Author: theokhlatimes
Brace for power cuts! Kejriwal sounds alarm over power crisis In view of the ongoing coal crisis in the country, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain called a high-level meeting on Saturday. All the power plants that supply electricity to Delhi are supposed to keep a 30-day reserve stock but at present they have only 1 day’s stock left, he said. Delhi may face a blackout if the supplies are not resumed at the earliest, the Minister said. “Delhi could face a power crisis. I am personally keeping a close watch over the situation. We are trying our best to avoid…
Will Okhla builders follow 14 Govt’s anti-dust measures for clean air? The Delhi government says it is running an anti-dust campaign from October 7 to control dust pollution all over Delhi. It has released 14 points for it to be followed. Since the points surfaced, many Okhla residents have welcomed it in the hope that Okhla too gets clean air as they said dust causes many health related issues with many residents in the locality facing the heat as the rules are rarely followed here. Construction/demolition activity in NCT of Delhi be undertaken only after ensuring the dust mitigation measures…
Govt’s massive anti-dust drive: Okhlaiites say Jamia Nagar residents wait to see its impact on ground The Delhi government is running an anti dust campaign from 7th October to control dust pollution all over Delhi, said the government in a statement. However, many Okhla residents pointed out that many such drives rarely reach Jamia Nagar as it is common thing to see building materials dumped on roadside or in the open. To take this campaign to the ground, 31 teams have been formed which are working in different areas to monitor which construction agencies are following the guidelines issued by…
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…
Delhi sees 44 Covid cases, positivity 0.07%, no deaths According to data shared by the city health department of October 7, the national capital saw no death due to Covid. The city reported 44 fresh cases, said the department on Friday. Positivity rate was 0.07 per cent.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.