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‘Night curfew in Delhi from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30’, know who exempted Delhi will start a 10 pm to 5 am night curfew from now till April 30, the city government said today, staring at a steep rise in Covid cases, reported NDTV. On Monday, Delhi recorded 3,548 fresh cases and 15 deaths. Private doctors, nurses and other medical staff would be allowed movement with ID cards. Also, exceptions will also be made for pregnant women and those needing treatment. “Public transport such as Delhi Metro/public buses/autos/taxis shall be allowed to function within its stipulated time…

Micro-containment zones will be designated in areas with more than 2 cases: Jain While addressing the press conference, Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that Delhi Government is taking the concerned measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. He said that Delhi lodged 4,033 positive Covid cases yesterday and the positivity rate was 4.64%.  Jain also stated that the random tests are being done at a fast pace. He further mentioned that Delhi is conducting more than 80,000 tests on a daily basis. This is 5 times more than that of the national average of Covid tests being done. The…

JMI offers condolences to the bereaved family members of martyrs A condolence meeting was organised today at the premises of Chief Proctor’s Office, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) to pay homage to the security personnel martyred in the gunfight with Naxals along the border of Sukma and Bijapur Districts of Chhattisgarh on April 3, 2021. A two minute silence was observed for the martyrs. On the sad occasion JMI Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar said whole JMI fraternity stands together in grief and offers its deepest condolence to the bereaved family members of martyrs. Addressing the gathering, the Chief Proctor, Prof.…

Jamia Millia Islamia Urdu faculty member Professor Shehzad Anjum has been bereaved as he lost his brother, who was working with Maulana Azad National Urdu University. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1k TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM AS IT CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY Today the university paid tributes to departed colleague Prof. Mohd. Zafaruddin, Director, Centre for Urdu Culture Studies who passed away today morning in Hyderabad due to cardiac attack. He was among the first employees of the university. He is survived by wife Dr. Mosarrat Jahan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Urdu, MANUU, a daughter and two…

Okhla’s popular restaurants fined for not following Covid guidelines DONATE RS 100, 500, 1k TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM AS IT CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY A two-day special drive was launched in Delhi, including Okhla, to crackdown on violators amid rising Covid cases in the national Capital in which four people were arrested and several restaurants, night clubs and hotels fined. They faced cases for flouting Covid-19 safety guidelines, police officials said on Sunday. “Many restaurants like Brijwasi, Al Nawaz, Al Jawahar, Zehra Al Noor and Al Bake were challaned for violation of Covid norms and…

Metro passengers: Now recharge your smart cards with Amazon Pay The Delhi Metro in association with Amazon Pay has introduced the facility of recharging the Delhi Metro Smart Cards through Amazon Pay. To avail this facility, customers can open the Amazon shopping app and click on the ‘Metro Recharge’ option under Amazon Pay tab. After entering their Metro Smart card number, they can choose any amount between INR 100 to INR 2000 to recharge their metro card. After successful payment, they need to tap the card at the automatic vending machine (AVM) at any Delhi Metro station and select “Top…

AFE RWA elections 2021 (A to D block): Counting going, know who is leading. Results announced. Md Asif first number 577 votes Ahmad Kamal 346 votes Raisuddin 86 votes Faheem Khan Saifi 24 votes The Abul Fazal Enclave RWA election (A to D block) was held today with about one thousand 27 people casting their votes, according to a reliable source. Counting to the voting started after 5 pm at 5.15, said the source, adding that right now the Md Asif group is leading with 460 votes with Kamal Faridi group holding second position at 296 and others are lagging…

Jamia teachers congratulate Prof Qayyum, newly appointed V-C of Cluster University of Srinagar News floated through a letter issued by the sign of Chancellor of the Cluster University of Srinagar Manoj Sinha was taken very positively with happiness in Jamia Millia Islamia over the appointment of Prof Qayyum Husain of Aligarh Muslim University as the new Vice-Chancellor of the varsity for 3 years, said Dr. Mohammad Irfan Qureshi, Secretary, Jamia Teachers Association (JTA). “Professor Qayyum has been very closely associated with Jamia as a member of various committees in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and as an expert in the…

Reason behind slow pickup of garbage from Jamia Nagar revealed by Councillor Wajid’s office; activist Aarfa disagrees, does FB live The reason behind the slow pickup of garbage from two places in Jamia Nagar: Near al Shifa Hospital and at Shaheen Bagh mosque has been revealed. After the OT ran a video of pile-up garbage at roadside this morning, Councillor Wajid Khan’s office released this statement. “वार्ड 102-S अबुल फजल एन्क्लेव के कूड़ाघर अलशिफा हॉस्पिटल के सामने व ठोकर न 8 पर कूड़ा हल्की गति से इसलिए उठा रहा है कि ओखला एक्सटेंशन तुगलकाबाद डंपिंग यार्ड में कूड़े वाली गाड़ियों…

OT Impact: Okhla-based bird rescuer Shiraz takes injured eagle to hospital A young eagle that injured its wing and front part after a fall from the sky at 10.30 am in Abul Fazal Enclave on Sunday was rescued by Okhla-based bird rescuer Shiraz Hussain at 3.05 pm from the spot after the OT informed him over phone and also posted the injured bird’s phone on its social media platforms hours ago, soliciting a few comments from local bird lovers. A resident said he found the bird in the vacant plot in AFE surrounded by some children who were watching it…