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Watch: Sarita Vihar residents get synthetic basketball, tennis court Synthetic court is being prepared for residents of Sarita Vihar so that they could play basketball and tennis, according to Manish Choudhury, husband of Sarita Vihar councillor Nitu Choudhury. He said the court is ready and from Sunday onwards, children of the locality can play and hone their game skills by playing on this synthetic court. People can even play lawn tennis. Neetu said the court is being built by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). “This is the first park with synthetic court. I have been a sportsperson and I…

Watch: Stray dogs ‘preying’ on dead kids at Batla House kabristan caught by dog squad A dog squad turned up at Batla House graveyard on Friday afternoon to catch stray dogs, according to a video which surfaced on the social media. In the live FB video, a resident is heard saying after words spread in the locality about stray dogs digging graveyards of dead children in Batla House kabristan the committee informed the dog squad to come and catch the stray dogs. In the video, Zakir Nagar Councillor Shoaib Danish is also seen directing dog catchers and interacting with the…

Professor Shamshad Ali Khan passed away on Thursday night after prolonged illness, according to a family member. He was 83 years old. His Namaz-e-Janaza will be held today at 01:30 pm at Markaz Jamaat e Islami Hind, Abul Fazal Enclave after Friday prayer and tadfeen at 1:45 pm at Shaheen Bagh Qabristan, said a family friend. He was residing in D-block Abul Fazal Enclave with his family. Khan’s son Kazim Ali Khan, Assistant Registrar, Jamia, told the OT over phone that his father had retired from Jamia in 2001. Born on January 11, 1939, Khan had joined Jamia in 1968…

Karwaan-e-Urdu Sahafat: 200 years of Urdu journalism celebrated A series of events under the name “Karwaan-e-Urdu Sahafat” were held to celebrate 200 years of Urdu journalism this year. According to Prof Ehtesham Ahmed Khan, Dean, School of Mass Communication and Journalism, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), it was in March 1822 when the first Urdu language newspaper Jam-i-Jahan-Numa, was founded by Harihar Dutta in Kolkata. “The main aim of bicentenary celebrations is to bring all the Urdu journalism promoters and lovers at one platform. We as a department have always tried to keep the legacy and grace of Urdu…

Girls of Delhi govt Noor Nagar school who cracked NEET in 2 years felicitated Students of Noor Nagar School (morning shift), who cracked NEET and other competitive exams in the last two years, were felicitated, according to school head Mudassir Jahan. She told the OT over phone that in the last two years many of our girl students were able to crack the NEET exams and in an even held on the school campus on Monday such students were felicitated so that other students get encouraged. Also, events were held in which girls showcase their skills. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan…

Want to become entrepreneur? Join Jamia’s e-cell The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), Jamia Millia Islamia has established an Entrepreneurship Cell (e-cell) as a one stop platform for all the university students who want to learn about the intricacies of entrepreneurship ecosystem and take up that journey of becoming an entrepreneur. The official Twitter handle of E-Cell, JMI is @ecelljmi and can be found on LinkedIn and Instagram by typing @ecelljmi in the search. The cell being run by students of the university aims to conduct various sessions, workshops and guest lectures by renowned and experienced people in the…

Delhi Jal Board to set up its sludge treatment plant A sludge treatment plant is being constructed by the Delhi government at its Kondli based Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity to treat 200 tonnes of sludge per day, said the government in a statement. The new sludge treatment plant will be established within the premises of the existing Kondli facility. Water Minister and Chairman, DJB, Satyendar Jain said the DJB is producing 700-800 tonnes of sludge from STPs on a daily basis which will be treated using modern technology and converted to a resource. “Sludge handling is a…

2nd Delhi Police public library opens in Jamia Nagar, 3rd in Delhi Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Thursday inaugurated a “police public library” at the Okhla Vihar Metro Station in Abul Fazal Enclave through video conferencing from Vimarsh Auditorium, PHQ, Delhi, in a step towards strengthening community policing. This is the second Delhi Police public library in Jamia Nagar and third in Delhi. The first police public library was opened in Jamia Nagar police station in 2012 and today its 10th foundation day was celebrated at the station.  Besides 2 police libraries in Jamia Nagar, one library operates in…

Deadly pits: Scooty skids over pothole in Abul Fazal Enclave, Civil Engineer falls off vehicle, is hurt (video) Pothole-ridden roads in Jamia Nagar are leading to road accidents with bikers getting hurt. In the latest incident which took place on Monday night, a Civil Engineer Syed Ahsanul Kareem, who was returning to his home in Noor Nagar, met with an accident after his vehicle skid over pothole in Abul Fazal Enclave. “I was returning home and at former Congress MLA Asif Md Khan’s residence my scooty slipped due to big pothole and I fell on the ground and was hurt.…

Jamia police station library turns 10 Delhi Police Public Library in Jamia Millia Islamia established on February 22, 2012 has turned 10 years old today. The library was started to help aspirants prepare for competitive exams and also to smoothen ties between police and public. Over the years, the library has been developed and now has been digitized so that tech-savvy readers also benefit from it. The library is managed by managed by Nadeem-headed Shikhar and supported by GAIL (India) Limited The library is open for all residents of the locality. Wi-Fi, laptops, study materials, books, journals, etc are provided…