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Indian Muslim women urged to plan career in civil services

Patna, BIHAR :

M.W. Ansari, former Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh speaking

Patna:

A career awareness program on civil services was held at Dr. Usman Ghani Imarat Girls’ Institute in Patna on 26 September 2021.

The program started with recitation of the Holy Quran.

While talking on ‘What is Civil Services’, Mohammad Naushad Ansari, Hon’y vice chairman of the Institute, through a power-point presentation, elaborated details on the profession of civil services, the rewards and challenges of being in civil services. He emphasised that all graduates are eligible to appear in this exam. They can definitely crack and get a good rank provided they plan their preparation under good guidance and work very hard. It is seen that a good number of candidates qualifying in civil services exams come from lower strata of the society. “Civil Servants of different services are the officers behind implementation of government development plans. They are the people who keep law and order, and work as a link between the public and the government”, he stated.

The chief guest, Mr. M W Ansari, former Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh spoke on the topic ‘Career in Civil Services: Criteria, roles and opportunities’. He stated that the prestige, power and the status that one acquires after entering civil services is immense and unparalleled. Besides, this service provides opportunity to serve the society and the nation at a larger scale. More than 10 lakh students apply for this exam each year. The number of aspirants is increasing every year. This year 761 students have cracked this prestigious exam, out of which only 31 students are from the Muslim community. It is too low considering their population. We require good number of quality institutions, proper guidance and good mentors so that chances of success brighten considerably. In particular, he pointed out that the proportion of Muslim women in these services is negligible. The community cannot prosper without bringing quality education among their women. He also appreciated the contribution of Dr. Usman Ghani Imarat Girls’ Institute in imparting education to the weaker sections of the society with limited resources. In the question and answer session he advised the students that the preparation for Civil Services exam should start from tenth class itself. Bihar had been contributing a good number of Civil Servants every year and this year’s topper in the exam is from Bihar only.

Mr. Khurshid Anwar Arfi, Senior journalist, renowned author of many books and Hon’y chairman of the institute, in his presidential address, emphasised that the community must focus on quality education which should enable new generation to successfully face the modern challenges. The other area of attention should be job-oriented courses and professional educational.

This institute offers various courses viz., BCA, BBA, B Lib. Sc, DCA, Diploma in Dress Designing etc which gives immense opportunity to girls to gain access into good professions and earnings.

He informed that the institute has a plan to organise similar career guidance programs and will be providing all the assistance needed to the Civil Services aspirants for state as well as for UPSC exams.

He thanked all the honorary members of the institute including Mr. Enam Khan, Secretary of the institute, for dedicating his time and energy for the institution’s development.

He also thanked all the teachers and, in particular, Mrs. Ruby Nishat, for offering her services to the institute voluntarily for over two years.

He acknowledged and offered dua for Late Maulana Wali Rahmani who worked hard for development of Institute’s building and infrastructure.

The program was attended by a large number of students, teachers and others. The welcome address was delivered by Mrs. Rupa Sharma, Principal of the Institute and vote of thanks was given by Mrs. Nuzhat Ghousiya . The girls put forward various questions and got enlightened. They noted down details of study plan for the exam and also felt ignited to write this exam.

Dr. Usman Ghani Imarat Girls’ Institute, Patna was established and run by Imarat-e-Shariah Educational & Welfare Trust, Bihar. It is one of the Knowledge Resource Centre of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic & Persian University, Bihar.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India’s premier central recruiting agency for central government public servants.

source: http://www.milligazette.com / The Milli Gazette / Home> News> Education & Careers / TheMilli Gazette Online / September 27th, 2021

Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador

Roorkee (Haridwar District), UTTARAKHAND :

Roorkee girl Sadaf Chaudhary secured the 23rd rank in the UPSC exams.

UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the education of girls in India will bring great social change and calls for the society to provide special attention to the education of girls.

