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The admissions date for the IISER aptitude test 2020 has been declared by Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram. The candidates willing to appear for the same needs to visit the official website to keep themselves updated about the recent news and notifications. Applicants will have to appear for an IISER aptitude test on May 31 (Sunday). Those who clear the test will have to participate in the seat allotment process through which admissions will be allotted at the IISER campuses. Candidates who have passed 10+2 or equivalent level exam with science stream in 2019 or 2020 are eligible to apply for admissions. Candidates will be admitted to IISER only through Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), JEE Advanced with rank within 10000, and state and central board channel (SCB). The application for the KVPY will commence from April 24, 2020 onwards. The registration procedure will begin at 11 am. Benefits of cracking the entrance The candi...

An estimated 54 per cent of South Asian youth leave school without the necessary skills to get a decent job in the next decade, according to data produced and released on Thursday, by the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education), the Education Commission, and UNICEF. "Every day, nearly 100,000 young South Asians – a large sports stadium of young people – enter the labour market, almost half of them not on track to find 21st century jobs,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director, in the report. The report further adds that south Asia is at a critical juncture, with a limited window during which it can reap significant demographic dividends from its talented and capable youth. With almost half of its population of 1.8 billion below the age of 24, led by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, South Asia will have the largest youth labour force in the world until 2040. The report cites a recent UNICEF  ‘ Voices of Youth’ survey cond...

Fighting the ghost of plastic pollution, CBSE school students headed out on Thursday dressed as ghosts on Halloween using plastic polythene. The students carried placards made on chart papers with various slogans to the nearby areas. ‘Do something Drastic, throw away Plastic’ was one of them that stood out. The theme of the day was to connect celebration with community service. Students dressed themselves as plastic demons and gobblers in red and black colours. Some plastic witches played a small skit on the need of taking this environment out of their spell of plastics. Students as angels however shooed the witches away and offered the most viable solution by offering the paper and cloth bags to the dwellers. Students went to localities near their respective schools and conveyed the message not to use plastic and requested the people to give away plastic bags and other items of plastic and insisted them to use paper bags. All the students pledged to have an eco-friendly environmen...

Bringing pride to the state, Abuzar Gaffari hailing from Dhar secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in Union Public Service Commission IES/ESE (Engineering Services Examination) in Civil Engineering branch. “This was my second attempt, in the first attempt, I had been secure 61st rank, which was good but my aim was higher,” Gaffari said. He is currently working as Assistant Director in Central water commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti. “This is a big achievement and inspiration for my younger brother and cousins to follow, as I am the first person in my family to become a government officer,” Gaffari said. Among his many other achievements, he has always had an excelling academic track record from being a topper in school board exams in Dhar district to a topper in IIT Kanpur with 93 percent.

The bond between a brother and sister was celebrated and strengthened with celebrations of ‘Bhai Dooj’ with pomp, festivities, feast and grand celebrations in the city on Tuesday. Bhai Dooj, the festival that defines the eternal love between siblings and dedicated to strengthening the bond between them, falls during the five-day celebrations of Diwali’. It is popularly known as Bhai Phota, Bhav Bij, Bhai Tika, Bhatri Dwitiya, Yama Dwitiya, etc. The traditional customs and rituals vary a little due to the cultural diversity in the various parts of India, but the essence of the festivities remains unchanged. Its significance too remains equally the same among the brothers and sisters. On this auspicious day, sisters pray to God for longevity, well-being and prosperity of their beloved brother. With a decorated thali containing sweets, roli or kumkum (vermilion) and coconut, sisters put a tilak or a vermillion mark on the forehead of brothers followed by an aarti. The festival is...

