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Coaching Owners Association met Collector Manish Singh on Tuesday, and sought permission to open the institutes citing financial problems faced by them. 

Two-day Induction and Orientation Programme for DCBS (Daly College Business School) commenced from Tuesday with a virtual ceremony and welcome. Guest of Honour president board of governors of DC Narendra Singh Jhabua quoted the importance of adapting to changes for survival in business and management. Course Orientation for the incoming students was conducted by Director Dr. Rinku Joshi, Programme Coordinator Poojae Sethi and Ratish Gupta. Students participated in various activities like quiz and games to break the ice and understand basics of management. The ceremony was conducted by students Geetika Balani and Dhairya Barjatiya. Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr Vibha Sahu.

Students who attempted Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2020 can view their responses and evaluate their performance now. National Testing Agency (NTA) activated the link for checking responses on JEE Advanced official website on Tuesday.  As shared by JEE mentor Kamal Sharma, cut-off is expected around 110 marks. “Paper was lengthy and tough, so students are actually feeling good and positive as per responses,” he said.  Score of 255 is likely to be cut off for top 100 students. “AIR will be somewhere around 355, based on paper analysis,” Sharma said.

In the monsoon butterfly survey, Nature & Wildlife Conservation & Awareness Society (NWCAS) spotted 10 new species of butterflies in Indore. An indicator of improving biodiversity, perhaps the result of lockdown and lower pollution levels during that period. For any ecosystem the butterflies are very good indicator to judge how sound the biodiversity & ecology of the area. “Butterfly as an insect comes at the base of the any ecology pyramid and as the butterfly life cycle depends upon the presence of its host plant for its reproduction & nectar plant for feeding,” Ravi Sharma, NCWAS president, said.  He explained that the numbers of species of butterfly in any region means that as many of its host plant & nectar plants are present in that area. Accordingly the rest of birds, mammals, reptile, amphibians etc. in the food chain of the system also present in the surveyed area. “That’s how the butterfly presence give the area/region specific indicator of absence/pre...

Following the permission and guidelines from collector Manish Singh on Monday, doors of temples opened for devotees after 189 days on Tuesday.  Devotees awaiting this day reached various temples early in the morning. Devotees were seen in most temples including Khajrana Ganesh, Ranjit Hanuman Temple and Bada Ganapati. A large number of devotees were seen from afternoon onwards in all the temples.  Along with Indore, other temples located in Ujjain, even Mahakal temple was opened for the public.  New Normal at Temples Devotees and priests visiting the temple must follow the rules of Covid-19. They must wash their hands and feet before entering the temple. Further, they must frequently sanitise themselves.  The issued guidelines enforced norms of social distancing, and wearing a mask throughout the time even while praying. It is mandatory for all the devotees, priests to apply the mask properly covering nose and mouth. Devotees must maintain 6 feet distance throughout ...

First contestant to sit on hot seat in this season of Kaun Banega Crorepati was from Indore.  Aarti Jagtap from Madhya Pradesh is set to be the first contestant of the latest season. Her mother (Sushma) works as house help and her father (Narayan) is a plumber by profession. Aarti is 20 years old and pursuing engineering from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS).  Born and brought up in Bhopal, Aarti is a determined girl who has high dreams. She lives in Anna Nagar, where she has lived in kuccha house. "There are many people still living in tin house there," she said.  Just a day after celebrations of Daughter's Day, Aarti is an example of how far girls can excel. "My parents are supporting me and my dreams, so I hope someone learns from them," Aarti said.  Sharing her personal issues, Aarti discussed body image issues. "People often tease me and comment on my weight, which is hurtful, but I want my success to answer them,...

Enraged over barking, a farmer had shot a dog and was arrested for the same by Banganga police station. However, the farmer was bailed out soon after the arrest and freed with his arms.  The farmer Pankaj Shukla said the dog used to bark near his home and had also bitten several people, which enraged him.  “Though he could not give names or any other details of such incidents,” Banganga police station in charge Rajendra Soni said. "Shukla used his licenced gun to shoot the animal on Saturday, and the firearm and two empty cartridges have been recovered. We are writing to the district administration to cancel Shukla's gun licence," Soni said. Shukla was arrested on the basis of a complaint from Priyanshu Jain, animal activist and MP police centre against animal cruelties coordinator. Shukla was arrested and charged under sections of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and IPC. “We had sought charges under Arms Act 25, as a person despite having license cannot freely go ar...

