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The festival of joy that is celebrated with community and household celebrations in Indore is approaching and preparing for the same, residents are looking for the blissful Ganesha to be installed in their homes for the coming 11-day Ganesha Utsav from September 2. Bringing unique designs of Ganesha in multiple styles and colours, most people are opting for eco-friendly idols. While eco-friendly idols are available in various attractive colours and prices, large sized idols of 5 feet and above are still prepared with plaster of paris (POP) and available in the market. Hence, various pandals in the city might settle for POP idols. Though many pandal coordinators claim to have eco-friendly Ganesha idols every year, it seems less likely because eco-friendly Ganesha idols are rarely found in Indore’s market in large sizes. Also, it is difficult to bring Ganesha from a longer distance, because they tend to crack and break lacking the strength of POP. To check the same, pollution cont...

A team of eight girls bagged the ‘Best Presentation Award’ at inter-school Junior Science Balvighyan competition organised by Indore Sahodaya group of CBSE schools with their unique concept of green building materials to generate energy. Over 21 schools had participated in the competition held at a private school on Saturday. The green building concept of energy conservation that helped them win the competition refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. “The concept works mostly on designing of the building, where carefully sized overhangs or awnings protects windows from the summer sun while admitting the sun’s warming rays in winter when it is at a lower angle known as a ground-source heat pump system, consumes no fossil fuels at all, and provides outstanding performance year-...

In another update, Central Board of Secondary Education is all set to make the Board examination 2020 easier for the students. The national level exam board that has the highest number of exam takers every year has decided to make major changes in the examination pattern of the upcoming board examination. The major change to be seen in most papers is reduction in the number of descriptive questions for both class X and XII. Changes that are to be seen in all the subject examinations include more objectivity in the exam. Teachers and head of departments of CBSE schools have received and understood the notification. Sharing the update, head of academics of a private school Pradeep Joshi said, “CBSE board exam 2020 will have a less number of descriptive questions for class 10th. This change applies to all the class X subjects including – Hindi, English, Maths, Science, Social Science, Home Science and Sanskrit.” As per CBSE, this has been done to give students a little more time to th...

Commissioner, urban administration and development, P Narhari spotted a driver of city buses chatting on the phone in front of IT Park and causing a jam on Friday. Worried by the further effects of such irresponsible employees plying public buses, he called up chief executive officer of AiCTSL (Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited) Sandeep Soni. Shocked by the information, Soni decided to take quick and stern action against the driver. The driver named Bablu Mandloi was fired immediately and other were issued a warning about the rules.

The wonders around Indore are endless, but they are hidden and covered in the secrets of the past. One such wonder for nature explorers and mystery lovers is Kavadia mountain. Though there are several mountains and hillocks around Indore, this one stands apart because of rare and unique arrangement of rocks. What makes it more unique is the quantity of rocks that are found here, which is rare even on the world map. Basalt columns, which look like manmade structures are found here in large quantity. What makes it a quick getaway is… the adventurous trek, fresh wind with unique natural scent of the trees, non-commercialised nature-escape and the perfect photography designation. However, since it is not human occupied area, we suggest you go in large groups to this wonder to be on the safer side. How to reach Kavadia mountain? Set at about 75 kilometres from Indore, Kavadia mountain is not too far and can be visited over the weekend. It takes a little over two hours to reach the ...

Over 5,000 Muslim community members fly from Indore to Jeddah for Hajj pilgrimage, but due to shut down of direct connecting flight since last two years, they are facing a struggle. The community members citing more than 5,000 flyers every year, submitted a memorandum to MLA Shankar Lalwani addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi about their problems. President of MP Muslim Morcha Idris Mansuri said, “With so many people travelling every year for the pilgrimage, it is a major struggle faced by all of them due to shutdown of direct flight.” He explained that pilgrims have to either take a connecting flight via Mumbai or Bhopal. “The flight from Bhopal costs us Rs 15,000 more than Mumbai connecting flight,” Mansuri said. On the other hand, Mumbai being a centre for many flights has air traffic and further excessive crowd on the airport. “Thousands of people from Indore are suffering for hours on the crowded airport in Mumbai, because the direct connecting flight was shut down,” Mansu...

