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AIMIM leader Arif Saifi bereaved, his grandmother passes away AIMIM leader Arif Saifi’s grandmother Taslimun has passed away today. She was 90 years old and the family has been residing in Okhla for the last 50 years. Tadfeen to take place after Friday prayer in Batla House graveyard and namaz-e-janaza to take place in Zakir Nagar Jama Masjid, he said. DEVELOPING REPORT

E-rickshaw driver turns Good Samaritan, takes youth to hospital after his bike hits pothole An e-rickshaw driver turned Good Samaritan a few days ago in Abul Fazal Enclave, when he took an injured man in his vehicle to a local hospital in Jamia Nagar. The e-rickshaw driver said a few days ago when he was plying on pothole-ridden Abul Fazal Enclave-Kalindi Kunj road, he suddenly saw a biker flew in the air after his bit hit a pothole. The biker was driving ahead of me and suddenly his bike turned turtle and he flew in the air hitting the ground…

Watch: Okhla residents seek justice for Talib, take out candle march Many residents gathered on Thursday at Batla House to demand justice for Talib Samadani, 25, who was killed in a fight over gulli danda in the locality. A call for the candle march surfaced on the social media asking residents to turn up to pay tribute to Talib, the only son of Babu Khan. “At 6 pm on Thursday the RWA Zakir Nagar Welfare Association is going to take out a candle march to seek justice for Talib. We want the Delhi Government to pay compensation of Rs 1…

Watch: Candle march held in Shaheen Bagh to pay tribute to Indian student killed in Ukraine Workers of the Congress Okhla unit held a candle march in Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 21-year-old Indian student who was killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city. The event was organised by Gentle Hedatullah with his wife Arfeen on her side. After Abul Fazal Enclave seat was reserved for women, Arfeen is seeking party ticket from this ward. “We thank Rahul Gandhi for raising the issue of stranded students in Ukraine,” he said. Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar passed away on…

Watch: Grandmother on cloud nine as Arman returns home from warzone Ukraine Okhla-based Shajahan is very happy as his 26-year-old grandson Mohd Arman Beg stranded in Ukraine since the war with Russia started is back home. Arman landed in Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday at 4:30 am from a flight coming from Romania. Arman left the city where with his 50 friends where they were studying medicine to reach Romania border from where they entered the country and took a flight to India under evacuation operation launched by the Indian Government to rescue stranded Indians. At the IGIA,…

Russia-Ukraine war: Tears of joy, wide smiles as Arman returns home after days of uncertainty, he shares about life there It is 11 pm and in a house in Okhla on Wednesday, Advocate Minaj Beg is busy on his mobile phone as friends and relatives are calling him to know about his son Mohd Arman Beg, 26, who is doing MD in medicine from a university in Ukraine which is under attack from Russia with reports of causalities pouring in. The family heaves a sigh of relief after they came to know that his son has taken the flight from…

Amul milk prices up by ₹2 per litre Regular milk guzzlers and Amul Milk lovers now have to pay more as reports have surfaced that AMUL has increased the price of milk by ₹2 per litre from March 1 across the country. A company statement said: “This price hike is being done due to rise in costs of energy, packaging, logistics, cattle feeding cost- thus the overall cost of operation and production of milk has increased.” “Considering the rise in the input costs, our member unions have also increased farmers’ price in the range of ₹35 to ₹40 per kg…

Why Okhla leaders spending lakhs of rupees on poster blitz, biryani feast not coming forward to help Talib family? Just imagine if Talib, 25, would have been lynched by non-Muslims. There would have been outrage across the country with religious organisations and leaders lining up at his house. But in the case of Talib the opposite has happened as the poor painter was literally lynched in Batla House by his neighbours, all Muslims. And surprisingly there is no outrage with nobody, save Congress Councillor Shoaib Danish, turning up at his house in Batla House and providing him financial aid, said…

Students write letter on reopening of Jamia schools, declaration of Jamia Board exam dates of Class X, XII Some students of Jamia Millia Islamia schools said they are in dark about the reopening of their schools as a letter written to the head of Syed Abid Hussain Senior Secondary School solicited no response. In the email, the students wrote: “Regarding reopening of schools and declaration of Jamia Board exam dates of Class X, XII 2022. We are writing this application to formally request you on behalf of the Class X, XII students of Jamia to declare the date-sheet of Jamia…

Watch: Shoaib’s gesture towards Talib family wins hearts on internet, residents ask more local leaders to help family Since Talib, 25, death in fight over gulli danda in Batla House, the incident has been at the centre of attraction in Jamia Nagar with some opposition leaders raising it and taking it as an opportunity to corner the ruling party leaders. Injured Talib was rushed to a hospital on Friday night and on Saturday morning he succumbed to his injuries. Many leaders have given statements on the issue but till now nobody came forward to provide financial help to the poor…