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MA Legal Studies: All you need to know and how to apply Maulana Azad National Urdu University has launched MA Legal Studies programme through merit based from the academic year 2022-23 in collaboration with NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. The programme, one of its kind in the country, is offered under self-finance category and tuition fee per semester for the programme is Rs. 10,000/-. According to Prof. SK. Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar, the completion of the programme will help  students in preparing for competitive exams and may be placed in companies, NGOs as welfare officers, Legal Officer, CSR Executives etc. The…

Namazis hardship caught on camera on a rainy day this Friday prayer at Masjid Ek Minar in Shaheen Bagh. A resident, who share this video doing round on social media, said whenever it rain many streets and places in Okhla get flooded. https://youtu.be/2xd78MzTM0g

19-year-old ailing youth admitted in Okhla hospital gets new lease of life through green corridor A 9.2-km green corridor in 14 minutes has given a new lease of life to a 19-year-old boy in Okhla who had been suffering from suffering from advanced heart failure for one-and-a-half years. According to media reports, doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla, have been credited for this medical feat and successfully transplanting the heart of a 55-year-old-brain dead donor to the boy in a complex surgery on Tuesday. The donor had fallen unconscious on the road while going for a morning walk and…

Silt cleared from Abul Fazal Enclave nallah, but dumped on roadside for weeks Silt cleared from Abul Fazal Enclave nallah weeks ago has been left on the roadside causing hardship to residents. It was weeks ago when the AFE nallah was cleaned and residents welcomed it but what caused hardship to them is that it has been left on the road, said a local. If you walk on the AFE road then you can see for yourself how silt has been left on the roadside, said a local resident, adding that this is the norm in the locality which is a…

Okhla resident latest victim of electricity bill scam, know how much money he lost In the digital age, fraudsters are lurking in the virtual world to deceive you. The case in point is of one Jamia Nagar resident who has become latest victim of electricity bill scam. According to the resident’s friend, it was a just two days ago when he received a message on his WhatsApp saying “pay dues for electricity supply, failing which the power will be cut by 9.30pm”. The resident got alarmed and called on the given number with the caller asking him to pay the…

20-25 years wait for Govt hospital for Okhlaiites to end soon, Sarita Vihar hospital 55% complete Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal conducted an on-site inspection of 330 bed under-construction Delhi government hospital in Sarita Vihar on Tuesday. “This highly modern, first of its kind hospital will hopefully be ready by October-November. We took up a project to construct 7 new 100% ICU hospitals during COVID to prepare Delhi to fight any pandemic like situation in the future too. Even though COVID is on the low, all of these 7 hospitals will scale up Delhi’s public health infrastructure and aid the residents.…

6 students of Jamia make university proud Team ‘Epione’ comprising six students from the Department of Computer Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) bagged the first prize in this year’s Smart India Hackathon (SIH) along with a cash prize of rupees 1 lakh. SIH is a nationwide initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems of the society, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving. This year, the 36-hour long hackathon was held on 25th- 26th August at 75 Nodal Centres across the…

Jamia Nagar police public library scoops award for welfare services The Delhi police public library of PS Jamia Nagar was awarded with Indian Community Social Responsibility (ICSR) award for providing welfare services to the people. This award under the patronage of Brand Honchos has been won by PS Jamia Nagar’s library by competing with other 100 libraries situated at different locations in Delhi. This library was established in 2012 with the collaborative efforts of Shikhar Organisation, an NGO and Delhi Police. Nadeem Akhtar is head of the Shikhar. Since then, it has been in operation to provide aspirants specially from…

Kejriwal, Sisodia come to Okhla to review hospital work in Sarita Vihar Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited Sarita Vihar today to review work of 330-bed hospital in Sarita Vihar. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan was also present on the site. “Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia reached Okhla to review work for building 330-bed hospital. Very soon a new hospital for the Okhla residents will come up,” tweeted Khan. It was on September 1, 2021 when media had reported quoting then Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain saying the city government is going to build seven…

Supports pour in for Safoora, 150 activists urge Jamia VC Najma to revoke cancellation of her admission over ‘unsatisfactory’ progress report Since news surfaced of Jamia cancelling student activist Safoora Zargar’s admission citing “unsatisfactory” progress report by the supervisor, support has poured in for Safoora. https://youtu.be/KVv2jem_RR4 She was enrolled with the Department of Sociology in the integrated MPhil/PhD programme. The university in a notice said the scholar did not apply for an extension before the “expiry of the stipulated maximum period”. A few hours ago, Safoora wrote that on August 30, 2022, over 150 feminist activists, individuals and groups came…