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Unani literature in French, Spanish, Germen, Russian planned Prof. Asim Ali Khan, Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine and Advisor (Unani), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, visited CCRUM’s peripheral institute Hakim Ajmal Khan Institute for Literary and Historical Research in Unani Medicine (HAKILHRUM) located at Jamia Millia Islamia. During his visit, Prof. Khan reviewed progress of the institute in the area of literary research, translation of Arabic/Persian Unani classical books, editing of Unani literature, compilation of documents on scientific lines, digitisation of important manuscripts, SNOMED-CT project, etc. He praised the role of the institute in bring…
Delhi sees 2 Covid deaths, 62 cases in last 24 hours India’s national capital on Friday witnessed two deaths due to Covid after a gap of three weeks, according to data shared by the city health department. It said the city saw 62 fresh cases as the positivity rate rose to 0.12 per cent in the last 24 hours. The death toll due to the coronavirus infection in Delhi rose to 25,093. It was on October 22 when the last Delhi reported death. The city had seen total four deaths in October and five in September.
Another woman appointed at top post in Jamia Top three positions in Jamia Millia Islamia are occupied by women with Tanseem Fatma being the new entrant. Vice Chancellor and Chancellor are women. In a notice dated November 11, the university said: “…Jamia is pleased to appoint Professor Tanseem Fatma, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia, as Pro Vice Chancellor with immediate effect till the expiry of the term of the present Vice Chancellor or till she attains the age of 65 years or till further orders, whichever is earlier.” Born on January 23, 1957, Professor Fatma is a…
Watch: 10 meters in 25 minutes: When traffic moved at snail’s pace at Jamia today Several residents who were travelling or returning to their homes after long-hour of work got stuck in traffic jam at Jamia towards Batla House. https://youtu.be/q1Bi7RsZcxI A resident Rumi said it was a nightmarish experience as his vehicle moved just 10 meters in 25 minutes. He reported about the jam at 6.11 pm. Traffic jam is not new for Jamia Nagar residents but such pathetic situation was something which left many surprised. Rumi said the root cause for such huge jam was a bus breakdown. Traffic…
‘Fire damages giant 50-year-old tree at Okhla Head’ A tree thought to be about more than fifty years old has been damaged in a fire that broke on Sunday night, according to a resident. No casualty was reported as the blaze was doused in a few minutes with minor damage to the shop very close to the tree, said a resident. How long the tree has been there is not known, but resident Abdul Wahab Malik, 40, said he has seen the tree standing there since his childhood. What led to the fire is still a mystery, he said, adding…
JMI faculty’s invention ‘Artificial Intelligence Based Dustbin’ gets Australian Patent An Artificial Intelligence based dustbin invented by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) faculty Dr. Mansaf Alam and his team has been granted a patent as an intellectual property by the Patent Office, Government of Australia. Dr. Kiran Chaudhary, Shivaji College, DU, and researchers from other institutes were also part of the team. Dr Alam is Associate Professor, Big Data, Cloud Computing, and IoT Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, JMI. The main objective of the invention titled ‘Artificial Intelligence Based Dustbin’ is to make dustbin smart by enabling it to detect harmful…
Ghats being spruced up in Okhla ahead of Chhath Puja Ghats are being spruced up in Okhla ahead of Chhath Puja, according to Mahmood Ahmed. In a FB live video, Ahmed said a ghat is being getting ready ahead of Chhath Puja in the locality. He said it is being done on the direction of Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan and by the Delhi Government. The SDMC too has been making all necessary arrangements at Chhath Ghats in its area. For providing facilities at ghats in all 104 wards, the civic agency said it has made a budget allocation of total…
Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Ravi visits Okhla, Babban Khan big announcement for Dangal winner Freestyle wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 57 kg category, visited Okhla today to be part of Dangal, wrestling competition, organised by Manish Choudhary and Jai Prakash at Netaji Subhash Sports Complex Jasola. https://youtu.be/JdI7xnXlgrM The two-day wrestling competition starting from November 7 is to end on November 8 with timing from 9 am to 5 pm. The final is to be played tomorrow, according to Manish, who has been organising the wrestling competition for the last…
Pall of gloom in Noor Nagar after 22-year-old dies in road accident A pall of gloom descended on this part of Noor Nagar as news of the death of its bright son Maaz Ahmad trickled on Thursday. Some residents were seen talking about 22-year-old Ahmad even on Saturday as news of accident spread in the adjoining lane. Syed Fouzul Azeem (Arshi) said he came to know about the death on Thursday morning and was shell shocked as Ahmad was a well-mannered and friendly youth. Ahmad was laid to rest on Thursday night in Batla House graveyard. Ahmad’s father Wakeel Ahmad,…
Delhi’s air turns toxic, pollution level in Okhla above hazardous mark Residents in Okhla woke up to a hazy morning. And after checking news, it was known that the air quality of the national Capital crossed the “hazardous” mark on Diwali evening and the morning. The PM2.5 pollution levels shooting to 774.69 at 3am on Friday, according to TOI. The pollution levels recorded at Nehru Stadium (1103), Okhla (1100) and ITO (948), having some of the worst PM2.5 levels. The impact of the polluted air could be felt with some residents complaining about itchy throat and watery eyes. “Relief is…