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School Education "The peaking inflation needs a check. I expect that the budget will bring down the everyday price of fuel and gas. This is a must for people to be able to do anything else in any field." Deven Sonwani Divisional officer Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education Senior Citizen “Along with increasing the income tax exemption limit for senior citizens, other tax concessions should be given. Along with controlling the rising inflation, provision should be made to make treatment and medicines affordable for senior citizens. This will give relief to the common man. The government should make provision for making it accessible to the common man by paying special attention to education and medicine.” Santosh Goyal Social worker Homemaker “Oil, Ghee, Milk and Milk products, LPG are basic needs for every household. All these basics of our everyday needs have inflated. Taxes on quality cosmetics are always high. All these basic needs should get some relief.” Richa Ka...

The pace at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is growing in India, there is enough need for banking services that all the private and public sectors can absorb their share. Quoting this, Soma Sankara Prasad, MD and CEO of UCO bank, addressed a virtual press conference on Monday. He discussed how UCO bank and other banks are planning to expand and support the Indian economy. “We currently have more than 378 branches of UCO bank across the country and we plan to expand more with 200 branches in the next financial year starting April 1, 2022.” He added that new ATMs would also be launched to cater to cash needs of a customer. Until now, the bank could not expand its wings because of restrictions enforced under Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) by the Reserve Bank of India. He further discussed various ways in which the banking sector is expected to grow in the next quarter and next fiscal year. UCO bank is aiming to boost the growth of MSME. “We have several supportive scheme...

For the first time, the district administration shut down five private schools in the city for lagging behind in vaccination on Monday. The schools will not be allowed to open their doors at all until 100 percent vaccination is achieved in the schools. This stern action was taken citing the necessity of protecting children from a third wave coronavirus outbreak with omicron variant spreading faster than wildfire. Numbers of children infected with coronavirus variant omicron and its sub-lineage BA.2 are already disturbing in the city. Many children have been found to have lung involvement in the infection, especially the recently reported six children. Hence, the current situation as the doctor's quote is disturbing and vaccination is an essential step to prevent fast spread of the virus. To ensure 100 percent vaccination, district administration took strict action against the schools not supporting and ensuring 100 percent vaccination of teens in the school. Vaccination for teenage...

Exploring the unknowns of the universe, a group of 40 riders including three female riders rode to Dongla Observatory. Rides Of Riders (ROR) Gyandeep Srivastava, Group Admin of Ride of Dongla Observatory said that this observatory has a major contribution in the whole world and we want to bring it to lime light for citizens of Madhya Pradesh. Here the Tropic of Cancer and the Indian time line collide in ancient times, which gives very accurate information. The riders were mesmerised by India's second largest telescope that is installed at the observatory. The telescope measures 0.5 metre and helps in study of stars and planets. The female riders Deepa Dubey, Nandini Verma, Sheetal Sharma felt more confident and happy with their riding skills by covering the distance if 90 kilometres alongside their male counterparts. The observatory was developed by MP Council for Science and Technology and named after well-known archaeologist Dr Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar run by Acharya Varahmihir T...

Indore's agriculture is also growing as we become smarter and more diverse. From shift to organic farming, now we are bringing diverse variety to fruit production in the city and state. A farmer Santosh Somatiya from Indore planted saplings of Apple trees in his farm located in Khudel village and now is enjoying the fruit of his labour. He bought 16 apple saplings from Himachal Pradesh and changed a part of his farm into a grove. Now, the saplings have turned into trees and produce 50 to 100 apples each. “6 out of 16 saplings have matured and are now bearing fruit, which I count as an essential achievement,” Somatiya said. He studied in Malharashram in Indore and added, “The school education that I received motivated me to innovate and try something new.” He is looking forward to better business as transport cost of apples slashed out for him. While people believed that apples can grow only on high altitude, the recent developments and grafting has produced newer subspecies of the ...

