Tag: Jamia

Shaheen Bagh sit-in protest cleared amid COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi

Section 144 is in place in Delhi after the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a lockdown as a precautionary measure against coronavirus.

March 24, 2020

‘Difficult to distinguish between trapped students, rioters’: Delhi Police to court on Jamia incident

Police's response came during the hearing of a petition in a Delhi court by the Jamia Millia Islamia administration seeking the court's order for registration of an FIR against the cops for using excessive against the students.

March 16, 2020

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s relatives beaten, humiliated by cops over celebration

Shortly after the victory of Amanatullah Khan was announced on Tuesday evening, his relatives in his paternal village Agwanpur started celebration.

February 12, 2020

Delay in eminence tag for Jadavpur may be ABVP’s chief poll plank

The student wing of the saffron outfit is leaving no stone unturned to gain a toehold in the university which has been a launching pad of several anti- CAA agitations one of which spilled over in the heckling of Union minister Babul Supriyo last year.

February 12, 2020

Arvind Kejriwal magic again sweeps Delhi, AAP deals blow to BJP bagging 62 of 70 seats

The party bagged 62 of the total 70 seats, restricting the principal challenger BJP again to a single-digit figure of mere 8 seats in a bitterly-fought, fiercely-contested electoral battle that took place in the national capital in the midst of continuing protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

February 11, 2020

Jamia students lead anti-CAA march to Parliament, breach police barricades

The protesters were raising slogans of "Aeen ke dum pe march karenge" (We will march with power from the Constitution).

February 10, 2020

Rattled BJP spreading fear among protesters: Mamata Banerjee

“The BJP is scared over the overwhelming response of the common people across the country as peaceful agitation against the CAA-NPR was getting bigger and bigger and assumed alarming proportions. Out of fear, the leaders of the BJP, including the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and a union minister are trying to spread hatred and create polarisation on religious lines by asking people to open fire,” Ms Banerjee said at Nabanna today.

February 4, 2020

Vandalised library of Jamia set to be restored, Rs 2.6 crore loss estimated in crackdown

'We plan to add more value to the library. We are determined to restore the library,' said the university's Public Relations Officer Ahmad Azeem.

January 14, 2020

Protesting Jamia students clean up roads, win hearts

The action of the students to clean the garbage from the protesting site also impressed the social media users, who praised them for their actions.

December 17, 2019

Violent clashes erupt in South Delhi over CAA, Metro services disrupted after buses set on fire

Two firefighters were injured when a few protestors allegedly threw stones on their vehicle. The two were taken to a hospital, say the reports.

December 15, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind to be the chief guest at Jamia Milllia Islamia convocation

Next year varsity will complete 100 years. It is trying to invite PM Narendra Modi for the centenary year celebrations.

October 21, 2019

JMI takes measures to attract foreign students

The VC has constituted a committee for the preparation of a brochure, which will highlight the achievements and facilities to be provided to the foreign students by the JMI.

June 29, 2019

Jamia electrician’s daughter selected for US education programme

Subia has been selected for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State.

April 6, 2019