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After series of tremors, SDMC gets cracking, issues notices to 30 to building owners The SDMC while intensifying its action has issued 30 more notices to residential group housing societies, educational institutions, and schools and asking them to submit a structure audit report within 30 days to ensure seismic stability for the buildings, it said. “The building owners are responding to the notices and 6 owners have already started the process of engaging structural consultant and consulting the engineers of SDMC. Thus so far SDMC identified 103 such buildings and issued notices to them In addition to this, the SDMC…

Is Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah to return as Wakf Board chief soon? AAP Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan is likely to return to Delhi Wakf Board (DWB) as its chairman, according to newindianexpress.com. Since words spread in the locality a few days ago quoting reports in the media that a file pertaining to his appointment to the board as its member had already been cleared about 10 days ago, chances are that Khan will be again back as Wakf Board chairman, however, there is no confirmation from the AAP. OT could not reach Khan to know about the latest development of…

Noida-based YouTuber journey: From zero to 10 L subscribers to Rs 8 L investment Noida-based journalist turned YouTuber Shakeel Ahmad has come a long way vis-a-vis his channel in the virtual world. In December 2016 when he launched his YouTube channel after resigning from his job, he had no idea that in nearly four years time he would succeed in captivating 10 lakh people, who are subscribers to his channel, and will be honoured by Google video platform giant YouTube. “It was historic moment for me when I got invite from YouTube very recently which honoured me with the gold…

Kejriwal hands over Rs 1 cr cheque to family of Dr Gupta who died of corona Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the family during his visit to meet and offer condolences to the family of Late Dr. Aseem Gupta of LNJP Hospital. Dr. Gupta lost his life due to COVID-19 a few days back. Kejriwal said one crore is a very small amount and is a symbol of Delhi’s respect and honour towards Dr. Gupta. He also said that he will remain like a brother to the family and will solve…

Mild earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi 7:00:48 PM IST at a depth of 5 km from the surface, including Okhla, on Friday evening, claimed media reports. The India’s National Center for Seismology.said an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 was reported near Delhi with the epicentre of the earthquake 63 km southwest (SW) of Gurgaon in Haryana. An Okhla teenager said he felt the tremor which lasted for a few seconds. DEVELOPING STORY

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS), USA has offered membership to more than 800 film professionals across 68 countries in order to give itself a wider and more diverse representation in terms of gender, race and ethnicity. The Academy is known around the world for its annual Academy Awards, now officially and popularly known as “The Oscars”. The new invitees, which include a number of Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities, also include a number of Indian film professionals. Proudly for Jamia Millia Islmia, included in the list are documentary filmmakers Nishtha Jain, Shirley Abraham and Amit Mahadesiya all…

Proud moment for Earshad as his philanthropic work gets appreciation During lockdown several Okhla residents, including Ershad Ahmad, worked tirelessly to serve the needy. Their works were highly appreciated. And very recently it was a historic moment for Ershad when his work got appreciation from the District Magistrate, district South-East. “I place on record my appreciation to acknowledge the activities undertaken by NGO United for Humanity in providing essential commodities, food, sanitizers, mask etc to the underprivileged, destitutes and migrant labourers during this period April to May 2020 of Covid-19 pandemic in the jurisdiction of district South-East, Delhi. As a…

As winged guests flock Jamia during lockdown, Mohsin capturing wow moments through lens Iconic Jamia Millia Islamia has an old tradition of taking care of not only deprived human beings but also animals. SUPPORT YOUR VOICE: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY The case in point is Jamia’s new move to document new winged guests who are arriving on the campus in good numbers at a time when the university is wearing deserted look due to coronavirus lockdown with students at homes, said a source. To capture the moment, Jamia is taking help from it’s alumnus Javed Mohsin, who…

India’s first plasma bank set up at Delhi Govt’s ILBS Hospital CM Arvind Kejriwal and Dy CM Manish Sisodia visited India’s first plasma bank set up at Delhi government’s ILBS Hospital to review the preparations of plasma collection from recovered COVID patients. The country’s first plasma bank will donate plasma to COVID hospitals in Delhi, which include private, state govt, central govt, and MCD hospitals for the treatment of the patients. Addressing a press briefing earlier in the day, Kejriwal cited the eligibility criteria over who can donate plasma. He also said the willing donors can register themselves through calling…

SDMC inks MoU with Indian Oil, NTPC on waste to wealth plant to Okhla In order to achieve the target of 100 per cent waste management, SDMC today signed MOU with Indian Oil and NTPC to set up a pilot project for Waste to Wealth Plant at Okhla Landfill site. The MOU was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmender Pradhan, Union Minister of Power RK Singh, LG Anil Baijal, Mayor Anamika, Commissioner, SDMC Gyanesh Bharti in a function organised through video conferencing. Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti said this innovative project will address the problem…