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Central Board of Secondary Education is expected to finally take the call on class 12 board examination by June 1 or at least in the first week of June. The decision is challenging and will mostly focus on possibilities of conducting examination with modification, as cancellation seems almost impossible as per educationists and experts working with the board for over two decades. Indore Sahodaya complex of CBSE schools chairperson UK Jha shared the overall possibilities discussed by CBSE affiliated schools in Indore regarding alternatives modes of assessment and modified examinations possible by the board. However, nothing is entirely sure and the board can make its changes as per overall preview from the country and oversea exam centres. Following are possibilities shared by Jha: Only Major Subject exams An option proposed by CBSE for the Class 12 board exams that is conducting regular exams for only major subjects at notified centres. “An option being considered is examination for on...

The Indian Army invites the applications for grant of Short Service Commission Tech (SSCW Tech 28) from Widows of Defence Personnel who died in Harness. Course is expected to commence from October 2021 at The Officers Training Academy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Retd Colonel Nikhil Diwanji said, “the training period will be of 49 weeks after which the passed out lady cadets will be commissioned as Lieutenant in The Indian Army and may be posted to any part of the country or to foreign postings as well.” Diwanji who trains Defence Aspirants for SSBs in Indore said, “During the 5 days of SSB INTERVIEW the cadets will be examined by 2 screening tests, 4 psychological tests, 1 personal interview and 9 more group testing officer's tests.” He added that the SSB Training of the Aspiring War Widows will commence from 01 July 2021 in Indore and will not be charged any fee. Eligibility Criteria: · Age Limit: · Widows of Defence Personnels who died in Harness, aged 34 years or less ar...

Joint pain is not a sign of covid-19 infection but after recovery from the virus, we must be careful of going back to our fitness routines or rushing to get our muscle strength back. Explaining this, Create Stories Social Welfare Society organised a webinar with expert Orthopedic Surgeon Dr Ankush Agrawal on Monday. Dr Ankush Agrawal said, “Myalgia or muscle pain is a common symptom in patients with viral infections such as novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza.” He added that myalgia and fatigue in patients with COVID-19 may be longer in duration than other viral infections and may be unresponsive to conventional painkillers. “According to our observation, when viral load is reduced with virus treatment, muscle pain may decrease. In addition to the classic mechanisms of myalgia known in viral infections, COVID-19 can cause musculoskeletal pain with completely different mechanisms,” Dr Ankush Agrawal said. Beware of Whatsapp Gyaan and myths A lot of people are spreadi...

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) collected over 83.25 crore rupees from over 9 lakh students in state for class 10 board examination. Class 10 MPBSE board examinations were cancelled due to coronavirus second wave and its spread in the state. However, the board is not considering returning the amount and instead enjoying a good profit from the exam form fee. Now preparations are going on to prepare the results of the students. On the other hand, with the cancellation of the examination, the board will earn a profit of Rs 73 crore. Actually, a fee of Rs 925 per student has been charged for filling the tenth examination form. This year over 10 lakh students were going to attend class 10 board examinations. Out of this, if the fee of one lakh students of reserved category is reduced, then the revenue of the Board has been increased by filling the examination form with only normal fee of Rs 83 crore from nine lakh students. Even if the board has spent about ten crores of...

World Parrot Day The colourful birds spreading their wings and delighting every birder with its song, a blend of gurgles and trills to whistles and squawks. Parrots or parakeets play an essential role in ecological cycle, but this year, we cannot even determine how many have passed away. Over 400 birds lost their lives to bird flu outbreak in the starting of 2021. While many parrots escaped this and flew away to forests, many passed away there as well mostly from dehydration. Since Indore forest division could not care less and ignored the need of providing water to birds and animals in forest, many such birds have died. Not even exact number can be predicted as these little beautiful birds are eaten by large predators much before any human can detect them. Every year of 31st May world Parrot day celebrated across the world to spread the awareness & conservation of these species. All the species of Parrots found in southern hemisphere of the earth in the tropical regions where thes...

