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Eid-ul-Fitr 2022 Mubarak! Namaz timings in mosques With moon being sighted on Friday, Eid-ul-Fitr 2023 is to be celebrated in India on Saturday. Preparations for the festival have begun across the country with residents in Okhla sending Mubarak messages to their friends and family members in the virtual world. India to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday as the crescent moon has been sighed today. Cloudy sky in Okhla made it difficult to spot the crescent moon in Okhla. The moon has been sighted today and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in the country tomorrow, Lucknow Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali…
Watch: Breaking the Fast (Iftar) with sanitation workers in Okhla It is Ramzan and people are throwing Iftar party for their friends, family members and acquaintances. However, there are some who have invited sanitation workers for Iftar. In two such Iftar parties held in Okhla this Ramzan one was thrown by Gaffar Manzil-headquartered Khudai Khidmatgar and the latest being, a few days ago, by Human Welfare Foundation. https://youtu.be/5S2FxrMGUlU If in the earlier one Faisal Khan interacted with sanitation workers of the locality at an Iftar party in Ghaffar Manzil, the latest one was held at the Scholar School a few…
MP Javed, Mani Shankar and others turn up at Iftar party in Batla House Ramzan is going on and iftar party is being held across the country. In Okhla too residents are inviting people for iftar party. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1647973962209546242 In one such iftar party organised at Friends Hall, L-5, Sailing Club Road near Khaliullah Masjid, Batla House Jamia Nagar Okhla by Saba Asrar, several politicians took part. Saba in a statement said those who attended the iftar party included Rajya Sabha MP Javed Ali Khan, BJP MP Ghulam Ali Khatana, former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyer, former Member of Assembly Asif…
2 missing kids reunited with family, thanks to cop, this Batla House activist Two children aged 9 years and 5 years old were reunited with their family today, thanks to Jamia Nagar police and Batla House activist Sagheer Abbasi, head of the Sudhar Trust. Abbasi said two children who had come to Batla House with their family today had gone missing. “The children were spotted by the local police at Sailing Club and following which they informed us. We started making announcements and after 1 hour 30 minutes, the kids’ father turned up at our kiosk in Batla House. Later…
Man accused of molesting woman in Metro lift of Okhla arrested After receiving a complaint from a metro passenger of being molested in Metro lift, a joint team of Special Staff Metro and PS Okhla Vihar Metro swung into action and arrested a man identified as Rajesh Kumar Koli, aged 26 years, on April 14. Investigation is still underway, the police said. “A PCR call regarding eve teasing was received at the police station from Okhla Vihar Metro on April 4 evening,” the police said. “A police team then reached Jasola Apollo Metro Station where the victim met them. She…
Atishi says power subsidy ends today, L-G office says ‘stop misleading people’ as file cleared A fresh tussle between the AAP-led Delhi government and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena broke out today over power subsidies to consumers in the national capital. https://youtu.be/2MBMMvgKBfU After Power Minister Atishi, earlier in the day, announced that subsidies will be stopped from Friday, as the Lieutenant Governor is yet to clear the file, his office said the file was signed yesterday itself. “The subsidy we give to 46 lakh people will stop from today. From Monday onwards, people will get inflated bills without subsidy,” Atishi said…
Power subsidy to 46 lakh Delhi families ends today, reason here Not so good news for those who had been availing power subsidy from the Delhi Government as on Friday the Aam Aadmi Party-led government announced to stop the subsidised electricity given to the people from April 15. https://youtu.be/2MBMMvgKBfU Hours after the press meet, the L-G office said ‘stop misleading people’ as file cleared on Thursday. In a press meet, AAP Minister Atishi announced that from tomorrow, the subsidised bills will not be given to the 46 lakh benificiary families. “From today, the subsidised electricity given to the people of…
Resident catches fake beggars in Batla House With Ramzan, beggars are coming to Okhla in hope of getting their share. If some are genuine, a few cases of fake beggars too have surfaced in the locality, said Mohammad Waseem, member of Batla House Market Association. On Wednesday night, Waseem said he caught a beggar who had covered his legs with bandage and moving around on a cart seeking money. “I confronted him and the other person who was plying the cart. He told me that he had suffered paralysis and was unable to walk. I got suspicious and asked him…
The OT report creates ripples in camp of Areeba, Asif A report about sewer water overflowing on the Abul Fazal Enclave on Tuesday created a stir in the camp of newly-elected Councillor Areeba Khan. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/N5anFm9SSYo Hours after the report, Areeba rushed her team at 12 in the night to the spot where JCB was used to end the waterlogging, providing some relief to the residents temporarily. The OT was the first to report about flooding of a stretch of Abul Fazal Enclave. In the morning too Areeba’s team was seen working to address the issue. However, the water…
New book on history of South Indian Muslim empires creates ripples among history buffs Syed Ubaidur Rahman’s latest book ‘Forgotten Muslim Empire of South India: Bahmani Empire, Madurai, Bijapur, Golconda & Mysore Sultanates’ has got a roaring response across the country. From Chennai to Hyderabad and Delhi, the book is being warmly received throughout the country and even beyond. The numerous book launch programs have been huge successes, surprising even the author of the book himself. The book that was released last month has caught the imagination of a large number of people. ALSO READ https://youtu.be/N5anFm9SSYo Jonathan AC Brown, Alwaleed…