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Slain photojournalist Danish honoured with Pulitzer Prize for second time Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus and Ghaffar Manzil-based slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for the second time. He was honoured with the award in 2018 as part of the Reuters team for their coverage of the Rohingya crisis. Three other Indians, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave from the Reuters news agency, have been honoured with the Pulitzer Prize 2022 in the feature photography category. Siddiqui, 38, died in Afghanistan in 2021 where he was on assignment and covering clashes between Afghan troops and the…

Bulldozers reach New Friends’ Colony day after Shaheen Bagh A day after the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) reached Shaheen Bagh where it left without taking any action, the civic agency on Tuesday carried out anti-encroachment drive on Gurudwara Road in New Friends’ Colony as civic officials reached the spot with bulldozers and removed illegal temporary structures. The SDMC said it removed illegal encroachments on government land from roads, pavements and footpaths in New Friends Colony, Vasant Kunj and Raghubir Nagar area. During the anti-encroachment drive, temporary structures and illegal hoardings were removed while vehicles and other articles lying unattended…

Video of ‘Bangladeshis’ in Shaheen Bagh which got 12 million views talk of Okhla Since the report of anti-encroachment drive surfaced in the media and then allegations of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in Shaheen Bagh started being raised, media and YouTubers have been coming to the locality to gauge residents’ mood. Of many videos, one particular viral video in which one YouTuber is seen asking questions from people coming out from a Shaheen Bagh lane whether they are Bangladeshis is talk of the locality with many Okhla watchers saying either the video is scripted or giving wrong or incomplete information. The…

Aarfa steals the show in Shaheen Bagh When bulldozer arrived in Shaheen Bagh on Monday for anti-encroachment drive amid heavy security presence, some Okhla Congress leaders rushed to the spot to sit in front of the vehicle with the intention to stop. Among those leaders in the crowd there was one woman, with bandaged leg, who grabbed the headlines. Advocate Aarfa Khanam, a Congress leader, landed on the spot with her lawyer husband, and started raising slogans with others. Her photo standing on the bulldozer has gone literally viral as on Tuesday it has made to the front page in…

Shaheen Bagh mosque leads by example, another one follow suit A mosque in Shaheen Bagh has lead by example as it has removed a small portion (urinal) on nallah. This was revealed by Okhla MLA Amantullah Khan on Monday during his interaction with the OT and other reporters when bulldozer reached Shaheen Bagh, the spot where anti-CCA protest was going on, for anti-encroachment drive. He told reporters about how a temporary bathroom set up near a mosque was removed. https://youtu.be/gxBwmVsTWUA In a video message, he said he had inspected the area and found that a temporary bathroom was set up…

Fresh trouble for MLA Amanatullah hours after Shaheen Bagh drive Fresh trouble for MLA Amanatullah, Wajid in Shaheen Bagh anti-encroachment drive. FIR registered against AAP MLA Aamanatullah Khan, his supporters for obstructing anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh, according to the Delhi Police, reported the PTI. https://youtu.be/u6cp_Uhp94Q “The FIR has been registered on the complaint of SDMC under Section 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code,” DCP (southeast),…

Bulldozer in Shaheen Bagh: Leaders detained for protest against drive released Four leaders, who were detained on Monday for protesting against SDMC’s anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh, were released a few hours ago. The demolition was planned on the site which was at centre of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act peaceful protests in late 2019 and early 2020. https://youtu.be/1gd9QHNIBcs Advocate Aarfa Khanam, Pervez Alam, Gentle Hedatullah, all from Congress party and independent leader Ashu Khan, had sat in front of the bulldozer when it arrived on the spot today. They were detained one by one and then later in the day were…

Hype and hoopla over bulldozer in Shaheen Bagh It was on Sunday when talk on proposed anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh factory outlet road which had grabbed international attraction years ago over more than 100-day anti-CAA women peaceful sit-in had started with AAP supporters saying like earlier this time around too police is not giving security cover. https://youtu.be/aZR3oNoQydw All told, from 9.30 am journalists started coming in Shaheen Bagh to cover the event. By 11 am, the factory outlet road in Shaheen Bagh was covered with huge number of journalists and YouTubers and local leaders were seen giving bites to…

Bulldozer returns, Shaheen Bagh residents heave a sigh of relief. No structure was demolished. A ladder used for construction work was removed by building workers. https://youtu.be/14s5npq2Rpc Bulldozer returned from Shaheen Bagh. Metal ladder being used for shuttering was removed. When asked about the drive, Shakeel Saifi said: “There is no illegal encroachment on this road where more than 100-day anti-CCA sit-in was held. As you can see the MCD has left and took away its bulldozer after the owner agreed to remove it,” he said. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan said there is no encroachment by residents in the locality and…

Bulldozer comes to Shaheen Bagh. A few minutes ago bulldozer arrived in Shaheen Bagh which had become the epicentre of the nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019-2020. Large numbers of media persons were seen around the bulldozer. Many Shaheen Bagh residents said there were more media persons than residents. https://youtu.be/9wlZZ–5W2c There was high drama in Shaheen Bagh with local leaders, including those of Congress and AAP, turning up at the spot. It was at 10.15 am when bulldozer arrived some Congress leaders sat on in front of the machine in protest, blocking its way. They were detained…