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JMI student wins two bronze medals in National Para Badminton Championship Munna Khalid, a Ph.D. student enrolled at the Hindi Department, Jamia Millia Islamia, won two bronze medals in 4th National Para Badminton Championship organised by Para Sports Association of Odisha from 24th-26th December,2021 at Bhubaneswar . Khalid secured one bronze medal in single event and the other bronze in the double event partnering with Suresh Kadki. He has become the first player from the State of NCT of Delhi to have won a medal in any National Level Para Badminton Championship. “I am very happy and it is my…

Jamia closes university gymnasium, indoor activities at sports complex Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Professor Najma Akhtar has asked all students and employees of the university to strictly follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour in view of the surge in Covid-19 and its new variant Omicron cases in the national Capital. An office order in this regard has been issued by the Registrar, Jamia yesterday. People visiting the university have been directed to greet without physical contact, maintain physical distance and follow Covid protocol. They were asked to follow these guidelines at all times and all places on the school and university…

Delhi logs 923 Covid cases, highest since May 30; positivity 1.29%, The national Capital registered 923 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to health department data. In the last 24 hours the positivity rate touched 1.29 per cent from 0.89 per cent on Tuesday. No fresh fatality was reported, the bulletin stated. The Wednesday’s number is the highest since May 30 when Delhi had recorded 946 Covid-19 cases and 78 deaths with a positivity rate of 1.25 per cent. The infection almost doubled the number of infections recorded the previous day. On Tuesday, Delhi saw 496 Covid-19 cases and one…

So far 238 Omicron cases in Delhi, 57 discharged: Jain While assuring the people of Delhi, Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday stated that the Delhi government is prepared at every level to deal with corona. “So far, 238 cases of Omicron have been reported in Delhi and majority of Omicron cases have been found in international travellers. After recovering, 57 of these people have returned home,” he said. Jain stated that the government has increased our vaccination capacity and can now perform up to three lakh vaccinations per day. Jain provided detailed information on the situation in Delhi regarding…

Winged guests flock Okhla as mercury dips Migratory birds have arrived in Okhla Bird Sanctuary. It is expected that their numbers are expected to increase as the temperature decreases further. A bird watcher, who is regular at OBS, said 16 species of winter migratory water birds were spotted this year. “Graylag Geese, Eurasian Coot and Northern Shoveler and other species were seen. One species of IUCN Red-listed threatened bird – Common Pochard, also spotted. Through the forthcoming AWC 2022 in January 2022 the exact status of the winter migratory water birds will be known,” said TK Roy, ecologist, conservationist, and…

Yellow alert in Delhi: Know what’s allowed, what’s not The Delhi government imposed yellow alert in the national Capital with Covid cases increasing as the city recorded 496 Covid cases, 1 death with positivity rate at 0.89 per cent in the last 24 hours, highest since June 4. GRAP Level 1 was implemented due to positivity level remaining over 0.5 per cent for past 2-3 days. “We are imposing restrictions to avoid this virus from entering anyone’s homes. A few months ago, we had formulated a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) in order to take appropriate action and impose restrictions…

496 Covid cases, 1 death, positivity 0.89% in Delhi, highest since June 4 Covid cases continue to increase in Delhi. If on Monday the national Capital saw 331 positive cases on Tuesday the city reported 496 fresh cases. The number is the highest since June 4, 2021. The positivity rate increased to 0.89 per cent today. Also, the city reported one death, according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday. Delhi recorded 523 fresh Covid cases and 50 fatalities on June 4, while the positivity rate stood at 0.68 per cent, official figures stated. https://twitter.com/CMODelhi/status/1475836025943457796

Covid curbs in Delhi: New Metro guidelines which you should know After the Delhi government on Tuesday announced a series of curbs in Delhi to deal with increase in Covid cases, the Delhi Metro has also updated its services. In a statement, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said: “In view of the latest guidelines issued by the Government for the containment of Covid-19 in NCT Delhi, travel inside the Metro will be allowed as per the following plan: 1) Travel will be allowed only up to 50 per cent seating capacity inside the Metro trains. https://twitter.com/OfficialDMRC/status/1475817890460823552 “In addition, no…

Okhla-based photojournalist Danish to get Journalist of the Year award posthumously Pulitzer award-winner Reuters’ photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, a resident of Ghaffar Manzil and alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, is to be honoured with the top two RedInk Awards by the Mumbai Press Club on Wednesday. https://youtu.be/fDxDw2ZPaj0 Danish, who was laid to rest in Jamia graveyard, died while reporting in Afghanistan in July 15 this year after being caught in crossfire between the Taliban and the Afghan Special Forces in Spin Boldak. ALSO READ: Obituary of Danish: From ghetto to glory, winning world’s most prestigious award The Mumbai Press Club in…

Finished by Covid, Okhla youths raise from scratch to secure Rs 1 cr for their startup When Covid hit India in January 2020, it left a debilitating impact on small businesses. The coaching industry was hit hard. In Okhla too its impact could be felt on small businesses with many coaching institutes closing and some even going to their hometown and villages to start life new. ALSO READ: Watch: Award-winning chef Kainat introduces Kashmiris, Turkish, Arabic dishes to Okhla Among many such coaching institutes, Gurucool run by Jamia Nagar youths too faced the heat as its three branches in Delhi…