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Patriotic spirit pervades Tiranga rally, other events in Jamia A Tiranga rally was flagged today at the VC Office lawns as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) to commemorate 75th year of Indian Independence at Jamia Millia Islamia. Students of the university and Jamia Schools, NCC cadets & NSS volunteers, teaching and non-teaching staff including Deans, HoDs and senior faculty members participated in the rally in large numbers with patriotic fervour. Holding tricolours in their hands and shouting patriotic slogans the participants in the rally passed through the Maulana Mohammed Ali Marg and covered the whole campus and culminated…
The Batla House transformer fire a few minutes ago at 8.25 pm sparked debate about such fire occurring in the locality from time to time. https://youtu.be/_xSwhp9UKtw Eyewitnesses told the OT that the fire was huge but it was doused by the fire fighters which reached the spot with nobody getting hurt. A resident said internet in the locality was cut due to fire as wires go by the pole and chances are it got melted. At the same time it led to traffic snarl which was only cleared after hours. Another resident Firoz said we were lucky that the fire…
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Flag distribution, Tiranga rally at Jamia to make Har Ghar Tiranga campaign successful Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is organising a number of programmes to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) and to make the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign successful. A Tiranga Rally will be flagged off by JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar from the VC Office lawns on 13th August, 2022 at 10.00 am which will cover the campus and nearby areas. Students and staff members will distribute the National Flag in nearby localities to encourage people to hoist it to mark the 75th years of India’s…
Man who built India’s premier civil service coaching institute at Jamia brick-by-brick resigns, letter goes viral A history expert, who was associated with India’s premier civil service coaching institute at Jamia Miliia Islamia (government-funded Residential Coaching Academy RCA) since its inception has resigned with his letter going viral. When the resignation letter of Mohammad Tarique (Deputy Director of RCA) started circulating on the social media, the OT contacted him to find out whether the content of the letter is real. “Yes, I have resigned,’ he said. When asked the reason behind resigning, he said: “I will share more details with…
A well-known face on campus during his university days, former-Jamia student passes away The death of former Jamia Millia Islamia student on Wednesday in his hometown Jalalpur in Barabasti, Uttar Pradesh, due to brain hemorrhage, has left the Jamia fraternity, family members and those who knew him in shock. Abbas Ahmed Khan, 50, was laid to rest on Wednesday in his hometown after Asar prayer with more than thousand people, including Ulema from Deoband, attending his tadfeen, said Dr Zubed Ur Rehman urf Babban Khan, who was in the town to attend the last journey. Khan told the OT over…
Proud moment for Okhla!!! Hamza story will warm your heart Okhla resident Hamza Abdullah, an architect working with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and a Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus, has added another feather to his cap. Hamza has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study at the London School of Economics in London. Chevening scholarship is highly competitive and is awarded by the government of UK. “Besides Chevening, I also got the fully funded British Commonwealth scholarship (also a UK government scholarship) and LSE scholarship to pursue my Master’s. I chose Chevening scholarship. I am a regular reader…
500th Tiranga unfurled on 166ft high mast across Capital including Okhla 500 mighty Tirangas will soar high upon the skies of Delhi from today. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal unfurled the 500th high-mast Tiranga of Delhi at a grand ceremony in Mayur Vihar today. Such national flags have been installed all over Delhi under a mega-project in line with the CM’s vision of invoking Deshbhakti in every citizen by having a Tiranga in their sight, the moment they step out of their house. Kejriwal said: “On the 75th Independence Day, we all must pledge to make India the number one country…
Delhi’s Covid positivity rate crosses 15%, 7 fatalities reported Delhi is seeing rise in Covid positive cases with the health department data shared on Tuesday said 2,495 new coronavirus cases were reported in the city. According to the official data, positivity rate was 15.41 per cent and seven people died. The figures are of August 7 (Sunday) as the government did not release the daily health bulletin on Monday. On January 21, the positivity rate stood at 18.04 per cent. Following the development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said there is no need to panic over the latest…
Muharram observed in Okhla, Tazia taken out Muslims observed the 10th day of the Muharram on Tuesday in Okhla with religious fervor. They mourned the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). https://youtu.be/JY2RQVvYPOQ On Tuesday they took out a Tazia procession in Batla House with many local Shias participating in it, said Sudhar Trust head Md Saghir. Tazia was taken out at 2 pm at Batla House bus stand. At 6.30 pm the Tazia was taken to Karbala in Joharbagh in Delhi. The faithful remember the Imam’s sacrifice at Karbala.
Taking care of your back at free physiotherapy camp A free physiotherapy camp was held in Okhla with doctors taking care of people who turned up. Most of the people who turned up complained about back pain, spine, and neck and muscle pain. Dr Arif Ansari said people with sedentary lifestyle face back pain which is further complicated as the pain spreads to other parts of the body. People who do sitting work for eight to ten hours have such health issues. Waseem Khan, who organised the camp, said such camps should be held at regular intervals so that residents…