Author: theokhlatimes

At 42° C, Okhla sizzles on hottest April day in years There is no respite from heat wave for Delhiites as the temperature on Sunday soared at 42 degrees Celsius, leaving residents high and dry. With blistering heat wave sweeping across Delhi-NCR many residents preferred staying indoors and people on fast as Ramzan is going on had hard times. On Saturday, the maximum temperature in Delhi rose to 42.4 degrees Celsius. This was termed as the highest in April in five years. In Gurugram, the temperature even reached 45-degree mark, according to media reports. This is for the first time…

Children, parents celebrate spirit of Ramzan An event was conducted for children and parents to celebrate the spirit of Ramzan through the ways the children learn best on Sunday: Involving head, heart, hands and soul and there will be a session for mothers accompanying the children to help them raise their child joyfully, said Maria Mehmood, a certified Parenting Coach, Career Strategist, DMIT Consultant and Counsellor. Maria, a resident of Okhla and who graduated in Elementary Education, said a good number of children and parents turned up for the event which was held at Ghafoor Nagar. Maria said she helps…

Awareness on historical monuments, second volume of book on heritage soon, 160 new sites this time From taking measures to conserve heritage sites, forming a “Heritage Conservation Cell”, unveiling coffee-table books on heritage sites, granting permission for film shooting and planning to organise guide tour in near future, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has been making all efforts to make people aware about the rich legacy of historical monuments that abound them but they might be missing them out in the hustle-bustle of their life. The SDMC said it has been working to restore and protect 475 notified…

DMRC upgrading baggage scanning system at Metro stations The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has started introducing highly advanced and state-of-the-art baggage scanners at its Metro stations in a phased manner with an aim to further upgrade and strengthen the X-Ray baggage Scanning System (X-BIS System) at the security frisking points of Metro stations, officials said on Sunday. “In order to further upgrade and strengthen the X-Ray baggage Scanning System (X-BIS System) at the security frisking points of Metro stations, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has started introducing highly advanced and state-of-the-art baggage scanners at its Metro stations in a…

Pray for Amanatullah’s speedy recovery, Naib Imam of Jamaat mosque to namazis Since reports surfaced about Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan being hospitalised after chest pain on Friday late night in Apollo hospital, many of his followers have been praying for his quick recovery. A mosque in Abul Fazal Enclave also asked its namazis to pray for the MLA quick recovery. A resident, who is a regular at a Jamaat-E-Islami Hind mosque in Abul Fazal Enclave told the OT that after the farz prayer of Isha the Naib (deputy) Imam of JIH mosque in Abul Fazal Enclave made an announcement urging…

Amanatullah suffered minor heart attack: Team AK The debate whether Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan suffered heart attack has been settled with his team member posting on his official handle that the MLA suffered minor heart attack. He was rushed to Apollo for treatment and he is recovering well, said the social media post. After words spread in the locality, many AAP workers and Okhla residents visited the hospital to meet him and from time to time they have sharing photos on local WhatsApp group. A resident, who visited him and returned, said Khan has now been shifted from ICU and…

Dheeraj’s solo painting exhibition attracts artists, art lovers A solo painting exhibition by Dheeraj Tripathi was held in RKG Art and Culture centre in New Friends’ Colony on Saturday. Organised by Qazi M Raghib, Art Director & Art Critic, the event was inaugurated by DG-NGMA Adwaita Gadnayak and it was curated by Aseem Aasha NGO. The artists displayed realistic to modern composition and abstract landscape, said the AKG. The programme was attended by many well-know artist, art students, corporates and other dignitaries. This gallery is a nonprofit organisation and there is no gallery charge, said Qazi.

Okhla burns at 40 degress Celsius The temperature in Okhla turned 40 degrees Celsius on Saturday when the national Capital saw heatwave conditions with residents preferring to stay indoors. According to weather department, the maximum temperature may settle around 42 degrees Celsius. On Saturday morning, the minimum temperature was recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. On Friday also the condition of the city faced hot weather.

Fact or fake: Did Okhla MLA Amanatullah suffer heart attack? It was around 58 minutes ago when a post surfaced on the social media that Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan suffered heart attack and was rushed to Apollo hospital. Within minutes the post was copied and posted by many on their timeline and the message spread like wildfire in the locality. The message literally went viral and some Facebook channels and portals ran the story merely relying on the Facebook post. When the OT stumbled on the message the first thing the portal did was to call people close to AAP…

Okhla MLA Amanatullah hospitalised after he complained of discomfort in his chest. Okhla MLA Amanatullah hospitalised after he complained of discomfort in his chest, according to his close associate and AAP leader Firoz Jamaiee. He said he was rushed to Apollo and admitted in ICU on Friday late night where doctors attended on him and after some test chances are that he will be discharged within a few minutes, said Firoz, adding that he spoke with a few relatives of Khan who are with him at the hospital. However, another AAP leader Mahmood Ahmed, who is with the MLA in…