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will observe Vigilance Awareness Week (VAW) from October 28 to November 2, 2019. School children, as part of the VAW, will take a pledge to neither give nor take bribe. This year, the theme for Vigilance Awareness Week is 'Integrity - A way of life'. The 'Vigilance Awareness Week' declared by the Central Vigilance Commission is an endeavor to promote transparency, accountability and integrity in public life. “Activities conducted in schools need to be sustained over a period of time to ensure that ethical values are ingrained permanently in the minds of the younger generation,” Dr Joseph Emmanuel, CBSE Director (Academics) said in the official notice. He has suggested activities which its affiliated schools can conduct to raise awareness about vigilance in public life. The suggested activities include administering 'Integrity Pledge' in schools on October 29, 2019. Some other activities suggested by CBSE inc...

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board will organise a ‘City Walk Festival’ for local, national and international tourists of all age groups in 11 cities from October 12 to November 10. More than 100 city walks will be organized in the festival on subjects including art, culture, ancient heritage, history, heritage, food, textile, photography and spiritualism. A local walk leader will be appointed for each walk. The tourism board has urged the tourists to take part in the festival in maximum number and get acquainted with the state’s heritage. Along with Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain and Gwalior, the walk will be organised in Panna, Vidisha, Khajuraho, Chanderi, Jabalpur, Burhanpur and Orchha.   Participating tourists will be acquainted with the rich heritage, natural beauty, glorious history, traditions and ancient heritage. The tourists can get registered online on the website of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board to be included in the festival.

Diwali brings people together to pamper themselves with food, friends, family and fun. While women love pampering themselves in beauty parlours, men do the same with delicious dishes and kids have a blast with their friends by burning crackers. As the day began with showers, women were worried about their attire, men about managing the tasks and kids about crackers. To their delight, by the time morning prayers concluded, rains took a break and everyone came out to buy flowers and celebrate the grand fest with their family and friends. The three-day Diwali celebration in the city brightening up everyone’s day in some way or other. Diwali was celebrated with fervour in the city on Sunday, where people wore new clothes and worshipped goddess Lakshmi in their house and workplace. Sharing her favourite part about Diwali celebrations, homemaker Geeta Kataria said, “I love shopping and dressing up for occasions.” She bought a car as Diwali present and further spent the day at a spa,...

On the last day of three-day Bible Mahotsav, devotees enjoyed rain showers quoting it as a blessing from Jesus for the devotees who came to participate in the spiritual event from all over state. Bible Mahotsav was organised by Catholic Indore diocese to inculcate a sense of spirituality and an interest among the Christians. In spite of rains, over six thousand people from all over MP, specially from the 9 dioceses participated, namely; Indore, Bhopal, Jhabua, Khandwa, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Satna and Sagar dioceses. The third day began with the recitation of Rosary to Mother Mary. The highlights of the concluding day were reporting of various activities of the nine dioceses. The reports presented various activities that were oragnised dioceses during last year and were shared by the nine representatives of the nine dioceses. The preaching of Father Anil Dev began with the song, ‘Duniya he bandhan main, use azadi ki zarurat hai’ (The world is in bondage, it needs freedom). ”Th...

Students from Indore lead in State IT quiz competition, Shubh Badonia and Neel Goyal, duo from Bhavans Prominent Indore have been declared as the winners. The runner’s up position is also bagged by Indore’s students Ansh Choudhary and Utsav Singh from Emerald Heights International School. Over 1200 students representing their schools in teams of two had participated in the championship, hoping to get a chance to compete in finals. The quiz took them through the routines of the prelim with interesting questions from the world of technology. The final saw the team from Dewas blazing away on the buzzer but for every answer they cracked they got the next one wrong. It left them on a score of zero despite scoring 150 in the first round. The quiz progressed with the youngest team on stage, from Bhavans Prominent, scoring steadily with no fuss or fanfares while the teams from Sagar Public and Emerald International, stayed in the hunt. St Paul which has won the city round in past co...

