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Well known food critic Jawed Iqbal Khan bereaved.  His sister, Naiyer Sultana , passed away today. Tadfeen will take place after Isha at Shaheen Bagh qabristan. Originally from Bihar’s Gaya district, 56-year-old Sultana lost battle to cancer in Delhi. After being diagnosed of anaplastic thyroid cancer year ago, she was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Delhi with the family residing in N-block Abul Fazal Enclave, said Khan, who is also a social activist and a known figure in Delhi. She has left behind three sons, one daughter and husband.

Intense heat scorches Okhla, Delhi sees hottest April day in 12 years The intense heatwave is causing hardship for Okhla residents as mercury soars. In many places, like Gurugram, the temperature crossed the 45-degree mark on Thursday. On Friday too residents faced heatwave with the mercury touching 42 at 1 pm. The national Capital saw the hottest April day in 12 years at 43.5 degrees Celsius. The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius on April 18, 2010. The temperature in Allahabad (45.9 degrees Celsius), Uttar Pradesh; Khajuraho (45.6 degrees Celsius), Nowgong (45.6 degrees Celsius), and Khargone…

Ramzan hardship for these Okhla Vihar residents Water is the most precious thing in life. And just think when there is no water for daily use life becomes difficult. The case in point is the story of Okhla Vihar residents who have been facing water crisis even during Ramzan when the temperature in Delhi has soured. https://youtu.be/50Q7L5wMVdg A few weeks before the start of Ramzan, the OT carried their story with some improvement on the ground but no drastic changes. Residents of E block of Okhla Vihar, who are the worst hit, said they have been facing the crisis again…

My Pulsar stolen from my parking: Shaheen Bagh resident A Shaheen Bagh resident is heartbroken after he said his Rs 1 lakh priced Pulsar 200 was stolen from his parking a few days ago. He said the incident took place early morning in Ramzan when the family was sleeping in their house. “The incident has been grabbed in the CCTV where two youngsters are seen getting into the parking of the building and within minute they fled away with the vehicle. They most probably had the master key,” said Mehtab Alam, an academic counsellor, who has been residing in the area…

Talk on Sri Lankan economic crisis: Lessons for other developing countries at Jamia Prof CP Chandrasekhar delivered web talk on ‘Sri Lankan Economic Crisis: Lessons for other Developing Countries’ at Dept of Economics, JMI The Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia organised a  webinar on ‘Sri Lankan Economic Crisis: Lessons for other Developing Countries’ on 28th April, 2022 at 11.30 AM. The webinar was organised to make young students and scholars aware of the havoc caused by this crisis for Sri Lanka in particular and other neighbouring nations in general. The speaker of the webinar was Prof. C.P. Chandrasekhar, Renowned…

Media comes to Jamia Nagar again looking for flat from where ‘Afghan heroin seized’ After morning when the media was at Shaheen Bagh hoping to cover anti-encroachment drive in the locality, media persons landed in Jamia Nagar again at night looking for the location from where the heroin was seized, said residents. Hours ago, media reported, including NDTV: “50 kilogram heroin, Rs 30 lakh cash seized from Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh.” Van of media houses and journalists were seen moving around at Hari Kothi road. A journalist of a TV channel, who had come to get the story, was heard talking…

50 kg heroin, ₹ 30 lakh cash seized from Shaheen Bagh NCB Delhi zone seized 50 kg high-quality heroin, 47 kg suspected narcotics, 30 lakhs drug money in cash counting machines and other incriminating materials from a residential premise in Jamia Nagar, Shaheen Bagh, yesterday, April 27: Sanjay Singh, DDG, Operations, NCB, reported ANI. One person was also arrested during the NCB raid, the federal anti-narcotics agency said on Thursday. The drugs were kept in backpacks, jute bags and wrapped in packets of e-commerce firms, reported PTI. The man who was arrested, an Indian national, does not stay in the…

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),…