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Shaheen Bagh man found dead in Kochi hotel Muhammad Shafi (46) from Shaheen Bagh, Delhi was found hanging at a hotel room on Friday morning, according to onmanorama.com. Father of a youth hailing from Delhi who was summoned by the NIA for quizzing in connection with the train arson case in Kerala was found hanging, reported deccanherald.com. He had accompanied his son Muhamed Monis, who was reportedly summoned by the NIA, reported the daily. “He (Shafik) and his son reached the state to record their statement in the case. The statement recording was complete and they were planning to go…

Jamia Hamdard alumnus Dr Yaseen dies in road accident, medical students’ body mourns his death https://youtu.be/Z24vhqGXbgA The death of a Resident Doctor in a road accident in Delhi is being mourned in the virtual world. All India Medical Students’ Association tweeted: “#RIP Dr Yaseen Abbasi. Yesterday a bus ran over him while he was going for his duty at ESI hospital Okhla, Delhi. After battling he lost his life today at 8 am at Apollo hospital.” https://twitter.com/official_aimsa/status/1659771356500598785 The AIMSA president told the OT that he did his MBBS from Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and he was on…

RCA Jamia invites application for UPSC free coaching, know about 10 centres The Residential Coaching Academy (RCA), Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia, is inviting applications for Free Coaching (with a hostel facility) for the preparation of the Civil Services (Preliminary-cum-Main) Examination 2024. Candidates from Minority, SC, ST and Women communities can apply for this programme. The last date to submit the application form (online only) is 25th May 2023. The university will conduct entrance examinations at the ten centres: Delhi, Srinagar, Jammu, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Mumbai, Patna, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Malappuram. RCA is a renowned academy in…

Rs 2,000 notes to be withdrawn, exchange them by this time The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 19 regional offices will start taking Rs 2,000 notes for exchange with lower denomination notes from May 23, according to media reports. The RBI has said it will withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation and people can exchange them by September 30. “The objective of introducing Rs 2,000 banknotes was met once banknotes in other denominations became available in adequate quantities. Therefore, printing of Rs 2,000 banknotes was stopped in 2018- 19,” the RBI said in a statement. “In order to ensure operational…

Major relief for Jamia VC Najma Akhtar Delhi HC dismissed plea against Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar’s appointment on Thursday. https://youtu.be/ZM8-KVhV1h8 A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh dismissed the appeal challenging an order of a single judge on March 5, 2021, that junked a petition challenging the decision to appoint Akhtar as VC of the JMI, according to PTI. The appeal was filed by M. Ehtesham-ul-haque, an alumni of the Faculty of Law of the varsity. He was represented by Advocate Mobashshir Sarwar, reported livelaw.in The division bench of the high court had earlier issued…

Watch: What Amanatullah discussed with ACP, SHO and other officials Through a social media post, Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan announced about his meeting with ACP, SHO and other officials on Wednesday. Also, he shared a few photos of the meeting where he and other residents are seen discussing burning issues of the locality. https://youtu.be/E4yzbLkDxRY Later in the day, Amanatullah said a video report that the issues of encroachment and traffic jam will be addressed soon. Also, he said the open nallah in Abul Fazal Enclave will be permanently paved as the STP work has been completed with sewer line last…

Residents take first step to tackle drug abuse, end encroachment Drug abuse and roadside encroachment are talk of Jamia Nagar with residents expressing their concern after a few cases of youths’ death due to overdose drug surfaced in the locality. After some NGOs, leaders expressed their desire to come forward to get the issue addressed, Abul Fazal Enclave ABCD Block post bearers have also chipped in. https://youtu.be/Ke1_Ez5_Kz0 https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1659093425390485504 RWA president Mohd Asif told the OT that on Wednesday they visited Shaheen Bagh police station and submitted a letter urging the administration to crackdown on roadside encroachment and drug abuse in…

Girls outshine boys as Jamia declares Class 10th Board results Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has declared the result of Class 10th (Regular) today. A total of 86.36% students cleared the exam. Out of the total students assessed approximately 47.50% were boys and 52.50 % were girls. The result is available online at http://jmicoe.in. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1658822626742001667 Girls secured the top three positions in the merit list. Ariba Fatima topped the exam with 98.14% marks. Iram Bano with 98% of marks and Elleen Ahmad with 97.71% marks secured 2nd and 3rd position respectively. https://youtu.be/mHWHQnodc2Q A total of 408 students secured 1st division with…

Jamia school aspirant goes missing from Okhla after exam Mahfooz Alam, 15, has gone missing from Okhla’s rented accommodation on Saturday, according to a journalist aware of the development. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1659576373973794817 https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1658511191491198976 Mahfooz had come from Aligarh to appear for entrance exam of Class XII at Jamia, said his brother Md Marghoob Alam. He said a missing police complaint has been filed in Shaheen Bagh police station and search is on to find him. He appeared for the exam on Saturday after which he called his father in Bihar to inform him that the exam was fine, he said in the…

Dengue awareness drive, rally held in Okhla Nazia Rahman and her team organised a dengue awareness programme and rally for the community of Jamia Nagar to spread awareness about dengue on May 14. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1658493546670825472 She said more than 50 people participated enthusiastically in this rally. “The rally started from Batla House Chawk, and we covered Jamia Jama Masjid Lane, Batla House Market, and A Block Road. In this rally, we discussed dengue symptoms, causes, and prevention by using the 4S (search and destroy, self-protection, seeking early consultation, and supporting fogging). Some of the Jamia students participated and delivered speeches on…