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Jamia Millia Islamia student allegedly commits suicide A former MBA student of Jamia Millia Islamia allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan rod at his flat in Gafoor Nagar on Saturday night, according to a post doing the rounds in the locality. https://youtu.be/Nz1NWR_fziI Investigation is going on to find the exact nature of his death and police version is still awaited. Jamia authorities are yet to issue a statement as the incident happened at night. As family resides in Bihar, their version could not be known. A few minutes ago Jamia PRO said: “I am told by…

Stop forcing parents to buy expensive books, uniforms from particular vendors, private schools in Delhi told Taking immediate cognizance of the issue of private schools compelling parents to buy expensive books and uniforms from specific vendors, Education Minister Atishi has directed the Education Department to take strict action against these schools. Violation of Education Department guidelines on books and school uniforms by private schools will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against such schools, said the orders from the Education Minister. She has clearly stated in her directive that private schools must either stop forcing parents to…

5-point action plan prepared for cleaning Yamuna The Delhi government is working on a war footing to clean the Yamuna in Delhi by 2025. To clean any big river like Yamuna , it is necessary to clean its drains and tributaries. Water Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has prepared a 5-point action plan with the aim of clearing the main drains of Delhi and providing treated water to Yamuna, under which in-situ treatment zones will be created at 9-10 different places in Najafgarh, Supplementary, and Shahdara Drains. In-situ treatment methods will include floating booms, weirs, aeration devices, and floating wetlands. Apart from…

Team Dynamic wins Jasola Heights, Pocket-9A RWA election Residents gave clear mandate to team DYNAMIC with 11 positions won out of 12, said a representative of the new team. Badar Afaq from Progressive Team has been elected for the third time as RWA President, Jasola Heights, DDA HIG Flats, Pocket 9A, Jasola. He is a Jamia alumnus and started with RWA Additional Secretary – Media 2019 and then three times president. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1644391886516375552 Athar I Khan has been elected as general secretary by winning with a huge margin. Khan offered gratitude to residents for posing faith and trust and giving huge…

Lecture on measuring pro-poor growth and inclusive development at Jamia The Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organised a Public Lecture (online) by the renowned econometrician, an authority on inequality and poverty studies and famously known for Kakwani Index, Prof. Nanak Kakwani on “Measuring and defining pro-poor growth, inclusive growth and pro-poor development, inclusive development ” on 24th March, 2023. Prof. Kakwani delivered the lecture online from Australia. The programmes started with the introductory address by Prof Asheref Illiyan, HoD Department of Economics, JMI. He warmly welcomed the speaker and participants from India and abroad. He highlighted the importance…

Delhi Club Riyadh iftar party highlights importance of education in Muslim community The Delhi Club Riyadh hosted a successful iftar party at a five-star hotel in Riyadh, with Rashtriya Ulema Council General Secretary Huzaifa Amir Rashadi as the chief guest. BY M Zakir Azmi In his address, Rashadi urged Muslims to focus on economic prosperity and education. He highlighted the importance of young leaders who have a clear plan of action for the future and encouraged them to learn modern technology, language and literature, and new discourses. The event also featured a speech by social activist and businessman Akhtarul Islam…

Hajis from Okhla can get medical check-up here Those who are going for Hajj this year from Okhla can get medical check-up at Batla House Dispensary after 5 pm, according to Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan. “ओखला विधान सभा से हज पर जाने वाले लोग अपना मेडिकल चैकप बटला हाउस डिस्पेन्सरी से करा सकते हैं ये शाम को 5बजे तक होगी इसकी पर्मिशन करा दी गयी है।,” wrote Okhla MLA.

Iftar, Press meet with journalists at Jamaat Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) convened its monthly press meeting on Thursday at 5:30 pm at its headquarters in Dawat Nagar, Abul Fazal Enclave, followed by iftar and dinner, according the organisation. A day ago, in a message shared to journalists, the JIH said its leaders will address the media persons. “Press meet and iftar invitation. Journalists of all faiths are invited to join the iftar party after the press meet. Followed by iftar and dinner. Media persons are requested to cover the same and oblige,” said the message circulated in social media. The press…

JMI student Luqman wins Gold Medal in National Ju-Jitsu Championship 2023 New Delhi, April 6: Mohd. Lukman Ali, a first year student of Master of Social Work (MSW), Jamia Millia Islamia has won the gold medal in National Ju-Jitsu Championship 2023. This championship was organized by Indian Ju-Jitsu Association in Madhya Pradesh recently. On this occasion, Lukman said, “My dream is to win medals for India at the international level in Olympics, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.” Most recently, Lukman represented India in the seventh edition of Asian Championship 2023 held in Thailand in the month of February…

TV reporters come in large number in Shaheen Bagh, know the reason F block in Shaheen Bagh which usually is quiet place was abuzz with activities today. Reporters turned up in large numbers. Following which residents started to talk about what actually happened as police also arrived. It was known and widely reported in the media that the probe into the train fire in Kerala in which three people were killed has revealed that the main suspect, Shahrukh Saifi, is from Shaheen Bagh, said the police. https://youtu.be/379R_Oq1oZU The deceased are Mattannur natives M Rahmath (33), her sister’s daughter Sehra Bathool…