Shaheedi Diwas of Mahatma Gandhi Time to Revolt: Embrace skin colour, celebrate & remove prejudices, say youngsters Youngsters of Indore paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his Shaheedi Diwas, recalled essential life lessons and vow to follow the path of equality. While religious equality and harmony is often seen in the city, youngsters find that discriminating perspectives of skin colour should change. “We have been talking about fairness and beauty always in terms of colour, that’s mostly how we look at everything ‘black’ and ‘white’,” Meenal Sharma, a student of High School, said. She added that white is often termed as ‘pretty’, while black signifies darkness and evil. “We understand that definition of colours might not change, but when it comes to skin colour, we need to understand that it is offensive to call a person ‘Kalu’ if their skin colour isn’t milky white,” Gunjan Saxena, another student, said. She added that most people assume that someone who has a light skin colou...

Last date to apply for admissions in Govt Model & Excellence Schools Admissions to Government Model Schools and Government Excellence Schools are in process and January 31, 2022 is the last date for applying for the entrance. The entrance date will be held in March this year. Through State Open School Education Board Bhopal, the entrance examination will be held from 9:45 am to 12:15 am on Sunday, March 13, 2022. “If there is any change in the exam date, it will be informed immediately through the notification,” an official from the department said. School education department, Indore issued a reminder to all the applicants and forwarded the guidelines issued by MP State Open School Education Board in regards with the same. The guidelines outline the conduct of Joint Entrance Selection Examination for the year 2022-23 for admission in class 9th in the excellent schools of the district headquarters and the model school at the block level. The guidelines are applicable for admission ...

Indore’s youngsters interested in joining the Indian Navy can now apply for technical course. Informing this to students, Army entrance mentors in the city floated a notice sharing details from the Indian Navy for applications. Further, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) mentors also suggested the students seeking to become engineers to apply for the institutes and contribute to the country. The Indian Navy invited applications for the four year degree course of bachelors of technology. As per the details shared with students, students with 10+2 can apply for the course and become a part of B Tech Cadet Entry Scheme (Permanent Commission) for Education Branch and Executive & Technical Branch. “Selected candidates will join the prestigious Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala for pursuing the four-year course. The last date for applying to this course is 8 February, 2022,” Kamal Sharma, a mentor, said. The eligibility criteria for application is: scorecard of JEE (Main) 2021(for B.E...

Council for The Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) floated a notice to all the students encouraging them to participate in the Constitution Quiz Competition. Schools in Indore floated the notice to students and asked them to participate in the competition. The notice said, “This is regarding the Constitution Quiz Competition 2021 - Let’s Explore Our Constitution for students, on the DIKSHA platform.” It added that in order to encourage maximum participation of students, the last date of the Quiz Competition has been extended to 28th February 2022. “There will be 252 questions in this Quiz. The students will receive a participation certificate along with a merit certificate for their performance,” added the notice. For registration and other details please visit website: https://diksha.gov.in/

Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) instructs schools and students to ensure that their issued admit cards are checked and countersigned. A reminder notice sent by Indore’s divisional officer said, “Candidates should ensure that they have downloaded and verified the admit cards.” He added that if they find any discrepancy in their admit card or any wrong information mentioned on it, they should immediately bring it to the notice of the head of the school. “Students should get it rectified through MPONLINE portal (mpbse.mponline.gov.in) at the earliest to avoid issues in future especially after mark-sheets are issued,” the notice reads. Class 10 and class 12 admit cards are available on the official website of MPBSE-mpbse.mponline.gov.in. Students can download the admit cards from the official website by entering the board roll number. Students can find the link for admit cards under ‘Examination and Enrolment form’ tab on the homepage of the website.

From fighting naxals in Raipur to taking charge at dacoits in Gwalior, the first police commissioner of Indore Harinarayanachari Mishra is a role-model for many youngsters and aspiring police officers. The inspirational officer had a face-to-face interview and shared his experience and essential plans for Indore. Ques: Please tell us about the President's Police Medal that you will be receiving on August 15, 2022. Mishra: The President's Police Medal for Gallantry is awarded for gallantry in saving life and property, or in preventing crime or arresting criminals. Any police personnel is expected to perform uniformly following his duties, preventing crime and staying honest with the oath. The medal can be awarded to any member of a police service in India. It is not an award for a certain rank or considers time in service. Ques: Among several postings and tasks undertaken by you, which is the most challenging and is your biggest achievement? Mishra: During my tenure in Raipur, I...