School education department has decided to increase the number of excellence schools in the state from four to eight. Currently, there are four excellence schools located in four big cities of the state including Indore. The decision was taken citing the better results of students studying in these excellence schools since last couple of years.  In the recent meeting of school education department, the names of 6 government schools of Indore were proposed to be made into excellence schools.  Only three of them were selected by the department. Now, further only one out of the three will be selected to be made into excellence school.  Currently, Indore has only one excellence school, i.e. Bal Vinay Mandir. Bal Vinay Mandir is the only school is entire Indore district at present.  School education department is now preparing to increase its number of excellence school to two. As per discussion, the department plans to increase excellence schools in Indore, Bhopal, Jabal...

Only Sindhi community representatives will be able to go for attending ‘24th Sindhu Darshan Festival’ this year and participate in the ‘darshan yatra’.  Usually, community members and even non-community members participate in the yatra every year. Over 20,000 from India and over 300 from Madhya Pradesh attend this yatra and festival every year.  However, due to coronavirus outbreak, government has allowed only 100 people from all over the country to participate in the fest.  The festival is held every year in June on the full moon day of Guru Purnima. On this day, devotees gather near the banks of the Indus River, which is known as the Sindhu River in India. Since 1997, the festival has stretched for three days, attracting large number of foreign and domestic tourists. However, due to coronavirus, the fest is being organised symbolically in October this year.  Community representative Naresh Fundwani said, “The fest is usually for three days, but the ‘yatra’ is about...

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2020 question papers were released on its official website on Monday. Answer keys for the same are scheduled to be released on Tuesday.  This year, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi conducted JEE Advanced on Sunday.  Question papers of Paper I and II are available on the website and students can download the same to analyse their performance. As per JEE Advanced 2020 schedule, provisional answer keys will be released on September 29. The question paper and the answer keys, once released, will be available on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. Along with the answer keys, candidate’s response sheet will also be released for reference. Based on the feedback received for the JEE Advanced answer keys, final answer keys will prepared and the papers will be evaluated based on this. JEE mentor Harpreet Singh said, “It is essential for students to go through papers now and be ready with their own answer keys for comparison.”  Lea...

Exploring the less-known wonders of Madhya Pradesh especially around Indore, Rides for Riders group explored Tillor Buzurg, Nachanbor Ghat and Udayanagar forest. Group administrator Gyandeep Srivastava said, “Tourism plays an essential role in our mental and physical well-being and to ensure that everyone gets this much-needed dose from nature, we organise these rides.” He added that the group attempts to explore new routes, wherein they can find new places and help preserve biodiversity of the place. “We are also organising ‘after dark’ rides now, so that people who are working can also participate and explore nature-escapes around us,” Srivastava said. To explore new routes, riders began their journey from Ralamandal and passed through Tillorkhurd –Buzurg. From there, the riders travelled to the the tomb of Queen Maria. Then, the riders descended from Nachanbor Ghat, explored Udayanagar and further travelled via Magardeh Ghat. From there, riders reached Pedmi-Kampel and returned via ...

Due to coronavirus outbreak, for the first time, Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya recorded footfall of 7,500 in an entire week. City zoo reopened after 6 months following the new normal protocols to control spread of covid-19 on Monday, i.e. September 21. The footfall at city zoo was less than half as compared to usual footfall before covid-19 on the first day. About 600 visitors were recorded in the zoo, as shared by Dr Uttam Yadav, city zoo in-charge. He added that usually before covid-19, city zoo generally recorded 2,000 to 5,000 visitors in a day. To ensure safety of visitors, touch-less entry was set up. Further, to ensure social distancing and avoiding crowds, IMC workers were stationed near enclosures. Despite their love for animals, most people refrained from visiting city zoo during the week. Even during the weekend, the footfall remained around 1,000 to 1,200 in a day. Usually, on weekends, city zoo records footfall between 15,000 and 20,000. “The fall in footfall is expected,...

In the era of covid-19, a large number of students are unable to get access to online resources of various subjects and we need free resources for engaging students so that their thought-process is unhampered. Quoting this, Anand Kumar, a mathematics educator who is known for ‘Super 30’ scheme and movie, discussed education challenges in the launching ceremony of a start-up. Kumar was interacting online with the event audience at Brilliant convention centre, Indore on Sunday. “Educating students during coronavirus pandemic has been one of the biggest challenges, and there are many students who are not able to study online,” Kumar said. He added that static resources of education can be of great help for students in such times. Addressing the program, former School Education Minister Deepak Joshi expressed the need of changing the education system and adopting to technology in corona times. “Online platforms play an important role in deciding the condition and direction of school educat...

