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Delhi schools to reopen from Monday Delhi schools will reopen physical classes from November 29, according to announcement made by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. He shared the news via a tweet: “All the schools in Delhi will reopen from 29.11.2021 for all classes,” the notice read. Schools and colleges in Delhi were closed by the city government after air quality worsened. But later on November 24, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said: “Air quality in Delhi is improving now. Schools, colleges, educational institutes to re-open from 29th November in Delhi.” “All the Heads of schools are hereby directed to…

Watch: Chicken fry flying off Shan’s eatery, food lovers line up to grab tempting opening day offer It is 11 pm on Saturday night. The air is nippy as winter has arrived. But in this part of Abul Fazal Enclave, food lovers are lining up at a new shop selling fry chicken. A resident returning from his office said requesting not to be quoted: “I was a bit surprised to see a huge rush at the shop that too at this time of the night. Then I stopped and asked a few people. I was told that the owner has…

Entrepreneur Mudassar brings authentic Awadhi food to Okhla, offers 10% discount with free home delivery to OT readers as goodwill gesture Mudassar Abbas, 37, by profession works in a well-known HR firm in Delhi but after Covid lockdown he took a plunge in food business and said he introduced authentic Awadhi food to Okhla by opening his small eatery shop in B-23Abul Fazal Enclave. He said he opened the shop realizing that jobs were not so secure as many of his friends lost it. “During the first lockdown, I was thinking about what to do. When locked in house I…

Heartbreak for Asif Khan’s supporters, ex-Cong MLA of Okhla sent to judicial custody Supporters of former Okhla MLA Asif Md Khan who were expecting bail for him are upset as the Congress leader has been sent to judicial custody. Khan’s close associate Advocate Aarfa Khanam updated on her timeline that Asif Md has been sent to judicial custody and they would apply for bail on Monday now. “Asif has been sent to judicial custody for now. Application will be applied in session for his bail,” she wrote. With this development, Khan is to spend Saturday and Sunday in jail, said…

Poster menace: Drive against hoardings, posters on walls should be welcomed for clean & green Okhla As unauthorised advertisements and posters pasted on the walls affect the beauty of Okhla, it is time said residents, that crackdown against hoardings and posters on walls should be encouraged for clean and green Okhla. Besides illegal vehicle parking, mushrooming workshops and encroachment, Jamia Nagar faces poster menace as the walls in the locality are plastered with advertisements giving the area a dirty look. The situation is such that every open public corner is overcrowded with posters of some coaching institutes, local leaders and…

Ex-Okhla Cong MLA Asif arrested for abusing SDMC staff over removal of hoardings in Shaheen Bagh Delhi Police says it has arrested former MLA Asif Mohammad Khan after a video of him abusing & assaulting on-duty MCD staff in Shaheen Bagh area went viral, according to ANI. Earlier in the morning, Khan’s close associate Wahab Malik said in a message that the former MLA was arrested from his Kalindi Kunj house and taken to police station. Khan’s another associate and Congress member Advocate Arfa Khanum also informed netizens through her social media post about the development. Hours after Khan’s video…

Snippet 2: The Chaiwala Meeraj Md is a known face in this part of Okhla, Abul Fazal Enclave as he sells tea by walking in streets the whole day. On November 4 when the OT did his story there were several comments of people expressing their desire to help him overcome hardship and start a tea shop, but the result has not been so encouraging. Two days ago, when the OT bumped into him in the street of AFE, he was seen carrying a ramshackle cycle, selling tea. He stopped and looked in hope of some good news. He said…

Will protect you & your family, says Kejriwal after new S Africa Covid variant triggers alert in India A new South Africa Covid variant has triggered alert in India with the Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan writing a letter to all states and UTs on Thursday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called for a meeting of medical and scientific experts on Monday following “the threat from (the) new Covid variant from African countries”. “In view of the threat from (the) new Covid-19 variant from African countries, we have requested experts to make a presentation to DDMA on Monday, and suggest…

Construction ban reimposed in Delhi, city Govt to compensate workers After the Supreme Court order, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said the city government has decided to re-impose the ban on construction and demolition activities. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the government will transfer Rs 5,000 to the accounts of each worker to help them tide over the financial crisis. It was only on Monday when the city government had lifted the ban on construction activities after air quality in the city improved marginally. “We have decided to ban construction and demolition activities again from Thursday. The reimposition…

Yamuna Cell formed for cleaning of Yamuna river Days after announcing a six-point action plan to clean Yamuna, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a Yamuna Cleaning Cell with sole purpose to clean the heavily polluted Yamuna river in Delhi. Earlier announced six-point action plan to clean Yamuna is expected to be completed by February 2025.“In order to expedite inter-departmental decision making and execution, we formed a Yamuna Cleaning Cell (YCC) today, headed by CEO, DJB and representatives of all concerned depts. This will expedite Yamuna cleaning process,” Kejriwal tweeted.Chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB)…