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Schools for class 6th to class 12th will reopen from today, i.e. September 1, 2021. While most schools are happy with the decision and intend to open the school in full swing, the expected attendance on day 1 is low. Schools affiliated to Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) will commence classes for class 6th to class 12th. However, most schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will not commence all the classes immediately. A few schools might consider reopening for all the middle and senior school students, but most CBSE affiliated schools won’t. Attendance to remain low The expected attendance on first day is fairly low. "Most consent forms and signed letters are still awaited from parents, so we know that only a few students will turn up on the first day," Gopal Soni, president of association of MP board unaided private school owners, said. He added that about 20 to 25 percent attendance is expected as consent letters from that man...

Two unclaimed children residing in the Government Child Protection Home located in the city cantonment have been adopted by an American family living in Chennai. Now they will go to their new home soon. The adopted children were found three years ago. They are two brothers, who were found roaming around, unclaimed. The younger one is 6 years old and the elder is 7 years old now. The family from Chennai had applied two years ago to adopt these children. The family is currently living in Chennai. They are originally from the United States of America. They had completed all the paperwork for adopting the children. According to the rules, if a child has to be adopted abroad, then NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is mandatory. For this, the adopting family has to submit all the documents to the ministry. After that the officials investigate the application, family and verify the information. If the investigation finds everything mentioned to...

While sitting at home, most kids have become lazy and lost their boosted metabolism. Citing this, school education department will built ‘Open Gymnasium’ for school students at Malwa Mill. As per the orders, health of the students sitting at home for the last one and a half years due to covid-19 outbreak has deteriorated. “Short-term changes in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in reaction to COVID-19 may become permanently entrenched, leading to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in children. Programmatic and policy strategies should be geared towards promoting PA and reducing SB over the next 12 months,” said a study Genevieve F Dunton. Considering the same, a budget of Rs 12 lakhs has been approved for building the open gym. Further, with the help of the regional MLA, a boundary wall will also be made, so that the campus is safe. Where will is open gym being built? The open gym will be built in government school near Malwa Mill. There a...

Catholic Churches in the city hoisted the flag of Mother Mary to begin Novena in the evening on Monday. “On 30.08.2021 at 06.15 pm the flag of Mother Mary was hoisted by the Catholic Church and with this the Novena (Nine Rosary Prayers) began,” BA Alvares, media coordinator, said. He added that the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated on September 8, 2021. The flag was hoisted in all catholic churches of Indore including Red Church Indore. “After flag hoisting, community members will be participating in Novena devotional prayers every evening for the next nine days at 06:30 PM in honor of Mother Mary,” Alvares said. In St Joseph Church, Nanda Nagar, rosary was chanted in the beginning, followed by unfurling of the flah. Chief Priest Father Singh Riar, SVD, parish priest Father Thomas Rajmanikam and assistant parish priest Father Naveen led the prayers and the event. Riar said, “Mother Mary is the mother of all Christian families. Mother loves us all equally.” Further,...

From mid-night, temples thronged with devotees including Khajrana Ganesh, Gopal Mandir, Radha Krishna temple, and other temples in the city. At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, crowd was almost out of control in most temples especially Khajrana temple. Taking a quick action to prevent any possible spread of coronavirus, Health Department team asked every person to be tested for covid-19 before entering the temple. Further, other protocols of mask, social distancing, sanitization and others were strictly followed. Following the example of Khajrana, other temples were instructed to do the same. “Lord Krishna was born in Rohini Nakshatra. This year Rohini Nakshatra started from 6.38 pm on Monday and will remain till 9.43 am on Tuesday,” priest Vijay Trivedi said. Hence, Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated on Monday and will be celebrated on Tuesday as well. There were discourses from Sadhvi Paramananda Saraswati from early morning at Geeta Bhawan, Manoramaganj. Gopaldas Mittal, president o...

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) extended the date of submitting mark list for class 10th for the students of other states and other boards, giving them a last chance. Now students will be able to give their mark list till August 31. Only after this, their stalled 12th result will be released. Divisional officer Deven Sonwani said, “The board had earlier given time till August 7 to upload the mark-sheets online to the students. But still many schools or their principal have such students of their own who have obtained 10th examination from any other board or state.” He added that in such cases, their marks list has not been uploaded. Due to this the results of such students are withheld. “Such students were constantly being asked to contact the board and release their results. Therefore, now in view of the interest of the students, the board has now given the last opportunity to submit the certified mark-sheet of class 10th to the divisional office by August 31,” Son...

