Author: theokhlatimes
This ‘special’ goat up for grabs for Rs 2.5 lakh at Okhla’s goat market A goat is at the centre of attraction in Okhla’s new goat market a few metres from the Dhobi Ghat Bakra Mandi. The owner of the goat is seeking Rs 2.5 lakh for this goat and claims that it is special as Allah is written on it. https://youtu.be/xi34nM98m3k When told that the price is very high, the goat owner who is from Rajasthan said he has seen on YouTube people asking Rs 2.5 crore for a goat on which Allah was written. Every year goat traders…
The newly elected members of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Teachers’ Association (MANUUTA) took oath in the investiture ceremony held at CPDUMT Auditorium Tuesday evening. All the office bearers except Vice President were elected unopposed. Prof. Badiuddin Ahmed, Chairperson Election Committee, administered the oath to Dr. Shabana Kesar as the President of MANUUTA along with other office bearers. Dr. Salahuddin Syed, Vice President; Dr. Jameel Ahamad, General Secretary; Dr. Majid Ali Choudhary, Joint Secretary (organizing); Ahmad Talha Siddiqui, Joint Secretary (Publicity) and Chavala Mutyala Rao, Treasurer also took charge. Dr. Shabana Kesar from the Department of Women Education is the…
Watch: Brave Zakir Nagar man foils robbery bid, thugs hit his head, face with screwdriver A brave Okhla man was hurt when he tried to foil a robbery bid in his Zakir Nagar apartment on Wednesday. While trying to get hold of the robbers, he sustained injuries after being hit by the thugs with a screwdriver, according to people aware about the incident. https://youtu.be/nyhh1PetGW4 The incident took place in a Zakir Nagar apartment on Wednesday at 2.45 pm, said flat owner Saqib Khan, who is not in the town. He said he was informed by his neighbour about the incident.…
Jamia celebrates 9th International Day of Yoga Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) today celebrated 9th International Day of Yoga, with the theme of the year as “Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbukam”. The main programme was organised by the Games & Sports Department, JMI at the NMAK Pataudi Sports Complex of the university. JMI Vice Chancellor and the Chief Guest, Prof. Najma Akhtar (Padma Shri) inaugurated the program that started at 07:30 am. Prof. Mohammad Shakeel was the Guest of Honour of the programme. A spiritually invigorating Yoga session was practiced by NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and staff members of the university while…
Okhla-based youth Atishan Ali has made Jamia School proud by cracking NEET-UG exam with All India ranking 261 and scoring 700 out of 720. Dr Zafar Ahmed Siddiqi principal of Syed Abid Husain told the OT that it is a proud moment for the school. https://youtu.be/6c7WLBkC5UA “This Jamia student scored 700 and he is 2nd topper of Jamia Board exam 2023. He is a student of Syed Abid Husain,” said a school PGT teacher Aisha Zaheer. Atishan’s father Md Asghar Ali, a Hafiz-e-Quran who is currently a mechanical engineer and studied at AMU, told the OT from his house in…
Help reunite this 5-year-old missing boy with family, he can be picked up from here: Arshi This missing boy can be picked up from here, according to Syed Fouzul Azim (Arshi). https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1670836113823481878 He said a five-year-old boy was found wandering in the locality and now he is at Shahab Masjid. “Actually there were two kids but after I posted their photos on social media and spread the word in the locality the father turned up to pick up his small daughter. But nobody has yet come to pick up the boy, said Arshi. The boy is 5 years old and…
Today a drug eradication campaign is organised by the ECM in the area of Abul Fazal Enclave J block Chand masjid to Shaheen Bagh, police station. In the said campaign, people are conveyed in respect of effects of nasha & drugs in d locality and members of ECM & general public participated like Er SZI Hashmi, M Mozakkir Hashmi Adv, Athar Alam Adv, Azhar Alam Adv, Beg, Parvez Akhtar, Insha Hashmi and Shaheen Bagh police station staff.
E-rickshaw turned turtle on a waterlogged and potholes-ridden Abul Fazal Enclave road a few minutes ago on Monday. https://youtu.be/aDWv-xQYChg https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1670676111871684609 A resident, who took this photo, said thanks that nobody sustained serious injuries. This is not for the first time that e-rickshaws have turned turtle on this waterlogged and potholes-ridden road. According to residents the road at AFE entrance is in bad shape for years with nobody making efforts to pave it. When the road gets bad then potholes are filled with construction waste but after rain things get bad, said residents.
Watch: Encroachers faced heat in Shaheen Bagh Anti-encroachment drive was organised in Shaheen Bagh on Saturday. https://youtu.be/XSADBZnKibU “Today we had a meeting with all RWAs of Shaheen Bagh regarding encroachment and keeping the area clean. After that along with RWA, MCD, and police we together worked to remove encroachment of 40 fita road and high tension road of Shaheen Bagh,” wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on his timeline. Developing story
Watch: Johri Farm resident adopts unique way to revive Urdu Twenty-nine-year-old Syed Tayyab is not an Urdu scholar but he loves Urdu and wants to play his role to popularise the language. https://youtu.be/al3Yoc5YTgE He has adopted unique way to do so by putting poetry on clothes. He said he is doing so to bridge the gap in ethnic wear by putting Urdu poetry, prose on clothes which are available at his shop in the locality.