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Asian Literary Society’s Navras 2020 festival: 9-day festival of art, culture, and literature 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 2020, the Asian Literary Society celebrated art, culture, and literature interwoven with the vibrant hues of these emotions. WE WORK DAY & NIGHT TO BRING YOU NEWS. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY 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…
Netizens mourn Shamim’s death, say senior alumnus dies of heart attack One of our beloved Jamiate, Shamim, has expired in Riyadh and he had a fever and for the last 2-3 days he was having a breathing problem, wrote Nishat Khan on Jamia alumni group, sharing a post of one Izhar Hussain. WE WORK DAY & NIGHT TO BRING YOU NEWS. SUPPORT US: JUST CLICK TO PAY Another netizen wrote that Shamim died of heart attack. OT was unable to reach any relatives of the Shamim to authenticate the development. Till the filing of the report, the cause of death…
Educational institutions resort to virtual classrooms INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES ups its game during pandemic with Live Online Classes and Home Based Online Admission Test for students INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES (IAS) from its inception has been dedicated towards giving quality education to students and churning out par excellence professionals. SUPPORT COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY The year 2020 is a year that will go down in history. It’s a year that has seen one of the most terrifying and life-threatening diseases – Corona Virus, also known as COVID-19. With the number of COVID-19 cases rising…
Batla House resident, Jamia alumnus Feroz Khan elected chairperson of governing body of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College. SUPPORT COMMUNITY JOURNALISM: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY Today, I am elected as Chairperson of Governing Body of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, said Khan, Jamia alumnus batch 2005 Economics. Feroz resides in Batla House with his family member and is a down-to-earth person.
Okha-based hospitality industry owners hopeful of return of happy days The hospitality industry has been hit by the pandemic but owners, including one based in Okhla, area hopeful of the return of happy days as they are implementing all government issues directives to win residents’ confident back. SUPPORT YOUR VOICE: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY However, people are still staying away from the markets. The case in point is New Friends’ Colony Community Centre which wore a deserted look on Tuesday. “As you are aware about how this pandemic COVID19 has created around the world I wanted to…
Okhla-headquartered Muslim body issues guidelines for Muslims ahead of festival of sacrifice Eid-al-Adha Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Sharia Council has issued guidelines for Muslims, ahead of the festival of sacrifice – Eid-al-Adha, in the wake of the novel coronavirus. SUPPORT YOUR VOICE: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY Muslims will celebrate the annual festival of sacrifice in a few days across the globe. On this occasion, Muslims perform namaz and sacrifice animals (qurbani) to commemorate the deeds of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) which the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) followed and also enjoined upon Muslims. In the present…
SDMC Mayor chairs high-level meeting on desilting, waterlogging SDMC Mayor Anamika discussed the issue of desilting and water logging in SDMC localities in a high level meeting attended by senior officers and representatives of other government agencies. The Mayor stated that keeping in view the expected rainfall in this monsoon season all agencies will have to work in tandem and have to work extra to tackle the problem. The Mayor stated that every year citizens have to face problems due to waterlogging which results in longer traffic jams. It would be better if the agencies take proactive actions, work in…
Scribe working in Noida beats Covid-19, says virus changed his approach to life. If there are people who don’t share about being afflicted by coronavirus there is no dearth of people who share their experiences on the social media. SUPPORT YOUR VOICE: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY Nawada resident (Uttam Nagar) and senior journalist Sajjan Singh Thakur is one such person who loved to share his experiences on the social media after he got Covid. Now, he has recovered and joined Noida TOI office where he works. In one recent post on his timeline, he wrote how Covid…
Okhla teen Rufaida’s paintings win hearts in virtual world Okhla teen’s sketches and drawings posted by her father on the social media are being highly praised by netizens. One such drawing of Rufaida Syed, 17, posted today online has got several likes in a short period of span. SUPPORT YOUR VOICE: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY Rufaida’s father Syed Ubaidur Rahman told OT over phone that several of her earlier sketches put on his timeline got overwhelming response with one organisation showing interest in purchasing them. One firm even asked her to make drawings for her, he said.…
Jamia admission 2020: All you need to know after deadline extended Those who are waiting to take admission in Jamia Millia Islamia should know that university authorities have extended the last date to submit online application form for 2020-21 academic session. SUPPORT US: MAKE CONTRIBUTION HERE. JUST CLICK TO PAY Know with the new announcement, aspirants can apply till July 31. “The online filling of admission forms of the university programmes (except MPhil and PhD programmes) including JMI Schools, Foreign National and NRI Category has been extended till 31st July, 2020,” reads a JMI notice. “The last date of applying…