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Delhi registers 3,674 new cases, 30 deaths Covid cases in Delhi continue to be on decline with the national Capital registering 3,674 cases on Sunday with the positivity at 6.37 per cent. It is 4.5 per cent less than Saturday’s positivity rate. Thirty people died of the infection in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi state health bulletin. 6,954 patients also recovered and a total 57,686 tests conducted. Whereas on Sunday, cases were registered below 4,000 while on Saturday, Delhi logged 4,483 cases, a jump of 10.85 per cent.

Is ex-Cong MLA Asif planning to launch his daughter in MCD polls? Is former Congress MLA Asif Md Khan planning to launch his daughter in MCD polls? This and other questions are being debated in Okhla circle after the seat was declared reserved for women. When the OT asked Khan over phone whether he plans to launch his daughter in the MCD elections after the seats in two wards, Zakir Nagar and Abul Fazal Enclave, were reserved for women, he neither said yes or no. It is too early to answer your question and wait till the poll dates are…

In Okhla, a bustling South Delhi neighborhood with a significant Muslim population, adoption of cats has surged, particularly in areas like Jamia Nagar, Abul Fazal Enclave, Johri Farm, Zakir Nagar, Batla House, and Okhla Vihar. This trend has sparked a rise in pet-related businesses, such as cat food and grooming shops, and increased social media activity about reports on adoptions and lost cats. Residents attribute this “cat craze” to cultural reverence for cats in Islam, urban lifestyle suitability, and heightened companionship needs during the Covid-19 lockdown. ALSO READ: Supreme Court revises order on Delhi stray dogs: 5 things to know…

Delhi sees 4,483 cases, 28 deaths Covid-19 cases in Delhi have continued to decline for the last many days. On Saturday, the city reported 4,483 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 7.41 per cent. Twenty eight people died of the virus.

Feisty Aarfa launches door-to-door campaign in Shaheen Bagh to win hearts With Municipal Corporation elections in Delhi still months away parties in the national Capital have started girding up for the big moment. In Okhla after two of its important seats, Zakir Nagar and Abul Fazal Enclave, have been reserved for women, the wards are all slated to have a fight between women for the Councillor seat. Though the reservation of the two wards poured cold water on plans of male aspirants who have been dreaming and involved in posterbazi for months, many among them are now planning to pitch…

Need to promote local tourism stressed on A three-day International Conference (online) on “Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism in Tourism and Hospitality” between January 28 and 30 is being organised by the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Jamia Millia Islamia. The conference is sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India. The 3-day Conference commenced with the welcome address by the conference patron, Prof Mohd Asaduddin, Dean Faculty of Humanities and Languages. He felt, that the woes of the beleaguered industry in the wake of the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, much serious deliberations by the practitioners and the academia are required for…

Smartboards will be installed in more than 20,000 classrooms: Delhi government To provide quality education to all the students at Delhi government schools, the government is in the process of transforming them into smart schools, said a statement issued by the Delhi government. To begin with, smartboards will be installed in more than 20,000 classrooms built by the Kejriwal government in Delhi’s government schools, it said. “This process of making classrooms smart has started from Shaheed Amir Chand Sarvodaya Vidyalaya located at Shankaracharya Marg, where 16 classrooms have been transformed into smart classrooms by installing hi-tech smartboards,” it said. On…

Lawyers mourn death of Okhla-based young legal eagle The death of young legal eagle Jamal Akhtar has left the legal fraternity in Delhi, including Okhla and other places, in deep shock. And to mourn his death, alumni of Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, organised Quran recitation and prayer meet on January 23 at Iqra Masjid, Jasola. Jamal, an alumnus of Jamia, who used to reside in Okhla Market, died when he was in Aligarh a fortnight ago after suffering cardiac arrest, according to residents who knew the family for years. His body was taken to his hometown Devaria near…

Firing in the air in Shaheen Bagh Firing in the air in Shaheen Bagh on Thursday late night has left residents in shock. It was through virtual world that many residents came to know about the incident which was first reported by YouTube channel Hindustan Time Live Farhan Yahiya. He wrote: “Firing in Okhla in Shaheen Bagh A block…” In the video, the victim is heard accusing Abul Fazal Enclave Councillor Wajid Khan to be behind the whole episode. However, Wajid said it is all staged by the people who are accusing him. He told the OT over phone that…

Jamia Prof’s book explodes myth that Urdu is Muslim Book Review by Wasim Ahmad Alimi of Professor Shahzad Anjum’s book on non-Muslim Urdu literators, explodes the myth that Urdu is Muslim. Shahzad Anjum, head and professor at the department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia, has convincingly tried to demystify the issues related to Urdu as a language of Muslims only. The book contains a chapter written by prolific Urdu writer Dr Anwarul Haque. Help the OT by paying Rs 500, 1,000 and more to sustain community journalism’s subscription drive: https://bit.ly/3Kk7edx His newly released book on Non-Muslim Urdu Poets and Literators which…