Jamia’s Outreach Programme in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, organized a stage play in Hindi on the topic of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy titled, “Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho,” at the Ansari Auditorium on, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. The play was presented by a group called Bahroop (No association with Jamia); and directed by ...

In August 2010, under the instructions of the University Grant Commission (UGC), Jamia Millia Islamia, along with other universities, instituted a semester system in many of their postgraduate programs. The semester system replaced the old annual system. Although the examination for the first semester was conducted back in December and the second semester has already started — the results for ...

The department of political science organized a lecture by professor Stephen Clarkson titled, “A comprehensive economic partnership with Canada: What is in it for India?” on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Clarkson is a professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto, Canada. Clarkson talked about the current low level trade between India and Canada and argued ...

In an article in The Times of India titled, “Delhi Metro: Phase III to cover 105 km now” dated Jan. 19, 2011: E Sreedharan, the head of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), has announced that in the phase III extension of the Metro network, Delhi Metro will also be reaching Jamia Millia Islamia. He is quoted to have said: ...

The Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution organized a conference on Kashmir titled “Kashmir: Is peace possible?” on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2011, at the Mir Taqi Mir building on campus. The speakers on the panel consisted of Prem Shankar Jha, the former editor of Hindustan Times; Ravi Hemadri, the executive officer for The Other Media; Sukumar Murlidharan, the ...

According to a Jamia press release: a total of 58 students in diploma engineering evening courses have not been permitted to take their annual examination due to a shortage in their class attendance. Jamia requires a minimum of 75% class attendance to be eligible to appear for final exams. Below is a breakup of the number, according to branch and ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center and the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, organized a lecture by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The event was held in the conference hall at the  Center for Information Technology;  which incidentally, was packed to capacity even before the event had begun. According to the Al-Ahram, an English ...

To mark the birth anniversary of Mirza Assadullah Khan Ghalib on Dec 27, Jamia’s M.F. Hussain Gallery showcased a two day exhibit titled, “Ghalib Revisited,” comprising a collection of paintings on Ghalib by a renowned Indian artist named Sabia. About the Artist Sabia’s work has been exhibited in many art galleries all over India and internationally. And through out her ...

Students from Jamia took part in a public protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, against the imprisonment of Dr. Binayak Sen. They were also accompanied by students from JNU and DU. According to the Times of India,  Dr. Binayak Sen is a physician and a human rights activist working in the Naxal influenced region of Chhattisgarh. ...

The university drama club performed a stage play in Hindi titled, “Madandhta,” at the Ansari Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The play was in relation to Mahabharata, the mythological epic battle between the forces of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to the program leaflet, the Mahabharata lasted 18 days, after which nobody knows what happened, and one is ...