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PFI raids: 4 members arrested from Shaheen Bagh Four members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested yesterday, reported ANI. Police had registered a case against PFI at Shaheen Bagh police station under UAPA Act: Delhi Police, tweeted the news agency. Four persons allegedly linked to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested by Delhi Police under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI. https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/pfi-raids-four-members-arrested-from-shaheen-bagh-in-delhi-23248786 “They were active in Jamia, Okhla and Shaheen Bagh. We formed a team and conducted a raid on Sunday night. In the raid, we arrested…
Families face hardship as landlords prefer Jamia students as tenants with hostels yet closed A (name of tenant) has been living with his family for years in a rented flat in Batla House. But to his surprise, the landlord asked him to vacate the flat this August. And he is not alone. Since Jamia Millia Islamia opened on August 1 there have many families living as tenants in Jamia Nagar for years being asked by their landlords to vacate the flats. Jamia hostels shut due to Covid-19 for the past two years are to reopen by November 15 as renovation and…
Unauthorised colonies to be connected to sewer system to make Yamuna pollution-free: Sisodia The Delhi Government is working on a mission mode to ensure complete the cleaning of Yamuna by 2025, provide 24X7 clean water to every household and connect the houses of all unauthorised colonies with sewer lines. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia gave approval to various projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) including free sewer connections to houses in various localities across Delhi, replacement of old pipelines with new ones, groundwater recharge through lakes and increasing the capacity of STPs. Completion of these projects will help in meeting…
First Urdu novelists’ club formed in Okhla With an aim to bring Urdu novelists on one platform and hold reading sessions from time to time, several Okhla-based novelists formed a club in Okhla on Sunday. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1576896489288192001 Its first meeting was held on Sunday in Jamia Nagar, said Md Tajuddin, a novelist whose Urdu writing is well praised across the country in the virtual world. Md Tajuddin, whose first novel is to be published soon, said on the first day fiction reading session was held in which a novelist read a chapter and then critical analysis was presented so that how…
Women empowerment: Asmat adds another feather to her cap Asmat Nahid has added feather to her cap. A pass-out from Aligarh Muslim University, she has been appointed director of Banat Foundation Gaya which has been working in the domain of education since 1987. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1576874389723054080 Mother of two grown up children, Asamt, who did her post graduation from AMU years ago, has been working in the field of education since arriving in Jamia Nagar in 2001 with her husband, social activist Javed Khan. Asmat’s husband Khan told the OT that his wife has always emphasised on empowering the marginalised through education…
Water crisis hits Okhla Vihar residents The daily business of living has become too much of an ordeal for the residents of a large part of Okhla Vihar (A block) locality in Jamia Nagar facing a severe water crisis since long. ALSO WATCH THIS VIDEO GRABBED ON MARCH 18, 202 SINCE THEN WATER CRISIS IN THIS BLOCK HAS BEEN RESOLVED. https://youtu.be/50Q7L5wMVdg The problem has been caused by the breakdown of one of the motors pumping underground water to the homes and different establishments in the area. The worst affected are those living in apartments and multi-storied buildings. With a single…
Jamia pays tributes to Mahatma on his 153rd Birth Anniversary Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) organised a number of programs today to celebrate 153rd Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Officiating Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohammad Shakeel inaugurated a Book Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi at Dr. Zakir Husain Library of the university. Some personal letters, papers, and other archival material of Mahatma Gandhi, maintained by the Library are also on display in the exhibition to create more awareness and knowledge about him. Prof. Shakeel presided over the main function at Dr Zakir Husain Library which included a lecture on Mahatma Gandhi by Prof. Farhat…
Watch: I handed over my nephew to police in Batla House student murder case, says Sagheer Abbasi As tongues started waging in Okhla after the arrest of Khalid in the Batla House student gunning down case on Friday, Sudhar Trust chairman Sagheer Abbasi cleared the air over the issue and said he handed his nephew to police immediately after coming to know about the development. https://youtu.be/oAomW3rlNrY It was on Saturday when reports surfaced with police saying a 24-year-old cab driver was arrested for allegedly killing a Class 12 student for not returning his money in Batla House. The accused, a…
Trial run of buses on 26 new bus routes from today The Delhi Government will start the trial run on 26 new bus routes proposed under the Route Rationalisation study from October 2nd. “The bus service on these new routes will start with 50 per cent deployment of buses. The newly introduced routes include 3 on Central Business District (CBD) Circulators, 2 on Super Trunk Routes, 18 on Primary and 3 on Airport Service routes. The routes under NCR and feeder routes, which were also part of the Route Rationalisation study by Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS), will not be part…
Must read report for vehicle users in Okhla The Delhi Government today announced another set of strict measures to enforce the same Winter Action Plan. Most prominent among the measures is that consumers will not be able to buy fuel in Delhi without valid PUCs from October 25. Environment Minister Gopal said: “From October 25, valid PUC will be mandatory for buying petrol and diesel at all pumps, Environment Department will issue its notification soon. The Green War Room will be launched on October 3 to implement Winter Action Plan. An anti dust campaign will be started in Delhi from…