Mariyam is a correspondent with the Hindustan Times’ Delhi team. She covers stories related to weather, pollution, and education.
Articles by A Mariyam Alavi
Delhi’s air quality causes schools to suspend outdoor activities
Experts suggest that all outdoor activities should be restricted if the air quality index reaches a range of 301 to 400. On Thursday, it was 311, which deteriorated to 324 on Friday.
Updated on Nov 04, 2017 07:56 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Heena Kausar and A Mariyam Alavi
Protesters evicted from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after NGT ban, to ‘continue fight’
The evicted protesters say the alternative site at Ramlila Ground is not acceptable to them, as the municipal authorities charge Rs 50,000 per day.
Updated on Oct 31, 2017 09:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Row over Facebook post naming 60 academics as ‘sexual harassers’
The Facebook post includes names of 12 people from Jadavpur University, 10 associated with Delhi University, five from Ambedkar University Delhi, and two from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Published on Oct 27, 2017 12:34 AM IST
HIndustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Fire at School of Planning and Architecture’s ITO hostel raises safety concerns
Students of the institute blamed the authorities for negligence and lack of proper infrastructure that led to Thursday’s fire.
Updated on Oct 27, 2017 12:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Najeeb’s mother detained during protest outside Delhi High Court
Delhi Police on Monday “forcefully removed” missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad’s grieving mother from outside Delhi High Court premises, while some 30-odd protesters were detained for the alleged inaction by the investigating authorities.
Published on Oct 16, 2017 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Najeeb Ahmad: The Budaun boy who wanted to be a doctor
Najeeb Ahmad, an MSc Biotechnology student at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, went missing on October 15, 2016. A year on, there is no trace of the 28-year-old student. HT travels to Budaun, Najeeb’s hometown, to know more about him.
Updated on Oct 17, 2017 08:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Prawesh Lama and A Mariyam Alavi, Budaun/new Delhi
In JNU’s Mahi-Mandavi Hostel, an empty bed in Room 106 awaits Najeeb Ahmad
Najeeb’s spot at the JNU hostel has not been allotted to a new student this year. His roommate has vowed that he will not allow the room to be allotted to anybody else.
Published on Oct 14, 2017 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
‘When we hear of a raid, we pack up and run’: Firecracker vendors in Delhi on their toes ahead of Diwali
Small-time traders have been selling fireworks in defiance of a Supreme Court ban, ready to make a hasty exit with their goods as soon as they catch wind of trouble with the law. However other markets in the city carry a deserted look.
Updated on Oct 13, 2017 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
SC ban on crackers: Delhi Police suspend 400 licences, traders seek Centre’s intervention
Delhi Police on Tuesday suspended around 400 licences, both permanent and temporary, issued to traders and shopkeepers to sell firecrackers in Delhi. The crackdown comes after the Supreme Court imposed a ban on sale of firecrackers till November 1
Updated on Oct 11, 2017 10:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Karn Pratap Singh and A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Child rights panel finds security lapses at Delhi school where Class 1 student was raped
The school principal maintained that no sexual assault had happened with the child at the school. The girl’s father refuted the principal’s claims. Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and Delhi government’s Directorate of Education (DoE) have initiated enquiries
Updated on Oct 08, 2017 12:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Jamia students want student elections back, submit memo to VC
Students of Jamia Milia Islamia have formed a joint action committee to raise the demand for students’ union elections in the university. Elections to the student body were banned in 2006 and the matter is sub judice.
Updated on Oct 06, 2017 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
Now students from Delhi can apply for a loan to study in govt colleges outside Capital
Till now, the scheme was restricted to institutions in Delhi. The decision to extend the ambit was cleared in a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal last month.
Updated on Oct 05, 2017 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
With no ‘swachh’ toilets at Chandni Chowk market, women face brunt of civic apathy
Public toilets, which HT visited in Chandni Chowk, were unusable; restrooms at Chawri Bazaar, Lal Quila, and Jama Masjid metro stations, however, are only accessible to passengers; authorities say heavy footfall in the area makes it difficult to maintain toilets
Updated on Oct 03, 2017 07:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
After Durga Puja immersion in Delhi, this is what Yamuna looks like
With nearly 200 Durga Puja pandals immersing idols in the river in Delhi-NCR, Yamuna was choked with debris. The river water was clogged with plastic bags, flower petals and pooja material, besides metal structures
Updated on Oct 02, 2017 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
Is Honeypreet hiding in Delhi? Cops raid house in GK, search on in Lajpat Nagar
Honeypreet Insan, adopted daughter of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, went missing soon after violence broke out in Haryana after Rahim’s conviction in two rape cases. She is one of the 43 people wanted by Panchkula Police
Updated on Sep 27, 2017 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shiv Sunny & A Mariyam Alavi
Protests in Delhi against BHU campus violence, 38 detained
Violence broke out at BHU after police forcibly removed students from outside the vice-chancellor’s residence and a campus gate. The UP government led by CM Yogi Adityanath, has been widely condemned for the crackdown that left several students injured.