Celebrating 550 birth year of Guru Nanak, Shri Guru Singh Sabha announced the first ‘Free School’, where people can learn Punjabi and Gurumukhi, and even become qualified ‘Granthi’, i.e. priest. The school has been named Bhai Gurudas Gurmat Vidyalaya. The classes under the school would be organised in the campus of Guru Harkrishan Public School (GHPS). “Primarily, we will be starting the classes in the evening from 4 pm to 7 pm, and further, more optional slots would be provided as per student strength,” Devendra Singh Gandhi, coordinator said. He added that the training and study is open for all the age groups. “From a school student to a senior, everyone can learn the language and even learn the lessons shared by Guru Nanak during the course,” Gandhi said. The students registering themselves can also become a certified priest of Gurudwara, i.e. ‘Granthi’ after completing the required lessons. “There has been a lot of demand for such a school in the community and followers from ot...

Confused by the sunlight and sudden rains? This is very likely to continue at least till September 2, as per the forecast of Indian Meteorological Department. Further, one can expect thunderstorms and heavy rains on September 4. Though it was raining, the temperature did not feel the ‘cool’ and rather increased by over 1 degree Celsius. The minimum temperature noted on Friday was 23 degree Celsius, which was 1.3 degree Celsius higher than before. Hence, the night was warmer and not-so-comfortable for many residents in the city. The maximum temperature experienced a little lesser variation as compared to night temperature because of rains. The mercury touched 30 mark again as the maximum temperature recorded was 30.0 degree Celsius. This was 1.1 degree Celsius higher than the day before. The humidity change was seen from 90 percent in the morning to 79 percent in the evening. The downpour increased the overall rainfall received by <amount1> to <amount2>. The required ra...

Graduated from the same college, which is the among the best technical education institute in the state, will never let it turn into a private institute, assured Bala Bachchan, Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh during the governing body meeting of Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science With angry teachers protesting the idea of privatisation of SGSITS, it was the prime matter discussed in the general meeting of the college. The meeting finally happened after a gap of two years. The meeting began at 12 pm, after the inauguration of new guest house ‘Narmada Bhavan’ of the college in Vijay Nagar. Pramod Agarwal, principal secretary of technical education and Prof DB Phatak from IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Mumbai. With discussions over 40 points about development of institutes, the first one discussed was privatisation of the college. College director Rakesh Saxena said, “Teachers association had been very angry with the idea and had been protesting it with...

Get ready for another hole in your pocket and the prices of vegetables will stay high for another two months or more, until the new harvest in southern parts of India. The prices of onion will continue to hover around Rs 30 to Rs 35 per kilogram in retail markets and continue to touch Rs 25 per kilogram in wholesale. This is much above the usual wholesale rate of Rs 8 per kilogram in wholesale market. It is not just onions, prices of most vegetables and especially fresh coriander leaves are on the rise. Another major hit to the kitchens is the hiked price of tomatoes that is currently selling between Rs 50 and Rs 60 per kilogram in the city. The rate is touching even Rs 80 per kilogram on some days and in some elite areas. Former Aloo Pyaz Commission Agent Association president Narayan Hari Choudhary said, “The current prices of onion are higher even in wholesale market, because the supply is tight.” He explained that supply comes from southern part of the country, but due to mon...

Ankur Patni, a 33-year-old admin officer at a private educational institute, made a world record at World Book of Records London for having ‘maximum photos clicked with celebrities’. He has collected selfies with more than 2,000 celebrities including Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Malaika Arora, Salman Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan. If non-repeated celebs are counted, he holds the record with 750 selfies.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) new rule giving an easier option of attempting mathematics examination to students attempting class X board is tempting, but mostly seen as risky considering limitations in higher classes by parents and schools in Indore. Parents are nudging students to stick with ‘standard’ version of Mathematics to keep their options open, while schools are doing their part and providing requisite information and warning about limitations after going for the ‘basic’ version. Overall, there is a delicate push for most students to stick with the original version for keeping their options open in class XI. Those opting for basic version of the math exam won’t be eligible to pursue the subject in class XI, which ultimately rules out admission in engineering field. Though other fields are not ruled out, students tend to get a benefit in other entrance examination having Quantitative Aptitude section by having a better base in class X boards. Manoj Bajpai, f...

