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Cong Delhi president Anil comes to Okhla for Pol Khol Yatra The Pol Khol Yatra of the Delhi Congress party began in Okhla today with its State president Anil Kumar visiting Batla House and Shaheen Bagh. Councillor Shoaib Danish, local leaders and aspirants were seen with Kumar in various places interacting with residents. Congress leader Samlam Khurshid was also seen sharing stage in Shaheen Bagh with Kumar and local leaders. In Batla House, Danish was seen taking out a march with Congress workers. Local Congress leaders Gentle Hidatullah, Abdul Wahab Malik, Parvez Alam Khan and others were seen in the…

Jamia alumnus brings out coffee table book on anti-CAA protests, a brainchild of slain Pulitzer awardee Danish Several books on Shaheen Bagh ant-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) peaceful protest have been written. In the latest list of book on the subject is a coffee table book curated by a Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus Mohammad Meherban. The book titled Hum Dekhenge by Meherban and Aasif Mujtaba has been dedicated to Pulitzer awardee Danish Siddiqui. The Jamia alumnus Meherban said it was the brainchild of the slain photojournalist, a resident of Ghaffar Manzil and Jamia alumnus, who died in Afghanistan while covering the…

Okhlaiites feel the chill as temperature in Delhi dips to lowest this season, no respite on Sunday Okhla residents woke up to a cold day today as Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius over the past 24 hours. And if we go by India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast then there is no respite for Delhiites on Sunday. The IMD said the temperature is all set to dip further to around 5 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The cold in Delhi-NCR region was attributed to strong northwesterly cold winds with a speed of around 10-20 kmph during the first…

Centre’s move to raise marriage age of women to 21 unwise: Okhla-based Muslim body Okhla-headquartered religious Muslim organisation has expressed concern over the government move to increase the legal age of marriage for girls to 21. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the introduction of a new bill that would amend the ‘The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA)’ to increase the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years. Earlier, reports have surfaced of IUML and AIMIM also opposing the move. In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) president Syed Sadatullah Husaini said: “We do not…

Pandemic: Experiences and lessons learned Immune modulation is one the key strengths of Ayush system and it proved very crucial in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, said Prof. (Dr.) Afshar Alam, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, inaugurating a series of five webinars on “Covid-19 Pandemic – Experiences and Lessons Learned” being organised by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India during 15-21 December 2021. He further said ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare system was stretched to its limits and Ayush system with its immune-boosting measures played very crucial role as…

4 private hospitals turned into Omicron dedicated centres in Delhi After ten new Omicron cases were reported in Delhi on Friday, the city government has given order to convert four private hospitals as dedicated centres. “Delhi Govt converts 4 pvt hospitals – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Max (Saket), Fortis (Vasant Kunj) & Batra Hospital (Tughlakabad) – as Omicron dedicated centres. A total of 5 hospitals in Delhi, including LNJP hospital, will now provide the treatment for the variant,” tweeted ANI. These four private hospitals, dedicated centres, will now treat the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus which was detected last…

The Delhi Government has been taking consistent strides in effectively curbing Delhi’s pollution levels by implementing various emergency measures throughout the city, said the government. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the NBCC was recently caught trying to covertly continue construction activities in pitch-black darkness at night at its Netaji Nagar site. The same site had previously been inspected by DPCC on 3rd December, when a notice was issued and fine of Rs. 5 lakhs was imposed on NBCC, he added. Despite this, the agency was found to be repeatedly violating the ban, and hence a fine of one crore rupees…

An Okhla resident living in Johri Farm seeks help from the locals in helping find a Persian breed cat which went missing from her house on December 15. Jojo, nine-month-old brown and white colour Persian breed cat has gone missing from 74 A, lane number 3 from Johri Farm, said Aamna. Help us find our cat as we are all worried and depressed and share information by calling us at 8178358952, 991060097, she said. The family has also put information on social media.

Cong leaders plan “Pol Khol Yatra” in Okhla to corner AAP in its bastion Ahead of next year’s municipal corporation elections, several Congress leaders and aspirants in Okhla have planned “Pol Khol Yatra” to corner the AAP in its bastion. 100-S ward Councillor Shoaib Danish in a message to the residents said on December 18 at 5 pm the Congress will launch its “Pol Khol Yatra” under the leadership of Congress Delhi president Anil Chaudhary against BJP and AAP’s anti-people policies. “The march is to begin from Batla House chowk at 5 pm. I request people to turn up in…

Delhi reports 10 new cases of Omicron Ten new cases of Omicron variant have been reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases of the variant here to 20, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. A total of 10 people, out of these 20, have been discharged, he said. On Thursday, Delhi saw 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, claimed Delhi government’s health bulletin. This was the highest in over four months. The positivity rate also rose to 0.15 per cent.