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Mahalakshmi Puja was celebrated with reverence and pomp in Indore on Wednesday. In which women, men and children of Sindhi society took part enthusiastically Chandni Fundwani, general secretary of Indian Sindhu Sabha Women's Branch, said, “In Mahalaxmi Puja, all the members of the family in every family are wearing 'Sagida' (yellow thread) and wrapped it on sweet puri on the day of Ashtami and then worshiped at the Brahmin's place.” She added that ‘Akha’ is given by pouring. “Various sweet dishes are prepared on this day, which are distributed and eaten after offering to Lakshmi,” Anju Shankarlal, a community member, said. mong them, Satpura, Siwaiyan, Meete Gacha, Sweet Rice and Kheer were prominent sweets. “The festival gives the message that one should never boast of wealth and whoever holds up ego of wealth often disrespects goddess Lakshmi,” Anju said. She added that one must learn the lesson of humility to be truly successful and for finding happiness. The women ...

The state's largest autonomous engineering educational institute Shri Govindram Seksaria Technology and Science (SGSITS) will soon start regular classes. They are scheduled to start from October 1, 2021. Recently, the institute issued information for the students and parents saying that the students who want to come to the classes should submit the permission letter. The institute issued two types of permission letter format. In the first letter, parents have been told that students will follow the corona guidelines and that they understand the damage caused by infection. In the second format, there was a message for the students and they have been asked to follow the Corona guidelines. After the release of this information, students were filled with enthusiasm to finally attend college and study offline. Students are now demanding to conduct classes soon as classes have not been held in the institute for two years. Even the new students, who have taken admission in two years, have...

After the pandemic, students' interest in biomedical engineering has increased and in fact, all the seats of the courses in top engineering colleges in the city are filling up fast. Not only the city, but also students from outside are coming for admission in Biomedical Engineering. Only Shri Govindram Seksaria Technology & Science (SGSITS) in the city has Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Biomedical branch. It has 60 seats. Most of these seats were left vacant usually since the inception of the course. Now this situation has changed. All the seats in the department have started filling up. A good number of students are also getting placement in various companies. Recently, Infosys company gave jobs to the students in an annual package of Rs 5 lakh. After the pandemic, many other medical equipment makers are contacting the department. Many types of equipment started being made in India too. Dr BR Rawal, head of the department said that after the corona epidemic, many types of equ...

Students who wish to attempt Madhya Pradesh Board Examination (MPBSE) for class 10th or class 12th must enroll and apply for the applications latest by Thursday, September 30, 2021. As per the instructions from board, the date for filling the online enrollment and examination application form of regular students is September 30. The last date for filling online enrollment application is 30.09.2021 with Rs 250/- as enrollment fee and no late fee. This is applicable for students in class 9th. For students who are registering online for high school / H.C. / other examinations, the last date is September 30. For this, students must submit Rs 900 as examination fee. There will be no late fee till the date mentioned. “Further, after September 30, students who have enrolled but not paid examination fee, they will be required to pay Rs 100 as late fee,” Deven Sonwani, divisional officer, said. For the admitted student whose form is not filled till October 31, 2021, the examination fee applicab...

On completion of 50 years of Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Non-Teaching Employees Union, the office bearers and executive members of Non-Teaching Employees Union celebrated with great joy and gaiety on Tuesday. Union President Puran Kaithwas informed that the Non-Teaching Employees Union completed 50 years of services of the employees. The Sangh has achieved many remarkable achievements in these fifty years, he added. On the occasion, the union worshipped Badkeshwar Mahadev located in the institute premises. The gathering offered 11 kg of sweets. Prayers were offered for the progress and integrity of the union. BK Bilawar (vice president), Lokesh Jain (secretary), Lalit Karma (co-secretary), Sudhir Verma (treasurer), Dashrath Bharti (co-treasurer), executive member Ramesh Yadav with others led the ceremony. Other members also attended the event.