The last date for registering for Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) is September 18, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced recently making sure that interested teachers sign up for the test in time. CTET 2019 exam will be held on 8 December (Sunday) across various test centres in the country including some CBSE schools in Indore. The test centres would be printed on the admit card of applying teacher. CTET is a minimum qualification for a candidate to be eligible for appointment as a teacher. The test is conducted every year twice - July & December. CTET will be conducted in two shifts - Morning Shift for Paper - I and Afternoon shift for Paper II. Candidates who intend to teach Classes I-V need to appear for the CTET Paper-1 and candidates who intend to teach Classes VI-VIII need to appear for CTET Paper 2. Interested candidates can apply for the CTET December 2019 exam by following the given procedure. For general category, the examination fee is Rs 700...

With the temperatures falling down and relief from scorching heat, monsoons have brought joy and adventurous zeal in most animals at Indore city zoo. If you are someone, who has dreamt of seeing the dancing peacock exposing its colourful feathers, then this is the right time to visit the zoo. With the first pair of mute swans and black swans enjoying the rain, every visitor from a curious child to a sensitive senior feels mesmerised by their secretive plays. While monsoon is great for most animals and city zoo is having increasing number of visitors every weekend, special care is must for  hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae or in simple words, deer family. “Black leg or black quarter is an acute infection that is highly fatal, bacterial disease of cattle, it affects all hoofed animals i.e. including all the species of deer family, sheep,  goats, and of course the popular species nilgai or blue bull among other species of cattle family,” Dr Uttam Yadav, city...

It seems that Aavantika gas limited is the enjoying ‘dadagiri’ in some areas in the city by digging up pits in front of residence and hospitals with no need to work upon them for over a month. The company has dug up roads leaving pits outside various houses in the city, and residents are finding no way out. Among many, Agrawal family, bothered by the issue, has been trying to find a way to close the large pit that has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes and trash. The family of doctors urged the company to close down the pit until they are going to work on it, but to no use. After filing several complaints, the helpless family approached Indore Municipal Corporation officers. Sadly, it is has been repeated complaints for over a month, but not even IMC is taking an action upon it, as per the family. “This pit has been dug up outside our house for over 1 month by Aavantika company. Despite repeated complaints to the company and IMC, no action has been taken. Even mosquitoes,...

Preparing to exhibit their artwork in Lalit Kala Akademi’s two-day art exhibition in Indore from Aug 28, group of 15 artists from all over India assembled in the city and moved to Maheshwar to prepare their artworks on Monday. The artists chose to prepare their artworks in Madhya Pradesh because of its rich history and scenic beauty that varies with every step. Attempting to capture the beauty and essence of the state, the artists are using majority of golden colour in their paintings. The idea behind use of golden is to bring out the royalty of the state that does not depend on its history to keep art and culture alive. “Unlike many states, where art is shown in palaces and historic buildings, MP still has representation of folk art everywhere in state whether it is in streets of Indore, Jhabua, Ujjain, Bhopal or Maheshwari,” the group of artists quoted. Some paintings were almost ready by the end of the day, which the artists shared with Free Press. Artworks representing s...

Never confine your studies to college classes, explore, learn and continue preparing for your goals, suggested Anshul Gupta, an lAS officer to college students of Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science on Monday. He motivated the students with his journey of clearing various entrance examinations under the seminar ‘leading the way to future possibilities’. “One grows with exposure, experience and education, so try to gain exposure and experience while you complete your education,” Gupta said.

Over 45 Sindhis from Pakistan came to Indore to attend the grand celebrations of ‘Chalio Utsav’ on Sunday. The 40-day festival concluded on Saturday and as per traditions, on the 41st day, Bahrana Sahib was taken out in the city in a grand procession marking the end of festival. Bahrana Sahib consists of jyot (flame), mishri (crystal sugar), phota (cardamom), seven types of fruits, akha (a special preparation of rice with sugar), bronze pot with coconut in it, flowers, leaves and idol of lord Jhulelal all covered in a new piece of cloth. The arrangement was carried by community members on their heads throughout the procession. “We try to ensure that all our religious activities point to the importance of ‘sewa’ and living in sync with environment, hence, we did not allow anyone to bring in their fossil fuel powered vehicles into the procession except music systems,” Vijay Makhija, coordinator from Jhulelal temple said. The procession was taken out from Katju colony to Jhulelal temp...