After tiring preparations for Diwali, Saturday was a day of relaxation for a large number of women in Indore celebrating Roop Chaudas. Most women flocked to beauty parlour and salons not only to get ready for the grand festivity of Diwali, but also for body massages and traditional ubtan (body scrub). Naraka Chaturdashi falling on the second day of Diwali and is celebrated to mark the victory of Lord Krishna against Narkasur. The day is also known as Chhoti Diwali, Kali Chaudas or Roop Chaudas. There is a ritual to break karit (a bitter fruit) on the day, symbolising the victory of good over the evil. Kali Chaudas is the day when a person is expected to abolish laziness and evil residing in his own self that is turning his life towards hell. Hence, the importance of bringing out your best self is must by washing away all the negativity and evil. Women spent good amount of time and money on body massage, spa and hair treatment in parlours. The massages with natural oils or aroma the...

The second day of the Bible Mahotsav started with recitation of rosary and praise for the lord at St Arnold’s School premises in Lalaram Nagar on Saturday. The large gathering of over 3,000 Catholics from all over state participated in the worshiping cermonies. The first session of praise and worship was led by Peter Menon, Brother Ram and Brother Sandeep belonging to the Varanasi team, who are in the city for the three-day fest with the main preacher Fr Anil Dev. In the first session, Dev addressed the devotees quoting the importance of hard work. “A person who works hard, receives the blessing of God and it as simple and transparent as that,” he said.  Emphasizing the importance of Bible, Dev said, “Bible is the treasure of knowledge and whatever God created is good, but man is destroying the social order.” He cited a verse explaining that one, who follows the commandments of the Lord, has a strong foundation. “The real happiness is to be sinless. If we walk on the way of th...

Dhanteras, the first day of 5-day-long Diwali festival, witnessed brisk buying in the city, on Friday. Heavy rush was witnessed at Sarafa, Bartan Bazaar and some auto showrooms. Most roads leading to prominent markets in the city saw large crowd. Shops and showrooms especially those selling gold and utensil were well prepared to welcome the customers. Those who missed the opportunity of buying on the auspicious occasion of Pushya Nakshatra on Oct 22 also joined the Dhanteras crowd. With such market rush, people were often stuck in market for 30 minutes to an hour depending upon the time in slow moving traffic and occasional jams. According to Pt Chandan Bairagi, Dhanteras is the festival of God of Wealth, Kuber. Hence traditionally buying valuable and needy items on Dhanteras is considered as good omen. Thus, large number of people thronged the markets. According to president of Sarafa Bazar Association, Hukum Soni, heavy rush of buyers was witnessed this time. He stated tha...

Thousands of Catholics participated in the inaugural ceremony of three-day 8 th Bible Mahotsav, which started with prayer services at St Arnold’s School premises at Lalaram Nagar, Indore. The function began with releasing of colourful balloons. The short prayer service was conducted with the message of love, harmony and peace. It was followed by a grand procession with the Bible enthroned on a ‘palkhi’ carried out in the premises. Thousands of devotees holding carried the statues of Mother Mary and the newly canonized Indian St Mariam Teresia by the devotees. Bishop Chacko Thottumarickal of Catholic Diocese of Indore, Bishop Basil Bhuria of Jhabua Diocese, Bishop Joesph of Gwalior Diocese and the main preacher Fr Anil Dev from Varanasi led the procession. Following them a troupe of dancers performing Chhattisgarh tribal dance were the highlight of the procession. After the procession, the Holy Bible and the statues of Mother Mary and St Mariam Teresia was placed on the st...

Crackers, increased pollution are side-effects of the festival of light that brightens nights and brings family together. While most people with asthma lock themselves inside and take extra care to avert getting an attack, the most tragic situation is for pets. Traumatized by loud unpredictable sounds and flashing lights, pet dog feel jittery, wanting to escape the boisterous situation. Sadly, as there is no escape, they have fearful responses such as howling, barking, shivering and extreme salivation. To ease them through this festive season, pet owners need to be extra careful and take some preventive measures. Talking about simple tips, veterinarian Dr Sandeep Nanavati said, “We need to be aware about smoke allergies of our pet and in either case, avoid long walks outside during festive season.” He explained that one unexpected firework even during the day can leave the pet feeling jittery throughout the day and night. “Though it is tough to keep the pet inside and some pets mig...

