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Fed up with waiting, residents pool money to get road dug-up for sewer work motorable After coming to know that it might take more time for the road dug-up for sewer work to be paved, some residents of F block in Abul Fazal Enclave pooled money to get their road motorable. Ali, who resides in the lane, said it was four months ago when the road was dug-up for sewer laying work and since then it was in bad condition. With situation not improving, it was decided by some residents that why not pool money to get the road motorable…
Delhi sees 1 death, 65 Covid cases in 24 hours The national capital saw 65 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, according to Delhi State Health Bulletin. The positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent and one death was recorded in the city, it said. Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said there was no possibility of a lockdown in Delhi “at the moment” due to Covid cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a web address on Monday said the government is prepared: “There is no need to panic. I am monitoring the situation continuously. I request you all…
How this tea shop playing crucial role in keeping Urdu alive, shayari kicking In Muslim-dominated Okhla, Urdu is on the verge of extinction with even posters in the language difficult to find. But all is not lost as a small tea shop in Abul Fazal Enclave is playing a crucial role in keeping Urdu alive and shayari kicking. https://youtu.be/f76LOS2zdDw Special thanks to Rizwan Kha for this video Urdu poets throng Guddu’s tea shop in AFE Charminar mosque lane and talk about the revival of the dying language and sharing shayari over a cup of karak chai, says Khan Rizwan, an…
The OT Impact: Found the missing cat and thank you for help, portal informed It was on Saturday when a message of the missing cat from Nafees Road being reunited from its owner landed in the inbox message of the OT. https://youtu.be/jwm9BvPKifs “Hi, found the cat. Thank you for the help, we will always be grateful for the same,” wrote the person who was first to inform us about the missing cat. And it was on the resident’s request that the OT had run the story. It was on December 1 when this portal reported about how the owner of…
The OT to launch know your candidate series With the MCD polls next year and major political parties, including the BJP, the AAP, the Congress starting their campaign trail, the OT is all set to launch know your candidate series for Okhla residents. Making a beginning in this direction, the OT ran a highly successfully FB live with Ward number 102 S Councillor Wajid Khan. Now, the portal has planned another FB live with another ward councilor Shoaib Danish. After that in a few days time the portal is to start know your candidate video series. In this series, candidates…
After returning from Dubai, Hammad takes entrepreneurial plunge Hammad Khan took entrepreneurial plunge on Sunday as he opened his carpet showroom in Abul Fazal Enclave with his mother inaugurating the outlet. https://youtu.be/KcAyptA5KNk Before starting his own business said he worked in Dubai for years in digital marketing and then some four years ago he came to India and started working as interior designer. Hammad, 31, said he has been residing in Okhla for the last 8 years and knows the area well. “I like carpets as my father was into it for the last 12 years. But we never had…
Delhi reports 63 Covid cases in 24 hours The national Capital reported 63 Covid-19 cases and zero deaths on Sunday, according to data shared by the Delhi’s health department. The positivity rate rose marginally to 0.11 per cent, it said. The positivity rate on Sunday rose to 0.11 per cent from 0.08 per cent the day before.
When Vinod Dua, pioneer in Hindi TV journalism, mesmerised Okhla audience in Guftgu When the news of death of veteran journalist Vinod Dua splashed many mourned his death at the age 67 with some Okhla netizens sharing his photos and many recalling the day when he had visited Okhla to deliver lecture at Guftugu. Journalist Wasi Imam, who attended that event years ago in pre-Covid days, said he was a pioneering television journalist and like other young journalists present at that event they were left mesmerised by his talk and many among them inspired to be like Dua. While pay…
Wow Super Kings romp home beating Champions by 5 wickets to lift Okhla T25 cricket trophy The final of the T25 leather ball cricket tournament played at Jasola Sports Complex on Saturday saw some stellar performance from bowlers and batsmen. https://youtu.be/jBCpk3CbpHk Batting first Wow Champions scored 193 runs in 25 overs, which at that time appeared impressive. But Wow Super Kings’s batsmen blitzkrieg was no match. The team romp home by achieving the set target in 22.1 overs. Wow Super Kings lifted the trophy winning the match by a huge margin of five wickets. Wow Champoins two pacers Nasir Sheikh…
JMI Research Scholar Rubina selected for Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) It is a matter of great pride for the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) that Rubina, a PhD research scholar from the Department of Electrical Engineering has been selected for the coveted Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the Direct Entry category for May-2021 drive. JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar congratulated the scholar for this award and hoped she will justify the fellowship with quality research outcome. Prof. Munna Khan, HOD, Department of Electrical Engineering said that she will receive a monthly fellowship of Rs 70, 000 for first…