‘Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan (VVM) 2020-21’ for motivating students to take up science was launched by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan. A circular regarding the same was posted to all the schools in Indore. VVM is a national programme which has been launched to popularize science among school students of Class 6th to 11th. The programme has been designed to identify the talent in the field of science and to promote the scientific acumen among the students. VVM is an initiative of Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), Vigyan Prasar, and National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT). The programme has been conceptualised to identify the bright minds with a scientific aptitude among the student community. VVM is app-based, science talent search examination that is conducted online. The registered students will be allowed to take exam from his/her own device, namely, a smart phone (mobile), laptop or desktop from his/her home. Exam will be conducted on windo...

Remembering their roots in Mohen-jo-Daro, i.e. Indus valley civilization, Sindhi community members celebrated the festival of ‘Thadri’ on Sunday. “Leaving behind their heart and homes during partition of India in 1947, the Sindhi community has struggled to maintain their existence. Despite numerous struggles, the community celebrates its inheritance and lessons from the Indus Valley civilization,” Naresh Fudwani, community representative, said. Descendants of people of Mohen-jo-Daro, Sindhis have received their name from River Sindh. An annual festival of Thadri celebrates sweetness of the river that saved their lives and reminds them of lessons of Mohen-jo-Daro. “According to the scriptures, the city was abandoned around 1900 BCE (Before Common Era) around Rakhi,” Fudwani said. A week after Rakhi, the festival of Thadri was celebrated motivating people to accept struggle as an adventurous part of life. Thadri was celebrated with fervour in the city on Sunday this year. “We cannot cont...

Khajrana Ganesha will consider having a Veda Gurukul in the near future, as per the discussion among priests with Ayodhya temple construction in-charge Hari Shankar. Shankar is Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) president, who is playing an important role in the construction of Ram Mandir, Ayodhya. During his visit to Indore, he met with Khajrana temple priests and discussed the possibility of developing Veda Gurukul in the premises. “Vedic systems of knowledge spreading worldwide through teachings like Yoga, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Jyotish and Vaastu, along with numerous books, courses and teachers,” Shankar said. He quoted that this knowledge must reach out to every Indian and we can only sustain it through a proper school, i.e. Gurukul to teach Vedas. “There are four Indo-Aryan Vedas: the Rig Veda contains hymns about their mythology; the Sama Veda consists mainly of hymns about religious rituals; the Yajur Veda contains instructions for religious rituals; and the Atharva Veda consists of spell...

Representatives of Vigilant Consumer Board and members of St. Joseph's Church, Nanda Nagar including Fr. Thomas Rajamanikam received their award for following the covid protocol in the church and helping society members Vigilant Consumer Board selected St. Joseph's Church, Nanda Nagar and Fr. Thomas Rajamanikam for an award examining the church and its work throughout covid-19 pandemic times. The award was given for following the covid protocol in the church, for visiting the lepers' houses in Banganga area and distributing ration and food materials, for giving ration to poor people. The board selected the church on various criteria. The award was given by upper collector BS Tomar in a program conducted at Lakshmibai mandi. Sharman Francis the PRO of Nandanagar Church, secretary Sunil Raphael, and Gabriel Francis, the leader of Liturgy Committee received the award. Fr Thomas Rajamanikam was honoured with a shawl by the upper collector. President of the Mandi Mukesh Amoliya ...

Private schools in the state will be able to charge fees as per the orders of the Supreme Court and the High Court. In the light of latest orders of the Supreme Court and prior orders from High Court, state government has directed private schools to make the fee charged available for public. Under this, every private school in the state will compulsorily upload the school wise and item wise details of the fees collected till September 3, 2021 on the public portal. If there is a complaint raised showing discrepancies in the uploaded details, parents will be able to file an objection before the District Education Committee. The district committee will resolve the objection in four weeks. Private schools will also be able to inform the Directorate of Public Instruction regarding discrepancy in the uploaded information. Parent association Jagrut Palak Sangh from Indore represented by advocate Chanchal Gupta had challenged the arbitrary fee collection of private schools in the High Court, g...