Do you remember the old movies where there was a stepmom who would bash up the little kids simply because they didn’t share her bloodline? The horrific scene was played on loop in a Banganga area in Indore until the five-year-old kid blew the whistle. Counsellors of Indore ChildLine received a call that shocked them. A 5-year-old child was weeping as he shared the tale of how step mother beats him up every day lashing out without a reason. Following the complaint, police personnel along with counsellors Manju Chaudhary and Amit located the child. When the team reached home, it was found that the little child was kept tied with a rope. Both the hands, both feet of the child were tied tightly with the rope. The child was harassed and tortured. When the child was freed, there were marks on the hands and feet of the child. The hands and feet were untied by the team carefully cajoling the child. The child shared that the mother beat him every day. “When I go out to play, she hits me and thr...

Indore forest department is planning to expand forest areas in urban city areas and create a wall of oxygen based on Miyawaki method. The methodology was adopted and came to be a part of forest and district administration initiative with the concept of intensive forest plans on the banks of Kahn River in July 2021. It was announced by MP Shankar Lalwani and started with a campaign by planting saplings near Lalbagh. The campaign has been running slow and most of the work for Miyawaki forest methodology is still in progress in the city. The reason explained for the same is the increasing spread of coronavirus and lack of staff. The plantation drives are to be undertaken following Japan’s popular Miyawaki method of reconstitution of indigenous forests by indigenous trees. The method produces a rich, dense and efficient protective pioneer forest in 20 to 30 years, where natural succession would need 200 years in temperate temperatures and 300 to 500 years in the tropics. “The method involv...

CBSE Term-II exams? Learning lacking, covid-19 threat, future in question Schools propose postpone of Term-II, citing troubles MPBSE will hold offline exams, postpone dates School affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in Indore led others nation-wide and sent a proposal to the board requesting to postpone the Term-II examinations for class X and class XII. The proposal cited the need for postponing the examination as it is unrealistic to complete 50 percent of syllabus in three months. With covid-19 third wave of omicron variant, schools have been shut again and even high school and higher secondary school students are now just attending online classes. While online classes is an essential way to compensate for offline classes, they do not necessarily compensate in the same way as offline classes. Board examinations are conducted covering a two year course, i.e. class IX and class X in High School. Further, class XI and class XII in Higher Secondary School exami...

Sri Ganesh temple, Khajrana set a new mark as it recorded over 385 lifetime members for Annashetra, which is a free meal service for devotees, on Friday. The temple committee has been trying to promote it’s various initiatives and seeking participation from people to take them ahead. Khajrana Temple also has the tag of BHOG (Blissful Hygienic Offering to God) certification. The certification is given for matching standards set by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The temple had qualified for the tag by receiving 92 percent in the inspection, i.e. above the cut off of 80 percent set by the authority. This tag also motivates devotees to contribute to the meal service, said Ashok Bhatt, head priest of the temple. “The Annakshetra running in Shri Ganapati Mandir, Khajrana, helps people in earning the good karma of food donations, which people do to make special occasions more special,” Bhatt said. He added that Dharmic donations and contributions especially food hold a ...

Principal Sister (Dr) Alice Thomas of St Paul's Institute of Professional Studies was awarded the 'Best Principal Award' by the All India Association of Christian Higher Education in India (AIACHE). The award was presented to her as a special recognition of her contribution to the development of the college. There are 700 colleges under the All India Association of Christian Higher Education in India, out of which Principal Sr Alice was honoured with this prestigious award. In addition, Dr Goldie Jackie, Head of the Department of Commerce, was presented with the 'Best Faculty Award' for her special innovative teaching skills. A felicitation ceremony was organized by St. Paul's College in which Sr Alice and Jackie were honoured by Bishop Chacko of Indore.

Indore will get the gift of 34 new CNG city buses on 26th January This Republic Day will be special for the city, as on January 26, 2022, Indore will get 34 new CNG buses. After the Republic Day program organized at Nehru Stadium, the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will flag off the buses by showing a green flag. These buses will be operated to connect the central areas of the city with the outer areas. Chouhan will be the chief guest in the Republic Day celebrations to be held in Indore. Preparations are going on in full swing for this ceremony to be held at Nehru Stadium. Meanwhile, the Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited (AICTSL) management has planned to inaugurate 34 new CNG buses to be started in Indore by the CM. Under this, after the flag hoisting program, CM will flag off these buses from the stadium itself. Buses will be decorated for the inaugural ceremony. AiCTSL CEO Sandeep Soni said that 19 routes have been earmarked for the operation of these buses. All the...

