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The Delhi government schools welcomed students of Nursery to Class 8 today after a gap of almost two years. To help students adjust in the school environment, Delhi Government’s Directorate of Education has asked all HoSs to focus on students’ social-emotional wellbeing in the first two weeks. Students will be encouraged to share their experiences freely and explore the new school environment. School closure for two years has widened the learning gaps among students, it had said. In such a situation, it is important that when they return back to school, teachers’ focus should be on supporting their social emotional…

Urgent missing appeal to find Okhla’s 12-year-old Shadab This is a 12-year-old Shadab Ansari, son of our house help and he has been missing for the last 5 days, wrote Syed Hassan Kazim on his timeline some four hours ago, sharing photo of the missing youth. “The FIR was filed yesterday in Jamia Nagar police station. Please share this post so that his distraught, wailing mother meets her son,” wrote Kazim, a journalist, who works with TOI and is a resident of Okhla.

Parvez Hashmi, Okhla-based leader, is planning to launch in daughter-in-law in MDC polls? With the 2022 Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls approaching, political parties and local leaders have begun formulating strategies to prepare for the high-stakes contest. Although the official date of the MCD elections has yet to be announced, local leaders in Okhla have already launched their campaigns to win the hearts and minds of voters and secure party nominations. Among the many aspirants in Okhla, local buzz suggests that former Okhla MLA from the Congress, Parvez Hashmi, is considering fielding his daughter-in-law, Ishrat Jahan, as a candidate.…

Free medical check-up camp by ECM Free medical check-up camp was organised on Sunday by Earth Care Mission at J/76/29, Ashiana Complex, T.N-4, Abul Fazal Enclave. “All the ECM members were present on this occasion to make the medical camp a success. Azhar Alam, M Hashmi and Athar Alam Advocates and Dr Rehan Badar, Dr Arfin and Engg. Hashmi, Parvez Farooqui and Parvez Akhtar and Imam of Masjid Noor and others were present. “Local residents got benefit from the camps,” said Hashmi.

In view of Swachh Survekshan-2022, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) organised a zero waste function and it facilitated organisation of zero waste marriage function in Ashok Nagar’s Tihar Village in West Zone. Since it was published in the media, it has become the talk of Okhla where residents said they should also hold marriages function in eco-friendly way. ALSO READ Delhi Govt schools intensify preparations for upcoming April 26 board exams It is a very good move and should be encouraged in Okhla also, said one resident. Noushu said: “It is observed that a lot of wastage is done…

Will contest under ex-Okhla Cong MLA Asif Md Khan’s patronage, says Advocate Aarfa Khanam after pitching her candidacy. Her husband shared a photo showing Asif Khan endorsing her candidacy. Aarfa is seeking Congress ticket from Abul Fazal Enclave ward for the 2022 civic poll. Even before the ward wad reserved, she had started her campaign. Unlike other candidates, she is contesting on her own. It has been noticed that men are accompanying their wives giving an impression of proxy, said Okhla watcher. Of them Advocate Aarfa Khanam is leading from the front and is doing all to win hearts and…

Jamia School teacher Haris Haq bereaved Jamia School teacher and university alumnus Haris Haq bereaved. According to Jamia School teacher Syed Mohd Kazim, Haris brother Ch Rehanul Haq died and tadfeen to take place on in Batla House graveyard after zohar prayer on Sunday. Haris told the OT over phone that his brother died of heart attack on Saturday 7 pm at his Batla House flat. Rehanul was 62 years old and was associated with Jamia Cooperative Bank. On Saturday night he collapsed on his chair in his flat while one of his sons was pressing his leg, he said,…

The Delhi Govt schools intensify preparations for upcoming April 26 board exams. The Directorate of Education (DoE) has intensified the preparations to empower Delhi students for the upcoming board exams. As Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now announced that it will conduct the board examination from April 26, 2022 onwards, schools have started preparing students for the examinations, it said. A meeting regarding the same was conducted by the Director Education on Saturday. The DoE has directed the Heads of Schools (HoSs) to ensure that students of senior secondary sections, Class 10 and 12 attend the classes regularly.…

The date of the 2022 MCD elections in Delhi is yet to be announced, but political aspirants have already begun their campaigns — not only to win the hearts and minds of residents, but also to impress their parties’ top leaders in hopes of securing a tickets. The aspirants are in a rat race, particularly in two Muslim-dominated wards — Abul Fazal Enclave and Zakir Nagar — which have been reserved for women. With both sitting Councillors — AAP’s Wajid Khan and Congress’s Shoaib Danish — facing anti-incumbency, opposition parties see a strong opportunity to secure a ticket and win…

This winter, the community news portal OT has seen a big rise in people searching for bater (quail) meat. Many food lovers, especially those who enjoy unique and traditional dishes, are trying to find where they can buy or eat bater meat in Okhla. According to OT, the number of searches and visits to their earlier story on bater meat has increased noticeably in recent weeks. ALSO READ: Bater (quail) meat in Jamia Nagar, click on this link for full address Last year, the portal published a story about a local eatery in Abul Fazal Enclave that started serving bater…