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Meet Dastango Syed Sahil who owns 50 vintage cars with 2 rare of rarest Okhla resident Syed Sahil Agha, an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, is not only reviving the lost art of Dastangoi storytelling in India but is also preserving top end cars once used by erstwhile Rajas and Nawabs. The oldest sports car (Standard Sports) that he has in his possession dates back to 1929 of Lakhimpur Nawab. The other one, he said is a Singer 6 of 1931. And surprisingly they are the only two in the whole world. His collections included American and British cars with…

ओखला के शौकीनों के लिए दिल्ली के मशहूर ज़ायक़े मोo शादाब सरवर जब बात खाने की आती है, तो मुंह में पानी आना तो लाज़मी है। लोग खाने के लिए नाजाने कितनी नई-नई जगहों पर जाते हैं। कई लोग इन खाने की डिश को घर पर बनाने की कोशिश भी करते है, लेकिन जो स्वाद आपको उन जगहों पर मिलेगा वो शायद ही घर पर मिल पाए। वहीं, अगर बात खाने की हो तो देश की राजधानी दिल्ली का नाम सबसे ऊपर आयेगा। तो आज हम आपको दिल्ली की उन खाने की ख़ास जगहों के बारे में बताने जा रहे…

From where will Shoaib Danish contest after Zakir Nagar ward reserved for women? He opens up After Zakir Nagar ward being reserved for women for the upcoming MDC election, the talk in the locality is from where will 3-time Congress Councillor Shoaib Danish fight elections? Will he pitch his wife from the ward which he has nursed for several years or will be move to Abul Fazal Enclave? https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583512457904988160 To find out the answer, the OT spoke with him. “I am in talk with my fans and workers. Some of them are urging me to contest from Abul Fazal Enclave.…

Another achievement by Jamia’s RCA As many as sixteen (16) candidates from the coveted Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia have cleared Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)-2021 Examination. Apart from this two candidates from the academy have been selected in UPSC CSE 2021 through the reserved list and one student has been selected for the Odisha Civil Services Examination. Elated over the achievement JMI Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar congratulated successful candidates and hoped that the performance will improve further in the coming years. Under the leadership and guiding spirits of the…

Okhla’s top eatery owner announces Rs 10,000 reward after Persian breed triple coated cat goes missing Owner of Okhla’s top eatery has announced Rs 10,000 reward after his Persian breed triple coated cat went missing from Zakir Nagar house on Thursday. The cat was last seen in Zakir Nagr gali number 1 during Maghrib prayer time, said Shahbaz, whose family owns the area’s most popular Javed Nihari shop in Zakir Nagar. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583395867150913538 Jacky, white colour male Persian breed cat with black spot on nose, is three years old. It is a triple coated cat in fur quality and I had…

When will creaking Jamia Nagar to get infrastructure push? Be it Ghaffar Manzil entrance, Abul Fazal Enclave or Batla House or Okhla Vihar and other areas of Jamia Nagar, the roads are in bad shape that in some places driving is a risky job with incidents of e-rickshaw turning turtle and commuters getting injured also being reported, residents wonder: When will Jamia Nagar to get infrastructure push? https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583494100141375493 Besides bad infrastructure, the dumping of garbage on roadsides has turned out to be a big issue with residents from time to time raising the issue with little impact as if cleanliness…

Shaheen Bagh first solar panel faces stone pelters’ ire A solar panel put by a resident on his high-rise building rooftop has been damaged after stones were thrown on it, said the resident. He said some portions of the Rs 3-lakh solar panel, the first in Shaheen Bagh and installed just five months ago, has been dented after some unidentified residents threw stones on it. “Just see how the solar panel has been dented at three places after being hit by stones thrown by some unidentified residents. I don’t understand what is the point in damaging the solar panel parked…

After opening diabetes centre, alumus vows to run drives against gutka, kheni Along with establishing a free and permanent Diabetes and Blood Pressure Screening Center, we will also run campaigns against the use of gutka, kheni and other harmful substances, especially amongst children in the educational institutions. These views were expressed by Ghizal Mahdi, Secretary, Health and Education Promotion Trust (HEPT), in an impressive function where along with the inauguration of the aforementioned Centre at Mahdi Villa (Nehtaur, Distt. Bijnor, UP), the Swaasth Jagrukta Abhiyan (Swasth Nehtaur) [Health Awareness Campaign, Healthy Nehtaur] was launched. To create awareness among the people,…

Watch: Jamia students raise university’s most burning issues in cultural event At a cultural event held in Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday, some students raise burning issues of the university which are bothering them. A representative of a students’ group said students are facing hardship due to non-availability of hostels, lack of drinking water at places on the campus and on canteen issues. https://youtu.be/5iHTLIebDfY The OT had reported earlier how some students months ago had held a peaceful protest on the campus over non-availibility of drinking water in coolers kept at Humanity and Languages Department. The issue was resolved then.…

Beating of Opposition leader Guddu during live TV debate in Shaheen Bagh highlights rising intolerance in Okhla political circle The beating of Opposition leader Anzarul Guddu during a live TV debate in Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday highlights rising intolerance in Okhla political circle, according to residents. The assault on Indian National League leader Guddu, who years ago even contested Councillor election unsuccessfully, has not gone down well with residents and journalists. https://youtu.be/ghNwFrqGmPw It all started after Guddu accused former AAP Councillor Wajid Khan and his men of beating him for asking developmental questions during a live TV debate in which…