Author: theokhlatimes
Ecobricks wall with plastic bottles built to encourage people to avoid single use plastic South Delhi Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with Eco Wings and SSIL, has constructed an ecobricks wall using plastic bottles in the Saket area. Ecobricks wall was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner of South Zone Dr Ankita Chakravarty. “This beautiful wall has been constructed with plastic bottles lying unattended. Through this wall, SDMC has given a message not to use Single Use Plastic (SUP),” it said. An awareness campaign ‘Spit Free India Campaign’ was also started against spitting in the South Zone. The campaign was kicked off from…
Six students from Department of Islamic studies qualify NET-JRF Six students of the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) have qualified the University Grants Commission (UGC) – Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) & National Eligibility Test (NET) Examination. NET makes one eligible for teaching in any higher education institution and only the top 6% gets JRF as higher marks are required for it as compared to NET. The UGC NET Result 2022 was declared by the National Testing Agency(NTA) recently on its official website. As many as 551 candidates appeared for NET-JRF in the Arab Culture & Islamic Studies subject (subject code…
Crackdown on illegal banners, hoardings in Okhla, residents demand regular drive The crackdown on illegal banners and hoardings by the civic agency on Monday has been welcomed by residents who demanded a regular drive against those defacing Okhla. Local leaders, coaching institutes and other business houses deface the locality on regular basis by putting illegal posters and banners even on private houses.
2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat, daughter-in-law of Parvez Hashmi, granted bail Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan was granted bail today in the case concerning the larger conspiracy behind the Delhi riots of February 2020. Following which many Okhla resident shared the info on their timeline. Ishrat is daughter-in-law of former Okhla Congress MLA Parvez Hashmi. Lawyer Anwar Siddiqui wrote on his timeline a few minutes ago that Ishrat (BA, LLB) will be released from the jail after almost two years. Ishrat is first in her family to join politics and became councillor from Ghondhi of East Delhi in 2012, he wrote,…
Heartbreak!!! Know how Okhla leaders lose ‘millions of rupees’ in a few minutes For the last many weeks, Okhla leaders, including ticket seekers, have been spending loads of money, on self promotion by defacing the locality plastering walls in Jamia Nagar with their posters and banners. Besides leaders, coaching institutes and others also don’t shy away from defacing the area with illegal posters and banners. Today it was a bad day today as the area was cleaned in an operation launched by the civic body to keep the locality clean. Walls which were cluttered with posters and banners were removed…
Asma awarded PhD in management Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has declared Asma Sultana qualified in Doctor of Philosophy in Management. She has worked on the topic “Customer’s Perception towards Cashless Economy – A Study of Payment Banks” under the supervision of Dr Shaik Kamruddin, Assistant Professor, Department of Management & Commerce, said MANUU.
2K sanitisers, 2K hand-washing cream distributed: Hashmi Earth Care Mission (ECM) members distributed 2,000 files of hand sanitiser and 2,000 tubes of hand washing cream, along with mask, at Thokar No. 4, Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla Head near Jamia Nagar Thana to the residents, according to MM Hashmi. ECM director told the OT over phone that the purpose of distributing them for free is that people should continue to take precaution and don’t get complacent as the Covid cases have decreased across the country. SZI Hashmi, MM Hashmi, Azhar Alam, Athar Alam Avocates, Farrukh Zaman, Master Abdullah, Parwez Alam &…
Watch: Woman Qazi performs nikaah of ex-president of India Zakir Hussain’s great-grandson A woman qazi performed the nikaah (Muslim wedding) at the home of Dr Zakir Hussain (the third President of India) between his great-grandson, Gibran Rehan Rahman (son of Yusuf Rehan Rehman and Humaira Mishra) and Ursila Ali (daughter of Qurban Ali and Hina Ali) on Friday in Okhla. Embodying the spirit of justice and equality enshrined within the practice of Islam, on March 11, 2022, a Nikaah took place at the home of Dr. Zakir Hussain (the third President of independent India) between his great-grandson – Gibran Rehan…
Watch: Parveen devastated after young son dies days after Batla House incident Yaseer Saifi, 24, was young and hard-working. An electrician by profession, he was a dedicated professional and the family, including his mother Gulnaz Parveen, always looked forward to his son coming back to their house in Shaheen Bagh safe. But on March 4 the family was deeply disturbed after they received a phone call that her son was found soaked in blood in Batla House. Yaseer’s brother and his friend rushed to spot and took him to the hospital where treatment started. For days the family was in…
Watch: Mother speaks after son Yaseer succumbs to injuries from knife attack in Batla House days ago. It was days ago when the OT had reported about the attack on Yaseer Saifi, 24, in Batla House. He was rushed to hospital by his friend and relative after they were informed, they had said. The family said on Saturday they came to know that Yaseer has succumbed to his injuries after they reached AIIMs where a few days ago he was operated upon for his injuries. It was days ago when the OT had reported about the attack on Yaseer Saifi,…