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Lockdown extended by one week: Kejriwal Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that the lockdown in Delhi has been extended by one week, i.e., May 31till 5 am. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY He also said if the cases continue to decline at this pace, the Delhi government will start the unlock process in a phased manner. He also appealed to the Delhiites to support the government and adhere to the lockdown this week same as before. He said that Delhi has to…

Kejriwal provides Rs 1 cr aid to family of corona warrior 26-year-old Dr Anas Mujahid Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the family of Corona warrior late Dr. Anas Mujahid. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY He said that late Dr. Anas Mujahid was a junior resident doctor in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at GTB Hospital and it is because of people like Anas that the Delhi government is able to save lives and fight…

Rescue injured Red-naped ibis stuck at Jamia, appeals Jamia school teacher A Jamia Millia Islamia school teacher Syed Moh Kazim posted a video of a bird (Red-naped ibis) in which he is heard appealing residents to rescue the bird. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY “This bird has broken its wing and for the last two days the bird has been at the school premises. It appears to be a migratory bird and is staying put at Jamia Senior Secondary School. Gate 17, Jamia School…

Jamia Teachers’ Association, Jamia Millia Islamia, said an amount of Rs 15 lakh is all set to be disbursed directly into the accounts of Jamia students who have won JTA scholarships this year. The process of selection was delayed amid the prevalence of COVID-19, and we made a paperless plan thereafter, said the JTA. Applications were invited online and more than 1400 applications were received. In the third week of March online interviews were conducted with the help of 150 teachers serving as the judges of juries in numerous panels. JTA president Prof. Majid Jamil extended best wishes to the…

197 cases of black fungus in Delhi so far: Jain Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Friday stated that 197 cases of black fungus have so far been recorded in Delhi, including some patients coming from outside of Delhi. Only on the advice of the doctor, he appealed, that the patients should take steroids and said that black fungus is happening due to increase in blood sugar levels and decreased immunity by taking steroids. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Corona patients who have been…

Rihan Khan Suri gets new prestigious assignment Rihan Khan Suri, heading of placement cell in Jamia Millia Islamia, has been appointed Pro-Vice Chanellor of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (Govt. Of NCT Delhi), according to university sources. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY A Jamia alumnus and resident of Okhla, he headed placement cell in Jamia for almost 10 years under the administrative control of Vice-chancellor through Registrar. A Mechanical Engineering Graduate with Post Graduation in Marketing management and PhD in Management with 24 years…

It is a matter of great pride for the Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) that six of its research scholars have been awarded the coveted Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the Lateral Entry Scheme of the December 2020 drive. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Their names and Department/Centres are as follows: 1. Fozia Tabasum – Civil Engineering 2. Momina – Civil Engineering 3. Azra Malik – Electrical Engineering 4. Firoz Khan – Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 5. Aaliya Taiyab – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research…

Jamia researcher Firdoos receives Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Abstract Award for Scientists 2021 Firdoos Ahmad Gogry, a research scholar of the Jamia Millia Islamia, has received “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Abstract Award for Scientists” to attend world Microbe Forum 2021 sponsored jointly by American Society of Microbiology (ASM) and Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Firdoos received the award for his abstract entitled “Occurrence of high-risk mcr-1, blaNDM and OXA genes in bacterial isolates from Delhi, India”.…

Delhi to protect kids from third wave by forming special task force Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday convened a meeting with officials to review the current Covid situation in Delhi, and to deliberate on the measures to be taken to prevent the third wave of the pandemic. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY Kejriwal prioritised the increase in the number of beds, along with an increased oxygen allocation and the creation of a special task force to protect children from the third wave of…

Renowned 86-year-old Muslim scholar Jalaluddin Umri recovers, returns home, but loses wife to Covid Renowned Muslim scholar, 86-year-old Jalaluddin Umri, rumoured to be dead a few days ago in the virtual world returns back from his hospital to his house in Abul Fazal Enclave two days ago, according to his follower. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO SURVIVE. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K OR MORE TO SAVE COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: JUST CLICK TO PAY However, Jalaluddin Umri, former Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind from 2007-2019, during his 13-day hospitalisation in Al Shifa Hospital, lost his wife Shahzadi Beghum, 80, to Covid. Born in…