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Huge relief as Sisodia dedicates Ashram Chowk Underpass for public use Huge relief to the people of Delhi as the Delhi government cleared Ashram’s age-old bottleneck. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia inaugurated the Ashram Chowk Underpass on Sunday amidst the gathering of local residents, including several Okhla AAP leaders and Councillor Wajid Khan. AAP leader Mahmood Ahmed who was present on the spot during the inauguration event said it is a good move and will bring relief to Okhla residents as daily many among them use this route to go to offices. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1518250767584739328 The underpass is a landmark step towards…

Shaheen Bagh morning fire doused, said residents on Sunday, adding that nobody was hurt in the incident but the bakery located at number 7 was gutted. https://youtu.be/-cUBuaZxyNI Saud Khan said Councillor Wajid Khan also rushed to the spot to join fire dousing efforts with other residents. After hearing the commotion in the locality, Wajid, who resides nearby, rushed to the spot and started throwing water to extinguish the fire, he said. A resident, who resides near the bakery where the fire broke out at 8 am, said many residents rushed to the spot and started throwing water to extinguish the fire.…

Delhi govt gives approval to repair, maintenance work of Okhla flyover, 2 others Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who also holds the charge of Public Works Department, reviewed the maintenance works of flyovers in Delhi today. He specifically asked the officials about the regular maintenance measures being taken for the flyovers spread all over Delhi. He strictly directed the officials to carry out the maintenance work of flyovers promptly so that commuters do not face any inconvenience. Along with this, the Deputy Chief Minister also approved the repair works and restoration of 3 more flyovers of Delhi. The three flyovers…

Thanks OT for helping us find our missing cat: Owner Thank you the OT for helping us in locating our missing cat after nearly 36 hours, writes the pet’s owner in a message shared with the portal. After a resident found the two-year-old missing Shero, he handed it over to Tarique Ashraf. ALSO READ: Finding Shero: Rs 5,000 reward for missing Persian breed pet cat The family is excited to see the pet back. It was eight hours ago, when the OT posted a report about the missing cat on its portal. Following which several residents, including cat lovers, posted…

Rise in mercury takes toll on birds With the onset of summers, there has been a sharp rise in bird rescue incidents. Birds stuck in stressful situations can be seen across Okhla and Delhi-NCR and a major reason for that are rising temperatures, which cause dehydration and heat exhaustion. Wildlife SOS has rescued numerous birds from such distress situations and provided necessary medical aid to the city’s avian population. Earlier this week, The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit rescued a Black kite fledgling that was found in the garden of a residence. Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri. The young bird was unable…

Finding Shero: Rs 5,000 reward for missing Persian breed pet cat An Okhla Head-based professional has announced a reward of Rs 5,000 for anyone who can find their missing two-year-old Persian breed cat. ALSO READ: Thanks OT for helping us find our missing cat: Owner Since the cat went missing on Friday night, the family of Tarique Ashraf has been frantically searching in and around Okhla for their pet cat, Shero. The family said they did everything to find Shero but are clueless about its whereabouts. On Friday around 8 pm, Shero apparently didn’t turn up in the flat in which…

Watch: Okhla’s health infrastructure gets boost, much-talked about Govt hospital near completion The much-talked about the Delhi government hospital is near completion, according to reliable sources and chances are that it will get operational in four months time. https://youtu.be/_RfbWqPYn8E It was in September 2021 when the OT had reported about the Delhi government’s decision to build seven new hospitals, including one in Sarita Vihar for the Okhla residents. And know it has been learnt that the work is in full swing. On Friday, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan visited the hospital spot with his team and in a video he said:…

Fine for not wearing face masks at public places returns in Delhi As cases of Covid continue to rise in Delhi with the city registering 1,042 fresh cases with positivity rate of 4.64 per cent while two persons died due to the infection, according to data shared by the city health department on Friday, the city government has made masks mandatory at public places. Violators will be slapped with a fine of Rs 500. For the time being the order issued by the city’s Health and Family Welfare Department has kept those travelling together in a private four-wheeler are out…

Remove encroachment from area on priority basis: SDMC Mayor to officials All types of illegal encroachments would be removed from the jurisdiction of South DMC and a massive campaign would be launched for this, according to Mayor of SDMC Mukesh Suryan. During his visit to inspect Roshanpura and Nangli Sakrawati wards of Najafgarh Zone on Friday, the Mayor asked officials to remove illegal encroachment from the area on a priority basis. The Mayor visited Roshanpura ward and inspected the ongoing works being done by the civic agency. He inspected the SDMC primary school in the ward and took stock of…

Mushir Fatma Nursery School celebrated the Earth Day on 22nd April 2022 in the school campus. The students welcomed the chief guest, Prof. Nazim Husain Al-Jafri (Registrar, Jamia Millia Islamia) and presented flowers and a sapling to him. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1517423745941794817 A sapling was planted by the chief guest in the presence of the Director, Rukhsana Parveen, the staff and students of Mushir Fatma Nursery School. The Registrar appreciated the efforts of the staff and students.