Alas! Despite collector Manish Singh instructing IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kanpur representative, who was an observer for JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Advanced 2020 in Indore, the asymptomatic corona positive student Kuldeep Upadhyay was denied a chance to appear in the examination on Saturday. For students who cleared the cut off for JEE Main 2020, JEE advanced was conducted on Saturday for admissions in 23 IITs.  For this, 15 examination centres were allotted in the city, where around two thousand students attempted the exam in two shifts.  Observers at IIT Indore, IIT Delhi, and IIT Kanpur invigilated at the exam centres. Necessary precautions including social distancing, sanitisation and thermal screening were followed at the centres.  JEE Advanced was conducted in two shifts. The first session from 9 am to 12 am, while the second session from 2.30 to 5.30. Disabled candidates are given one hour of extra time in both the papers. Their first paper will ...

With all its might, India is working towards eliminating discrimination towards girls in the country. Even though it still prevails in the hearts of many, those who rise above and raise their daughter’s alike a son reap benefits beyond their expectations.  From the inspiring six sisters of Haryana who took their family name ‘Phogat’ to world with their wrestling achievements to decade-long records of girls outshining boys in most examinations, there are numerous examples. National Daughter’s Day, which is celebrated on the last Sunday of September, celebrates daughters and attempts to bring to light their importance in our lives.  On this Daughter’s Day, we bring the spotlight to some inspiring daughters who have paved their way to success and set an example for others to follow.  Training for Olympics in 2024 under Khelo India Being a daughter is tough! Break limitations “Being a daughter itself is a very tough task there are certain limits already set for girls. When it...

To protest against BJP's MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is scheduled to arrive in Sanwer with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress launched a unique protest.  Congress party pasted posters on the streets of Sanwer stating ‘Janta kar rahi intezaar, kab sadak par aaoge Maharaj. Wada karke bhul gaye, mere kar rahi hu intezaar, mere naam se girayi sarkar’. It translates to ‘Public is waiting for you, when will you come to street Maharaj. You forgot your promises. I (public) am waiting, using my name you channelled the fall of congress govt’. Congress state secretary Vivek Khandelwal said, “Scindia would campaign for Congress a couple of months back, but now due to his personal interest, he toppled public interest and Kamal Nath led Congress government and is coming to campaign for BJP!” Further, he added that Scindia had promised to come to streets to help people, but after joining BJP, he is travelling in helicopter. “Farmers are waiting for him to come via road, but Scindia h...

डाटर्स डे के मौके पर क्रिएट स्टोरीज द्वारा स्टोरीटेलिंग कार्यक्रम ऑनलाइन आयोजित किया गया । आयोजक दीपक शर्मा ने बताया की इस कार्यक्रम का उद्देश्य असल ज़िन्दगी के किस्से साँझा करना था ताकि आज के समय में जो लोग छोटी छोटी बातों पर डिप्रेस हो जाते है वे उससे सामना करना सीखे । इस वेबिनार में इंदौर निवासियों की चार स्टोरीज में डॉ जनक पलटा , डॉ प्रीती शुक्ला , डॉ प्रियंका तिवारी और सीमा सोनी ने अपनी प्रेरणास्पद कहानी सुनाई । कहानी उन्ही की जुबानी - मेरा नाम डॉ जनक पलटा है मैं एक समाजसेविका हूँ , मैं 72 की उम्र में आज भी इतनी बुलंद आवाज़ में इसलिए बोल पा रही हूँ क्यूंकि मेरे माता पिता ने वो सब करने दिया जो मैं अपनी ज़िन्दगी में करना चाहती थी । मैंने अपनी पढाई , नौकरी , शादी सब अपनी मर्जी से किया लेकिन सब माता पिता के आशीर्वाद के बाद ही । मैं बहुत भाग्यशाली हूँ क्यूंकि मुझे मेरे पेरेंट्स ने भाग्यशाली बनाया और उन्होंने मुझे जीवन में सिर्फ प्रोत्साहन और आशीर्वाद दिया , लेकिन उसका कारण था की मैंने अपनी ज़िन्दगी में कोई ऐसा काम नही किया जिससे मेरे पेरेंट्स की आत्मा को दर्द हो । उनकी सहमति और ख़ुशी क...

District Education Officer (DEO) in-charge Sanjay Goyal warned schools of ensuring social distancing and complying with coronavirus protocols. He instructed schools to take extra precautions to prevent the spread of virus. “We had received some complaints about students sitting on adjacent benches, so we instructed schools to ensure that a bench is skipped to ensure social distancing,” Goyal said. The complaint was filed by RTI activist Sanjay Mishra.