Week-Long Environmental Discourse on Ecosystem Restoration will be organised from May 31, 2021 to World Environment Day, i.e. on June 5, 2020. The week-long event has been organised by Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development. On Monday, Atul Bagai(IAS) Country Head, UNEP India will be addressing on People's Participation in Restoring India's EcoSystems. Further, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Rajendra Singh, Waterman of India; and Tarun Bharat Sangh will discuss Rejuvenating Water Resources of India For Sustaining Ecosystems. On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, advocate Dr Vandana Shiva will discuss Reclaiming Our Own Indian Food For Health of People and Planet. On Thursday, June 3, 2021, discussion will be on Restoration of Indian Ecosystem. Green heroes will address on the following day. Divisional Commissioner Dr Pawan Kumar Sharma will address on the concluding day, i.e. Saturday.

Vaccination drive began at Border Security Forces centre where BSF officers along with their family members got their first shot of vaccination. Deputy Commandant Anil Srivastava said, “Vaccination is an armour against this deadly virus and we, who fight for our country as front line warriors understand the need for armour.” He added that more than 370 family members and BSF officers got vaccinated.

With effects of cyclone Yaas reaching Indore, stormy rains have become a part of evenings since last two days. While the cool rains are great for Indoris to relax with tea and pakoda, these winds have jammed up several wires and connections resulting in not just blackouts, but also internet connectivity issues. Since the lockdown, most start-ups switched to working from home structure, as it was not feasible for many to even sustain offices. With various teams working in different parts of the city, the only way to coordinate was via virtual meetings and connectivity rooms. Now, with frequent internet failures and blackouts, many young entrepreneurs are finding it hard to deliver their work in time. With delay in projects delivery, start-ups are now facing a challenge of sailing through and convincing their clients of such problems. “Our clients are mostly international, so explaining them how and why such frequent internet failures are hampering our work, is kind of tough,” said Diksh...

Weddings under lockdown: Second year in row, now only 9 muhurats left in June For the second year in a row, the wedding season from April to May is under lockdown and various businesses tied to it are running into loses. District administration banned wedding ceremonies to control the spread of coronavirus and avoid any kind of gathering. According to the order issued earlier, weddings are prohibited in the district till May 31. It is now possible to get permission for weddings in June and July. However, the conditions for the same have not been announced as yet. In the year 2020 also, due to corona infection, the wedding season in April-May was under the lockdown. People had to cancel marriages. This was followed by weddings in November and December. Even then, district administration gave permission for weddings among a limited number of guests. Hence, the usual big fat Indian wedding seemed history. But with a wish to only have the big fat Indian wedding, many couples had postponed ...

Devotees of Ranjit Hanuman will also get income tax exemption on the donated amount, as the temple has been registered as a Charitable Trust. Like the Khajrana temple, now devotees of Ranjit Hanuman will also be able to get income tax exemption on the donated amount. The Income Tax Department has registered the temple as a religious and charitable trust and made a provision for income tax exemption from the financial year 2020-21 to 2022-23. In December 2019, the Income Tax Department had given a notice of tax demand of about 2 crores for an amount of 26 lakhs for not giving the account of the year of demonetisation. This case is still in appeal. Following the notice, the then manager SDM Ravi Singh applied for the temple to be exempted from the Income Tax Act. Collector Manish Singh and current manager Pratul Sinha carried it forward. CA Abhay Sharma said that earlier the receipt of the temple used to be exempt, now the institution has to give the information of the donors in the ret...

5G has little to do with the classic mobile communications as we know it. Unlike previous technologies like 4G, there is not a uniform 5G network. It is more than an evolution of previous technology; it is a whole set of new networks for different applications. Discussing this, Dr LD Malviya, associate profession from Sri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) addressed a webinar on ‘5G and Future Antenna Technologies’. About 265 participants from Shivajirao Kadam Institute of Technology and other academicians attended the webinar. “There are many applications that are addressed with the new communication standard and there are multiple frequency ranges for 5G mobile communication to be considered. In general, 5G mobile networks can operate in various frequencies and hence requiring different antennas for different frequency bands,” Malviya said. “5G is designed to do a variety of things that can transform our lives, provide us faster download/upload speeds, l...

Seats will be filled in the private schools of the state under the Right to Education Act (RTE) in the session 2021-22. These instructions have been issued by the state school education department. The instructions stated that private schools should lock seats by the end of May, so that the admission process can be started. In the last academic session 2020-21, schools from first to eighth did not open due to coronavirus outbreak. Due to this, private schools were also not able to get admission under RTE. In the last session, nearly four lakh seats of 26 thousand private schools were left vacant. The admission process under RTE was demanded by private schools, but the department declared RTE seats to be void. Now, this time instructions have been issued to fill the seats under RTE for the session 2021-22. The instruction stated, “Private schools should lock seats by the end of May, So that the admission process can be started.” The state education centre will soon start the application...

