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Leader who contested MCD poll 2017 from Zakir Nagar ward passes away A leader who had contested MCD poll 2017 from Zakir Nagar passed away today, according to reliable sources. Faraz Khan told the OT that Sarfaraz, 42, died today and his family members have gone to the hospital to get his body for tadfeen. The death was due to heart attack, said Khan, adding that more information is awaited from his family members. Sarfaraz had contested on SP ticket unsuccessfully from the ward which was won by Shoaib Danish of the Congress. After losing the election, he had joined…

School Alumni philanthropic gesture towards Jamia School wins hearts With an aim to serve back their alma mater, Jamia School Alumni 1983 batch has given two smart TV sets, two public address system and one class room audio system to the Jamia Senior Secondary School. Alumni group handed over the goods to the school in a programme chaired by Registrar Prof Nazim Husain Al Jafri in the presence of Incharge Alumni Connect Cell, Principal of School and others at Registrar’s Secretariat. On this occasion Prof Ibraheem, Incharge Alumni Connect Cell of the university, expressed his pleasure over the philanthropic and school…

Jamia’s latest move to enhance students’ employability The University Placement Cell (UPC), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) strikes a partnership with IBM Skills Build-CSRBOX Foundation. The foundation is a skill-building & learning digital platform where students can get industry-relevant skills and courses. The collaboration will facilitate the delivery of free digital learning to university students through acquisition of essential skills like technical skills, professional skills and job readiness skills. IBM SkillsBuild is a free access digital learning platform with more than 7500 learning activities/courses that focus on industry-relevant skill development in students and jobseekers above 18 years of age. Jamia Vice…

Subsidy of Rs 5,500 for first 10K e-cycle buyers, Rs 15,000 for cargo e-cycle The Delhi Government in a significant decision has announced to include E-cycles in its ambitious Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy. Delhi has now become the first state in the country to incentivize e-cycles under its EV policy. This will include both passenger and cargo e-cycle having a speed of less than 25 km/hour. A purchase incentive of 25 per cent of MRP up to Rs 5,500 will be provided to the first 10,000 buyers. An additional incentive of Rs 2,000  to the first 1,000 individual e-cycles owners…

Heartwarming moment! Snake stranded in fire rescued In a heartwarming moment, some concerned citizens came to the rescue of an Indian Rat Snake which was caught stranded in the aftermath of a fire in a waste collection unit in Noida, Sector- 63. The snake is currently under the treatment of veterinary experts at Wildlife SOS. Earlier this week, a waste collection unit caught fire in Sector 63, Noida and a 5-foot-long Indian rat snake was caught in the aftermath of the incident, and sustained minor burns on its mouth and body. On spotting the injured snake, a concerned local immediately…

Lemon burns a hole in Okhla residents’ pockets as its demand soars in Ramzan  The demand for lemon during Ramzan soars every year as it is used in sharbat and fruit salads for iftar. Also, lemon is must for many dishes. Besides, during heat wave many poor and middle-class people quench their thirst with roadside lemon juice or shikanji seller in summer. This year around its sudden price rise has left residents of Okhla deeply upset as the price is squeezing their pocket. A resident said the price of leman varies from locality to locality in Okhla. If in Batla…

Shaheen Bagh’s open manhole poses imminent threat to residents, many hurt in mishap The open manhole in Shaheen Bagh poses imminent threat to residents who use this road regularly. Residents said the manhole has not been covered properly since work was done here for sewer laying, causing some mishaps. It was only a few days ago when an e-rickshaw got upside down after hitting the manhole with two passengers getting hurt, said a resident, adding that nothing serious happened. Ironically, nobody is paying heed to it as the open manhole is on Shaheen Bagh 40 foota road which is a…

Creating awareness about menstrual hygiene in Noor Nagar Menstruation Health Workshop cum distribution drive took place on March 30 in Noor Nagar with volunteers distributed 200 reusable Shrimati pads to adolescent girls while aiming to create awareness about menstrual hygiene. Project Shrimati aims to tackle the problems that are still prevalent in our country such as unemployment, plastic pollution, menstrual hygiene and sanitary waste disposal. The moderators for the event included Sana Rafi and Namrata, Maham Kamal and Rimsha Rahman. The campaign started at around 5:10 pm and was opened by Sana Rafi. Her talk was aimed at making the…

Widening of Kalindi Kunj road to ease jam, inspection by Amanatullah At about 5 pm Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan and his team were seen at Kalindi Kunj road linking the Sarita Vihar Road and Noida with traffic police team. On being asked, Khan’s team member Mahmood told the OT that the MLA is inspecting the road with officials over plan to ease traffic jam. Several autho rickshaw drivers seen at Kalindi Kunj were missing. They said the MLA had turned up with his team and there was talk about how to widen the road to avoid traffic jam which has…

Okhla in grip of heatwave, IMD predicts no relief for Delhi for next 6 days, mercury to touch 43°C this week The soaring temperature in Delhi is giving hard times to residents. The India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that heat wave spell is to stay for at least 6 days. The maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, is expected to touch the 40-degree mark on Wednesday and soar to 42 degrees Celsius by Friday. The mercury will soar to 43 degrees Celsius by Saturday in the national capital, the weather department said…