Indore coaching owners association demanded to unlock coaching institutes on Friday, citing that 50 percent coaching institutes had to shut down as they could not afford to pay rent without operation for 7 months. Due to restriction on coaching classes, over 5 lakh families are now struggling to earn their bread and 70 percent students in the state are unable to study. The association demanded the government to issue guidelines for coaching and professional institutes just like the ones issued for schools and colleges. Further, under their appeal the association laid down 5 demands. President of association Ravi Dangi said, “In the last 7 months, coaching classes have been shut down completely.” He added that there are 35,000 coaching institutes in state with about 6,000 running in Indore. “Over 5 lakh people are employed directly or indirectly in these institutes,” Dangi said. With the complete shutdown of coaching classes, most coaching class owners did not have any source of income....

Information Technology (IT) companies are now hiring students to only ‘Work From Home’ (WFH). Since it is WFH only, the offered salaries to students has been slashed by 35 percent giving companies a dual advantage.  Cashing in on the opportunities, students can also take on multiple positions in different firms and even run their start-up while being employed as WFH. Approximately 50 to 70 percent jobs offered to engineers are now WFH based, as shared by Dr Rakesh Saxena, director, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science.  Similar trends are reported by other private technical institutes. On the plus side, most students who were seeking jobs after engineering have received a job offer.  A recent separate survey of firms from the Survey of Business Uncertainty with the Atlanta Federal Reserve and the University of Chicago indicated that the share of working days spent at home is expected to increase fourfold from pre-COVID levels, from 5 percent to 20 p...

With last 2 days before qualified candidates will attend one of the most competitive entrance examinations ‘Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2020’ on Sunday, i.e. September 27. With JEE Main, many students have already secured a chance to study in some of the best colleges in the country and state. However, the battle to secure admissions in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is in its last phase.  IIT Delhi will conduct the JEE Advanced at 1,150 test centres across the country. The admit card of JEE advanced has already been released on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in.  The official website activated the link for mock tests that candidates can take to test their preparation. To help students focus and direct their efforts to score well JEE Advanced and secure their place in IITs, we have collected expert tips and guidance from IIT pass-outs and JEE mentors: Prepare your mind & body for Exam Student should study from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Take a break and at...

Due to ‘Adhik Maas’ i.e. extra month in the Hindu calendar that is inserted to keep the lunar and solar calendars aligned, this year ‘Durgaotsav’ will start from October 17. Every year, the entire Bengali community looks forward to this fest and grand celebrations are seen in Indore. However, due to coronavirus outbreak, Bengali club, Navlakha has decided that the grand idol of goddess Durga will not be established this year. However, the festival will be celebrated at homes this year. The community will keep the tradition and festive celebration alive by worshipping the goddess at home with Ghatasthapana, as shared Bengali committee chairman Jayant Nath Choudhary. He added that Ghatasthapana is a significant ritual in Navratri celebrations as Ghata or Kalash or the sacred pot is the major object of worship during Navratri. Bengali community will organize Ghatasthapana on Navratri on October 22, i.e. on the day of Shashthi. “In Durgaotsav pandals in the city, instead of the usual idol ...

In the new normal after covid-19, Christian community has a new normal of spreading bliss and devotion. In a first such initiative, two brothers Father John Paul and Father Norbert Herman have launched a youtube channel ‘The Hermans’ where they are posting one self-composed devotional song every day. They already have a collection of 400 self-composed devotional songs, which will be posted on the channel in the coming days. The aim of spreading these exclusive devotional songs is to ensure that people can find motivation and connect with the higher power. The collection of original song and music has been composed over decades and has finally been launched. “I started writing from my school days but the first song was composed in 1986 a song titled ‘Kahta hai dil mera’, which is very often sung in churches and for festive occasions,” Paul said. He is the lyricist of all the songs. When asked what inspired them to compose music, Herman said, “Our parents (late Antonia and MR Herman) wer...

The number of women engaging in business to support their husband’s income spiked due to lockdown and coronavirus pandemic. Discussing how to do business and survival the coronavirus challenge to businesses, WIA Business Woman Group organised a webinar on Business Management during corona on Tuesday.    WIA President Shrestha Goyal explained how to manage your business by understanding the changing market situation during this epidemic, and how to manage your business and take it to the heights amidst changing times and increasing challenges.   The webinar was conducted by Piyush Vyas, business management skills trainer.  About  52 women attended the webinar and discussed growth of business and marketing. Tips for women in business • More Focus on marketing.  • Try to provide online working and services. • Prioritize options like home delivery. • Connected with the experts of his field. • Change in your working strategy  • Sell your pr...

