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UGC-HRDC, JMI organises one-week online workshop on Gender Studies A one-week online workshop on Gender Studies for University and College teachers started today by the UGC-Human Resource Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia which will continue till 1st September, 2020. The objective of the workshop is to focus on how to overcome the gender issues in COVID-19 situation, a matter of everybody’s concern today. Taking these concerns into view, many related issues and challenges regarding gender will be discussed in the one-week course. Prof Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor, JMI was the Chief Guest and Dr Archana Thakur, Joint Secretary, UGC was the Guest…

Mayor flags off 2 mobile medical vans in South Zone SDMC Mayor Anamika along-with chairman, Standing Committee Raj Dutt Gahlot and chairperson, South Zone Dr Nadini Sharma today flagged off two mobile medical vans from Malviya Nagar Market, South Zone. On the occasion, Mayor Anamika said the SDMC in association with Wockhardt Foundation has taken this initiative to deploy these medical vans in areas of South Delhi. She said these medical vans will cater to the socio-economically disadvantaged communities by providing free cost primary healthcare facilities at doorstep. Chairman Standing Committee Rajdutt Gahlot said these vans are equipped with the…

Registration drive for construction workers from August 24 to September 11 In a bid to expand this whole registration procedure, the Delhi government from August 24 to September 11 will hold a mega campaign for the registration of construction labourers named as Niraman Mazdoor Registration Abhiyan. Delhi Employment and Labour Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said the Delhi government will set up camps at 70 schools for registration of construction labourers at all the 70 assembly constituencies. Rai said even sitting at home, construction workers can submit the application online by visiting edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in. He said to speed up the process,…

One of Jamia’s stalwarts Prof Rehmat Ali dies in USA Former Pro Vice Chancellor, Dean and Head of the Department of Economics Professor Rehmat Ali died in the USA on August 22, according to alumnus Nasir Sultan Qazi, who first broke the news on social media. JOURNALISM CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY Many in Jamia mourned his death with his obituary doing the rounds in the social circle. Professor Ali was born in June 1930 in Hyderabad and joined Jamia in 1962. Before retiring as Professor of Economics in 1995, he handled many responsibilities at Jamia, including Head…

मुहर्रम की गाइड लाइन जारी कोरोना के प्रसार की संभावना को दूर करने का प्रयास ही इमाम हुसैन (मानवता के उद्धारकर्ता और शहीदों के गौरव) को सर्वश्रेष्ठ श्रद्धांजलि होगी : इम्पार JOURNALISM CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY ईद और ईदुल अज़हा की तरह इंडियन मुस्लिम्स फॉर प्रोग्रेस एंड रिफॉर्म्स  (IMPAR) ने मुहर्रम के पावन महीने पर जारी दिशा-निर्देश में कहा है कि यह महीना समाज के एक बड़े वर्ग के लिए काफी महत्व रखता है। IMPAR ने मुहर्रम के लिए दिशा निर्देश जारी करते हुए कहा है कि लोगों को इस पवित्र महीने में इस बात का पूरा ख़्याल…

Jamia to organise corona (antigen) test camp at Ansari Health Centre Considering the health concerns of students, employees and their dependents Dr. M. A. Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) and Delhi Health Services are jointly organising a Corona(Antigen) Test Camp on 22nd and 23rd August, 2020 from 10.00am onwards on the university campus. The tests will be conducted for 100-150 persons a day. On Saturday (22nd August) tests will be conducted for students of the Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) and other students staying in the campus while on Sunday (23rd August) university employees and their dependents will be tested for Corona (Antigen). As…

70% Delhiites at a risk of getting corona: Jain In a series of sero-surveys which are to be conducted by the Delhi Government every month, the results of the second survey are finally out in public. Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said 29.1% of people tested in the survey were found to have antibodies present in them, against the coronavirus. The results suggest that a population of about 60 lakhs in Delhi has already recovered after being infected by the virus. The samples for the survey were collected across all the districts of Delhi, from August 1 to…

All hotels in Delhi to open, gyms to stay shut The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) chaired by the LG on Wednesday decided to open the hotels along with the opening of weekly markets on a trial basis. However, the gyms of Delhi will remain closed. Following the decision, Kejriwal said, “The corona situation in Delhi is much better now. Now, the economy of Delhi has to be brought on track. For this, we had already proposed opening all the hotels in Delhi, which was rejected by the Central government. We again requested the central government, and we are happy…

SDMC holds first virtual mega PTM in all its schools The SDMC organised its first Virtual Mega PTM in all schools across its jurisdiction. Virtual Mega Parents Teachers meeting in all 581 schools today witnessed the online participation of around 1300 parents, it said. In the virtual PTM around 2350 Principals, teachers, parents and other dignitaries virtually connected in the function organised today at Civic Centre. On the occasion Mayor Anamika said holding of Virtual PTM in one go in all 581 schools is a unique initiative to analyse all the valuable suggestions received from the parents and teachers and…

Hyderabad born nationally acclaimed artist Yasin residing in Shaheen Bagh for years dies Nationally acclaimed artist Mohammed Yasin, 91, died today at 3:30 am at his house in Shaheen Bagh. JOURNALISM CONSUMES MONEY, TIME. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY He had received Life Time Achievement honour from All India Craft & Fine Arts Society (AIFACS) and Aseem Asha Foundation for his exemplary works in the field of Calligraphy and visual arts, said Aseem Asha Usman. Born in Mogalgidda, a village near Shadnagar, 30 kilometer from Hyderabad, Yasin moved to the national Capital where he has been residing in Okhla for the…