Author: theokhlatimes
Must read traffic advisory for Jamia Nagar residents If you reside in Jamia Nagar and this Sunday, most probably a holiday for most of the office goers, then this traffic advisory is must read for you. Following Muharram procession in the locality today there is going to be restrictions on several local routes beginning 5 pm till 7 pm, according to Muharram procession committee in Okhla. The routes which will be impacted include Okhla Vihar to Jamia Metro Station to Jamia Nagar Bus Stand to Batla House to Jogabai Extension. According to the procession committee member, these routes will be…
Tricolour flying at half-mast today, know the reason Tricolour is flying half-mast at Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan as India observes one-day State mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II death. In Okhla too all flags are flying at half-mast today. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on September 8, 2022. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the government of India has decided that there will be one-day state mourning on September 11 throughout India,” an official statement said. The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take…
‘Healthy’ young man dies of heart attack in Shaheen Bagh, family & friends in deep shock The passing away of 39-year-old Umar Khalid, who had no history of heart disease, from cardiac arrest in his Shaheen Bagh home a few days ago, has left residents in deep shock. “He had no history of heart disease. After completing his night shift on the morning of September 5 he was getting ready to drop his son to the school. Having prepared a coffee for himself and his wife he took the first and last sip at about 7 am and suffered…
Man’s body found, panic grips Noor Nagar residents Panic gripped locals after a body of a man was allegedly found in Noor Nagar area on Saturday morning, according to a resident. Following which, police were informed and then cops and forensic team reached the spot and took away the body of the man for post-mortem, said Syed Fouzul Azeem urf Arshi. He said words spread in the locality today about a body of a man, identified as one Arshad (yet to be officially confirmed), being found in a jungle area near Noor Nagar jhuggi by some residents who had gone…
3 Jamia students who participated in Safoora Zargar stir asked to appear in Proctor Office Three Jamia Millia Islamia students, who had participated in a stir on the campus on August 6 over cancellation of admission of Safoora Zargar, have got a mellowed notice from the authorities to appear before the top officials, according to a reliable university source. https://youtu.be/R1e1BKBQ1Zs The source, a student, said the three got the notice and they have been asked to present themselves in front of the Proctorial staff. Since the Sociology Department cancelled 29-year-old Safoora’s admission claiming “unsatisfactory” progress in her thesis work, some…
Jamia student Ahmed’s picture gets national recognition A committee formed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Government of India (GoI) has selected the picture taken by Insaram Ahmed Khan, a student of BArch- IVth year, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia among the best 25 photographs taken from over 5000 photographs sent in by students from National Institutes. He was felicitated today at a ceremony organised by the MoHUA at Vigyan Bhawan where he received a certificate from Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs: Kaushal…
Hafiz to NEET: How to crack NEET without coaching with flying colours, 2 Okhla brothers share tips These days there is a huge rush at coaching institutes of students trying to prepare for NEET as the perception is that without studying in coaching institutes cracking a tough exams like NEET to become doctor is near impossible. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1568199210151084033 But two brothers of Okhla have proved it wrong as they have cracked the NEET with flying colours without any coaching. Jamia Nagar residents, Osama, 20 and Ghazanfar, 18, have cleared the NEET scoring 620 and 665 respectively to the delight of their…
Cyber-fraud gang busted, 65 held for duping people on pretext of updating BSES electricity bill People who were fleeced by fraudsters in the name of payment of electricity bills through SMS and WhatsApp messages can now heave a sigh of relief for some time as sixty-five fraudsters from several States have been arrested for allegedly duping 200 people on the pretext of updating their electricity bills. According to police, arrests were made in raids conducted in 22 cities across the country in the last 10 days. The OT had reported that how a Jamia Nagar resident was the latest in…
Extension lecture on Muslims role in freedom movement held An extension lecture as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in the Department of History of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) was organised very recently. Eminent Historian Prof. Syed Mohammad Azizuddin Husain, former Director, Raza Library, Rampur delivered the lecture Role of Indian Muslims in Freedom Movement” yesterday. Prof. Danish Moin, Head, Department of History presided over. Prof. Azizuddin gave a brief and comprehensive introduction of Indian history and particularly the role and services of Muslims in the Indian freedom movement. While commenting on the first war of independence of…
Videos of chicken seized in anti-encroachment drive from Batla House talk of Okhla, know the whole matter Two videos on social media are talk of Okhla. Uploaded by local leader Mahmood Ahmed on his timeline on Wednesday, in the video the AAP leader can be seen accusing people of seizing chickens in anti-encroachment drive in Batla House. Most probably on a bike with one person, Mahmood said just see these MCD guys are running away and are not willing to talk after seizing chickens from shopkeepers of the locality. The authenticity of both the videos could not be ascertained by…