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Delhi imposes night curfew from Monday as Covid cases increase From Monday (December 27), night curfew will be imposed in the national Capital. The decision was taken following rapid increase in Covid with the city on Sunday recording 290 fresh cases. The curfew will begin from 11 pm to 5 am. DEVELOPING REPORT

Covid positive cases, which for all these days were under 100, have suddenly seen an increase in their numbers. On Saturday, December 25, the national Capital reported 249 new cases. It was a 38 per cent increase compared to the previous day. One death was also reported, according to the health bulletin. In December, Delhi has seen six deaths from Covid. The city saw 180 new cases on Friday.

Vaccine for 15+, booster doses for health workers, elderly: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 9.45 pm on December 26 for more than 13 minutes talking about Omicron and how to face it on Christmas and the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India’s former Prime Minister. The PM announced the Covid-19 vaccine for children between the age group of 15 to 18 years from January 3, 2022. In the surprise address whose information was splashed a few minutes before the event by the media, the PM said senior citizens with comorbidities will receive booster doses from…

Okhla block president Parvez responds to OT Pol khol report A report published in the OT dated December 21 about Pol khol yatra organised by the Congress has not gone down well with Okhla block president Parvez Alam Khan. He called the report factually incorrect. Khan said the headline and the content of the report was misleading: “Cong ‘poor’ Pol khol yatra in Okhla riled Delhi president Anil?” The rally was a successful one and it’s wrong to say crowd didn’t turn up, said Khan, who is also vice chairman Communication Department Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. He said the portal…

Abdullah wins ninth IOS Lifetime Achievement Award Maulana Abdullah Maghithi, a renowned religious scholar and national president of All India Milli Council, was honoured with the ninth Lifetime Achievement Award of IOS in a ceremony organised today on the basis of his educational, national and social services, said IOS in a statement issued to the media. In his presidential address on the occasion, Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, general secretary, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said the person selected for this award is a person of different qualities. “In particular, he has made immense efforts and efforts for the promotion…

Okhla resident shares photo of Ertugrul grave from Turkey, netizens react After an Okhla resident Zoha on trip to Turkey shared a photo of Ertugrul Ghazi grave, netizens reacted to it. Ertugrul tomb is located in Sogut in Turkey. Ertugrul became a known name in India after the Turkish historical drama by Netflix became wildly popular with Muslim youths. Dirilis: Ertugrul (Resurrection: Ertugrul) was first aired in Turkey in December 2014 and ran for 448 episodes over five seasons. His son Osman I laid the foundation of the Ottaman Empire. The serial is set in the 13th century. Engin Altan Duzyatan…

Okhla journalists to pay tribute to Vinod Dua, Roushan in Batla House Journalists of Okhla are to turn up at Batla House at 9 pm today to pay tribute to senior journalist Vinod Dua and Roushan Ali Beg. Besides, journalists will also discuss issues. DCP, DM and national minority commission vice chairman Atif Rashid are expected to address journalists gathered there,” said Munna Bharti, the head of Okhla Press Club which has organised this meeting F-13/14, Joga Bai extenstion near Nooh Masjid, Batla House. Dua, the pioneer of Hindi TV journalism, died on December 4 in died at 5 pm…

This touching video of Okhla on a bone-chilling night will warm your heart!!! A touching video of Okhla on a bone-chilling night will warm your heart!!! On a day when Delhi is shivering the homeless face the hardest time to keep warm. For such impoverished people a blanket is a gift never to be forgotten. So on Friday an Okhla-based activist went out in the locality to have first-hand experience of how life is in the night. “I saw many poor people sleeping on the road. Some among them didn’t have enough blankets to cover themselves. So I gave them…

Churches in Okhla were decked up for Christmas celebrations on Friday. Christian community residing in Okhla attended the celebrations amid Omicron scare. Jasola Vihar-located Our Lady of Fatima Forane Church decked up on the eve of Christmas festival on Friday in Okhla. During this festival season, Aseem Asha-led foundation helped a few Christian residents celebrate the festival with gaiety by celebrating warm clothes to them. “Keeping in mind our responsibility towards our neighbourhood as directed in Islam, we adopted a few poor Christian families this year and distributed sweets and warm clothes among them,” said Aseem. The member of Aseem…

‘100% of eligible Delhiites get first dose’Taking monumental steps in the fight against Covid-19, the Delhi Government said it has administered the first dose of the vaccine to 100 per cent of its eligible population. “148.33 lakh people were vaccinated with at least one of Covid vaccine in Delhi,” it said. Following which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal praised all doctors, ANMs, teachers, ASHAs, CDVs and all frontline workers. He congratulated all DMs, CDMOs, DIOs and all district functionaries. “Delhi is largely safe from corona now that the first dose of the vaccine has been administered to all eligible people.…