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Rs 2 lakh 29 thousand priced goat in Dhobi Ghat attracts visitors in Batla House. https://youtu.be/sKBd5bllanE
Qazi, Conferred an Honorary Ph.D. (HC) in Education by Theophany University, Republic of Haiti, North America. Qazi Muhammad Miyan was conferred with Ph.D ( honoris causa) in Education from Theophany University, Republic of Haiti (North America) during a Virtual Edu Summit and Award-2021, organised by Proud Educators Fraternity of India. The honorary Ph.D was presented in the presence of Vinay Dinu Tendulkar-Member of Rajaya Sabha, DR Jagannath Patnaik- Vice Chancellor ICFAI University Sikkim, Pooja Kapil Mishra-National Secretary BJP Mahila Morcha, Pramod Kumar Rajput-Vertical Head at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, Rajat Kumar Sharma-Vice Chairman, Board of Environmental Sustainability Trust, Dr. kulbhushan Sharma-…
Tadfeen of Pulitzer winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqu is most likely to take place after isha prayer tonight, according to sources. https://youtu.be/5G11D_k4J2w They said his body is likely to reach India from Afghanistan where he was killed while on the line of duty at 6 pm or after that. After which, the sources said the body will be brought to Ghaffar Manzil from where it will be taken to a graveyard. Sources said chances are that it might be after 9 pm that tadfeen might take place. Sources said with the family not making official statements about body arrival nothing can…
Jamia teachers mourn tragic death of Danish The Jamia Teachers’ Association (JTA) deeply mourns the tragic and sudden death of Danish Siddiqui. Son of a senior educator Professor Akhtar Siddiqui, Danish Siddiqui was a former alumnus of the Jamia Millia Islamia. https://youtu.be/4EwuSPazC0Q He won first every Pulitzer Prize for India for his photojournalism. Danish is said to be killed in action while shooting photographs of fighting between the Afghan forces and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district in Eastern Kandahar Province, said the JTA. https://youtu.be/5G11D_k4J2w As informed by his MCRC teachers, Danish Siddiqui received his entire education in Jamia. Also,…
Jamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar visited the house of Danish in Gaffar Manzil at 2:30 pm on Saturday to condole his death. During her more than thirty minutes stay, she interacted with Danish’ s father Mohammad Akhtar Siddiqui. Other university officials, including Naseeb Khan and Registrar, were also accompanied the V-C. https://youtu.be/1N1GDCsokUE While interacting with Danish’s father, Professor Akhtar got emotional. Recalling the contribution of Danish, who died on the line of duty in Afghanistan, she said it is a huge loss to the university and media fraternity. Danish studied at Jamia from Class XI where his father was a…
Obituary: Okhla based, Jamia alumnus Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish The death of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who won Pulitzer Prize in 2018, in the violence in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak District a day ago, has left media fraternity, Jamia Millia Islamia teachers, alumni and Okhla residents in shock. https://youtu.be/fDxDw2ZPaj0 He was killed in Afghanistan while covering the fierce fighting between Afghan troops and Taliban, said the media. Danish was embedded with Afghan security forces, Afghan Ambassador Farid Mamundzay said on Friday, reported the PTI. https://youtu.be/x41g2qdubKY Since the news surfaced in the international media on Friday, many of Danish, 38, who…
Pall of gloom at Pulitzer-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddique’s house in Ghaffar Manzil. He died on line of duty in Kandahar and has left behind 2 children and a wife. His friends and neighbours pay tributes to him. A report by Syed Wasi Imam. https://youtu.be/fDxDw2ZPaj0 Danish was born and brought up in Ghaffar Manzil and his father Md Akhtar Siddique taught at Jamia Millia Islamia’s education faculty. As the news of his death spread like wildfire in India, many of his neighbours, friends and Jamia alumni turned up at his house to console the family. Danish was a known face…
Gahffar Manzil based and Jamia Millia Islamia alumnus Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters Chief Photographer Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes that ensued in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, TOLO News reported on Friday, quoting sources. He was in Afghanistan to cover the conflict, said media reports. The news of his death has been reported by The Independent, London, some ten minutes ago. Ghaffar Manzil resident Bilal Zaidi said: “Reuters Chief Photographer Danish Siddiqui dies in Afghanistan while covering the Taliban crisis. He was a resident of Jamia Nagar and his father Akhtar Siddiqui is a retired Jamia University professor. He was the first…
Video: Looking for a goat in Okhla this Eid-al-Adha 2021 While haggling for a goat in Okhla at a makeshift bakra market in front of Al Shifa Hospital residents said they found that the prices compared to previous year was high. https://youtu.be/J7lgck0k8bM They hope that in the coming days the prices may decrease as more animals come to the locality, including the main market Dhobi Ghat in Batla House. However, like last years, residents are yet to see traders moving around the locality selling goats in streets. A resident said goat priced at Rs 12 thousand is getting for Rs…
4 things which lead to terrible traffic jam in Batla House giving commuters the jitters It takes me around 20 minutes to reach Jamia Millia Islamia from my office in Noida via DND flyway at evening, and then the nightmare starts and it takes another 20 minutes to reach my home in Batla House, writes Malik Ghufran Rumi. https://youtu.be/OGtbf0leFwY This tells about the pathetic situation of traffic at Jamia Nagar. And surprisingly we have become used to it. It not only kills our time but also hurts the daily commuters financially as this chaotic jam leads to wastage of fuel…