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Jamia School teacher Rakhshanda Roohi makes university proud with this achievement Dr Rakhshanda Roohi Mehdi, prominent fiction writer and a teacher of Syed Abid Hussain Senior Secondary School, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi has bagged the prestigious Hamid Saeed Khan Award of Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy for her Urdu short story collection titled “Monsoon Store” and will receive Rs.51,000/- as award money. This award recognises the efforts of progressive women and the exceptional achievements of women who have broken barriers and demonstrated outstanding skills in their respective fields. JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar congratulated Dr Rakshanda Roohi for her…

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3, including 2 juveniles, held for stabbing youth to death in Zakir Nagar: Police With the arrest of one 22-year-old person and two juveniles being apprehended for allegedly stabbing 19-year-old Md Sheyan to death and injuring four others (cousins) on Friday night over a quarrel involving a girl, the police said the sensational murder case of Police Station Jamia Nagar in Zakir Nagar has been solved. https://youtu.be/iUNYEaK0XM8 Acting on a tip-off, police conducted raids at Hapur and Siyana in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and nabbed the two juveniles — both aged 16 — and Tabish. The knife used in the…

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Watch: Jamia’s hotel management entrance exam on Monday postponed, aspirants speak Several students who had come from far places, including UP, were stuck after the hotel management entrance exam was postponed. In a notice, the university said: “Due to some unavoidable circumstances, entrance test of Bachelor of Hotel Management (self finance)/Bachelor of Tourism and Travel Management (self finance) bearing code number B36 scheduled to be held on April 1 from 2.30 pm to 4 pm has been postponed.” https://youtu.be/d7SiYEcSDMU A notice from Controller of Examinations doing the rounds on the social media said: “Fresh date for entrance will be notified…

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16 foreign countries participate in REEDCON 2023 at Jamia An International Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical, Electronics & Digital Healthcare Technologies, REEDCON 2023 organised by the Department of Electrical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia was inaugurated on 1st May 2023 in the conference hall of CIT, JMI. Organising Secretary, Prof. Majid Jamil introduced the theme of the conference REEDCON 2023. He informed to the audience that REEDCON-2023 is a premier conference series conceptualised by the Department of Electrical Engineering about one year back. It is technically sponsored by IEEE Delhi section. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated…

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MCD schools host joint mega PTM, parents discuss children’s progress with teachers Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) schools witnessed a historic moment on April 30 as they hosted their first-ever joint Mega PTM, according to a release. The event aimed at encouraging parents from both kinds of schools to participate in their children’s education and provide valuable suggestions for improvement to the schools. Parents queued up in large numbers at schools from early morning to attend the Mega PTM. They were joined by Education Minister Atishi and Deputy Mayor Aaley Mohammed Iqbal who engaged with the parents at SKV Phase-1…

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Jamia makes special arrangement for 100th episode of Mann ki Baat A special community listening and watching the live streaming of the 100th episode of the iconic radio programme Mann ki Baat hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was organised today in the FTK CIT Hall of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/iUNYEaK0XM8 A large number of students including NSS volunteers, teachers and non-teaching staff of the university listened and watched the live streaming of the episode on YouTube with profound interest. The programme was organised under the leadership of JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar (Padma Shri) and…

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Modi’s Mann ki Baat a game-changer: Jamia VC Najma Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar today released the special issue of the Journal ‘Media Mimansa’ on “Mann ki Baat” at M.F. Husain Art Gallery of the university. The journal is published by Makhan Lal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Communication (MCU), Bhopal which brought out this special issue on research studies conducted by faculty members and research scholars of JMI on Mann Ki Baat as a Medium of Communication using quantitative and qualitative tools. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has supported JMI in this…

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Police reveal details of dispute leading up to fatal Zakir Nagar stabbing Since the Zakir Nagar stabbing incident took place on Friday leaving residents in deep shock, the reason behind the death and stabbing has been revealed. In a statement issued to the media, the Delhi Police said: “On Friday, a PCR call regarding quarrel at Gali number 6, Zakir Nagar was received at PS Jamia Nagar.” https://youtu.be/iUNYEaK0XM8 Following which a cop reached the spot and enquired the matter. Deputy commissioner of police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said the Jamia Nagar police received a call around 9.30pm on Friday regarding the…

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Watch: Thousands turn up to bid adieu to Zakir Nagar stabbing victim A large number of residents have turned up at the house of Zakir Nagar stabbing victim on Saturday to bid him adieu. According to reliable source, tadfeen is to take place after Maghrib prayer in Batla House graveyard as the body has arrived from the hospital. Son of a well-known Zakir Nagar resident, Shayan Ahmad Arif, (cement wale) had died in the stabbing incident on Friday, said Waseem. ALSO READ Watch: One dead, 3 cousins injured in Zakir Nagar stabbing incident, claim residents He said the 19-year-old Shayan…

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Watch: One dead, 3 cousins injured in Zakir Nagar stabbing incident, claim residents The Zakir Nagar stabbing incident in Okhla on Friday night at 8.30 pm in gali number 6 has left residents in deep shock as one youth succumbed to his injuries, according to residents. https://youtu.be/tJyqMesFX88 As words about the stabbing incident in which four youth of one respectable family of Zakir Nagar was attacked with the motive yet not known spread like wildfire many local residents, including AAP leaders, former Congress MLA Asif Md Khan, former Councillor Shoaib Danish and journalists turned up at Holy Family Hospital. The…

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