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Man’s body found, panic grips Noor Nagar residents Panic gripped locals after a body of a man was allegedly found in Noor Nagar area on Saturday morning, according to a resident. Following which, police were informed and then cops and forensic team reached the spot and took away the body of the man for post-mortem, said Syed Fouzul Azeem urf Arshi. He said words spread in the locality today about a body of a man, identified as one Arshad (yet to be officially confirmed), being found in a jungle area near Noor Nagar jhuggi by some residents who had gone…

3 Jamia students who participated in Safoora Zargar stir asked to appear in Proctor Office Three Jamia Millia Islamia students, who had participated in a stir on the campus on August 6 over cancellation of admission of Safoora Zargar, have got a mellowed notice from the authorities to appear before the top officials, according to a reliable university source. https://youtu.be/R1e1BKBQ1Zs The source, a student, said the three got the notice and they have been asked to present themselves in front of the Proctorial staff. Since the Sociology Department cancelled 29-year-old Safoora’s admission claiming “unsatisfactory” progress in her thesis work, some…

Jamia student Ahmed’s picture gets national recognition A committee formed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Government of India (GoI) has selected the picture taken by Insaram Ahmed Khan, a student of BArch- IVth year, Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia among the best 25 photographs taken from over 5000 photographs sent in by students from National Institutes. He was felicitated today at a ceremony organised by the MoHUA at Vigyan Bhawan where he received a certificate from Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs: Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs: Kaushal…

Hafiz to NEET: How to crack NEET without coaching with flying colours, 2 Okhla brothers share tips These days there is a huge rush at coaching institutes of students trying to prepare for NEET as the perception is that without studying in coaching institutes cracking a tough exams like NEET to become doctor is near impossible. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1568199210151084033 But two brothers of Okhla have proved it wrong as they have cracked the NEET with flying colours without any coaching. Jamia Nagar residents, Osama, 20 and Ghazanfar, 18, have cleared the NEET scoring 620 and 665 respectively to the delight of their…

Cyber-fraud gang busted, 65 held for duping people on pretext of updating BSES electricity bill People who were fleeced by fraudsters in the name of payment of electricity bills through SMS and WhatsApp messages can now heave a sigh of relief for some time as sixty-five fraudsters from several States have been arrested for allegedly duping 200 people on the pretext of updating their electricity bills. According to police, arrests were made in raids conducted in 22 cities across the country in the last 10 days. The OT had reported that how a Jamia Nagar resident was the latest in…

Extension lecture on Muslims role in freedom movement held An extension lecture as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav in the Department of History of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) was organised very recently. Eminent Historian Prof. Syed Mohammad Azizuddin Husain, former Director, Raza Library, Rampur delivered the lecture Role of Indian Muslims in Freedom Movement” yesterday. Prof. Danish Moin, Head, Department of History presided over. Prof. Azizuddin gave a brief and comprehensive introduction of Indian history and particularly the role and services of Muslims in the Indian freedom movement. While commenting on the first war of independence of…

Videos of chicken seized in anti-encroachment drive from Batla House talk of Okhla, know the whole matter Two videos on social media are talk of Okhla. Uploaded by local leader Mahmood Ahmed on his timeline on Wednesday, in the video the AAP leader can be seen accusing people of seizing chickens in anti-encroachment drive in Batla House. Most probably on a bike with one person, Mahmood said just see these MCD guys are running away and are not willing to talk after seizing chickens from shopkeepers of the locality. The authenticity of both the videos could not be ascertained by…

Jamia Prof Shehzad Anjum adds another feather to his cap Professor Shehzad Anjum, Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia, has been honoured with the Parvez Shahidi Award of the West Bengal Urdu Academy for his work in Urdu language. He is a critic, researcher and the senior most Professor of the department. Some of his published books are Urdu Ke Ghair Muslim Shaura-o-Udaba, Ahad Saz Shaksiyat: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, Deedawar Naqqad: Gopi Chand Narang, Azadi Ke Baad Urdu Shairi, Azhar Inayati: Ek Sukhanwar Shayar, Ehtisham Hussain Ki Takhliqi Nigarishat, Tanqeedi Jehaat, Urdu Aur Hindustan Ki Mushtarka Tahzeebi Virasat, Rabindranath…

Jamia students showcase Monkeypox Detection and Data Analysis project at IBM Function MSc Banking and Financial Analytics students of Department of Economics , Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) who won the first position in the prestigious Pan India IBM Skills Build Data Analytics Innovation Camp Competition showcased their project “Monkeypox Detection and Data Analysis” in an impressive function organised by IBM at India International Centre on 30.8.2022. The function was attended by Government officials and IBM executives, winning projects members and a few academia. As part of the University Placement Cell’s MOU with IBM Skill Build, IBM organized a Data Analytics…

Was planning to take my ailing child to doctor but got stuck in traffic jam: Resident I was planning to take my ailing child to doctor but got stuck in traffic jam, according to a Jamia Nagar resident. “This is the condition of the road. Heavy traffic and I was planning to take my ailing child to a doctor but got stuck in this maddening traffic. Had to park my scooty next to police station and board the metro. The root cause is yet another breakdown of a DTC bus: A common phenomenon. Traffic right from Okhla Vihar metro till…