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We need justice and dignity, say women speakers on eve of Women’s Day Women speakers have advocated that equal is not enough for them, but they need justice, equity, access and dignity as well, in a national webinar 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 argued on the need to go beyond equality and towards a paradigm of justice. Women speakers, including Professor Poornima Pattanshetty, Educationalist, Noor Mahvish, Law Student Jaya Dwivedi, Social Activist, Dr Sufiya Fatima, member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board…

Relief for residents! Ashram underpass to open for public use in 15 days Huge relief for residents of Delhi-NCR and those from Okhla, who use this route to travel to their destination daily after it is known that construction work of the ongoing underpass at Ashram Chowk is now in its final stage and will be completed within 15 days. This underpass will be opened for the public from March 22, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who also holds the PWD portfolio along with senior department officials inspected the construction work of the underpass. Along with this, the Deputy…

Shaheen Bagh daughter returns from Ukraine, parents had approached NDTV’s Ravish The attack by Russia on Ukraine on February 22 left many Indians deeply worried as large number of Indian students study medicine there. A family in Shaheen Bagh following development in that country was concerned about the wellbeing of their daughter Taskeen Rizwan, a fifth year student, in Ukraine. Aziz said as news splashed he asked his daughter to leave the country as soon as possible as she was stationed in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, at the centre of onslaught. Besides, he said he sent several messages to…

Okhla-based Jamia alumnus & ex-Indian diplomat Rahman part of team in Ukraine neighbour to evacuate stranded Indians  Dr Hifzur Rahman, Okhla-based resident and alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, who was Ambassador of India to the Syrian Arab Republic, is part of a Minister’s team which has gone to Poland to oversee evacuation of stranded Indians in war-hit Ukraine. It was on Monday that the Indian Government made a decision to send four Union Ministers to five neighbouring countries of Ukraine to monitor evacuation of Indians, mostly students, who are stranded there following the Russian invasion of the country. Union Ministers…

Cat missing for seven days during house shifting reunites with owner. A pet lover said she was delighted to find her missing cat after seven days. Actually it was during our shifting from one flat to another that the cat ran away after being scared by labourers, said the owner, adding that following the incident she posted the animal photo on social media, requesting netizen to inform her in case they find the cat. For the last seven days I continued visiting my old house to look for my house and to my surprise I found it sitting on the…

Congress leader Gentle Hedayatullah provided financial aid to 25-year-old Talib father, he said on Monday. Talib was lynched in fight over gulli danda in Batla House a few days ago, leading to arrest of some accused and filing of FIR. The incident is under probe. By extending a helping hand to Talib father, Gentle has become the second Congress leader in Okhla to do so. Earlier, Zakir Nagar Councillor Shoaib Danish was the first leader in Okhla to give Rs 50,000 to Talib family, promising free legal help to the family. Later on Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan called Talib father…

Health update of Yaseer attacked in Batla House, hospitalised in AIIMS with life-threatening injuries After being attacked with sharp objects most probably knife in Batla House, 24-year-old Yaseer Saifi, an electrician, was rushed to AIIMS with life-threatening injuries, according to his family members. On the second day in AIIMS, Yaseer on Monday morning was taken to operation theatre, said his brother Yawar Saifi from the hospital. He told the OT that his brother was on ventilator and was restless throughout the night. He couldn’t sleep and was just trying to say something but was unable to utter word, said Yawar.…

Women’s Day celebrated through Run for Women Power Women’s Day will be celebrated through a “Run for Women Power” in Delhi. Besides, Women’s Day Run was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday morning and was organised by the Department of Women and Child Development, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiaa and WCD Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam. The vibrant “Run for Women Power” programme was attended by 700 participants. It celebrated International Women’s Day and was an occasion for raising awareness on this year’s women empowerment theme, “gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. Health Fitness Trust…

Expenditure limit for candidates in MCD polls 2022 increased With the election of the 272 wards of three municipal corporations only a few months away, news has surfaced that the limit of expenditure incurred by a candidate in elections has been increased. The State Election Commission of Delhi has increased the limit of expenditure to Rs 8 lakh from Rs 5.75 lakh. “I, S K Srivastava, State Election Commissioner of NCT of Delhi, hereby fix the maximum limit of expenditure to be incurred by a candidate at an election to a ward of three municipal corporations of Delhi viz North…

Watch: Robbers target three Zakir Nagar shops Shops were targeted robbers on Saturday late night, according to shopkeepers. They said they came to know about the incident after they arrived in the morning to open their shops as they found shutters broken. https://youtu.be/UdkCQLnnOl8 A shopkeeper said he lost some money. Congress leader and trader Zia Choudhary said that three shops were targeted. In one shop the robbers couldn’t find any cash and left it as it is, said another shopkeeper. Two shops in front of Rahmani Mosque in Zakir Nagar road were also targeted. Probe is on crack the case.…