Following the complaint of animal activists, Indore collector Manish Singh ordered probe in the use of animals for political promotions on Tuesday.  Animal activist and state coordinator of MP Police Centre against Animal Cruelty Priyanshu Jain had complained quoting the offense on use of animals.  The complaint was sent to CEO election commission, DGP police MP, IGP police MP, DM Indore, DIG Indore and TI Sanwer. Further, animal activists launched a social media protest against the same.  “We report repeated use of animals like bullock carts in election rallies, painting horses and bulls for their promotions, which is extremely wrong  and against the law,” Priyanshu said. She added that use of animals is an offence under prevention to cruelty act 1960 section 11 and Indian penal court section 428/429.

As confirmed by Divisional Forest Officer Dr Kiran Bisen, the rescued leopard was found to have more than 40 shrapnel in the head.  It is clear that someone shot the leopard and brutally it. Due to which the leopard's eyes are damaged and iron pellets are stuck all over the head.  The leopard rescued from Nayapura village finally underwent CT scan after delay of 2 months and 12 days. Leopard was taken to Van Vihar, Bhopal for the scan.  The leopard became the first in country to undergo a CT scan. The first ever CT scan conducted of a wild animal was reported in 2011 when a wild bear had undergone the scan.  The leopard returned to Indore after the scan. However, the report of CT scan has not been received at city zoo, as shared by in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav.  As estimated by Dr Uttam Yadav, city zoo in-charge, the leopard probably has optic nerve damage but it cannot be determined without a CT scan. The adult leopard was injured in infighting reportedly, but is q...

Compartment exams of class 10th and 12th of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) commenced from Tuesday.   The compartment examinations are being conducted for the students who were unable to qualify the Feb/March exams.  CBSE compartment exams  provide students attempting board exams in class 10th and 12th with a second chance to improve their scores without having to wait for a complete year. The board has instructed all the exam centres to  ensure that all the necessary safety measured will be taken since the exams are being conducted in the COVID-19 pandemic time. City coordinator for CBSE compartment exams Dr Shymali Chatterjee shared that about 1,700 students will be attempting the exams in Indore. Out of this, 1,000 students will be attempting class 10th board exams and 700 are attempting class 12th exam.  “There are 8 exam centres for compartment exams, where we are reinforcing the need to follow all protocols for controlling the spread of co...

On Tuesday, probe was ordered in the case of forest ranger Mahesh Ahirwar, who was suspended yet posted as per recent orders. After Free Press highlighted the negligence of overlooking suspension orders of Ahirwar and a complaint was raised by legal activist Abhijeet Pandey, principal chief conservator of forest looked into the case and allotted it to additional principal chief conservator of forest (APCCF) Sharman Verma.  Verma after hearing about the negligence and posting of Ahirwar has ordered probe and sought a report on the same from divisional officer.  Overlooking orders of suspension of forest ranger Mahesh Ahirwar given by Chief Conservator of Forest CK Ninima, the ranger was given charge as forest ranger in Dhar on last Saturday.  Furthermore, the ranger has not replied to the show cause notice issued to him even till date. Overlooking ranger's negligence and failure to reply, the department had given him a posting.  Raising a complaint on the reposting of...

City zoo reopened after 6 months following the new normal protocols to control spread of covid-19 on Monday. The footfall at city zoo was less than half as compared to usual footfall before covid-19.  About 600 visitors were recorded in the zoo, as shared by Dr Uttam Yadav, city zoo in-charge. He added that usually before covid-19, city zoo generally recorded 2,000 visitors in a day.  To ensure safety of visitors, touch-less entry was set up. Further, to ensure social distancing and avoiding crowds, IMC workers were stationed near enclosures. 

Madhya Pradesh Van Karmchari Sangh met with Divisional Forest Officer Dr Kiran Bisen on Monday, urging her to release funds and salaries for projects. As shared by Sangh’s state vice president Prakash Bajpai, salaries of forest guards is due for over 6 months now and other funds for approved projects have not been released since last 1.5 year now.  “Most projects that have been approved are on standstill, as funds have not been released by the department till date,” Bajpai said. He added that the projects were approved more than a year back.  “Forest guards and fieldworkers are important pillars for protection of wildlife, but their payments are held back since last 6 months,” Bajpai said. He added that other senior officials have been helping them on a personal level to ensure their survival. “Recently, DFO (Bisen) has asked all the workers to submit 5 year report of work done,” Bajpai said. Urging the officer, the association requested her to collect only 1 year report....

