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The Asian Literary Society organised its 3rd ALS LIT FEST on 20th and 21s February 2021. The celebration started with a welcome address by Mr. Manoj Krishnan (Founder, ALS). Guests of Honour, Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan (Eminent Author & Former Member of Parliament) and Dr. Pariksith Singh (Eminent Author & CEO, Access Health Care Physicians, Florida) graced the occasion with their august presence. Padma Shri Malti Joshi (Eminent Author) and Dr. Sarojini Tanhaa (Eminent Poet) shared their views about women in modern literature. Dr. Amarendra Khatua (Former Secretary, MEA) and Prof. Nandini Sahu (Director, School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU) discussed the…
Police Station Jamia Nagar successfully organised Fitness, Health Prosperity and Enrichment Yoga Camp under the supervision and guidance of International Yoga Guru Dr. Badrul Islam Kairanvi. Since 1975 dedicated to the propagation of indigenous scientific Yoga techniques International Yoga Guru Dr. Badrul Islam Kairanvi was invited to conduct and lead Fitness and Health Prosperity Yoga Camp for police personals in the campus of Police Station Jamia Nagar New Delhi, said his team. Dr. Islam is recognised Yoga expert of India who represented India in Yoga in 1985 at European medical conference at Italy and also contributed as co-author of Yoga…
How Jamia Nagar’s influential groups doing little to popularise Urdu It appears that the influential groups of Jamia Nagar, including leaders, activists, business houses, who don’t miss a chance to shed crocodile tears on social platforms for the plight of Urdu language, are themselves responsible for its neglect. And to understand it just a walk through Jamia Nagar and have a close look at posters and banners. The messages are not in Urdu. When it comes to the script on posters and pamphlets, most of the campaigners neglect Urdu as it is rare to find the Urdu script. Nothing wrong…
SDMC’s schools, dispensaries in unusable, abandoned rail containers for health and schools services in unauthorised colonies: Mayor Mayor Anamika has said that schools and dispensaries will be made in unusable and abandoned Rail Containers. In a virtual meeting with the Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the Mayor asked to provide rail containers which are not in use, abandoned and lying unattended for making schools, dispensaries and toilets. She said that the Union Minister has assured to provide containers as soon as possible. Mayor Anamika said that with the unique initiative, SDMC will be able to ensure health and schools services in…
Ministry of Power wins inaugural match of Power Cup 2021 T-20 cricket tournament at Jamia Power Cup 2021(Delhi), a T-20 cricket tournament is being organised from 20th February to 21st March 2021 amongst teams from various power sector CPSUs and Ministry of Power at NMAKP Sports Complex, Jamia Millia Islamia. The inaugural match of the tournament was played Ministry of Power versus NHPC at NMAKP. The match was won by Ministry of Power by 2 wickets which scored 99 in 19 overs after bowling out NHPC for 98 runs in 20 overs. In the other league matches of the tournament,…
What a luck! Anand Mahindra shares Okhla’s garbage collectors Hafiz, Habibur videos, pledges support If you have talent then never give up your dream as you don’t know when fortune will smile on you. The case in point is a story of two Okhla youths, Hafiz and Habibur. They were not born with a silver spoon in their mouth as they are ragpickers. But their impoverished background didn’t deter them from continuing to dream. And it has yielded positive results after their singing videos landed with Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra who has promised to support Hafiz and Habibur get…
Filmmaker Irfan Izhar’s book launch tomorrow A book launch of renowned film maker Irfan Izhar will be decorated with soulful ghazal performance by Mohd Imran Khan, Zohaib Hasan, Shuheb Hasan (Abeer Band) Oshin Bhatia and Arjun Kheriyal (ITBP) on February 21 at Indian Islamic Cultural Centre from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Abid Shamim, Additional District Sessions Judge, will be keynote speaker, said FGC general secretary Tariq Faizi. “This is a limited gathering of select individuals on invite only basis. Please confirm your attendance by replying to this message. Mask mandatory and parking free,” he said.
Meet cricket wonderkid Shayan Jamal of Okhla who impressed Oz legend Steve Waugh Okhla-based Shayan Jamal is talk of the cricketing world with Australian legend Steve Waugh coming all the way from his country to Jasola stadium for the photo shoot for his book Spirit of cricket in India in which Shayan has been featured. It is this ground where October 24, 2011-born Shayan practices cricket every day under the guidance of his father Arshad Jamal. Sharing Shayan’s cricketing journey, Arshad said his son’s keen interest in cricket started when he was just 18 months old. After noticing this, Arshad…
Watch: Zakir Nagar mosque opens the door to all in need of medical care In a rare of the rarest move, a mosque in Zakir Nagar has opened its door to all in the need of medical care irrespective of their religion. The Jama Mosque has opened a charitable clinic for residents of the locality. Mosque’s imam Maulana Shamim Ahmed Qasmi told the OT that the clinic is open for all residents irrespective of their religion. The timing is 10 am to 1 pm and all pathological tests are done at 50 per cent discount, he said. The noble initiative…
Book on Waqf Law by Munawar well received internationally The book “Muslim Endowments Waqf Law and Judicial Response in India” authored by Dr PS Munawar Hussain, Joint Registrar, Maulana Azad National Urdu University is published by renowned publisher Routledge from London and New York as an international edition in December 2020. The volume covers several jurisprudential and historical aspects of Waqf, which include Doctrines of Waqf; Essential Requisites of Waqf; Valid Objects of Waqf; Historical Account of Waqf; Emergence of Waqf Law in India; and Constitutional Validity of Waqf in India. The chapters then go on to discuss the Waqf…