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Jamia alumna Sabeeha cracks BPSC, here is her journey Sabeeha Sadaf Sadia, who did her BTech Civil Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia in 2016, has cracked Bihar Public Service Commission 2021 exams, according to her mother Dr Sarwat Jahan Fatema. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY She told the OT over phone from her Patel Nagar house in New Delhi that they came to know about Sabeeha clearing the BPSC exam only a few hours ago after the results were announced today. After completing her…

Sowing seeds for better tomorrow As the world celebrates World Environment Day, Delhi, including Okhla, bears the brunt of global warming and pollution, writes Sumaila Zaman. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Being the ninth most populated metropolis in the world, Okhla has become a hub of overcrowded ghettos with the decline of the flora in the region. The need for greenery has become a necessity with the increase in air pollution. Though the Air Quality Index of Okhla is moderate (58) children and adults…

Free 5 kg food grains to non ration card holders The Delhi Government has started distributing 5 kg food grains (4kg wheat and 1kg rice) per person, free of cost, to non-PDS beneficiaries who don’t have ration cards. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Non-PDS ration is being distributed from designated schools from 10 AM to 4 PM with weekly off on Sunday. Food & Civil Supplies Minister of Government of Delhi Imran Hussain said Fair Price Shops are open on all seven days…

World Environment Day: Women participate in increasing Okhla’s green coverage On the World Environment Day several tree plantation activities were taken place across Okhla with women taking centre stage in Jamia Nagar. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Okhla Councillors Shoaib Danish, Wajid Khan and a few activists planted trees in the locality. Dr. Darakasha Firdous director of Al Khair Foundation also planted trees with her team in Abul Fazal Enclave with the sole aim to increase Okhla’s green coverage and keep lungs clean. She…

Eateries, including Jawahar, hit hard in Delhi’s food capital Covid has not only destroyed lives but businesses too. Many businessmen who had recovered from the loss in the first wave were hoping to make up as situation started normalising until the arrival of second wave. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Some new eateries which opened in the locality faced hardship as lockdown began. Of them Jawahar is one such name. It was in February end when, Jawahar, which has been in the eatery business…

Received 6,500 calls related to psychological, anxiety from Covid recovered patients: SDMC In order to provide psychological support to Covid-19 patients, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation has started telecalling services in all four zones through helpline numbers. Nearly 6,500 calls related to psychological problems and anxiety have received on the numbers. Team of trained doctors has been assigned the duty to provide psychological and related support to the patients affected with Covid-19. The Toll free number- 1800115676 is for all citizens living in SDMC area while separate Helpline numbers are functional at each Zone of the SDMC. For West Zone,…

Families who lost loved ones due to oxygen scarcity will get Rs 5 lakh help: Sisodia The second wave of Covid-19 resulted in a massive oxygen crisis across Delhi and the nation. Many families lost their loved ones due to oxygen scarcity at such a time. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in a digital press conference stated: “Keeping this in mind, Delhi Government formed an 4-member medical expert panel with the responsibility to inspect this issue and disburse Rs 5 lakh as medical assistance to all those families who lost a member due to oxygen crisis. After the authorisation of…

Gambusia fish released to control vector-borne diseases: Mayor Anamika Mayor of South Delhi Municipal Corporation Anamika said the civic agency is making special efforts to prevent and control vector-borne diseases. OT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Mayor today released Gambusia fish in artificial water collections/pond located at Civic Centre. The Mayor said Gambusia fish is being dropped in 100 water bodies/ponds coming under jurisdiction of SDMC as it successfully eliminates mosquito larvae from water. She said Gambusia fish has been dropped in 46 water bodies/ponds till…

Jamia Prof Dr Ibadur work gets global recognition An environment friendly cement invented by Dr Ibadur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, along with other researchers from AMU, has been granted a patent as an intellectual property by the Patent Office, Government of Australia. OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The main objective of the invention titled ‘A Method for Preparing Modified Cement and Evaluating Mechanical and Chemical Properties’ by Dr. Rahman and his co-inventors from AMU, Prof. Mohammad Arif, Prof.…

Why no updates on this page for more than 2 weeks? If you are OT readers and are regular visitor to our FB page, then certainly the portal’s absence from the page since April 15 might have left you wondering: What went wrong that too after extensive reporting about second wave? OKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The page with 96K followers was compromised and the admin removed on April 15. What really happened continues to be a mystery but the OT had lost control…