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Asma awarded PhD in management Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has declared Asma Sultana qualified in Doctor of Philosophy in Management. She has worked on the topic “Customer’s Perception towards Cashless Economy – A Study of Payment Banks” under the supervision of Dr Shaik Kamruddin, Assistant Professor, Department of Management & Commerce, said MANUU.

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2K sanitisers, 2K hand-washing cream distributed: Hashmi Earth Care Mission (ECM) members distributed 2,000 files of hand sanitiser and 2,000 tubes of hand washing cream, along with mask, at Thokar No. 4, Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla Head near Jamia Nagar Thana to the residents, according to MM Hashmi. ECM director told the OT over phone that the purpose of distributing them for free is that people should continue to take precaution and don’t get complacent as the Covid cases have decreased across the country. SZI Hashmi, MM Hashmi, Azhar Alam, Athar Alam Avocates, Farrukh Zaman, Master Abdullah, Parwez Alam &…

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Watch: Woman Qazi performs nikaah of ex-president of India Zakir Hussain’s great-grandson A woman qazi performed the nikaah (Muslim wedding) at the home of Dr Zakir Hussain (the third President of India) between his great-grandson, Gibran Rehan Rahman (son of Yusuf Rehan Rehman and Humaira Mishra) and Ursila Ali (daughter of Qurban Ali and Hina Ali) on Friday in Okhla. Embodying the spirit of justice and equality enshrined within the practice of Islam, on March 11, 2022, a Nikaah took place at the home of Dr. Zakir Hussain (the third President of independent India) between his great-grandson – Gibran Rehan…

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Watch: Parveen devastated after young son dies days after Batla House incident Yaseer Saifi, 24, was young and hard-working. An electrician by profession, he was a dedicated professional and the family, including his mother Gulnaz Parveen, always looked forward to his son coming back to their house in Shaheen Bagh safe. But on March 4 the family was deeply disturbed after they received a phone call that her son was found soaked in blood in Batla House. Yaseer’s brother and his friend rushed to spot and took him to the hospital where treatment started. For days the family was in…

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Watch: Mother speaks after son Yaseer succumbs to injuries from knife attack in Batla House days ago. It was days ago when the OT had reported about the attack on Yaseer Saifi, 24, in Batla House. He was rushed to hospital by his friend and relative after they were informed, they had said. The family said on Saturday they came to know that Yaseer has succumbed to his injuries after they reached AIIMs where a few days ago he was operated upon for his injuries. It was days ago when the OT had reported about the attack on Yaseer Saifi,…

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Shaheen Bagh youth Yaseer stabbed in Batla House days ago succumbs to his injuries in the hospital, according to family member. Several arrests have been made in the case, said a source aware of the development. Yaseer Saifi was 24 years old and was an electrician. After being found with life-threatening injuries he was rushed to AIIMS for treatment. A few days ago he was operated upon. Today he passed away, said Yaseer’s brother Yawar Saifi. Following the death, former Congress Okhla MLA Asif Md Khan, who is away from the city, said Yaseer’s family should get compensation. Congress leader…

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Defacing walls with posters, roadside garbage dumping continue unchecked Many residents in Jamia Nagar are deeply upset with posters being put on the walls illegally. A resident said as MCD 2022 elections are coming near, ticket seekers and politicians in their mad rush to attract attention have been found defacing the whole area by putting posters and banners in the locality. Our newly renovated wall was not even spared, wrote a Shaheen Bagh resident to the OT. Besides, posterbazzi the area also faces garbage dumping in the open. Residents are also concerned with advertisement of coaching institutes, hotels and leaders…

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Dead body found from Batla House, probe on: Councillor Danish A body of 22-year-old Mubarak was found from Batla House Extension on Friday at 7 am, claimed Zakir Nagar Councillor Shoaib Danish, who visited the family members. However, the reason behind the death is not known as only postmortem report can throw light whether there was any foul play involved or it was a natural death. The report is awaited. “After I got information I reached the family members and I was told that the body was taken for post mortem. The name of the boy was Mubarak. The body…

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Camp to settle electricity bill to be held on Saturday at my Shaheen Bagh office: Amanatullah A camp to settle electricity bill is to be held on Saturday at my Shaheen Bagh office, wrote Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on Friday. “I am informing the public that on coming Saturday at 11 am, MLA office Shaheen Bag, a camp is being set up for the solution of electricity bill. I request all the people of Okhla to take most advantage of the exemption and settle the bill,” Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan, wrote on his timeline.

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Elderly missing from Jamia Nagar reunited with family A woman missing from Jamia Nagar has been reunited with family members, according to a post on social media. Some 11 hours ago, Nusrat Razaq who had shared the missing information on the social media with photo of the elderly tweeted: “Alhamdulillah, with the grace of Allah and great concern, cooperation and prayers of all friends my mother has been traced out…I am thankful to all people who stood with me in my tough time and send their love and blessings….” It was on Wednesday when Razaq shared this information on the…

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