With scorching heat, dried up lakes and ponds, summers are a tough time for wildlife survival. Despite this, forest department has ignored its prime responsibility to provide water for animals in forest and instead enjoying lazy days of summers chilling at home. Forest Department forgot its basic duty of caring for wildlife and ensuring survival of forests. The department failed in making any arrangements for wildlife including basic water ponds. Every year the budget for arranging facilities for wildlife in forest is received from the state department. Under this, water and sometimes necessary feed is arranged in scorching summer for the wildlife. This is done on every range level and with involvement of villagers and committees, the water source is made by making water sources, but since the last year the department has been forgetting that the wildlife is in need of water as much as human beings, when discussing this subject with the responsible officer. The reason for not getting t...

Have you ever seen the teddy bear with a balloon? If you haven’t, please take a look and see how a simple red balloon can bring so much pleasure to someone.  My big red balloon... a symbol of happiness. It flies away easily and wavers quickly, so what is needed is to tie it to our hands and let it swing. Holding it too close will depress it and eventually, die. So tie it up and let it go. If philosophy doesn’t interest you enough, then just try holding a little balloon on your side today and find your childhood joy again. Cheers! Sometimes, all it takes is a peak into our soul to find joy. Even on a tough day, something as little as a toy can make you smile. If it doesn’t, let everything go and try to smile anyway. You won’t realise when th3 real one replaces the fake one.

Travel to positive thoughts through yoga and this can be done with just 20 minutes of meditation. Citing this Sri Sri Ravishankar addressed spiritual seekers and his followers during the ten-day online Arogya Dhyan Yatra. The ten-day event has been organised to guide people especially those who fought coronavirus on how to keep the mind and body healthy through pranayam and meditation. During the program, yoga practitioners discussed how spirit affects our mind. “When we think positively, we are happy and our energy is channelled. When there is an increase in energy, the body remains healthy, immunity increases,” Ravishankar said. He added that when we think negatively, energy is destroyed, mind is sad and body is adversely affected, which leads to loss of immunity. “Through pranayam and meditation, we can calm the mind under our control, and stay healthy,” Ravishankar said. He added that by doing regular meditation, slowly, positive thinking becomes a part of behaviour. “We can unders...

There has been a lot of damage from forest fires during summer this year. More than 250 such forest fire incidents have been reported in the Indore forest division alone, of which the forest of the choral is the most burnt. These figures have been recorded between March and May. In government documents, 500 hectares of forest has been destroyed. While in reality more than one thousand forest area and many plantation sites have also been affected. Not only this, there are also many forest areas, where there is a fire two to three times. There are three main reasons behind such forest fires. Most of the forest area burnt Through the Forest Survey of India (FSI) satellite, forests are monitored across the country. The forest department of Madhya Pradesh is also connected to this system. As soon as a fire occurs, the staff of the department is immediately sent a location through a message on the mobile. This work has been going on for two years. According to the FSI website, more than 250 ...

The online application for Army Judge Advocate General Branch (JAG) is open on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in , and interested applicants can apply before June 4, 2021. Male as well as female candidates will be shortlisted based on percentages in law degree by Army HQ for direct Services Selection Board (SSB) interview. “The SSB interview will be conducted between July to Oct and selected candidates will be imparted basic military training of 49 weeks in Officers Training Academy, Chennai,” Colonel (retd) Nikhil Diwanji, a mentor in Indore, said. The online application notification is published every six months by the Army HQ and there are four vacancies for males and two for females. “In the 49th week after the glorious passing out parade the cadet will be awarded the rank of LT in the Army and then may be posted anywhere in India or abroad. During the 49 weeks training the cadet earns a stipend of Rs.56,100/ per month,” Diwanji said.   Induction of law graduates in Indian Defence Fo...

Quoting the need for fitness especially in corona pandemic times, a six-day online Zumba workshop ‘Fitness First’ was organised by Daly College of Business Management on social media platform. Students, their parents and faculty members participated in this workshop. The main goal of this Zumba workshop was to bring back the agility and energy in the students which this lockdown has taken away. In these six days, management students worked on being fit and felt energised due to release of endorphins. Endorphins are released when one works out. Students learned a lot about zumba, yoga and Pilate. Sharing this, Dr Sonal Sisodia, principal said, “It is must for all of us to have a healthy mind and body to survive in these trying times.” She motivated all to continue the exercises even after the workshop. Administrator Mayurdhwaj Singh said, “Managers often ignore their physical fitness, which affects their life and survival.” To educate and ensure that future managers are also fit, the wo...