Painting the map of India on Indore with a fitness mantra Republic Day Special Indore stands number 1 in cleanliness and artworks on walls, but now this Republic day, we have a new Pedalling Picasso in town who created the map of India by pedalling on a special route. The 25-year-old cyclist Amol Wadhwani created a riding map of India on Indore’s map to celebrate Republic Day of India. The map of India was made by riding for 28.1 km in Indore. He travelled the distance in two hours. The map of India is a challenging outline to design especially when it is Global Positioning System (GPS) device. GPS Drawing, also known as GPS Art follows a pre-planned route to create a large-scale picture or pattern.” The .GPX data file recorded during the drawing process is then visualised, usually overlaying it as a line on a map of the area,” Wadhwani said. He explained that when we track our cycling on mobile, the map of where we go is made. “My attempt was to prepare some way or any image in my min...

Schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) warned the students about fake news and notices floating on social media citing the declaration date of Term 1 examination. The schools floated a message to students awaiting results of CBSE Class X and Class XII Term 1 board examinations on Tuesday. Also, the message reminded students that the board will not announce results as pass, fail or essential repeat at the end of term 1. The final result will be available at the end of term 2 exams. In term 1 exam, students were asked only objective-type questions but the second term exam will have both objective and subjective type questions. Before the term-1 exam ends, schools were instructed to complete practical exams, internal assessment and project work. With covid-19 omicron widespread over the country, academic session is expected to get delayed even this year. CBSE split the board examination for class X and class XII in two terms this year. Term 1 was conducted in N...

Judges of ‘On the Spot’ painting competition 2022' impressed by some students' artworks shared their suggestions for young artists at Free Press campus on Monday Excitement gripped everyone at Free Press as renowned artists walked in the campus and adjudged the inspiring artworks of young artists of Indore participating in ‘On the Spot’ painting competition 2022 on Monday. ‘On The Spot’ painting competition was organised on January 16, 2022 by the leading English daily of Central India, Free Press, in association with DHL Infrabulls and Indian Oil. Presenting their talent, 5,340 students had participated in the fun competition. Free Press on the spot painting competition, an open and unbiased platform to budding artists in Indore, was organised digitally, due to covid-19 omicron outbreak. Judges were anxiously waiting to witness the artworks and experience the unique thought process of young artists. All participants will receive e-certificates from Free Press. The winners will...

Story written by Dr Garima Sanjay Dubey from Indore included in the curriculum of Gujarat Vishwavidyalaya Vama Sahitya Manch. Dubey's story ‘Panna Ba’ was analysed and included the curriculum considering the writing and content. The story will be taught in post graduate course of Hindi literature at Ambedkar Open Vishwavidyalaya in Gujarat. “I focused the story on tribal and transgender issues in the country as it is an important lesson for students,” Dubey said. She added that the story would also be an essential point of discussion and will be testing knowledge of students in second year examination of the course. “This story based on eunuch life is written in the memoir style, in which the struggle and pain of eunuch life has been told,” Dubey said. She added that along with this, the curiosity of the society has been presented through the eyes of a teenager. “This story will be taught from the new academic session 2022-23,” Dubey said Earlier this story was also a part of the ...

A 12-year-old boy named Avi Sharma of Indore received the Prime Minister's National Child Award. He is a motivational speaker and a good writer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the Avi of Indore through video conferencing. Where Avi answered Modi's many questions in his simple tone and dazzled the PM. Modi asked questions about the Balmukhi Ramayana written by Mastak Avi. His father Amit Sharma and Vinita Sharma said, “Avi has always been interested in literature and religion since a nascent age.” Excerpt from the conversation: Modi - You are a writer, give lectures and you have also written Balmukhi Ramayana. How are you able to do so much work, childhood is left that that too has ended. Avi - Everything is happening with the blessings of Lord Rama's grace. Modi: How did the idea of writing about Ramayan come about? Avi- You have been the source of its inspiration. When we children got frustrated in the lockdown, you got the Ramayana telecast on TV. When I saw the ...