For the first time, School Education Department, Indore has denied 163 out of total 190 received renewal applications of affiliations for the academic session 2019-20. The move will ensure strict actions for schools affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Education Board and better quality education in affiliated schools. The decision was taken by Manish Verma, Joint Director of the department. “We did not deny the renewal abruptly; the schools were inspected and checked for facilities required as per norms of M.P. Recognition of Secondary and Higher Secondary School Rules, 2017,” he said. While many MP boards have been criticised for lacking basic facilities and requisite areas, this denial is a step towards stern action and compulsory compliance to the norms. Along with norms for area and facilities, the norms quote “Every school shall appoint a part time counsellor to perform duties, of a Counsellor.” “Schools need to beware of non-compliance with the norms and impart quality educatio...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed its affiliated schools to make sure that all the students in the respective schools save at least one litre of water at home and the schools daily. The new directives issued by board have been initiated to make all the schools and the students take part in the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan. The board has also directed the schools to compulsory create an eco-club along with strengthening the existing ones.   The chairperson of CBSE Anita Karwal said that although the eco clubs will continue promoting the environment and climate literacy motivating the students to become champions for environmental sustainability while the base of these year’s co-curricular activities from the primary to the senior secondary will be water conservation. She added that the CBSE schools will follow an agenda for this academic year. “This initiative will make sure that every child in the CBSE schools from classes 5 to 12 will save at least one l...

One day Khelo India Fitness Assessment Regional Level Training of Teachers (Regional TOT) was organised by CBSE and Sports Authority of India at Agrasen School, Indore. Yogendra Deshpande and Dharmendra Yadav were the resource persons appointed by CoE (Centre of Excellence) CBSE, Ajmer. Total 64 teachers from 48 various schools from MP, Gujarat and Rajasthan attended the training. The training was inaugurated by school principal Mridula Patni. During her welcome address she spoke on the importance of discipline in sports, as it promotes team spirit, togetherness, development of social values through sports. In the 1 st session Introduction to Khelo India Fitness Program was given by Deshpande followed by the philosophy of program, Measurement effects & Test validity, the concepts of movement and then he described the test batteries of the program. Later Yadav demonstrated the physical fitness assessment test batteries to be conducted for the students.Teachers were also ta...

Expect heavy to very heavy rainfall by Aug 26, Meteorological Department forecasts after 20.2 mm rains lashed the city on Saturday. The total rainfall received in the city till date is 28.42 inches, which is short of 4 to 6 inches from the overall requirement of the city. Rains brought the temperature down, which brought relief to residents, who were bothered by rising temperatures in the last couple of days. While the minimum temperature recorded in the morning was 23.0 degree Celsius, which was 1 degree higher than usual, the maximum temperature recorded in evening was 26.7 degree Celsius, i.e. 2 degree lower than usual. Temperatures had crossed 30 degree Celsius mark prior to rains. The rainfall recorded on Saturday was 20.2 mm. The weatherman has also warned of heavy rain in eastern part of the state and said that Indore region would see moderate to heavy rain accompanied with thunder for next couple of days. “Low pressure over northeast MP and adjoining south UP with associa...

With broken railings and mollards, two-wheelers are freely passing through the BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) are inviting higher number of accidents with ibus and other commuters in mixed traffic lanes. Despite having quick maintenance policy, Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited (AiCTSL) has failed to repair broken mollards and railings on many squares and places throughout the BRTS corridor. Two major points where the condition has been worsening over the last month is Shalimar township bus stop and Bhawarkua bus stop. With no mollards at Shalimar bus stop, about 10 two-wheelers pass through the BRTS corridor every minute. With no square and closed corridor, mixed traffic in the lane does not expect two-wheelers coming from the opening on corridor and avert collision in the last second. Minor collision have become common here every day, especially for those drivers, who are not accustomed to unexpected two-wheelers jumping from BRTS corridor. Residents in the area claim t...

