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Insurance policy for advocates renewed by Delhi Govt Delhi Government has renewed the Life Insurance Term Policy for Advocates under Chief Minister Advocates’ Welfare Scheme till 19.10.2023. The Delhi Government had implemented the “Chief Minister Advocates’ Welfare Scheme” for the Advocates in November 2020 with an annual outlay of Rs 50 crores. Under this Scheme Group (Term) Insurance providing life cover of Rs. 10 Lakhs is given to the Advocates and Group Medi-claim coverage up to Rs. 5 Lakhs is also given to the Advocate, their spouse and two dependent children up to the age of 25 years. The scheme…

Batla House likely to say goodbye to street vendors, this area might be no hawker zone Freeing Batla House road from street vendors has been talk of the locality for years with many strongly backing the idea of decongesting Jamia Nagar to end not only traffic snarls but making life of residents better. And from time to time efforts have been made to get the issue addressed but unsuccessfully with the vendors after being removed coming back again. In the latest move, Khateeb Timami, president of Welfare Association, told the OT that a positive development has taken place in a…

Okhla stung by dengue again? 2-year-old Batla House baby latest victim Though Delhi has seen a dip in dengue cases, according to media reports, still there are people who are down with dengue fever. In Okhla, a 2-year-old baby is latest victim of the vector-borne disease. Anisur Rahman told the OT that his baby is not feeling and has dengue. His condition is improving as his platelet today is 1 lkah but he is not eating anything and having fever, he said. There are other residents too who are down with dengue. Jasola-based Kalindi Hospital official told the OT that…

Abul Fazal Enclave shopkeepers face music for these reasons Shopkeepers in Jamia Nagar who keep their surroundings dirty have to be careful after some shops have faced music for mosquito breeding and poor upkeep of their surroundings. A resident of Abul Fazal Enclave Pasha said in the last few days several shops were issued challan for mosquito breeding and poor upkeep of their areas. He said it is a good sign and action should be taken against others too by the MCD. With dengue cases on rise in the area and Delhi, MCD is issue challans over waterlogging leading to…

Meet Dastango Syed Sahil who owns 50 vintage cars with 2 rare of rarest Okhla resident Syed Sahil Agha, an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, is not only reviving the lost art of Dastangoi storytelling in India but is also preserving top end cars once used by erstwhile Rajas and Nawabs. The oldest sports car (Standard Sports) that he has in his possession dates back to 1929 of Lakhimpur Nawab. The other one, he said is a Singer 6 of 1931. And surprisingly they are the only two in the whole world. His collections included American and British cars with…

ओखला के शौकीनों के लिए दिल्ली के मशहूर ज़ायक़े मोo शादाब सरवर जब बात खाने की आती है, तो मुंह में पानी आना तो लाज़मी है। लोग खाने के लिए नाजाने कितनी नई-नई जगहों पर जाते हैं। कई लोग इन खाने की डिश को घर पर बनाने की कोशिश भी करते है, लेकिन जो स्वाद आपको उन जगहों पर मिलेगा वो शायद ही घर पर मिल पाए। वहीं, अगर बात खाने की हो तो देश की राजधानी दिल्ली का नाम सबसे ऊपर आयेगा। तो आज हम आपको दिल्ली की उन खाने की ख़ास जगहों के बारे में बताने जा रहे…

From where will Shoaib Danish contest after Zakir Nagar ward reserved for women? He opens up After Zakir Nagar ward being reserved for women for the upcoming MDC election, the talk in the locality is from where will 3-time Congress Councillor Shoaib Danish fight elections? Will he pitch his wife from the ward which he has nursed for several years or will be move to Abul Fazal Enclave? https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583512457904988160 To find out the answer, the OT spoke with him. “I am in talk with my fans and workers. Some of them are urging me to contest from Abul Fazal Enclave.…

Another achievement by Jamia’s RCA As many as sixteen (16) candidates from the coveted Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia have cleared Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)-2021 Examination. Apart from this two candidates from the academy have been selected in UPSC CSE 2021 through the reserved list and one student has been selected for the Odisha Civil Services Examination. Elated over the achievement JMI Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar congratulated successful candidates and hoped that the performance will improve further in the coming years. Under the leadership and guiding spirits of the…

Okhla’s top eatery owner announces Rs 10,000 reward after Persian breed triple coated cat goes missing Owner of Okhla’s top eatery has announced Rs 10,000 reward after his Persian breed triple coated cat went missing from Zakir Nagar house on Thursday. The cat was last seen in Zakir Nagr gali number 1 during Maghrib prayer time, said Shahbaz, whose family owns the area’s most popular Javed Nihari shop in Zakir Nagar. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583395867150913538 Jacky, white colour male Persian breed cat with black spot on nose, is three years old. It is a triple coated cat in fur quality and I had…

When will creaking Jamia Nagar to get infrastructure push? Be it Ghaffar Manzil entrance, Abul Fazal Enclave or Batla House or Okhla Vihar and other areas of Jamia Nagar, the roads are in bad shape that in some places driving is a risky job with incidents of e-rickshaw turning turtle and commuters getting injured also being reported, residents wonder: When will Jamia Nagar to get infrastructure push? https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1583494100141375493 Besides bad infrastructure, the dumping of garbage on roadsides has turned out to be a big issue with residents from time to time raising the issue with little impact as if cleanliness…