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Okhla’s popular restaurants fined for not following Covid guidelines DONATE RS 100, 500, 1k TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM AS IT CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY A two-day special drive was launched in Delhi, including Okhla, to crackdown on violators amid rising Covid cases in the national Capital in which four people were arrested and several restaurants, night clubs and hotels fined. They faced cases for flouting Covid-19 safety guidelines, police officials said on Sunday. “Many restaurants like Brijwasi, Al Nawaz, Al Jawahar, Zehra Al Noor and Al Bake were challaned for violation of Covid norms and…
Metro passengers: Now recharge your smart cards with Amazon Pay The Delhi Metro in association with Amazon Pay has introduced the facility of recharging the Delhi Metro Smart Cards through Amazon Pay. To avail this facility, customers can open the Amazon shopping app and click on the ‘Metro Recharge’ option under Amazon Pay tab. After entering their Metro Smart card number, they can choose any amount between INR 100 to INR 2000 to recharge their metro card. After successful payment, they need to tap the card at the automatic vending machine (AVM) at any Delhi Metro station and select “Top…
AFE RWA elections 2021 (A to D block): Counting going, know who is leading. Results announced. Md Asif first number 577 votes Ahmad Kamal 346 votes Raisuddin 86 votes Faheem Khan Saifi 24 votes The Abul Fazal Enclave RWA election (A to D block) was held today with about one thousand 27 people casting their votes, according to a reliable source. Counting to the voting started after 5 pm at 5.15, said the source, adding that right now the Md Asif group is leading with 460 votes with Kamal Faridi group holding second position at 296 and others are lagging…
Jamia teachers congratulate Prof Qayyum, newly appointed V-C of Cluster University of Srinagar News floated through a letter issued by the sign of Chancellor of the Cluster University of Srinagar Manoj Sinha was taken very positively with happiness in Jamia Millia Islamia over the appointment of Prof Qayyum Husain of Aligarh Muslim University as the new Vice-Chancellor of the varsity for 3 years, said Dr. Mohammad Irfan Qureshi, Secretary, Jamia Teachers Association (JTA). “Professor Qayyum has been very closely associated with Jamia as a member of various committees in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and as an expert in the…
Reason behind slow pickup of garbage from Jamia Nagar revealed by Councillor Wajid’s office; activist Aarfa disagrees, does FB live The reason behind the slow pickup of garbage from two places in Jamia Nagar: Near al Shifa Hospital and at Shaheen Bagh mosque has been revealed. After the OT ran a video of pile-up garbage at roadside this morning, Councillor Wajid Khan’s office released this statement. “वार्ड 102-S अबुल फजल एन्क्लेव के कूड़ाघर अलशिफा हॉस्पिटल के सामने व ठोकर न 8 पर कूड़ा हल्की गति से इसलिए उठा रहा है कि ओखला एक्सटेंशन तुगलकाबाद डंपिंग यार्ड में कूड़े वाली गाड़ियों…
OT Impact: Okhla-based bird rescuer Shiraz takes injured eagle to hospital A young eagle that injured its wing and front part after a fall from the sky at 10.30 am in Abul Fazal Enclave on Sunday was rescued by Okhla-based bird rescuer Shiraz Hussain at 3.05 pm from the spot after the OT informed him over phone and also posted the injured bird’s phone on its social media platforms hours ago, soliciting a few comments from local bird lovers. A resident said he found the bird in the vacant plot in AFE surrounded by some children who were watching it…
Okhla mourns death of AIMPLB gen secy Wali Rahmani; Islamic scholar diagnosed with Covid positive days ago Okhla residents mourned the death of Maulana Wali Rahmani, All India Muslim Personal Law Board General Secretary and Ameer Imarat-e-Sharia Bihar and academician and founder of Rahmani30. He was 77 years old and a well known Islamic scholar. Also, he was Sajjada Nashin of Khanqah Rahmani, Munger, who had served as a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council from 1974 to 1996. His body was taken to his hometown Munger where he will be laid to rest on Sunday, reported bhaskar.com, adding that…
Mass vaccination key to defeat Covid-19 virus, says Sisodia after getting vaccine Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, along with his family, got the COVID-19 vaccine today at the Azad Medical College, Delhi. Deputy Chief Minister and his family received a dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Thanking Corona Warriors after receiving his first shot of the vaccine, Sisodia said: “The whole nation today is thankful to our scientists and doctors, who, in these unprecedented times, emerged to find solutions to help the entire nation, and the world. It is my humble appeal to all the citizens of Delhi who are over…
Waste burning ban goes up in smoke in Okhla To make Delhi’s air clean a green body has imposed a ban on burning of waste and leaves in the open. Moreover, residents found flouting the rule are also fined by the green body. However, the law is flouted at will in Okhla where burning of waste and leaves in the open is regular things. “The ban has been imposed so as to clean the air but is sad to see many people flouting it. Residents should understand this that by doing so they are polluting the air. Moreover, there is…
Delhi witnessing fourth wave of Covid, 3,594 fresh cases, 14 deaths in 24 hours Addressing a digital press conference on the rising coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government is not planning any lockdown in the wake of the fourth wave of corona in the national capital. Kejriwal said: “India is witnessing a rise in coronavirus cases. Delhi, too, is witnessing a surge in corona. On March 16, there were 425 Corona cases in the city. Yesterday’s report is going to be published in a while, and the report that would be published…