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Dilli Ki Yogshala: If you want to practice yoga, call this number Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined ‘Dilli Ki Yogshala’ on the occasion of International Yoga Day to promote and practice yoga in the national capital. Motivating the people to switch over to a healthier life through Yoga, the CM said: “Throughout India, Delhi has become the city with the highest number of people doing Yoga in its parks. We are now on a mission to take this number from thousands to lakhs. We have made medical treatment completely free in Delhi’s hospitals. Our aim is to now ensure that…

Yoga now being celebrated globally because of efforts of Modi: Jamia V-C Najma Jamia  Millia  Islamia today celebrated  8th  International  Day  of  Yoga, with the theme of the year as “Yoga for Humanity”. The main programme was organised by the Office of the Games & Sports at the NMAK Pataudi Sports Complex of the university. JMI Vice Chancellor and the Chief Guest, Prof. Najma Akhtar inaugurated the programme that started at 07:30 am. A spiritually invigorating Yoga session was practiced by NCC cadets, NSS volunteers and staff members of the university while following the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP).  Yoga Expert Dr. Jai Singh, Associate Professor, Department…

Sadaf, Inshal, Fazal share top slot with 97.86% in Class 10 Board results of Jamia Jamia Millia Islamia has declared the result of Class 10 (regular) today. Out of the total students assessed approximately 50 per cent were boys and 50.41 per cent were girls. A total of 99.03 per cent students cleared the exam. The result is available online at http://jmicoe.in. First position was shared by one girl and two boys –Sadaf, Mohammad Inshal and Rehan Fazal with 97.86 per cent marks respectively. Md Akhtar Raza with 97.57 per cent of marks secured the 2nd position. There was a…

RWA writes to LG over proposal for expansion of Okhla WTE plant Residents of Sukhdev Vihar have written a letter to LG VK Saxena, expressing their concern over the proposal to expand Okhla waste-to-energy (WTE) plant. Local residents, who have been opposing the plant for more than 12 years, strongly feel that it should not be located in the middle of residential areas and institutions, including three major hospitals. A legal battle is also going on. The letter was written by the Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association (RWA) after news surfaced that the LG last week directed officials to increase…

Residents, Okhla’s top cops discuss burning issues A meeting between top cops of Okhla and some residents was held a few days ago in Batla House where areas’ burning issues were discussed. “In the meeting with the top cops of Okhla, several burning issues of the locality were discussed,” said Mohd Hamza president RWA Sailing Club Society, Batla House. He said since several cases of fire has been reported from the locality in the last few months due to short circuit, the residents raised the issue of illegal e-charging points on the Sailing Club Road in Batla House. “Besides, issues…

Opportunity for budding sportspersons Delhi Sports University will begin admission process for its first Delhi Sports School from June 22. This sports school, established by the Delhi government, aims at providing world-class sports infrastructure to the students and will prepare them for various international championships through professional training. Speaking about the admissions, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said: “Delhi Sports School will accept students from all over the country. Through this unique sports school, our government aims to identify exemplary sports talent from all over India and nurture them. We will train students to become international sports champions and Olympians…

Smartphones worth Rs 15 lakh stolen from Zakir Nagar shop Thieves broke into a mobile showroom at Zakir Nagar and decamped with mobile phones worth lakhs of rupees. They took away more than 50 phones worth Rs 15 lakh, said shop owner Shahid, who gave only one name. He said the thieves entered into the shop by lifting the shutter at 4 am and stole phones for thirty mintues and then left the area, said the shop owner adding that the theft has been captured in the CCTV. He said one of the accused was sleeping outside the shop for…

Prof. Atiqur Rahman, Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, has been appointed as Chief Proctor and Incharge (Security) of the university with effect from 16-06-2022. He will be replacing Waseem Ahmad Khan, who had taken charge of the position, in July, 2019, managing the show well, according to a source. It is understood that Khan is going on haj. It is not known yet whether the position is temporary or permanent.

Shops sealed in Batla House to curb child labour Three shops were sealed in Batla House to curb child labour, said Mahmood Ahmed. “On Thursday operation to rescue child labours was held and three shops were sealed. After coming to know about the incident I rushed to the spot and spoke with the NGO and authorities,” said AAP leader Mahmood. https://youtu.be/orzF6BRdpXo He said what left many residents upset was that in one case a minor who had gone to purchase some items was also stopped. “We are not against the child labour rescue operation. Our request is that rule and…

Tributes, condolences pour in for Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang The Urdu world, including Jamia Millia Islamia fraternity, expressed its grief when news broke on the social media day ago that eminent Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang, who also taught at Jamia, passed away at 91 in the US. Born in February 11, 1931 in Dukki, a town in Balochistan in British India (now Pakistan), Narang did his post graduation in Urdu from the University of Delhi. Narang joined Jamia as a professor in 1974. Before that he taught in other universities as well. An Indian theorist, literary critic, and…