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Okhlaiites feel the chill as temperature in Delhi dips to lowest this season, no respite on Sunday Okhla residents woke up to a cold day today as Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius over the past 24 hours. And if we go by India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast then there is no respite for Delhiites on Sunday. The IMD said the temperature is all set to dip further to around 5 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The cold in Delhi-NCR region was attributed to strong northwesterly cold winds with a speed of around 10-20 kmph during the first…

Centre’s move to raise marriage age of women to 21 unwise: Okhla-based Muslim body Okhla-headquartered religious Muslim organisation has expressed concern over the government move to increase the legal age of marriage for girls to 21. The Union Cabinet has recently approved the introduction of a new bill that would amend the ‘The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA)’ to increase the legal age of marriage of women from 18 to 21 years. Earlier, reports have surfaced of IUML and AIMIM also opposing the move. In a statement, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) president Syed Sadatullah Husaini said: “We do not…

Pandemic: Experiences and lessons learned Immune modulation is one the key strengths of Ayush system and it proved very crucial in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic, said Prof. (Dr.) Afshar Alam, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, inaugurating a series of five webinars on “Covid-19 Pandemic – Experiences and Lessons Learned” being organised by the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India during 15-21 December 2021. He further said ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare system was stretched to its limits and Ayush system with its immune-boosting measures played very crucial role as…

4 private hospitals turned into Omicron dedicated centres in Delhi After ten new Omicron cases were reported in Delhi on Friday, the city government has given order to convert four private hospitals as dedicated centres. “Delhi Govt converts 4 pvt hospitals – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Max (Saket), Fortis (Vasant Kunj) & Batra Hospital (Tughlakabad) – as Omicron dedicated centres. A total of 5 hospitals in Delhi, including LNJP hospital, will now provide the treatment for the variant,” tweeted ANI. These four private hospitals, dedicated centres, will now treat the highly contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus which was detected last…

The Delhi Government has been taking consistent strides in effectively curbing Delhi’s pollution levels by implementing various emergency measures throughout the city, said the government. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the NBCC was recently caught trying to covertly continue construction activities in pitch-black darkness at night at its Netaji Nagar site. The same site had previously been inspected by DPCC on 3rd December, when a notice was issued and fine of Rs. 5 lakhs was imposed on NBCC, he added. Despite this, the agency was found to be repeatedly violating the ban, and hence a fine of one crore rupees…

An Okhla resident living in Johri Farm seeks help from the locals in helping find a Persian breed cat which went missing from her house on December 15. Jojo, nine-month-old brown and white colour Persian breed cat has gone missing from 74 A, lane number 3 from Johri Farm, said Aamna. Help us find our cat as we are all worried and depressed and share information by calling us at 8178358952, 991060097, she said. The family has also put information on social media.

Cong leaders plan “Pol Khol Yatra” in Okhla to corner AAP in its bastion Ahead of next year’s municipal corporation elections, several Congress leaders and aspirants in Okhla have planned “Pol Khol Yatra” to corner the AAP in its bastion. 100-S ward Councillor Shoaib Danish in a message to the residents said on December 18 at 5 pm the Congress will launch its “Pol Khol Yatra” under the leadership of Congress Delhi president Anil Chaudhary against BJP and AAP’s anti-people policies. “The march is to begin from Batla House chowk at 5 pm. I request people to turn up in…

Delhi reports 10 new cases of Omicron Ten new cases of Omicron variant have been reported in Delhi, taking the total number of cases of the variant here to 20, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. A total of 10 people, out of these 20, have been discharged, he said. On Thursday, Delhi saw 85 fresh Covid-19 cases, claimed Delhi government’s health bulletin. This was the highest in over four months. The positivity rate also rose to 0.15 per cent.

Loss to Urdu world: Okhla’s inspirational cancer survivor, a talented poet, loses his final battle When two years ago, highly-talented budding Urdu poet was diagnosed with mouth cancer his family members and friends were devastated. They thought that the end for their beloved son and friend has come. Syed Taifoor Ashraf (pic outsourced) But Syed Taifoor Ashraf was lucky as he won the first battle after operation and his life was back to normal until a year ago when he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer again, which turned out to be fatal. It was on Wednesday night that…

Two JMI faculty members receive Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award It is a matter of great pride for the Jamia Millia Islamia that Dr Abdul Naseeb Khan and Dr Khalid Javed of the university have been honoured with Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award (Rs one lakh and citation).   Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar extended her heartiest congratulations to both the awardees. Dr Abdul Naseeb Khan who is currently working as the Secretary to the Vice Chancellor, JMI has been given ‘Award for Translation’. He has to his credit translations of Ghalib’s Urdu poetry, Premchand’s stories, Urdu novels, critical Urdu…