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Webinars on Information Technology IT Instrumental to Scientific Research: Prof. Khan The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India organised four webinars on Information Technology. Inaugurating the webinar series, Prof. Asim Ali Khan, Director General, CCRUM said that Information Technology is instrumental to scientific research and this webinar series aims at training the Unani researchers to effectively use different IT tools for research and development purposes. He highlighted the importance of IT in combatting COVID-19 crisis. He said that when the government authorities across the world resorted to impose lockdown to contain the…

Interview with Dr Sumbul Warsi, leading paediatrician & ex-Medical Superintendent of Holy Family Hospital At a time when doctors and other highly qualified professionals were fleeing India, Dr Sumbul Warsi chose to give up a successful career as a paediatrician in the UK to return home and serve community and country. She was to spend the next 35 years (1986—2021) working at the Holy Family Hospital, that was known for its dedicated mother-and-child care services, as paediatric specialist and later as medical superintendent. Though recently retired from the Holy Family Hospital, Dr Warsi continues to serve the Okhla community as…

RCA, JMI invites application for Free Coaching of Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) Exam-2022 The Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), has invited application for Free Coaching (with hostel facility) for the preparation of Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) Examination-2022 from Minority, SC, ST, and Women candidates. The Schedule for Coaching Programme are as follows: Online application live on 10th August, 2021 (Monday) (at www.jmi.ac.in) Last date for submission of the Application Form 6th September 2021 (Monday) Written Test – General Studies (objective type only) 18th September 2021 (Saturday) 10.00 am to 1.00 pm Result of…

Makeshift hospitals to be constructed at Sarita Vihar, 6 other places in Delhi within 6 months: Jain Make-shift hospitals will be constructed by PWD at seven locations across the Capital in Sarita Vihar, Shalimar Bagh, Sultanpuri, Kirari, Raghubir Nagar, GTB Hospital and Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, according to Health Minister Satyendar Jain. https://youtu.be/ycqevISSh2I Jain said on Tuesday that he met with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is also the Finance Minister to get the financial approval for 7 make-shift hospitals. The construction of these hospitals will be completed within the next 6 months, and these make-shift hospitals will also…

2 kids of Shaheen Bagh family die after getting electrocuted by high tension wire A 12-year-old boy whose kite was stuck in between the high-tension wires of Shaheen Bagh three days ago died after he received burn injuries, said residents. https://youtu.be/ycqevISSh2I A 6-year-old girl, who was at the rooftop with the brother, also had sustained burn injuries and died, said a resident adding that the family lost two of their small children in the incident. Shaheen Bagh resident Md Ansar said the family had three children. The incident took place when the boy was flying kite, said Ansar. When the…

This lane in Zakir Nagar in bad shape since Dec 2017: Resident Lane number 22 E in Zakir Nagar is bad shape with waterlogging a perennial issue despite some residents collecting money to get things fixed, wrote a resident. “We the people of locality collected money and spent it to repair the road and sewer condition but still the issue of waterlogging persists. WATERLOGGED STREET (PHOTO SHARED BY RESIDENT) “Multiple complaints with current MLA office since December 2017 for poor sewer condition but still there is no update, wrote the resident on the condition of anonymity. The street is near Maryam…

Watch: Locked in house, man captures nature’s beauty When the lockdown was announced after deadly Covid second wave, many youngsters asked their parents to strictly stay at home and not venture out. In Ghaffar Manzil too many people preferred staying in their houses for safety reason. Of them there was one Ghazanfar Zaidi, a retired professor of Jamia Millia Islamia, who utilised his time and penned a Coffee Table Book titled “Lockdwn Through A Balconcy”. https://youtu.be/1YiH2RQIVwI The OT spoke with him to know how he managed to do so. “When the Covid lockdown was announced last year, all my loved…

Misuse of Batla House graveyard, say activists A 44-second video has surfaced on the social media on Wednesday in which it can be seen that some unidentified people are laying a sewer line in the graveyard. In the video a person can be heard saying how the graveyard, is a Waqf property, is being dug for laying sewer line for a few houses very close to the graveyard boundary. Also, the video was uploaded by one Okhla-based activist who now has joined the Congress. This is not first incident of misuse of graveyard in the locality as a few months…

SDMC’S first e-book on heritage unveiled Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Mayor Mukesh Suryan and Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, in an event organised today at Civic Centre, unveiled SDMC’S first e-Book “Glorious Heritage” on heritage sites. The LG, while joining the programme through video conferencing, appreciated the SDMC for its efforts to conserve heritage sites in its area. He said through this book, people especially young generation will come to know about historical monuments, ancient buildings and memorials. He said that the Civic Agency has been conserving heritage sites despite having limited resources and facing financial crisis. He advised to work in…

Delhi Govt taking measures to combat possible Covid third wave: Jain Health Minister Satyendar Jain attended a virtual session organised by ASSOCHAM as the chief guest today. The topic for the session was Delhi Healthcare System: Preparedness to combat the third wave of Covid-19 and was attended by senior doctors. The Health Minister informed the gathering that over 37,000 beds dedicated for Covid-19 are being built presently and the Delhi Government is preparing for the worst-case scenario so that it can save precious lives as it has learnt from the experience of the second wave and is taking all necessary…