Updated on Sep 26, 2017 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Schools need an eye beyond CCTV cameras for safety of students
Improving infrastructure: A major overhaul of policy and practices is needed to ensure students’ safety in schools.
Updated on Sep 15, 2017 08:34 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
DUSU polls: Turnout improves by 10%, votes will be counted today
According to SB Babbar, the chief election officer of DU, of the 1,02,624 voters in the 40-odd DUSU affiliated morning colleges, 46,504 students turned up to cast their votes.
Updated on Sep 13, 2017 09:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi and Abhina Rajput, New Delhi
DUSU 2017: Clash of ideologies on campus as Delhi University goes to polls
Morning students will vote from 8.30am to 1pm while evening students will vote from 3pm to 7.30pm. This year in Delhi University elections, ABVP and AISA are set for a face-off over campus violence, which, many say, could benefit NSUI.
Updated on Sep 12, 2017 10:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhinav Rajput and A Mariyam Alavi
JNUSU polls: ABVP polls fewer votes, but improves position
Since 2014, when the Modi government came to power at the Centre, the ABVP had managed to establish a pool of core voters of up to 1,000-1,200 voters. The BJP said ABVP securing the second position in JNU was a ‘moral’ victory
Updated on Sep 11, 2017 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
TN farmers protesting at Jantar Mantar ‘eat’ own excreta, say human flesh next
Tamil Nadu farmers protesting in Delhi are demanding loan waivers, revised drought packages, a Cauvery Management Committee, and fair prices for their products, among other things
Updated on Sep 11, 2017 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
United Left wins all four seats in JNUSU polls; ABVP stands second
United Left candidate Geeta Kumari won the president’s post by defeating Nidhi Tripathi of ABVP by 464 votes.
Updated on Sep 10, 2017 10:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | A Mariyam Alavi
Will JNU stay red? Left Unity set to win, ABVP gives a tough fight
Birsa-Ambedkar-Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) leaped to the second position in all four central panel seats where ABVP was initially giving a tough fight to the Left unity
Updated on Sep 09, 2017 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
It’s united left vs ABVP on campus as JNU goes to polls, 58% turn out to vote
The left looked confident of retaining all central panel seats while the ABVP claimed it will break the left stronghold on the Delhi campus this time.
Updated on Sep 08, 2017 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi
Independent candidate Farooque Alam hopes to rewrite history in JNU polls
The son of a farmer and housewife from Bihar, and the younger brother of a labourer and an unemployed madrasa graduate, Alam was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was as young as 5-6 years old.
Updated on Sep 08, 2017 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
Focus on missing student Najeeb Ahmad in JNU presidential debate
Responding to a question by Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) candidate Shabana Ali, ABVP candidate Nidhi Tripathi said her party had never tried to politicise the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed.
Updated on Sep 07, 2017 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
DUSU polls: Posters with misspelt names will attract action, threatens DU
Minor spelling errors in the names of candidates, like an extra letter, is allegedly used as a ploy to avoid any action for violating the Lyngdoh committees guidelines and the orders of the National Green Tribunal. However, the DU election office says it may issue show cause notices to candidates.
Published on Sep 06, 2017 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
DUSU polls: NSUI’s presidential candidate Rocky Tuseed’s name missing in final list
Delhi University’s CEO had released a list of six candidates in the running for the post of the president, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)’s Rajat Choudhary and All India Students Association (AISA)’s Parul Chauhan. NSUI’s Rocky Tuseed, however, did not appear in the list.
Updated on Sep 06, 2017 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
DU student union polls: AISA targets ABVP over ‘campus violence’
With all three manifestos in, the run-up to the elections has gained momentum. Here is a look at how the three manifestoes address different campus issues:
Updated on Sep 06, 2017 09:56 PM IST
HIndustan Times | A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi
How 5 schools became Delhi’s cleanest with swachh monitors, liquid soap, tiffins
For Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar, government schools across India were judged on five categories – water, toilet, hand washing with soap, operations and maintenance, behaviour change and capacity building
Updated on Aug 25, 2017 11:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Heena Kausar and A Mariyam Alavi, New Delhi