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Asked them to finish sewer work in G, F, N blocks of AFE before Ramzan, says Amanatullah as inordinate delay had left residents seething Took stock of sewer work in G, F, N blocks in AFE & directed officials to finish work before Ramzan, wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on his timeline a few minutes ago. Also, he shared a few photos of his interaction with residents and officials. Since work to lay sewer and drinking water pipes has begun residents have been lamenting over inordinate delay in finishing the work. The OT carried several reports in which residents complained…
Realtor Deen Mohammad (Deenu thekedar) who played his role in building Okhla lost fight to cancer on Saturday morning, according to a family member. He was laid to rest in Batla House graveyard. Deen was 65 years old and belonged to a family who settled in Okhla Village when the area was just barren land with only a few buildings standing in the locality, said Sikandar Choudhary, who knows the family. Deen’s son told the OT that it was in October when his father was diagnosed of tongue cancer and he couldn’t recover from the deadly disease. “When my mother…
ACs on as Okhla starts to face summer heat After a long winter spell, Okhla residents have started witnessing summer heat with some even getting their ACs on to beat the heat. For the last few days, the temperature has been rising and on Sunday many residents woke up to a warm morning. The minimum temperature on Sunday morning settled at 21.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, said the India Meteorological Department (Met), adding that the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius. To beat the heat, many residents are staying inside their homes.…
Holi, Shab-E-Barat: Know how many fined for traffic violations Come Shab-E-Barat, every year advisory is issued urging youngsters to not involve in bike stunt. With Shab-E-Barat being observed for the last two years under the shadow of pandemic, the roads used to wear a deserted look but this time around it was different as the festival was observed with no restriction. Keeping this in mind, advisory was issued. Though bike stunt was not reported from Okhla and other parts of Delhi, but many bikers were fined for traffic violations. More than 2,450 people were fined for traffic violations in the…
Watch: Women bear the brunt of water crisis in Okhla Vihar, share stories of struggle For the last six days Rubina has been waiting eagerly for water to come out of her tap. Lady luck smiled on her on Thursday night, as water extracted from the ground and not used for drinking but provided by the government agency, starts coming and words spread in the nearby buildings with women and men running to fill their utensils and buckets in E block of Okhla Vihar. Residents of some 20 houses in this lane heaved a sigh of relief on that day.…
Watch: 120 kg biryani, tea, Rooh Afza sharbat served to namazis, people out on Friday night in Okhla Friday night saw a lot of activities in Okhla with residents in good number stepping out of their houses to visit mosques to pray while night, something that many Islamic scholars don’t approve of. However, for many in India the habit of visiting mosque at night on Shab-E-Barat has become a culture short of thing. In Okhla, too many residents were seen visiting mosques in post-pandemic without any restrictions after a gap of two years, said residents. To serve these namazis, many…
Shab-E-Barat 2022: Muslim women visit Batla House graveyard (video) On the night of Shab-E-Barat 2022 many residents visited graveyard to pray for the departed souls. A few Muslim women with their family members were seen at the graveyard, said a YouTuber, adding that he was unable to take photo or video. Outside the graveyard, there was a line of agarbati sellers, candle and flower petals with residents purchasing them. The graveyard of Shaheen Bagh and Batla House saw a huge turnout of residents with security also being beefed up at Batla House with visitors being urged to not dump candles on the graveyard causing…
Work to install massive Tiranga at height of 115 feet begins at Okhla Head, 2 more places identified In the first phase of the Delhi government’s National Flag Project, at a cost of Rs 104 crore, a total of 500 flags will be installed in each district of Delhi. In Okhla too work has begun for the installation of massive Tirangas at a height of 115 feet. Currently, work has begun at Okhla Head, said Abul Fazal Enclave ward Councillor Abdul Wajid Khan. He told the OT over phone that two more places have been identified in Okhla for the massive Tirangas, one at Kalindi Kunj and…
Row over Gafoor Nagar road A few minutes ago I got a call from Gafoor Nagar RWA that a gate is being put to block entry from Jamia Millia Islamia, said Councillor Shoaib Danish on Friday. He said following the call he rushed to the spot and stopped the gate from being erected at the entrance as it would block entry to Gafoor Nagar from Jamia. Also, Danish shared a few photos on his timeline and wrote: “I won’t let it happen.” There is a road which leads to Gafoor Nagar from Jamia and the university has been planning to…
Poster of missing man put on Shaheen Bagh mosque, family offers reward A poster has surfaced across Jamia Nagar in which a family is seeking information on a missing person. Carrying a photo of the missing man, it is written on the poster: “Lost. If found, good reward.” No other detail of the person is provided. Two numbers are given on the poster: “7042059937 and 8588981889.” The poster was found at the gate of Shaheen Bagh main mosque. When called on the number, a person picked up the phone and said the 24-year-old man had come for treatment from Saudi…