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) will announce the decision on class XII board examination in the first week of June, as per the latest announcement and details shared by the board and minister of state for school education Inder Singh Parmar. “In the first week of June, necessary decisions will be taken regarding the conduct of class XII examination in view of the situation of corona infection,” divisional officer Deven Sonwani said. He added that while deciding, the health and safety of the candidates will be given top priority, as per board instructions. Necessary preparations for the 12th examination have already been done by the School Education Department. At present, no change is proposed in the examination system. If the circumstances are favourable, examinations will be conducted according to the old pattern. MPBSE postponed due to corona infection can now start in the last week of June. After reviewing the situation of Corona in the state. It is expected th...

Army aspirants on the rise; NCC registrations up 5,600 additional NCC Cadets can be registered in MP & CG in pilot scheme With unemployment on the rise, more students are inclined towards career in the Indian Army. Though it has been a struggle to register, the number of aspirants seeking registrations with National Cadet Corps has multiplied to double. Sharing these details, Brigadier HR Desai heading NCC in Madhya Pradesh shared that registration of cadets is being accepted and last date will be extended as needed, since it is tough for cadets to register due to coronavirus pandemic. “The extension has been allowed for registration of Junior Division Cadets of the Indian Government on a wholly self-financing basis (Self Finance Scheme) subject to the following conditions,” Desai said. “This is part of the expansion plan of NCC, under which the government has given approval for grant of additional one lakh vacancies for out of turn allotment to NCC cadet strength to junior divi...

Skateboarding is changing the lives of children in Madhya Pradesh and not just that, this change was seen on national television on Monday. Janwar was one of the most backward areas of India till a few years ago, but now the children of this village are doing wonders and in the last 3 years children have won more than 30 medals in national and international matches. This has been possible, because of a skateboarding park built by German community activist Ulrike Reinhard’s. On Monday, May 24 at 8 pm, on HistoryTV18, "OMG!" in the new episode of Yeh Mera India, skateboarding kids of village Janwar of Madhya Pradesh shared their story. The program salutes the diversity of India where ordinary people do some extraordinary work every day. Social inequality has been around the world for centuries due to many other reasons like capital, religion, community, caste and gender, but some people are doing their best to fill this gap of inequality. An example of this effort is Panna Nati...

With corona pandemic taking lives of over 3 lakh people in the country, Jain community came together and organised a day-long prayer session to seek the support of god to deal with the pandemic on Monday. Over 100 families planned these organised prayers, which were led by each family in the session of 30 minutes. Jinendra Lata Sogani began the prayer session at 8 am and urged people to meditate and strengthen their immunity. Further, Pratik Ekta Baj prayed to lord Mahavir to guide the human kind to fight the pandemic. Shikharchand Anita Baj and Vishal Mona Baj continued the prayers and motivated the participants. “Jain prayer is part of a being's spiritual development; it is a means to an end and not an end in itself,” Disha Gowadiya, a devotee, said. “Jains do not pray to ask the tirthankaras for grace or material favours, but to inspire them in their practice. So, we hope to find the way and learn to fight the pandemic,” Abha Jain said. Srishti Sogani, Rajesh Payal Kasliwal, Mon...

Adolescents feel trapped in their shells of loneliness even among crowds and grief quietly, which puts them at higher risk of depression Deal with Grief pandemic: avoid third wave corona attack to adolescents! Adolescents at high risk of depression & physical illness With more than 3 lakh people having lost their lives to coronavirus in India, a grief pandemic is following corona pandemic in the country as well as the world. Presently, there is a real possibility of a second pandemic occurring: a grief pandemic. There are estimated to be over 1 million children and young people experiencing bereavement because of Covid-19. Adolescence is a unique, highly sensitive developmental stage initiated by puberty. During this time, the biological imperative is to detach from family and move closer to peers. “Adolescence is also a particularly high-risk stage for the onset of mental health problems,” cites a research recently published by University of Loughborough, United Kingdom. Adolescen...