With Diwali 2019 just a week away, #PottersKiDiwali started trending on social media platforms, urging people to purchase handcrafted, eco-friendly earthen lamps and help the potters of India make brisk business during the festival time. The Kumars or potter communities of India look forward to this time of the year, hoping to sell more wares than usual. However, their profit has been increasingly dipping over the past few years, with a slump in demand coupled with a higher price of raw materials. Most homes are now choosing mass-produced plastic and glass wares instead of handcrafted earthen lamps to light up their homes during Diwali. “Earlier, Chinese lights had caused a slowdown in the demand of earthen lamps but the traditional ways are making a comeback. The demand for earthen lamps is very good this year,” an artisan from Niranjanpur said. However, the unexpected rains have destroyed their stock and left many earthen lamps incomplete. This has led to decrease in suppl...

Over 6,000 Christians from all over the state will gather at St Arnold’s School, Lala Ram Nagar from Thursday for the three-day 8 th Bible Mahotsav 2019. In a press conference announcing the three-day fest, Bishop of Indore Rev Chacko Thottumarickal SVD shared that father Anil Dev from Varanasi will be the main speaker of the three-day event. “There are 9 dioceses in MP other than Indore and bishops from all the diocese will be attending the mahotsav and sharing their views with community members,” Thottumarickal said. Archbishop Leo Cornelio SVD from Bhopal would be another main speaker of the event to address youngsters. President of Indore Christian Media Forum Fr John Paul SVD said, “We started organising this fest, because an important aspect of our community is togetherness and sharing love.” As people moved to different places and colonies, interactions were limited and the communal feel was vanishing. “This is like the Christian version of Diwali, which we are celebra...

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of The Art of Living, is coming to Indore on November 3. He will discuss knowledge the subject ‘Yoga Kshemam’ at the Brilliant Convention at 5 pm. On 4 November, he will address a farmers' conference in Borava district, Khargone for self-empowerment and promotion of organic farming. After the Kisan Mahasabha organised in Khargone district, Sri Sri will attend satsang at Sri Sri Omkareshwar Ashram. Manish Patel, a member of Art of Living MP, said, “Rudra puja has been organized on 5 November in the Vedic manner, with the help of Sri Sri following vedic norms.” Sri Sri has received the status of royal guest of the state as well.

Post Diwali, Indore will be the first in state to be home to a pair of the world's longest snake known as reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus). This stunning snake will make its way from Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park or Katraj Zoo, is located in Katraj, Pune district to Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore.  “We have been looking forward to having the world’s largest snake in Indore for a couple of months, the enclosure for the grand species is also ready,” Dr Uttam Yadav, city zoo in-charge said. From the family Pythonidae, reticulated snake is native to South and Southeast Asia. In India, this elegant and longest python is found primarily in Nicobar Islands and North-eastern states of India. “Reticulated python is among the three heaviest snakes and like all pythons, it is a non venomous constrictor,” Yadav shared. He added that the python has become an endangered species because of the skin trade. “The python will be a special attraction of the upcoming snake-hous...

Understanding the essential need for health literacy in the country, Create Stories Social Welfare Society organised an informal health talk with underprivileged children in various slums of the city. Quoting the need for such educational programs, Founder and president of Create Stories Deepak Sharma said, “Only 38% of households reported using improved sanitation facilities in India, and just about one third of households were following safe stool disposal practices. Half of the states in India are still under 50% coverage of improved sanitation facilities.” He cited a new study ‘Child health and unhealthy sanitary practices in India’ 2019 using data from the fourth round of the cross-sectional National Family Health Survey. “41.9% children are stunted that is having improper growth in MP, which is a sad figure and in order to improve, we have to prepare children and parents to live a healthier life,” Sharma said. Taking a step in the same direction, the educational talk w...