The ambience at Sadaf Chaudhary’s home at Roorkee, Uttarakhand is of glee. There is a continuous rush of local people at her home at Green Park Colony who are visiting to congratulate Sadaf. Sadaf’s pictures are being shared on social media. In the last few days, Sadaf has seen a change in her life. Cell phones of her family members are ringing continuously. No one in Sadaf’s family was able to sleep in the last three days owing to celebrations at their home.

Twenty-seven-year old Sadaf is the eldest daughter of Israr Ahmed and Shahbaz Bano of Roorkee. Her father Israr Ahmed was a former manager at Gramin Bank at the Deoband branch. In the recently announced UPSC 2020 results, Sadaf has secured all over India 23rd rank. She has got the highest rank among the Muslim aspirants.

Talking to TwoCircles.net, Sadaf said that she wants to become an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer like IFS Sneha Dubey.

Considering her 23rd rank and OBC quota, Sadaf has a good chance of getting into IFS.

Sadaf said that she chose International Relations as her subject in UPSC as she is “interested in foreign service.”

“I was getting a good salary at an MNC where I used to work. I left that job and worked hard for two years to clear UPSC,” she said.

Sadaf said that “one of the daughters of the country IFS Sneha Dubey is being praised all over the country, I want to follow in Sneha Dubey’s footsteps.”

She said that if the country that she can do a better job as an IAS officer, “I will be mentally prepared for that as well.”

On the day when UPSC results were announced, Sadaf’s mother was praying all day.

Recalling the tense atmosphere at their home before the announcement of the result, Sadaf’s younger brother Mohammad Shad said, “Last year Baji (Sadaf) missed cracking the exams by a few numbers so this year the atmosphere at the home was tense.”

Sadaf said that her UPSC result is beyond her expectations. “I was sure that I will qualify this year.”

To her credit, Sadaf didn’t take any coaching for her UPSC exam. “I have been preparing for last twenty years,” she said.

Recalling her childhood, Sadaf said that as a kid she would go to her grandfather’s house (in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh) with her mother during summer vacations. “He had a school there and during the summer vacations I would study everything,” she said, adding, “I got the benefit of regular studies.”

Talking about her strategy of cracking UPSC, Sadaf said she “actually had none.” She said after having breakfast in the morning, she would sit down to study as long as she could. “I would review and assess my preparations once a week.”

She said that she would always try to understand the toppers and what they read as she is fond of reading. “Everyone thinks I enjoy reading, That’s alright, I enjoyed the books, I love them. Books are like friends to me. Reading is my hobby and that has made me successful without coaching,” she said.

The passion for civil services runs through the family. Sadaf’s younger sister Fatima is also preparing for UPSC. “You will have to come here once again because Saima is also very talented and is preparing for UPSC under the guidance of Sadaf,” Sadaf’s brother Sikander Ali told TwoCircles.net. “Fatima is more talented than me and always tops the class,” quips Sadaf.

Sadaf’s mother Shehbaz Bano said that Sadaf is very diplomatic and applies diplomacy at home. Sadaf laughs. “I just get my work done. That’s what diplomacy is,” she said.

Talking about her mother, Sadaf said that she herself admitted her mother to college. Her mother had gotten married after higher secondary. “I would always check if Ammi is reading her books,” she said.

“I realized that Ammi wants to study but couldn’t as she was a mother. I persuaded her to study. So, when I took admission in College, Ammi also took admission in BA. As I completed my Chemical engineering from Jalandhar, Ammi also completed her BA,” Sadaf said.

Sadaf credits her success to a good environment for studies at her home. “We all like to study. My brother recently got a 96.5 per cent and he is not happy with that,” she said.

Sadaf said the assessment done by the schools during the Corona period was not totally correct. “I think studies should be done diligently and there should be a clean competitive environment at home,” she added.

Speaking on Sadaf’s success, her uncle Nadeem Pradhan is full of pride, saying, “Those people and relatives who said girls shouldn’t be sent outside to study are saying now that our daughter has done wonders.”

