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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…
Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) has slammed the alleged “conduct of the PVC office and the Proctor office” over a meeting called by the teachers’ body on February 1. “The letter circulated by the PVC office and the Proctor office were highly condemned by the JTA EC,” said JTA EC resolution of February 1 carrying signatures of its several members. The letter providing background of the development on the campus said: “In reference to the meeting of the Extended Executive Council of JTA called today dated February 1 at 12.50 pm vide the notification dated 30.1.2022 sent to all esteemed JTA…
Endangered Egyptian vulture rescued An Egyptian vulture was found in a semi-conscious state outside a house in sector-26, Noida. The large bird was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit and is currently under observation. The NGO also rescued an injured Indian Rat snake from St. Martin’s Diocesan School in Delhi Cantt. A family residing in Sector-26, Noida was shocked to find a vulture lying in a semi-conscious state outside their house, earlier this week. Worried for its well-being, they contacted Wildlife SOS on their 24-Hour helpline number (+91-9917109666). A two-member rescue team was immediately dispatched by the NGO…
Fact-check news, video in three simple steps Trainer Joydeep Das Gupta, Editor News Sense, conducted online workshop from 11 am to 12:30 pm on Wednesday guiding students, mostly from Okhla, to fact-check the news in three simple steps. Dr AV Baliga Memorial Trust in collaboration with FactShala organised the workshop on “The Importance of Digital Hygiene and Fighting Misinformation in the Digital Age.” Gupta informed the participants that the first step is to trace the source of information/news. “Once people establish that the news has come from a reliable source, they can move to next step. The second step is…
Will Owaisi’s entry disrupt AAP, Cong plans in Okhla this time? Will Owaisi’s entry disrupt AAP, Cong plans in Okhla this time? This and other questions are being debated by political observers in Muslim-dominated Okhla. This is not for the first time that Asaduddin Owaisi’s party is making entry into MCD polls. Its earlier experiment to woo Muslims to its fold in Okhla has failed to click. However, the newly-appointed Okhla-based Delhi president of AIMIM, Kaleem Ul Hafeez, told the OT over phone that the party is ready to contest with all its strength and it is getting overwhelming response…