[Editor’s Note: Following is a Jamia press release.] A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Jamia Milia Islamia, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Jammu & Kashmir Government for the construction of hostels to accommodate students from the State of J&K at Jamia Milia Islamia today i.e. 9 February 2012. The Registrar, Jamia Milia Islamia, Professor S.M. Sajid signed ...

[Editor’s Note: Following is a press release by the Indian Youth for Palestine (IYP).] The Indian Youth for Palestine (IYP), in collaboration with the  Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, observed Palestine Solidarity Week  on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir Building, JMI.   Students from the Centre for West Asian Studies, Center for Conflict ...

[Editor’s Note: Following is a Jamia Press Release.] On Monday, January 30, 2012, Nasreen Munni Kabir delivered the Annual Anwar Jamal Kidwai Memorial Lecture to a packed auditorium in Jamia Millia Islamia. Based in London, Kabir’s body of work over 30 years include TV programmes for Channel 4, documentaries and books that have preserved the legacy of Indian cinema and ...

Elections in the Jamia Boys’ Hostel was held on January, 22, 2012. Students vying for the posts of Senior House Monitor and Food Monitor contested and the following were elected as per their hostels of residence: Allamma Iqbal Hostel: Food Monitor – Mohd. Shahid Senior House Monitor – Mohd. Faraz Obaidullah Sindhi Hostel & SRK (New) Hostel: Senior House Monitor ...

[Following is a press release by the Forum for Student Democracy.] Jamia Millia Islamia today organized a session on ‘Democracy, dissent and movement for change’. Eminent social activist Aruna Roy, Nikhil Day, editor of Open Magazine Manu Joseph and JMI vice chancellor Najeeb Jung spoke all good words about democracy and Right to information. Ironically the programme was organized in ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release.] In a singular judgment today the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi asked the three petitioners, who had filed a case against Jamia Millia Islamia, to withdraw their case against the university.” The three petitioners, who had filed a Writ Petition in the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in December 2011, were seeking directions ...

[The following is an advertisement. Content herein has been provided by IEEEJMI] Jamia Millia Islamia is once again ready to witness the annual college fest Encomium, now in its 12th edition. Encomium ’12, a three day technical-cum-cultural fest is being organized by the IEEEJMI society from the 27th to 29th of January in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.   ...

[Following is a Jamia press release.] Jamia continued its impressive form in the semi final of the All India Inter Varsity Hockey Tournament by registering their fourth consecutive win. Jamia today defeated Panjab University, Chandigarh by 5-0 at Faculty of Education hockey ground to enter the final of the tournament. So far, Jamia has scored 27 goals in four matches ...

[Editor’s note: Following is a Jamia press release.] Jamia Millia Islamia held a ‘Special Convocation’ on December 16, 2011 at 3 PM in Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia to confer the degree of ‘Doctor of Letters’ (Honoris Causa) on Prof. Amartya Sen. Mr. Najeeb Jung, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia presided over the ‘Special Convocation’.   The citation presented ...

Hindustan Times; December 09, 2011: “JNU fire ignites hopes for Jamia students” Link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/JNU-fire-ignites-hopes-for-Jamia-students/Article1-779742.aspx Summary:  In light of the recent supreme court decision to lift the stay order off from JNU student union elections [Link], the article talks about what this decision could mean for student union elections at Jamia.