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SDMC primary teacher Indu wins Gold Medal in 2nd National Para Shooting Championship-2022 SDMC primary teacher Indu Rana wins Gold Medal in 2nd National Para Shooting Championship-2022. SDMC school teacher Indu Rana has won Gold Medal in 2nd National Para Shooting Championship-2022. By securing Gold Medal in the championship, she has acclaimed national fame and she has become a source of inspiration for corporation employees. It is a matter of immense pride for the SDMC that Rana has achieved this success through her consistent effort and hard work, said the SDMC in a statement. It is being hoped that Rana…
2 Okhla residents go missing, family members appeal for help & 1 family announces reward for information Posters have surfaced across Okhla of two missing youths. In one poster carrying picture of the missing youth, it said: “It is informed that 25-year-old Md Seeraj, a resident of Jasola Vihar, has gone missing from his house on March 17 at 8.30 am. If you have any information regarding this youth call us on these given numbers: 9794499563, 8130603362. ” In another poster, it said: “Indrajit, 28, went missing on March 15 at 1 am. He is resident of Jasola Village. Person…
This lone divider at Kalindi Kunj road is cause of several mishaps A lone divider at Kalindi Kunj-Abul Fazal Enclave road is cause of several mishaps, according to commuters. Residents who are regular on this road said the divider is kept in such a way that at night when the area is dark chances are high that you might hit your vehicle and get harmed. Several stories are narrated by residents of how their vehicle hit the divider sans reflector on the whole stretch. After the OT posted a photo of the divider on the social media, a netizen wrote:…
Ashram underpass trial run begins The much-awaited underpass at the busy Ashram crossing in south Delhi which is used by many Okhlaiites too opened one carriageway of the facility for commuters on Tuesday. “At present, we have opened only one carriageway going towards Nizamuddin from Badarpur for vehicular movement. There was some cleaning and finishing required on the other side of the underpass (Nizamuddin to Badarpur) so we could not open it in the morning. Traffic will be allowed on this carriageway as well by the evening,” a PWD official told PTI. The vehicular movement in the underpass will not…
Three events in Jamia on Wednesday to know about On Wednesday two developments took place in Jamia Millia Islamia. The university in a statement said Professor Sameena Hasan Siddiqui of the Centre for Comparative Religions and Civilisations, was invited to conduct research and participate in the intellectual life of the University of Toronto, including attending and participating in talks and events. In another event on March 23, the university organised online lecture on “Importance of self-branding and public relations in the current scenario.” Mohd Moonis, university hockey team coach, wrote a few hours ago on his timeline: “Jamia basketball men…
Bill to merge 3 Delhi municipal corporations gets Cabinet nod A bill to merge the three municipal corporations into one in Delhi was approved by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday. Following which the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill is to be introduced in the ongoing Budget session of Parliament, sources in the government said. It was on 2011, when the erstwhile Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated into three municipal corporations – South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), and East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) during the Sheila Dikshit rule. The merger move has led to the postponement…
Watch: Massive traffic snarl at Kalindi Kunj-Abul Fazal Enclave road. Traffic jam at Kalindi Kunj-Abul Fazal Enclave road starting from thokar number 5, said a resident who got stuck in the traffic gridlock. He said the situation was such that even there was no space for pedestrians. In a video, which he shared with the OT from the ground zero one can see that in desperate bid to reach home some daily commuters started going wrong side leading to jam. For residents of Jamia Nagar, traffic jam has now become a daily thing and they blame it for roadside encroachment…
Photojournalist Danish’s family asks International Criminal Court to probe son’s killing in Afghanistan Months after the killing of their son while on assignment in Afghanistan on July 16, 2021, Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui’s Okhla-based family has approached the International Criminal Court asking it to investigate killing of Danish and to bring those responsible for the incident, including senior Taliban commanders, to justice. This was informed to the media by their lawyer Avi Singh on Tuesday, according to several media reports. Danish, 38, was an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia and was laid to rest at the university graveyard after his…
Leaders fritter away million of rupees on posters, biryani feasts but nobody cares to put reflectors on divider Dividers without reflectors is nothing but a dead trap that too when the stretches are dark. From Kalindi Kunj to Abul Fazal Enclave and in other parts of Okhla where dividers were erected to manage traffic sans reflectors, have caused several mishaps and surprisingly nobody is bothered. Even when the election dates for MCD polls were not announced, many ticket seekers and leaders started the campaign in Jamia Nagar as if the election is taking place, said Okhla watcher. They frittered away…
Jahan jhuggi wahan makan scheme: 78K families to be rehabilitated, says Delhi Govt Thousands of families will be provided with pucca houses right at the site of their slums under the ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ scheme, according to the Delhi government. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reviewed the progress of the in-situ rehabilitation of JJ Clusters project at the Delhi Secretariat today. 78,000 families will be rehabilitated to permanent houses in a phased manner and about 16,000 families will benefit in the first phase, said the government. Kejriwal has set a three-year deadline for the first 16,000 flats and has directed…