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Jamia student pays huge price for not paying attention during e-transfer E-transfer of money has made life easy and there are many youngsters who don’t carry hard cash and transfer money using Paytm or other sources and at times they end up paying huge price for an inadvertent error. ALSO WATCH: https://youtu.be/fnFUQ4MlVk0 The case in point is a story of a Jamia Millia Islamia student who while transferring Rs 100 to an e-rickshaw driver added more zeros by mistake only to realise after a few hours. Another e-rickshaw driver told the OT that while picking up passengers at Jamia he…
MCD polls LIVE: Voter turnout till 10 Voting for MCD election 2022 has begun and polling underway across Delhi, including five wards of Okhla. Around 9 per cent voter turnout recorded till 10:30 am, according to State Election Commission. Residents started visiting their booths with parents from 8 am when the voting started and it is continue until 5 pm today. The fight is over 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. If the MCD polls are largely seen as a three-way contest in Delhi among the BJP, the AAP in Delhi in Okhla there is fight among Congress, AAP…
Okhla all ready for mega MCD elections With high-voltage election campaigning for the 250 wards MCD poll coming to end on Friday, now the D-day has come with residents of all ages ready to cast their vote on Sunday. Full preparations have been made for the election with security being geared up across the city as Okhla is to see fight among AAP, Congress, BJP, AIMIM, JDU and other political parties with Shaheen Bagh ward seeing a new entry of Bheem Party for the first time. Come December 4, fates of parties will be sealed, while counting for votes cast…
Umar Khalid’s father speaks after court discharges his son in Delhi riots case After Umar Khalid was discharged in a stone-pelting case amid the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, his father S Q R Ilyas, president of Welfare Party of India, told the media: “The battle has been quite tough but we are positive about getting justice “ United Against Hate member Khalid Saifi was also discharged in the case. However, the two will continue to remain in jail given an FIR against them under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for hatching a larger conspiracy behind the riots, reported the…
Watch: Jamia’s journalism students on Ravish’s resignation from NDTV Days after, Ravish Kumar, a winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award and senior journalist with the NDTV resigned from the TV channel, the OT spoke with several Jamia journalism students to get their feedback. https://youtu.be/mVPakDNpxeU In an internal mail, the channel stated that the resignation comes into effect immediately. “Few journalists have impacted people as much as Ravish did. This reflects in the immense feedback about him — in the ‘crowds he draws everywhere; in the prestigious awards and recognition he has received, within India and internationally,” read the mail. “Ravish…
MCD elections: Metro timings on day of polling here With the election to the 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is scheduled to be held from 8 am to 5:30 pm on December 4, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced that on that day the train services on all Lines will start at 4 am from all terminal stations. The counting will take place on December 7. “On the day of Municipal Corporation of Delhi election on 4th December, 2022 (Sunday), the Delhi Metro train services on all Lines will start from 4:00 am from all…
Amanatullah trying to convince residents with this narrative to back Wajid, Ariz Since the election date for MCD poll 2022 has been announced, Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan has been at the forefront of drumming up support for his candidates in five Okhla wards, including AFE and Zakir Nagar. After shaking hands with Wajid Khan, he has been tirelessly campaigning for him, trying to convince residents to give him another chance. He knows that residents are not happy with the work done by Wajid and hence in every public and door-to-door meeting he has been urging residents to votes AAP…
Watch: Former actress Nagma comes to Shaheen Bagh to drum up support for Areeba Former actress turned Congress leader Nagma Arvind Morarji came to Shaheen Bagh on Thursday to drum up support for Areeba Khan. https://youtu.be/mlt-3kQCoQQ Areeba is Congress candidate from Abul Fazal Enclave ward in the MCD poll 2022. She is up against sitting AAP Councillor Wajid Khan with other candidates in the fray including SP’s Ashu Khan, AIMIM’s Arif Saifi, Bheem Army’s Babar Khan and BJP’s Charan Singh. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls are on December 4 with the counting to take place on December 7.
Viral post against Amanatullah fake or real? A post against Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s wife surfaced on the social media on Thursday late night. Within minutes it got widely circulated and literally went viral. Several residents reached the OT to verify the news. ALSO WATCH https://youtu.be/KxIvithdNXw Though the post was deleted after a few minutes, the OT approached Khan’s close aides to know what led to the post. “A fake post surfaced that Amanatullah’s wife consumed poison and was admitted to a hospital. Nothing like this has happened. She was unwell and got hospitalised,” said Saud Khan. However, Khan’s…
The various Bihar at Jamia The Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), organized an Extension Lecture by Abhay K on “The Various Bihar!”. This was the first offline Extension Lecture organized in the year. Abhay K is a poet, diplomat, editor and translator, with over a dozen books of poetry including Monsoon (Sahitya Akademi). His latest book is The Book of Bihari Literature by Harper Collins India. He is a recipient of SAARC Literature Award 2013. Abhay K’s The Book of Bihari Literature, is a brilliant compendium of delightful and valuable stories, poetry and essays, in languages as plural as Bihar itself. Although this…