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8 feared injured in cylinder blast at Tikona Park Five people have been injured in cylinder blast in a shop in Tikona Park, said Farman. The situation is under control, he said, adding that the incident took place inside Pizza Bazar at Tikona Park, Okhla Head. https://youtu.be/kpoOGHedgjo Fire tenders rushed to the spot as many residents also had turned up at the fast-food restaurant at Okhla Head. Injured were admitted to Holy Family Hospital. The shop is located in the basement of a new building, said residents. A video is doing the rounds which the OT has decided not to…

Drain silt dumped on Abul Fazal Enclave road irks residents The drain silt dumped on Abul Fazal Enclave road has irked residents. They lamented that the silt is causing health issues. A resident said the AFE nallah was cleaned a few days ago and the drain silt has been left unattended for days causing problem to residents. He told the OT over phone the nallah is cause of major mosquito breeding and should be cleaned at regular interval. Councillor Wajid Khan told the OT that the nallah cleaning operation is still going on and the silt will be lifted soon…

Covid cases in Delhi rise again At a time when many in the national Capital thought that Covid was over, the news of Delhi recording 299 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours on Wednesday has left many concerned. According to data shared by the city health department, 299 new Covid cases and zero death were reported on Wednesday while the positivity rate stood at 2.49 per cent. In the last one week the positivity rate has jumped from 0.5 per cent to 2.70 per cent. Following the rise, doctors have cautioned against dropping the guard. On Monday, the…

4 drown in Yamuna river, one body found, rescue operation on Rescue operation is on to recover bodies of 4 children who drowned in Yamuna River on Wednesday, according to media reports. The missing children have been identified as Mohd Ali (11), Sahil (13), Farman (13), Rihan (14). It was after intense operation to find the bodies that Farman body was fished out. It has been reported that after receiving a call about the drowning incident at Khadda colony in Jaitpur at 3.30 pm, the operation to find bodies began. “So far, one body of a child aged around 12-13…

Jamia Schools admission: All you need to know from application submission, last day The prospectus of Jamia Schools for admission for the academic session 2022-2023 has been uploaded on the controller’s website. Online applications for admissions in Jamia Schools will be available as per details given below. Combined prospectus of Jamia schools of Jamia Sr Secondary School/SAH Sr Secondary School S/F including primary section, Jamia Girls Senior Secondary School S/F and Mushir Fatma Nursery School and availability of forms from April 15, 2022. Last date for submission of application form May 13, 2022 and application fee is Rs 300.

JMI launches admission Prospectus for the academic session 2022-2023 Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) launched e-Prospectus for the academic session 2022-2023 on 12th April, 2022. The prospectus containing information about admission to various Under-graduate, Post-graduate, B.Tech., B.Arch., Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma courses has been uploaded on the university’s website www.jmi.ac.in and portal of the Controller of Examinations www.jmicoe.in. The online admission forms for the university programmes will be available from April 14th and the last date for submission of applications is May 12, 2022. Admission to ten under-graduate courses will be done through the Common University Entrance Test (CUET). These…

Illegal parking on roadside causes traffic jam in Abul Fazal Enclave, students stranded for 30 minutes Illegal parking on roadside is causing traffic jam in Jamia Nagar. Unfailingly residents share stories of how they got stuck in jam due to parking of vehicles in the middle of road. On Wednesday a resident said he and others faced hardship due to a vehicle which was parked in a wrong way on the road in L block. “A school bus got stuck due to illegal parking of vehicles at L Block in Abul Fazal Enclave today. The bus was unable to pass…

First year Jamia students start #reopen Jamia, declare boycotting online classes Jamia Millia Islamia students have said they have started a campaign in the virtual world for the reopening of the university. “Boycotting online classes from today in solidarity with 26+ JMI departments! if all other universities can reopen, why not jamia? #reopenJMI #reopenjamia #jamiamilliaislamia,” read some of the messages on Twitter. In a statement issued by the students, they talk about boycott of online class by first year students of Jamia. “The students of Jamia have tried every means available to make themselves heard, by appealing to the administration,…

Why did these Jamia students protest on campus today? Various student groups at Jamia Millia Islamia staged a protest on campus against Sunday violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). In a statement issued to the media, Abul Fazal Enclave-headquartered SIO national secretary Musab Qazi said: “Students raised their voice against the widespread anti-Muslim violence witnessed during Ram Navami processions across the country.” The protest march started from Jamia’s History Lawn and culminated at Gate No. 8. “The students lashed out against the State and Central governments for their inaction on the incidents of violence across the country. The expressed their…

144 legal notices issued in anti-mosquito drive Amid possibility of spurt in vector-borne diseases due to the rise in temperature, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation said it has launched an intensive checking campaign against breeding of mosquitoes. The civic agency has initiated an anti-larval drive to control larvae breeding in drains, water bodies, swamps and construction sites. Under the initiative, anti-larval spray will be done for a week, it said, adding that a total of 144 legal notices have also been issued against stakeholders including Delhi government’s Irrigation & flood Control Department, PWD, Delhi Jal Board, etc for mosquito breeding…