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Jamia student Khalid honoured by Kejriwal Munna Khalid, a Ph.D. student of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), has been honored with the Delhi State Award for his outstanding performance in sports. This award was given by Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal in an impressive award function held on October 9, 2023 at Shah Auditorium, Delhi. This notable award is given every year to one male and one female achiever. Munna Khalid is the only badminton player from Delhi who has brought glory to the State of Delhi as well as the country in Para Badminton. Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar…

Jamia Professor Ashraf’s extraordinary accomplishment The eminent National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS) has duly acknowledged Prof. Mohammad Zahid Ashraf, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), by conferring upon him the prestigious Fellowship of the NAMS. The profound recognition has been accorded to him for his outstanding contributions in discerning the pivotal influence of high-altitude hypoxia in the pathogenesis of blood clotting disorders. In a grandiloquent ceremony held during the 63rd NAMS convocation at the precincts of Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru. Prof. Ashraf was awarded Fellowship by his Excellency the Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot, in presence…

Watch: ED raid at house of Amanatullah ends after 12 hours and more… The normally tranquil lane outside Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan’s house in Batla House was bustling with activity on Tuesday after words spread of the arrival of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at his residence at 7 am. https://youtu.be/bqqibjq7ifc?feature=shared They came to search my house at 7 am, said Khan. The ED raided the premises of Khan as part of a money-laundering investigation against him and some others, official sources said, reported the PTI. AAP workers in Batla House said raids were conducted in other places too in Okhla.…

ED raids Amanatullah’s premises in money laundering probe: Reports The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided the premises of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Okhla as part of a money-laundering investigation against him and some others, official sources said, reported PTI. https://youtu.be/MhW7ltTmx3Y?feature=shared The 49-year-old legislator is an AAP MLA from Okhla and is also Delhi Waqf Board chairman. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches are being undertaken under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, reported the news agency. The visuals shared by news agencies and being shared in the locality show heavy security deployment outside Amanatullah’s house in Okhla where…

The young son of Sayyad Atique, former general secretary of the RWA in Shaheen Bagh, tragically lost his life in a road accident on October 6, as reported in a widely circulated social media message in Okhla. Naved, a 22-year-old engineer, was laid to rest in Shaheen Bagh graveyard after Maghrib prayer today, according to a member of the RWA. Naved completed his studies from Jamia Millia Islamia. The exact location of the accident in Delhi remains unknown. However, residents who are aware of the incident have mentioned that Naved met with an accident while en route to a mosque…

Bushra wins Urdu journalism award Known as much for her impeccable Urdu diction as for her ethical journalism senior journalist Bushra Khanum was one of the prominent winners at the very first exchange4media awards held at India International Centre, New Delhi on Friday. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1709192730235088906 Bushra Khanum who is currently the Consulting Editor at DB Live, one of the most watched political news YouTube channel has previously worked as Primetime News Anchor/Reporter & Producer with leading News Media organisations such as Zee Media, Network 18, DD etc. This was the first of its kind award ceremony for Urdu Journalists of the…

Jamia Professor Tokeer admitted as Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry Prof. Tokeer Ahmad at Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has been admitted as the Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK for his outstanding contribution to Functional Materials for Sustainable Green Hydrogen Energy. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1709152044395753931 Fellowship in the Royal Society of Chemistry acknowledges significant achievements by a professional for the extraordinary contributions to the field of Chemical Sciences. The admitted Fellows are given the designation of Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and suffixed as FRSC. The use of the designatory letters “FRSC” is marked as…

Earthquake tremors were felt in Okhla, Delhi-NCR just a few minutes ago after 4.6 magnitude earthquake rattled Nepal. The National Centre for Seismology pinned the epicentre of the earthquake to Nepal. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:25:52 IST, Lat: 29.37 & Long: 81.22, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal, for more information Download the BhooKamp App,” the National Centre for Seismology said in a statement.  Some residents in Okhla took to social media sharing the information. A resident said he felt the tremors before 3 minutes. Another resident said the tremor was felt in his high-rise Noidi building with some…

Tragedy unfolds in Okhla A gathering of people on a street in a part of Jamia Nagar caught the attention of numerous passersby on Monday morning. When questioned, a resident clarified that a child had fallen from the fourth floor. While residents were hesitant to openly discuss the incident, whispers in the neighborhood suggested that the child had survived and was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention. As reported by one resident, the police arrived at the scene and apprehended the child’s father, a doctor. The circumstances surrounding the child’s fall from the fourth floor remain a…

Burglars break into renowned coaching institute causing huge loss, director narrates story Unfailingly, the local media and YouTubers report on theft incidents in Okhla. A recent burglary at a well-known coaching institute at Okhla Head has raised concerns about the safety of educational institutions. https://youtu.be/nrBUTRvEcCw?feature=shared According to Rizwan Khan, the director of Plasma Coaching based in Okhla Head, the incident occurred on Sunday. When he arrived at his coaching institute, which has been a part of the locality for over a decade, he noticed that the main door lock had been tampered with and was broken. He said he had…