Author: theokhlatimes
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.
Jamia students protest on campus against Jahangirpuri demolition Some students at Jamia Millia Islamia carried out a protest march from university’s Hygienic Canteen to gate number 8 against coercive demolition of Muslim properties and the small outer part of mosque at Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. The protest was jointly organised by Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), Fraternity Movement, Students Federation of India (SFI), All India Students Association (AISA), All India Revolutionary Students Organization (AIRSO), Campus Front of India (CFI), Muslim Students Federation (MSF) and DISSC.
Dusty wind brings relief from heatwave today in Delhi. After days of heatwave, Okhla residents said the weather is not as hot as it was for the last many days. A few days ago IMD had forecast dusty winds and rainfall. However, till the filing of this report there has been no rainfall.
Heavy traffic starts from Shaheen Bagh factory outlet road, Kalindi Kunj on Thursday morning, said commuters. An auto driver said the traffic snarl is due to a truck on the road. He said the snarls start from Shaheen Bagh factory outlet. Traffic is heavy in the carriageway from Kalindi Kunj red-light towards Noida due to breakdown of a HGV near bird sanctuary metro station Noida. Kindly avoid this stretch, tweeted Delhi traffic police 53 minutes ago.