(Following is a Jamia press release dated Aug. 30, 2012) The Centre for North East Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, the only such centre of its kind in a Central University, has received a grant of Rs. 14 crore from the University Grant Commission for building a permanent building to house the Centre, funding for staff appointments and recurring expenses. ...

The Pakistan Studies Programme, part of the Academy of International Studies, recently conducted an India-China dialogue with visiting Chinese delegates from Sichuan University, China. The programme titled “Second India-China Dialogue on Evolving Security Environment in the AF-PAK region” was conducted at the Dayar-I-Mir-Taqi-Mir Building on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The two-day programme ended with a valedictory address by Member of ...

The department of political science will be conducting a symposium on the upcoming 2012 US elections for president. Details below: Topic: Panorama of 2012 US Election: Making Sense of It Speakers: Prof.K.P.Vijayalakshmi, Head, Center for American, Canadian and Latin American Studies, SIS, JNU; Prof.Mohammed Badrul Alam, Political Science, JMI; and Dr.Uma Purushothaman, Observer Research Foundation, Delhi Welcome Address by: Prof. ...

(Following is a press release by the Center for North East Studies, JMI, sent on Aug. 28, 2012) The situation in Assam has been extremely disturbing with extensive violence, including killings and arson, between different groups as well as the flight of the displaced to relief camps and as well as the fallout seen in different parts of the country, ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Aug. 27, 2012] The University Counseling & Guidance Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Career Launcher is going to organize a workshop on “Choose Right Career & Funding Options for Higher Studies”. The workshop is scheduled to be held on August 28, 2012 at 2.30 PM in the Committee Room of Nehru ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated Aug. 27, 2012] The Pakistan Studies Programme, Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia is holding the Second India-China Dialogue on the Evolving Security Environment in the Af-Pak Region in collaboration with the Centre for South Asia-West China Cooperation and Development Studies (SAWCCAD), Institute of South Asian Studies, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China on ...

“You tucked me in, turned out the lights, Kept me safe and sound at night Little girls depend on things like that” — Miley Cyrus Come this Wednesday, my sister would have completed her one-month notice at her workplace. She works with an NGO for a project that encourages primary education for girls in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)-run schools. ...

(Following is a Jamia press release dated Aug. 24, 2012) Department of English, Jamia Millia Islamia organizes a Book-sale cum exhibition on Monday, August 27, in the Department premises. Major Publishers like Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Penguin and others will exhibit text books, reference books and books simply for joy of reading. The department has negotiated maximum ...

According to a PTI report dated Aug. 17, 2012, Delhi Metro on Friday shifted the proposed Jamia Nagar Metro station from the main gardens to one end of the university. Prof Khalid Moin, Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology, is reported to have said, the station would now come up near Naom Chomsky Centre and that no buildings will have ...

Network 18’s popular online news portal Firstpost.com, has published a long lauding article on Hamidur Rahman’s battle with Jamia over his demand for student democracy at Jamia. The article titled “A 22-year-old rank-holder takes on mighty Jamia University over democracy” dated Aug. 15,  talks about Rahman’s activism, legal battle with Jamia, and Jamia’s attempt to harass and malign his good ...