Indoreans all geared up to celebrate Krishna Janmashtami with fervour. Prior to the celebrations starting Sunday night and following on Monday, MP Shankar Lalwani visited Gopal Mandir and instructed officials to make necessary arrangements for following covid protocols. Gopal Mandir located in Rajwada has historical importance and every year on Janmashtami, devotees gather here in large numbers for darshan. Lalwani said, “Gopal Mandir has its own religious significance.” After darshan of lord Krishna, he saw the preparations for Janmashtami and instructed the officials concerned to make proper arrangements. Renovation work has been going on in this temple for some time and on Janmashtami. This might hamper Krishna devotees from darshan of the lord on Janmasthami. “Devotees should be able to attend the celebrations, but it is essential to follow protocols as well,” Lalwani said. At the same time, Lalwani also instructed the officials to make proper arrangements at Banke Bihari temple an...

National Sports Day Today Indore’s 20-year-old equestrian Paridhi Joshi brings home Vikram Award and the only one to the city this year. Vikram award is announced for sport-persons who have remarkable achievements in individual games (games played in Olympics, Asian Games and National Games). The feather in her cap brings glory and reinforces Indore’s talent pool of equestrians. Last year, an equestrian from Indore Sudipti Hajela received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020. Sharing her lessons and journey, Paridhi said, “The most essential lesson for every equestrian is to understand and accept that there may be instances when your horse will kick off and you might trip hurting yourself.” She added that horses, like humans, can have mood swings and we must be willing to understand that. “I have often fallen from my horse and it can be severe too,” Paridhi said. She fell off her horse in Youth Olympic qualification round in 2018, wherein her ligaments broke. “About six doctors ...

More than 10,000 buses, i.e. almost 40 percent buses need extensive repairs and maintenance, as they have been stationary for almost two years now. In such a condition, parents might be required to drop and pick up their children from school premises. The possibility and feasibility of plying buses by schools and bus associations is still to be considered. Madhya Pradesh government has issued instructions to open schools for class 6th to class 12th with 50% capacity on all days from September 1. Following the announcement, private schools are considering various requirements for re-opening the schools and ensuring safety of students. School operators have started their preparations, but the biggest problem that is troublesome for them as well as parents will be transportation. About 25,000 school buses operate in the state. They are used to specifically for transport children. Out of these, more than 10,000 buses are not in working condition. Barely 15,000 buses can be plied after basi...

Aspirants were better prepared and found the paper slightly tough but predictable on the second day of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 conducted in Indore and across the country on Friday. The examination was attended by about 2,000 students in Indore at three centres. Students flocked in early morning for the first session. Then another group of 1,000 students were seen standing in queues outside the centres in afternoon. The examination was conducted in two shifts, where the first one started from 9 am and second one started at 3 pm. The difficulty level of the question paper for this session was easy to moderate. The paper was very well balanced, easy and predictable, as cited by JEE mentor Kamal Sharma. “Chemistry questions were the easiest and were NCERT based. The numerical questions were moderately difficult,” he added. Students, however, had the choice of attempting 5 out of the 10 questions. Aspirants who attempted the previous papers felt it was similar to previous...

Back to school? Little ones gear up! School education department to take final call on Aug 30 Little ones from class 1st to middle-school students in class 8th in Madhya Pradesh should gear up now, as schools might open in mid September. School education department will take a decision final decision on reopening schools for primary and middle schools in the state in the coming three days. The official statement from school education minister Inder Singh Parmar said, “Shutting down schools to control covid-19 has had a bad effect on the education of the children, so we cannot keep schools closed anymore and have to reopen them considering stable situation soon.” In the next three days i.e. by August 30, the deparment will consider reports and analysis of the state and take the final call on reopening schools in state for all the classes. The decision will quote various standard operation protocols (SOPs) for attendance, how students will come to the school and conducting classes. Furth...

