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Dusty wind brings relief from heatwave today in Delhi. After days of heatwave, Okhla residents said the weather is not as hot as it was for the last many days. A few days ago IMD had forecast dusty winds and rainfall. However, till the filing of this report there has been no rainfall.

Heavy traffic starts from Shaheen Bagh factory outlet road, Kalindi Kunj on Thursday morning, said commuters. An auto driver said the traffic snarl is due to a truck on the road. He said the snarls start from Shaheen Bagh factory outlet. Traffic is heavy in the carriageway from Kalindi Kunj red-light towards Noida due to breakdown of a HGV near bird sanctuary metro station Noida. Kindly avoid this stretch, tweeted Delhi traffic police 53 minutes ago.

Watch: Patrolling in Batla House continues Patrolling in Batla House continues to maintain peace and harmony in the locality, said a resident. Sudhar Trust chairman Sagheer Abbasi said police is patrolling the locality for peace in the locality. https://youtu.be/nIQGKsXtJn0 This video has two clips: The short opening one was taken on April 20 and other portions on April 18 In a video, he said since the violence in Jahingirpuri, security in the locality has been stepped up. On the first night, patrolling was started from Shaheen Bagh, Batla House and Jamia Millia Islamia. Later on reports surfaced of how the…

Heatwave adds hardship to Ramzan fast Muslims across India, including those residing in Okhla, are sweating their way through Ramzan due to high temperature. Many Okhlaiites woke up to hot morning to open their sehri. The maximum temperature in the area on Wednesday settled at 41 degrees Celsius. A doctor said fasting is full of hardship during heatwave as chances of dehydration are high. He suggested residents to take care and increase their water intake after breaking fast and stop going out during daytime. Many residents have complained of falling ill. Ershad said he faced dehydration issue in the beginning…

Inspecting under constructed freedom fighters fountain for clean and green Okhla, wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on his timeline a few minutes ago. “ओखला विधानसभा क्षेत्र के कालिंदी कुंज में बन रहे फ़्रीडम फाइटर फ़ाउंटेन का निरीक्षण किया। ओखला को सुंदर और स्वच्छ बनाने की दिशा में हर मुमकिन प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं, इंशाअल्लाह हमारी कोशिशें आम जनता को एक बेहतर और सुगम माहौल देंगी,” wrote Khan.

Masks return in public places as Delhi logs 1,009 Covid cases Delhi on Wednesday logged 1,009 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. With cases rising wearing mask has returned to public places and those violating the orders will be fined Rs 500. As announced earlier, a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) chaired by the Lieutenant Governor was held today. In the meeting it was decided to enhance testing, focus on vaccination coverage of the targeted population and ensure strict enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Chief Secretary,…

City govt sets up committee to revise fares of autos, taxis amid rising fuel prices The Delhi Government set up a Committee for fare revision of auto rickshaws and taxis in the capital on Wednesday. This step was taken in the wake of rising fuel and CNG prices which have created hardships for drivers and owners of these vehicles, it said. “With a fresh hike of Rs 2.5 in CNG prices, the members of auto, taxi, and cab drivers had gone on a strike on Monday. The Delhi Government had also received various representations from auto and taxi unions putting forth…

Inspection of bus lane enforcement drive near Apollo Hospital, Ashram Chowk Inspection was carried out at the Ashram Chowk to Badarpur Corridor near Apollo Hospital and reviewed the implementation of initiative with senior transport officials and enforcement staff on ground today. The Delhi government had started an intensive enforcement drive for bus drivers and goods carriage vehicles on 1st April 2022 to enhance road safety, reduce congestion and improve bus service through greater passenger loads and improved trip services. During the ongoing enforcement drive, the entire city DTC and cluster buses will continue to mandatorily ply in the designated bus…

Vengeful abuse of power: Okhla-headquartered students’ body on Jahangirpuri demolition The ramming down of Muslim properties and outer part of place of worship in Jahangirpuri and other places is “a vengeful abuse of state power”, said a students’ Muslim body headquartered in Okhla. The Students’ Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) said it, along with other student groups including Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Forum, Campus Front of India, All India Students Association, bsCEM and KYS protested against the demolition at Delhi University. “Around 100 students had gathered at the Gate No.4 of the university’s Arts faculty with placards and raised slogans…

Netizens in Okhla salute Brinda Karat When everybody was posting from their houses and offices on social media about Jahangirpuri demolition drive, there was only one leader who hit the ground in Jahangirpuri and she was Brinda Karat, wrote one netizen on twitter. After a video of CPM leader Karat surfaced in which she is seen blocking a bulldozer at Jahangirpuri and waving the copy of a Supreme Court order this afternoon, everybody started talking about her. The Supreme Court will take up the matter tomorrow. Violent clashes had taken place in Jahangirpuri during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April…