Author: theokhlatimes
In the long list of people who condoled death of Pulitzer award winner photojournalist Danish Siddiqui on the line of duty, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani is the latest person to have spoken with Danish’s father, expressing his condolences. Since the death of Danish in Afghanistan while covering for Reuters, many local residents, including university officials, turned up at Danish’s house in Ghaffar Manzil in Okhla to meet his father and express their condolences. Those who turned up in the long list including Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar and other university officials and local leaders. According to HT report, Ghani on…
Bakrid blues! We have been fleeced, traders who took money not delivering qurbani share: Residents After coming across a poster in Okhla about booking legal qurbani share in cattle, a resident of Jamia Nagar booked one share in the hope to serve the poor during Eid-al-Adha 2021. https://youtu.be/zWp7u1Mtggc However, the resident was left for a shock of life as the numbers available on the poster stopped working since Wednesday night and when the resident reached the spot (address) in Dhobi Ghat there were others also waiting for their share. It was only on Thursday night here that the resident came…
Man, eight goats electrocuted in this part of Okhla For many resident of this part of Okhla, there was no Eid-al-Adha as eight goats brought by them for quarbani were allegedly electrocuted after a high-tension electric wires fell on the makeshift tent under which the animals were kept a day before the festival. The saddest part of the story was that a teen security guard, who rushed to save the goats, was allegedly electrocuted in the aftermath of rain, said a resident. The incident in Jasola Vihar area on Sunday night left residents deeply upset, said the resident. A senior…
Hurt in road accident, hospitalised, according to Hidatullah Gentle. He shared this information on his timeline an hour ago with photos on his timeline soliciting comments of get well soon. He said he hurt himself while getting garbage piled up in front of Al Shifa hospital removed in Abul Fazal Enclave. A few minutes ago he was seen doing live from the spot. Gentle is a Congress leader and before joining the party he was in AAP.
Video: Rain throws Okhla into disarray More than thirty minutes rain on Tuesday evening threw Okhla into a state of chaos. Several roads of the locality were waterlogged, leading to traffic snarls with residents seen wading through waterlooged roads. https://youtu.be/1SwDX4hLUXM The downpour left many roads flooded. The main road linking Okhla Head and Batla House was overflooded. Many residents who visited Batla House market for last day Eid-al-Adha shopping were stuck in the flooded market.
Video: Don’t throw animal waste in open plot, road, says Wajid With Eid-al-Adha being celebrated on July 21 and Okhlaiites getting ready for the festival when they sacrifice animals, Councillor Wajid Khan has issued a video message to residents, urging them not to throw animal waste in open plots in the locality and on roads. https://youtu.be/oxL8twvBafQ Also, he said the civic agency vehicles will be doing the rounds in the locality to lift animal waste so that they don’t create mess in the locality, avoiding smells for days after the festival is over.
There was huge rush at Dhobi Ghat bakra mandi in Batla House a day before Eid-al-Adha 2021 with rushing to lay their hands on goats. However, to their dismay many found the prices of goats beyond their reach. Also, there were a few goats with many residents wondering where the goats have gone. https://youtu.be/ZelaU0d4rDA The sellers who have a few goats are asking for huge price. A resident, who visited the goat market, said: “The price is too high. After looking for a goat, I returned to try my luck later on in the day. There are a few goats…
Video: Danish’s childhood, passion for photography! His close friend gives insight Danish Siddiqui, who died on Friday in Afghanistan while on the line of duty, and laid to rest in Jamia Millia Islamia graveyard on Sunday night after his body arrived from Afghanistan on the same day. https://youtu.be/gKiV0zsJxhk Danish’s childhood friend Atib, also his next door neibhour, who grew up with the Pulitzer-award winning photojournalist, gives insight into his passion for photography and more. Danish’s father Akhtar Siddiqui is a retired Professor from Jamia. And residents said Danish’s grandfather came from Barh in Bihar to settle in Delhi where Danish…
JMI Professor selected for the prestigious Visitor’s Award 2020 for Research It is a matter of great pride for the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) that Professor Mohd. Zahid Ashraf, Head, Department of Biotechnology will be conferred with the prestigious Visitor’s Award 2020 by the Hon’ble President Shri Ram Nath Kovind at a function to be organised at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for his pioneering research on resolving the mystery of blood clotting on exposure to hypoxia at high altitudes. Prof. Ashraf will be receiving this award under the Biological Sciences category. His work has significantly contributed towards developing strategy for an…
Video: Okhla bids tearful adieu to Pulitzer-award winning photojournalist Danish Okhla bids tearful adieu to Pulitzer-award winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqi whose body arrived from Afghanistan today at his house in Ghaffar Manzil at 8:15 pm. Since the news of death of Danish surfaced in the media on Friday morning, residents, university officials, politicians and friends and neighbours started pouring in to meet Danish’s father, a retired Professor of Jamia Millia Islamia. Professor Akhtar Siddiqui, retired from Jamia as Dean, Faculty of Education. https://youtu.be/PDanvY4mCjk Friends and neighbours remember Danish as a kind and compassionate person. Professor Akhtar told the OT that…