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Rizwan Qaiser, other Jamia faculty members test Covid positive In the last 24 hours, Delhi has reported 25,000 Covid cases. Several faculty members of Jamia Millia Islamia have been reportedly tested Covid positive in the second wave. Rizwan Qaiser, Junaid Harris and a few more faculty members have tested Covid positive, according to university Proctor Waseem Khan. A source said that History Professor Qaiser, his wife and children have tested Covid positive. The exact number of faculty members who have tested positive couldn’t be ascertained from university official. Amid rise in coronavirus cases, Jamia has deferred PhD entrance exams. “The…

Okhla man shares Covid-19 experience from hospital bed As Covid wave surges with 24,000 cases registered in the last 24 hours in Delhi on Saturday, many stories of people battling the infection is surfacing from Okhla as well. But, journalist Mohammad Waqas, who was hospitalised with his mother, in Holy Family Hospital after being tested Covid positive a few days ago, shares his experience from the hospital bed through WhatsApp. “Now we are doing better. Amma is also showing good signs. But it is very scary. You find difficulty in breathing. You are put on oxygen. It is generally when…

Twitter services were down globally a few minutes as users in Okhla reported logout errors, failure to retrieve tweets and more. DEVELOPING STORY

Alumni Association of Jamia Millia Islamia (AAJMI) Treasurer Mohd Areeb Hasan, advocate tests  positive for Covid-19. In a social media media to people, he wrote: “I appeal to all Jamia Biradri to take precautions and measures to protect yourself as well as your families. Please stay at home and follow guidlines issued by medical practitioners as well as the Government. I request to all my nears and dears to kindly isolate yourself who came in my contact in last 5 days.”

Wali Rahmani’s Man Friday & Jamia alumnus Mufti Ejaz Arshad Qasmi no more Days after death of Sayyid Wali Rahmani, Sunni Islamic scholar and founder of Rahmani30, words spread today that his Man Friday Maulana Mufti Ejaz Arshad Qasmi too has passed away. Three days ago he was taken to one hospital in Faridabad with Covid related sufferings and he died today at 2 pm, said Nayab Hasan. His body will be taken to his hometown, he said. The news of his death surfaced on the social media as well. A resident of Laxmi Nagar, Qasmi was born in Bihar’s…

Know about Delhi Metro’s train frequency, other details for this Saturday, Sunday In view of the curfew imposed by the Government for coming weekend for the containment of Covid-19, Metro services will be available with a headway of 15 min across the whole network on the weekend i.e, on April 17, 18. “The two sections, where there is a bifurcation in the network i.e, Noida/Vaishali section of Blue Line and Kirti Nagar/Inderlok section of Green Line, the headway will become double i.e. services will be available after every 30 minutes in these sections,” said Anuj Dayal, executive director, Corporate Communications,…

Councillor Shoaib’s brother tests Covid positive, in ICU Covid-19 cases are rising in Okhla with many residents reporting of testing corona positive. The OT is not in possession of any data to exactly point out how many people are suffering from the infection but residents have been talking about others suffering from the disease. Words have spread that Coucillor Shoaib Danish brother Md Saleh, 60, has been tested positive. Councillor Danish told the OT over phone that his brother is hospitalised in Al-Shifa hospital in ICU as his oxygen level is low. Besides there are other residents who have tested…

Kejriwal announces weekend curfew: All you need to know Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced some important decisions to curb the spread of corona infection in Delhi, in the wake of the fourth wave of the virus. He announced that weekend curfew will be implemented in Delhi, along with a closure of malls, gyms, swimming pools, and auditoriums. The cinema halls will function at 30 per cent capacity and the restaurants will not be allowed to cater to dining – only home delivery and takeaways will be allowed. Weekly markets will be allowed at one weekly market per-day-per-zone format.…

Obituary: Islamic scholar Prof Ishtiyaque dies days after testing Covid positive Dr Ishtiyaque Ahmad (pen name: Ishtiyaque Danish), a former Professor of Islamic and West Asian studies from Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamard, died on Friday night days after testing Covid positive, according to reliable sources. He was rushed to hospital from his Okhla resident after complaining of health issues, said a resident close to the Professor. Dr Ishtiyaque, who was fired from Jamia Hamdard over some issue, had very recently won the battle of his reinstatement and was to join the university where his four years of teaching…

Okhla-based Jahangir dies of heart attack days after fever Okhla Head based Jahangir Jung died of heart attack before zuhar prayer on Thursday days after fever, says his friend Shariq Khan. “His family lives in Okhla Village and he studied at Jamia school and then university. He was into real estate and other business. He was very friendly to people and active in the locality,” said Khan, who was the first to share about his death on this social media timeline, soliciting several comments. After heart attack, he died in his house, Khan told the OT over phone, adding that…