Author: theokhlatimes
Video: Crash course for NEET 2020 aspirants online for just Rs 3,000 by IITIans in Okhla! For many medical aspirants residing in Okhla this could be easily termed as a life-time opportunity for them as Abul Fazal Enclave- headquartered highly reputed Shaheen Academy, which for years has successfully fulfilled dreams of many youngsters, is providing online crash course for just Rs 3,000. Confirming this development with OT, Shaheen Academy Okhla Managing Director Kaleem-Ul Hafeez said looking at Covid situation we have decided to decrease the fees from Rs 20,000 to Rs 3,000. “Special crash course is being offered for NEET…
Fact or rumour: Shabana infected with coronavirus, hospitalised Okhla-based activist Shabana Iqbal Khan Azmi needs no introduction as she has a good fan following in the locality. And on Sunday one of her fans called in to find out about Shabana’s well-being. The fan wanted to know whether she is infected with coronavirus and undergoing treatment at a local hospital with her condition being extremely serious. Though news about her health has been doing the rounds, OT contacted Shabana’s husband Iqbal Khan over phone to get to the depth of the story. Khan said she is hospitalised and her conditions…
Zakir Nagar man devastated as all items purchased for daughter’s marriage burned in fire A fire which broke out in Zakir Nagar a few hours ago was doused on Monday, said a resident. While sharing this information with OT over phone, youth leader Mahmood Ahmad said nobody was hurt as the fire brigade which reached spot extinguished it. However, Mahmood said everything the family had bought for the wedding for their daughter was burned during the fire. Due to short circuit the fire broke out in Shabbir Ahmed’s house number 585 lane number 22 in Zakir Nagar at 12 pm…
I am on a mission to disinfect Ghaffar Manzil: Shadab Ghaffar Manzil-based activist Shadab Alam said he is on a mission to disinfect Ghaffar Manzil. “For days I have been sanitizing the streets. And we have planned to purchase one machine for each street so that the area can be disinfected at a time when several cases of corona are being reported in Delhi,” Alam told OT over phone. Alam is a resident of Ghaffar Manzil. He said since the coronvirus cases started surfacing in the locality he with some of his friends has been on a mission to disinfect…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi government is going to provide pulse oxymeters to corona patients recovering under home isolation. He said every district will have oxygen concentrators, Delhi will have a helpline and the team will come to the homes of the recovering patients to provide you oxygen. Kejriwal said: “All the people with very mild symptoms or who are asymptomatic, are treated at their homes. Our team assists them with daily calls and advises them on what to do on a daily basis. “The only issue that corona is that the patient may experience…
Two Jamia Millia Islamia PhD scholars of the Center for West Asian Studies, Sheeba Naaz and Yusra Zainab, presented a paper titled “Analysis of Islamic Finance from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals: With Special Reference to the WANA Region” in the 12th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) 2020 held in Istanbul, Turkey from 14th to 20th June 2020. The Conference was hosted by the Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Halkalı Campus to discuss ‘Sustainability and Economic Development’ in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the role of Islamic Economics and Finance in addressing it.…
Dr Yasir Naseem, 49, a general physician by profession and a resident of Batla House, who was admitted to a local hospital after suffering high fever and other Covid-related symptoms a few days ago, died on Saturday night, according to a resident. Afsar Ali, a neighbour who knows the family, said it was only a few days ago when he had come to know about Dr Yasir falling ill following which he had quarantined himself in his flat in Batla House. “When his health conditions didn’t improve he was taken to Fortis where he had treated many Covid patients. And…
Jamia Millia Islamia celebrated 6th International Day of Yoga with a theme ‘Yoga for fitness, health & immunity’ considering its increased importance in view of COVID-19. A Common Yoga Protocol Drill (CYD) was organised at Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Sports Complex of the university where a very senior Yoga Guru explained various Yogasanas, demonstrated by one of his disciple and followed by 9 participants under the guidance of Prof Khalid Moin, Director of Sports Jamia with other senior university officials present. Social distancing norms were followed during the CYD and hand sanitiser was also provided at the venue. Around 100…
Significantly enhancing it’s position, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) has for the first time figured in top ten universities in the MHRD’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Ranking Report -2020 released by the HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today. JMI has been ranked at the 10th position in the country in universities category, improving its position from 12 last year. In ‘overall category’ the university has been placed at 16th position, enhancing it’s ranking from 19th last year. IITs, IIMs, IISc, other top technical institutions and universities are included in overall category, said the university in a statement. A total of…
Jamia Millia Islamia student Shaheen Abdulla has won the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) Award 2019 in the print and electronic media category with acclaimed journalists like Qurban Ali (former BBC journalist), author Humra Quraishi and Aditya Menon (The Quint). Mahtab Alam (The Wire, Urdu) has also won the award. Shaheen is studying Convergent Journalism at Jamia and also works with Maktoob as Creative Editor. The DMC is headed by Zafarul Islam Khan who brings out The Milli Gazette. While lauding the “young committed journalist,” the awarding committee praised Shaheen’s work as one of “substance and promise.”