Pradhan said successful stories always change the mindset of society.

“Today only 40 per cent of girls are able to study. If this number increases, a great social change will take place,” Sadaf said, adding, “We have to give special attention to the education of girls.”

source: http://www.twocircles.net / TwoCircles.net / Home> Lead Story / by Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net / September 27th, 2021

Benevolent Kerala parliamentarian is beacon of light for poor tribal pupils

KERALA / Dubai, UAE :

P.V. Abdul Wahab, the IUML leader, successfully implements Indian government’s development plan in Malappuram district.

It’s a dawn of a new era for a group of poor tribal pupils amid these unprecedented viral times at Nilambur taluka — a cluster of villages — in north Kerala’s Malappuram district.

They are back to learning and continuing their school education, which have been suspended since March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck and resulted in the closure of schools.

Many of the pupils had virtually forgotten in-classroom teaching.

To make matters worse, they were cut off from the rest of the world because of the unavailability of Internet connectivity and lack of smartphones.

P.V. Abdul Wahab, a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha (RS) — the Upper House of Indian Parliament — and a non-resident Indian (NRI), who has been living in the UAE for the past four decades, told that their education suffered since March 2020.

“Some of them could barely remember the names of their schools because the prolonged break had almost wiped out their memories of the campus,” he said.

Wahab, who belongs to the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which is a potent political force in the district, has arranged for the distribution of Internet-enabled tablets for the tribal pupils under the Indian government’s Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) initiative.

He has been a three-term RS MP and heads the JSS initiative in the district.

So far, around 150 tablets have been given to the tribal pupils, who are overjoyed at being able to reconnect the world at large and continue with their education.

Wahab has been involved with the tribal villages of Karulai gram panchayat as part of the Indian government’s Saansad Adarsh Grama Yojnna, a developmental scheme, and has adopted four villages in the district.

“They live in the middle of the forest in small houses and most of them are unemployed,” Wahab said.

“The only source of economic sustenance is the forest produce that the male tribals collect and sell. Healthcare facilities are abysmal and most of them lack basic amenities such as access to electricity or even telephones,” he added.

The tribal villages are neither well-connected with other parts of the district or the southernmost Indian state and a majority of the locals don’t want to venture out for jobs.

The tribals of Nilambur are a rare exception to Kerala, whose ambitious and enterprising people have been heading out to other parts of India, Arabian Gulf or across the world for better financial prospects.

“But we’re trying to provide employment opportunities for them through specialised training in the hospitality, plumbing and electrical industries,” said Wahab, who has four-decade-long experience in the Middle East, and enjoys a filial bond with Nilambur.

In the UAE, he established the Bridgeway group of companies and along several other firms in his native India; his sons now look after the businesses.

He said the boost on the telecom and education fronts in these tribal villages because of the JSS, which helped instal over 10 basic towers to ensure 5 GHz wireless connectivity to the settlements. “The project aims to create a sustainable social and economic ecosystem for tribal people through a high-speed internet connection,” said Wahab. “It offers a total solution for the digital affairs of the inhabitants of the colonies. This allows them to interact directly with stakeholders and other public servants,” he added.

In the pre-Covid-19-pandemic era, tribal pupils only had access to single-teacher primary schools. The teacher taught all subjects and took four classes simultaneously.

After Grade IV, the tribal pupils would drop out because they were reluctant travel outside their native village.

To make matters worse, the devastating Kerala floods in 2018 and 2019 also destroyed half a dozen computers, a printer and a projector in the school.

The natural disaster was followed by the contagion, which struck a rude jolt as it denied poor tribal pupils’ basic education.

