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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…

Ghafoor Nagar residents live in fear of their only road to outside world being closed For the last many days, residents of Ghafoor Nagar are having sleepless nights. Their main cause of worry is that what they will do after their only road to outside world is closed, said residents. ALSO READ: Ghafoor Nagar entry row: Know what happened before Friday prayer and Jamia version “We have been using this road for ages but on Friday Jamia Millia Islamia officials were trying to put a gate on the entrance. We anyhow managed to get it postponed but since then residents…

Sparrows population has declined in Delhi. However, house sparrows can still be seen chirping on balconies and trees in Okhla and some other areas of the city. Many ecologists and conservationists term this a good sign. On World Sparrow Day 2022, political leaders and netizens took a pledge to protect house sparrows. Many of them took to social media to speak about the birds. ALSO READ Where have all the sparrows gone? Ecologist and conservationist T K Roy said: “Although, at present, we are observing a partial increase in the population of house sparrows in urban areas, it is not…

Historic day for Jamia! V-C Najma to receive Padma Shri tomorrow Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar will receive Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country from President of India Ramnath Kovind at a ceremony to be held at the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 21st March. She was selected her for the award for her invaluable contribution in the field of literature and education. Prof Akhtar has the distinction of being the first woman Vice-Chancellor of JMI, an institution accredited with A++ by National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) in December, 2021.…

Asked them to finish sewer work in G, F, N blocks of AFE before Ramzan, says Amanatullah as inordinate delay had left residents seething Took stock of sewer work in G, F, N blocks in AFE & directed officials to finish work before Ramzan, wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on his timeline a few minutes ago. Also, he shared a few photos of his interaction with residents and officials. Since work to lay sewer and drinking water pipes has begun residents have been lamenting over inordinate delay in finishing the work. The OT carried several reports in which residents complained…

Realtor Deen Mohammad (Deenu thekedar) who played his role in building Okhla lost fight to cancer on Saturday morning, according to a family member. He was laid to rest in Batla House graveyard. Deen was 65 years old and belonged to a family who settled in Okhla Village when the area was just barren land with only a few buildings standing in the locality, said Sikandar Choudhary, who knows the family. Deen’s son told the OT that it was in October when his father was diagnosed of tongue cancer and he couldn’t recover from the deadly disease. “When my mother…

ACs on as Okhla starts to face summer heat After a long winter spell, Okhla residents have started witnessing summer heat with some even getting their ACs on to beat the heat. For the last few days, the temperature has been rising and on Sunday many residents woke up to a warm morning. The minimum temperature on Sunday morning settled at 21.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, said the India Meteorological Department (Met), adding that the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. To beat the heat, many residents are staying inside their homes.…

Holi, Shab-E-Barat: Know how many fined for traffic violations Come Shab-E-Barat, every year advisory is issued urging youngsters to not involve in bike stunt. With Shab-E-Barat being observed for the last two years under the shadow of pandemic, the roads used to wear a deserted look but this time around it was different as the festival was observed with no restriction. Keeping this in mind, advisory was issued. Though bike stunt was not reported from Okhla and other parts of Delhi, but many bikers were fined for traffic violations. More than 2,450 people were fined for traffic violations in the…