Sub divisional officer (SDO) who is facing a complaint and investigation for abusive behaviour gave a notice to the employee who filed the complaint. He cut off a day’s salary of the forest guard to pressurize him. On Saturday, there was a dispute between SDO Dinesh Vaskel and employee Devendra Tomar over the issue of imposing duty at the main gate. Immediately after the incident, the employee Tomar complained at Tejaji Nagar police station. In the complaint, the SDO first said abusive words and then talked about shooting. SDO Vaskell denied the allegations on Sunday. Sarla Sondia and Vikas Yogi were eyewitnesses. According to sources, both SDO Vaskel and Vikas went to the hunting ground at nine o'clock on Saturday night. After talking for an hour, he got down from there. The development in the sanctuary has been hired by an outsourcing agency to run gypsies for the safari. On the other hand, Sarla is a forest guard, whose duty remains till 11 am. According to sanctuary employees w...

Two days special Gurmat Diwan on the Jyoti Jyot Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj has been organised starting from Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the oldest Gurudwara in the city, i.e. Gurdwara Imli Sahib. Both the days, i.e. Thursday and Friday, special diwan will be set up at the Gurudwara. Guru's langar will be distributed during the Diwan. The traditional Diwan will be decorated by following the guide line set by the administration, Saint Baba Ghola Singh from Sarhali Sahib will join the Diwan. Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Indore in collaboration with the group Guru Nanak Naam Leva Sadh Sangat of Indore have organised a special program at Gurdwara Baoli Sahib, Betma Sahib as well.  Giving detailed information about the program, Sabha Indore president Manjit Singh Bhatia and general secretary Jasbir Singh Gandhi said, “The Guru's and holy Sikh scriptures teach that if someone is immortal (or attained immortality during the course of their life), when they leave this existen...

Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Indore division sought further details on previous complaints against Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) as he is not satisfied with preliminary investigation, statements recorded. This was ordered on Monday, a day after recording of statements. Several sources had already claimed that evidences are being tempered. The dispute between the Ralamandal SDO and the employee is being suppressed. On Sunday, the Divisional Forest Officer conducted a preliminary inquiry in the matter. But the CCF is not very satisfied, because the statements recorded were claimed to be made under pressure from the eyewitnesses. Now statements can be recorded again. Employee union approached CCF, demanded transfer Another incident that brought question on the investigation on Monday was from employees' union. The union approached CCF and sought his help in the investigation. The officials have placed the demand of transfer of the SDO in front of the CCF-DFO so that the investiga...

The commissioner of the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) has ordered an inquiry into the matter of paper leak. In the order, the commissioner has said that the responsibility of confidentiality of the question papers of the quarterly examination will have to be taken by necessary officials. Action will be taken against the ones found behind regarding its question paper going viral.   Papers of the quarterly examination conducted by the department for Classes IX to XII students across the state had gone viral on the Internet, following which the school education department and MPBSE were even considering cancellation of the papers. According to the information and posts, such question papers were first made viral on YouTube and, then, the links were posted on other social media portals. Officials of the school education department are trying to track down the source from where the papers were leaked and went viral. At the same time, an FIR will be registered against t...

Under pre-celebrations of World Heart Day, ‘Make Your Heart Smile’ seminar was organised by Create Stories Social Welfare Society where cardiologist and lifestyle guide Dr Bharat Rawat chatted about how we can use social media to keep our heart safe. World Heart Day informs people around the globe that cardiovascular (CVD) diseases, including heart disease and stroke, is the world's leading cause of death claiming 18.6 million lives each year, and highlights the actions that individuals can take to prevent and control CVD. “Social media is definitely a powerful media, cheap and easily accessible and we can create a lot of possibilities for ourselves using it,” Dr Rawat said. He added that overuse of social media can also lead to addiction and spread wrong information. “Do not try to make social media, digital media or search engine your doctor, sometimes it can also give wrong information and can cause stress or anxiety in you,” Dr Rawat said. He suggested using social media for sh...

