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Prof Sharfuddin, OSD to former Jamia V-C Talat, dies of post-Covid complications Professor Sharfuddin Ahmad, former OSD Jamia Millia Islamia ex-Vice Chancellor Professor Talat Ahmad and teacher at Jamia Mathematics Department, passed away a few minutes ago in a hospital in Delhi due to post-Covid complications. He will laid to rest at Shaheen Bagh graveyard today after 8 pm most probably, said his close relative. “His report had come negative a few days ago. But he suffered paralysis and was in ICU for the last five days. He died of post-Covid complications,” said his close relative, adding that once the…

Delhi recorded around 8,500 cases, positivity down to 12% in last 24 hours: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that in the past 24 hours, Delhi has recorded around 8,500 cases, as against 28,000+ cases on April 20 and that the positivity rate down to 12 per cent as against 36 per cent on April 22. In the past 10 days, the number of patients in hospitals of Delhi has reduced by more than 3,000 patients, this means that 3,000 beds have become empty, however, ICU beds are still full, he added. Kejriwal also said around 1,200 new…

I am orphaned, says digital marketing expert Faiyaz on Eid-ul-Fitr I am orphaned, writes Okhla-based digital marketing expert Faiyaz Khan on Eid-ul-Fitr 2021 a few minutes ago, soliciting several condolence messages online. “My father Iftikhar Ahmad Khan died today at 5 pm in Samastipur,” wrote Khan, who a few days ago was Covid positive. Currently, he is Covid negative and resides with his family in Zakir Nagar. On April 17, Khan wrote on his timeline that he was Covid positive. “My father Iftikhar Ahmad was 80 years old. He was a social worker and lived in Samastipur. I was unable…

O2 requirement falls, positivity rate drops to 14%, 10,400 new cases in last 24 hours: Sisodia on Thursday Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took cognisance of the reduction in cases in Delhi and wrote to the Centre requesting reduction in allocation quota of oxygen to Delhi, as opposed to the previous allocation of 700 MT. As the positivity rate and hospitalised cases reduce across Delhi, the oxygen requirement has fallen from 700 MT to 582 MT per day. He reiterated that the Centre should provide the surplus oxygen from Delhi’s allocated quota to other States who need that surplus. He…

Watch: How to offer Eid namaz at home, explains Mufti Ahmad As Muslims get ready to celebrate Eid amid pandemic restrictions for the second year in a row many may offer namaz at home for safety reasons. Muslim clerics have urged people to act in accordance with the present times and observe a private Eid this year. “Over four lakh people have been infected with the virus and almost 3,000 people are dying per day. There are no beds, medicines and the appropriate amount of vaccine in the hospital. I appealed to the community to offer prayers of Eid at…

Watch: Sabki Eid 2021 drive kicks off in Shaheen Bagh Some Shaheen Bagh activists have kick-started Sabki Eid 2021 drive, said activist Sharib Hassan. The purpose of the drive is to make sure that every resident in Okhla get enough food on Eid and hence our Sewa team is circulating vermicelli (sewai), milk, sugar and biscuits. Eid is to be celebrated on Friday after crescent moon was sighted on Thursday evening. This is second year in a row that Eid is to be celebrated amid Covid-19 restrictions across the country with many mosques even not holding Eid namaz. Some groups…

Eid-ul-Fitr 2021: Moon sighted in Okhla, India to celebrate Eid on Friday amid Covid restrictions for 2nd year in a row. Moon was sighted in Okhla and other places across India. Following which Eid will be celebrated on Friday and this is going to be for second year in a row that the festivities will be held amid Covid restrictions. Okhla resident Ershad Ahmed said following the Islamic tradition, he with his family members climbed their rooftops to sight the crescent moon, a Sunnah. And he said as the sky was clear, he was able to sight the moon and…

Eagle stuck in strings rescued by youths in Abul Fazal Enclave An eagle struggling to free itself from the string was rescued by some youths at Jamaat campus in Abul Fazal Enclave a few hours ago. “The bird was sitting in one place for the last two days. So today we approached it and on a closer look we saw that it was stuck with strings. “To get friendly with it, we offered it water and then we put cloth on the bird and cut the string. Following which the bird was a bit comfortable. We left it on the…

After 30 loose motions a day, Dr Anwarul Haque has been hospitalised to Holy Family Hospital. He said he is waiting for Covid report as doctors have doubt of Covid. “Today is third day and RT-PCR report is yet to come. Today I am feeling better. Two days were worst as I had 25 to 30 loose motion,” he said. Dr Anwarul is director of Batla House-based Dynamic English coaching institute. He is very popular with his students as they flooded the virtual space with get well soon message after coming to know about his hospitalisation.

Al Shifa’s Covid Field Hospital in Okhla thrown open to public Covid Field Hospital under Alshifa Multispeciality Hospital in Jamia Nagar, run by Human Welfare Trust was officially launched on Wednesday at 5.45 pm. The Field Hospital is being organised in collation with Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of UAE-based Aster DM Healthcare and this will function at The Scholar School in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Foundation, said the body in a release issued to the media. The full-fledged Field Hospital will have 50 bed capacities and will admit 25 asymptamatic Covid positive patients in the first…