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Bird flu: SDMC bans chicken sales; restaurants, hotels warned against serving egg-based dishes or poultry meat In view of confirmed bird flu cases in 10 States including Delhi, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation today ordered complete prohibition of keeping live poultry birds, sale and purchase of poultry meat at shops and in restaurants and running processing and packaging units anywhere in the jurisdiction of the civic body from immediate effect. The decision to this effect was taken by the civic agency after Delhi Government’s recent order in which they have banned all types of trade related to poultry. In view…
Delhi Murga Mandi to be closed for a few days; ban on processed chicken, livestock coming in from other States for 10 days Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is closely monitoring the avian bird flu infection and is talking to the concerned officials. “There is no reason to worry about the bird flu in Delhi. Processed chicken and livestock from other States has been banned as a precautionary measure. Delhi Murga Mandi will also be closed for a few days,” said Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today. Dy CM Sisodia said this at a press conference today. He said positive reports…
Ration kits to be distributed to 3 L students of SDMC schools: Civic body Scheme to distribute ration kits to children studying in SDMC schools has been started from primary school located in Najafagarh Zone. Mayor Anamika and BJP State president Adesh Gupta started the scheme by distributing ration kits to 100 parents. On the occasion, Mayor Anamika said under the programme ration kits will be distributed to nearly 3 lakh students of SDMC schools. Schools are closed during the ongoing Covid-19 period and the civic body is depositing amount of Mid Day meal directly in bank accounts of children…
Have you seen this cat? Find it, then call on this number & win Rs 10,000 reward Have you seen this light brown, coffee, fawn colour female Persian cat in your neighbourhood? Find it and then dial on this number 9811775527 fast and earn a reward of Rs 10,000. The Ghaffar Manzil-based pet owner has lost his lovely 4-year-old cat since January 2021 and has been looking for it. A few days ago the OT had carried a report and photo of the cat. After failing to find the cat, the owner has taken the next step of giving Rs…
Death of 24 crows in Jasola park sparks bird flu fears The death of at least 24 crows in Jasola park in the past three days has sparked bird flu fears. On the death of crows, the DDA has informed the Delhi government’s forest department, said an official as reported in the media. “We are monitoring the situation very closely as DDA owns a large number of public parks many of which have water bodies,” the official said. Amid a bird flu scare, at least 35 crows have died in Delhi in the last few days and the samples have…
Chicken prices go up by 50% in a day in Okhla after import of live birds banned in Delhi, Ghazipur poultry market closed for 10 days After ban on import of live birds in Delhi and closure of Ghazipur poultry market were announced for 10 days by the Delhi Government, the price of chicken has gone up by 50 per cent in a day in Okhla. Residents said a day ago on Saturday they bought chicken for Rs 120 in Abul Fazal Enclave and today on Sunday the same shopkeeper was selling it for Rs 180 per kilogram and the…
‘Sea of humanity’ bids tearful adieu to Jamaat ideologue Muhammad Rafat in Okhla A large number of people turned up at Masjid Ishat-e-Islam mosque in Abul Fazal Enclave for namaz-e-janaza of Dr Muhammad Rafat, a former professor of Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member. Many among them converged at Shaheen Bagh graveyard to pay last respect to Muhammad Rafat, whom in a Press release issued today by JIH, the organisation termed him Islamic scholar and senior ideologue. A resident, who was part of the namaz-e-janaza, said he never saw such a large gathering turning up at graveyard at…
Much-loved ex-Jamia Professor, thinker, prolific writer Mohammad Rafat passes away Tributes have been pouring in for Mohammad Rafat, 65, former Professor of Physics at Faculty of Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) leader, who passed away on Friday night at a local hospital in Okhla. His namaz-e-janaza is to be offered at JIH mosque in Abul Fazal Enclave tonight, said Md Rashad. He will be laid to rest on Saturday night after Maghrib prayer in Shaheen Bagh graveyard, according to announcement made from JIH mosque in Dawat Nagar, Abul Fazal Enclave. Sharing information about his father’s death, Rashad…
Jamia to hold open online open book exams for PG, undergraduate students Days after students protested earlier against online proctored examination, Jamia Millia Islamia issued notice and guidelines regarding online open book examinations for odd semester/year end examinations 2020-21. Issued by Jamia’s Office of the Controller of Examinations, it said in case students are unable to upload the answer scripts due to technical glitches, they can also email it to [email protected]. “Answer sheets can only be emailed if submission of response through the portal is not possible. Documentary evidence, such as screenshots, is also required to be emailed along with…
Pet owner kids cry, skip food for days after Persian cat goes missing from Ghaffar Manzil Persian breed cat gunnu was loved by all in the family so much that nobody ever thought of life without it, said a resident, but all changed for this Ghaffar Manzil family six days ago when the animal went missing. For days pet owners’ three minor children cried and skipped their food, she said. The family is desperately looking for the light brown coffee colour Persian cat and has put poster on the social media too. The family searched their CCTV camera to get…