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Sisodia for walk-in Covid vaccination for 45+ Chairing a review meeting on Delhi’s vaccination drive today, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia issued directives to institute walk-in vaccination for people above 45 years of age in all centres of Delhi. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Sisodia said: “After reviewing challenges of citizens with regard to internet accessibility and issues in registering online slots, we have made a decision to allow registration and walk-in vaccination in all vaccination centres of Delhi, for individuals above 45 years…

Prof Sharfuddin, OSD to former Jamia V-C Talat, dies of post-Covid complications Professor Sharfuddin Ahmad, former OSD Jamia Millia Islamia ex-Vice Chancellor Professor Talat Ahmad and teacher at Jamia Mathematics Department, passed away a few minutes ago in a hospital in Delhi due to post-Covid complications. He will laid to rest at Shaheen Bagh graveyard today after 8 pm most probably, said his close relative. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY “His report had come negative a few days ago. But he suffered paralysis and…

Delhi recorded around 8,500 cases, positivity down to 12% in last 24 hours: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that in the past 24 hours, Delhi has recorded around 8,500 cases, as against 28,000+ cases on April 20 and that the positivity rate down to 12 per cent as against 36 per cent on April 22. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY In the past 10 days, the number of patients in hospitals of Delhi has reduced by more than 3,000 patients, this means that…

I am orphaned, says digital marketing expert Faiyaz on Eid-ul-Fitr I am orphaned, writes Okhla-based digital marketing expert Faiyaz Khan on Eid-ul-Fitr 2021 a few minutes ago, soliciting several condolence messages online. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY “My father Iftikhar Ahmad Khan died today at 5 pm in Samastipur,” wrote Khan, who a few days ago was Covid positive. Currently, he is Covid negative and resides with his family in Zakir Nagar. On April 17, Khan wrote on his timeline that he was Covid positive. “My…

O2 requirement falls, positivity rate drops to 14%, 10,400 new cases in last 24 hours: Sisodia on Thursday Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia took cognisance of the reduction in cases in Delhi and wrote to the Centre requesting reduction in allocation quota of oxygen to Delhi, as opposed to the previous allocation of 700 MT. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY As the positivity rate and hospitalised cases reduce across Delhi, the oxygen requirement has fallen from 700 MT to 582 MT per day. He reiterated that…

Watch: How to offer Eid namaz at home, explains Mufti Ahmad As Muslims get ready to celebrate Eid amid pandemic restrictions for the second year in a row many may offer namaz at home for safety reasons. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY Muslim clerics have urged people to act in accordance with the present times and observe a private Eid this year. “Over four lakh people have been infected with the virus and almost 3,000 people are dying per day. There are no beds, medicines and…

Watch: Sabki Eid 2021 drive kicks off in Shaheen Bagh Some Shaheen Bagh activists have kick-started Sabki Eid 2021 drive, said activist Sharib Hassan. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY The purpose of the drive is to make sure that every resident in Okhla get enough food on Eid and hence our Sewa team is circulating vermicelli (sewai), milk, sugar and biscuits. Eid is to be celebrated on Friday after crescent moon was sighted on Thursday evening. This is second year in a row that Eid is…

Eid-ul-Fitr 2021: Moon sighted in Okhla, India to celebrate Eid on Friday amid Covid restrictions for 2nd year in a row. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY Moon was sighted in Okhla and other places across India. Following which Eid will be celebrated on Friday and this is going to be for second year in a row that the festivities will be held amid Covid restrictions. Okhla resident Ershad Ahmed said following the Islamic tradition, he with his family members climbed their rooftops to sight the crescent…

Eagle stuck in strings rescued by youths in Abul Fazal Enclave An eagle struggling to free itself from the string was rescued by some youths at Jamaat campus in Abul Fazal Enclave a few hours ago. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY “The bird was sitting in one place for the last two days. So today we approached it and on a closer look we saw that it was stuck with strings. “To get friendly with it, we offered it water and then we put cloth on…

After 30 loose motions a day, Dr Anwarul Haque has been hospitalised to Holy Family Hospital. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY He said he is waiting for Covid report as doctors have doubt of Covid. “Today is third day and RT-PCR report is yet to come. Today I am feeling better. Two days were worst as I had 25 to 30 loose motion,” he said. Dr Anwarul is director of Batla House-based Dynamic English coaching institute. He is very popular with his students as they flooded…