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In another case among cases that are rising in online purchases, District consumer forum Indore - 2 ordered a national mobile company to refund the amount of defective mobile purchased online and also pays compensation to complainant. In all, the company was asked to pay Rs 11,500. The details of the case were shared by advocate Manish Zarola. Zarola shared, “The plaintiff had purchased a mobile phone (Panasonic Eluga Ray X) online considering the reasonable pricing.” The mobile phone was purchased for Rs 6,999. After working a couple of days, the mobile had technical issues like hanging and others. “It was a newly purchased mobile sold as new, which should not suffer from technical issues,” Zarola said. Bothered by the problem, the plaintiff approached the online retailer and asked to refund the amount. The selling company through the online portal refused to refund the amount or accept the claim. Bothered by the issue, plaintiff found no way to send any other complaints and...

Leaving their children to study and built a bright future in the education hub of state Indore, lakhs of parents are most bothered by the lack of security and disaster handling capacity of the hostels here. A grand hostel charging over Rs 12k per month from a student or a budgeted one charging about Rs 7k from a student, most hostels in both the categories are failing to have a combat plan in case of fire. There is a difference in terms of increased facilities like air conditioning or proper flooring, but the congesting continues in most hostels. With major issues and business-minded approach to hostels, students coming to Indore for studies struggle for accommodations. Geeta Bhawan, Bhawarkuan, Vishnupuri, Inderpuri, Vijay Nagar, Palasia, Mahalaxmi nagar and Sapna Sangeeta nagar are stuffed with such hostels. Lack of ventilation Most hostels have closed down rooms approximately measuring 10 feet by 10 feet. At least two students are expected to stay in these closed rooms with no vent...

Lakhs of students from all over the country and state are not only preparing to crack competitive examination, but are also testing their luck by studying in coaching centres that do not have requisite concern for their safety, health and even education at times. The true scenario for Indore is a growing hub of education and business. Where schools are regularly hammered to consider the welfare of students and provide quality education in a safe environment through affiliation bye laws and state government rules, the large chain of coaching classes face no such regulations and can continue to expand classes like business. Most national coaching institutes are opening and expanding their branches in the city with new institutes in privately owned buildings or floors in commercial buildings. While they are clearly growing and progressing with hefty fees, there is no provision for them to provide quality education or facilities for students. No regulatory body In order to open ...

Childhood… it is one of the truly wonderful time for anyone’s life. India has a wonderful blend of variety of people. On one end, there is a sight of children who refuse to care about their clothes or belongings, as long as they get to live and explore life. These children are taught to contribute to the household chores, which is taken quite as a task in many western countries. On the other glance, there is a class of growing children, who are blessed with the finest things in life. However, they quickly learn the art of competition followed by ego. Though they are quite content, but limited to their specific way of lifestyle. In a walk down the road, both the children played on different sides. As expected, the fashion forwards were enjoying their time with smart gadgets, competitions or absolute green grass to avoid dust. The other side soaked in dust and pleasures of freedom to act any way they like. While there is nothing wrong with either faces of childhood, there cou...

In a city with crowded coaching classes, is preparation even enough just fire extinguishers? Can hundreds and thousands of students escape through the tiny corridors and only one exit in case of a fire? We have grown tremendously as an education hub providing one of the best and even affordable education. But are we not responsible for safety of all the children especially those who leave their homes and come to the city to study? Coaching institutes, where thousands and even lakhs of students from all over the country are studying, lack basic fire safety equipments, preparation and escape routes. This means that in a case of fire, unless really lucky and prepared, most students of the institutes could lose their life. Since Indore is an educational hub for coaching classes and preparation of competitive examination, this could mean a much worse tragedy than the one recently reported in Surat. In Surat about 23 casualties have been reported out of total 50 students. In...

A group of dancers led by Guru Ashish Pillai from Indore performed at 14th Ramamoorthy Bhagavathar Festival held at Civil Services club of Singapore. City artist gave vibrant Bharatnatyam and Kathak performances of Indian classical dance along with various stalwarts from India and south east Asia at Singapore organised by Nrityadham Group in memory of legendary musician late Ramamoorthy Bhagwathar . After representing the country with their tuned in performances, the performers received various recognitions in the grand festival. Pillai was awarded with Suryaprabha Vibhuti award for young guru in the field of classical dance by the legendary danseuse Padmabhushan Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan. He performed Kathak dance showcasing his ‘abhinay’ (acting and dramatic) skills through a beautiful thumri. Further, he followed it up with fast paced ‘tarana’ in ‘raag kedar’ and ‘taal teen tal’. Purva Pande (Bharatnatyam), Samridhi Jaiswal (Bharatnatyam), Gaurangi Joshi (Kathak), Shris...