Stereotype is hurting men’s psychological health and resulting in more suicides. Stating this with citations from National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) endocrinologist Dr Abhyudaya Verma explained how hormones work for a man in a webinar organised by Create Stories Social Welfare Society on Sunday. “Men means ‘strong’ and ‘tough’ and this traditional definition often roots into the toxic masculinity resulting in after-effects as extreme crime, depression and suicides,” he said. He cited that in 2020, divorce pushed 287 men to commit suicide. “This is an inch over the number of women 264, who committed suicide for the same reason,” Dr Verma said. He added that there is a reason for many men committing suicide, which is lack of emotional outlet. “Testosterone's hormone also plays a role in your state of mind, including how well your brain works,” Dr Verma said. He added that low testosterone has been linked with symptoms such as mood swings, increased stress, and depression. “Mood swi...

Planned for years, the plan for making a huge cowshed on the premise of Sri Khajrana Ganesh temple to be built soon. The ancient temple of Khajrana with lord Ganesh will build a huge cowshed and a multi-story building called 'Bhakt Sadan'. Prakash Dubey from the temple committee said the proposal has been passed and the design has been prepared by an Indore-based private construction firm. “We have planned to set up a cowshed in the temple campus, where at least 40-50 cows can be accommodated comfortably,” he said. The long pending proposal could not be materialised before, due to lack of adequate land. However, now the committee has now decided to go ahead with the project. Similarly, another building ‘Bhakt Sadan’ was proposed to be built in 2019, which got delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "As a number of devotees visit this temple from across India and overseas, therefore, providing them with a safe lodging place has been a need. The new multi-story building will b...

The preparations for the Republic Day celebrations this year are in the final stages by National Cadet Corps (NCC) in Indore and Mhow’s Bherulal Patidar Government Postgraduate College. Dr Shobha Jain said that in view of the covid-19 epidemic for the last three years, the main function of Republic Day is not being organised by the Cantonment Board, Mhow at Padam Shri Shankar Laxman Maidan. Therefore, this year the Republic Day celebrations will be organised in the college and NCC centres only. Rehearsal of Republic Day Parade was organised by the cadets of 01 MP Girls Battalion NCC Indore and 09 MP Battalion NCC Indore of the college on Saturday. In which a total of 8 NCC troupes participated. This year Republic Day Parade manager will be Captain Dr Sanjay Sohni and it will be organised under the guidance of Dr Krishna Bhuria.

Only 3.84% of engineers are employable in software-related jobs at start-ups, as per latest National Employability Report. Citing the same, the former Vice Chancellor of RGPV and the Adviser of the institute, Professor Piyush Trivedi addressed first year students of bachelor of technology of various technical institutes on Saturday. He quoted that a major reason for employability ratio being so low is lack of communication skills. “It does not matter in which medium you have studied, Hindi or English, what matters is that you speak confidently and are able to put your point through,” Trivedi said. For those students, who are struggling with language, he suggested reading, speaking and writing exercises using English newspapers. “Work daily to improve your language and communication skills,” Trivedi said. He emphasised the need to understand the practicality of language grammar and practice every day by reading good books instead of memorising language grammar with sight. Dr Ashok Kumat...

With the right nutrition, children will be proactive about physical, mental, social, emotional even professional life. Stating this, Dr Dinesh Sharma from Indore addressed a training session of more than 257 Educators of CBSE schools from India and abroad. He was the resource person for the topic ‘Teaching Learning Outcomes’ with special emphasis to school education system and NEP 2020. “Outcomes Cognitive, intellectual, Social, emotional, attitude, values and their application were main theme,” Sharma said. Teacher Training and Competency building (AEP) conducted a training for the teachers nationally to inculcate above skills in adolescents under population of schools. “Good nutrition and hygiene will help them to maintain good health and human capital,” Sharma said. He added that educators have to help children in eating right. “Include different foods like seafood, beans, lentils, nuts, eggs or meats as a source of protein,” Sharma said. He added that students must be encouraged to...

It’s getting tough for administration to achieve 100 percent vaccination for school students in the age group of 15 to 18 years. Despite efforts, more than 69,000 such teenagers have not even taken their first dose. Failing to reach out to students in many areas and aversion of vaccines by a specific community, the administration involved religious leaders and schools to help in achieving targets. Schools have been instructed to track drop-out students, reach them, counsel them and facilitate vaccination with health department teams. The administration has set Covid-19 vaccination target for adolescents of 15-18 years to be 100% at the earliest. With the aim of getting 100 percent vaccination to 15-18 year old teenagers in the district, schools are sending messages to all the students of school in the age group of 15 years to 18 years. However, the challenge is to trace and counsel drop-out students. “Most students in private schools in the age group of 15 years to 18 years have taken ...