Indians seem to be leading the world in porn consumption, reporting a 95 per cent spike in traffic to adult sites during the three-week lockdown. Citing this from the latest data released, Psychiatrist Dr Pawan Rathi discussed porn addiction and further issues caused due to it, in a webinar on Friday. The seminar on Porn Addiction was organised by MP based NGO Create Stories where Dr Rathi was the expert. “Excessive use or inability to control urge of watching porn is called porn addiction,” Dr Rathi said. He added that more than 90 percent of adult male have watched porn at some or other time. According to world largest porn website, more than 90 billion videos are seen every day and more than 70 million visitors every day. “Lock down has increased porn addiction, wherein about 30 percent more visitors are recorded since the last year,” Dr Rathi said. The addiction causes... “There are various psychological effects of porn addiction: loneliness, social isolation, increased aggression,...

मनोचिकित्सक डॉ पवन राठी ने पोर्न एडिक्शन पर दी महत्वपूर्ण जानकरी कोई भी लत रातों-रात दूर नहीं हो सकती , किसी भी एडिक्शन की फ्रीक्वेंसी घटाने की कोशिश करें इंदौर पोर्न एडिक्शन विषय पर अवेयरनेस सेमिनार का आयोजन क्रिएट स्टोरीज सोशल वेलफेयर सोसायटी द्वारा किया गया । इस ऑनलाइन सेमिनार में मनोचिकित्सक डॉ पवन राठी ने परिचर्चा की । संचालन दीपक शर्मा में किया । एडिक्शन साइकेट्रिस्ट डॉ पवन राठी ने बताया की पोर्न एडिक्शन या पोर्नोग्राफी यानी ऐसे तरीके से पोर्न देखना जिसे आप रोकना चाहते हो पर फिर भी रोक नही पाते जिस कारण आपके जीवनशैली या कार्य में बाधा आने लगती है । खुद को समय देना जरूरी है । कोई भी लत रातों-रात दूर नहीं हो सकती । किसी भी एडिक्शन की फ्रीक्वेंसी घटाने की कोशिश करें । 90 परसेंट से ज्यदा लोगों ने कभी कभी पोर्न या पोर्न साइट्स को विजिट किया होगा लेकिन सबको हम पोर्न एडिक्शन नही मानते । एक सर्वे के अनुसार 4 परसेंट मेल पोर्न एडिक्शन से परेशान होते है और 1 परसेंट फीमेल पोर्न एडिक्शन से सफर करती है । दुनिया की सबसे मशहूर पोर्न साइट के आंकड़ों की बात करें तो तकरीबन 90 बिलियन वीडियो रोज दे...

Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science will prepare a ground for cycle polo, organise competition and promote the sport. This will perhaps be the first cycle polo ground in Indore. Institute director Dr Rakesh Saxena announced this in a meeting with cycle polo association members and institute heads. The decision was taken citing various benefits of cycle polo. “The game of cycle polo in India derived its rules from the game of Horse Polo. In 1970's the CPFI brought in two major changes in the rules. First is ride off was banned and second, a three tap rule was introduced,” AVSM (Ati Vishisht Seva Medal) Air Marshal Pradeep P Bapat, president of the Indian Cycle Polo Association, said. “We will be setting up ground facilities and ensuring participation of students and even interested faculty in cycle polo,” Saxena said. “The sport has fewer injuries and ensures social distancing, so hopefully it will be quickly adopted by students,” Lieutenant (retd) Manish Jai...

Bollywood playback singer Prithvi Gandharv remembered for singing songs of Bajirao Mastani, decided to shoot his first personal video song ‘Aahaatien’ in Indore. The singer born and brought up in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, has always been fascinated by Indore and finds the city ‘Mini-Mumbai’. The 31-year-old singer said, “My music is inspired from life, nature and real experiences, which is easy to spot and feel in Indore.” He labels his music as soulful music. “The prime reason that got me to choose to work in Indore is working with ‘Apne Log’, i.e. team of Shaineel and Anooj Jain in Indore,” Gandharv said. He added that working with right people often helps in creating wonderful music. “In Mumbai, it is easy to find creative people, but the working style of Jains inspired me and I decided to opt for Indore over Mumbai,” Gandharv said. Where is the video shot in Indore? The video is shot in a horse riding club in Indore. “The video shooting locations that one could find in Indore is surp...

