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Jamia gets new chief coordinator of university admissions Jamia Millia Islamia has got a new chief coordinator of university admissions. In an office memo, it has been mentioned: “Vice Chancellor Jamia Millia Islamia has been pleased to appoint Dr Mohd Shahid Akhtar, Associate Professor, Universities Ploytechnic, as Chief Coordinator of university admissions for the academic session 2022-23 except PhD admissions with immediate effect.” The memo carries signature of Prof Nazim Hussain Jafri, Registrar of the university. Also watch:

Property tax offices to remain open on all Saturdays till 30 June, 15% rebate Property tax payers can avail rebate of 15 per cent by paying tax in one lump-sum by 30th June 2022. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to open all the property tax offices (Headquarters & Zonal Offices) on all Saturdays till 30 June 2022 i.e 04.06.22, 11.06.22, 18.06.22 and 25.06.22 with usual timings to facilitate the taxpayers for filing of Self Assessment Property Tax Return (SAPTR) and payment of Property Tax for the year 2022-23 in lump sum with rebate of 15 per cent.…

Watch: Mausoleum & museum of Dr Zakir Husain, India’s 3rd president, damaged in thunderstorm The rain and thunderstorm on Monday evening brought relief from hot and humid day. But at the same time it wreaked havoc across Delhi-NCR today with two people even being reported by the media to have died. https://youtu.be/ay14wjul0J8 Jamia faced the brunt as many trees on the campus were uprooted. Mausoleum & museum of Dr Zakir Husain, India’s 3rd president, was also damaged in the thunderstorm with the outer wall of the building collapsing, said Okhla resident Wajid. He said trees too were uprooted causing hardship…

Watch: Heavy rain, windstorm wreak havoc, old Jamia tree uprooted, wall caves in Okhla residents got relief from hot and humid day on Monday evening when heavy rain and thunderstorm with the gusty wind uprooted trees in some areas. https://youtu.be/z6FrMvZ0lFI Traffic movement was also hit hard as resident returning home from office faced hardship. An iconic Peepal tree at the Faculty of Humanities of Language in Jamia Millia Islamia got uprooted. A portion of a wall of Dr Zakir Hussain mausoleum & museum collapsed leading to traffic jam with people coming from Ghafoor Nagar being informed to divert their journey…

Watch: Wall collapses on moving car in Batla House as rain, thunderstorm hit Delhi A wall of a house in Sir Syed lane in Batla House collapsed a few hours ago as heavy rain and thunderstorm hit parts of Delhi-NRC on Monday. https://youtu.be/inkIb-oQ4OE A resident, Shiraz, said a small portion of wall of a building collapsed on the moving car. The driver was lucky as he escaped with minor injuries, he said. Also, he shared video of the incident on his timeline. He said the driver or the man inside the car was lucky as nothing major happened as the…

Jamia coached student secures all India Rank 1 in UPSC final exams The final results for the UPSC Civil Services exam 2021 were announced today on May 30 by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Twenty three aspirants coached at Jamia cleared the exam with Shruti Sharma securing all India Rank 1 in the final result declared today. All the top three positions are by girl candidates this year. https://youtu.be/jrNG-90h1Zo Shruti prepared for UPSC Civil Services exam at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy, a senior university official told the OT. She is an alumnus of St Stephens College and…

Submit plan to raze 3 garbage mountains at Ghazipur, Bhalaswa and Okhla: L-G to officials The Lt Governor of Delhi, VK Saxena, visited the sanitary landfill site at Ghazipur and issued categorical instructions to officers to submit a plan of action within the next three days for complete razing of all three garbage mountains situated at Ghazipur, Bhalaswa and Okhla. He also instructed that a dedicated team of officers be constituted to draw out the plan of action mentioning a fixed date of completion. He suggested adopting the reverse engineering model so as to ensure that the deadlines are met…

MANUU UG admissions through CUET, date extended The portal for submission of online applications for admission into undergraduate courses through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) by National Testing Agency (NTA) for all the central universities including Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) is reopened and will be available till May 31, 2022 by 9:00 p.m.  The NTA has reopened the portal in view of representations received from the candidates. MANUU is offering admissions into undergraduate regular courses B.A., BA Hons (Journalism & Mass Communication), B.Com., B.Sc. (MPC, MPCS, ZBC), B.Voc. (Medical Imaging Technology & Medical Laboratory Technology), B.Tech. Computer Science…

RWA Abul Fazal Enclave to guide CUCET aspirants: All you need to know RWA Abul Fazal Enclave is providing “free” offline coaching classes to aspirants who are preparing for entrance exams of CUCET/Jamia Millia Islamia/AMU/ DU/ IPU. Limited seats first come first serve, said the RWA representative. Registration charge only Rs 500 (no other fee), said the RWA. “Muslim Education Foundation with RWA (A-D block) Abul Fazal Enclave offers free coaching classes for upcoming CUCET /JMI/AMU/DU entrance exams for Admission in: BA (Political science/Sociology/Psychology/Geography), BA programme, BA (Economics), BBA/B Com, BEd (General/Special/Nursery), DElEd (ETE). Last date to apply is May…

Another feather in Jamia Prof Naved’s cap The University of Melbourne, Australia has extended an invitation to Prof Naved Iqbal, Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia, to be an Honorary Principal Fellow for three years. Prof Iqbal has accepted the invitation and under this role, he will be involved with the research and teaching at the Centre for Wellbeing Science in Melbourne Graduate School of Education, the University of Melbourne. According to the QS World University Rankings 2022, the University of Melbourne is at the second place among the top universities in Australia and 37th position in the world. Earlier,…