Girls coming from scheduled caste and scheduled tribes and studying in Sri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) will now get six week training at Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Co Ltd (MPUDC). The initiative taken up by training and placement (T & P) department of the institute was finalised with the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two on Friday. SGSITS entered into a MOU with the MPUDC department of the state government for employment upgradation. “It will provide onsite 6 weeks training to all the SC/ST girl students of the institute conducted in 13 PIUs of Madhya Pradesh along with 10,000/- as stipend of the above training,” Dr Nitin Sapre, dean of T & P department, said. He added that MoU was signed to facilitate internships for final year female students pursuing regular degree courses such as Engineering, Journalism, Architecture, Environment, Archeology, Social Science, Law and Urban Planning only. The following detai...

Sindhi community observed martyr Hemu Kalani's 79th sacrifice day and offered flowers to his statue in the city on Friday. Sacrifice day celebrated in 52 districts of the state and tribute was paid by community members. Hemu Kalani was a Sindhi revolutionary and freedom fighter during the Indian Independence Movement. He was a leader of Swaraaj Sena, a student organisation which was affiliated with All India Students Federation (AISF). He was one of the youngest revolutionaries to be martyred for the nation's freedom struggle, being executed by the British when he was only 19, two months before his 20th birthday. To pay tribute to him, in the evening community members gathered at the statue near collector office and lit candles and earthen lamps Sindhi community representative Deepak Baba, Naresh Chelani and Rahul Rijwani said, “Kalani’s sacrifice was remembered on the 78th sacrifice day of martyr Hemu Kalani and garlanded the martyr Hemu Kalani statue in the morning by Indore ...

Indore Marathon will be organised virtually this year for a week, due to coronavirus third wave spread over the city. Virtual Marathon to be organised by Academy of Indore Marathoners will be organised from February 6, 2022 to February 13, 2022. The marathon is organised every year to create awareness about health by promoting exercise. The marathon, which has been going on for the last seven years, will be held virtually this time. This is the 8th Indore marathon. The marathon will be held for eight days, not just one day as usual. To participate in this, the participants do not need to go anywhere, but they can participate in it by running at home or by going to any nearby garden, ground. Participant will be required to send a screenshot recording their run in a mobile application. Based on this, they will be considered present in the marathon. Registration will be open on Marathon days as well. The participants can register and attend the event by visiting the website of AIM. The th...

Corona is here to stay and so is the need for a mask. With that concern in mind, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, has made possibly the first ‘Mask Identification system’ and installed it through the engineering campus. The ‘Face Mask Detection Software Device’ has been jointly developed by professors and students of the technical college. What is the Face Mask Detection Software Device? Wearing a mask is an essential way to control the spread of coronavirus, as it cuts off the primary source of the infection. However, due to some discomfort or just aversion towards covering their face, many people remove their mask and move around in public places. To help in ensuring that everyone wears a mask, this software has been developed. The software is able to detect a face mask. How does it work? This software is integrated with the camera. After the camera detects a face, it starts its work as soon as the command is given. If there is no mask on the face ...

The three-day grand Til Chaturthi Festival started in Indore from Friday at Khajrana Ganesh Temple in Indore. Til Chaturthi fair like every year will held for three days. But there will be neither food stalls nor swings in the fair. The temple was decorated with flowers to begin the festival. Further, the temple was transformed into a colourful gleaming monument using electrical decoration. More tha 51 thousand laddoos of sesame and jaggery were offered to the lord on the first day. Devotees were instructed to follow the Kovid protocol to have darshan. Like every year, this year also Til Chaturthi festival is being celebrated celebrated at the famous Khajrana Ganesh temple. The festival attracts devotees from all over the country and state. Hence, the temple committee has decided to be strict about covid-19 protocols. On the first day, lord Ganesha was anointed with the traditional Panchamrit. Further, Maha Aarti will be done. Temple Management Committee President and Collector Manish ...