Indore city zoo has made a new-record for the state by having the longest living Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in the country. If his health continues to be equally well over next month, 35-year-old Chotu is all set to break India’s record  by being the longest living bear in the country under captivity. City zoo will add this feather to cap by having the longest living sloth bear in the country next month as Chotu turns 36 and crosses the last set record by a bear in Bangalore, who passed away just around turning 36. Though Chotu is living on ‘bonus period’ as usual lifespan of a sloth bear is 20 years. Lifespan further increases by a couple of years in captivity and rarely crosses 30s. In the world, there are other species of bears like polar bear and black bear that have reported to live as long as 39 years. However, there are no records of sloth bears living so long and healthy. The possible reason could be that sloth bears are generally found in India. Th...

Modi’s tsunami won over the long-held citadel of Indore for BJP, offering a new leadership after decades to first-timer Shankar Lalwani. As he moved towards victory in Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital after several rounds of counting, Lalwani won the seat with flying saffron. Lalwani replaced none other than eight-time MP and Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan popularly known as ‘Tai’, who had stepped aside from the race of tickets after the party remained indecisive for a while over her name on grounds of age. Discussing record-breaking win of BJP, Lalwani said, “This win is a win of Indore’s voters, who supported development and recognised the work of PM Narendra Modi.” He quoted previous contribution of BJP leaders. “15 years of development headed by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, further work done for development of the city by our 8 times elected member of parliament Sumitra Tai are important factors due to which, we had the record-breaking win,” Lalw...

Despite all the wonderful and inspiring videos about accepting daughter-in-law as a daughter, the number of cases of divorce mostly reasoned to disputes with in-laws continues to rise in India. Okay, admitted, if compared to other countries, India is low on divorce rates, but it is higher on separation and bad marriage rates. Whether we pick up cases of suicides that are reported everywhere in country due to heart-breaks or bad marriages, or unreported marital violence in the country. Additionally, in a country with major rural areas, most people do not understand marital rape till date. No, it is not a pessimistic view, just the acceptance of true scenario of our country today. When looked analytically, most people even if in a good functional relationship do not marry their partner. Yes, mostly men. What could be a possible reason… well, in private interviews and on the condition of confidentiality, some said, “If I truly love a girl, how I can bring her into a scenario that...

ICICI Bank, a n Indian multinational banking and financial services company has been penalised and asked to reverse the transaction of Rs  7,80,829 to customer’s account. The order was given on the grounds of a customer’s complaint of unauthorised transaction. The district consumer disputes redressal forum Indore-2 directed the bank to reverse the amount into Vijay Nagar, Indore’s resident Anurag Gupta’s account and pay another Rs 10,000 as credit to him. Gupta, 30, son of Pramod Gupta, was issued a credit card, which he had been using “very cautiously with due care”. The credit card limit was set at Rs 1,00,000. To have an expenditure cushion, plaintiff took the credit card to South Africa (SA) on a family vacation with his wife from Feb 14, 2018 to Feb 26, 2018. After reaching SA, the couple rented a car from Europcar Imperial. The car’s was insured and hence, had a cover of safety in case of accident. On Feb 18, 2018, the car had an accident. The plaintiff lodged in a ...

Taking a step towards her dreams of becoming a renowned dance, 8-year-old Angel Sonagra got third prize at three-day Kinkani Kirtan International Dance competition. Over 180 children had participated in the competition held at Ujjain last week. Dancers from Taiwan and Thailand also performed Indian classical dance at the dance fest competing for titles. Despite being good in many other activities, Angel dreams of becoming a professional dancer. She scored 97.5 percent in class III final examination. “I also have gold medal in skating and Thai boozing, but I am happiest when dancing,” Angel said. Recently she has also been selected for state-level examination of Spell Bee. Pandit Rajendra Kumar Gangani was the chief guest at the event and appreciated her efforts

District Consumer Redressal Forum Indore 2 ordered a trading company, dealer of electronics (Great Eastern Company) to replace a fridge of Rs 65k to a customer and further pay Rs 10k as compensation and Rs 2k for processing at forum. Plaintiff 62-year-old government employee Mohammad Shamim son of Khwaja Wajid had filed the complaint against the dealer after repeatedly trying to get a replacement from the dealer. Plaintiff had bought Samsung Rs62K6007FG 620LTR SIDE BY SIDE REF on August 12, 2018 from the dealer by paying Rs 65k. As per the terms, the dealer was required to deliver the fridge to plaintiff’s home. To deliver the fridge, a deliver person was sent along with the fridge in tempo. While taking out the fridge from tempo, the fridge fell on the ground. When checked, the fridge had dents on both the sides and the door had disturbed balance. Demanding for replacement, the plaintiff had approached the dealer. However, the dealer refused to replace the damaged fri...

It is incredible how much we grew in a decade and amazing how much faster technology has grown in the last two decades. In figures, 2019 so going back to 1999.  Times were clearly simpler, less advanced and limited in some ways. We could not click a button and discover thousands and lacks of articles and details about every tiny subject from entertaining movies to scientific theories.  Yes, it took a trip to the library and an hour of browsing to dig out a topic. It was a time when most would wonder how others know about the latest hip songs, discoveries, secret affairs and more. It seemed impossible to be a part of every grapevine, since they were never limited to one. There were idle times, when even kids could wander about and find faces in clouds. Yes, it was a limited time.  A time when even entertainment on television was limited. A time when only imagination did not know bounds. When one had to wait to hear the latest songs... A time when dinners at...