The rich is getting richer and the poor is dying and starving in the era of online services. Troubled by online transport company Ola’s issues, Indore e-cab Chalak Mahasangh (association of e-cab drivers) president Inder Singh Yadav and Neelesh Gehlot have announced ‘Atmadaha’ (self-immolation) in front of Collectorate on Aug 26 at 12 pm quoting that they have no way out. Drivers of e-cabs run by Ola transport company, which provides online booking services, feel self-immolation is their only option, as the company increases commission from 16 percent to 35 percent to churn out more profits. “When these companies, especially Ola came to Indore, they signed an agreement with us, noting that they will take 16 percent commission on rides, but now, they have inflated their commission to 35 percent, which barely leaves any profit for us,” Rajesh Bidkar, coordinator of association said. The cab drivers are suffering from losses and feel tied down with no way out of the problem. “The comp...

The National Testing Agency, also known as NTA, has released a detailed notification on its official website to announce the dates and exam schedule for various exams for the year 2019 and 2020. The NTA, in its detailed notification, has announced the dates for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) January 2020 and Joint Entrance Examination (Main) April 2020. The notice with NTA JEE (Main) Exam 2020 Schedule is available on the official website of NTA. As per the details given, the JEE Main Exam January 2020 and JEE Main Exam April 2020 will be computer-based tests. NTA JEE Main January 2020 Examination will be held between January 6 and January 11, 2020. NTA JEE Main April 2020 Examination is scheduled to be held from April 3, 2020 to April 9, 2020. The JEE Main January 2020 Registration Process will begin from September 2, 2019 and will go on till September 30. 2019. The registration dates for JEE Main April 2020 are between February 7 and March 7, 2020. Once the registration proces...

Indore broke into joyous mood as people celebrated Janmashtami with much fervour on Friday. All the Lord Krishna's temples in Indore wore a festive look as devotees thronged to pay obeisance to the deity and observed fast. Religious processions were also taken out to mark the occasion. Janmashtami celebrated to mark the birth of Lord Krishna falls on the eighth day of the krishan paksha (dark fortnight) of Bhadrapad month (August-September) of Hindu calendar. At Rajwada, the thoroughfare leading to Gopal Mandir wore a decorative look. The temples in the lane were decked with flowers and ashok leaves. A steady stream of devotees visited Gopal Mandir and ISCON temple from early morning till late night. The celebrations began at midnight on Saturday the time Lord Krishna was believed to have been born. Sacred hymns were chanted with offering of panchamrat (mix of milk, curd, honey, sugar and ghee) to the Lord. It was followed by aarti, naivedya, bhajans and Jhankis (tableaux) dep...

Prefects of Daly College organised a panel discussion on ‘Youth Entrepreneurship today’ at the Dhirubhai Ambani auditorium on Friday. Renowned entrepreneurs Siddharth Sethi (CEO of software designing company), Navin Choudhary (CEO of venture capitalist firm), Neha Karan Mittal (Former Chairperson of FICCI Flo) and Anuj Kothari (National Chairman of Young Indians) were the panelist on the stage. The panelists were welcomed by the saplings by host school students. Gauri Shahra and Arjun Pasari were the moderator of the panel discussion. Students from Vidhya Sagar School, New Digamber Public School and other private school were also present in the auditorium to witness the panel discussion. All the panelists shared their success and failure stories with the students and urged the students to be self employed and give employment. The panelist also asked the students to be honest and serve the society with values and ethics. The students asked the questions and cleared their pros and c...

The biggest student youth conclave is set to take place in Indore on 1st and 2nd September under the name ‘Indore Sahodaya Model United Nations,’ where 10 representatives each from more than 50 schools of Indore would be contributing to resolving cardinal problems that are hindering the growth of this world. The two-day long conference will be hosted by Golden International School, Indore. Indore Sahodaya, an initiative of CBSE launched mainly for preparing the children for academic excellence and greater social commitment, is collaborating with some young organizations aiming to develop young minds into world leaders.  “Model United Nations, also known as Model UN or MUN, is an educational simulation and/or academic activity in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. MUN involves and teaches participants speaking, debating, and writing skills, in addition to critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities,” Reena Khurana,...

