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To disburse medical aid of Rs 5K, 10K to Covid positive construction workers, their families: Delhi Govt In light of the national disaster and financial crisis caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi Government has stepped up its efforts in providing aid, in form of medical assistance to construction workers. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Delhi Government will disburse medical assistance for Covid-19 positive construction workers at the rate of Rs. 5000, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10,000 per family. SPONSORED:…

Delhi govt to import 18 oxygen tankers from Bangkok, 21 from France: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Delhi government has decided to import 21 ready-to-use oxygen plants from France and 18 oxygen tankers from Bangkok, to ensure a steady supply of oxygen in hospitals across the national capital. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY He thanked the Central government for allotting 5 additional oxygen tankers to Delhi and said within the next one month, the Delhi government will be installing 44…

He visited Okhla to spend quality time with son & grandchildren, tests Covid positive, dies Out and out a family man, Ahmad Raza Ansari was regular at his son’s flat in Jamia Nagar to spend his quality time with son and his children. A few weeks ago he came from his hometown Bihar, unaware of the fact that what was in store for him. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY After staying for days, 75-year-old Ansari developed Covid symptoms and then started his ordeal. “We…

Watch: This Okhla’s mosque to open its isolation centre to Covid patients of all faiths Okhla-based Islah Masjid is to start Covid isolation centre, with the mosque Imam telling the OT that the facility will be open to Covid patients of all faith. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY https://youtu.be/h7tMfJd2fVc The isolation facility by the mosque will be operational from the premises of a school in the neighbourhood at Nafees road. SPONSORED: 2 Batla House–based entrepreneurs launch alkhadim app so that you can shop from…

‘JIH spent huge amount on mosque but did little to expand Al-Shifa,’ writes scribe after ‘death of woman denied admission in hospital’; Al-Shifa responds A post is doing the rounds in the virtual world in Okhla of a journalist in which he has criticised Jamaat-e-Islami (Hindi) for failing to add more beds in Al-Shifa hospital and spending huge amount for extension of its Ishat-e-Islam mosque building. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Tarique Anwar wrote this after he said a woman patient known to him…

Islah Masjid to open Covid isolation centre, first mosque in Okhla to do so Four days after Delhi Waqf Board chairman and Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in a video message had urged mosques to set up isolation centres and oxygen beds for Covid patients, the OT has come to know that Zakir Nagar-based Islah Masjid is getting ready to open one. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY https://youtu.be/h7tMfJd2fVc The isolation facility by the mosque will be operational from the premises of a school in the…

Reason behind delay in opening of Noor Nagar Covid facility revealed Four days ago when Delhi Waqf Board chairman and Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in a video message had announced that he is planning to add 30 oxygen beds at Noor Nagar school, many were looking forward. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY However, the opening has been delayed. On Monday, the OT spoke with MLA Khan to know about the development. He said: “It will be operational in two days. Other things are in…

Radha Soami Satsang Beas to have 200 bed ICU facility: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said we are also trying to increase O2 beds in Delhi. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY “Today morning, I visited the centre that has been created at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas. It has started functioning as of 10 am today morning. There are 150 beds as of now, in the next 2-3 days this will be pushed to 500 beds then 2000 beds and finally 5000…

Delhi to give free Covid shot to 18 +: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said Delhi will provide free of cost vaccination to everyone above 18 years of age. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY He said Covid-19 has begun to affect also those below 18 years of age. If these vaccines are effective for their age group, or any special vaccines can be manufactured for children, the Central government should allow the administration of vaccines to children below 18 years. SPONSORED: 2…

Mismatch between virtual oxygen help, ground reality in Okhla If you are regular on Facebook and WhatsApp and reside in Okhla, you get a feeling that Covid patients and their relatives are facing no hardship due to setting up of helpline and claims by many, including some leaders and Muslim religious organisations, of helping people with oxygen, medicines and plasma. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY However, the ground reality is just the opposite. Many Okhla residents in look for oxygen have informed the OT…