To make the grand throne for lord Ganesh in Khajrana temple, two devotees donated 2.5 kilogram of silver to the temple committee on Wednesday. The first devotee donating 1 kilogram of the silver requested anonymity. The second devotee named Hardik Chouhan wanted to do his bit for the grand throne in construction for the lord. He donated 1.5 kilogram of silver. Khajrana Ganesha will again sit on the silver throne and this time it will be a much heavier throne. It was initially planned to weigh 80 kg of silver, but now it will weight 110 kg. The usual image of Lord Ganesha in Khajrana temple among devotees is of him sitting on a silver throne. However, in reality, before the lockdown, the throne was removed as the wooden part of the throne was falling apart. So even though shinning silver can still be seen behind Lord Ganesh, he is no longer sitting on a silver throne. Once devotees noticed this, they have been contributing more and more to build a new silver throne for the Lord. Earlier...

Indore schools support the initiative of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) are sending motivational notices and messages to students to take e-pledge against drugs and participate in the public outreach program for better India. The letter from Indore schools cited the board’s instructions as “Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) being the premier drug law enforcement agency of the country is working tirelessly to make our country free from the drug menace.” School teachers explained students about NCB stating that it has also been entrusted with the responsibility of spreading awareness against the ill effects of drugs. “Drugs can change your entire life from being good to very bad, simply by addicting you to a substance,” one of the teachers Shriya Pandey, said. “The fight against drug addiction will be successful only when there is the participation of every individual from teachers to parents to students,” Pandey added. Further, calling upon participation, Indore schools stated...

More than 21,000 students in Indore will head to schools on Thursday to collect question papers for pre-board examination of class 10th and class 12th. Due to coronavirus third wave breakout in Indore and across the country, the examination will be conducted in open book format. The pre-board exams of class 10th and 12th students studying in government schools of Indore will start from Thursday. The exam will be in ‘take home’ mode. The format is like an open book exam. In this exam, 21,000 students of Indore will attempt the papers. Format of ‘Take home’ mode Answer sheets and question papers will be given to students. Students will be able to go home and re-submit the copies to school by writing the answers. Students will be asked to come to school at a specific time to collect answer sheets and question papers. Preparations in Indore All the preparations for the pre-board exam have been done in Indore. Along with this, instructions have also been issued to the operators of governmen...

There are still 69,000 children in the age group of 15 and 18, who are not vaccinated as yet in Indore. With that in concern, a special campaign was started to vaccinate the remaining 69 thousand children on Tuesday. Special action plans have been made to vaccinate 100 percent of children. Under this, the officials of women and child development, labour and industry departments are looking for such children who have not been vaccinated, searching for the children in their designated areas. Earlier in the day, instructions were given to all the officials to visit their own region. The campaign will cover all the children in the said age group, whether they are studying in schools or not. The vaccination drive for school students is complete. Vaccination is mostly such children in the remaining 69 thousand children, who are not going to school, as per government official statements. Aiming to vaccinate such children, the drive began with a vaccination van on Tuesday. Such children who ar...

The painting made by Anmol Mathur received third place in international exhibit A painting depicting lord Vishnu and versions of other figures with a unique concept prepared by an artist from Indore was selected by the International Association of Visual, Performing and Other Arts. The painting has been awarded third place in the international exhibit. A 35-year-old artist Anmol Mathur made the painting with the concept of promoting our culture and why India is so special. He was selected among various artists from 23 countries including India, Argentina, Bangladesh, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom, India, Mexico, Lithuania, etc. Only 12 paintings were chosen to be featured in the exhibition, the artists are from various countries. “The painting is built on ‘modern antique concept’ that is aimed to motivate people suffering depression in covid-19 times,” Mathur said. Modern antique concept is an art concept to describe new objects designed to appear much older than th...

Indore offers prayers, chants Mahamrityunjaya for Lata Mangeshkar at Khajrana Ganesh As Indian playback singer and music director Lata Mangeshkar fights covid-19 in ICU, her hometown Indore offers prayers for her at the historic Khajrana temple on Tuesday. Mahamrityunjay chants were performed by 21 Brahmins in the presence of head priest Ashok Bhatt at Shri Ganesh Mandir Khajrana Indore seeking good health for the populous singer. “Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is a verse from the Rig Veda and is considered to be the most powerful Shiva Mantra. It bestows longevity, wards off calamities and prevents untimely death. It also removes fears and heals holistically,” Bhatt said. The 92-year-old singer also known as the 'Nightingale of India', is one of the most versatile singers in the Indian film industry. Lata was born on September 28, 1929, to classical singer and theatre artist Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar and Shevanti in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Called out as Queen of Melody, Voice of th...