India is currently the world’s fastest growing OTT (over-the-top streaming) market, and is all set to emerge as the world’s sixth-largest by 2024. There is a major shift in the mindset and people are now used to watching new movies from the comfort of their homes. They are aware that any movie that releases in theatres will soon be available on an OTT platform in a month or two, if not sooner. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 28.6% over the next four years to touch revenues of $2.9 billion. According to findings from the Media and Entertainment Outlook 2020, a report by multinational professional services network of firms. Furthermore, as offline entertainment shut down due to the pandemic, OTT platforms have witnessed a 35 per cent growth with 31 million users in February 2021, up from 23 million in April 2020, revealed RedSeer report. With people stuck at home, OTT platforms started releasing new and original content online to cater to the ris...

On the solemnity of Pentecost, Christian community prayed for the infilling of the Holy Spirit. All the parishioners attended the Holy Mass, which was celebrated through online. Catholic community of St. Joseph's church spiritually united in prayer in their own families. Many conducted nine day novena to Holy Spirit to celebrate this great day, which is the birthday of the Church. Rev Fr Naveen Uttriya Das, the new priest, celebrated the online Holy Mass and people attended and participated in it. The spiritual prayer service was conducted at noon, which commenced with the ringing of the church bell. All the devotees gathered in front of their electronic devices and television to attend the prayer online. The prayer service started with the raising of our hands and praising God by saying: Halleluiah. Seven people conducted the prayer service following covid-19 protocols in St Joseph church. Sunil Raphael sang hymns to Holy Spirit. Sr Anista and Sr Santhosh Mary prayed for the end ...

Following coronavirus outbreak, start-ups’ existence have been challenged and the only way to float through is to be flexible and adaptable. Discussing how to navigate the start-up at the time of crisis, Atul Mehta sales head of a Gurgaon based start-up said, “Be flexible and adaptable In general, flexibility and adaptability are important traits for a start-up to have, but they are more important now than ever.” He was addressing a webinar organised by Indore Management Association. “Cutting your budget, pivoting your product, or rethinking your market strategy to better align with current conditions, start-ups need to be able to think and act quickly and adapt to change,” Mehta said. He added that the key is becoming proactive rather than reactive to this evolving situation. “Increase your capital efficiency. This one should be obvious, but cash is king,” Mehta said. He added that one of the most significant threats to start-ups and small businesses is running out of cash. “So it’s c...

A startup team of IT and media professionals came together and prepared a website to give information about better treatment medicine etc. during the Corona period. In the last couple of weeks, 58000 people have benefited from this website. Along with all the information related to covid-19 and Black Fungus, the necessary form is also available on this website. In April, corona cases were suddenly on the rise and people were getting upset for facilities such as oxygen, medicine, injection and ambulance. IT professional Mayur Sethi, along with his teammates Saloni Sethi, Shreyas Janadiyal, Ankit Bansal and Shraddha Janadiyal, thought of creating a website on which all the information is available with one click. The team got the website ready in just 7 hours with the idea coming in mind. They verify and share necessary details about Indore on the website. Along with this, guidelines of the government are updated from time to time. So that all the information becomes available to the peo...

MP Shankar Lalwani has taken a major initiative for the families affected by Corona. In families where parents have died, they will arrange for free education of their children in private schools and coaching institutes. This work will be done through MP Seva Sankalp. Lalwani said, “A form will be released online for this soon.” It will be deposited online as well. “A committee of academics and social workers will be formed, which will take a decision on this as per the need,” he said. The important thing is that there will be an attempt to teach the child in the same school where he was studying till now. “I will also talk to the school management regarding this, so that children can continue their education smoothly,” Lalwani said. Along with the education of these children, they will also take care of their employment needs, so that they can become self-reliant after studying. “After school, these campaigns will also be started for the students studying in college,” Lalwani said. ...

Indore first to achieve 100% target, Rs 250 lakh & over remuneration for collectors In times of covid-19, when even the experienced employed professionals have lost their jobs and businesses are shut down, Tendu Patta collectors employed by forest department are ready to receive their remuneration amounting to over Rs 250 lakhs. Indore has become the first circle to achieve more than 100% target with all the Divisions achieving well beyond the target! Tendu Patta collection has been an annual practice over the years. Things have changed with the COVID-19 situation. “It was a tough ask managing the Tendu Patta collectors last year taking all the precautions and following the COVID guidelines in too,” chief conservator of forest HS Mohanta said. He added that this very activity provides an instant income generation of most of the households in the rural set up. “Taking a clue from the previous year experience, new guideline were set for Tendu Patta collection,” Mohanta said. He added...