Last chance to score their best, aspirants had their hopes up after attempting JEE Main 2021 on Thursday. Mathematics proved to be challenging for students aspiring to clear Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 on the first day of last session of examination held in Indore and across country on Thursday. The fourth phase of JEE Main started from Thursday. There were two sessions on the first day. The examination was held at three centres in the city, in which about 1700 students attempted the entrance exam. First centre was at EON Digital at Dewas Naka, second at a private college at Rajendra Nagar and the last one was in a private university centre at Sanwer Road. Apart from Indore, students from Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Ratlam and Betul attended the examination at these centres. The first session of examination was conducted from 9 am to noon. Second session was conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm. As per the students' reaction after giving the 4th session of the JEE Main, Mathe...

Under corona relief campaign, Christian community members distributed stationary items to domestic workers and their children at St Raphael’s School Auditorium under Madhya Pradesh Domestic Workers Movement. Stationary items like Copies, pens, pencils and colors were distributed for the slum children. Around 130 domestic workers' children were the beneficiaries from different slums of Indore city. The Chief Guest of the program was the provincial of Pavitra Atma Sevika Sangh Sister Manju Lakra SSpS and Special Guest was Sister Mary Stella. Sr Manju in her address said that children have the right to education. Further, giving the example of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, explained about the fundamental rights of the Indian Constitution. She added that only education can take us to the highest peak. Sister Rosina Joseph SSpS, director of the movement said that everyone has faced lots of obstacles during the COVID -19 pandemic. "Every sector in the society has been affected, especially t...

Work on core competencies and evolve to make your start-up successful. This was the conclusion of discussions in "Talk With Startup Founders on Entrepreneurships" organised online by private institutes in Indore under the aegis of Institute's Innovation Council (IIC) on Tuesday. The event was organised under celebrations of World Entrepreneurs Week, from August 21 to 24 August 2021 have organised a "Talk With Startup Founders on Entrepreneurships” on August 24, 2021. Start-up owners Nitin Marathe and Anand Deshpande were the key speakers leading the discussion. "You need to find an innovative way to connect the industry and the associates," Marathe said. He added that there are various core competencies that must be focused on for attaining market. "You can understand core competencies, further determine how to design and develop any product," Despande said. Duo emphasised on evolve and innovate which are the keys to success. “The quality of the c...

Mar Thoma Public School, Indore, appointed the student council with Prefectorial Responsibilities on Tuesday, wherein the newly elected members of the students (Chairman, Vice chairman, Secretary) & House Captains took the pledge to uphold the School motto. The elected members received their badges and sashes from the school senior principal Rev Toms Ninan. All the members reiterated their commitment and expressed gratitude to school for believing in them. After the entire team was conferred with the badges, school principal Sheenu Thomas administered the oath. The senior principal in his initiation speech wished good luck to the elected members and advised them to keep their thinking and conscience clear. He also said that the worth of the badge lies in taking up responsibilities whole heartedly with a sense of pride and self worth. The event concluded with the National Anthem.

Lesser Florican (Kharmor) sightings have reduced by about 90% in MP in the last couple of years. Starting from 48 pairs sighted in MP in 2015, this year, until now, only one Lesser Florican has been sighted. The sighting of Lesser Floricans is down by 87 percent since 2015 in MP. Lesser Florican is the smallest in the bustard family and the only member of the genus Sypheotides. One Lesser Florican male was sighted in Sardarpur Wildlife Sanctuary. “We are keeping a watch for the week,” HS Mohanta, chief conservator of Forest, Indore circle, said. He added that vigilance has been up-scaled and villagers are being apprised of their presence. “Minimum disturbance could improve on the visitation of more birds,” Mohanta said. Forest department cheered and is excited to spot at least one Lesser Florican this year. A lot of excitement amongst the staff after the sighting of the bird, as it gives them hope of revival of their habitat. “The birds come to MP for breeding and usually stay here til...