However, the sufferings appear to be a thing of the past, as the poor tribal children can look to a better and prosperous future, thanks to Wahab’s initiative to make the government’s scheme a roaring success.

source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com / Khaleej Times / Home> World> Rest of Asia / by Nithin Belle, Pune / August 26th, 2021

MS Academy to felicitate its UPSC CSE toppers

Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Hyderabad: 

MS IAS academy will arrange a two days’ felicitation program in honour of its toppers Faizan Ahmed (AIR 58) and Md Haris Sumair (AIR 270) who have passed the UPSC civil services exam 2020.  The program “Dream Big 2021”  will be held on 4th and 5th October.

According to details given by the MS Education Academy Senior Director Dr Mohammed Moazzam Hussain, the first day of the program on October 4 will begin in Mallepally campus of the MS IAS Academy at 10 am by giving a warm welcome to both the toppers.  They will address the school, college, and academy girls and boys.

In the afternoon, from  2 p.m. to 3 p.m. both of them will meet the media persons and answer their questions.

In the evening, these distinguished students will be felicitated in the MS Corporate office at Masab Tank.

On 5th October from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the toppers will be felicitated by the MS students at Metro Classic Garden Function Hall at Aramghar.

In this second day’s program, both of them shall address a motivational program to the students of MS school, college, and academy.  They will shed light on how to prepare for UPSC and other state civil services examinations.

source: http://www.siasat.com / The Siasat Daily / Home> News> Hyderabad News / by Mohammed Hussain Ahmed / October 03rd, 2021

Mysuru Lad Emerges Canadian National Champion – 2021

Mysuru, KARNATAKA / Vancouver, CANADA :

Vancouver:

Mysuru-boy Mustafa M. Raja, who won the Provincial Championships in British Columbia last month and was selected for the Nationals to be held in Montreal, Quebec, did well and emerged National Doubles Champion. Mustafa also came third in Singles.

The 14-year-old played consistent tennis all week at the 14-and-under Nationals held at the Carrefour Tennis Centre from Sept. 20 to 26.  Tournament was held outdoors on clay courts.

In the Doubles finals, Mustafa and his partner Eric defeated Owen and Scotty. Mustafa and Eric came back from one set down and held their nerves to win the Nationals with the score of 2,6 6,4 and 10-7.

In the Singles, Mustafa lost to Adam in the semi-finals but won the match for the third spot against Andy Kepche with the score of 6,1 and 6,1 to get the third spot.

Mustafa, representing British Columbia, also won silver in the team standings of the provinces. 

Mustafa was awarded a trophy for the National Doubles Champion, trophy for the third place in Singles and a silver medal for the provincial standings. With this performance, Mustafa will break into top 5 Singles rankings in Canada. Mustafa trains at the Tennis Centre in Vancouver and goes to Sullivan Heights Secondary School.

Mustafa, son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja, earlier train at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre in Mysuru for seven years and attended Excel Public School in Mysuru.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sport / October 01st, 2021

JMI student Kaif Ali wins Commonwealth Secretary-General Innovation Award for Sustainable Development

NEW DELHI :

Emerging innovator Kaif Ali, a student of the Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia(JMI) won the prestigious Commonwealth Secretary-General Innovation Award for Sustainable Development-2021.

He is the only Indian amongst 15 awardees from 54 Commonwealth countries to win the prestigious award for his contribution towards Covid19, refugee shelter crisis, and climate change.


Each winner of the award received a trophy, 3,000 pounds (3,00,000 INR approx.) in prize money and the opportunity to scale up their innovations in collaboration with partners and mentors across the Commonwealth.


Kaif has invented low-cost portable housing for Covid-19 quarantine and shelter from extreme weather conditions like earthquakes and flooding.

His design has been recognised by the UN under the top 11 emerging innovation start-ups solving climate challenges.


JMI Vice Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar congratulated Kaif for the achievement and said that the university is proud of him. “We expect that it will motivate other students of the university to work hard, think out of the box to get noticed and contribute in nation building”, Prof. Akhtar said.