Funding & Mentoring for top 25 start-ups of Indore Indore attempts to become National Capital for Start-ups To support start-ups in the city and with a dream to make Indore as the National Start-up City of India, MP Shankar Lalwani has launched a portal for funding top 25 start-ups in the city. The scheme is ready and available for interested start-ups. Start-ups can be recommended by others to be considered for funding. Lalwani has taken the initiative and began the scheme from Indore. The scheme will support and encourage 25 start-ups in the first phase. Under the 'Sansad Seva Sankalp', Lalwani wants to make Indore a startup capital. Lalwani said that India is rapidly emerging as a startup nation under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and start-ups are essential part of our future. “Start-ups of Indore are also making their mark at the national level. To promote start-ups, 25 startups of Indore will be encouraged under the Sansad Sewa Sankalp and will be linked with the...

Admissions started for scheduled caste students in the Government Gyanodaya Vidyalaya residential schools. The schools are operated by the Scheduled Caste Development Department. These schools are established across the state including Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Gwalior, Morena, Sagar, Jabalpur, Rewa and Shahdol. Successful applicants will be admitted in class sixth for further studies. The last date for submission of admission forms is 5 February 2022. The forms must be filled online. The entrance examination will be conducted on 27 February 2022. These examinations will be organised at all the district headquarters. Students studying in class fifth can apply online through the departmental website www.tribal.mp.gov.in/mptaasc. No application fee or examination fee under any heads for admission will be taken from students. All the students can fill the admission form and get a chance to study in the school with no fee. Each applying student must fill in their choice of schoo...

The 53rd death anniversary of Prajapita Brahmakumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, founder of the Father Prajapita Brahma Baba, will be celebrated on January 18, 2022 as World Peace Day at all the service centers of Brahma Kumaris Sansthan in the country and abroad. On this occasion, followers (men and women) associated with the institute will pay tribute to the founder in the morning. Further, the gathering will practice yoga and dhyana with a prayer to bring peace to the world. Chief regional coordinator of Indore zone Brahma Kumari Hemlata Didi will shed light on the life of Brahma Baba at Gyanshikhar Omshanti Bhawan at New Palasia in Indore. A movie on the life of Brahma Baba will be shown as well. Followers will pay homage to the replica of Brahma Baba's Samadhi Shanti Stambh.

MP Board Private School Association claimed that online schooling creates a class division and results in learning loss for the less-privileged students. The association demanded that the schools reopen, writing to the state government. The association members shared this in a press conference in Indore press club on Monday, objecting to the decision of the state government instructing schools to shut down offline classes till January 31, 2022. Schools were shut by the state government from January 15 citing the rising covid-19 cases in the country and more number of infections among students. Schools will remain shut till January 31, 2022 as of now. All the operators and teachers came together under the MP Board Private School Association and objected to the decision calling it ‘unethical’, ‘undemocratic’ and ‘unilateral’ order. “With this decision taken by the Chief Minister, there will be a huge loss of operators, teachers, guardians and students which we cannot imagine,” Gopal Soni...

Leopard death in Indore, first in 2022 An male leopard found dead in Indore, estimated to have died due to age. The male leopard was cremated on Monday under the supervision of chief conservator of forest HS Mohanta. The male leopard was found dead in Comptt No 265, Beat Maurod, Indore Range late on Sunday. The forest guard of the area reported the presence of leopard’s body to the department officials. Mohanta went to the spot in the morning and inspected the body in the morning with veterinarian Dr Uttam Yadav. The two inspected the body and carried out the Post Mortem. Post Mortem Report says... The leopard had a deformed left hind limb. All the body parts, claws, canines moustaches found intact. The lungs and liver shows fibrillation signs. The leopard looked very old. It is estimated to be over 12 yeard old. The lung was congested and liver shows starvation symptoms. Poisoning symptoms were not evident. Samples of Intestinal contents, vital organs were collected for forensic. Insp...