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Cloth godown catches fire in Okhla Phase 2, fire tenders douse blaze A massive fire broke out in the wee hours of Friday at a cloth godown in Okhla Phase 2, tweeted IANS. As many as 18 fire tenders are currently trying to douse the blaze and no casualty reported so far, said Director-Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg to IANS, reported the agency early in the day. Garg confirmed that so far there have been no casualties or injuries. According to media report fire official received call about the fire around 03.51 am in a factory at 118 Sanjay Colony…

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Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui’s premises in Shaheen Bagh raided on Tuesday The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (UPATS) raided the residence and offices of Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui in F- Block of Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday, according to media reports. The UP ATS conducted the search on the basis of an order from a court, reported Aaj Tak, reported Times Now. Islamic scholar Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui arrested in UP for running “biggest conversion syndicate”, reported TOI. UNI reported quoting a senior Delhi police official: “UP ATS has raided some premises of Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui in Shaheen Bagh area. Delhi police have no details…

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Fix all potholes by October 20: Jain to officials PWD Minister Satyendar Jain conducted a surprise inspection to take stock of the ongoing massive road reconstruction drive being carried out by the Delhi Government. The Public Works Department (PWD) Minister inspected the entire stretch from Ashram to Kalindi Kunj Metro Station. During his 2 hour-long inspections, he visited the roads at New Friends Colony, Mathura Road, Gurjar Chowk and Kalindi Kunj. He instructed the officials to speed up the work so that all the potholes can be filled by the 20th of October. This is a part of the Delhi…

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JMI student Harshita Shukla bags Silver Medal in Haryana State Boxing Championships 2021-22 Jamia Millia Islamia is proud to announce that Harshita Shukla, a student of M.A. Development Extension, Semester III, Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension (DACEE) has bagged a Silver Medal yesterday at the 2nd Elite Women’s Haryana State Boxing Championships 2021-22 organised by the Haryana Boxing Sangh in the Fly Weight category (54kg-57kg). Dr. Shikha Kapur, Head, DACEE told that Harshita is a fantastic confluence of academics and sports as she bagged 2nd position in her class in Semester-I. Jamia fraternity congratulates Harshita for the…

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A delegation of Welfare Party of India (WPI) led by national president Dr SQR Ilyas met former Chief Minister and Samajwadi party supremo Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow a few days ago, said the WPI. A detailed discussion took place between both the parties and it was agreed between both the parties that they will form an alliance in the forth coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, said the WPI in a statement issued to the media from its Okhla-based headquarters. “It was decided that a joint press conference will be held by both parties after Navrati to announce the same. It…

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Many users in Okhla said they were unable to upload post on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. A Google search threw this result: WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook down globally, report users. NDTV reported: “Sorry, something went wrong. We’re working on it and we’ll get it fixed as soon as we can,” a message on the Facebook website said. Users posted messages on Twitter saying the popular social networking and communication platforms were inaccessible around 9 pm Indian time. Till the filing of the report, some netizens in Okhla said the sites were down.

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Family members, neighbours bid tearful adieu to Nishat Javed Family members and neighbours bid tearful adieu to Nishat Javed, who died on Monday morning in Jasola, according to residents. Suffering from heart disease and other ailments, Nishat Javed was rushed to a hospital in the morning when his condition deteriorated. He was declared brought dead by doctors in a Delhi-based hospital, said neighbours. Nishat Javed, 58, was laid to rest in Shaheen Bagh graveyard after zuhar prayer. His death was mourned by his friends and relatives on social media. Ashish Agrawal wrote: “Nishat Javed, the most cheerful, charming, lovable friend,…

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Dr. Ufana Riaz, assistant professor at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia has been awarded “ESDA Senior Scientist Award 2021” for significant contribution to the field of Materials Chemistry and Environment. The Award Ceremony was held on 3rd October 2021 at India International Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi  during the ‘World Environment Summit 2021’ by Environment & Social Development Association (ESDA), Delhi in collaboration with Australian Technical University, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, IGNOU New Delhi, GD Goenka University Gurugram, Amity University Haryana, Jaipur National University, Sharda University Greater Noida, NESA, STE, MSMECCII & other eminent organizations.…

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I have asthma, it’s very difficult to breathe due to garbage, dry leaves burning in my area: Resident Some residents of pocket 12 Jasola Vihar regularly burn their garbage and dry leaves near the DDA Park which causes pollution and hardships for senior citizens and asthama patients, writes Sahil Chopra. They state that the reason for burning leaves is improper disposal of garbage. The residents even fought with me when I clicked picture of burning garbage. I am working for UNDP Sustainable development goals. I myself recovered from Covid recently and I have asthma. It is very difficult to breathe…

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