The Latest Breaking News from Okhla

In 2020, AAP’s Amanatullah Khan had won with the second largest victory margin in Delhi – over 70,000 votes. But this time, he stands on shaky ground. Facing anti-incumbency and strong contenders, the MLA has been trying to remind voters in the Okhla constituency of his “sacrifice” while warning them…

In November last year, there were a flurry of reports in the Indian media on a waste-to-energy plant in Delhi’s Okhla that causes significant health risks to people living nearby. 

A 51-year-old man got a new lease of life as the green corridor between Aakash Hospital at Dwarka to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute in Okhla helped in successfully transporting a live heart in a mere 26 minutes for the recipient. Read further on Dynamite News:

Leaking, ‘super emitter’ landfills of India’s capital are a global hotspot for the potent greenhouse gas, according to satellite data

Over the last three years, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has spent a whopping Rs 275 crore to flatten the three landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, but their height has remained almost unchanged during this period, according to data provided by several government agencies to the National Green Tribunal.

Mr. Khan, Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Okhla, was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch on September 16 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment

On August 15, one of the most hyped movies of the year, Batla House, starring John Abraham in the lead, released nationwide to much fanfare. The movie is based on the infamous 2008 encounter when the Delhi Police killed two alleged operatives of the Indian Mujahideen who they said were…

Mega skyscrapers, high voltage electricity towers, dome of a famous park, and no visible signs of animal life—this is the scenario one experiences on a visit to Okhla Bird Sanctuary.