Author: theokhlatimes
Jamia’s PhD admissions grab headlines, aspirants allege discrepancies A (PhD aspirant) was happy that his name has come in the PhD list announced by a department of Jamia Millia Islamia. But his happiness was short lived as when he reached the department a few days ago for fulfilling admission process, he was told that he has not been selected. Left worried, he approached the OT. He said as he and other aspirants fear for action by the administration and might never be given an opportunity to do PhD from Jamia in near future so they were unwilling to share their…
Shaneha gets PhD for study on ‘Effects of Gulf Migration on Muslim Families: A Study of Gopalganj’ Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has declared Shaneha Tarannum qualified in Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work. She has worked on the topic “Effects of Gulf Migration on Muslim Families: A Study of Gopalganj District, Bihar” under the supervision of Prof. Md. Shahid Raza, Department of Social Work, MANUU, said the university. In another development, the Botany section of School of Sciences (SoS), Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) has organized a Road Show on Millets at the campus today in collaboration with…
Schools for Classes I-VIII shut in Noida on Friday due to rain forecast Schools are being shut in Noida and Greater Noida for Classes I to VIII on Friday after heavy rain on Thursday. Also, the announcement has been made following forecast of more rain in the coming two to three days. The District administration of the Gautam Buddh Nagar district declared Thursday that school for classes I to VIII will remain shut on Friday because of the heavy rainfall, reported IE. A TOI journalist Shafaque Alam covering Noida tweeted one hour ago: “Classes I-VIII to remain closed on Friday…
Rain drenches Okhla; waterlogging, traffic snarls reported Many Okhlaiites woke up to see a rainy day. It was second day on trot that raind drenched several parts of Delhi as incessant spell of light to moderate rain lashed the city on Thursday. Though the rain brought relief with temperature coming down, several parts of the city, including Okhla witnessed waterlogging and affecting traffic movement on key roads across the locality. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued a “yellow alert”, cautioning people about moderate rain at most places in the city. Rain has come before the withdrawal of monsoon from…
Parvez wife speaks with media after arrest The arrest of Popular Front of India (PFI) Delhi head Parvez Ahmed on Thursday morning from his Jamia Nagar flat has left resident talking about how the raid was conducted. And as words spread of the raid when police in large number gathered in streets, according to residents, TV journalists started arriving in the area trying to get bites from residents and family members. Majority of them were not successful as residents showed no interest in talking with the media, said a resident who introduced himself as Gulab and resides in the same…
TV reporters flock Jamia Nagar, know the reason A quiet street in Jamia Nagar has been abuzz with activities since Thursday morning. According to local residents, TV journalists have flocked the house after news surfaced in the media about massive crackdown on PFI in several States. ALSO READ: Parvez wife speaks with media after arrest TV journalists were seen vying with each others to take bites of the family members but with little success they left the spot, said the residents, who had gathered around after seeing so many journalists in their street. Some did coverage from outside the house…
Meter reading frauds will not be tolerated, FIR being lodged: Bhardwaj The Delhi Jal Board is taking a tough stand against the issue of frauds in meter readings. An FIR has been registered against a meter reader of a private agency that had been appointed for billing on behalf of Delhi Jal Board. Several complaints were received from customers against meter readers regarding frauds and irregularities in billing. Saurabh Bhardwaj, Vice-Chairman, Delhi Jal Board, had directed the senior officials of DJB last week to register FIRs against the erring meter readers and their respective agencies. Shri Saurabh Bhardwaj also asked…
Amanatullah case: Laddan arrested under Arms Act, say police Long at last the hunt to arrest Amanatullah Khan’s close aide Kaushar Imam Siddique alias Laddan, a resident of Jogabai Extension, came to end as the Delhi Police on Wednesday said it arrested him from Telangana. Laddan, 47, was wanted in a case of Arms Act registered against him after a country-made pistol and three live rounds were found in his premises, they said, reported the PTI. “We have apprehended Laddan from Telangana in connection with an FIR registered against him under the Arms Act,” a senior police officer said. After…
AAP’s Amanatullah Khan to stay behind bars for 5 more days in Waqf board case. Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan, who was arrested on Friday in a case related to alleged illegal appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board, is going to be in the custody of the Anti-Corruption Branch for the next five more days. The ACB has alleged that while working as Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board, Khan had illegally recruited 32 people violating guidelines. He was presented in the court today after staying in ACB custody for days. And since Tuesday the MLA’s followers were looking forward…
JMI student bags gold and silver medal in Uganda Para Badminton International 2022 Munna Khalid, a Ph.D. student enrolled at the Department of Hindi, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) represented India and won a gold medal in doubles event and a silver medal in singles event at Uganda Para Badminton International 2022. The championship was organised by Badminton Confederation, Africa under the aegis of Badminton World Federation (BWF) at Kampala, Uganda from 13th to 18th September, 2022. Khalid and his partner Shashank Kumar defeated the Japanese team in the doubles event and he marginally lost to the Japanese player in singles…