Online registration for engineering colleges in Madhya Pradesh will begin from September 22, i.e. Tuesday. Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Madhya Pradesh announced the counselling schedule for the BTech Admissions on its website.  Registrations will open for DTE BTech Counselling Round 1. Students who have qualified Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) Main 2020 can visit the official website to complete the online counselling registration and choice filling process. Engineering aspirants can secure admissions in 55,000 seats in 151 engineering colleges in the state through the counselling.  Two-phased counselling BTech Admission Counselling 2020 will be conducted in two rounds.  The first round of counselling will be conducted for the candidates who have qualified JEE Main 2020 while the second round of counselling will be conducted for the vacant seats based on the qualifying examination results.  After the second round of counselling is completed, the inter...

After 6 months of shutdown, schools reopened on Monday and students happily returned to meet and greet their teachers. Much like before students wished their teachers ‘Good Morning' but this time teachers in return sanitised the student.  The idea of sharing a desk with friends and chatting about vacations did not fit in the new normal. Students were seated one on each desk to follow social distancing norms.  Understanding the protocols, students maintained discipline and decorum in classrooms, as shared by Gopal Soni, MP Private School Association patron. “Students of classes 9th to 12th are mature enough to understand the protocols and none of the students faced any trouble even from the usual naughty students in the class,” he said.  Students were ecstatic to be back in classrooms. Most students expressed their delight and necessity of offline classes for proper understanding. Rani Mishra, a student of class 9th, said, “This is my first year in High School and I unders...

Among lessons from covid-19 outspread, one essential lesson learnt is living in sync with environment and staying healthy. Quoting this, Aarti Maheshwari led a group of fitness enthusiasts for Forest Mud Hill Run on Sunday. The run was organised to promote healthy living and exercising to boost immunity for fighting coronavirus. The event was organised by World of Fitness at Betma. Motivating the group, Aarti said, “Anything that gets your heart pumping helps your immune system responds almost immediately to exercise.” However, she added that exercising vigorously for all 3 hours of it may just do the opposite.  “Very high intensity and exhaustive training workloads are linked to a drop in immunity,” Aarti said. She added that as cited in previous researches and observed by doctors brisk walking for 30 to 60 minutes every day (covering 3.5 miles per hour) can improve your body's natural defence system. Run coordinator Neeraj Malviya quoted the importance of breathing fresh air and ...

After 6 months at home, students of classes 9th to 12th will dress up again and meet their teachers in person and take a brief break from the virtual classroom on Monday.  Reminding school owners and principals, school education department issued a notice stating that regular classes will not be conducted and only doubt clearing interactions would be allowed in the schools presently.  The notice was issued along with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and floated to schools in Indore by Joint Director (Indore) school education department Manish Verma.  “This is to clarify that no school in the state can conduct regular classes as of now,” the notice said.  Schools affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) are all set to welcome students back in school campus and ensure effective teaching. While no regular classes will be conducted until further instructions, doubt clearing sessions will begin in schools in from Monday.  On the other hand,...

Protesting against district administration and state government led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, over 500 parents staged a protest at Regal Square on Sunday. Parents held up placards and shouted slogans against the government for not providing any relief to parents and supporting private schools.  The group of parents raised issues against 20 private schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The protest was organised under ‘Jago Palak Jago’ campaign run by Jagrit Palak Sangh.  The group of parents including men and women marched on MG road holding up placards to protest. “The protest is against the arbitrary tuition fees of private schools and the silent consent of the government and administration to this indirect torture on parents and students,” Advocate Chanchal Gupta, activist of the Sangh, said.  He added that the government has issued an order allowing private school operators to collect ‘only’ tuition fees on the grounds that t...

