Author: theokhlatimes

Photojournalist Danish’s family asks International Criminal Court to probe son’s killing in Afghanistan Months after the killing of their son while on assignment in Afghanistan on July 16, 2021, Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui’s Okhla-based family has approached the International Criminal Court asking it to investigate killing of Danish and to bring those responsible for the incident, including senior Taliban commanders, to justice. This was informed to the media by their lawyer Avi Singh on Tuesday, according to several media reports. Danish, 38, was an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia and was laid to rest at the university graveyard after his…

Leaders fritter away million of rupees on posters, biryani feasts but nobody cares to put reflectors on divider Dividers without reflectors is nothing but a dead trap that too when the stretches are dark. From Kalindi Kunj to Abul Fazal Enclave and in other parts of Okhla where dividers were erected to manage traffic sans reflectors, have caused several mishaps and surprisingly nobody is bothered. Even when the election dates for MCD polls were not announced, many ticket seekers and leaders started the campaign in Jamia Nagar as if the election is taking place, said Okhla watcher. They frittered away…

Jahan jhuggi wahan makan scheme: 78K families to be rehabilitated, says Delhi Govt Thousands of families will be provided with pucca houses right at the site of their slums under the ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ scheme, according to the Delhi government. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reviewed the progress of the in-situ rehabilitation of JJ Clusters project at the Delhi Secretariat today. 78,000 families will be rehabilitated to permanent houses in a phased manner and about 16,000 families will benefit in the first phase, said the government. Kejriwal has set a three-year deadline for the first 16,000 flats and has directed…

Watch: Solar streetlight on Abul Fazal Enclave road falls, here is eyewitness account A solar streetlight on Abul Fazal Enclave road, in front of Okhla Vihar Metro Station, which has been tilting since Monday and the OT had posted about it, falls down a few minutes ago, said a resident. Faiz Ilahi, an eyewitness to the incident, said he was lucky as the pole fell on the road. People were lucky as nobody got hurt, said Ilahi, who was returning from Shaheen Bagh to his house in Zakir Nagar. He said the local Councillor was informed about the incident. He…

Is Amanatullah Delhi Waqf Board chairmanship in jeopardy? Days after Delhi Waqf Board members submitted no-confidence motion notice against its chairman Amanatullah Khan to the Lieutenant Governor’s office, the AAP leader issued a video message in which he has alleged that conspiracy is being hatched against him to unseat him. Khan is also MLA of Okhla. The four members asked Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to convene a Board meeting within 18 days to decide the no-confidence motion, the media had reported on March 4. One member is Pervez Hashmi, a former Okhla MLA. Hashmi contested against Khan in the 2020…

Jamia building ‘centenary gate’, work in full progress To make the centenary year memorable, Jamia Millia Islamia has decided to construct a centenary gate in front of Dr Ansari Auditorium, according to sources. The gate is still under construction and will be completed soon, said sources. It was in 2020 when Jamia completed its 100 years and many physical events were shelved off due to surfacing of pandemic them and with the university also getting closed for years following Covid-induced lockdown across the country. The OT has learned that in front of Dr Ansari Auditorium work is going on which…

Taking photo from mobile while on e-rickshaw costs youth dear in Batla House With the advent smartphone taking photos or videos now have become easy. You can find people taking photos while on car, e-rickshaw, bike and other vehicles. And newspapers have unfailing reported about people dying while taking selfies. Also, there have been cases of people mobile phone getting snatched. In one such incident which took place in Batla House a few days ago, an e-rickshaw driver said how a passenger sitting on the front side a few days ago had to pay a heavy price for grabbing photo…

Don’t close the road: Ghafoor Nagar residents plead Jamia (video) Ghafoor Nagar residents urged Jamia Millia Islamia authorities to not close the road which they said their forefathers have been using for years. “This road is very old and we have been using it for the last more than 50 years. And we were told that our ancestors also used the same road,” said Tahir Md, a resident. https://youtu.be/F0VnQlSc3Io He said it was on last Friday when efforts were made to erect an iron gate at the entrance. However, he said, timely intervention failed the moved with some residents even…

On Prof Najma’s D-Day, netizens flood virtual world with wishes Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country from President of India Ramnath Kovind at a ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. She was for the award for her invaluable contribution in the field of literature and education, said the university. Her daughter Farha Khan and son Saad Akhtar were also present during the award function. Prof Akhtar has the distinction of being the first woman Vice-Chancellor of JMI-an institution accredited with A++…

2 caught red handed while stealing money from ATM Two burglars were arrested by police while stealing money from ATM and a screw driver, iron wire and a car were recovered from their possession. On a call that some suspicious activities were observed in ATM located in Jasola Vihar, police swung into action and reached the spot and saw two people trying to open the cash tray of ATM with a bent wire, police said, adding that they apprehended them. An FIR was registered at PS Sarita Vihar and investigation of the case was taken up, said police. The accused…