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3K candidates apply online, offline in Hamdard mega job fair Jamia Hamdard and Business Employment Bureau (BEB) in collaboration with Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) organised a “Mega Job Fair” on December 22 in the Hamdard Convention Center, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, said the university. “The vision of Hamid Ahmed, Chancellor, is to make empowered the underprivileged and other candidates by giving the ample opportunities to compete in the race and get placed in established organisations. This event was a grand success as the industry and hospitals interacted with candidates. A huge numbers of candidates were interviewed and selected by…

Action against illegal liquour shops: SDMC Mayor Mayor Mukesh Suryan said the SDMC, while taking stern action against illegal liquor shops, has sealed 4 liquor shops in Najafgarh Zone. Besides this, four other shopkeepers vacated their liquor shops themselves. He said the shops were sealed following violations in MPD-2021, violation related to illegal construction & irregularities. He said the SDMC has been inspecting illegal liquor shops in all zones and taking sealing action immediately after finding irregularities. Chairman of Najafgarh Zone Satpal Malik said the liquor shops were sealed in Najafgarh Zone’s Kakrola, Nangli Sakrawati and Rajapuri. He said the…

Okhla residents beware! Delhi reports 180 Covid cases in 24 hours Covid cases are increasing in Delhi. In the last 24 hours, Delhi has reported 180 Covid cases, according to information shared by health bulletin. The positive rate is 0.29 per cent, which has been termed as the city’s highest positivity rate since June 15. However, there were no deaths linked to Covid in the last 24 hours. The rise in Covid cases started after Omicron surfaced in India. Following Omicron cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting. Kejriwal informed the public that the Delhi Government is…

Prof Hussain is Jamia’s Estate Officer The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, has notified the appointment of Professor Eqbal Hussain, Dean, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia as the Estate Officer of the university. He shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. He will act as a Quasi-Judicial Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act to start proceedings for eviction and realisation of damages under the above said Act; issue of summons to witnesses; service…

Snippet 4: Life of a delivery boy: Some unknown facts Getting items delivered at home has been made easy. With a click of a mouse or message from your smartphone, one can get items delivered at home. But a very few know the hardship put in by deliver boy who visits at your doorstep to deliver your ordered item. Every delivery boy has a different story to share. The one thing common among a few with whom the OT interacted is that they get a very small amount of Rs 14 per delivery and life is not a cakewalk. This…

Amanatullah lays foundation stone of another freedom fighter fountain Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan laid a foundation stone of another Freedom Fighter Fountain Park on the line of one at Tikona Park on Thursday at Kalindi Kunj. This Freedom Fountain is to be built in memory of freedom fighters, in front of Kalindi Kunj Park, according to engineer Md Jabir present at the inauguration site. The Freedom Fighter Fountain Park has come under criticism from Congress workers and leaders in Okhla who had opposed to freedom fighter photos posted below political leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Khan. Months…

Watch: Here is reaction of Batla House girls on increase of women’s marriage age A bill that seeks to fix 21 years as the uniform age of marriage for women and men and introduced in Lok the Sabha on Tuesday has triggered a debate in society whether it is the right decision. Sumaiya Babar speaks with a few girls of Batla House-based Dynamic to know their view point on the issue. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to increase the marriageable age of women from 18 to 21 years, was sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny…

Global Media Education Council (GMEC) felicitates JMI’s Prof. FB Khan for his stellar contribution to the field of Media and Communication Professor Farhat Basir Khan, Founding Professor and Incharge, Department of Design and Innovation, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) was felicitated for his stellar contribution to the field of Media and Communication by the Global Media Education Council (GMEC) during the Global Communication Education Conclave (GCEC) organized by the council. The event was a part of the GCEC, which is a unique 75-day global conclave involving global academicians and experts and celebrated scholarly contributions from varied perspectives. After receiving the award,…

Fire service personnel reach within 15 minutes and douse Abul Fazal Enclave fire. Nobody was hurt, said residents who rushed to the spot after coming to know about it. The fire broke out at AFE thokar number 3, E block, said residents. A resident said the fire service people reached within 15 minutes and succeeded in dousing the fire. For some 30 minutes local residents tried to douse the fire, he said. The reason which led to the fire is yet to ascertained and there is smoke inside the third floor flat. After the smoke is cleared then only probe will…

Environment Minister Gopal Rai stated that the ban on construction and demolition work has been lifted starting December 20, with strict monitoring and firm action against agencies violating 14-point guidelines, and that the Anti-Dust campaign will continue. The ban on trucks entering Delhi has also been lifted, said Rai, adding that other measures like water sprinkling, Anti-Open Burning Campaign & PUC Checking will continue. He also said the Night Patrol will now monitor construction sites for overnight violations. The Environment Minister urged the people of Delhi to report violations of any of the anti-pollution guidelines via the Green Delhi App,…