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VC Akhtar meets Murmu, seeks ‘Institute of Eminence’ status for Jamia, invites Prez at convocation Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, called on President of India Droupadi Murmu at the President House on January 11. This was the first meeting of the Vice Chancellor with the President, who is the Visitor of the university also. The Vice Chancellor said it was quite heartening to see that the President was very much aware about the achievements and performance of the university. The President congratulated Akhtar for the achievements and praised her for taking the university to new heights. Akhtar briefed the President that…
Help me find my 18-year-old son Faizur: Quamrul Shaheen Bagh resident Mohd Quamrul Hasan has appealed to Okhla residents to help him find his 18-year-old son Mohd Faizur Rahman, a student of Class 12. He said he had gone out of home on Wednesday and since then didn’t return back. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1613599847361413120 He said his mobile phone is also not reachable. He said a complaint has been filed. People with information can contact on these number:s 918595728377, 9212020710. 9212670710, he said, adding that his son is healthy and he had no idea why he has not returned. The message about Faiz…
4-hour power cut adds to Shaheen Bagh residents’ winter woes Four-hour power outage has added to residents of Shaheen Bagh A block in bone chilling cold. A resident said from 11 to 3 pm we faced hardship as there was power cut. With cold wave there is need to power and without it life was difficult in the morning as residents of our block were unable to do important work, said Shaheen Bagh resident Kaneez Fatima. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/H2XZIemMkGw With Delhi in the grip of cold wave, power demands in the national Capital going up with many residents banking on heater…
Irfan Najmi’s father passes away, tadfeen in Batla House Ghaffar Manzil resident Rizwan Najmi, 75, died at 2 am on Thursday at Royale Kalindi Hospital in Jasola. He was laid to rest in Batla House graveyard after Zuhr prayer with family members, relatives and friends, including former Okhla MLA Parvez Hashmi, turning up to attend the last journey. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/H2XZIemMkGw Rizwan’s son Irfan Najmi studied in Jamia Millia Islamia and is known in the locality. According to a family relative, who requested not to be quoted, Rizwan was suffering from the rare of the rarest disease with his vocal…
Woman left heartbroken after this incident in Batla House A woman, who had gone to visit Batla House market on Wednesday, said she was left heartbroken after she lost her bag carrying money in the market. https://youtu.be/H2XZIemMkGw She shared her ordeal with a Batla House shopkeeper. She said while marketing she realised that her bag full with money and other items was missing when she had stopped at a shop for purchasing. She said this is not the first instance that she faced such a situation as earlier too her mobile phone was lost from the market. She said on…
Watch: Area’s ‘top cop’ visits Batla House A top cop of the area visited Batla House on Tuesday evening, according to residents. Okhla Market Association General Secretary Md Waseem said due to rise in pick pocketing cases, the association decided to install mikes and loudspeakers in the area to alert visitors to the market about being on alert and stay safe during their visit. https://youtu.be/2Pfd3ggrrK4 He said ACP Vijaypal Singh Tomar interacted with the members of the association who discussed burning issues with the police official, including that of mushrooming e-rickshaws in the locality and other issues. The issue of…
Work for laying sewer project worth Rs 1.5 crore started in Jasola pocket 12: Amanatullah Work for laying sewer project worth Rs 1.5 crore started in Jasola pocket 12, posted Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on his social media timeline a few minutes ago. Also, he shared a few photos of the inauguration. In a photo it shows that the AAP Okhla MLA is also addressing the residents. “आज अलहमदूलिल्लाह पॉकेट 12 जसोला मैं सीवर डालने का काम शुरू किया जिसकी लागत 1.5 crore है,” he wrote in Hindi.
A fire break out in a shop in Joga Bai extension, near Moosa Apartment, on Tuesday, according to a resident. As word spread in the locality many residents expressed their concern as the fire in a shop had started near MLA Amanatullah Khan house in Batla House, said a resident. https://youtu.be/t6l4JMiAthU However, nobody was hurt in the fire as fire brigade turned up on time and douse it, said residents. The reason being the fire is yet not known.
AAP vs Cong battle takes ugly turn: My two aides thrashed over poster row, says Danish from Jamia Nagar police station The AAP vs Congress battle of winning hearts and minds of Okhla voters appears to be taking ugly turn after new posters against Congress leader Shoaib Danish surfaced on the walls of the locality on Monday night, according to a Congress leader. Following the incident Danish was seen at Jamia Nagar Police Station for filing a complaint against the people behind the poster row. “My two close aides Wajid and Farman, were beaten up when they objected to putting…
Another missing person case surfaces in Okhla, this time from Zakir Nagar Another missing person incident has surfaced from Okhla and this one is from Zakir Nagar. “We live in Gali No.40, Behind Ashoka Park, Zakir Nagar, Okhla. My 80 years old father, who is Alzheimer’s patient, is missing from Madina Masjid (Gali No.43) since Asar Prayer around 04:30 pm on Saturday (January 7),” said missing person’s son Imran Siddiqui. He said a police complaint regarding this has also been filed.