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Video: Meet Ghaffar Manzil-based entrepreneur Fauzia Fauzia Iftikhar is a graphic designer by profession but now she has taken a plunge in food industry by starting her new eatery at Okhla Head with backing from her husband. After doing her MA in Fine Arts from Jamia Millia Islamia, Ghaffar Manzil born and brought up in Okhla, Fauzia said she always loved cooking wanted to try something new. https://youtu.be/Vwb1T6wzahk However, before her marriage she never cooked, she said, adding that it was only after her marriage that she started trying new delicacies which were appreciated by her in-laws. And it was during…
Video: Amanatullah plants saplings at Hari Kothi on Van Mahotsav week to curb pollution Okhla MLA Amanatullha Khan carried out a tree plantation drive to mark the Van Mahotsav at the Hari Kothi divider road in Okhla. The Delhi Government is organising a mega plantation drive under the Van Mahotsav programme from June 26 to July 11 to plant over 33 lakh saplings across the city. YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE IT https://youtu.be/D4UJuH5bBK0 Amanatullah and other MLAs in their areas have lunched the drive in their localities. They urged volunteers to carry out similar…
Get free Covid vaccine in Abul Fazal Enclave tomorrow, location & timing here Confederation of Indian Industries is going to organise a vaccination drive at Milli Model School, Abul Fazal Enclave, Okhla from July 2, according to its representative. “To facilitate maximum vaccination, vaccines will be administered free of cost … from 10 am to 5 pm, thereby enabling everyone to come as per their convenience. “The vaccine will be administered by Manipal Hospitals for ensuring safe vaccination protocols at the vaccination centre,” said the representative.
Sky in Okhla becomes a death trap to birds Calls for bird rescue have increased these days, according to a bird rescuer. He said he gets calls about birds, including eagle, pigeon and other local birds, getting injured. Most of these cases happen due to kite-flying as the season has begun in Jamia Nagar, said bird watchers. https://youtu.be/8m0geTZ504Q Syed Md Kazim, a school teacher at Jamia Millia Islamia, said he regularly sees many birds sitting idle in the field for days after they get hurt. Initially many residents couldn’t understand how the birds were getting their wings injured it was…
Last date of property tax payment extended SDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan stated that for the convenience of property taxpayers, it has been decided to extend the last date of payment of 2021-22 property tax from 30th June, 2021 to 31st July, 2021. He added that the decision has been taken to facilitate the taxpayers to file the current year’s tax with 15 percent rebate if they have missed the deadline of 30th June 2021 due to any unavailable reason. He further exhorted the taxpayers to make payment of their due property tax before the new last date i.e. 31st July,…
Now, pay more for Amul milk Those who drink Amul milk now be ready to pay more as the milk sold under the Amul brand will become costlier by Rs 2 per litre from July 1. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets and sells different categories of milk and other products under the Amul brand, said that it has raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre across India. “It is worthwhile to note that in the last 1.5 years Amul has not made any price revision in its fresh milk category. Since then, due to a…
A team of three students from the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) won Toycathon-2021 Competition, an inter-ministerial initiative organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Team ‘Evident’ comprising of B.Tech Civil 2nd year students Sarthak Kumar, Nikhil Yadav and Alziyan Ansari designed a mathematical board game for above 12 years old children. The team was led by Sarthak Kumar and was mentored by Prof.…
Prof. Asad Ali, (former Chairman, Jamia Cooperative Bank Ltd.) passed away this morning after prolonged illness, according to Shafique. He was 85. Namaz-e-janaza will be at 2:00 pm at Fine Arts Department, Jamia Millia Islamia. M.Q.H. Beg, Chairman, Jamia Cooperative Bank confirmed the development. DEVELOPING STORY
Bus stuck at Jamia causes huge traffic jam, says Noor Nawaz in live video In a live video uploaded on his timeline, Noor Nawaz Khan said a bus stuck at Jamia Millia Islamia is causing huge traffic jam. In the video it can be seen that many people are standing on the spot with a bus standing at the spot where work is going on. You can watch the live video here: Traffic jam
Jamia student Kaif’s Covid research work gets global recognition Kaif Ali, a 4th year student of the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch), Jamia Millia Islamia, has been awarded the prestigious The Diana Award 2021 for his exceptional contribution in changing the world with his Covid – 19 innovation— ‘Covid-19 Innovation Space Era’. Last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage, Kaif began to research how architecture could help prevent the spread of disease. He designed a prefabricated sustainable shelter that would not only help reduce transmission of the virus but could also house refugees worldwide in the future. According to Kaif his design…