Papers of the quarterly examination conducted by Madhya Pradesh school education department for class 9th to class 12th students across the state went viral on the internet media. Following which, the school education department and MPBSE are now preparing to cancel the papers. The examination was scheduled to start on Monday. On the first day, i.e. Monday, class 12th chemistry paper was scheduled held on Monday. This paper has gone viral too. The officials of school education department are searching for source from where the papers were leaked and went viral. At the same time, an FIR will also be lodged against the possible accused soon. According to the information and posts, such question papers were first made viral on YouTube and then links were posted on other social media portals. A letter was issued from the headquarters to maintain the secrecy of this examination. But the question paper to be held on Monday also went viral and reached almost all the students by Sunday. When...

The dispute between Ralamandal SDO and the forest intensified further on Sunday. By pressurizing the eyewitnesses, the statements given by the witnesses were changed. On Sunday, divisional forest officer (DFO) reached the sanctuary to inquire about the developments on Sunday. During interrogation, eyewitnesses changed their statements and denied any conversation where anyone was threatened about shooting another. On the other hand, some forest workers were busy in attempts to settle the matter. The idea is to suppress the matter and keep it down by coming to a settlement. What was the conflict? On Saturday, there was a dispute between SDO Dinesh Vaskel and employee Devendra Tomar over the issue of imposing duty at the main gate. Immediately after the incident, the employee Tomar complained at Tejaji Nagar police station. In the complaint, the SDO first said abusive words and then talked about shooting. SDO Vaskell denied the allegations on Sunday. Sarla Sondia and Vikas Yogi were eyewi...

“You have a gun? I will shot you right away,” said forest sub divisional officer Dinesh Vaskele to a forest guard of Ralamandal. Following this threat from the officer, the guard named Devendra Singh Tomar registered a complaint against the officer and cited various incidents when the official has been misusing his authority at Tejaji Nagar police station. The complaint said, “On September 25, 2021, SDO Dinesh Vaskele threatened to shoot and kill me, when I sought half day leave from the officer for my daughter’s examination.” Tomar added that Vaskele has been mentally torturing him for a long time. "He (Vaskele) asks me to do his private tasks of home including asking to drop his kids to school, bringing his shoes from home and other tasks," Tomar said. However, in response to this, Vaskele said, "How is it possible that I am asking Tomar to drop my kids, when none of the schools are open?" He questioned that why would he ask Tomar to bring shoes and not wear them ...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale will write a letter to the Chief Minister in the matter of atrocities on Dalits and also demand to build Ambedkar Bhawan in Indore for tourists soon. He said this while addressing a press conference at Press Club on Saturday. “The central government is serious against the atrocities on Dalits. Any caste, be it Dalit, Kshatriya, Adivasi, Christian or Sikh, Babasaheb Ambedkar's dream was to have unity among them,” Athawale said. Incident like killing and burying five people in Dewas district is far too disappointing, he added. “MP is the beloved state of the country and if Dalits are being persecuted here, then I will write a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and inform him about the matter,” Athawale said. He added that Ambedkar bhawan is must in Indore, as it is close to Mhow, i.e. birth place of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Discussing reservations, he said, “In the 22 percent reservation of OBCs, separate reservation should be given for Gumant...

Eggplants… usually purple and either the size of a ball or tiny ones in oval shapes, isn’t it? Here is something new that will make you look twice. The huge twisted yellow eggplant that looks quite like Albino Burmese Python is actually edible! This fascinating yellow huge eggplant, a look alike of the python, sits on a tree at Kesar Bagh road in Indore. So, here is how Indore has this rare snake-like eggplant. Harish Mathurkar, a hair stylist, who runs his salon near RTO office on Kesar Bagh road is fascinated by eggplants. With a wish to grow and enjoy his own eggplants in a special delicacy, he planted a sapling outside his salon about four years back. “Usually, it grows to four feet tall in about four years, but I was lucky, because the sapling became a 20-feet tall tree in four years,” Mathurkar said. Further, it blossomed and bore fruit this year. “We left a few off so that we can get some seeds and plant them around us and some perhaps on outskirts to help make our city green,” ...

