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Days after plantation drive, Amanatullah reaches garbage dump at Shaheen Bagh, Abul Fazal Just a day after some activists in Okhla planted trees at garbage dump in Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan reached the spot and shared this information on his timeline a few minutes ago on Tuesday: “ओखला विधानसभा क्षेत्र के ठोकर न.8 और अलशिफा हॉस्पिटल, अबुल फ़ज़ल, शाहीन बाग़ रोड पर MCD द्वारा नियंत्रित DAMS के आला अधिकारियों के साथ कूड़ा-कचरा प्रबंधन के लिए निरीक्षण किया और कूड़ा उठवाया।“ https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1529056922053529601 Garbage dumping on the roadside has been a major issue for Okhla residents with many demanding…
Grassroot football academy in schools begins Taking inspiration from the ‘Khelo India’ initiative and the concept of ‘a healthy mind resides in a healthy body’, South Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has set up a ‘grassroot Football Academy’ at Dr Sahib Singh Verma Stadium, Kakrola in Najafgarh Zone. The main objective of launching this academy is to provide excellent sports infrastructure to the children of rural areas so that their ‘hidden’ talent for football can come to the fore, it said. In order to improve the sports infrastructure for the students in the schools of South Delhi Municipal Corporation, the…
IAS officers Ashwani takes charge as Special Officer, Gyanesh as Commissioner in unified MCD Ashwani Kumar, IAS, and Gyanesh Bharti, IAS, on Sunday took charge as Special Officer and Commissioner of unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) respectively. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1528776492377047040 Both the officials assumed office at Civic Centre, Headquarters of the unified corporation. On the occasion, MCD Commissioner Gyanesh welcomed Special Officer Ashwani Kumar and introduced corporation officers to him. He also briefed him about the working of the corporation and also briefed him about challenges being faced by the civic body. Senior officials from various departments of the MCD, who…
Amanatullah vs Delhi Police: Here is the latest development Okhla Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and chairman of Delhi Waqf Board Amanatullah Khan has sent a legal notice to the Delhi Police through his lawyer demanding an “unconditional public apology” for allegedly violating his and his family’s “fundamental rights”. https://twitter.com/KhanAmanatullah/status/1528323269933166592 Khan tweeted the notice and even put on his FB timeline, soliciting several comments. https://youtu.be/uqrcctdBA8Q The development took place after Khan was declared a “bad character” by the Delhi Police. Arrested days ago during an anti-encroachment drive in Mandapur Khadar, Khan is out on bail. “Delhi Police is constantly targeting…
Initiative to protect sparrow unveiled Delhi’s first Goreya Gram in Garhi Mandu City Forest to increase the population of sparrows in Delhi has been developed. Environment, Forests and Wildlife Minister Gopal Rai, visited the Garhi Mandu City Forest in East Delhi today to see the city’s first Goreya Gram. During the visit, the invited delegates and other people were also made aware about the Sparrow bird through Nukkad Natak (street play). This Goreya Gram has also provided a natural habitat for butterflies. In addition, a herbal garden facility has been made available to the general public. “The Delhi government is…
Good news for unskilled labourers The Delhi Government said it has raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers, on Friday. With the latest revision in the dearness allowance the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from ₹16,064 to ₹16,506 per month. Similarly, the wages for semi-skilled labourers have been increased from ₹17,693 to ₹18,187 per month. Speaking about the increment in wages of daily wage workers, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said: “Amidst the rising inflation, this is a big step taken in interest of the labour class. The Delhi Government has hiked the dearness allowance for unskilled…
Robots to douse fire in Delhi now In another significant overhaul of the Delhi Fire Service, the Delhi Government has undertaken a unique initiative of using robots for extinguishing fires in the city. Initially, the Government has inducted two robots into Delhi’s firefighting fleet. These remote controlled fire fighting robots will have greater accessibility to places and will be able to douse off fires in narrow streets, warehouses, basements, stairs, forests, and enter places like oil and chemical tankers and factories. Home Minister Satyendar Jain said: “For the first time such remote control robots have been brought into the country…
Deceased Nadeem’s father gets Rs 10L, injured in Tikona Park AC compressor blast get Rs 2L each Deceased Nadeem’s father gets Rs 10 lakh compensation and a few injured in Tikona Park AC compressor blast get Rs 2 lakh each on Saturday. The incident had rocked the locality on April 15, 2022 and one youth Nadeem had succumbed to the injuries received in the blast. https://youtu.be/kpoOGHedgjo Days after the incident, Okhla MLA Amantullah Khan had announced Rs 10 lakh compensation for the victims’ kin and today he distributed the cheque to the family members. In a social media post shared…
12-year-old dies while performing ‘Superman’ stunt for social media post Desire to produce viral content can be fatal at times. There have been cases of people losing their lives while taking daring selfies and still people and youngsters have continued to take risk to produce viral content. In one such incident a 12-year-old boy accidentally killed self while enacting “superman” for Instagram reel, reported Times Now. The tragic incident was reported from Noida a few days ago. Reporting about the incident, on May 19, TOI wrote: “Four of his younger sisters were with him, including one who was holding the…
Watch: Wind uproots solar streetlight in Abul Fazal Enclave a few minutes ago, said a resident. He said he saw the streetlight on the ground just very close to Okhla Vihar metro station. It’s understand that nobody got hurt. This is the third solar streetlight to fall in the last many days. https://youtu.be/chS1L4swolQ