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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…

Cyber-fraud gang busted, 65 held for duping people on pretext of updating BSES electricity bill People who were fleeced by fraudsters in the name of payment of electricity bills through SMS and WhatsApp messages can now heave a sigh of relief for some time as sixty-five fraudsters from several States have been arrested for allegedly duping 200 people on the pretext of updating their electricity bills. According to police, arrests were made in raids conducted in 22 cities across the country in the last 10 days. The OT had reported that how a Jamia Nagar resident was the latest in…

Extension lecture on Muslims role in freedom movement held An extension lecture as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in the Department of History of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) was organised very recently. Eminent Historian Prof. Syed Mohammad Azizuddin Husain, former Director, Raza Library, Rampur delivered the lecture Role of Indian Muslims in Freedom Movement” yesterday. Prof. Danish Moin, Head, Department of History presided over. Prof. Azizuddin gave a brief and comprehensive introduction of Indian history and particularly the role and services of Muslims in the Indian freedom movement. While commenting on the first war of independence of…

Videos of chicken seized in anti-encroachment drive from Batla House talk of Okhla, know the whole matter Two videos on social media are talk of Okhla. Uploaded by local leader Mahmood Ahmed on his timeline on Wednesday, in the video the AAP leader can be seen accusing people of seizing chickens in anti-encroachment drive in Batla House. Most probably on a bike with one person, Mahmood said just see these MCD guys are running away and are not willing to talk after seizing chickens from shopkeepers of the locality. The authenticity of both the videos could not be ascertained by…

Jamia Prof Shehzad Anjum adds another feather to his cap Professor Shehzad Anjum, Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia, has been honoured with the Parvez Shahidi Award of the West Bengal Urdu Academy for his work in Urdu language. He is a critic, researcher and the senior most Professor of the department. Some of his published books are Urdu Ke Ghair Muslim Shaura-o-Udaba, Ahad Saz Shaksiyat: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Deedawar Naqqad: Gopi Chand Narang, Azadi Ke Baad Urdu Shairi, Azhar Inayati: Ek Sukhanwar Shayar, Ehtisham Hussain Ki Takhliqi Nigarishat, Tanqeedi Jehaat, Urdu Aur Hindustan Ki Mushtarka Tahzeebi Virasat, Rabindranath…

Jamia students showcase Monkeypox Detection and Data Analysis project at IBM Function MSc Banking and Financial Analytics students of Department of Economics , Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) who won the first position in the prestigious Pan India IBM Skills Build Data Analytics Innovation Camp Competition showcased their project “Monkeypox Detection and Data Analysis” in an impressive function organised by IBM at India International Centre on 30.8.2022. The function was attended by Government officials and IBM executives, winning projects members and a few academia. As part of the University Placement Cell’s MOU with IBM Skill Build, IBM organized a Data Analytics…

Was planning to take my ailing child to doctor but got stuck in traffic jam: Resident I was planning to take my ailing child to doctor but got stuck in traffic jam, according to a Jamia Nagar resident. “This is the condition of the road. Heavy traffic and I was planning to take my ailing child to a doctor but got stuck in this maddening traffic. Had to park my scooty next to police station and board the metro. The root cause is yet another breakdown of a DTC bus: A common phenomenon. Traffic right from Okhla Vihar metro till…

Prof Khalid’s rare feat will warm your heart The English translation of the novel Namat Khana by the prominent contemporary fiction writer Prof Khalid Javed from the Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia has been included in the list of ten novels selected from all the Indian languages for the prestigious literary award JCB Award for Literature 2022. The novel has been translated into English as The Paradise of Food by Prof Bara Farooqui. The value of the award is 25 lakh rupees and the translator also gets award money of 10 lakh rupees separately. All the 10 authors whose…

Defying university’s order, Jamia students again express solidarity with Safoora Zargar over admission cancellation Defying university order not to assemble on university campus without taking permission from the authorities, some Jamia Millia Islamia students on Tuesday took out a peaceful march in solidarity with Safoora Zargar at 3: 30 pm from Central Canteen to Sociology Department. https://youtu.be/R1e1BKBQ1Zs The march on Tuesday has been organised only a few days after some students had protested in solidarity with Safoora over the cancellation of the activist’s admission. Safoora’s admission was cancelled by the Department of Sociology in the university, citing “unsatisfactory” progress in…

Fund crisis in Jamia, opening of hostels, CUET and other issues raised by JTA In the inaugural address of Teachers’ Day celebrated with joy in a houseful gathering of hundreds of teachers including retired ones at Jamia Millia Islamia, JTA president Prof Majid Jamil mentioned the fund crisis in the university and thanked the Government for releasing a major chunk of pending funds. He was hopeful of release of the rest of pending funds soon. Prof Majid said the administration should focus on improvement of university infrastructure and its maintenance, timely release of Academic Calendar, declaration of results on time.…