All those students, who are questioning their mistakes in the examination and not sure where they lost marks and why, can apply to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to obtain photocopy of their evaluated answer book from May 20 to 21. To facilitate transparency, CBSE is willing to send photocopy of evaluated answer book to applying students this year. Rs 700 will be charged per answer book. Further, if students cite a problem in the answer book, they can apply for re-evaluation from May 24 to 25. Rs 100 will be charged for re-evaluation per question. Students have to apply online for photocopy as well as re-evaluation. Also, students must complete the process before 5 pm. Last year, CBSE had disclosed marks change in over 4,000 cases which accounted for 0.075 per cent of total evaluated copies after re-evaluation of answer sheets of Class 12 exam. The board had also mentioned taking against over 200 teachers for "callous evaluation". Most re-evaluation...

With a message to promote peace, harmony and patriotism, 50-year-old shopkeeper Nagraj Gowda has been pedalling from December 3, 2017. Hailing from Hassan, Karnataka, he left his well-settled life to follow his calling. “I started my journey from Mumbai, covered Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and now I am finally in the heart of the country Madhya Pradesh,” Gowda said. He cycles 80 to 90 kilometres every day. “I stay in temples, Gurudwara, Ashrams and every place I get, generous dhaba’s often feed me and feel connected to my thoughts for our country and world peace,” Gowda said. He has always been a nationalist and that’s his calling. “I am inspired by every Indian, our culture and ideologies of promoting peace in the world,” Gowda said. He has printed out a collage of some inspiring leaders of India from Mahatma Gandhi to Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. “It is not just about political leaders, I look up to Mothe...

i-Smart cards, which had received quick acceptance from i-bus commuters, are now suffering because of its faltering services. Further non-assisting and careless attitude of personnel leads to many commuters breaking the rules and long queues. Commuters are signing in with their i-smart card from a station, checking their balance and confirmation of opening doors with green light. However, when they get out at another station, the reading software does not accept their card and flashed ‘Invalid Ticket’. Waiting desperately in long queues due to ‘out of service’ reading machines, commuters are forced to wait for an assisting personnel to help them. However, most assisting personnel are too ignorant of commuters’ problem and refuse to explain the problem. Instead of explaining and accepting the fault, the assisting personnel are often rude and non-complaint with the promised service. Such incidents though claimed as rare by AiCTSL (Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited) are...

It is this obsession with perfection that is leading us into a world of copy-paste art, make-up faces, malnutrition, weakened souls and what not. On this mother’s day, I doubt if anyone would prefer to have a model-like mother and only then find her beautiful. In fact, I doubt if one could see the beauty of mother behind all the make-up, self-obsessed routines and crazy paranoia about looks. For all those who have been lucky enough to spend time a decade back in rural areas of the country, they must have noticed simple forms of art. From colourful rangolis, traditional wall-art to simply and comfortably dressed women and hard-working men, they were common sites. I cannot say how long we will be able to hold back this joy even in rural areas. We are having perfection today, but lacking love and more. When we talk about art, every art school is busy teaching tracing and perfecting a painting as a photograph. Why not just click and print a photograph instead? Not that even...

From a company of three founders running in a rented room to 750 people company with four offices in three countries, this is how these three innovators of Indore have marked themselves in the history of technology. Three 37-year-old innovators: Kuldeep Kundal, Abhishek Pareek and Amit Agrawal are the founders of this company named ‘Cyber Infrastructure pvt ltd. “We met during our graduation from MIT Mandsaur and became friends with similar aspirations,” Kundal said. Kundal and Agrawal are born and brought up in Indore, while Pareek is originally from a small village near Kota, Rajasthan. “After graduation, we got jobs as expected by our families and earned our bread, but it was not enough for the innovators in us,” Pareek said. Following their desire to do something new, the innovators left their jobs, faced opposition from family members and started a start-up in Pareek’s rented room in 2004. Not just opposition, Kundal's father did not even speak to him for six months unti...

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, which is popularly known as, CISCE, released the ICSE, ISC result 2019 for the class X, XII students on Tuesday. The ICSE and ISC result 2019 usually comes out in the first week of May or April end at the earliest. Boys outshone girls in class X board examination by bagging first two city toppers position. Vasu Garg was the city topper with 96.4 percent. Samyak Parashar came in second place with 95.6 percent. Apoorva Chourasia and Shriya Sinha shared the third place topper’s title by scoring 94.8 percent. Following are hopes, dreams, life lessons and experiences shared by city toppers: City topper Vasu Garg with 96.4% My mother is a single mother (assistant prof Vidha Bansal) and she is truly my inspiration. She taught me the balanced way to study and stay happy. My father passed away in 2014 and since then, my mother is taking care of me alone. What helped study, score and remain stress- free is my mothe...