Though this year again, due to covid-19 second wave, board exams were cancelled for almost all of the students this year, a section of students who had registered for the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) in private mode had to appear for exams. CBSE class 12 board exams for private candidates started from August and will concluded on September 15. Following conduction of these offline exams, students claimed that physics examination was particularly difficult. Urging CBSE to be liberal with marking, private candidates claim that it will be unfair for them. “The board has given liberal marks under ‘alternative assessment’ to regular students,” Jay Kamra, a student, said. He added that the board is not being fair to them. “We have to attempt offline exam and now, after a tough exam, our marks would be much lower impacting our future,” Kamra added. Gunjan Patel, another candidate, said, “Our chances of getting admission into good colleges will be severely affected if we are u...

The ‘National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme’ (NMMSS) exam to provide scholarships for meritorious students of classes IX to XII will be held in Indore on Sunday, September 26, 2021. The scheme is on-boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP). The admit card for the same were released on Friday. Students can download by by visiting the link of MP online portal: www.mponline.gov.in . NMMSS selection test will be conducted for students of class-VIII. Each State and UT conducts its own test for selection of students for the award of the National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship. Due publicity is given by the State and UT regarding the test. A student who fulfills the eligibility criteria must pass both the tests, i.e., Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) under NMMSS with at least 40 % marks in aggregate taken together for these two tests. For the SC/ST students, this cut off is 32% marks. According to the instructions of the school education department, the ...

Riding to a less known wonder, bikers in the city capture the beauty of Jhanwar Valley ahead of Mandav on their drive. The group of Rides of Riders went on their exploring trip, just as the weekend started. About 26 riders rode to Mandav and explored the area. Driving further away from Indore, the explorers found Jhanwar valley about 90 km from Indore. Group admin Gyandeep Srivastava said, “We ensured that all the riders have taken both the doses of covid-19 to ensure everyone’s safety from the virus.” He added that the place is unexplored and not commercialized. “We left at 6 in the morning and came back by 2 in the day,” Srivastava said. He added that one has to carry food and water to sit and relax a small picnic there. “We had breakfast and after eating all leftovers and packing material was brought back,” Srivastava said.

By the women, for the women. The concept has been trending in Indore as we have set new records with the first pink bus even run by women. Another such initiative run by women is promoting women in the film industry. A group of women are leading the concept of Kalakari film festival. In this, they have taken a step for women, who want to become filmmakers. They are reclassifying uncaptured cinema to the world with 500+ movies prepared by women. They will be exhibited in February. The registration is free and open for women now. “Throughout the most recent years, discussions about equivalent compensation and opportunity have blended extremely past due banter in the film industry,” Priya Yadav, who is leading the initiative, said. She added that this is their step towards getting their female talent recognised, particularly if they’re behind the camera rather than in front of it. “For as long as there have been movies, there have been women making them and we are just giving them a place...

Gear up, the last phase of giving your best to secure admissions in top engineering institutes in the country is underway. Aspirants must be ready as Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2021 admit card will be released on September 25. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur will release JEE Advanced admit card 2021 at jeeadv.ac.in at 10 am on the scheduled date. Aspirants can download the admit card up to 9 am on the exam day, i.e. October 3. The exam will be conducted for admission to Engineering and Architecture, and Planning programs at IITs. To download JEE Advanced 2021 admit card, candidates will have to log in with their application number and/or other details. Registrations for the entrance exam ended on September 22 and only those candidates who have registered successfully will get admit cards. JEE Advanced admit card will have details of the exam centre and guidelines for the exam day. There will also be a self-declaration form where candidates will have to inf...

Madhya Pradesh known for the largest forest cover is all-set to lose its forest cover after the bill for tree plantation promotion law passes. The bill proposes allowing felling of trees on private forest land and degraded forest of about 10 lakh hectares without any permission from the government! The law will not only harm the state’s green cover, but will eventually cost habitats of birds and other animals. How much can this affect the already rising temperatures in state? As per the records, 10 lakh hectares of forest area is under private ownership and 4 lakh hectares belong to standing forest while 6 lakh hectares belong to the degraded forest. The state’s total forest cover is 94,689 square km. What is proposed in the new law? · Relax the norms for cutting trees on private land · Motivate plantation for doing timber and minor forest produce business. · Allow people to transport and do business of timber with private people without obtaining permission of the ...

