Author: theokhlatimes

Rare sighting of Buff Striped Keelback snake With mercury levels continuing to rise across Delhi-NCR, snakes are coming out of their burrows and pits to take shelter in places such as gardens, kitchens and even hostels. Among many, Wildlife SOS rescued a rare Buff Striped Keelback snake from a residential society in Motibagh. A few days ago, the Wildlife SOS team had rescued a three-feet-long Monitor Lizard at DMRC Apartments, Sarita Vihar. The reptile was initially seen crawling along the window sill but ended up trapped between the window panes. Residents of a South Motibagh complex, near Sadhu Vaswani International…

NDTV journalist Munne Bharti, a resident of Okhla, has been bereaved. A few minutes ago he wrote on his timeline that his father passed away today. The body will be taken to Vaishali in Bihar at 3 pm, he wrote on his timeline. A resident of Shaheen Bagh, Munne Bharti is also chairman of Okhla Press Club which he floated a few months ago with his friends. He said his father suffered heart attack a few hours ago on Thursday morning. He was in ICU for the last few days and it was on Wednesday that we got him to…

MCD Commissioner meets newly appointed Delhi L-G MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti paid courtesy visit to newly appointed Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena and greeted him. On the occasion, the Commissioner informed the L-G about the works related to unification of erstwhile three MCDs and also apprised him of steps being taken by the corporation to provide better and improved civic amenities to the citizens of Delhi. Bharti said he looks forward for the L-G’s guidance and support so as to impart best civic amenities to the citizens of Delhi. The MCD Commissioner informed the L-G that despite…

‘Media must be messenger of peace’ Media has a huge responsibility of nation building as a fourth pillar of democracy and without peace this can’t be achieved. Peace among the communities and society is the responsibility of media and for this dissemination of information should be based on fact not on truth. Truth can be varied from person to person as per their point of view, but fact will remain same. Prof. K G Suresh, Vice-Chancellor, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication, Bhopal expressed these views today while describing media as bridge between society and the government in an…

Travel free in e-buses till May 26, 150 electric buses hit Delhi’s roads The Delhi Government has taken a landmark step in its fight against pollution today. 150 electric buses hit Delhi’s roads after being flagged off by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The CM travelled in Delhi’s new e-bus fleet from IP Depot to Rajghat Depot on this occasion. Notably, Delhiites can enjoy free travel in all e-buses till May 26th. Kejriwal stated: “150 more electric buses to be added by next month; Delhi to boast of 2,000 new e-buses and 600-700 CNG buses by next year. Huge leap in…

Badre Alam felicitated for Covid vaccination drive AAJMI post bearer Badre Alam was honoured for his work for vaccination programme implementation in Delhi and Okhla a few days ago. Vaccine cold chain manager South East Delhi, Alam, who is also an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, said he was honoured for his work. “A few glimpses of review meeting held at Holiday Inn for three days and appreciation for input in Covid vaccination programme implementation. I am really glad to be a part of this project. Special thanks to… Amit Singla IAS (secretary H&FW), Dr Monika Rana (director DFW), Dr…

Days after plantation drive, Amanatullah reaches garbage dump at Shaheen Bagh, Abul Fazal Just a day after some activists in Okhla planted trees at garbage dump in Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan reached the spot and shared this information on his timeline a few minutes ago on Tuesday: “ओखला विधानसभा क्षेत्र के ठोकर न.8 और अलशिफा हॉस्पिटल, अबुल फ़ज़ल, शाहीन बाग़ रोड पर MCD द्वारा नियंत्रित DAMS के आला अधिकारियों के साथ कूड़ा-कचरा प्रबंधन के लिए निरीक्षण किया और कूड़ा उठवाया।“ https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1529056922053529601 Garbage dumping on the roadside has been a major issue for Okhla residents with many demanding…

Grassroot football academy in schools begins  Taking inspiration from the ‘Khelo India’ initiative and the concept of ‘a healthy mind resides in a healthy body’, South Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has set up a ‘grassroot Football Academy’ at Dr Sahib Singh Verma Stadium, Kakrola in Najafgarh Zone. The main objective of launching this academy is to provide excellent sports infrastructure to the children of rural areas so that their ‘hidden’ talent for football can come to the fore, it said. In order to improve the sports infrastructure for the students in the schools of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the…

IAS officers Ashwani takes charge as Special Officer, Gyanesh as Commissioner in unified MCD Ashwani Kumar, IAS, and Gyanesh Bharti, IAS, on Sunday took charge as Special Officer and Commissioner of unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) respectively. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1528776492377047040 Both the officials assumed office at Civic Centre, Headquarters of the unified corporation. On the occasion, MCD Commissioner Gyanesh welcomed Special Officer Ashwani Kumar and introduced corporation officers to him. He also briefed him about the working of the corporation and also briefed him about challenges being faced by the civic body. Senior officials from various departments of the MCD, who…

Amanatullah vs Delhi Police: Here is the latest development Okhla Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and chairman of Delhi Waqf Board Amanatullah Khan has sent a legal notice to the Delhi Police through his lawyer demanding an “unconditional public apology” for allegedly violating his and his family’s “fundamental rights”. https://twitter.com/KhanAmanatullah/status/1528323269933166592 Khan tweeted the notice and even put on his FB timeline, soliciting several comments. https://youtu.be/uqrcctdBA8Q The development took place after Khan was declared a “bad character” by the Delhi Police. Arrested days ago during an anti-encroachment drive in Mandapur Khadar, Khan is out on bail. “Delhi Police is constantly targeting…