Monthly Archives: November 2013

Jamia Team Grabs Third Place in National Go-Kart Championship

[Following is a press release from Jamia’s Go-kart Team — ‘KARTastrophe’] Indian Society of New Era Engineers (ISNEE) conducted the nationwide event, National Go-Kart Championship (NGKC) this year in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The event saw participation from engineering colleges from all over India, with a pre-final round that shortlisted a total of 47 teams that qualified for the final round. The ...

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Afghanistan Studies Centre Screens “Kandahar”

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia screened the prominent Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s film “Kandahar” at The Tagore Hall, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir on Wednesday 6 November, 2013. This was the second movie in a series of movies on Afghanistan. Earlier, on 18 September, 2013 the Centre had screened “The Kite Runner”, adapted ...

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Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Al-Sabah Visits Jamia

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Nov. 9, 2013] In a rare honour to Jamia Millia Islamia, the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in a state visit to India, visited the University on Saturday, 9th November, 2013 at 11.00 AM. His Highness Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister ...

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Cycle Rally from Srinagar to Jamia to Raise Awareness for Women’s Safety

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Nov. 3, 2013] Raising awareness about ensuring safety for all citizens, particularly women, students, teachers and staff members of Jamia Millia Islamia will take out a cycle rally from 4th to 25th November, 2013, which will travel from Kashmir to Delhi, covering a distance of 1121 kilometres, spreading the message of providing ...

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