Girls aspiring to serve our country can now gear up and sign up for National Defence Academy (NDA) Exam. The registrations for exam that is conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are open now. The special notification on this regard will be published on UPSC website soon. In this, number of vacancies for girls in Army, Navy, Naval Academy, Air Force including ground duties will be notified. The eligibility criteria for female aspirants is: girls appearing for class 12 board examination or should have passed class 12th and be born between Jan 2, 2003, and Jan 1, 2006. The medical and physical criteria will be announced in the special notification. Colonel Nikhil Diwanji who imparts training for NDA and SSB from Indore, suggested that the parents and girls must read notification in detail before applying. The exam is on November 14, 2021. The exam will be of 300 marks. Students must be well-versed with class 11 and class 12 level maths. The second paper will be of 200 marks....

The recruitment of selected teachers for more than 30 thousand posts of teacher class-1 and teacher class-2 for government schools of Madhya Pradesh is stuck again. Two days ago, sweets were distributed in many places in the joy of being admitted, but suddenly after an order, again the happiness turned into despair. Different notices were put in the District Education Office of all the districts on Tuesday stating that recruitment have been held back again. The notice said that the posting has been stopped due to technical flaws. However, some notices posted also said that the recruitment is being postponed on the instructions of the officials. It added that further information will be given soon. After the posting became uncertain and questionable again, a round of meetings started between Minister Inder Singh Parmar and the officials of the School Education Department. However, no officials or representatives are ready to make a comment on the issue. Two days back, recruitment was co...

About 10 percent students showed for the first day of school from primary sections in Indore on Tuesday. Schools were permitted to open their doors for primary classes on Monday and Classes I to V started in Madhya Pradesh from Monday. Schools did not open in Indore due to a local holiday. According to the guidelines, classes were to be held on the first day with 50 per cent capacity. Permission from parents was mandatory for children to attend classes in schools. Following the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Classes I to V have been permitted to resume in the state. Guidelines have been issued by the State Education Centre regarding the opening of classes for young children. Lokesh Jangid, additional mission director of the State Education Centre, said that the children of the second class will be taught the old syllabus of the first class only. Being the first day, the number of children in all the classes was very less. The children were admitted to the classes...

Madhya Pradesh State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has ordered an insurance company under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, Government of India, to pay Rs 12 lakh 60 thousand to a plaintiff who lost his wife and sustained injuries in a fire. Hon’ble Justice Shantanu S Kemkar and commission member SS Bansal ordered the company after hearing the case registered against the insurance company and gas agency. Plaintiffs Amit Sharma son of Brijmohan Sharma; Brijmohan Sharma son of late Mewalal Sharma; Govind Sharma son of Anup Sharma; and Anup Sharma son of Rambabu Sharma filed the complaint against the companies and their agencies. The complaint was presented by the complainants under section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. According to the complaint, on 16-2-2009, domestic gas cylinder was provided by the gas agency to the plaintiff on resident. “Due to the manufacturing error in the gas cylinder, on 22-2-2009, while cooking food from the gas cylinder, a fire broke out...

Internet of Things (IoT) will be the root of agriculture soon, noted Professor Ribhu Chopra from IIT Guwahati. He was addressing one week AICTE ATAL Faculty Development Program (FDP) on the theme “Recent Trends in IoT” that was launched at SGSITS on Monday. In this FDP, professors from IITs, IIITs, NITs and some industry experts from Industrial IoT will share their knowledge with 150 participants from about 18 states of the country for a week. Chopra said that in the coming time IoT will prove to be very useful in the field of agriculture. Also, he told that in order to share information securely in IoT, it is also necessary to have physical layer security, otherwise due to device hacking, you can lose control from the devices. Professor Sudip Biswas of IIIT Guwahati said that with the use of 5G, higher data rate with less battery consumption and guarantee of secure delivery of every single data. “Also, future vehicles will be controlled by IoT,” he said. Biswas said that continuous re...