चैलेंजेस ऑफ़ ई लर्निंग इन किड्स  विषय पर ऑनलाइन सेमिनार का आयोजन क्रिएट स्टोरीज सोशल वेलफेयर सोसाइटी द्वारा किया गया । इस विषय पर पीडीअट्रिशन डॉ अमित बंग ने सभी से चर्चा की । डॉ अमित बंग ने बताया की  पिछले पांच छह महीनों में हमारी और बच्चों की लाइफ में काफी बदलाव आये है और देखा जाये तो पेरेंट्स से ज्यदा बच्चों ने एडजस्ट किया है । अब उनके लिए उनका स्कूल एक छोटा सा स्क्रीन रह गया है जिससे उनके फिजिकल , सायकोलॉजिकल और ऑप्थमॉलजिकल (आँखो) पर असर पड़ा है । फिजिकल एक्टिविटी कम होने के कारण बच्चों का वेट गेन तेज़ी से हो रहा है , कॉन्स्टिपेशन के केस पहले से काफी अधिक, दुगने के ज्यदा आ रहे है क्यूंकि जो स्कूल की मील पर डिपेंड थे जहाँ उन्हें बैलेंस डाइट मिल जाता था और घर पर बच्चे ज्यदा चूज़ी हो जाते है एवं उनका रूटीन भी बदल गया है जिससे कॉन्स्टिपेशन के केस ज्यदा बढ़ रहे है क्यूंकि पहले सुबह से रात तक की दिनचर्या उनकी तय रहती थी इसलिए पेरेंट्स अभी भी उनकी दिनचर्या फिक्स करें और उन्हें बैलेंस डाइट और भरपूर पानी दीजिये । बच्चों के स्लीप साइकल की बात करें तो स्क्रीन टाइम और स्लीप टाइम के बीच एक ...

‘We are willing to pay, but the right amount has to be worked upon for online classes, inflated tuition fee is not justified!’ Parents told BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) chief Gaurav Ranadive seeking help from him on Saturday late evening.  The group of parents heading Jago Palak Jago campaign reached BJP office in Jaora compound on Saturday. Heading the campaign legal activist Chanchal Gupta shared issues faced by parents:  Following were the highlights of the discussion from the 13 points raised against the schools by the parent association: Schools continue to deny Online Classes Despite government’s instructions, many schools are denying online classes to some students. A separate group of students whose fee was paid is being created by the school. Classes in the previous group are shut down. In some cases, schools are holding back results of students forcing parents to pay fee.  Inflated Tuition Fee Many school charges entire fee under the head of tuition fee, hence, ...

Panda is derived from a Nepali word "ponya" which means bamboo-eating animal, and we have two sub-species of Red Panda in India, shared Avantika Adhruj in 11th International Red Panda Day celebration organised by city zoo and ARPF Indore.  The event was organised virtually through google meet, where the animal lover shared her research and study on Red Pandas. Avantika has been researching on Red Panda for almost a year.  “The Red Pandas which are known for its super cute features are the actual real Pandas as they were discovered even before the giant pandas,” Avantika said. She added that there are 2 sub-species of Red Panda, one species is found in Nepal, North East India, Bhutan and the other species are found in China and Myanmar.  “Red Panda is the state animal of Sikkim and is found in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Darjeeling in India,” Avantika said. She added that the cute species is found in cold weather. The aim of the session was to bring Red Pandas into limel...

Overlooking orders of suspension of forest ranger Mahesh Ahirwar given by Chief Conservator of Forest CK Ninima, the ranger has been given charge as forest ranger in Dhar. Furthermore, the ranger has not replied to the show cause notice issued to him. Overlooking that as well, the department seems to be setting an example for others officers allowing them for negligent and irresponsible behaviour.   Ahirwar was suspended for negligence and irresponsible behaviour for allowing 12 hectares of forest land on Mhow- Mandleshwar Road to be encroached by farmers right under his nose. Free Press had raised this issue following which an inquiry had been launched by Bhopal officials. The encroachment had been noticed and complaints raised by legal activist Abhijeet Pandey. Initially, a local forest department team was asked to probe the allegations, but they did not do their job properly.  Subsequently, a Bhopal team headed by forest ranger Sunil Saxena investigated the various spo...

Government teachers are not only earning twice as much salary as private school teachers but enjoying special privileges like going on leave for two years without any permission. A government school teacher posted at Government School Vijay Nagar did not show up for duty for 2 years in 2007 and even after that continued to vanish for long leaves without taking any permission from the department.  After 13 years of investigation, the teacher named Sonali Gupta has finally been served justice with ‘Removal of Service’ orders. As shared by Joint Director (Indore) school education department Manish Verma, “The case proceedings were long, but this is an example for all those teachers who feel they can escape and continue to take undue advantage of government.” As per the investigation report, the case against Sonali for not showing up at the school was registered on November 26, 2007. Prior to that, she had taken permission in 2003 for leaves.  Investigation officer Vijaya Sharma h...

