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Outrage after videos of teens torturing stray dogs surface from Zakir Nagar A video of teens torturing stray dogs in Zakir Nagar is talk of the virtual world with some Okhla residents and animal lovers expressing their deep shock over the development. In an Instagram post, boys aged 16-17 have been accused of beating the stray dogs in the locality. A series of videos and pictures was posted by @streetdogsofbombay and @fightagainstanimalcruelties on Instagram. In the videos, a girl is heard interacting with some youngsters, trying to find out the actual culprits. The post urges authorities to take action against…
Real-life heroes: Batla House residents use rope, mat to save 20 people trapped in burning building (video) When there is calamity or any incident takes place then people get scared and run away. But there are always bravehearts who risk their lives to save the stranded. https://youtu.be/giIanGuygLc And that is what happened in Batla House on Thursday morning when local residents rushed to rescue some 20 people trapped inside a building that was on fire with smoke billowing from the site. A resident said a few residents did a commendable job. “After coming to know about the fire Umar of bismillah…
JMI alumna Uzma gets 100% scholarship offer for PhD from six US Universities Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) alumna Uzma Khan, who completed her MSc Electronics course from the Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, JMI in 2021 has received offers to do a fully-funded PhD from six prestigious American Universities. She applied for 100% scholarship in nine US Universities and received offers from six. Her area of research will be ‘Underwater wireless communication and signal processing’. Uzma has been offered 100% tuition fee waiver along with a monthly stipend for an on-campus job of research/teaching assistant in…
IMD predicts no major relief from intense heat till June 15 There is no respite from blistering heat. Okhla residents woke up to a hot and humid Thursday with weather soaring. For the last many days the intense heat has made life of Okhla residents difficult with many preferring to stay indoors as heawave continues unabated across Delhi and other parts of India. The India Meteorological Department said on Thursday said there will be no major relief from the hot weather likely till June 15. However, the maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India is expected to…
Watch: Another fire incident reported from Jamia Nagar, Good Samaritans rescue stranded residents, fire doused A day after the Jamia Nagar metro station fire in which more than 90 vehicles, including parked e-rickshaws, got gutted another fire incident was reported on Thursday morning at 9 from Batla House near Shahab Masjid, according to residents. https://youtu.be/zovnkqznzUc Two women with minor burn injuries were rushed to the hospital with local police also turning up on the spot, said residents. A resident, an eyewitness to the incident, said the fire most probably started with short circuit at ground floor of the building with…
JMI Professor Mohd. Zahid Ashraf receives prestigious Visitor’s Award by Hon’ble President of India Jamia Professor Mohd. Zahid Ashraf, Head, Department of Biotechnology received the prestigious Visitor’s Award 2020 by President Shri Ram Nath Kovind today in an impressive award ceremony before the Visitor’s Conference 2022 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan which was attended by JMI Vice Chancellor, Prof. Najma Akhtar too. Prof. Ashraf received the award for his pioneering research on resolving the mystery of blood clotting on exposure to hypoxia at high altitudes. He received a citation and Rs.2,50,000/- as award money. Prof. Ashraf was conferred this award under…
Fire broke out at the electric motor parking at Tikona Park in Jamia Nagar on Wednesday early morning, according to residents. No loss of life was reported from the spot till the filing of the report. However, vehicles were damaged and parked e-rickshaws gutted leading to huge loss to the owners. https://youtu.be/UyD4sp8UJBc Fire was doused as fire brigade reached the spot. Syed Izhar head of ETO Okhla parking where the fire broke out a few hours ago told the OT that the incident occurred at 4.30 am and no loss of life has been reported yet. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1534414408507850752 E-rickshaws parked there…
Jamia Chief Proctor Khan gets top additional responsibility on campus Chief Proctor Waseem Ahmad Khan has got top additional responsibility in Jamia Millia Islamia. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1534213851327213570 In a latest development, the university notice mentioned: “Consequent upon the above, Jamia has appointed Professor Waseem Ahmad Khan department of Teacher Training and non-formal education, as director games and sports.” It is expected that Khan, who has been handling university affairs for years will add some new dimension to games and sports at Jamia after becoming its director. University sources said after being appointed Chief Proctor in July, 2019, he has led from the…
Media & gender: How Muslim women represented 2011 to 2021 is the disaster for not only economy and health system but also for the data. The fundamental question is whether data exist and is it usable. We do not know the population of the country, do not know data about consumption, expenditure and we don’t know when will census happens. This is a serious issue”. Prof. Amitabh Kundu, Senior Economist, expressed these views today at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in the first panel discussion of the conference “Gender and Inclusion: a focus on Muslim Women” Prof. Amir Ullah…
Okhla reels under severe heatwave, mercury soars in Delhi Okhla residents got up in the morning to hot weather with mercury soaring in Delhi for the last many days. The national capital is in the grip of heat wave with the mercury staying above the 45-degree Celsius mark in many areas of the national Capital on Monday. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1534089251314634754 At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s base station, the maximum temperature settled at 43.5 degrees Celsius as against 44.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday and 43.9 on Saturday. Najafgarh was the hottest place in Delhi with the maximum temperature settling at 46.4 degrees, five…