Shradh Paksha started from Monday. With the beginning of Shradh, people remembered their ancestors and on this occasion worshiped and offered prayers with rituals. Free tarpan was also arranged at different places in the city, in which many people participated. However, this year Shradh will be of 17 days due to the variation of dates. On 6th October, the Shradh Paksha will end on the day of Ashwin Amavasya. Arrangements have also been made for Brahmin Bhoj in the city. To ensure that their ancestors attain Moksha (salvation, getting free from the cycle of life and death), people perform pind daan (offering food to the soul). According to astrology, people who suffer from pitru dosha (curse of the ancestors), repent. They perform shradh rituals and offer food to the crow.

The construction work of Ravana to be built on Dussehra at Indore's Dussehra ground started on Monday. To commence the construction, following traditions, the weapons used in making Ravana were worshiped as per rituals. Along with this, artists were honored by applying tilak. Dakshina was presented to the artists. Satyanarayan Salwadia, convener of Indore Dussehra Mahotsav Samiti, Dussehra Maidan, said, “This tradition of weapon worship has been going on for more than 50 years.” The construction work of Ravana and his Lanka was started at Dussehra ground. The weapon worship was organised in the government school near Rambagh Dadawadi. Due to the rules of governance and administration for covid-19 control, the event was limited to committee members and organised in the school premises. 111 feet tall Ravana Every year, Ravana that is 111 feet is prepared on the Dussehra ground. This time too, only 111 feet of Ravana will be made. However, changes might be made on the instructions of ...

Schools were permitted to open their doors for primary classes from Monday. Classes from 1st to 5th were started in Madhya Pradesh from today. Schools did not open in Indore due to local holiday. In some other districts like Rewa, schools opened. In most of the private schools, classes will resume for primary classes in October. It is being planned to manage offline examination of high school students. Class 9th to class 12th students will be attempting exams soon. According to the guideline, classes were to be held on the first day with 50% capacity. Permission from parents is mandatory for children to attend classes in school. Following the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, classes from 1st to 5th have been permitted to resume in the state. Guidelines have been issued by the State Education Center regarding the opening of classes for young children. Lokesh Jangid, Additional Mission Director of the State Education Centre said that the children of the second class ...

Madhya Pradesh Board Private School Association has been approaching Lok Shikshan Sanchanalaya seeking resolution for their demands for a fortnight now. Indore district members will launch a major protest by assembling on September 23, 2021. They are planning to go to Bhopal and approach the state department heads as well. The association has been staging protest all over the state since September 2, 2021. Protests were staged every day in different districts. Among the main demands is the recognition of 5 years till 12th and reimbursement of RTE fees. In order to prepare for going to Bhopal, all the representatives from Indore have been organising meetings in every district, as shared by Gopal Soni, state vice president of the association.

The 10-day long festivity of Ganeshotsav which began this year on September 10, completed with devotees saying goodbye to lord Ganesha with tears in their eyes and prayers “Agle Baras Tu Jaldi Aa” (come soon next year) on Sunday. With his departure, the 10-day long Ganeshotsav festival culminated on Anant Chaturdashi. The day signifies the fourteenth day of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. This is the second time when the tableaux did not come out in Indore on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. There were no small or big vehicles decorated like chariots. However, there were many fake posts on social media stating that ‘tableaux is out in Indore city’. Hand sculpted effigies in vehicles, 40 watt to 100 watt bulb fringes, twinkling and shimmering coloured light shows were missed. Tableaux were also taken out in Indore during the Emergency period from 1975 to 1977, but corona put the brakes on this tradition since last year. This is the 98th year. Earlier, even in the 97th y...

Primary school students can also go to school and learn the basics in offline classrooms now! After a year and a half, schools for classes from class I to V in all government and private schools of the state will reopen from Monday. Hostels and residential schools would be run for 100% students of class VIII, X and XII. Schools and hostels will also be opened for class XI students, but not more than 50 percent of their total strength will be present in the hostel. Students will be able to attend the school and hostel only with the consent of the parents. Further, the instructions added that the consent of the District Disaster Management Committee would be taken with regard to the opening of schools, hostels and residential schools in the districts. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued from time to time by the Government of India and State level in schools and hostels to ensure safety of students. Further, covid-19 protocol must be followed. Online classes and education will con...

