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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…

Govt trying to save people from possible third wave by vaccinating them: Sisodia Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the Kejriwal government has vaccinated a record of more than 2 lakh people on Saturday. For the last 3 days, more than 1.5 lakh people are being vaccinated continuously. The Delhi government is rapidly trying to protect people from a possible third wave by vaccinating them, it said. ADVERTISEMENT Rapid vaccination is being done in Delhi by the Kejriwal government. In this regard, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that a record of vaccination has been set in…

9-day Navras 2021festival of art, culture, literature held As per ancient scriptures of South Asia, Navras symbolizes nine human emotions – love, laughter, compassion, anger, courage, fear, disgust, surprise, and peace. In the Navras Festival 2021, the Asian Literary Society celebrated art, culture, and literature interwoven with the vibrant hues of these emotions. The coronavirus pandemic did not deter artists and literary luminaries from enthusiastically participating in the Asian Literary Society’s Navras 2020 festival – a nine days online festival of art, culture, and literature that was held in New Delhi from 20th June to 28th June 2021, it said.…

First batch training of 2-week Health Assistant Training in Covid-related care begins The Delhi Government, in collaboration with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has initiated a Certificate Course for Health Assistants which will train 5000 individuals in COVID-related care, who will then be able to assist doctors and nurses in hospitals and also support their families and communities in medical emergencies. This Certificate Course was launched on Monday by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain, in the presence of Atishi, MLA Kalkaji and professors of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The 2-week long course launched by…