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The Department of Adult and Continuing Education &  Extension (DACEE), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in continuation of its week-long International Literacy Day celebrations that falls on 8th September every year, took out a Literacy Awareness Rally on Saturday 10th September 2022 at Shram Vihar slum cluster in Okhla. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1569307172559032320 An extensive campaign was carried out under the guidance of Prof. Shikha Kapur, Head of the DACEE with the coordination of Faculty Members of the Department Dr. Nasra Shabnam, Dr. Sameer Babu, both Associate Professors, Dr. Anwara Hashmi, Assistant Professor and Student Coordinators Qudsiya Mehwish and Danish Malik, said the university. According to Prof. Shikha Kapur,…

Jamia’s Aasma first recipient of Prof Obaid Siddiqui Memorial Scholarship MA Mass Communication candidate Aasma Qureshi has been selected for the first Professor Obaid Siddiqui Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship will cover the full course fees of the two years MA programme. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1569222600043433984 The scholarship has been constituted by the Jamia Journalism Alums Group in memory of Professor Obaid Siddiqui who founded the Convergent Journalism Programme at MCRC-Jamia and was a former director of the centre. He died on January 9, 2020. Aasma, a sociology graduate from Miranda House, University of Delhi, has been accepted for the MA Mass Communication programme…

173 cases of lumpy virus found among cattle in Delhi: Rai After 173 cases of lumpy virus have been found among cattle in Delhi, the Delhi government said it has taken a few steps to curb the spread of the virus. Mobile veterinary clinics, a special isolation ward, and a 24×7 emergency helpline number have been put into place to combat the infection, said Development Minister Gopal Rai, who also chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness and implementation of measures in view of the current situation. Rai said: “We are constantly monitoring the Lumpy Virus situation in Delhi. So…

Must read traffic advisory for Jamia Nagar residents If you reside in Jamia Nagar and this Sunday, most probably a holiday for most of the office goers, then this traffic advisory is must read for you. Following Muharram procession in the locality today there is going to be restrictions on several local routes beginning 5 pm till 7 pm, according to Muharram procession committee in Okhla. The routes which will be impacted include Okhla Vihar to Jamia Metro Station to Jamia Nagar Bus Stand to Batla House to Jogabai Extension. According to the procession committee member, these routes will be…

Tricolour flying at half-mast today, know the reason Tricolour is flying half-mast at Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan as India observes one-day State mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II death. In Okhla too all flags are flying at half-mast today. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on September 8, 2022. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, the government of India has decided that there will be one-day state mourning on September 11 throughout India,” an official statement said. The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take…

‘Healthy’ young man dies of heart attack in Shaheen Bagh, family & friends in deep shock The passing away of 39-year-old Umar Khalid, who had no history of heart disease, from cardiac arrest in his Shaheen Bagh home a few days ago, has left residents in deep shock. “He had no history of heart disease. After completing his night shift on the morning of September 5 he was getting ready to drop his son to the school. Having prepared a coffee for himself and his wife he took the first and last sip at about 7 am and suffered…

Man’s body found, panic grips Noor Nagar residents Panic gripped locals after a body of a man was allegedly found in Noor Nagar area on Saturday morning, according to a resident. Following which, police were informed and then cops and forensic team reached the spot and took away the body of the man for post-mortem, said Syed Fouzul Azeem urf Arshi. He said words spread in the locality today about a body of a man, identified as one Arshad (yet to be officially confirmed), being found in a jungle area near Noor Nagar jhuggi by some residents who had gone…

3 Jamia students who participated in Safoora Zargar stir asked to appear in Proctor Office Three Jamia Millia Islamia students, who had participated in a stir on the campus on August 6 over cancellation of admission of Safoora Zargar, have got a mellowed notice from the authorities to appear before the top officials, according to a reliable university source. https://youtu.be/R1e1BKBQ1Zs The source, a student, said the three got the notice and they have been asked to present themselves in front of the Proctorial staff. Since the Sociology Department cancelled 29-year-old Safoora’s admission claiming “unsatisfactory” progress in her thesis work, some…

Jamia student Ahmed’s picture gets national recognition A committee formed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Government of India (GoI) has selected the picture taken by Insaram Ahmed Khan, a student of BArch- IVth year, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia among the best 25 photographs taken from over 5000 photographs sent in by students from National Institutes. He was felicitated today at a ceremony organised by the MoHUA at Vigyan Bhawan where he received a certificate from Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs: Kaushal…

Hafiz to NEET: How to crack NEET without coaching with flying colours, 2 Okhla brothers share tips These days there is a huge rush at coaching institutes of students trying to prepare for NEET as the perception is that without studying in coaching institutes cracking a tough exams like NEET to become doctor is near impossible. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1568199210151084033 But two brothers of Okhla have proved it wrong as they have cracked the NEET with flying colours without any coaching. Jamia Nagar residents, Osama, 20 and Ghazanfar, 18, have cleared the NEET scoring 620 and 665 respectively to the delight of their…