Bringing adventure, joy, thrill, nature and health together, ‘Forest Mud Hill Run’ was organised in Indore on Sunday. World of Fitness, Nehru Youth Centre Organization and Academy of Indore Marathoners have jointly organised the run. Promoting the Prime Minister's Fit India Movement, fitness freak and Fit India ambassador Aarti Maheshwari will be heading Forest Mud Hill Run. . “The run was an adventurous challenge that aimed to promote fitness, so we will start with challenges like obstacles in mud,” Aarti said. Further, participants will have to cross a brook. “Then, begins the real ride testing endurance, smartness and survival skill of the participant in the forest run,” Aarti said. She added that the top runners will receive surprise gifts. “You can relive your child-hood, get a natural facial and truly enjoy your day, while getting fit,” Aarti said. She added that only those, who have been vaccinated were allowed to register and participate in the run. “Registrations were done...

History to repeat itself, Asiatic cheetah became extinct in India in the 1950s and soon, we will see the last of Asiatic Caracal in the country. We are celebrating re-introduction of Cheetah for the first time after independence. Who knows how long it will take to realise the loss of Asiatic Caracal, a majestic wildcat. “The caracal is probably the most endangered cat in India. If focused conservation efforts are not commenced on the species the caracal is likely to become extinct in India within this decade,” said the latest census reported on wildcats released by govt of India. Due to their large home ranges, caracals naturally occur at low density making conservation of large areas necessary to hold viable populations. “Adult mortality caused by humans (poisoning, road kills) is mostly non-compensatory and pushes small populations into the extinction vortex,” said the census report. Like cheetahs, caracal were captured and trained to hunt for Indian royalty, but although it is capab...

Notions of compromise and sacrifice that are ingrained in women often suppress them and they cannot even take advantage of opportunities, so there needs be more work for women empowerment in the country. This was concluded in one-day National Webinar on “Women Empowerment” organised by Indore School of Social Work, Indore on Saturday. While recognising the pro-women policies implemented in the country, speakers from various fields addressed the online seminar. “From banning instant triple talaq and making it a criminal offence, defining the nation’s first menstrual hygiene protocol are some essential steps taken by the government and we must take them ahead by spreading awareness,” Dr. Victor Pal, professor, Christ University, said. He cited amendment in the Medical Termination Pregnancy Act of 1971, giving women reproductive rights over their bodies and increasing the foetal gestation period from 20 to 24 weeks. Navni Parihar, a television and film actress, quoted the importance of se...

Ganpati Bappa will soon bid adieu leaving his devotees with blessings and presents on Sunday, September 19, 2021. After the 10-day long festivity of Ganeshotsav which began this year on September 10, devotees with say goodbye to lord Ganesha with tears in their prayers “Agle Baras Tu Jaldi Aa” (come soon next year). With his departure, the 10-day long Ganeshotsav festival will culminate. Ananta Chaturdashi signifies the fourteenth day of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Bhadrapada. Considering environmental hazards, most Indoreans opted to bring eco-friendly lord Ganesha idol. Hence, many will immerse the idol at home. This day is also important for Lord Vishnu followers as he is worshipped in his 'Ananta' avatar. Devotees of Lord Vishnu will observe a day-long fast and also tie the sacred thread, known as Anant Sutra during special puja. After performing Lord Vishnu's puja, 14-knots of Anant Sutra are tied to the hand. Paryushana concluding Ananta Chaturdashi also h...

Mansi Sodhani from Indore tops again in the state as the State’s Female Topper in the final results of JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main 2021 for the year and sets a record for her family. Indore city toppers are: Antariksh Gupta from general category and Jyotiraditya Yadav from OBC category. The results of the fourth phase of JEE Main 2021 for admission to technical institutes across the country, were to be released on September 10. However, the results could not be released till late night. Students kept refreshing the website of National Testing Agency (NTA). On Wednesday morning, NTA finally announced the results. “Students will finally get to know their percentiles and also AIR (all India ranks) will be awarded,” Kamal Sharma, academic head of Allen Institute, said. He added that highest percentile attained in all the four attempts will be picked out for the final ranking. “On the basis of final AIR, the top students will get a chance to appear in JEE Advanced 2021,” Sharma s...