The prevalence of separation anxiety disorder is estimated to be 4 percent among children, 1.6 percent among adolescents, and 0.9 to 1.9 percent among adults, according to studies and surveys collected. Looking at the rising concern, Create Stories Social Welfare Society organised ‘Letting go...’ a workshop on separation anxiety with parents at a school in Mahalaxmi nagar (UC kindies) . Organiser Deepak Sharma said, “When kids face issues in their childhood, then they cannot become happy adults and hence, not happy parents and the chain continues. We want to break this chain and support happiness as a natural consequence in our lives.” He added that children are blessings and must be cared for in  way that they can blossom into happy individuals. Neuro-Psychiatrist and expert Dr Pawan Rathi said,  “Separation anxiety is normal in very young children (those between 8 and 14 months old). Kids often go through a phase when they are "clingy" and afraid of unfamiliar people...

While we are talking about promoting start-ups and Make in India, the international giants of delivery systems are eating up young start-ups in the city with their discounting plans and hidden compulsory promotion strategies. In the last six months, several food start-ups had to shut down their one or multiple outlets, as they could not sustain in the competition with Zomato, Swiggy and other such services. “There is nothing wrong with online food services, just it does not allow a small start-up to grow and can only supplement the income of already establish restaurant chains and brands,” Akash Mishra, a food start-up owner, whose prominent outlet in Vijay Nagar was shut down recently. He added that joining these online services seems essential for us to be more visible for our customers. “But for it, we have to pay for packages and further compensate from profits, which leaves only a slim chance of survival despite sale,” Mishra said. Former restaurant owner Akanksha Pandey said...

Completing 1200 kilometres of cycling in 88 hours of Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) Randonneur 2019, 33-year-old cyclist Ashutosh Vyas from Indore is the first person from Madhya Pradesh to complete the prestigious race held in Paris from Aug 18 to 22. An equally popular cycling event as Tour De France is the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) Randonneur that was started in 1891 (older than Tour de France). In this year’s edition, over 300 riders from India participated, and three of them were from Indore. To qualify for the event, riders have to complete a series of brevet rides, organised across the world under the regulations of Audax Club Parisien, the organisers of PBP. Brevets are long distance cycling events starting from 200 km onwards, with time limits Vyas, Dr Raju Keswani, Manish Jain, and Manoj Mishra had qualified in the event. Keswani and Jain participated in the event, but could not finish the event and were eliminated. Vyas is the only rider from Indore, who has completed the event ...

Every mother can feed the child, but misconceptions about not producing enough milk, often result in switching to easy alternative feeding options. This was shared by gynaecologist Dr Neerja Pauranik in her talk on ‘Awareness about Breastfeeding’ at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science on Thursday. “A baby is born with a stomach the size of a marble, imagine the amount of milk required to fill a marble sized stomach, it is not much,” Neerja said. The mother produces enough milk at a time to fill baby’s stomach, but family members’ specifically senior women get anxious and claim that it is not enough. “A woman’s body acts according to a baby’s demand and produces enough to provide the right amount of nutrition, but when people claim it is not enough, then baby is given alternative feeds,” Neerja said. Alternative feed is easier for baby and often sends the baby into comfortable sleep. “The easy feed option changes the physiology of the baby and mother red...

‘Confidence’ The word itself brings blooming power with it. However, the truth is most of lack it , even the ones who show themselves to be perfect...rather they are the ones desperate to prove themselves worthy of something in life. So what is confidence? Is it the surety of always being right? It seems like it... But in reality, nobody is actually confident about anything. Life is too unpredictable to be confident. We live in confidence that we will wake up tomorrow, but it is not really a surety, just an experience. We have experienced waking up after sleeping for days and years, but not experienced, the last day of our life yet. For anyone, who has near death experience, the importance of life changes. Sadly, the confidence of being happy with ourselves starting vanishing sooner than we realise. For more than 50 percent girls, their confidence turns to inferiority complex as they approach teenage. This was even found in a latest research conducted on 1200 girls in America. Ho...

