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Shaheen Bagh youth Yaseer stabbed in Batla House days ago succumbs to his injuries in the hospital, according to family member. Several arrests have been made in the case, said a source aware of the development. Yaseer Saifi was 24 years old and was an electrician. After being found with life-threatening injuries he was rushed to AIIMS for treatment. A few days ago he was operated upon. Today he passed away, said Yaseer’s brother Yawar Saifi. Following the death, former Congress Okhla MLA Asif Md Khan, who is away from the city, said Yaseer’s family should get compensation. Congress leader…

Defacing walls with posters, roadside garbage dumping continue unchecked Many residents in Jamia Nagar are deeply upset with posters being put on the walls illegally. A resident said as MCD 2022 elections are coming near, ticket seekers and politicians in their mad rush to attract attention have been found defacing the whole area by putting posters and banners in the locality. Our newly renovated wall was not even spared, wrote a Shaheen Bagh resident to the OT. Besides, posterbazzi the area also faces garbage dumping in the open. Residents are also concerned with advertisement of coaching institutes, hotels and leaders…

Dead body found from Batla House, probe on: Councillor Danish A body of 22-year-old Mubarak was found from Batla House Extension on Friday at 7 am, claimed Zakir Nagar Councillor Shoaib Danish, who visited the family members. However, the reason behind the death is not known as only postmortem report can throw light whether there was any foul play involved or it was a natural death. The report is awaited. “After I got information I reached the family members and I was told that the body was taken for post mortem. The name of the boy was Mubarak. The body…

Camp to settle electricity bill to be held on Saturday at my Shaheen Bagh office: Amanatullah A camp to settle electricity bill is to be held on Saturday at my Shaheen Bagh office, wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on Friday. “I am informing the public that on coming Saturday at 11 am, MLA office Shaheen Bag, a camp is being set up for the solution of electricity bill. I request all the people of Okhla to take most advantage of the exemption and settle the bill,” Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan, wrote on his timeline.

Elderly missing from Jamia Nagar reunited with family A woman missing from Jamia Nagar has been reunited with family members, according to a post on social media. Some 11 hours ago, Nusrat Razaq who had shared the missing information on the social media with photo of the elderly tweeted: “Alhamdulillah, with the grace of Allah and great concern, cooperation and prayers of all friends my mother has been traced out…I am thankful to all people who stood with me in my tough time and send their love and blessings….” It was on Wednesday when Razaq shared this information on the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to establish Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India which would provide a great opportunity for researchers and students to lead the world in traditional medicine, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, while inaugurating Unani Day Celebration and International Conference on Unani Medicine. He said Unani Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan which is very significant because it is due to the contributions made by him and many other scholars that we inherited this comprehensive medical system. In his address…

Shaheen Bagh AAP MLA office comes to life: Leaders dance to beats of dhol, distribute sweets (video) The AAP MLA office in Shaheen Bagh wore a festive look on Thursday after it became clear at 5 pm on Thursday that the party was heading for a massive win in Punjab ousting incumbent Congress in poll battle. AAP volunteers, supporters and local leaders, including ticket seekers, turned up in large number to dance to the beats of dhol. Sweets were distributed and Kejriwal zindabad slogans reverberate the air. Happy AAP supporters and leaders were seen taking slefies and FB live of…

Watch: Results signal endgame for Congress, AAP new Opposition, says Councillor Wajid After counting trends on Thursday morning showed AAP inching towards forming its government for the first time in years in Punjab by unseating ruling Congress, celebrations began in Okhla, the bastion of AAP for more than seven years. Several local AAP leaders, including Abul Fazal Enclave ward Councillor Wajid Khan, and other ticket seekers from other wards including Mahmood, Firoz, Shakeel and others rushed to AAP ITO office to join the workers in celebrations. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan also tweeted over the victory of AAP in Punjab. “The…

Webinar on Union Budget through a gender lens at Jamia’s dept of Economics The Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, on the occasion of International Women’s day (March 8), organised a webinar on “Union Budget through a Gender Lens.” The webinar was conducted to spread awareness regarding the gender-related challenges faced in India and analyse the Union Budget from a gender perspectives. The distinguished speakers of the webinar were Shruti Ambast, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, New Delhi and Sakshi Rai, Programme Officer at the Centre for Social and Economic Rights, New York,…

Sarita Vihar’s Wall of Honour felicitates martyrs of Okhla, structure thrown open to public A large number of residents and family members of martyrs turned up at Sarita Vihar’s Wall of Honour on Tuesday as it was thrown open to the residents. After the ribbon cutting ceremony by Councillor Nitu Choudhary, her husband Manish Choudhary and other BJP leaders, residents thronged the area and took selfies in front of the wall. Residents and family members of the martyrs praised Manish for taking the decision to build Wall of Honour as tribute to security force personnel. My grandfather name is on…