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education will conduct class 10th and class 12th special examination from September 6, 2021. The admit cards with roll numbers for the special examination will be released on September 1, 2021. In this special examination of class 10th and 12th, 645 students will appear from Indore district. Special exam will be conducted in September for the students dissatisfied with the 10th-12th result declared by the Board of Secondary Education. For which, students registered and completed the process between August 1 and August 10. Additional District Project Coordinator Narendra Jain said, "About 645 candidates will appear in this special examination of 10th and 12th. The roll numbers of all these will be released from September 1." He added registered students should can download their roll numbers and take a print out for attending the exam. 7 exam centres in Indore There are total seven centres for special exam in Indore. Out of these, four major c...

Hearing impaired and mute Varsha Dongre from Indore became first WINNER of the Starlife production Pageants Miss & Mr India that was held from 1st Aug 2021 to 5th Aug 2021 at Agra. Out of 1000 models including Varsha and others with hearing abilities, only few were selected for Finals. Varsha won the title of Miss India. Varsha, her mother Meena and even her sister are mute and hearing impaired. All the contestants were hearing and only Varsha was the one with hearing and speech impairment. Varsha is also Miss Deaf India 2018 from AIDACS. Recently, she also pledged to donate her organs in a special organ donation seminar for hearing and speech impaired people across country. The seminar was organised online by an NGO in Indore. Varsha’s story Unlike many beauty queens, Varsha did not get expensive training to achieve her goal of becoming Miss India. In fact, her mother Meena had to borrow Rs 60,000 to pay for the contest held in Agra. It was Varsha’s late father’s dream for her to ...

Private school owners association filed a written complaint against BRC (block resource coordinator) Rajendra Tanwar with collector on Monday. The association members demanded action against Tanwar and claimed him to be a corrupt officer. “He demands bribe for every little thing and even in pandemic times, he has not spared a moment to mend money from school owners,” Gopal Soni, president of association, said.

School owners of private unaided schools in Indore will approach the state education department and authorities of the state on Wednesday seeking permission to re-open schools for class 1st to class 8th. Private school operators are angry with the government for not opening primary and middle schools. Associations of private school owners affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) said that theatres have opened, coaching classes have also been allowed, and markets are already open. “In such a situation, what problem is the government facing in opening the schools, at least once in a week?” Gopal Soni, association president, said. He added that decision regarding opening primary and middle schools in Uttar Pradesh has been taken and it will start from September 1. “Bihar schools reopened on Monday for the students of Classes 1 to 8 in the state, with permissible 50 percent capacity in the classrooms. Students have st...

National Testing Agency released admit cards for the next session of JEE Main 2021. The admit cards were released on the official website of JEE Main and a link has been shared on NTA's website as well. The released admit cards are applicable for the last session of one of the most important engineering entrance exam conducted in the country. As per the schedule, JEE main will be held from August 26 to September 2. "The candidates are required to download their Admit Card of Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2021 for Session - 4 (using their Application No. and Date of Birth) along with the undertaking from the website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in w.e.f. 21 August 2021 (Saturday) and go through the instructions contained therein as well as in the Information Bulletin," the official notice from NTA said. Further, to facilitate downloading admit cards, NTA added, "In case any candidate faces difficulty in downloading the Admit Card for JEE (Main) – 2021 Session – 4 alo...

About 250 new city buses will be ply in Indore providing more comfortable public transport facilities to Indoreans soon. Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited (AICTSL) issued tender for these buses. All these buses will run on CNG. Hundreds of city buses, i-buses and electric buses operate on different routes daily for Indoreans. More than 60,000 commute in just i-buses everyday. With students and migrants from other cities coming to Indore, the number of commuters in public transport are on hike. “We just moved to Indore from Pune after a decade and here, it seems more convenient to hop on a bus than take a car,” Punita Wadhwani, an entrepreneur travelling in i-bus on Monday, said. In view of the increasing number of passengers, AICTSL is increasing the number of buses in the city. AICTSL recently issued tender for 250 new city buses in the city. After the arrival of these buses and the tender buses issued earlier, passengers are likely to get better facilities. Tender issued for...

Madhya Pradesh Forest Department tied 10,000 Rakhis featuring caricature version of Cheetah to members of local communities on Sunday. With this, the department shared information about the Cheetah and its introduction in the Kuno and how this project will benefit community in future. These Rakhis are a symbol of communities’ commitment towards successful introduction and protection of Cheetahs. Being an important ritual, the Raksha Bandhan brought love and affection among communities towards the Cheetahs. In this way, Chanda sent Rakhis and her message to the communities about her arrival in the coming months in Kuno National Park and encourage the communities to welcome and protect her as their own.

