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Okhla resident shares photo of Ertugrul grave from Turkey, netizens react After an Okhla resident Zoha on trip to Turkey shared a photo of Ertugrul Ghazi grave, netizens reacted to it. Ertugrul tomb is located in Sogut in Turkey. Ertugrul became a known name in India after the Turkish historical drama by Netflix became wildly popular with Muslim youths. Photo from Zoha Sh timeline Dirilis: Ertugrul (Resurrection: Ertugrul) was first aired in Turkey in December 2014 and ran for 448 episodes over five seasons. His son Osman I laid the foundation of the Ottaman Empire. The serial is set in the…

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Okhla journalists to pay tribute to Vinod Dua, Roushan in Batla House Journalists of Okhla are to turn up at Batla House at 9 pm today to pay tribute to senior journalist Vinod Dua and Roushan Ali Beg. Besides, journalists will also discuss issues. DCP, DM and national minority commission vice chairman Atif Rashid are expected to address journalists gathered there,” said Munna Bharti, the head of Okhla Press Club which has organised this meeting F-13/14, Joga Bai extenstion near Nooh Masjid, Batla House. Dua, the pioneer of Hindi TV journalism, died on December 4 in died at 5 pm…

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This touching video of Okhla on a bone-chilling night will warm your heart!!! A touching video of Okhla on a bone-chilling night will warm your heart!!! On a day when Delhi is shivering the homeless face the hardest time to keep warm. For such impoverished people a blanket is a gift never to be forgotten. So on Friday an Okhla-based activist went out in the locality to have first-hand experience of how life is in the night. https://youtu.be/xngQwIhlimw “I saw many poor people sleeping on the road. Some among them didn’t have enough blankets to cover themselves. So I gave…

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Churches in Okhla were decked up for Christmas celebrations on Friday. Christian community residing in Okhla attended the celebrations amid Omicron scare. Jasola Vihar-located Our Lady of Fatima Forane Church decked up on the eve of Christmas festival on Friday in Okhla (Photo by Adnan Fahad Ali) Jasola Vihar-located Our Lady of Fatima Forane Church decked up on the eve of Christmas festival on Friday in Okhla. During this festival season, Aseem Asha-led foundation helped a few Christian residents celebrate the festival with gaiety by celebrating warm clothes to them. “Keeping in mind our responsibility towards our neighbourhood as directed…

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‘100% of eligible Delhiites get first dose’Taking monumental steps in the fight against Covid-19, the Delhi Government said it has administered the first dose of the vaccine to 100 per cent of its eligible population. “148.33 lakh people were vaccinated with at least one of Covid vaccine in Delhi,” it said. Following which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal praised all doctors, ANMs, teachers, ASHAs, CDVs and all frontline workers. He congratulated all DMs, CDMOs, DIOs and all district functionaries. “Delhi is largely safe from corona now that the first dose of the vaccine has been administered to all eligible people.…

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DDA housing scheme 2021: 18K flats on offer, Jasola on list The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under its Special Housing Scheme 2021 has put up for sale 18,335 flats of different categories. Launched on December 23, 2021, the flats are available in locations such as Dwarka, Rohini, Jasola, Vasant Kunj, Pashchim Vihar, and Narela and interesting people can apply for it from December 23, 2021. The flats for sale under this scheme come under four categories: Higher Income Group (HIG), Middle Income Group (MIG), Lower Income Group (LIG), and Janta flats. The last date to submit applications is February 7,…

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3K candidates apply online, offline in Hamdard mega job fair Jamia Hamdard and Business Employment Bureau (BEB) in collaboration with Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) organised a “Mega Job Fair” on December 22 in the Hamdard Convention Center, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, said the university. “The vision of Hamid Ahmed, Chancellor, is to make empowered the underprivileged and other candidates by giving the ample opportunities to compete in the race and get placed in established organisations. This event was a grand success as the industry and hospitals interacted with candidates. A huge numbers of candidates were interviewed and selected by…

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Action against illegal liquour shops: SDMC Mayor Mayor Mukesh Suryan said the SDMC, while taking stern action against illegal liquor shops, has sealed 4 liquor shops in Najafgarh Zone. Besides this, four other shopkeepers vacated their liquor shops themselves. He said the shops were sealed following violations in MPD-2021, violation related to illegal construction & irregularities. He said the SDMC has been inspecting illegal liquor shops in all zones and taking sealing action immediately after finding irregularities. Chairman of Najafgarh Zone Satpal Malik said the liquor shops were sealed in Najafgarh Zone’s Kakrola, Nangli Sakrawati and Rajapuri. He said the…

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Okhla residents beware! Delhi reports 180 Covid cases in 24 hours Covid cases are increasing in Delhi. In the last 24 hours, Delhi has reported 180 Covid cases, according to information shared by health bulletin. The positive rate is 0.29 per cent, which has been termed as the city’s highest positivity rate since June 15. However, there were no deaths linked to Covid in the last 24 hours. https://twitter.com/CMODelhi/status/1474352491529531392 The rise in Covid cases started after Omicron surfaced in India. Following Omicron cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting. Kejriwal informed the public that the Delhi Government…

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Prof Hussain is Jamia’s Estate Officer The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, has notified the appointment of Professor Eqbal Hussain, Dean, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia as the Estate Officer of the university. He shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. He will act as a Quasi-Judicial Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act to start proceedings for eviction and realisation of damages under the above said Act; issue of summons to witnesses; service…

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