In times when the entire city is under a complete lockdown and many people especially seniors are struggling to secure the basics, some organisations are helping people with donation drives. One such organisation Namo Namo Shankara led by MP Shankar Lalwani is providing cooked meals and ration packs to underprivileged families and seniors. Due to corona pandemic, many families are fighting coronavirus and have not recovered losses and are still facing financial crisis. Citing this, Lalwani took the initiative of helping out families and senior citizens. Coordinator Pankaj Fatehchandani said, “We have been distributing cooked meals to senior citizens as even cooking for them is a difficult task.” He added that more than 5,000 vada pav are distributed along with ration packs to help various families. “We are working to provide oxygen machines, oxygen cylinder refilling, hospital beds, ration materials, food packets, and sanitization sprinkler system for families that have tested positive...

A workshop on Flow Agility Dance (FAD) was organised online in Indore. The aim of the workshop was to encourage better emotional and physical health through dance. Dance teacher Ashish Pillai led the participants through various activities to help participants overcome negative self-image and enhance positive body image. Activities like ‘me in a mirror’, ‘whirlpool of joy’ were used to boost confidence in self. Further, it helped in releasing pent up emotions. Workshop laid emphasis on the importance of spending time with one self. During the course of workshop guided meditation and breathing exercises were also taken up. The activities were focused on helping people during lockdown and releasing locked up energy in a constructive way. “Dance can be an important tool in mood elevation, stress busting and great physical psychological booster,” Pillai said. The workshop was attended by more than 35 participants. The participants felt boost after the workshop. They felt relaxed and more c...

Indoreans attend, share their experience and participate in ‘Yog Se Nirog’ workshop organised by joint efforts of Ayush and School Education Department along with Indian Yoga Association. Followers and volunteers of Swami Ramdev and founder of Art of Living Sri Sri Ravishankar promoted and participated in the workshop. Group of volunteers from Indore shared their experiences and stories of changes in patients with the help of yoga. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan quoted the importance of rhythmic flow of air in the body and how it helps in beating symptoms of covid-19 virus. “Yoga helps to overcome the issues arising out of loneliness, depression and tension among other things,” he said. Yoga trainer Nikita Gupta said that many people are going through “negative thoughts” because of home isolation and concerns related to the pandemic. “Yoga will help fight against the negativity,” she said. Nikita added that it helps to improve the immune system of the patient. As many as 1,067 yo...

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) started a movement called YoungWarrior to combat Covid-19 in the country. For this the CBSE, through the heads of all its institutions, is aims to engage millions of young people to lead action against Covid-19. CBSE together with Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, YuWaah-UNICEF and a multi-stakeholder consortium of over 950 partners, are activating the #YoungWarrior movement, to engage 5 million young people to lead action against Covid-19 and impact 50 Million people. Leading the change in Indore, Indore Sahodaya Complex of CBSE Schools issued the guidelines for students. The guidelines stated, “Any student and/or teacher between the ages 10 and 30 years can join this movement, and can help society safeguard themselves, their families, their communities, and the country.” Further, this engagement will comprise a series of easy and real-life tasks with the #YoungWarrior earning certificate for their ...

Prior to Pentecost, Christian community is following the lessons taught by Jesus Christ and helping those in need. In their drive to help underprivileged families, Christian volunteers forming a group are providing ration packets to them. Christian holiday of Pentecost, which is celebrated the 49th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday, will be celebrated on May 23 this year. The holiday commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ. Under the drive, ration packets are given to 165 families on a regular basis. “Christ was the ultimate social worker. Not only could he find housing for people, or give them free food,” Sushil Sisodia, a volunteer said. Christian Volunteers Group is a social group formed in association with members of various churches in the Christian community. For the last 2 years, following the ideals and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ and doing various activities on contributing to the society by arranging ...

Back with mom in the cave, the two cubs born two months back in city zoo are healthy and growing at a good pace now. From the closed doors of city zoo comes this good news, as the two surviving new cubs are back on their growth chart and evening enjoying eggs as meals. The two cubs born in the last week of March brought the population of lions up to 12 lions in city zoo. The news comes amid coronavirus second wave, when the zoo remains closed under lockdown enforced to control the spread of virus. Two cubs born last month at Kamla Nehru Zoological Museum were surviving on goat milk for about a month. The two cubs were fed goat milk to keep them alive. The cubs were born to lion Akash and lioness Megha. Lioness Megha's health is not so good. Because of this, she was not able to produce enough milk for cubs. Later, even cow milk was provided to cubs for feeding as it might be easier to digest. City zoo in-charge Dr Uttam Yadav said that Megha has been trying to feed milk to her child...