The two-day exhibition of photographs of birds of Indore concluded on Sunday with a talk by UK based Kaustubh Rishi on ‘How can photographers contribute to environmental and wildlife conservation?’ “Conservation photography is the active use of the photographic process and its products, within the parameters of photojournalism, to advocate for conservation outcomes,” Rishi explained. The concept combines nature photography with the proactive, issue-oriented approach of documentary photography as an agent for protecting nature and improving the biosphere and natural environment. The group of photographers including Padma Shri Bhalu Mondhe, Kaustubh Rishi, Ajay Gadikar, Ritesh Khabia, Vipul Saxena, Neel Gadikar and others exhibited about 72 photographs of birds of Indore in the exhibition organised by The Nature Volunteers. //To begin conservation photography… Start work near your home: You are likely to have the biggest impact nearer home, and often it's local issues that...

Sikh community in the city celebrated conferment of title of “Guru” on Sri Guru Granth Sahib on Sunday, as it is celebrated every year on October 20. The celebrations were seen in all the Gurudwaras in the city and being Sunday, the gatherings were large. Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Arjan Dev in 1604. Remembering the Guru for penning that is considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority and Head of the Sikh religion, rather than any living person, community members recalled the lessons and sang hymns in evening gatherings. “Guru Granth Sahib only scripture of its kind which not only contains the works of its own religious founders but also writings of people from other faiths,” said Narender Singh, coordinator at LIG Gurudwara. He elaborated how Arjan Dev collected and edited the compositions of his predecessor Gurus including his own and the compositions of Hindu and Muslim saints, giving equal status to men of God in creating the granth. “I...

The Sunday of Oct 20 became the most memorable day for seven children of St Joseph’s Church Nandanagar as they received Jesus Christ in their hearts through Holy Communion for the first time. First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person first receives the Eucharist. After months of preparations, the children welcomed Jesus in their hearts in the presence of their parents, relatives and friends in a glittering ceremony attended by more than 800 people. They were prepared for the ceremony by Shoba Kumrawat and Kanti Kumrawat, who taught them all the religious prayers in the last three weeks. Fr Nicholas Martis SVD, the main celebrant, accompanied by parish priest Fr Thomas Rajamanikam and assistant parish priest Fr Selvi led the ceremony. In his homily, Fr Martis asked the children to make Jesus Christ centre point in their life and feel the presence of god in them and carry the joy they experienced today throughout their life. He also quoted the ...

While the government of India is trying to normalise life in Kashmir and has opened post-paid connecting lines and landlines for locals along with ensuring safety in the state, the movement from terrorist agencies is continuing to irk anger among citizens in various informal talks and seminars. This was shared by some Kashmiri businesspersons in Indore for their business this week. The businesspersons requested anonymity to avoid being targeted by the agencies. We spoke to them commemorating October 20, which has come to acquire a special significance for every Indian. It was on this date two years ago that our northern neighbour, whom we had treated as a friend, launched an attack on our borders. During the weeks that followed this fateful day, the world witnessed a most heart-warming demonstration of the basic unity and solidarity of the Indian people. The observance of National Solidarity Day is an annual reminder of this fundamental unity. On this day, the thoughts of the wh...

Debating on ‘For Sustainable and Faster Economic Growth, India needs innovative social approach’, students from St Raphael’s Higher Secondary School, Queens’ College, Shishukunj International School, Sri Sathya Sai Vidhya Vihar, The Emerald Heights International School, Delhi Public School, Choithram School, Manik Bagh and Laurels School International presented their innovative ideas on Saturday. The students were participating in inter-school debate competition ‘The Crossfire Connoisseur’ held at Laurels on Saturday. Quoting the importance of novelty in approach, students quoted the current economic challenges faced by the country. Presenting another side, some students argued that India has been working and growing on many grounds. The most challenging arguments were given by students from St Raphael’s, who were declared ‘The Best Team’. Amatulla Abdabhaiwala from St Raphael’s was adjudged as ‘The Best Speaker’ and was awarded with a cash prize of 7500, a trophy and a certificate...

