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Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam chaired a meeting regarding disbursement of various student scholarships within the department. The meeting was attended by the Director of SC-ST Welfare Department, and high ranking officials of the Education Department & Finance Department. It had come to the Social Welfare Minister’s notice that there were certain pendencies regarding disbursement of student scholarships under SC/ST/OBC department which was causing inconvenience to students. The Minister took a serious stand against the pendencies and directed officials to immediately expedite the process. Gautam said: “There has been a delay in disbursement of student scholarships under the ST/SC/OBC…

Okhla activists plan Bal Niwas for children who lost parents to Covid-19 Some Okhla-based activists, who run NGOs, said they are planning to open a Bal Niwas for children who lost their parents to Covid pandemic. “We ask sustainers (donors) to support the initiative. We had rented a flat last month. We have been building it. Now electrical work, furniture, mattresses, beds, kitchen utilities remain. So come forward for the noble cause and help us build the Bal Niwas in Khizrabad,” said Khedmat’s Faiz Ilahi. He said the initiative is a joint effort of Adhikar Foundation, Naaz Foundation and Khedmat.…

Complaint about ‘poor sewer work’ in AFE submitted: AIMIM Complaint regarding sewer construction work via Flood Department in Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar has been filed, wrote AIMIM Delhi, Abul Fazal Enclave. Delhi AIMIM president Kaleem-ul-Hafeez told the OT over phone that the applicant is a member of AIMIM and is one of the ticket seekers from the party for the MCD polls from Abul Fazal Enclave ward. If complaint is there then an enquiry should be held, he said. The complaint copy doing the rounds in the virtual world carrying signature of Mahmood Anwar of AIMIM reads: “This is…

My story: How I came to love travel and started travel vlogging Travel vlogging is my passion which I started just 4 month ago, writes Hamid Umar. Travel is in my blood and is my passion and I am currently studying hotel management at Jamia Millia Islamia. I reside in Okhla Vihar, and did my 10th and 12th from KV Andrews Ganj, New Delhi. My YouTube channel is Hamid Umar Vlogs. I want to cover the world on my channel. If you have a story then you can share it with us at [email protected]

Meet Indrajit, person behind Poetry Darbaar Indrajit Ghoshal, the co-founder of Poetry Darbaar never imagined this non-profit poetry initiative would appeal so much to the poets of all age groups and categories and become immensely popular within two years of its inception. What started at a sprawling park in Gurgaon without too much ambition or impetus has reached far and wide and commands massive following today. There are ardent admirers of Poetry Darbaar not just in Delhi NCR but also outside the city as this is becoming pan India now. Indrajit who works in an MNC doesn’t have a team…

Rizwan special: Haleem Egg Biryani all the rage in Okhla The flagship delicacy Haleem is something that is very popular in the month of Ramzan. But there is no dearth of foodies who throng an eatery at Okhla Head to relish Haleem in different taste at Md Rizwan’s outlet. It so much in demand that his small eatery at the Okhla Head is full with people most of the time of the day and on Saturday at 3 pm several Haleem lovers are waiting in queue to have their plate of share. Of them Haleem boiled Egg Biryani is something…

Watch: Early-morning blaze in Jamia Nagar doused, no casualties The early morning fire which broke out in P block of Jogabai Extension was doused by the fire brigade with no casualties being reported from the area, according to a local resident. Farman, well aware of the development, said the fire had broken at 4 am and nobody was hurt but some jhuggis were gutted. The reason behind the fire couldn’t be ascertained, he said, adding that local authorities also turned up at the spot. After the fire was doused, residents were seen picking up items from the burned jhuggis.

Dr Zafarul Islam Khan receiving Kunwar-Mirza Friendship Award 2022 given by Maulana Azad Education Society of Anjanshaheed to Shibli Academy in recognition of its century-long services to scholarship, freedom movement and Hindu-Muslim unity. Khan is a former Delhi Minorities chairman. Also, he was head of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat is a federation of various Muslim organisations in India. Khan founded Milli Gazette in January 2000. Now the English weekly has ceased publication and now it is only in digital format.

Watch: This story of Jameela, 61, will leave you teary-eyed Like many women in Okhla, 61-year-old Jameela Khatoon is not so lucky and even at this age she has to get up early in the morning to start work at her eatery in Zakir Nagar. She works from 7 am to 11 pm every day so that she could earn her livelihood and take care of her ailing husband and marry her one daughter. She said she has been struggling for the last seven months in post pandemic. “The business is down and I have two sons and three daughters…husband…

Meet Okhla’s 2 budding food vloggers Shoaib Ahmed, 29, and Md Shadab Sarwar, 23, are two young budding food vloggers from Okhla among many. If Shadab is a journalism passed student from Jamia’s Hindi Department, for Shoaib food vlogging is a passion which he started just six months ago. Both are hardworking and dedicated towards the cause of covering and filming not only local eateries in Okhla but across the national Capital. “I love doing this and I am passionate about food,” said Shoaib, who did his BCom Honours from PGDAV College from DU. He said he started food vlogging…