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Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev joins SDMC’s Swachhta campaign Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev on Monday participated in Swacchta Programme organised at Central Zone’s Sunder Nagar and get associated with the Swachhta campaign being run by the SDMC. During the programme, Kapil Dev along with children and area residents did painting work at walls of dhalao ghar located there and also appealed to citizens to participate in Swachh Survekshan-2022 and support the SDMC. On the occasion, he encouraged children, office bearers of RWA and residents requesting them to ensure their participation in Swachhta re-lated activities of the SDMC. He said the flagship…

I will send legal notice to MLA Amanatullah: Council-lor Danish while starting road carpeting work in Zakir Nagar I will send legal notice to Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan for defaming me in the public, said Councillor Shoaib Danish while starting road carpeting work in Zakir Nagar on Monday afternoon. While monitoring the work being done by MCD today, Councillor Danish blasted Okhla MLA and alleged that in a meeting a few days ago in Zakir Nagar he said he has more than 50 shops illegally. “I throw a challenge to him to prove his claim. I will file a legal…

Watch: Pave potholes-ridden roads, end encroachment…, Okhla residents plead MLA, Councillors Some Okhla residents have asked AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and two Councillors Wajid Khan of AAP and Shoaib Danish of the Congress to pave pothole-ridden roads and end encroachment in the locality as soon as possible. Members of Earthcare Mission, who for the last many years has been working for the uplift of the locality, told the OT that residents are having hard times while commuting on the potholes-ridden roads in Jamia Nagar, including Batla House, Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla Vihar and other areas. The members raised the issue…

Watch: I will transform Okhla into model city by 2022, says Amanatullah, Residents in Okhla (Jamia Nagar) will get all the facilities available in other posh colonies of Delhi, said Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan while addressing a crowd in Zakir Nagar during opening of an office by AAP leader Ariz Khan, who is seeking ticket for his wife after the ward has been reserved for woman. Amanatullah urged the residents to vote for AAP candidates in the upcoming MCD polls. The statement by the MLA has come at a time when residents have been complaining about bad roads, sewer issues,…

Zakir Nagar-based AAP leader posted a video on the social media a few hours ago on Saturday showing posters on which male escort was written. In the FB live, Khateeb Tihami is seen removing the posters with a person’s help from the pillars of Zakir Nagar and Batla House and making claims that how he saw the posters which are nothing but a move to destroy Muslim youths. He told the OT that he is Jamia Nagar police station to file complaint. “I got a call at 4:30 am from my friend that somebody was putting playboy posters of male…

Swachh Survekshan-2022: Swachh ranking given to 3 Govt offices, 5 RWAs In view of Swachh Survekshan-2022, Swachh ranking was given to Government Offices and RWAs in SDMC’s Central Zone. Deputy Commissioner of Central Zone Radha Krishan, in an award function, presented awards to government offices and RWAs. On the occasion, councillors Neetu Choudhary and Darshana were also present. “Survey of government offices and RWAs was conducted for Swachh Ranking. Motive behind the survey was to evaluate the parameters of sanitation and cleanliness. During the programme, awards were given to 5 RWAs and 3 government offices,” said the SDMC. The SDMC…

Gambling racket busted in Jamia Nagar, staked money seized The staff of PS Jamia Nagar, of South East District has arrested A mastermind of gambling racket has been arrested with the recovery of mobile phone and stake money used in the gambling, according to Jamia Nagar police. On February 3 a police team was on patrolling duty where they met an informer who informed them about running of a gambling racket at Joga Bai Extension. The patrolling staff at once approached to the spot and apprehended one person. …On his cursory search, gambling slips, one mobile phone and stake money…

Earthquake hits Af, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, did you feel in Okhla? An earthquake measuring 5.7-magnitude hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region on Saturday at 9.45 am with tremors being felt in parts of Delhi-NCR and across Jammu & Kashmir, according to media reports. Earthquake of Magnitude:5.7, Occurred on 05-02-2022, 09:45:59 IST, Lat: 36.340 & Long: 71.05, Depth: 181 Km, Location: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, tweeted National Center for Seismology.

Jamia alumni vow to help underprivileged aspirants to crack AJK-MCRC Entrance 2022, become journalist Aimed at enabling the sections with weaker representation in the overall media landscape, a few AJK-MCRC Jamia alumni have come together and launched virtual workshops and sessions to help aspiring students join the prestigious Anwar Jamal Kidwai, Mass Communication and Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. The coaching group – Lucid Lens in their posted shared that the group shall help prepare students for the courses including MA Mass Communication, MA Convergent Journalism and MA Development Communication, said Daud Arif, one of the instructors of the course…

Zakir Nagar resident Ufana bags young scientist award Dr. Ufana Riaz, Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia and resident of Zakir Nagar, has been conferred with “Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award 2021” along with the award money of Rs 25,000 in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of Materials Chemistry by the St. Peters Institute of Higher Education and Research, Avadi Chennai. The award and citation were presented at the 12th convocation of the Institute. Dr. Ufana Riaz has published more than 140 research papers in the field of conducting polymers, co-authored 3 books…