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Govt trying to save people from possible third wave by vaccinating them: Sisodia Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the Kejriwal government has vaccinated a record of more than 2 lakh people on Saturday. For the last 3 days, more than 1.5 lakh people are being vaccinated continuously. The Delhi government is rapidly trying to protect people from a possible third wave by vaccinating them, it said. ADVERTISEMENT Rapid vaccination is being done in Delhi by the Kejriwal government. In this regard, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that a record of vaccination has been set in…

9-day Navras 2021festival of art, culture, literature held As per ancient scriptures of South Asia, Navras symbolizes nine human emotions – love, laughter, compassion, anger, courage, fear, disgust, surprise, and peace. In the Navras Festival 2021, the Asian Literary Society celebrated art, culture, and literature interwoven with the vibrant hues of these emotions. The coronavirus pandemic did not deter artists and literary luminaries from enthusiastically participating in the Asian Literary Society’s Navras 2020 festival – a nine days online festival of art, culture, and literature that was held in New Delhi from 20th June to 28th June 2021, it said.…

First batch training of 2-week Health Assistant Training in Covid-related care begins The Delhi Government, in collaboration with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has initiated a Certificate Course for Health Assistants which will train 5000 individuals in COVID-related care, who will then be able to assist doctors and nurses in hospitals and also support their families and communities in medical emergencies. This Certificate Course was launched on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain, in the presence of Atishi, MLA Kalkaji and professors of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The 2-week long course launched by…

Residents pool money to get open manhole fixed, but robbers flee with metal, now all eyes on Councillor or activists doing FB live Jamia Nagar is in bad shape with broken roads, piled-up garbage and some open manholes but there is no dearth of activists who make tall claims in the virtual world and spend lakh on posters but do little work on the ground, according to Okhla watchers. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN THE OT: JUST CLICK TO PAY The least talked about representatives is better, they said. And when the election is coming near,…

Missing hustle bustle at Okhla Head Since the unlocking of Okhla after months of Covid-induced lockdown, the locality is yet to get back the hustle bustle on the road. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN THE OT: JUST CLICK TO PAY At 7 pm on Sunday very few vehicles were plying on Okhla Head and its adjoining road linking Tikona Park, said residents. E-rickshaw drivers and residents attribute it to Covid second wave impact. Many residents are still in villages and hence it is even difficult to get passenger, said an e-rickshaw driver, who gave his only…

Students’ run Dhobi Ghat community kitchen feeds 250 people daily A community run by students is feeding 250 impoverished residents of Dhobi Ghat who mostly are from Bihar and West Bengal, according to sources. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN THE OT: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Dhobi Ghat community kitchen is being run by students of Jamia Millia Islamia since June 21. “On day 7, meals are being packed for distribution. 250 meals are ready to be packed. For the past three days, we have been making, packing and distributing 250+ meals to the residents of…

Shafique completes 4 years of news clippings service Shafique ul Hasan said he completed 4 years of his news clippings service on Thursday which he had started on June 24, 2017. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL VOICE, READ INSPIRATIONAL NEWS: JUST CLICK TO PAY “Today, I am completing 4 years of my news clippings service, which I initiated on 24th June, 2017, enjoyed 1000 days of service till 25th March, 2020, and still continuing my passion. The kind of appreciation, love and affection you kept showering and encouraging me throughout this news journey, is…

Delhi Government announces results for Classes IX, XI Results for classes IX and XI were announced on Tuesday in Delhi.  For the first time, students can access their results on the Directorate of Education’s website – edudel.nic.in. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL VOICE: JUST CLICK TO PAY Schools have also taken a step further and sent results to students via Whatsapp and SMS, said the government. Considering new guidelines were published by DOE keeping in mind the security and safety of students, schools have sent the results to students via SMS and Whatsapp instead…

PhD entrance exam begins at Jamia Millia Islamia Entrance Tests for admission in PhD programmes successfully started today at various test centres on the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) campus, according to the university. All Covid-19 related guidelines and protocols were followed during the test which was conducted in two shifts. This PhD Entrance test is the first offline-mode examination conducted by JMI this year. The entrance tests for PhD will continue till 28th June, 2021. JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar said considering the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic it was a big challenge for the university to start entrance exams but it…

Nizam writes to NDTV, others for inadvertent error in reporting After the news of crackdown on black marketing of fake injections used as life saving drugs in Covid and black fungus treatment was aired, Okhla-based resident Nizam was a worried as by mistake some publications, including the NDTV, mentioned name of his pharmacy located in Abul Fazal Enclave, he said. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LOCAL VOICE: JUST CLICK TO PAY Following the development, Nizam wrote a letter pointing out the factual error in the reporting. In the letter issued to the media, Nizam said…