Author: theokhlatimes
Ramzan rush brings business windfall to Batla House Ramzan’s crescent moon is yet to be sighted but residents are hopeful that it will be seen today after maghrib as the month of fasting has already begun in Saudi Arabia. Keeping this in mind for the first time in two years since the advent of pandemic, residents of Okhla are getting ready to celebrate the month sans any restrictions. And this certainly good news for businessmen of Batla House and Zakir Nagar who saw their earning depleted in the last two years due to Covid-induced lockdown and restrictions during Ramzan and…
Fire in Okhla’s well-known furniture shop, the Furniture Point, broke out early Saturday morning in Shaheen Bagh, according to residents. The fire was doused and nobody was hurt, said the source. The furniture shop owner said expensive items were destroyed but he said he was lucky that no casualties were reported at the shop next to Wow gym at tokher No.6, Shaheen Bagh. It was in the morning at 7 am when smoke started bellowing from the shop when it was closed following which residents rushed and fire brigade was informed which turned up on time to douse the fire,…
2 Jamia students Sarah, Faiz get ready for momentous journey Two students of Jamia Millia Islamia School are getting ready to fly to the United States after they were selected by AFS Intercultural Programmes for the cultural exchange programme, said a reliable school source. Following their selection, Sarah Khan (Class X B), Jamia Syed Abid Hussain and Faiz Anjum (Class X D) of Syed Abid Hussain Senior Secondary School, will be studying in the USA for a year. Two school teachers Azra Parveen and Ayesha Jameel (who is on USA university tour) played an important role in guiding these students,…
Watch: Musarrat takes entrepreneurial plunge Musarat Jahan has joined the long list of many women in Okhla who have taken entrepreneurial plunge. Besides, she is also shattering years of meticulously built narrative that Muslim women are deprived and confined to the four walls of their house. https://youtu.be/7KVhyb470F4 An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia and Okhla resident Musarrat told the OT that for years she was thinking of opening a shop where she could provide Islamic calligraphy and other items related to religion which are rarely found in the city and her dream project was fulfilled on Thursday when she opened…
Math wizard Anand in list of world’s 20 top teachers comes to Shaheen Bagh Okhla is not only known for restaurants but also for coaching institutes. In the last few years if the area has not only seen mushrooming of eateries but also coaching institutes. And with the locality growing, now many well-known brands too have come to the locality to give wings to the dreams of youngsters. Among the list, the new entrant in the cut-throat competitive world of Okhla growing education sector is Rahman’s 30 in association with Super 30. In a social media message, Ayesha Edutech launched…
Meet Naseer, the unsung corona warrior Summer is peaking in Delhi and residents prefer to stay at home to beat the heat. But in a lane is Shaheen Bagh, a 52-year-old man wearing a glass is sitting in the corner of a street with handmade masks hanging around. Naseer is busy sewing masks whose demand in the last few months has decreased with cases decreasing and government lifting many curbs. A tailor by profession, Naseer told the OT that he started sewing handmade masks after second Covid wave. It was the day when life had come to a standstill and…
Back lane of ‘mega’ Shaheen Bagh mosque becomes garbage dump Construction for a beautiful mosque in Shaheen Bagh is still one and namazis turn up five times a day to offer prayers. But a spot in the back lane of this mosque is used for garbage dumping with residents seen putting garbage in bags in the corner where for years an unused car is parked, said residents. They said the garbage dump in the back lane has ruined the outer beauty of Al-Habeeb Masjid in G-Block, Shaheen Bagh. A few years ago it was a small mosque but after getting…
Shaheen Bagh manhole poses threat to residents, many injured And uneven open manhole in Shaheen Bagh poses threat to lives of residents. The manhole was open at Shaheen Bagh 40 foota, the new foodies’ hub, for the last more than 10 days but now it has been covered, said residents, adding that still it is uneven and not covered properly. A resident sitting at a sweet shop told the OT that the uneven manhole poses threat to residents and it was only a few days ago when an e-rickshaw turned upside down with passengers falling and getting hurt. They were…
2 eatery titans of Okhla get ready for biggest restaurant battle at Shaheen Bagh, new foodies’ hub Javed Nihari and FKC need no introduction in Okhla as they are very popular outlets among food lovers. People throng Javed Nihar from across the city to relish its finger-licking nihari. If Javed Nihari is an old player in Okhla’s restaurant industry as it has been operational since 1990 in Zakir Nagar, FKC is a self made name started in 2009. Starting from a very small operation, FKC expanded fast and made its name in the food industry of Okhla. FKC’s owner Faizal…
OT Impact: ‘Killer’ lonely divider removed long at last After years of wait, the “killer” divider has been removed, said daily commuters. The OT reported about the divider twice in the last fifteen days. An e-rickshaw driver said it was only a few days ago when the “killer” lonely divider was removed by a crane which had come for putting a massive flag post at Kalindi Kunj. ALSO READ: This lone divider at Kalindi Kunj road is cause of several mishaps: Who will remove it? The lonely divider had led to several road mishaps from time to time. Moreover, commuters…