During the pandemic, Kaif researched how architecture could prevent the spread of disease. He designed a prefabricated sustainable shelter, SpaceEra, that would not only help reduce transmission of the virus but could also house refugees worldwide in the future.


“Winning the Commonwealth Innovation Award lifts my confidence to a greater level and motivates me to work even harder than yesterday and innovate unprecedented solutions toachieve a sustainable future. I pledge to become the voice of the youth transforming the Commonwealth and to Be the Change!”, Kaif said.

source: http://www.jmi.ac.in / Jamia Millia Islamia / Public Relations Office, JMI / September 30th, 2021

AMU scientist’s discovery can make infertile land cultivable

Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

AMU scientist's discovery can make infertile land cultivable

Aligarh :

A faculty member of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), in association with German researchers, has discovered a new protein in plants that will ‘improve the salt stress tolerance of crops.’

This will enable farm land with high salinity soil amenable to cultivation.

Dr Tariq Aftab, assistant Professor, Department of Botany, AMU, together with other collaborators from Germany, have identified a new protein and named it ‘HvHorcH’.

This protein plays an important role in conferring salt stress tolerance in barley plants. Salt stress tolerance of crop plants is a trait with increasing value for future food production.

According to an official release from AMU, the research work has been carried out at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany during the assignment to Dr Aftab as visiting scientist.

After several years of further studies and repeat trials, the report has been published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Dr Aftab said that the identification of this protein will open new horizons in developing stress-resilient crop plants. “Global climate change, which is predicted to be accompanied by prolonged and intensified drought periods, is likely to aggravate this situation even further.

Intensified irrigation attempts to combat drought ultimately increase soil salinity and thus eventually impede farmland cultivation when salinity reaches threshold levels that can no longer be tolerated by crop plants.

“It is therefore an eminent goal for a global sustainable food supply to improve the salt stress tolerance of crop plants in order to push these thresholds of soil salinity upwards so that more farmland with high-salinity soil will still be amenable to agriculture,” he explained.

source: http://www.awazthevoice.in / Awaz / Home> Education / September 26th, 2021

Hundreds march for greener Mangaluru as part of Bearys Group walkathon

Mangaluru, KARNATAKA :

Mangaluru :

The ‘Green Walkathon – 2021’ organized by Beary’s Group was initiated in front of Mangala Auditorium of Mangalore University on Saturday September 25 morning.

The Green Walkathon, which is a part of the International Green Week – 2021 that started from in front of the university’s Mangala Auditorium moved towards Beary’s Turning Point at Deralakatte.

Mangalore University vice-chancellor, Dr P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya, said that the environment will automatically become clean if our minds are clean. “We are following the policy of keeping our lives ahead of nature. For our lives to be saved, nature is very important. Therefore, we should join hands to conserve nature,” he stated.

Speaking after presiding over the programme, Beary’s Group president, Syed Muhammad Beary, felt that there is a need to create awareness to encourage a clean and green city. “Nature offers us several gifts. But it is important what we give in return to nature. We cut down many trees when constructing a house or building but we do not take care to plant a tree. Nature becomes green only if we keep planting the saplings. The walkathon is aimed at creating awareness about love of nature and clean environment,” he stated.

Syed Muhammad Beary said that environment in the world keeps on changing and it has cast grave influence on the hman beings. “Therefore, the humans have to strive to protect our earth. We are nothing in front of nature. We are not bigger than nature. We will survive only if we preserve nature,” he stated.

BIT principal, Dr S I Manzoor Pasha, welcomed, BEADS principal A R Ashok Mendonca, Dr Azuz Mustafa, Venkatesh Pai, Santosh D’Souza, BIT – ECE head of the department, Dr Abdulla Gubbi and others were present.

