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Crescent moon not sighted, Eid ul Fitr 2021 on Friday, residents told to offer namz at home As crescent moon was not sighted in India, Eid ul Fitr 2021 will be held on Friday, according to media reports sighting Shahi Ahmed Bukhari. Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari announced Eid ul Fitr to be celebrated on Friday, May 14 as moon was not sighted on Wednesday. The development was followed after reports surfaced of moon not been sighted in Saudi Arabia. Many Okhla residents were on their rooftops looking for the moon. This means that residents will have to keep one more…

Watch: Jamia Nagar residents turn good Samaritans The second wave of Covid-19 has hit nation hard, including Okhla with many facing hardship. In Okhla though many have recovered from the infection but some even lost their near and dear ones from Covid. And in this time of crisis when many have been arrested across the country for black marketing Covid related items and cheating patients’ family members, some Jamia Nagar residents have come forward to help the needy. Pro Zakat Foundation-lead by Dilshad Ahmad and volunteers Abdullah Ahmed, Shahbuddin, Aariz Mehmood, Noorul Islam Khan, Ershad Ahmad and others, all residents…

While I was fighting Covid my father breathed his last, couldn’t see him one last time: Journalist Arfa The Wire senior journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani informed the world about the death of her father through Twitter a day ago. Azhar Md Khan, 79, was a resident of Zakir Nagar West and he died on May 3. “Many people are wrongly saying that he died of Covid. I think there was confusion. He was bed ridden for years and died a natural death and he was not a Covid patient,” said Khan’s son-in-law Fahad Jamil. He told the OT over phone…

Jamia teachers’ body beigns fundraising for 50-bed Jamia hospital after staffers die of Covid, JTA secy Dr Irfan donates Rs 50K A teachers’ body of Jamia Millia Islamia released an appeal on Tuesday (May 11) for fundraising to build a 50-bed hospital on the campus. The very first contribution of rupees 50,000/- was made by JTA secretary Dr M Irfan Qureshi from his bank account through a cheque bearing the instrument number 953044/dated 11.05.2021 towards the creation of Jamia Hospital in Jamia. A letter is being written to the Vice-Chancellor urging to make a 50-bed hospital and requesting to create…

‘VISION’ Launches Covid Field Hospital A Covid Field Hospital under Alshifa Multispeciality Hospital in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Trust will be officially launched today evening at 5.45. The Field Hospital is being oranized in collation with Aster Volunteers, the CSR arm of UAE-based Aster DM Healthcare and this will function at The Scholar School in Jamia Nagar, Delhi, run by Human Welfare Foundation. The full-fledged Field Hospital will have 50 bed capacity and will admit 25 asymptamatic Covid positive patients in the first state and later will upgrade to 50-beds. Facilities like 100 oxygen cylinders, 10 oxygen…

No Eid namaz at Jamia Millia’s Jama Masjid This year around as 2nd wave of Covid has wreaked havoc with many Okhla residents losing their near and dear ones, communal prayers in local mosques were restricted with elderly urging residents to stop frequenting to mosques and crowded places for safety reasons. It appears that for safety reasons, Jamia Millia Islamia has decided to not hold namaz at its mosque. As words spread in the virtual world, the OT called up the imam of the mosque to know about the development. The phone was picked up by a person, who claimed…

What Eid 2021 means for Okhlaiites who won Covid battle When on April 4, Aseem Asha got Covid positive and over days when the infection spread to his other family members, he was despondent like others in the locality. And things got worse for him after he had to get his mother with high blood pressure admitted to a hospital. However, he and his family were lucky that after days all of them recovered and they feel blessed to have won the battle at a time when news was pouring in of people dying of Covid in his neighbourhood, he…

Al Shifa adds more Covid beds Al Shifa Hospital located in Abul Fazal Enclave has added 10 more Covid beds, according to a reliable source. With this the total Covid beds strength has now increased to 54, said the source. It is understood that work for establishing Covid temporary hospital in The Scholar School is in final stage and might start soon, said the source. However, a resident said the Covid field hospital has hit the roadblock after some residents in the AFE lane are opposing the move fearing that it might lead to spread of infection in the overcrowded…

MANUU pharmacist Rizwan passes away at 42 Syed Rizwan Ali son of Syed Fayak Ali, pharmacist, Health Centre, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, passed away on May 7, 2021 after a brief illness at the age of 42 years. He is survived by wife Nusrat Begum & a son Shayaan Samar. Syed Rizwan Ali had joined MANUU on February 21, 2007. An online condolence meeting was held today at the university. Prof S M Rahmatullah, Vice Chancellor I/c, Prof. Siddiqui Mohd. Mahmood, Registrar I/c, Prof. Fahim Akhtar, Head Dept. Of Islamic Studies; Wajihus Shams, Lab Technician; Thamimuddin Khaja, X-Ray Technician;…

In the midst of the pandemic, Jamia Millia Islamia extends immediate financial relief to the families of the deceased employees. Reaching out to the families of the deceased employees who died in harness during the ongoing Covid -19 pandemic, Prof. Najma Akhtar, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, has directed all Deans, HoDs, Directors and Heads of administrative units of the university to immediately process the relevant papers for extending entitlements to them as per the government norms. The Registrar, JMI has issued a circular to all Deans, HoDs, Directors and Heads of administrative units to send name, designation and other…