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Makeshift hospitals to be constructed at Sarita Vihar, 6 other places in Delhi within 6 months: Jain Make-shift hospitals will be constructed by PWD at seven locations across the Capital in Sarita Vihar, Shalimar Bagh, Sultanpuri, Kirari, Raghubir Nagar, GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, according to Health Minister Satyendar Jain. https://youtu.be/ycqevISSh2I Jain said on Tuesday that he met with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is also the Finance Minister to get the financial approval for 7 make-shift hospitals. The construction of these hospitals will be completed within the next 6 months, and these make-shift hospitals will also…

2 kids of Shaheen Bagh family die after getting electrocuted by high tension wire A 12-year-old boy whose kite was stuck in between the high-tension wires of Shaheen Bagh three days ago died after he received burn injuries, said residents. https://youtu.be/ycqevISSh2I A 6-year-old girl, who was at the rooftop with the brother, also had sustained burn injuries and died, said a resident adding that the family lost two of their small children in the incident. Shaheen Bagh resident Md Ansar said the family had three children. The incident took place when the boy was flying kite, said Ansar. When the…

This lane in Zakir Nagar in bad shape since Dec 2017: Resident Lane number 22 E in Zakir Nagar is bad shape with waterlogging a perennial issue despite some residents collecting money to get things fixed, wrote a resident. “We the people of locality collected money and spent it to repair the road and sewer condition but still the issue of waterlogging persists. WATERLOGGED STREET (PHOTO SHARED BY RESIDENT) “Multiple complaints with current MLA office since December 2017 for poor sewer condition but still there is no update, wrote the resident on the condition of anonymity. The street is near Maryam…

Watch: Locked in house, man captures nature’s beauty When the lockdown was announced after deadly Covid second wave, many youngsters asked their parents to strictly stay at home and not venture out. In Ghaffar Manzil too many people preferred staying in their houses for safety reason. Of them there was one Ghazanfar Zaidi, a retired professor of Jamia Millia Islamia, who utilised his time and penned a Coffee Table Book titled “Lockdwn Through A Balconcy”. https://youtu.be/1YiH2RQIVwI The OT spoke with him to know how he managed to do so. “When the Covid lockdown was announced last year, all my loved…

Misuse of Batla House graveyard, say activists A 44-second video has surfaced on the social media on Wednesday in which it can be seen that some unidentified people are laying a sewer line in the graveyard. In the video a person can be heard saying how the graveyard, is a Waqf property, is being dug for laying sewer line for a few houses very close to the graveyard boundary. Also, the video was uploaded by one Okhla-based activist who now has joined the Congress. This is not first incident of misuse of graveyard in the locality as a few months…

SDMC’S first e-book on heritage unveiled Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Mayor Mukesh Suryan and Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, in an event organised today at Civic Centre, unveiled SDMC’S first e-Book “Glorious Heritage” on heritage sites. The LG, while joining the programme through video conferencing, appreciated the SDMC for its efforts to conserve heritage sites in its area. He said through this book, people especially young generation will come to know about historical monuments, ancient buildings and memorials. He said that the Civic Agency has been conserving heritage sites despite having limited resources and facing financial crisis. He advised to work in…

Delhi Govt taking measures to combat possible Covid third wave: Jain Health Minister Satyendar Jain attended a virtual session organised by ASSOCHAM as the chief guest today. The topic for the session was Delhi Healthcare System: Preparedness to combat the third wave of Covid-19 and was attended by senior doctors. The Health Minister informed the gathering that over 37,000 beds dedicated for Covid-19 are being built presently and the Delhi Government is preparing for the worst-case scenario so that it can save precious lives as it has learnt from the experience of the second wave and is taking all necessary…

JMI’s Class XII (regular) examination results announced Jamia Millia Islamia has declared the result of Class XII (regular) today. Out of the total students assessed, approximately 53 per cent were boys and 47.04 per cent were girls. The result is available online at jmicoe.in. In Arts stream girls outscored boys as 59.02 per cent girls and 40.98 per cent boys cleared the exam. In Science stream 52.23 per cent boys and 47.77 per cent girls cleared the exam while in Commerce stream 77.11 per cent boys and 22.89 per cent girls passed the exam. In Arts stream 221 students secured…

Watch: Library on rent operating from Mushawarat on verge of closure, can you adopt it? A library operating from Mushawarat headquarters in Okhla’s Abul Fazal Enclave is on the verge of closure, can you adopt it? Students came to know about it after a notice was pasted announcing its closure a few days ago. https://youtu.be/xrZVIqjh8gs It is important to point out that the library is not run by Mushawarat but was being operational by a third party on rent from its building for the last 15 years. Library on rent not run by Mushawarat A Mushawarat official told the OT that…

Mobile phone thieves on the prowl Cases of mobile phones snatching and theft are being reported from Okhla. A few days ago a netizen wrote how his friend who was walking on a busy road in Jamia Nagar and speaking over his phone at night was left shocked after a biker snatched his phone and fled from the spot. There are many such stories which residents talk about but don’t want their names to be mentioned in the report. Another resident of Abul Fazal Enclave shared an incident that how while the gate of his house was open and family…