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The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to establish Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India which would provide a great opportunity for researchers and students to lead the world in traditional medicine, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, while inaugurating Unani Day Celebration and International Conference on Unani Medicine. He said Unani Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan which is very significant because it is due to the contributions made by him and many other scholars that we inherited this comprehensive medical system. In his address…

Shaheen Bagh AAP MLA office comes to life: Leaders dance to beats of dhol, distribute sweets (video) The AAP MLA office in Shaheen Bagh wore a festive look on Thursday after it became clear at 5 pm on Thursday that the party was heading for a massive win in Punjab ousting incumbent Congress in poll battle. AAP volunteers, supporters and local leaders, including ticket seekers, turned up in large number to dance to the beats of dhol. Sweets were distributed and Kejriwal zindabad slogans reverberate the air. Happy AAP supporters and leaders were seen taking slefies and FB live of…

Watch: Results signal endgame for Congress, AAP new Opposition, says Councillor Wajid After counting trends on Thursday morning showed AAP inching towards forming its government for the first time in years in Punjab by unseating ruling Congress, celebrations began in Okhla, the bastion of AAP for more than seven years. Several local AAP leaders, including Abul Fazal Enclave ward Councillor Wajid Khan, and other ticket seekers from other wards including Mahmood, Firoz, Shakeel and others rushed to AAP ITO office to join the workers in celebrations. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan also tweeted over the victory of AAP in Punjab. “The…

Webinar on Union Budget through a gender lens at Jamia’s dept of Economics The Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, on the occasion of International Women’s day (March 8), organised a webinar on “Union Budget through a Gender Lens.” The webinar was conducted to spread awareness regarding the gender-related challenges faced in India and analyse the Union Budget from a gender perspectives. The distinguished speakers of the webinar were Shruti Ambast, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, New Delhi and Sakshi Rai, Programme Officer at the Centre for Social and Economic Rights, New York,…

Sarita Vihar’s Wall of Honour felicitates martyrs of Okhla, structure thrown open to public A large number of residents and family members of martyrs turned up at Sarita Vihar’s Wall of Honour on Tuesday as it was thrown open to the residents. After the ribbon cutting ceremony by Councillor Nitu Choudhary, her husband Manish Choudhary and other BJP leaders, residents thronged the area and took selfies in front of the wall. Residents and family members of the martyrs praised Manish for taking the decision to build Wall of Honour as tribute to security force personnel. My grandfather name is on…

Women’s Day celebrated in Okhla with great fervour Women’s Day was celebrated in Okhla with great fervour on Wednesday with several events lined up. Several NGOs and activists organised events where women and girls in large number participated. On this occasion, Zakir Nagar-headquartered NGO Khedmat said it organised events where women took part. In some place, women were seen taking part in events. Several events were held in Jamia Millia Islamia also maintaining Covid protocol. A webinar was hosted by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Women’s Wing on the eve of Women’s Day. Delivering introductory comments JIH Women’s Wing Secretary Atiya Siddiqua…

MCD polls 2022 schedule announcement deferred As news was splashed earlier in the day about the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Delhi holding press conference to announce date of MCD polls, ticket seekers and party workers were waiting with bated breath as all parties in Delhi have already started preparations. However, according to latest news, while addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Delhi, S K Srivastava, said: “I have received some communication from the Central Government at 4.30 pm, so I am not able to announce the dates right now.” Earlier, he was scheduled to announce the…

Endangered Egyptian vultures roosting on Yamuna bank Ecologist and conservationist TK Roy, a regular visitor at Okhla Bird Sanctuary for years, has been monitoring Egyptian vultures which has flocked the Yamuna River. “It’s good indication that disappeared endangered category of threatened Egyptian Vulture’s (Neophron percnopterus) number is increasing in Delhi. Wildlife Dept of NCT of the Delhi Government should initiate for its habitat development for sustainable conservation,” Roy told the OT over phone. According to available data a flock of 58 Egyptian vultures has been roosting at a sandy island in the mid-point of the river Yamuna near ITO. “The…

Jamia V-C Padma Shri Najma delivers motivational, insightful address on Women’s Day A number of programmes was organised by various departments and centres of Jamia Millia Islamia to celebrate International Women’s Day today. The Department of Adult & Continuing Education & Extension (DACEE), Jamia hosted a national webinar on the theme Women: Literacy and Development. Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar delivered a very motivational and insightful address at a webinar on ‘Gender Equality today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’ organised by the Central University of Odisha. She said gender equality is the most important and influential issue in sustainable development. In order…

Hamari Shairi and Urdu ghazal: A book review I went through Hamari Shairi by Masood Hasan Rizwi for the second time this year, writes Salman Abdus Samad. For the first time in 2014, I read this book but I was unable to understand the discussion in the book. It is important for teacher and student to read Hamari Shairi as it is to read Muqaddama. It is one of Masood Hassan Rizvi’s most remarkable books. This book was first published in 1927 but I completed the book which was published in 1964. When I started to read it, I did…