Author: theokhlatimes
Snippet 4: Life of a delivery boy: Some unknown facts Getting items delivered at home has been made easy. With a click of a mouse or message from your smartphone, one can get items delivered at home. But a very few know the hardship put in by deliver boy who visits at your doorstep to deliver your ordered item. Every delivery boy has a different story to share. The one thing common among a few with whom the OT interacted is that they get a very small amount of Rs 14 per delivery and life is not a cakewalk. This…
Amanatullah lays foundation stone of another freedom fighter fountain Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan laid a foundation stone of another Freedom Fighter Fountain Park on the line of one at Tikona Park on Thursday at Kalindi Kunj. This Freedom Fountain is to be built in memory of freedom fighters, in front of Kalindi Kunj Park, according to engineer Md Jabir present at the inauguration site. The Freedom Fighter Fountain Park has come under criticism from Congress workers and leaders in Okhla who had opposed to freedom fighter photos posted below political leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Khan. Months…
Watch: Here is reaction of Batla House girls on increase of women’s marriage age A bill that seeks to fix 21 years as the uniform age of marriage for women and men and introduced in Lok the Sabha on Tuesday has triggered a debate in society whether it is the right decision. https://youtu.be/Xby2cDyIJHc Sumaiya Babar speaks with a few girls of Batla House-based Dynamic to know their view point on the issue. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to increase the marriageable age of women from 18 to 21 years, was sent to a parliamentary committee for…
Global Media Education Council (GMEC) felicitates JMI’s Prof. FB Khan for his stellar contribution to the field of Media and Communication Professor Farhat Basir Khan, Founding Professor and Incharge, Department of Design and Innovation, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) was felicitated for his stellar contribution to the field of Media and Communication by the Global Media Education Council (GMEC) during the Global Communication Education Conclave (GCEC) organized by the council. The event was a part of the GCEC, which is a unique 75-day global conclave involving global academicians and experts and celebrated scholarly contributions from varied perspectives. After receiving the award,…
Fire service personnel reach within 15 minutes and douse Abul Fazal Enclave fire. Nobody was hurt, said residents who rushed to the spot after coming to know about it. The fire broke out at AFE thokar number 3, E block, said residents. A resident said the fire service people reached within 15 minutes and succeeded in dousing the fire. For some 30 minutes local residents tried to douse the fire, he said. The reason which led to the fire is yet to ascertained and there is smoke inside the third floor flat. After the smoke is cleared then only probe will…
Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated that the ban on construction and demolition work has been lifted starting December 20, with strict monitoring and firm action against agencies violating 14-point guidelines, and that the Anti-Dust campaign will continue. The ban on trucks entering Delhi has also been lifted, said Rai, adding that other measures like water sprinkling, Anti-Open Burning Campaign & PUC Checking will continue. He also said the Night Patrol will now monitor construction sites for overnight violations. The Environment Minister urged the people of Delhi to report violations of any of the anti-pollution guidelines via the Green Delhi App,…
JTA organises special function to celebrate A++ accreditation to JMI by NAAC Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) organised a special function today to celebrate A++ accreditation to Jamia Millia Islamia by NAAC recently in which the New Year Calendar 2022 dedicated to prominent women of Jamia was also unveiled . While addressing the gathering Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar said we are very happy to have received the highest and most coveted ranking from NAAC, which we dreamt of. “This is not the end but the beginning of a challenge to maintain this position in the coming years. Another challenge which…
Watch: Ballimaran comes to Shaheen Bagh! Joint effort of entrepreneur Nazia, her Saudi Arabia-returned foodie hubby Years ago, food lovers from Okhla had to travel miles to relish Ballimaran Nihari or other non-vegetable delicacies but not anymore as the area has emerged as foodies’ hub with many new eateries opening at regular interval. https://youtu.be/NkbvHgtiI0M Of them Ballimaran opened after Covid-induced lockdown in Shaheen Bagh by entrepreneur Nazia Khan and Saudi Arabai-returned foodie husband Faisal Aziz who worked there as a civil engineer for 12 years in oil and gas industry. “After settling down in Batla House years ago and getting…
Okhlaiites follow Covid-appropriate behaviour as cases in Delhi jump to 125 in the last 24 hours. This has been confirmed by health bulletin. Positivity rate of 0.20 per cent recorded while there was zero death due to the viral infection, according to data shared by the Delhi health department here on Wednesday.
Snippet: Moongphali Wala braves cold nights As Okhla shivers with minimum temperature settling at 4 degrees in Delhi, a Moongphali Wala is moving around Jamia Nagar to sell his peanuts. He said he has been selling peanuts in winter for the last 9 years in the locality from 6 pm to 12 pm. He was able to sell only 3 kilograms of peanuts out of 10 kilograms that he was carrying on his rickety bicycle on Tuesday night. He said since Covid-induced lockdown in 2020, business has been hit hard and he is unable to sell more peanuts these days.…