January 1999 v 1.4
EditorialThe crisis is over.It's heartening that peace has returned to the campus.
With the union removed, suspensions revoked, F.I.R. 's withdrawn and a new controller appointed (Mr. Aziz Khan is from the faculty of Medicine); Prima facie, J.D.O. has won.
But any such analysis will seem immature on second thoughts. In situations such as this, we all stand to lose. The University lost it's repute, VC has his image tarnished and the students lost 2 months of their academic calendar. The crisis could have been prevented from overboiling, had the administration taken damage control measures in time.
It is regrettable that the administration itself gives credence to the negative image of AMU by irresponsible actions. The Pro-VC has followed the VC in this regard when he talks about the attempts to damage the Shiv Mandir. Communal colors have been added to a purely administrative problem. That's just a desperate attempt on the part of an ineffective administration to cover it's ineptitude.
NewsAziz Khan appointed registrar
Mr. Aziz Khan, Professor, Deptt. of community medicine was appointed the Controller of examinations by the vice-chancellor ,Dr. Mahmood ur Rahman .He took charge from Prof. H.A.S Jafri.
Centre for Qur'anic Studies to be established
1st Jan. 1999,Aligarh
The Academic Council in its meeting, has approved the proposal of
Prof. F.A. Nizami, Director Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies for
the establishment of the Prof. K.A. Nizami, Centre for Qur'anic
Studies' at Aligarh Muslim University, on a plot of land adjacent
to R.M. Hall .The Nizami Centre would be housed in a high quality
building designed by a leading architect .The financial cost
would be borne by Prof. K A Nizami Memorial Appeal .
Faculty expresses solidarity behind Vice-Chancellor
December 18, Aligarh
"The entire faculty including Deans, Chairmen, Provosts,
Principals of Colleges and Principal of University Schools
rallied around vice-chancellor Dr. Mahmoodur Rahman and described
the demand of his resignation as totally unjustified."
In a meeting of Deans, Chairmen and Provosts, the speakers expressed their full confidence in vice-chancellor and said that the Chairmen, Senior Teachers and students are responsible for maintaining academic peace.
Addressing the meeting Dr. Rahman, Vice-Chancellor said that dialogue and mutual cooperation is required to maintain academic peace on the campus. He urged teachers to contribute individually to thwart the designs of some external elements to vitiate the peace of the University. "Students determined to continue their studies have turned a blind eye to the call of striking junior doctors.", he added.
December 12, Aligarh
'American Federation of Muslims of
India has launched a project of bringing 100
percent literacy to the Muslims to mark the death centenary of
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of Aligarh Muslim University ',
announced Dr. A. R. Nakadar, Secretary General of AFMI.
Speaking the seventh international convention on education, Dr. A. R. Nakadar said
Speaking at the seventh international convention on education, Dr. A. R. Nakadar said that since 75% of Muslims are still illiterate, his organisation has decided to chase illiteracy away from homes, villages and towns so that Muslims can come out from the world ignorance and bigotry. "Literacy will led them from the world of uncertainty to the world of stability and determination", he added.
Paying rich tributes to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, for giving an institutional form to the saying of the prophet that education is an obligation upon every Muslim. Dr. Nakadar said that the AMU has the honor of manufacturing the first Electrical Generator in Kaba much before the discovery of oil and wealth in the Arabian Peninsula.
Inaugurating the convention , Dr. Mahmoodur Rahman said that Islam has provided Code of Ethics to man and it has put premium on education. Islam contributed immensely to the growth of knowledge, he added. He opined that Sir Syed wanted his institution to lead the movement of enlightenment and progress.
Addressing the convention Mr. Roshan Beg minister of home and Waqf, Karnataka made a strong plea for bridging the gap between knowledge and people . He urged the AMU community to create education awareness and movement among Muslims of india .
Deleivering the presenditial address, Mr Rashid Salam, President, AFMI pointed out that education is both challenge and solution and all out effort is required to eradicate illiteracy which has no place in our world.
On the occasion Dr. Enver Masood (USA), descendent of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, presented Sir Syed's Doshala (Stole) to Vice-Chancellor, AMU, Dr. M Rahman.
Prof. HAS Jafari, Pro Vice-Chancellor conducted the programme. The American Federation of Indian Muslims has awarded gold medal to 71 meritorious Muslim students belonging to 15 states of India who have secured more than 75% of marks in highschool and intermediate examinations .The two day convention will have academic session on Sir Syed's vision, women's education, educational empowerment and a workshop on medicine, engineering and Computer related topics.
PRESS RELEASE (Agreement between JDO and University Admin.)
Consequent upon an agreement between the Junior Doctors and the University Administration in the presence of Minister of Human Resource Development, the University Administration has issued orders withdrawing all punitive actions taken against the Junior Doctors during the course of strike. Orders revoking the suspension and restoring the appointments have been issued. The Ad hoc Students Union has been dissolved. The Faculty of Medicine and Hadi Hasan Hall, the place of residence of Junior Doctors, have been opened. The University has recommended to the Medical Council of India and to the University Grants Commission the condonation of the strike period and release of salary to the Junior Doctors for the duration of the strike. This has been necessitated because the strike period is considerably longer and the Vice-Chancellor does not have the authority to condone the period as per Medical Council of India regulations.
Similarly, the University Grants Commission has emphasized the implementation of the principle of "No Work No Pay" and has even asked for refund of salary of teachers paid to them during the strike period failing which the University's grant could be cut. The Doctors have, however, not yet resumed duties and the Hospital services remain paralyzed. They are now asking for revocation of rustication of Dr. Jamal and other rusticated students against whom action had been taken on indiscipline and criminal charges much before the Junior Doctors struck work. Taking a lenient view, the University Administration has already allowed all such students to complete the requirement of courses.
It may be further pointed out in this connection that the present University Administration has taken disciplinary action only very sparingly as compared to large number of rustications done during the preceding years.
(Dr. Rahat Abrar)
Public Relations Officer
Events and Happenings
Inter-varsity Table Tennis Tournament at AMU
The North Zone Inter-varsity Table-Tennis Tournament was held at AMU from 5th to 9th January.Teams from various North Indian Universities participated in the event.
Aligarh Muslim University,Delhi Unversity,Lucknow University, H.N. Bahuguna University,T.I.I.E.T. Patiala, Garhwal University, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur and Kurukshetra University advanced into the quarter-finals.
The finals were played between GNDU Amritsar and Punjab University, Chandigarh. GNDU tedged past PU 3-2 .Delhi University finished third by trouncing Lucknow University 3-0.Kamlesh Shukla of Gorakhpur University was adjudged th best player of the match.
According to a notification issued by the Registrar, Prof. H.A.S Jafari meeting will be held at 11.00 A.M. in the Conference Room, Administrative Block, A.M.U.
Meanwhile six members of Lok Sabha, Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Mrs. Sheela Gautam (Local BJP MLA ), Mr. Abdul Hasnat Khan, Mr. Mohammed Shahabuddin, Dr. Sanjay Singh and Dr. Ramesh Chandra Tomar have been elected as members of the court for a period of 3 years. Further Prof. Azduddin Khan and Prof. K.M. Mishra have also been declared as members of Court by the virtue of their seniority.
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