School education department sent a reminder to students mentioning the prescribed books of the board for various classes. Considering that students are still studying online, a link to free e-copy of books, e-library for various classes was also floated. For students in class 1st to class 12th, the link provides e-version of all the subject books in various languages including English, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Sindhi, Telugu, Tamil and Bengali. The subject for which the e-version book is currently available include: Languages, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, Civics, Environmental Studies and others. The link for accessing the books is: https://cart.ebalbharati.in/BalBooks/ebook.aspx

Pray to lord Shiva to protect yourself from negativity to protect sisters around the world. With this message from Bramhakumari Hemlata didi addressed the gathering of followers on Sunday. Citing Purnima and Rakhi fest, Bramhakumaris organised a seminar with all the followers at Gyanshikhar Omshanti Bhawan, Indore, on Sunday. “The wrath of negative attitudes has increased resulting in incidents like rape, and misconduct with women and girls, so on this Raksha Bandhan, we urge people to fight the negativity and protect girls,” Hemlata said. She added that lord Shiva protects the souls from these disorders by giving us the mantra of purity. “We can transcend these qualities and attain our highest satopradhan stage through meditation and this should be our vow,” Hemlata said. She cited how tika and every ritual of Rakhi quoted the importance of same. Brahmakumari Anita didi said that the greatest protection for us is the remembrance of the almighty.

Following the tradition of last 35 years, Padma Shri Dr Janak McGilligan Palta celebrated Raksha Bandhan at Giridarshan farm in village Sanawadiya by planting Guava saplings on Sunday. She started the ceremony by chanting a Baha’i prayer to seek blessings for all. Planting a sapling, Palta and her Rakhi brother Rajendra Ochani briefly narrated the story of how they met. ”I met Janak didi in a train journey about 35 years ago from Indore to Delhi, soon a unique bond of protection was formed that is brother-sister relation,” he said. Further, they started the tradition of celebrating the fest with planting fruit saplings every year. “Plants protect us, we have seen that in the Covid 19 epidemic, we ran out of oxygen and many people lost their lives and no one could save their lives at any cost,” Palta said. She added that coronavirus alerted the entire human species that without nature protection we are not safe. “To plant, nurture and protect trees and plants with every possible effort ...

Raksha Bandhan Celebrations Following covid-19 outbreak, most festivities were on hold for a long-time and now, with Indore reporting a few cases at most, Raksha Bandhan was celebrated with fervour. City immersed in the sibling love and also, used the festival to create new bonds. While some families gathered connecting five generations, many others launched donation drives and shared Rakhi kits with underprivileged. Some glimpses of these special celebrations in Indore follow… Rakshak drivers and conductors It was fun free day for women in Indore as Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited (AiCTSL) provided free travel to women in various city transport services. On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, travel was made free for women in city buses, i-buses and electric buses operated in the city. Furthermore, the large number of women travellers tied Rakhi to drivers and conductors thanking them for a safe ride. Women rejoiced and even celebrated the day sharing stories about their siblin...

It’s a fun free day for women in Indore as Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited (AiCTSL) will provide free travel to women in various city transport services. Today, i.e. Sunday, August 22, 2021, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, travel will be free for women in city buses, i buses and electric buses operated in the city.

Relationships mean the same and hold the same importance irrespective of religion, region or caste. Setting an example of unity in diversity, a Christian families have not only adapted themselves but embraced the festival of Raksha Bandhan. The family ties the knot of protection to the brothers in family and also follow the rituals understanding the importance of every bit like tika and aarti. Meet this progressive family led by 60-year-old Prem Vincent, 58-year-old Sunita John, 51-year-old Vinita Vincent, 46-year-old Suraj Simon and 45-year-old Rinku John. “Religion is often used as source of creating divisions among people, especially following the British ideology of divide and rule, but religion’s idea is to create unity not divide,” Prem said. He added that their philosophy isn’t restricted and rather understands the root of Christianity that teaches us to love one another. “Festivals are moments of joy and every religion teaches us to share joy and love amongst our family members...