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / Daijiworld.com / Home> Top Stories / by Mohan Kuthar, Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (SP) / September 25th, 2021

AMU Scholar’s Works Cited In Cambridge Publication

Aligarh, UTTAR PRADESH :

Dr. Faisal Shaan with Prof. S.A. Azmi and Dr. Shravan

Aligarh :

Acknowledging the research credentials and academic potentials of AMU faculty members, a book, “Psychopathology of Rare and Unusual Syndromes”, written by Femi Oyebode and published by Cambridge University Press, UK, has cited two published papers of Dr Faisal Shan, Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University.

Prof S A Azmi (Chairman, Department of Psychiatry) congratulated Dr Shan for the achievement saying his success is a matter of pride for the department and the university.

source:http://www.indiaeducationdiary.in / IndiaEducationDiary.com / Home> Academics / by India Education Diary / September 23rd, 2021

31 Muslims crack UPSC 2020 Civil Services Exam, 03 among top 100

INDIA :

In 2019, 42 Muslims had cracked the exam whereas in 2018 just 27 Muslims had made it to the final result.

UPSC Civil Services Result 2020: 

A total of 31 Muslims have cracked the Civil Services Exam (CSE), also known as IAS exam, the result of which was declared late in the night Friday.

This is another dismal performance of Muslim candidates when just 31 Muslims have made to the final list of candidates who will join the civil services cadre.

In 2019, 42 Muslims had cracked the exam whereas in 2018 just 27 Muslims had made it to the final result.

Among the 31 Muslims who cracked the UPSC Civil Services Exam this year 03 – Sadaf Choudhary (rank 23), Faizan Ahmed (rank 58) and Dheenah Dastageer (rank 63), are in top 100 the list of which was released on the official website upsc.gov.in in PDF.

Also among the UPSC toppers are Ria Dabi, sister of 2018 UPSC Civil Service topper, Tina Dabi. Ria Dabi has secured 15th rank in the UPSC 2020 exams.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the results of exams held in 2020. A total of 761 candidates have been recommended by the Union Public Service Commission for appointment in the bureaucracy of the country.

Shubham Kumar, a resident of Katihar district of Bihar, has emerged as the UPSC 2020 topper. Kumar has done civil engineering from IIT Bombay and hails from Katihar in Bihar.

Apart from Shubham, Jagriti Awasthi and Ankita Jain have secured the second and third positions respectively in the Civil Services Examination.

“UPSC 2020 List of Muslim Candidates”

1) Sadaf Choudhary (Rank 23)

2) Faizan Ahmed (Rank 58)

3) Dheenah Dastageer ((Rank 63)

4) Md Manzar Hussain (Rank 125)

5) Shahid Ahmed (Rank 129)

6) Shahansah K S (Rank 142)

7) Mohammad Aaquib (Rank 203)

8) Shahnaz I (Rank 217)

9) Waseem Ahmad Bhat (Rank 225)

10) Bushara Bano (Rank 234)

11) Md Haris Sumair (Rank 270)

12) Altamash Ghazi (Rank 282)

13) Ahmed H.Choudhury (Rank 283)

14 ) Sara Ashraf (Rank 316)

15 ) Mohibullah Ansari (Rank 389)

16) Aneez S (Rank 403)

17) Zeba Khan (Rank 423)

18) Faisal Raza (Rank 447)

19) S Mohammed Yakub (Rank 450)

20) Sabeel Poovakundil (Rank 470)

21) Rehan Khatri (Rank 478)

22) Mohd Javed A (Rank 493)

23) Altap Mahd. Shaikh (Rank 545)

24) Khan Aasim Kifayat (Rank 558)

25) Syed Zahed Ali (Rank 569)

26) Shakeerahmed Tondikhan (Rank 583)

27) Mohamed Riswin (Rank 589)

28) Muhammad Sahid (Rank 597)

29) Iqbal Rasool Dar (Rank 611)

30) Amir Bashir (Rank 625)

31) Majid Iqbal Khan (Rank 738)

source: http://www.ummid.com / Ummid.com / Home> India> Education & Career / by Ummid.com News Network / September 25th, 2021