Portable solar power banks can bring down costs of electricity for every individual and household, explained Padma Shri Janak McGilligan Palta to a group of National Service Scheme (NSS) cadets on Saturday. The female cadets were visiting Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development to learn about various renewable energy resources and possible applications. A standard power bank stores power and let you charge your other devices on the go, when needed. “Similarly, a solar power bank works the same way, just instead of electricity, it uses the sun (through the built-in solar panels) to charge itself,” Janak explained. She added that the accumulated power is fed into the rechargeable batteries, which will hold that power until you need it. “This is little switch from electricity powered power banks to solar power banks can eventually save hundred to thousand rupees based on the consumption and application,” Janak said. She quoted that residents of Indore in a cumulative figu...

Despite written assurance by women and child development minister Imarti Devi, no meeting has been conducted till date and irked by thesame, social activist Kishore Kodwani has been sitting on dharna for two days now. The minister had given him a written assurance stating that the government would address his concerns regarding the overall environment and traffic in the city on Oct 14, when he ended his dharna. The minister had assured Kodwani that district in-charge minister Bala Bachchan will see his presentation regarding his suggestions onhow to improve traffic and save the environment. The state Congress secretary Rakesh Choukse had given a letter to Kodwani which mentioned about the time ofthe meeting with the minister.“I want to assure you that the government is concerned overthe issues and we have fixed a meeting with the in-charge minister. The government will implement all the suggestions which will result in people’swelfare,” the minister had said. Kodwani had sat on dharna...

The execution begins as two lions and a tiger departed from Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya, Indore on Friday on their journey to Chhatbir Zoo also known as Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, located 17 kilometres from Chandigarh, Punjab. Visitors are sure to miss the twin lion brothers Baban and Gagan, who were born in the city zoo. “Both of them are charming and four years old, which means that they are fully grown and are of breeding age,” Dr Uttam Yadav, city zoo in-charge, said. The zoo offered these wild cats in exchange as we have a healthy population of Asiatic lions and Bengal tigers. “We have 12 lions in the zoo and with the twins gone, we will still have 10, which is much more than most zoos in the country,” Yadav said. City zoo has 8 tigers and with one off to his journey, Indore will still have 7 of them. “We have to consider that too many wild cats in an enclosure can also be problematic as they require larger territory and of course expenses,” Yadav said. Howe...

Indoreans are setting a new trend of eco-friendly Diwali and making earthen lamps (diyas), idols of lord Ganesha and goddess Laxmi for the grand fest by using dry cow dung power with blending agents.   Conducting a one-day workshop on training to prepare idols, mobile covers, lamps, etc from cow dung at Paliwal Dharmashala on Friday, trainer Shweta Paliwal noted the number of benefits of using cow dung items. Gaushala owners, youngsters and avid artists from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat participated in the workshop. From Indore, nearby districts like Mandsaur and Khargone, most participants were youngsters looking for innovative ideas. “It has been scientifically proven that cow dung is highly beneficial as are the other plants being used in making these earthen lamps,” Shweta said. She claimed that these would also act as mosquito repellents and spread fragrance as well when used. Asked whether there was a possibility of the cow dung lamps cat...

Selling has become more difficult and now management students, who mostly get placed in sales and other verticals in multinational companies are learning the art of hypnotism and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to be able to capture customers and boost sales. Such seminars are being organised at various private colleges as many management students struggle to get their desired jobs after graduating. One such seminar on NLP was organised at Daly College Business School (DCBS) on Friday. Resource person NLP trainer Pawan Kumar Singh addressed the challenges faced by many management students in the dearth of good employment opportunities and possible ways to use NLP. What is NLP? Neuro refers to neurology, our nervous system-the mental pathways our five senses take which allow us to see, hear, feel, taste and smell. Linguistic refers to our language ability; how we put together words to express ourselves, as well as our silent language that is non-verbal communication which re...

