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On Teachers’ Day, Jamia teachers’ body seeks Rs 100 cr centennial grant Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) wishes a very happy Teachers’ Day to every teacher of the nation. JTA appreciates the hard work and maintenance of consistent teaching-learning processes by each teacher amidst the toughest times of civilization in our times. On the eve of Teachers’ Day, JTA was about to honor 24 retired teachers; however, a scheduled function is postponed due to the national mourning of India’s former President Pranab Mukherjee’s sad demise. JTA, however, thanks all retired teachers with the highest gratitude and recognizes their selfless hard work…

Gahlot reviews preparation for resumption of Metro Services Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot met with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Transport Department officials to review the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place for reopening of Metro services in the Capital. The Metro operations in Delhi will resume in a phased manner, with staggered timings from September 7, but will be fully operational by September 12. The metro will be reopening in the following three stages: In stage-I, the metro stations will be operationalised from 7 AM to 11 AM in the morning and from 4 PM to 8 PM…

Jamia loses another stalwart in Khan Abdul Moid Khan, ex-president Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA), and former HOD, Electronics, University Polytechnic, Jamia Millia Islami, is no more, according to a reliable university source. Khan, 80, was laid to rest in his village Bulandshahr, today, said the source. He retired in 1999 as Head of Electronics Engineering section from University Polytechnic, Jamia and during his stay on the campus he was also president of JTA from 1992 to 1994. Born in Bugrasi (Bulandshahr) UP, he was a loving and caring teacher to students as well as to his colleagues. He has left…

Almspay helping poor people in Okhla The Covid-19 pandemic period has compelled many people to ask for help in their difficult days. And fortunately there is no scarcity of those people also, who want to help. This situation urged a platform on which both group of people can meet each other. Such platform is known as crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a campaign by collecting small amounts through the collective effort of friends, family, and individual donors. This approach taps into the collective efforts of a large pool of individuals—primarily online via social media and crowdfunding platforms—and leverages…

Jamia Professor Aktar to design mosque in Ayodhya Professor SM Akhtar, the Head of the Department of Architecture at Jamia Millia Islamia, has got an important work to design a mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The entire complex will bring together the ethos of India and the spirit of Islam, he said. “It is not just a question of designing a masjid. A complex will come up on the land given by the government. The objective of the complex will be to serve humanity. The basic…

बदरपुर क्षेत्र के मीठा पुर चौक को पक्का करने का कार्य शुरू हो गया है: महापौर अनामिका महापौर अनामिका ने आज उच्च अधिकारियों के साथ बदरपुर क्षेत्र के निरीक्षण की समीक्षा बैठक की।उन्होंने बताया कि बदरपुर क्षेत्र के मीठा पुर चौक को पक्का करने का कार्य शुरू हो गया है! उन्होंने बताया कि बदरपुर क्षेत्र के निरीक्षण के दौरान, अधिकारियों को निर्देश दिये थे कि मीठा पुर चौक को पक्का किया जाए। उन्होंने अधिकारियों की प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा कि निर्देश के तुरंत बाद ही चौक का निर्माण कार्य प्रारंभ कर दिया गया। महापौर अनामिका ने कहा कि क्षेत्र की…

Jamia maintains its rank in London based Times Higher Education World University Rankings-2021, improves position among Indian Institutions Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is among the very few academic institutions from India which has not only maintained its position globally but has also improved its rank among Indian Institutions assessed by the London bases Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021 released today. As per THE data, JMI improved its rank from 19th to 12th this year among Indian Institutions and globally it has maintained its rank between 601-800 band. JMI improved its performance despite increase in total number of International and Indian Institutions assessed by the ranking agency. A total…

Kalindi hospital visiting consultant and Okhla resident Dr Hassan dies Many doctors in Okhla are mourning the death of Dr Mohd Nafisul Hassan, who was a visiting consultant at Kalindi hospital in Jasola. JOURNALISM CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY Dr Hassan, 69, was admitted in a local hospital for week then shifted to National Heart Institute South Delhi for further management, said Dr Awar, adding that for more than ten days he was kept on ventilator support but could not recover. He said he died of Covid-19 leading to respiratory and renal failure. Hospital will arrange for burial…

5-day training programme for PE teachers on physical literacy begins Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today inaugurated a five days physical training programme for the Physical Education teachers of the Delhi Government Schools. Around 1300 PE teachers will be trained by the ELMS Sports Foundation through the online sessions in a span of 3 weeks. While addressing all the PE teachers, Sisodia said: “In the last few years, you all have played an important role in shaping our students. During these COVID-19 times, your role has become even more crucial because our students are confined to their rooms. This is…

Experts discuss role of international laws in women empowerment The Law Society, Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) organised an International Virtual Conference on “Women Empowerment, Gender Justice and Role of International Law” in which experts discussed the role of international laws in women empowerment. Inaugurating the conference, AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof Tariq Mansoor highlighted the contributions of women leaders of nations like New Zealand, Germany, Finland, etc in tackling COVID 19. He said in these countries the effect of pandemic is very low and women leaders of these nations have tackled this pandemic very much efficiently in comparison…