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Peaceful protest against garbage heaps nearby Al-Shifa in AFE to begin on Sunday Whenever there is election, the issue of dumping of garbage in the open nearby Al Shifa Hospital and Milli Model School in Abul Fazal Enclave surfaces. This year also the issue is talk of groups, opposition leaders and activists nursing political ambition. A meeting regarding which was held on Thursday night in AFE under the leadership of QR Illyas, president of Okhla-headquartered Welfare Party of India (WPI). Reliable sources, who were part of the meeting, said the issue of garbage dumping on road at Hari Kothi road,…

JMI pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat The employees of Jamia Millia Islamia today observed a two-minute silence to condole the tragic death of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife and other decorated defence officials in the helicopter crash at Coonoor yesterday. The condolence meeting was attended by JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar, Registrar Dr Nazim Husain Al Jafri, Deans, HoDs, Officers, teaching and non teaching staff of the university. On this occasion Prof Akhtar said: “I am saddened by the tragic demise of Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other defense officials in the crash. I express my…

Life without Facebook: Jamia teacher shares his 30-day experience Life without smartphone and Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and other social media platforms is unthinkable in the digital age. From kids to elderly all are hooked to social media and smartphone, unwillingly spend long hours on the virtual world, cut-off from the real world. But there are people who have tried to stay away from social media and smartphone. A Jamia Millia Islamia did this for one month. The OT spoke with him to get first-hand experience of how life is without social media. Syed Md Kazim, who teaches Social Science…

To curb pollution, SDMC dismantles 208 charcoal & wood fired tandoors: Sehrawat In order to control air pollution in the city, the SDMC said it has taken action against charcoal and wood fired tandoors. Leader of House Indrajeet Sehrawat said in the last couple of months, the civic agency has taken strict action against traditional types of tandoors as it has dismantled as many as 208 such tandoors in its area. Sixty eight tandoors were dismantled in the Central Zone, 80 tandoors were dismantled in South Zone, 40 tandoors were dismantled in West Zone while 20 tandoors were dismantled in…

Amid Omicron scare in Delhi, spurt in vaccination in Okhla The Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus, believed to be highly transmissible, has got people rushing to the vaccination centres in Okhla. On Thursday at 10 am, a vaccination centre at Abul Fazal Enclave at Zaid school saw a serpentine line with people seen waiting for their turn. Moreover, many residents have started finding about Covid vaccination centres so as to take their shots and all this after news surfaced of the arrival of Omicron in India. Khedmat’s vaccination drive was started again at Meezan Clinic, Jama Masjid, Zakir Nagar.…

Fed up with waiting, residents pool money to get road dug-up for sewer work motorable After coming to know that it might take more time for the road dug-up for sewer work to be paved, some residents of F block in Abul Fazal Enclave pooled money to get their road motorable. Ali, who resides in the lane, said it was four months ago when the road was dug-up for sewer laying work and since then it was in bad condition. With situation not improving, it was decided by some residents that why not pool money to get the road motorable…

Delhi sees 1 death, 65 Covid cases in 24 hours The national capital saw 65 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to Delhi State Health Bulletin. The positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent and one death was recorded in the city, it said. Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said there was no possibility of a lockdown in Delhi “at the moment” due to Covid cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a web address on Monday said the government is prepared: “There is no need to panic. I am monitoring the situation continuously. I request you all…

How this tea shop playing crucial role in keeping Urdu alive, shayari kicking In Muslim-dominated Okhla, Urdu is on the verge of extinction with even posters in the language difficult to find. But all is not lost as a small tea shop in Abul Fazal Enclave is playing a crucial role in keeping Urdu alive and shayari kicking. Urdu poets throng Guddu’s tea shop in AFE Charminar mosque lane and talk about the revival of the dying language and sharing shayari over a cup of karak chai, says Khan Rizwan, an award-winning poet. As you enter the small shop, you…

The OT Impact: Found the missing cat and thank you for help, portal informed It was on Saturday when a message of the missing cat from Nafees Road being reunited from its owner landed in the inbox message of the OT. “Hi, found the cat. Thank you for the help, we will always be grateful for the same,” wrote the person who was first to inform us about the missing cat. And it was on the resident’s request that the OT had run the story. It was on December 1 when this portal reported about how the owner of the…

The OT to launch know your candidate series With the MCD polls next year and major political parties, including the BJP, the AAP, the Congress starting their campaign trail, the OT is all set to launch know your candidate series for Okhla residents. Making a beginning in this direction, the OT ran a highly successfully FB live with Ward number 102 S Councillor Wajid Khan. Now, the portal has planned another FB live with another ward councilor Shoaib Danish. After that in a few days time the portal is to start know your candidate video series. In this series, candidates…