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Beware! Jamia marks this notice about reopening of varsity ‘fake’ A fake notice about reopening of Jamia Millia Islamia has left university officials alarmed. Following which the university issued a statement, putting fake on the notice and said the guidelines mentioned in the notice not valid. Surprisingly, the fake notice carries signature of university Registrar Professor Nazim Hussain Jafri. When asked by Jafri whether the university will initiate enquiry to find out who was behind this mischievous act, he told the OT over phone that the varsity has issued a statement to end confusion if any persists. “Citing to the…
MIM submitted memorandum over Urdu missing from police stations’ signboards: Kaleem Ul Hafeez A memorandum was submitted over Urdu missing from police stations’ signboards in Delhi, according to All India Majlis-e-Ittehad Delhi president Kaleem Ul Hafeez. “We met top police officials and informed them about the development,” Hafeez told the OT over phone adding that it had come to his notice after many Urdu newspapers carried reports about the missing Urdu from two police stations in Jamia Nagar. It is sad to see that Urdu which is accorded the status of second language in Delhi is being ignored and its…
Jamia alumnus Shah Alam becomes AIMIM face in Purvanchal Two-time BSP MLA, Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali, is now the face of Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Purvanchal. After joining AIMIM, the sitting MLA, also an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, is AIMIM candidate from Mubarakpur which is to see polling in the last phase. Jamali had won the 2012 polls from here. Later on in 2017, he also won the seat on BSP ticket. The Jamia alumnus quit the party on November 25. After distancing himself from the BSP, the buzz a few days ago was…
Plastic, garbage choke Abul Fazal Enclave nala, residents resent The open nala in Abul Fazal Enclave is full with plastic waste and garbage dump, according to residents. When asked from where does the plastic waste come, a resident said it is thrown by people who reside in the area. The flat near the nalla is priced at Rs 50 lakh but we know of cases where people to save a few bucks throw garbage wrapped in plastic from their windows at night or early morning, said a resident while interacting with the OT. The issue of plastic waste and garbage…
Mathematician Prof Ayub gets new top responsibility in Jamia Professor Ayub Khan, Head, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, has got a new responsibility at the top in the university. A notice issued by the university on Wednesday reads: “The Vice Chancellor Jamia Millia Islamia in terms of Statute 9(1) of the university, has been pleased to appoint Professor Ayub Khan, Head, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, as Dean of Students’ Welfare, with immediate effect for a period of three years, or till attaining the age of superannuation or till further…
Ticket-seekers in Okhla launch poster blitz, frittering away lakhs of rupees on defacing Jamia Nagar Hoping for a party ticket to contest the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections, which is just a few months away, some leaders and activists nursing political clout, have already launched poster blitz in Okhla. Most of them have got their posters pasted illegally across the locality, defacing the whole locality. A walk through the locality shows banners hanging, posters on walls, said one Okhla watcher, adding that just see in their desperate desire to get ticket these self-proclaimed leaders some being backed by facebookya…
SDMC schools resume classes, nursery to Class V students excited South Delhi Municipal Corporation has opened its schools for Nursery to Class 5 students from February 14. All SDMC Primary Schools were closed for two years due to Covid pandemic and children attending classes were excited as they had got the opportunity to come to school after a long period of time. School administrations, too, had made all arrangements to welcome students. Classrooms were given a beautiful look with boards and other items, it said. “Schools witnessed a good footfall on the first and second days of opening. Deputy Commissioners…
Crowdfunding drive for 2 Zakir Nagar youths in ICU after accident A crowdfunding drive has been raised for two Zakir Nagar youths battling for life after they met with an accident in a town of Bihar. Sadique Rahman has launched the drive on fund raising platform impactguru and wrote: “The funds raised through this campaign will save my brother’s life.” Help Saad, Zaid to recover from accidental injuries “My name is Sadique Rahman and I am raising funds for my friends Saad, 18, and Zaid 22, who met with a terrible accident last night, both of them got badly injured…
Prof Mahfooz new Head of Jamia’s Urdu department Prof Ahmad Mahfooz has been appointed as the Head of the Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia. Professor Ahmad is a prominent poet and expert in classical literature and he has been performing teaching duties in this field for a long time. Professor Ahmed Mahfooz belongs to Allahabad and his area of interest is classical Urdu Poetry and Poetics, Mir Taqi Mir Studies. Besides Urdu, he is well versed in English, Hindi and Persian. He did is PhD on A Critical Study of Mir Criticism in Urdu, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and MPhil…
Closed for two years, Jamia issues office order over its re-opening Days after some students’ peaceful protest for reopening of Jamia Millia Islamia citing that many universities have opened their doors for students after Covid cases have decreased across India, Jamia Millia Islamia posted an office order on its social media regarding its decision to reopen the university. It was in March 2020 when Jamia was closed following the arrival of Covid in India. A two-page notice issued on February 14 carrying signature of Jamia Registrar Nazim Husain Jafri on Monday is online. “The university has limited seats in the…