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Free seminar and haircut conducted at the school on Friday Making the day special for specially-abled children, a free grooming session with haircuts was organised at Mentally Challenged School, Indore, by a group of volunteers from different walks of life on Friday. The session was led by educationist Seema Soni, wherein she guided the parents on taking care of children’s hair and other basic hygiene for specially-abled children. Soni, while talking about hair care and advised parents to never wash hair with soap. "Soaps result in dryness and hairfall, which can further cause various scalp issues, so it is better never to use soaps and use gentle shampoos," she said. Soni further discussed problems faced by children and gave personalised suggestions. "Winters are harsh in Indore with cold waves, so taking special care of skin and hair is necessary," she said. Jatin, Anita, Sneha, Preeti, Geeta were among the volunteers who gave the kids a haircut and helped parents...

The two-day art exhibition Kala Ke Rang showcasing 151 artworks of 63 artists from different walks of life concluded on Sunday with an educational workshop on Selling Paintings. Create Stories Social Welfare Society organised the open exhibition at Canarys Art Gallery in Indore. Organiser Deepak Sharma said, “There were artworks from 63 artists from 12 years to 73 years were displayed in which different types of art forms were seen.” He added that the most challenging task for an artist is to sell art and hence, management expert was invited to give a free workshop on the same. Management expert Dr Prayatna Jain said, “The biggest mistake among today's artists is that as soon as the brush is applied on the canvas for the first time, they feel that my painting should start selling and they are unable to accept or criticise the mistakes or nuances of their art, which is wrong.” He added that the rate for which the artwork can sell is decided on your branding, name, experience and val...

Happy Children’s Day! Time to cheer, celebrate & rejoice life Achievements & Life Lessons of Happy Kids Little packs of wonder, wisdom and life... Children are priceless adventures of life that bring everyone around them alive. As we celebrate Children’s Day 2022, it’s time to rejoice in their innocence and celebrate their achievements. From the little moments when kids learn a new skill to mastering it by becoming world champions, kids have marvelled the world. On this special day, we are bringing some rejoicing moments from the life of little angels and heart-warming incidents from little angels in their own words from some. Go on... smile, cheer and enjoy this delightful day when we celebrate the biggest blessing of all: Children! Cera: A warrior whose wisdom challenges the world in Chess! Meet the only Indian player who is under 7 and represents India in world chess championships: Cera Dagariya. This little packet of brilliance is a student of Daly College, Indore and stand...

President's Appreciation Medal -2022 for Indore’s scientist Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) will confer 'President's Appreciation Medal -2022' to an Indore’s scientist Prof Dr Siddharth Soni for his contribution towards the society. The award will be conferred during the inaugural session (15 November 2022) of the ISRS/ISG Annual Convention & National Symposium on the theme “Geospatial Technology: Journey from Data to Intelligence”, being organized by the Hyderabad chapter of ISRS and in partnership with Geospatial Media from November (15 - 17, 2022) at HICC, Hyderabad. He is a retired professor from Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore. Soni retired as the coordinator for nano-satellite project and former scientist at ISRO. Some highlights of his career are: He started his career in August 1977 as Research Associate in the Projects sponsored by ISRO and reached to the post of Professor in 1989. He served the institute...

Future of 10,000 students in Indore city is doldrums as district education office (DEO) ignores the need of acting timely to process renewal of recognition over 90 schools. Thanks to this ignorance, more than 3,000 students could not even get admitted into the schools under Right to Education (RTE). If further, the DEO officer continues to take it slow, then these 10,000 students will not able to attend board examinations of Class 5 and Class 8. This would mean a year’s gap for these students with no fault of their own. Association of Madhya Pradesh Unaided Private Schools has approached the officer and several school education authorities, but all efforts were futile. When Free Press contacted DEO Manglesh Vyas, he said, “Everything is a lie. There is no approval from collector and plus, government processes work like government and it takes time.” More than 90 schools in doldrums The trauma for schools has multiplied as it is required for schools to register students of Class 5 and C...

Glimpses of Pinni Prasad preparations on Wednesday Beginning celebrations of Prakash Gurpurab of Dhan Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj, Sikh community members gathered and prepared "Pinni Prasad" at Gurdwara Imli Sahibji on Wednesday. The community members spent their day making a grand Prasad as sewa (free service). Danveer Singh Chhabra from Satkar Yoga Sadh-Sangat of Indore; and Jasbir Singh Gandhi from Shri Guru Singh Sabha, Indore, said, “This time, we have prepared about ten thousand Pinni Prasad with the help of community members. The Prasad will be used to welcome Prabhat Pheri of all Gurdwara Sahib of Indore city. Prabhat Pheris from all the gurudwaras with Sangat will reach Gurudwara Imli Sahib on Saturday, November 5, between 6 am to 7 am. This will further mark the beginning of communal celebrations. On Sunday, November 6, a grand Nagar Kirtan will be taken out from Gurdwara Imli Sahibji at 10 am, which will conclude in the evening at Gurdwara Imli Sahibji. Further, there w...

She did it... Varsha won Miss Deaf Asia 2022 It’s hard being a woman in India. Being a woman with impairment is even tougher. But isn’t challenging time meant to make you better, at least that’s what Miss Deaf Asia 2022 Varsha Dongre thinks. She is the second in the country to ever bring home this title. Spend a moment with this inspirational student, who hails from Indore and you’ll realise that even 100% hearing loss is not a disadvantage if don’t let it be one. Varsha, a hardworking ambitious girl coming from a hearing impaired family, won Miss Deaf Asia 2022 and was second runner up in Miss Deaf International 2022. She is a student of Indore Deaf Bilingual Academy, who has several accolades to her name including breaking all previous records by becoming the first hearing impaired girl to win the title of Miss India. Crowned Miss Deaf Asia 2022, Varsha is the second Indian ever to win a title at the international pageant. But it’s not just this feat which is her crowning glory. She ...

With the end of the Diwali holidays and requirements of irrigation for crops for the Rabi season, the demand for electricity in Malwa-Nimar region increased by 1200 MW to a maximum of 5280 MW in the last ten days. Managing director of Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company (West Discom) Amit Tomar said, “There has been an increase in the demand of electricity in all 15 districts including Indore.” This increase was recorded in the range of 5 to 30 percent. Tomar added that there are more than 13 lakh irrigation pumps in the area, which are actively used in Rabi season. “The demand for electricity for irrigation would increase further during the next three to four weeks,” he said. Tomar said that during the last 24 hours, a total of nine crore eighteen lakh units of electricity have been distributed in the company area, while a total of 1 crore 51 lakh units were supplied in Indore district. This was the highest. “The second highest number of 1 crore 35 lakh units wer...

Providing paperless bills to customers on phones and accepting online payments bumps up the payments as Madhya Pradesh West Zone Electricity Distribution Company (West Discom) records highest bill payments in state, i.e. two hundred crore in October from Indore city. Consumers have deposited more than two hundred crores for in October in Indore city. This was the highest in the state to be submitted for settlement of bills to Discom. This increase is credited to online payments as more than 70 per cent customers paid through various cashless payment methods. In Malwa-Nimar, maximum electricity was used in Indore city, and hence, the highest amount was received from the city. In October, five lakh consumers have deposited more than two hundred crores in Indore city. About 3.5 lakh consumers have made cashless payment through credit cards, debit cards, Paytm, PhonePe, Google Pay, Amazon, MP Online etc. They have also been given exemption on every bill as per the regulatory commission. Af...