Most schools affiliated to CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) have decided to hold another set of online practice test for Class 12 candidates. Though the summer vacations have started, special schedule has been set for Class XII students to clear their doubts. After online classes begin post vacation, a test will be held. Many schools felt that if the CBSE did cancel the exam, this last test would help get better clarity on the candidates’ scores, which the authorities would be asked to draw up by the board. More clarity is expected from board on examinations in coming weeks. Final call on class 12 CBSE board examination was expected this week, but no such announcement has been made till date. Amid growing demand for cancellation of Class 12 Board exams 2021 in the wake of the surging coronavirus cases across the country, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank still has to make the final call. Nishank was expected the final call regarding the conduction of class 12...

With coronavirus second wave spreading faster than ever, Indore along with many other parts of the country is under a lockdown. During the lockdown, people are unable to visit temples and pray for their loved ones. To remind people that blessings exist for us in many forms and god is helping us in the form of corona warriors, Rajwada Subhash Chowk Mandir decorated lord Hanuman as a surgeon. The picture was posted officially by priests and other temple committee members. The idol was covered with green background to give the feel of hospitals and operation theatre. Lord hanuman dressed in white wearing a headpiece with ‘+’ sign marked on it. Further, the idol was seen with stethoscope carrying the globe, symbolic of world in its hands and protecting it. Temples continue to remain closed, but most temples are trying to put up online feed for devotees.

Child Welfare Committee has come forward to help such children who are undergoing treatment due to corona, or both. The committee has made arrangements for living and food for 17 such children. There are 17 such children, including 14-year-old Ranjit, a resident of Nandanagar, who have lost their parents due to corona or both are hospitalized for treatment. The child welfare committee is taking care of them. The Child Welfare Committee of Indore district has recently been constituted. Pallavi Porwal was appointed as the chairperson. The members include are Sangeeta Chaudhary, Aparna Dubey, Manish Dubey and Yogesh Jain. Porwal said, “There is no one to take care of such children, so we have made arrangements to stay for children below the age of 18 years.” Separate hostels have been prepared for teenagers and adolescent girls. At the same time, arrangements have been made near the Bombay Hospital for younger children. Facilities of food, entertainment, medical etc. are provided here. “C...

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday extended the last date for schools to submit students’ marks to the board. Earlier, the finalisation of results by schools was to be done by May 25, and the marks were to be submitted to CBSE by June 5. But now, the date to submit marks has been extended till June 30. The board released an official notice on its website. Around 18 lakh class 10 students will be subject to this system of assessment. “Delhi government had written to the CBSE to extend the deadline to submit marks and we had provided them with the required flexibility. But, we are noticing constant disturbance across the country due to COVID-19 and it is only logical to extend the deadline and not risk stakeholders’ lives,” Sanyam Bhardwaj, controller of examination, CBSE said. The date for the declaration of the result was to be done by June 20, but now the results will also be delayed. “Since we have already released guidelines for class 11 admissions, schools are f...

Eminent Old Dalian and former Vice-president of Daly College board Rawat Raghuraj Singh of Piploda passed away. He was pass-out of 1956 batch and a very noble soul. His family was one of the original donor families to contribute in building foundation of DC. He took keen interest in development of education and sports. Paying tribute to him, vice principal of DC AS Ansari said, “A man known for his affection, his great sense of dressing, his sense of humour and his abiding interest in the growth of the institution, HH Piploda has had an indelible imprint on the lives of scores of ODs, staff members and the people of Indore. May his soul rest in peace!” Sharad Tiwari, member of OD, remembered his kindness and said, “Piploda Maharaj shared a great intimate respectful relationship with my late father. When my father was admitted in Bhandari hospital and was in coma for 10 days due to brain hemorrhage, Piloda Maharaj used to visit the hospital every day and he used to just stand there for ...

