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Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai inspected the ITO Nursery on Friday regarding the distribution system of plants and also distributes medicinal plants. He said that the Delhi government is all set to start its first Greenhouse at Nursery so that we can cultivate plants using modern techniques. He said that we have developed this greenhouse so that we can produce the maximum quantity of medicinal plants, in minimal time.  Rai said that the government is working against pollution in Delhi and since 5th June we have started a free distribution programme of medicinal plants from the 14 Nurseries of the…

Jamia ranked 6 among Indian universities assessed for QS-WUR Jamia Millia Islamia is ranked 6th, as a Comprehensive Institution, among Indian universities in the recently released, London based QS World University Rankings (QS-WUR)-2022. The university is being ranked by QS since 2019, and as per QS-WUR it has consistently figured in the prestigious top 800 institutions of the World. This year QS World University Rankings 2022 featured 1,300 universities from around the world. Each institution has been assessed according to six key metrics, namely: Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, Citations per faculty, International Faculty Ratio and International Student Ratio. The Institutions…

Good news for 76 non-teaching employees of Jamia Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Najma Akhtar approved recommendations of a Committee to grant higher grade pay to 76 non-teaching employees under Assured Career Progression (ACP) / Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS). These cases were pending for quite a long time due to various reasons and the decision will result in financial up-gradation of these employees. Some of the cases were pending since 2003 under erstwhile ACP Scheme have also been reviewed and rectified. Those who have retired and are covered under the scheme shall also be getting the…

Know what discussed at youth delegation, Councillor Wajid meet over open garbage A delegation of various organisations met with  Councillor of Ward 102 Abdul Wajid on Thursday, according to sources. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY “The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the issue of garbage dumping area near Alshifa Hospital just 100m from the hospital and opposite to the residential colony in Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla,” said Students Islamic Organisation of India Abul Fazal unit, which said it had called the meeting…

Delhi govt cancels Class IX, XI exams Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia conveyed these key decisions pertaining to promotion policy in grades IX and XI, as well as admission policy in grades VI and IX. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  It was hence declared that in the face of IX and XI examinations being cancelled in Delhi. Students will therefore be promoted based…

Okhla youths brainstorm on dumping of garbage on road near Al-Shifa, other places Deeply concerned with garbage dumping in the open near Al-Shifa Hospital and other places, many youths came to together to discuss the burning issues impacting Okhla residents. A meeting regarding which was held at RWA office in Abul Fazal Enclave called by the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO). DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  “After a long…

Retired Jamia Prof Rafaqat who wrote book on role of Muslims in Indian freedom struggle passes away Retired Professor of Jamia Millia Islamia, Refaqat Ali Khan, passed away on Tuesday evening in a hospital, according to residents. He was a resident of Zakir Bagh and was laid to rest at ITO graveyard. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  Born in 1939, Professor Khan was professor of Mughal and Islamic history at…

Jamia student Zahid gives up job with Royal Bank of Scotland to crack BPSC in first attempt Zahid Akhtar Ansari, who is doing MPhil from Jamia Millia Islamia, has cleared Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) in his first attempt. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  And during his stay at Jamia, he told the OT over phone from his ancestral house in Siwan that he used to visit the library of…

6 girls, 10 boys coached at Jamia’s RCA qualify for BPSC Sixteen students who received coaching and training in the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Jamia Millia Islamia, have cleared Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) 64th Combined Competitive Exam (CCE). Six among them are girls. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  Jamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar congratulated successful candidates and the Jamia fraternity. She said despite so many difficulties faced due…

Rida Sajjad: From physiotherapist to entrepreneur, earning Rs 1 L/month from nutritional bars Rida Sajjad is a physiotherapist by profession and a housewife who devotes her time to look after her two sons: Miraan (4) and Moeez (7). DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE: JUST CLICK TO PAY If you support corporate media by paying to read their papers, why not support the OT? Highlighting your stories since 2011 with unpaid team  Besides, 38-year-old Rida loves cooking food and all these years she has been experimenting with cuisines. And one such experiment made her an accidental entrepreneur. She told…