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Helping devotees break fasting in Ramzan, here is Khedmat’s video During Ramzan, the month of fasting, there are many people who find it hard to break their fasting while returning from office or going for some emergency work and it is for such people that many activists put kiosks on roadside, distributing Iftar kits, helping them break their fasting. For many it is a big relief. In Okhla too there are many people who have been carrying forward this tradition. Zakir Nagar-based NGO Khedmat too has been at the forefront of serving people in the locality. Sharing a few photos…
MANUU holds students union poll, here are winners: When will Jamia hold students union election? Mohd Mursaleen, student of MCA, Dept. of CS&IT, has been elected as 9th President of Maulana Azad National Urdu University’s Students Union (MSU) today in the elections held for the academic year 2021-22. Students voted with enthusiasm right from the beginning of polling at 8.00 am which continued till 12.00 noon at Indoor Stadium, MANUU Campus and also at off campuses of the University. The Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Abdul Azeem declared the results late in the evening. The elections were peaceful and students…
First mega PTM after Covid held to help parents understand needs of children Delhi government schools conducted the first mega Parents-Teachers Meeting (PTM) after Covid to help parents understand the educational and emotional needs of their children in the post-Covid era. The meetings were conducted in over 1,000 Delhi Government Schools. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met the students and parents during the mega PTM in Delhi Government schools and said that this mega PTM was much-needed. Sisodia said the schools were closed for almost 2 years due to the pandemic. This not only harmed the education of our children…
Drive for bus drivers, goods carriage to enforce lane discipline gets underway An intensive enforcement drive for bus drivers and goods carriage vehicles to ensure their adherence to the lane discipline has been started from April 1, 2022. Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot inspected the drive which commence today, at ITO intersection and interacted with the enforcement staff on ground. The Transport Department, in consultation with Delhi Traffic Police and other stakeholders has identified 46 major corridors for implementation of the drive. The initiative will be implemented in total 3 phases having a total coverage of 474.91 km in its final…
V-C, Jamia teachers, students participated enthusiastically in Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022 Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar, Registrar, senior officials, students, teaching and non-teaching staff watched live telecast of Pariksha Pe Charcha (#PPC2022) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi where he shared mantra of stress free exams with students. The university made special arrangement at six venues on the university campus to watch live telecast of the interaction. A large number of teachers, students and non-teaching staff of the university participated and watched the live telecast with keen interest and enthusiasm. Akhtar watched the live telecast in the conference hall…
Watch: New plan to decongest Batla House during Ramzan unveiled A new plan to decongest Batla House during Ramzan was unveiled by the Jamia Nagar administration on Saturday in a meeting with local residents and members of Market Association, according to a reliable source. Under the fresh plan, e-rickshaws will not be allowed to ply from 4 pm to 11 pm inside Batla House main market road, meaning that residents will have to get down at Batla House graveyard and walk to the market so that overcrowding is avoided. In a video message, the SHO Jamia Nagar Police Station urged…
Watch: Ramzan moon sighted, Taraweeh begins, fasting from Sunday After the moon was sighted in some parts of India, some netizens even shared the photo of the moon on the social media, the month of fasting is to begin from Sunday. Taraweeh has begun from tonight with mosques seeing huge rush as it is for the first time in two years that the month of fasting is to be observed without any restrictions. Fatehpuri Masjid Imam Mufti Mukarram Ahmad said the moon was sighted in various parts of the country and Muslims would begin fasting from Sunday. Muslim body Imarat-e-Shariyah-Hind…
All eyes on sky tonight as crescent moon kicks-off Ramzan 2022 Like every year, all eyes will be on the sky today after Maghrib prayer today with residents looking for a crescent moon as its sighting will kick-off Ramzan 2022 from tonight. Usually after offering Maghrib, many residents will go up their rooftop to sight the crescent moon. Once it is sighted, Ramzan will begin from tonight with Taraweeh to be held and fasting from midnight until sunset. A resident said he will offer Maghrib prayer at Shaheen Bagh mosque with his three children and will stay there trying to…
Ramzan rush brings business windfall to Batla House Ramzan’s crescent moon is yet to be sighted but residents are hopeful that it will be seen today after maghrib as the month of fasting has already begun in Saudi Arabia. Keeping this in mind for the first time in two years since the advent of pandemic, residents of Okhla are getting ready to celebrate the month sans any restrictions. And this certainly good news for businessmen of Batla House and Zakir Nagar who saw their earning depleted in the last two years due to Covid-induced lockdown and restrictions during Ramzan and…
Fire in Okhla’s well-known furniture shop, the Furniture Point, broke out early Saturday morning in Shaheen Bagh, according to residents. The fire was doused and nobody was hurt, said the source. The furniture shop owner said expensive items were destroyed but he said he was lucky that no casualties were reported at the shop next to Wow gym at tokher No.6, Shaheen Bagh. It was in the morning at 7 am when smoke started bellowing from the shop when it was closed following which residents rushed and fire brigade was informed which turned up on time to douse the fire,…