The final round of eligibility test for free coaching conducted by state education department will be held in Bal Vinay Mandir on Tuesday. The qualified students have to report at the school before 11 am. One hour skill test would be conducted, based on which, further selections will be made. The information was shared by district project coordinator Akshay Singh Rathore. 

They hold the knowledge that comes with experience and cannot be replaced by the best education, but many are left out by their families because of ageing problems. With the increasing culture of nuclear families, many families tend to live away from the seniors and enjoy their freedom. However, this freedom comes with a cost of raising children, who are more prone to suffering from anxiety disorders specifically separation anxiety disorder. Bringing different colours from the life experience of seniors on this World Senior Citizen's Day, we are joining the celebrations of the day. World Senior Citizen’s Day is celebrated on the 21st of August each year. It was first proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 14, 1990. Following are some renowned seniors in the city along a psychiatrist’s quote on present scenario of families, which do not have seniors. Senior is the resource children need When older adults contribute to the well-being of youth, it cu...

Bringing pride to the city with AIR (All India Rank) 464 in UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) examination, 27-year-old Anchita Kethwas has chosen to serve the country in Indian Foreign Service (IFS) over joining Indian Administrative Service (IAS), which is a popular choice. “I want to represent our country across the world, which was my childhood dream that is coming true,” Anchita said, giving reason for her choice. She has done her masters in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. “I prepared for two years for clearing UPSC exam, studying for 10 hours every day, and it was all worth the success I received,” Anchita said. Being a graduate in commerce, she struggled with science and social science subjects initially, but managed with help from friends and teachers. “I was expecting a better score, but my score fell because of an unexpected injury during the first paper,” Anchita said. As she was heading out for giving the examination, she h...

With the centre of remote sensing developed in Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore is likely to acquire data from ‘Chandrayaan-2’, as announced by college director Dr Rakesh Saxena on Tuesday. During inauguration of 50th IIRS Outreach programme on ‘Basics of Remote Sensing Geographical Information System and Satellite Navigation System’, Saxena said, “Since, we have a centre for remote sensing technology that can collect data and provide imaging, we will try to acquire data from ‘Chandrayaan-2’.” Further, Dr Siddharth Soni, coordinator for the project and former scientist at ISRO, announced the possibility of college making nano-satellite. If approved, this would be the first satellite built in Madhya Pradesh by a college. “The satellite we are planning to make is known as ‘Suitcase Satellite’, which will have sensors and antenna,” Soni said. He explained that a prototype will be developed first to catch signals and track global position of ...

The case of the missing order finally took a step ahead as Zila Panchayat CEO Neha Meena took an action against in-charge Devendra Choubey and took away charge of education department from him. The department charge has been given to Ravindra Lele. Further, answering to the show cause notice, Choubey had refused receiving any orders and hence, the blame was passed on to Murlidhar Sharma, Zila Panchayat Superintendent and peon Suresh Chandra Khatri. Increment in salary of Sharma and Khatri has been stopped for the year. However, department level inspection would be conducted again in the case. The original order from commissioner’s office was passed last year ordering inspection against Choubey.  The order was followed by three reminder orders. A reminder was sent in the first half of July and the last reminder was sent from Collector Office in the last week of July. However, Neha had denied receiving orders and finally took action after Free Press printed copy of the orders. ...

When buying online, you are promised hassle free return and easy refund policy, but in case of refunds, companies often ignore emails, refuse returns and delay communication to avoid refunding the paid amount. If you are suffering from such an issue, then knock the doors of District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum Indore and seek justice with compensation for mental harassment by the company. Resolving one such case and helping an aggrieved customer, the forum president Omprakash Sharma and member Sumitra Hatiwala ordered Eureka Forbes to refund full amount of the product and compensation of Rs 5,000. The case was filed under Section 12of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 by resident of Samwad Nagar, Navlakha square. Plaintiff Vivek Verma, son of Surrendra Verma, had ordered Aquaguard Smart Plus 6-Litres RO+UV+MTDS Water Purifier from Eureka Forbes Ltd through an online marketplace. The product costing Rs 9,499 was ordered on November 3, 2018. The product was delivered on ...