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Gambling racket busted in Jamia Nagar, staked money seized The staff of PS Jamia Nagar, of South East District has arrested A mastermind of gambling racket has been arrested with the recovery of mobile phone and stake money used in the gambling, according to Jamia Nagar police. On February 3 a police team was on patrolling duty where they met an informer who informed them about running of a gambling racket at Joga Bai Extension. The patrolling staff at once approached to the spot and apprehended one person. …On his cursory search, gambling slips, one mobile phone and stake money…

Earthquake hits Af, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, did you feel in Okhla? An earthquake measuring 5.7-magnitude hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region on Saturday at 9.45 am with tremors being felt in parts of Delhi-NCR and across Jammu & Kashmir, according to media reports. Earthquake of Magnitude:5.7, Occurred on 05-02-2022, 09:45:59 IST, Lat: 36.340 & Long: 71.05, Depth: 181 Km, Location: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, tweeted National Center for Seismology.

Jamia alumni vow to help underprivileged aspirants to crack AJK-MCRC Entrance 2022, become journalist Aimed at enabling the sections with weaker representation in the overall media landscape, a few AJK-MCRC Jamia alumni have come together and launched virtual workshops and sessions to help aspiring students join the prestigious Anwar Jamal Kidwai, Mass Communication and Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. The coaching group – Lucid Lens in their posted shared that the group shall help prepare students for the courses including MA Mass Communication, MA Convergent Journalism and MA Development Communication, said Daud Arif, one of the instructors of the course…

Zakir Nagar resident Ufana bags young scientist award Dr. Ufana Riaz, Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia and resident of Zakir Nagar, has been conferred with “Sir CV Raman Young Scientist Award 2021” along with the award money of Rs 25,000 in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of Materials Chemistry by the St. Peters Institute of Higher Education and Research, Avadi Chennai. The award and citation were presented at the 12th convocation of the Institute. Dr. Ufana Riaz has published more than 140 research papers in the field of conducting polymers, co-authored 3 books…

Schools for Classes 9-12 to reopen from Monday, nursery to Class 8 to reopen after a week All schools and colleges will reopen in Delhi from Monday, February 7. This announcement came after a meeting of the DDMA. In the first phase, classes for grade 9-12 will be resumed in a ‘hybrid model’ and in the second phase classes for nursery to grade 8 will resume from February 14, according to Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. All classes at Delhi colleges will be conducted in offline mode from February 7 onwards. Sisodia went on to say because the positivity…

AIMIM leader Kaleem Ul Hafeez bereaved AIMIM leader Kaleem Ul Hafeez bereaved. “Ammi has passed away, may Allah forgive her and grant her the highest place in Paradise… Amen,” he wrote a few minutes, while sharing the information with the OT through WhatsApp. Namaz e Janaza will be held today at 8.15 pm at Markaz Jamaat e Islami Hind, Abul Fazal Enclave. Hasrati Beghum was 85 years old and four days ago she fell in her house and got hurt, Kaleem Ul Hafeez told the OT over phone. She was rushed to a hospital where she couldn’t be revived. In…

Watch: Batla House dispensary outer area cries for attention The outer area of Batla House dispensary in Okhla cries for attention and is in bad shape, according to residents. A resident told the OT over phone requesting anonymity that the area leading to the only Delhi Government-run dispensary in Batla House is in tatters. “The entrance road which leads to the dispensary where mostly poor residents of the locality turn up for treatment is not paved. During rain it gets muddy and hard for patients to reach the dispensary. Besides, garbage is thrown all over by residents. Cars also parked…

How many Jamia alumni contesting in UP polls? Campaigning for the UP Assembly elections 2022 is in full swing with polling for the first phase to be held on February 10. Some Jamia Millia Islamia alumni are also in the race. Kamal Akhtar is contesting from Kanth in Moradabad and Naeem Ul Hasan from Dhampur in Bijnor, said Jamia alumnus Nasir Sultan Qazi. Both Kamla and Naeem are from the SP and during their students’ life they were president of Jamia Students’ Union. The status of BSP leader Shah Alam, who now has joined SP, is not yet known in…

Beloved Jamia school teacher Ikram retires after 19 years After serving Jamia School for 19 years and teaching Arabic, teacher Ikram Ul Haque retired from Syed Abid Hussain senior secondary school, self finance, a few days ago. Many teachers gathered at school to give farewell to Ikram’s retirement wishing him best of luck and some even posting his photos of the last day at the school on the social media. Ikram originally from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh came to Jamia Millia Islamia years ago to study BA Honours in Arabic from the university after finishing his studies from a local…

Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Prof Najma Akhtar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM residence on Wednesday, said the university. After presenting a shawl to the Prime Minister as a token of respect the Vice Chancellor discussed a number of issues with him. This was the second meeting of the Vice Chancellor with the Prime Minister in the last two years. The Vice Chancellor said it was quite heartening to see that the Prime Minister was very much aware about the recent achievements of the university including A++ accreditation by the NAAC. She said it is quite…