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Al Shifa’s Covid Field Hospital in Okhla thrown open to public Covid Field Hospital under Alshifa Multispeciality Hospital in Jamia Nagar, run by Human Welfare Trust was officially launched on Wednesday at 5.45 pm. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Field Hospital is being organised in collation with Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of UAE-based Aster DM Healthcare and this will function at The Scholar School in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Foundation, said the body in a release issued to the…

Crescent moon not sighted, Eid ul Fitr 2021 on Friday, residents told to offer namz at home As crescent moon was not sighted in India, Eid ul Fitr 2021 will be held on Friday, according to media reports sighting Shahi Ahmed Bukhari. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari announced Eid ul Fitr to be celebrated on Friday, May 14 as moon was not sighted on Wednesday. The development was followed after reports surfaced of moon not been sighted in Saudi Arabia.…

Watch: Jamia Nagar residents turn good Samaritans The second wave of Covid-19 has hit nation hard, including Okhla with many facing hardship. In Okhla though many have recovered from the infection but some even lost their near and dear ones from Covid. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY And in this time of crisis when many have been arrested across the country for black marketing Covid related items and cheating patients’ family members, some Jamia Nagar residents have come forward to help the needy. Pro Zakat Foundation-lead…

While I was fighting Covid my father breathed his last, couldn’t see him one last time: Journalist Arfa The Wire senior journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani informed the world about the death of her father through Twitter a day ago. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY Azhar Md Khan, 79, was a resident of Zakir Nagar West and he died on May 3. “Many people are wrongly saying that he died of Covid. I think there was confusion. He was bed ridden for years and died a natural…

Jamia teachers’ body beigns fundraising for 50-bed Jamia hospital after staffers die of Covid, JTA secy Dr Irfan donates Rs 50K A teachers’ body of Jamia Millia Islamia released an appeal on Tuesday (May 11) for fundraising to build a 50-bed hospital on the campus. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY The very first contribution of rupees 50,000/- was made by JTA secretary Dr M Irfan Qureshi from his bank account through a cheque bearing the instrument number 953044/dated 11.05.2021 towards the creation of Jamia Hospital in…

‘VISION’ Launches Covid Field Hospital A Covid Field Hospital under Alshifa Multispeciality Hospital in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Trust will be officially launched today evening at 5.45. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY The Field Hospital is being oranized in collation with Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of UAE-based Aster DM Healthcare and this will function at The Scholar School in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Foundation. The full-fledged Field Hospital will have 50 bed capacity and will admit 25 asymptamatic Covid…

No Eid namaz at Jamia Millia’s Jama Masjid This year around as 2nd wave of Covid has wreaked havoc with many Okhla residents losing their near and dear ones, communal prayers in local mosques were restricted with elderly urging residents to stop frequenting to mosques and crowded places for safety reasons. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY It appears that for safety reasons, Jamia Millia Islamia has decided to not hold namaz at its mosque. As words spread in the virtual world, the OT called up the…

What Eid 2021 means for Okhlaiites who won Covid battle When on April 4, Aseem Asha got Covid positive and over days when the infection spread to his other family members, he was despondent like others in the locality. And things got worse for him after he had to get his mother with high blood pressure admitted to a hospital. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY However, he and his family were lucky that after days all of them recovered and they feel blessed to have won…

Al Shifa adds more Covid beds Al Shifa Hospital located in Abul Fazal Enclave has added 10 more Covid beds, according to a reliable source. With this the total Covid beds strength has now increased to 54, said the source. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY It is understood that work for establishing Covid temporary hospital in The Scholar School is in final stage and might start soon, said the source. However, a resident said the Covid field hospital has hit the roadblock after some residents in…

MANUU pharmacist Rizwan passes away at 42 Syed Rizwan Ali son of Syed Fayak Ali, pharmacist, Health Centre, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, passed away on May 7, 2021 after a brief illness at the age of 42 years. THEOKHLATIMES NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SUSTAIN LOCAL REPORTING: JUST CLICK TO PAY He is survived by wife Nusrat Begum & a son Shayaan Samar. Syed Rizwan Ali had joined MANUU on February 21, 2007. An online condolence meeting was held today at the university. Prof S M Rahmatullah, Vice Chancellor I/c, Prof. Siddiqui Mohd.…