The Supreme Court ordered schools to tell the different heads for what they are charging the fees they are taking from the parents. “We direct the Director, School Education, State of Madhya Pradesh to compile the details from the respective District Committees about compliances made by the concerned schools within the concerned district and display that information on the official website of Education Department of the State of Madhya Pradesh, within two weeks from today,” said the order. “This information will have to be taken from the schools by the District Education Committee, after which the School Education Department, MP Government will have to upload this information on its website in two weeks,” advocate Chanchal Gupta, representing the petitioning parent organisation Jagrut Palak Sangh, said. Along with this, SC’s order mentions that if any parent has any complaint with the school, then the parent will be able to file his complaint with the district committee and the committ...

From prayers, music to get together and feast, Malyali community members celebrated ‘Onam’ starting their day together at Ayyapa temple on Saturday. The day was celebrated with prayers and Pookkalam (flower carpet). Awaiting the major feasting party on Sunday, people wished each other and shared plans. Onam festival is a 10-day affair. The three key days start Friday and end with Avittam on Sunday. Thiru Onam that was celebrated on Saturday is the most important day. Talking about the festival, educationist Asha Nair said, “Onam celebrates harvest of rice, which is our staple diet.” She explained that celebrating the bliss of this festival also holds a story. “The story of Mahabali and how he learned the lesson of humility is often retold to children on this day,” Nair said. She explained that hearing the story was her favourite part of the day in childhood. Discussing another wondering tradition of Onam, president of temple committee Sajan Panicker said, “During preparation of this fe...

The 10th day of Muharram known as 'Ashura' was commemorated in Indore by Shia Muslims in their homes, as taking out the usual procession known as Taziya were not taken out on Friday. On the day, Muslims mourn the tragedy that befell the family of Husayn Ibn Ali, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad; while Sunni Muslims practice fasting on Ashura. Although the month of Muharram began from August 11 in India, August 20 marked the day of Ashura.

The core strengths are empathy, enthusiasm, altruism, technical skills and networking skills that students must focus on. Stating this at the event organised at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science on Friday, Jawaji Munirathnam, chairman engineering education board of SAE India, quoted the importance of creating a brand. “You must create a brand for yourself, a brand highlighting your personality,” Munirahtnam said. He added that one must understand the value that a person can provide to the others. “Practise what we preach, embrace the imperfections and focussing on core strengths such as empathy, enthusiasm, altruism, technical skills and networking skills,” Munirahtnam said. Venkat Raj deputy director general of SAE India, discussed historical evolution of automobile and automotive. During the program, director of the institute Prof Dr Rakesh Saxena motivated students to focus on practical skill-sets and earn required skill-set for their dream jobs.

In BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra, a horse was painted and used to promote the party in Indore, which irked animal activists and a complaint against the use of horse was registered. People for Animals Indore Unit representative filed a complaint to the Indore police against the painting of horse and its use in the yatra. The representative Priyanshu Jain filed a complaint at Indore's Sanyogitaganj police station, seeking an FIR under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. “We will report the matter to the Election Commission,” Jain said, representing the NGO led by BJP MP Maneka Gandhi. Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ passed through all six Assembly seats in Indore city before it culminates at Khajrana Temple on Thursday. As per the complaint, ex-municipal corporator Ramdas Garg brought the horse on rent. The horse was painted in BJP colours before being brought to the yatra. Tinted with orange and green forming the BJP flag colours, the hors...

Only 14 thousand students out of total 18 lakh students will appear in the special examination of Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education for class 10th and class 12th. The examination is scheduled to start from September 6, 2021. Surprisingly, out of total 9 thousand students in class 10th, 4,500 students are sitting from Morena, Bhind, Satna and Gwalior, while 700 are from Bhopal and Indore. Apart from this, the remaining students are from all over the state. This time around 10 lakh students had registered for board examinations of class 10th. Similarly, in class 12th, Bhind and Indore have the maximum number of 600 students, while the rest of the 5,000 are from across the state. About 7 lakh students had registered for class 12th board examination. The examination was not conducted due to the condition that the children were not sitting due to corona. All the children were marked as pass in class 10th and class 12th following general promotion scheme. In such a situation, to av...