A trio of three 21-year-old engineers from Indore brought pride to the city by emerging as the National Winners of all-India ‘healthcare innovation hackathon - Code to Care Challenge 2019’ held at innovation centre, Bengaluru and were awarded Rs 1 lakh. Top 80 engineering colleges of India with over 7,500 team members had participated in the event seeking the grand prize money. Top 10 teams, including that of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), International Institute of Information Technology (IIITs), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), etc. were selected for the national finals. Amul Verma, Avani Chaskar and Ashutosh Maheshwari from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGISTS) had participated in state level of the competition with hope to make their mark in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). “It was intimidating to compete with so many good engineers, whose ideas were quite innovative as well,” Ashutosh said. He was born and...

Not just henna tattoos, women wooed their better half with personalised bangles and celebrated the one-day fest of Karwa Chauth on Thursday. The festival was celebrated by Hindu women from some regions of India, especially northern India, four days after purnima (a full moon) in the month of Kartika. Like many Hindu festivals, Karva Chauth is based on the lunisolar calendar which accounts for all astronomical positions, especially positions of the moon which is used as a marker to calculate important dates. Reviving their marriage vows, women from different communities prepared for a day’s fast and celebrations. Though, the festival started in north Indian community, it has gained popularity because of the ritual where a husband completes the fast by feeding his wife to depict their love bond. “A bride befriends another woman who would be her friend (kangan-saheli) or sister (dharam-behn) for life, especially as a part of Karwa Chauth tradition,” Tanya Khushwaha, a homemaker, ...

Candidates, who have applied for the January 2020 Joint Entrance Examination, must check their forms and ensure that their information in the JEE Main Application Form 2020, is accurate. National Testing Agency (NTA) conducting the examination will close the link for correcting their data (wherever necessary) in the application on October 20, 2019. All the registered candidates for the said examination are advised to visit the website and verify their particulars. They are further advised to make correction in their particulars, in their respective application form wherever incorrect or incomplete. After Oct 20, no correction in particulars, whatsoever, will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances as quoted in the circular. The additional fee (wherever applicable) will be paid by the candidate concerned either through Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking/UPI and PAYTM generated during the online correction by October 20, 2019 (11:50 pm). Since, it is a onetime facility extended...

An inter-school debate competition ‘Crossfire Connoisseur Competition’ will be organised on Saturday at Laurels School International. Participants from seven prestigious schools of Indore namely, Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar, Shishukunj International, St. Raphael’s, The Emerald Heights International School, Choithram School, Queen’s College, Delhi Public School along with the host school will be debating over various topics in the competition.      The Crossfire is a debate with a difference- a debate where the debate topic is given by an eminent personality of the country and which is opened only an hour before the commencement of the actual crossfire. Ever since its inception the topics for the competition have been inspired from esteemed dignitaries like Dr APJ Kalam, Dr Prannoy Roy, P Chidambaram to name a few. “The concept behind having a last minute topic is to prepare students with quick thinking ability and readiness to handle challenges,” Dr Anshu Desh...

The city known to be famous for its wide variety of food and special innovations in namkeens to world famous Poha and Jalebi combos definitely stands out to celebrate World Food Day today. The day is celebrated all across the world on Oct 16 every year in the honour of the founding date of the Food and Agriculture Organisation in the year 1945. Indore has been a prime city when talked about food and has been labelled as the city of food lovers by tourists and critics. On this World Food Day, we bring a preview of best local food of Indore, international cuisines in Indore and unique organic food in the city. Innovative Indore’s most popular food There is a large variety of the food items that have been invented in Indore. The undoubtedly most popular is ‘Indori Poha’, which is even in the race of geographical identification of the city. The khopra patties, is innovation of Indore. The patties are delicious balls of fried potato with surprise coconut centre dunked green a...