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Though the domain was booked on June 23, 2010, OKHLATIMES started operating officially from September 2010. It is the first local and online-only news source for some one million residents of Okhla, a New Delhi’s district with a mixed population but a deprived locality. As a rich and entertaining source of information about Okhla, the portal serves net-savvy residents with daily dose of local news. Besides, national, international and sport issues are also published at regular interval. Though the portal’s coverage is local (limited to Okhla and India’s oldest university Jamia Millia Islamia), its reach is global. Okhla and Jamia Millia Islamia diaspora living in far away countries, including the Middle East, Europe, the USA, Canada and the UK browse the website daily to keep themselves abreast of the development in their locality where they grew up or spend time as a student. On an average the site reaches more than 40 per cent of the online population of the locality and levels of visitor engagement have been growing with each passing day. Saviour of local news reporting, OKHLATIMES strives hard to highlight important issues, like lack of quality school, piled up garbage on roadsides, non-availability of drinking water, traffic snarl, low-quality buildings and sewage. To reach a wide range of residents, including youth and women, the portal combines news writing with social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. Also, it provides a platform to residents to discuss local issues, locate and review nearby businesses, and read and contribute local news stories.