Government teachers and officials represented by Sanyukt Adhikari-Karamchari Morcha and Sanyukt Adikari Karamchari Samavany Samiti demanded payment of increments and lifting of ban from promotions. The representative group submitted a memorandum in this regard to additional collector Ajaydev Sharma on Tuesday.  Following were the demands made in the memorandum: 1. Dearness allowance given by the former government should be paid starting from 1-July 2019. 2. Annual salary increase withheld from 2-July 2020 should be re-started. 3. Pending payment of arrears of the seventh pay scale and sixth pay scale should be paid to the teacher cadre. 4. The ban on promotion should be lifted or an alternative arrangement should be made for the same. General Secretary of the union Harish Bouyat said, “Teachers and all government employees are losing patience and temper due to held back of increments and promotions. To control the situation, the association decided to submit a memorandum to...

After 6 months, city zoo will finally open its doors again for visitors from Monday, i.e. September 21. The announcement of reopening Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya and Regional Park was announced by Indore municipal commissioner Pratibha Patil on Tuesday.  Every day a large crowd of people throng in city zoo and Regional Park. The largest number of visitors are recorded in city zoo every year.  As per last records, city zoo has recorded footfall of 25,000 to 30,000 people on Sundays and holidays. Further, a large number of IMC workers are also deployed to work in zoo.  Hence, it has been announced that city zoo will remain closed on Sundays until new announcement in the regards is made.  As shared by city zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav, preparations for ensuring social distancing and enforcement of safety protocols to control the spread of coronavirus have begun.  Additional staff will also be deployed there from September 21, so that social distancing can be str...

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) began class 10th supplementary board examination from Tuesday. As per the time-table, the exam would be conducted from September 15 to September 22, 2020 from 9 am to 12 am at 27 centres in Indore. Students attempted ‘Second and third language – Sanskrit’ examination on Tuesday. The number of students attempting the exam was fairly low, an indication that most students were able to perform fairly well in the subject in their first attempt.  On September 15, i.e. today, students who could not clear Mathematics will be attempting the supplementary exam.  In class 10th, the passing percentage of MPBSE was 62.3%, which was a percent higher than last year.  In Indore, 16,136 regular candidates failed in a subject or two and will be attending supplementary examination. In private candidates, 4,742 students received supplementary and will be attending the examination. The examination was balanced as shared by students. Most rev...

Jain monk Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj appreciated the decision of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on providing milk instead of eggs to children in Anganwadis on Tuesday.  Chouhan announced the decision of providing milk to alleviate malnutrition putting an end to the discussion. Last week, woman and child welfare minister Imarti Devi’s announced that eggs will be distributed at anganwadis. This sparked protests from the Jain community. The community all over the state had challenged the decision and noted that the decision will promote non-vegetarianism in society.  According to official records, the proposal to give eggs to children was first suggested to Chouhan led MP government in 2009 as part of formulating the Atal Bihari Vajpayee child health and nutrition mission to address the issue of malnutrition through some institutional measures. “Vegetarianism is the basic mantra of living in sync with nature and being non-violent,” Acharya said. He appreciated the decision ...

हेयर केयर पर ऑनलाइन सेमिनार का आयोजन क्रिएट स्टोरीज सोशल वेलफेयर सोसाइटी द्वारा किया गया । सीनियर ब्यूटिशियन सीमा सोनी ने इस विषय पर महत्वपूर्ण जानकारी दी । संचालन दीपक शर्मा ने किया । ब्यूटिशियन सीमा सोनी ने बताया की हर कोई चाहता है कि उनके बालों की खूबसूरती हमेशा बनी रहे , लेकिन डैंड्रफ एक ऐसी समस्या है  जो बालों को जड़ से कमजोर बना देता है और बाल झड़ने लगते हैं । बालों में रूसी होना एक आम समस्‍या है , मगर यह धीरे-धीरे बालों की जड़ों को खराब कर सकती है । आजकल अधिकतर लोग डैंड्रफ की समस्या  को गंभीरता से नहीं लेते हैं । आज हर तीसरे व्यक्ति को डैंड्रफ और हर पांचवे को हेयर फॉल की शिकायत देखने को मिलती है  । रूसी होने के कारण है जैसे विटामिन की कमी , मानसिक तनाव , लम्बे समय हाई स्टेरॉयड दवा का सेवन करना , हानिकारक केमिकल युक्त हेयर कलर का प्रयोग करना , ऑयली हेयर , थायराइड की समस्या , डस्ट जमना आदि । डैंड्रफ की बात करें तो रूसी या डैंड्रफ कई प्रकार की होती है जैसे सूखी रूसी या ड्राई डैंड्रफ , तैलीय रूसी या ऑयली डैंड्रफ , संक्रमण रूसी या फंगल डैंड्रफ आदि ।   विटामिन ...