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Activists recall contributions of SC lawyer & Human Rights activist Ehtesham at Okhla condolence meet Khudai Khidmatgar organised a condolence meeting in Ghaffar Manzil in memory of its founding member Supreme Court advocate Ehtesham Hashmi, who died due to heart attack in his Nizamuddin house on Friday morning. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/AORFf4S_Uhg He was 38 years old and was known for fighting cases of victims of communal violence and often without fees and was a human rights defender. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1624434337046228999 Rizwan Khan, Khudai Khidmatgar national organiser, who hosted the event at Sabka Ghar in Okhla today, said Hashmi worked for society and…

Nobel Laureate Yonus delivers lecture at JMI Prof. Mohammad Yonus, Nobel Laureate and founder of Bangladesh Grameen Bank delivered the inaugural lecture (Online) of the Nobel Laureate Lecture Series being organised by the Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on 6 th February, 2023. The programme started with the introductory address by Prof. Asheref Illiyan HoD Department of Economics, JMI. He warmly welcomed the guests and participants from India and abroad. He highlighted that it is a historic and memorable day as we have been able to fulfil the long cherished dream of inviting a Nobel Laureate to the…

Ehtesham no more, Okhla mourns his death due to sudden heart attack The death of Ehtesham Hashmi of heart attack on Wednesday night is being mourned in Okhla with many netizens posting about it. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1623743626265128961 “Shocking news! Supreme Court Advocate Ehtesham Hashmi passes away due to heart attack. Inna lillahe wa inna ilaihe rajeoon,” writes Shafique ul Hasan. Many residents also posted about his death on the social media. Ehtesham, who used to reside in Nizamuddin, was a popular figure in Okhla among activists and lawyers fraternity. Many who posted about him are not aware about his personal profile. After…

God’s Grace Schools, North & South Campuses organised Sports Bonanza by Junior Sections on February 4 at their sprawling South Campus in Kanchan Kunj (South of Kalindi Kunj) facing River Yamuna, said the school authorities. https://twitter.com/theokhlatimes/status/1622160960508297217 Students participated in Busy Bee, Hopping Ball, Golf Play, Football Goal-hit, Load Picking and Obstacle Race. The large number of children, parents and guests were welcomed by the Director Dr Syed Abid Mahmood, it said. The opening ceremony March Past was jointly flagged by Bisma Qazi IPS, Deputy Police Commissioner and the Principal Dr Nazira Mahmood. Guests of honor included Dr Arun Kumar Srivastava,…

Court discharges 11 accused in 2019 Jamia Nagar violence, says booked as ‘scapegoats’ Eleven 11 people, including Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, accused in 2019 Jamia Nagar violence, have been discharged by a court, according to media reports. It said the Delhi Police was unable to apprehend the actual perpetrators and it booked the accused as “scapegoats”. The court, however, ordered framing of charges against one of the accused, Mohammad Ilyas. “Marshalling the facts as brought forth from a perusal of the chargesheet and three supplementary chargesheets, this court cannot but arrive at the conclusion that the police were…

A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia in December 2019, tweeted LiveLawIndia. According to media reports, both have been discharged in Jamia violence case. Tanha is a student of Jamia and is out on bail. https://twitter.com/LiveLawIndia/status/1621751313255088129 A detailed order in the matter is awaited, reported the media. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail as he is an accused in the larger conspiracy case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, reported PTI. The order was pronounced by the Saket court bench…

Jamia engineering student grabs headlines The Battle of Signs, an innovative Strategic Game designed by Sarthak Kumar, a B.Tech Civil Engineering, 4th year student of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has been launched in the market by India’s top toy manufacturing company Funskool. The game has earlier won the Toycathon-2021 Competition under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Toycathon-2021 is an inter-ministerial initiative organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell with support from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of MSME, Ministry of Textiles and Ministry of Information and…

Okhlaiites, Ashram flyover extension work to be completed by February end Ashram and its adjoining areas will soon be freed from traffic jams as the extension work of the Ashram flyover that is ongoing will be completed by the end of this month. Using this flyover will allow passengers to bypass 3 traffic lights between Ashram Chowk and DND, making vehicular movement smoother. On Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister and PWD Minister Manish Sisodia conducted an on-sight inspection to assess the progress of construction work. Sisodia said it is a herculean task to build a flyover in the middle of such…

How some in Jamia Nagar took advantage of Jamia students’ hardship Many students of Jamia Millia Islamia, who were paying more in rented flats in Okhla by paying more, heaved a sigh of relief after list for hostel inmates was announced today. https://youtu.be/5-yogtFtPDk Those who got a seat in the hostels are happy but some whose application got not accepted continue to be deeply upset as they have no other option than to pay more and reside in rented places close to the university in Jamia. University hostels, which were closed for years starting from Covid lockdown, will open from…

AAP leader Mahmood gets new responsibility AAP leader Mahmood Ahmed, who was denied ticket in the MCD election, has got a new responsibility. Announcing this on the social media, Mahmood shared photos with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and said he has been appointed as MP’s representative. It is not known what responsibilities he will get. After denying ticket in the councillor election, Mahmood was deeply upset. However, on his close aide’s suggestion he stay put in the AAP and now it appears that he is trying consolidate his position in the party. The buzz in the political circle is…