Author: theokhlatimes

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…

Watch: Give job to Talib kin, compensation: Congress Zakir Nagar Councillor Shoaib Danish to Kejriwal after giving Talib sister financial aid at their house in Batla House. Talib, 25, died after a fight over gulli danda in Batla House two days ago. His family members said he was beaten to death by many local residents. Some Congress leaders have termed the incident as lynching in the area. Arrests have been made and FIR lodged, said police, adding that efforts are on to arrest more accused. The family is demanding strict action against the accused. Three people, including a juvenile, were…

Can you help me find my missing cat, it will be great help, software engineer writes to OT An Okhla-based software engineer, who lost his 11-month-old Persian breed cat in Jamia Nagar a day ago, approached community portal, the OT, on Tuesday to raise the issue. Sadman Ahmed, a resident of Johri Farm, has spent at least eight hours to find out his missing cat and when he couldn’t find it he approached the OT with an appeal: “I lost my cat in Haji colony jungle. Can you please help me find my cat? It will be a great help.”…

An online session on the “National Education Policy” (NEP) was successfully conducted by the Institution’s Innovation Council, Jamia Millia Islamia on 27 February. The session was organised to provide the students and faculty members with an overview of India’s New Education Policy with special focus on Innovation. Attended by teachers and students from various departments, the orientation session laid down the terms of the debate and generated a lot of discussion on the role of Innovation as entailed in the New Education Policy. Prof. Simi Malhotra, Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, welcomed the participants and the guest speaker, Prof.…

Easing Covid curbs: Metro resumes services with full passenger capacity, fine for not wearing masks reduced Days after authorities lifted all pandemic curbs after Covid situation improved in the national Capital, Delhi Metro also resumed services with full passenger capacity on Monday. “Delhi Metro services have resumed today without any restrictions on passenger occupancy after a long time. The DMRC expresses its thanks and gratitude to its passengers for following the protocols during the pandemic. Indeed, without your cooperation, we could not have operated the metro despite the constraints posed by the pandemic,” the DMRC said in a statement. In…

Talib death: Police issue statement, say efforts on to arrest remaining accused Days after death of 25-year-old Talib in Batla House over fight on gulli danda, the Delhi Police issued a statement and said it was on Friday that PCR calls were received at PS Jamia Nagar regarding fight between two groups of people. “The police staff immediately rushed to the spot but no was found present. During the course of enquiry, information of MLC of one injured Talib Khan son of Babu Khan was received. Statement of eyewitness Babu (father of deceased Talib) was recorded as injured Talib was…