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Get Covid jab, avail extra rebate in property tax: SDMC Standing Committee Chairman Rajdutt Gahlot today said that the civic agency has decided to allow special incentives in the form of additional rebate to the owners/taxpayers of residential properties if they get vaccinated. Property owners/taxpayers, who take Covid-19 vaccine after fulfilling the criterion, will get an additional rebate of 5 per cent in payment of property tax. An office order in this regard has been issued by the concerned department of the SDMC and all eligible persons can avail the facility. Gahlot said the entire world is reeling due to…

Jamia V-C congratulates UPPSC-PCS topper Sanchita who studief at RCA Sanchita Sharma of RCA, JMI has topped the list of successful candidates in Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)-2020 – PCS Examination. The result was declared on Monday, 12th April,2021. She has been staying in RCA Hostel for the last two years and preparing for these exams. Sanchita has also qualified for UPSC Civil Services (Interview) Examination 2020 and preparing for the same at the RCA. Other candidates selected in UPPSC -PCS Examination are Darshana Jain, Avinash Kumar, Zafar and Tanveer. These candidates would get services like SDM, DY.S.P., and…

UPPSC PCS 2020 final results: Jamia’s student tops A student of Jamia Millia Islamia has come out with flying colour in PCS-2020 whose results were announced on Monday evening, according to a media report. The HT reported that of the top 10 position holders in the PCS 2020 final results, Sanchita, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia, topped the coveted exam, while Shivakshi Dixit from Indira Nagar, Lucknow, bagged the second position. Jamia’s media cell is yet to release a statement when it does so more details about the students will be updated here.

Okhla’s family fights Covid: Journalist, his mom hospitalised; scribe’s wife recovers, 2 members on watch An Okhla based family of five is battling coronavirus with a journalist and his mother hospitalised after testing Covid positive a few days ago. The journalist’s wife, who was the first to get infected with the disease, said she has now recovered. “I was the first to get Covid. But my husband and mother-in-law are hospitalised after testing positive a few days ago,” said award winning YouTuber Rizvana. Journalist Mohammad Waqas, who works with India Today Hindi, is on oxygen, at Holy Family hospital, said…

Okhla-based senior journalist AU Asif Covid +ve, Delhi logs 10,774 cases in 24 hrs Covid-19 cases in Delhi are on the rise and many cases are being reported from Okhla too. Okhla-based senior journalist AU Asif has tested Covid +ve and is in home isolation. Asif, 72, told the OT over phone that he is in home isolation under the supervision of a senior doctor of Apollo and is doing fine. A resident of Okhla, he is also member of Press Club of India and was at the forefront in the recently held elections in which his panel’s several members…

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain today said that 1,14,288 COVID tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. He appealed to people to stay at home and move out only when needed. The Minister reiterated that it was absolutely necessary to wear a mask when stepping out of the house, which would help fight COVID. He assured that the number of COVID beds are being constantly expanded. Jain further said that the government had increased nearly 5,000 beds in the last week and 50% beds are available, with the numbers being further escalated. He added that around 2% of beds…

More than 100 staff members of JMI vaccinated to prevent Covid-19 More than hundred teaching and non-teaching staff of the Jamia Millia Islamia above 45  years of age were today given the first shot of Covishield vaccine to prevent Covid-19. The two-day vaccination camp is being organised at Dr. M. A. Ansari Health Centre of the university. Those given shots were kept under observation for about 30 minutes to observe any side-effect of the vaccine. Thankfully no side effects were observed. They were also given Paracetamol tablets to be consumed if they feel any pain/fever and advised to keep themselves…

Amanatullah video, Nizamuddin Markaz and media It was 43 minutes ago when Amanatullah Khan uploaded a video on his FB page informing his viewers that how on a petition of the Khan-headed Delhi Waqf Board, the Delhi High Court gave permission on Monday to reopen Nizamuddin Markaz. The Tablighi Jamaat headquarters was sealed on March 31 last year after the Delhi Government, according to media report, declared the Markaz one of Delhi’s first hot spots of Covid-19. DONATE RS 100, 500, 1K or MORE TO SUSTAIN COMMUNITY JOURNALISM AND FOR READING EXCLUSIVE STORIES THAT YOU WON’T FIND ANYWHERE. SUPPORT US:…

Know how a Jamia Nagar passenger calms down furious autowallah who relented coming to Okhla One evening a resident hired an auto to reach his destination some 13 kilometers from Jamia Nagar. When the resident asked the auto driver to go by meter, he declined and instead quoted high price. To which the resident said he won’t pay extra and insisted on paying by the meter. The driver agreed after a few minutes of argument but showed his anger for being forced to do so. “You cannot force local auto drivers to go by meter. I know all this,” said…

IISJ extends warm welcome to Consul General, Vice Patron The School’s Managing Committee, Principal & the officials of the IISJ school extended a warm welcome to the new envoy who took charge as the Consul General of India and the additional charge as Vice Patron of Schools on April 8, 2021 in the school’s auditorium following all the Covid protocols. Ever since the onset of the pandemic this was the first mega event organised by the school with only 20 members yet grand and record setting. A “go green” welcome was given to HE Consul General of India Shahid Alam…