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Commuters sweat in 41 degrees Celsius temperature on Thursday afternoon as untimely silt removal chokes Abul Fazal Enclave road, said residents. Residents said had it been done at night they would have not faced hardship by getting stuck in heavy traffic jam. “It makes no sense to get the silt removed at daytime that too in this hot weather. One side of the road is blocked and people in rush to reach their destination are taking wrong side which is creating road block. This has been happening for the last two days. And every day it has been observed that…

Media comes to Shaheen Bagh in bid to cover anti-encroachment drive in the area. But there was nothing like this as shopkeepers were seen removing their items since Thursday morning, said residents. https://youtu.be/Pje666SXVZQ Media houses did stories on how shopkeepers removed their items in advance. For the last many days residents have been expressing their concern over anti-encroachment drive in the locality. However, large number of netizens reacting on the OT report said they are in favour of anti-encroachment drive as it would decongest the locality. They have been complaining about mushrooming workshops and eateries and shop owners illegally occupying…

Rozedars face heat due to extreme heat, mercury touches 42 degrees Celsius in Okhla, yellow alert issued in Delhi Residents of Okhla woke up to a hot day on Wednesday. And as the day passed on, the temperature touched 42 degrees Celsius in Jamia Nagar at 4 pm, according to a mobile weather application. Earlier in the day, it was forecast that the city will see a jump of two to three degrees Celsius in the maximum temperature on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Safdarjung Observatory saw a maximum temperature of 40.8 degrees Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),…

CBSE Class X, XII second-term board exams begin Class 10 and 12 CBSE board exams for the second term began on Tuesday across India and abroad. Many Okhla –based students will be taking their papers on Wednesday for Class 10. The first-term exams were conducted in November in a truncated format with multiple-choice questions. The exam duration was one-and-half hours. “The class 10 examination will be conducted for 29 days, concluding on May 24. The class 12 examination will be held for 51 days and will be over on June 15. In class 10, CBSE will conduct examination for 75…

SDMC removes illegal encroachment, to come to Okhla soon In discharge of its oft-taken duty to remove illegal encroachments, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation today undertook removal of illegal encroachments on government land. During Tuesday’s drive, stern action was taken against encroachment in the vicinity of Ramphal Chowk, Sector-7 in Palam under Najafgarh Zone. The corporation intends to undertake such action in Vikaspuri, Keshopur, Sarita Vihar, Badarpur, Okhla, Greater Kailash, CR Park, Ambedkar Nagar, Dwarka, Palam, Vasant Kunj, Kapashera, in coming days, it said. The SDMC said it undertakes action to remove illegal encroachments from government land especially road side…

JASA felicitates Padma Shri Akhtar for her completion of three years as VC, taking Jamia to new heights New Delhi, April 26: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar was felicitated yesterday by the Jamia Administrative Staff Association (JASA) on her successful completion of three years as Vice Chancellor of the institution. The Felicitation & Iftar program was attended by the Registrar JMI Prof. Nazim Husain Jafri, senior officials, non-teaching employees and family members of the Vice chancellor. https://youtu.be/DHMTYjbESKQ On this occasion the Vice Chancellor thanked JASA for the award and termed non-teaching employees as ‘backbone’ of the…

Jogabai Extension fire: Amanatullah announces compensation for victims After words spread in the locality about Jobabai Extension fire in which 40 shanties were gutted and five cattle killed, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan visited the spot and in some video and photo he is seen interacting with the victim. https://youtu.be/tD7kmAufhEk On his social media, he announced compensation for the people hit by the fire. He wrote in Hindi: “After being informed about the fire in Jogabai Extenstion, I visited the site to take stock of rehabilitation work and announced Rs 10,000 to the victims and the Delhi Government will give Rs…

Shoaib Danish turns Good Samaritan, lends helping hand to residents during fire dousing operation When words spread in the locality about a fire in Jogabai Extension many residents rushed to the spot. If some were busy on their smartphone grabbing the moment, many were rushing to grab a bucket of water to douse the fire. https://youtu.be/1iJ9AKcUZdI The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Nobody was hurt in the fire at S block near Umar Farooque Masjid, Jogabai Extension, at 3.00 pm. Over 35 shanties were gutted and five cattle died in the fire, said sources. Former Zakir…

Fire in Batla House. Zakir Nagar ward Councillor Shoaib Danish told the OT that after coming to know about the fire breaking out at S Block near Umar Farooq Masjid in Jogabai Extension, he rushed to the spot and joined other residents in the fire dousing exercise. https://youtu.be/tD7kmAufhEk A few minutes ago the Councillor said the fire has been douse and no untoward incident has taken place. The main cause for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Several videos and photos of the fire have been doing the rounds. Farman said a video of the incident was also uploaded…

Heat wave grips Okhla once again as temperature touches 39 degrees Celsius at 2.30  pm on Monday. Residents said after a few days of relief heatwave is back with rozedars facing the heat.