With news of various temple encroachments making headlines in the last couple of days, All India Dasnami Goswami Samaj warned the state government of a protest in the virtual dharna organised headed by Indore on Monday. National Executive of Goswami Samaj representing the community gave the warning and discussed possible actions with members from all over the country including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and most districts of Madhya Pradesh. Kamal Goswami, former state general secretary said, “In Madhya Pradesh itself, there are more than 50 thousand monasteries and temples, out of which 12 thousand are served by the Dasnami Goswami society, but today, they are being encroached and it is injustice to us.” Further, he cited that the government has been informed about possession of the temple land of Datoda on Khandwa Road and the land of Mandavada Samadhi Sthal of Khacharod Tehsil of Ghat of Ujjain, but no action was taken. “Now the Goswami society will take the matter to cour...

To make water management more effective in India, it is necessary to understand the various dimensions of water and work on commercial, social and technical aspects of water management. Citing this members of the Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Indore discussed various aspects and quoted possibilities in an online discussion with young engineers. Water management expert Sudhindra Mohan Sharma- (Former National Nodal Officer, Drinking Water Safety, Government of India) said, “There are employment opportunities in various sectors like NGOs, Free Lansing Consultants, Private and Government Jobs, Facilitators, Start-ups etc.” He added that water has to be managed in its water cycle because it cannot be created, it can only change its form, shape and size, but it cannot be created. Engineer KK Srivastava (Secretary IWWA Gwalior) and a practice consultant discussed jobs, business, research and new opportunities in the water sector including operations, testing, laboratories, execution ...

Adoption messages could expose traumatised children to trafficking & labour MP has the highest number of children up for adoption, 30k families are registered & waiting in India “A 4-month-old baby has been orphaned as both his parents passed away recently, after losing the fight to covid-19. Give this baby a home, call and adopt the baby.” Such messages are now trending on social media especially on messengers wherein people are willingly floating the messages feeling it could help someone. However, the true scenario is much more twisted, as by floating these messages, we are not helping the baby but a fraudulent mind in many cases. Even if not fraudulent, adoption without legal procedure can cost someone’s emotion and just end up in cases of misery and conflict. There are heart-wrenching stories of children orphaned by the pandemic, social media started blowing up with posts calling for donations and offers for the adoption of such children. But while the public might be symp...

As black fungus takes over lives and affects a lot of covid-19 recovered patients, ophthalmologist Dr Amit Solanki addressed a gathering on social media discussing measures to control the possibility of the infection. “Mucormycosis which is commonly known as Black Fungus has become worrisome in covid-19 positive or recently recovered covid-19 patients. Uncontrolled Diabetic patients and immune compromised patients are at higher risk to get this black Fungus infection. It transmits from nose and can affect sinuses, eyes and even brain,” said Solanki. He urged people not to panic as many a times, red eyes could just be conjunctivitis. He gave the following prevention measures for people: · Strict control of blood sugar, specially diabetic patient should closely monitor blood sugar · Judicious & rational use of steroids and that too under supervision of doctor · Use only clean & sterile water for oxygen humidifier · Avoid exposure to soil & dust · ...

An association of parent running campaign since coronavirus outbreak to control school fee especially during online classes Jagrit Palak Sangh wrote a letter to the Chief Minister, Principal Secretary Madhya Pradesh, Divisional Commissioner, Collector, Child Protection Commission and School Education Department launching a protest against mental harassment of children and parents for fees by private schools by withholding results. The association of parents also demanded an action on such schools. The letter states that the manner in which banks have been barred from recovery, similarly, now schools should be banned so that parents can get relief. “Arbitration of schools should be banned immediately. In violation of the order issued by the State Government, private schools are being harassed in a very inhuman manner for the collection of fees on parents and children and the results of children have been withhold if parents are unable to pay fee right now,” advocate Chanchal Gupta, pres...

As not just humans but also infections among animals are on the rise, Kamla Nehru Prani Sanghralaya is working to boost immunity of animals especially exotic animals brought from various other countries. Special prevention measures including changes in diet are also enforced for wild animals especially wild cats. City zoo is famous for having the highest population of wildcats, i.e. lions and tigers in the country. Hence, their protection is of prime importance for authorities. To support their immunity, medicines are given to exotic animals, exotic birds and wild animals. For birds, protection of eyes is of prime importance. Hence, medicine is put in their eyes to prevent them from overheating and contracting any kind of infection. This is also done so that their immunity to fight diseases and weather changes boosts. All the medicines are given under supervision of veterinarians. The cages are also sanitized regularly. Although no such infection has been detected in any bird yet, but ...