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Dr N Zaheer Ahmed takes over as DG, CCRUM Dr. N. Zaheer Ahmed took over as Director General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India today. Previously working as the Deputy Director of CCRUM’s Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai, he is a renowned researcher and brings with him more than three decades of research and administrative experience. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1664646748831088642 Dr. Zaheer has a broad vision on the development and promotion of Unani Medicine. During his first interaction as Director General with the CCRUM officials, he said that our goal should be to…

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This retired Jamia Professor gets important assignment on campus Professor Syed Akhtar Husain (retd), former Professor & Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia has been appointed as Ombudsperson for redressal of grievances of students of the university. The appointment of the Ombudsperson shall be for a period of three years or until he attains the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier, from the date of assuming office. The Ombudsperson shall hear appeals from an aggrieved student, only after the student has availed all other remedies provided under these regulations. While issues of malpractices in the conduct of examination or…

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Book narrates story of Gandhi’s views on religion, his struggle with communalism A book in Hindi entitled, “Gandhi: Siyasataur Sampardayekta [Gandhi: Politics and Communalism],’ authored by senior journalist Piyush Babele was released by Tushar Gandhi, author and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi through video conferencing at the Constitution Club of India on 22 May. The Institute of Objective Studies (IOS) Delhi published this book as one of its latest publications. BY Asif Anwar Alig This seminal book narrates the factual story of Gandhi’s views on religion and his struggle with communalism based on what he lived, did and said. His struggle…

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Lecture held in memory of renowned journalist Mahfoozur In an otherwise sultry afternoon, a good crowd gathered to listen to a lecture in memory of renowned journalist Mahfoozur Rahman (d. 6 February, 2010). The occasion was the 17th Memorial Lecture titled “Sahafat ka Muhasaba”, which can roughly be translated as Examining Journalism, A Critical Approach to Journalism or simply Journalism Today, in Urdu. BY Manzar Imam. The lecture delivered by columnist Dr Abhay Kumar was organized recently by Delhi-based United Muslim of India and Awami Ekta Committee at Ghalib Academy, Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin. After paying tribute to the late veteran…

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Anti-encroachment drive in this part of Shaheen Bagh Civic agency conducts anti-encroachment drive in this part of Shaheen Bagh, according to residents. Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan shared a few photos and wrote this on his timeline: “MCD removed the encroachment of Shaheen Bagh 40 foot road with police.” Ward Councillor Ariba Khan’s father former Okhla MLA Asif Md Khan said it was held as many people are upset with road encroachment. “We are not against any businessmen but people should not encroach the road and there is message for people doing business under Shaheen Bagh High Tension that they too…

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Family announces Rs 50K reward for finding missing son, Jamia School aspirant Mahfooz from Okhla A family on Thursday announced reward of Rs 50K for finding a missing son Mahfooz Alam from Jamia Nagar. https://youtu.be/dFvviJ4WpgE Mahfooz, 15, had come to appear for Jamia School entrance exam and after which he went missing, according to his family member. They said it was on May 13 that he went missing and since then never contacted the family. Several posters were also placed in the locality urging residents to share information about his whereabouts. On Thursday, Mahfooz brother said the family is ready…

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Good news! Shaheen Bagh missing elderly found. Hours after going missing from his Shaheen Bagh house on Wednesday, the elderly was found from Khizrabad, according to his son. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1664151565979070464 “My father Mumtaz ul Haq has gone missing from Shaheen Bagh since 4 pm. He suffers from dementia. If anybody finds him please contact us on this number: Inteqab ul Haq +919899740300 +919891461403,” reads the viral message. He was 73 years old. Inteqab is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia. On Wednesday, he had said everybody is looking for him and he is on his way to the local police station…

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Help Shaheen Bagh resident find his missing father A message is going literally viral in Okhla and it is about missing person. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1663927015303462912 “My father Mumtaz ul Haq has gone missing from Shaheen Bagh since 4 pm. He suffers from dementia. If anybody finds him please contact us on this number: Inteqab ul Haq +919899740300 +919891461403,” reads the viral message. UPDATE: Missing elderly found from Khizrabad. Inteqab is an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia. He said everybody is looking for him and he is on his way to the local police station to file a missing complaint.

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JMI plans to organise Intensive Summer Camp for Junior and Senior Level Students A brief meeng, chaired by Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Najma Akhtar, was held at the Yasir Arafat Hall of the university on 31 May, 2023. The attendees included the Principal of Jamia Senior Secondary School (Morning shift), the Middle School along with the teaching staff and a faculty member from the Social Work Department. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and plan an intensive summer camp for two levels- junior and senior. The camp aims to provide an immersive and engaging learning experience…

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Jamia researcher Rizvi makes university proud Syed Ahmed Rizvi, a research scholar in the Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia and researchers at University of Birmingham and the University of Warwick UK have jointly received a prestigious Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)-funded Indo-UK research project under the Early Careers Pump-Priming Initiative. The project entitled “PFAS co-selection of AMR in the environment” (“Sub-Project 5”) has been sanctioned under a call “India-UK Tackling AMR in the Environment from Antimicrobial Manufacturing Waste”. In this study, Ahmed in collaboration with Dr. Kaniz Chowdhury, University of Birmingham, Dr Chiara Borsetto and Dr Emma Travis, University…

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