Under the Paryushan festival of Digambar Jain society in Indore, community members will celebrate the festival of Dhoop Dashami on Thursday, September 16, 2021. On this occasion, attractive Mandal decoration will be set up in various institutes, religious places and some schools. Jain temles will be lit up with beautiful electrical decorations. Giving the above information, President of Digambar Jain Samaj Narendra Veda and spokesperson Manish Ajmera said, "On the occasion of Dhoop Dashami, Jain devotees should be able to destroy their inauspicious deeds and attain salvation, with such a feeling that more and more people will be visiting Jinalayas." They asked devotees to remember the feeling of destroying all the negativity. On this occasion, the temples in which the Mandal Vidhan based on ten religions made from rice husks is prepared. The priceless items, heritage of the temple will also kept for general darshan on this day. The story of Sugandha Dashami will be also reci...

Jyotiraditya Yadav, state topper of third session of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021, tops again in the state in the final results of JEE Main 2021 for the year and sets a record for his family. State female topper's title is again bagged by Mansi Sodhani from Indore. Indore city topper is Antariksh Gupta. The results of the fourth phase of JEE Main 2021 for admission to technical institutes across the country, were to be released on September 10. However, the results could not be released till late night. Students kept refreshing the website of National Testing Agency (NTA). On Wednesday morning, NTA finally announced the results. “Students will finally will get to know their percentiles and also AIR (all India ranks) will be awarded,” Atil Arora, JEE mentor said. He added that highest percentile attained in all the four attempts will be picked out for the final ranking. “On the basis of final AIR, the top students will get a chance to appear in JEE Advanced 2021,” Aror...

Engineer’s Day Today “What do you want to do after school?” “Become an engineer…” An obvious answer for most Indians, mostly because of societal pressures and the idea, that engineers will build them a stable future or a back-up. However, only 40% of engineering graduates end up doing an internship and 36% do any projects beyond coursework. This is citing from the latest National Employability Report. It further added that only 3.84% of engineers are employable in software-related jobs at start-ups. So, while we are looking forward to start-ups and find it the best way to ‘Make In India’, this is a possible reason for start-up failure. In fact, An IBM Institute study finds that 90% of Indian startups fail within the first five years of inception. “Around 3% of engineers possess new-age skills in areas such as AI, Machine Learning, Data engineering and Mobile technologies. On an aggregate level, employability in these areas is around 1.5-1.7%,” said the employability report. The skill e...

In all the government and non-government schools of the state, primary level classes from class I to V will be conducted from September 20 with 50% capacity. The announcement came from Deputy Secretary, School Education Department, Pramod Singh following the instructions of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Citing the current status of covid-19 infection in the state, Singh said that hostels and residential schools would be run for 100% students of class VIII, X and XII. “Schools and hostels will also be opened for class XI students, but not more than 50 percent of their total strength will be present in the hostel,” said the notice. Students will be able to attend the school and hostel only with the consent of the parents. Further, the instructions added that the consent of the District Disaster Management Committee would be taken with regard to the opening of schools, hostels and residential schools in the districts. “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be issued from time ...

Parents to play ‘Guru’ at home to complete syllabus Parent-teacher meetings in all government schools from September 15 to 17 Parents will continue to play an active role of a ‘Guru’ at home, as the schools reopen and education systems seeks to restore. Though schools have opened, the syllabus is almost the same, but schools have opened much later than usual. Usually, schools reopen in the state in June/July. This year, due to covid-19, schools reopened in September. Hence, school education department has formulated a strategy. To maintain continuity of education of students of the state and establish active dialogue between parents and teachers in all government schools across the state, parent teacher meetings will be organised in schools. The meetings will help in restoring in the school system. As per instructions from Madhya Pradesh school education minister Inder Singh Parmar, the parent teacher meeting will start from Wednesday, September 15, 2021. The meetings will be held ever...