Jamia Nagar (video) Durga Puja festive fervour was seen in Jamia Nagar after the Covid-triggered two-year hiatus. Though on Wednesday the Ravan Dahan was not held, the biggest attraction in Okhla for years, at Okhla Head, devotees were seen in festive spirit with Hindus and Muslims both enjoying food at the bhandar. Children too were seen enjoying the festival. https://youtu.be/gM_IBCEmcIQ
Watch: Overflowing sewage water remains a perennial problem at Khalilluah Mosque Overflowing sewage water remains a perennial problem at Khalilluah Mosque and it needs urgent attention so that namazis’ hardship ends, according to residents. A resident told the OT that the problem has been there for the last more than a month leading to problem for not only residents residing in the lane but to namazis also. https://youtube.com/shorts/VRRx8gdXBOE?feature=share He said from time to time it is cleaned but somebody has to fix the problem by finding out the main cause leading to blocking of the sewer. When it rain, the…
Huge rush in Okhla hospital, know the reason At 11 am on Wednesday there was a huge rush at a local hospital in Abul Fazal Enclave with residents waiting time going up to more than 30 minutes to get appointment with doctors. The registration area of Al Shifa Hospital was chock-a-block with many patients waiting in queue and some even seen sitting outside doctors’ cabin. On being asked, a security staff said since the rain the hospital is seeing a huge rush of people coming for treatment. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1577633798891917312 It is understood that viral fever and dengue have triggered huge rush…
Update on Laddan in Delhi Waqf Board case AAP Okhla leader Kausar Imran Siddiqui alias Laddan, who was arrested in a case related to Delhi Waqf Board case, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody, according to a media report on October 3. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1577615923166720000 Laddan was arrested days after raid on his house in the Waqf Board case from Telangana. A resident of Jogabai Extension, 47-year-old Laddan, was wanted in a case of Arms Act registered against him after a country-made pistol and three live rounds were found in his premises, said police. “We have apprehended Laddan from Telangana in…
Gang stealing high-end bikes busted, 11 bikes recovered, 2 arrested Eleven cases of motor vehicle theft have been solved after the arrest of a Manipur-based bullet gang by a team of the Crime Branch of Delhi Police a few days ago. Two members of the gang have been arrested and eleven costly bikes including Bullet-bikes, have been recovered, said police. Also, master key, lock breaker, new locks of bikes, and other instruments used in the commission of crime have been recovered. The police officer said: “A secret information regarding movements of these desperate MV thieves was received and immediately police swung into…
PFI raids: 4 members arrested from Shaheen Bagh Four members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested yesterday, reported ANI. Police had registered a case against PFI at Shaheen Bagh police station under UAPA Act: Delhi Police, tweeted the news agency. Four persons allegedly linked to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested by Delhi Police under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI. https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pfi-raids-four-members-arrested-from-shaheen-bagh-in-delhi-23248786 “They were active in Jamia, Okhla and Shaheen Bagh. We formed a team and conducted a raid on Sunday night. In the raid, we arrested…
Families face hardship as landlords prefer Jamia students as tenants with hostels yet closed A (name of tenant) has been living with his family for years in a rented flat in Batla House. But to his surprise, the landlord asked him to vacate the flat this August. And he is not alone. Since Jamia Millia Islamia opened on August 1 there have many families living as tenants in Jamia Nagar for years being asked by their landlords to vacate the flats. Jamia hostels shut due to Covid-19 for the past two years are to reopen by November 15 as renovation and…
Unauthorised colonies to be connected to sewer system to make Yamuna pollution-free: Sisodia The Delhi Government is working on a mission mode to ensure complete the cleaning of Yamuna by 2025, provide 24X7 clean water to every household and connect the houses of all unauthorised colonies with sewer lines. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia gave approval to various projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) including free sewer connections to houses in various localities across Delhi, replacement of old pipelines with new ones, groundwater recharge through lakes and increasing the capacity of STPs. Completion of these projects will help in meeting…