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Families Make housing more affordable & exemption in health insurance “We dream of buying a house this year. We are already hit by the increase in rates across loans provided by banks after the RBI hiked the repo rate for five times in the year 2022. Following covid-19, we all know the importance of health insurance. Looking at the current scenario, where health insurance has played a major role in the pandemic, Section 80D limit should be increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 75,000 at least.” Devyaani Hada with her husband Rahul Sharma and daughter Amayra Sharma Tax exemption on Housing & Savings should be hiked! With pic –indoriya family We expect two things for the middle-income group. First is a tax exemption on housings. Government supports lower-income group by providing housing and high-income group can afford housing easily. However, middle-income group like ours faces a big problem as loans continue to hike interest rate and government doesn’t provide much exemption. Another...

Two arrested for killing three Nilgai Two poachers from Khargone were arrested by the forest department and sent to jail on the orders of district court for brutal killing of three Nilgai or blue cows on Wednesday. The axe used for hunting was also recovered from the accused —Santosh Sisodiya and Eesharam. Sisodiya, son of Bahadur, is 30 years old. Eesharam, son of Chanchiya, is 35 years old. Following the information of the carcass found in Dewas, Both residents of Khargone were found and arrested for killing three nilgai. “The accused had chopped down the legs of the nilgai and took out all the organs from the poor animal,” divisional forest officer (Dfo) Mahendra Singh Solanki said. “The accused had first targeted the youngest female nilgai, who was just 2 years old,” Solanki said. Further, they went on to attack another nilgai, a female, who was 4 years old. “Not satisfied by the greed, they attacked a third nilgai, a 5-year-old male,” Solanki said. The animals were brutally cut an...

The leopard family resurfaced in Nainod area and attacked a cow on Tuesday. However, they left the cow with just a few scratches and did not get to feast on it. Possibly the leopards are hungry and have strayed too far from the forest area. The attack is estimated to be done at midnight, shared divisional forest officer (DFO) Mahendra Solanki. "The attack happened in Nayabasera, which is an area right below Bijasen Tekri," he said. He added that Nayabasera, Nainod and Infosys come under the same area with a perimeter of 1 kilometre. Following the information of an attack on the cow, the forest team reached the spot and found pugmarks. "The pugmarks were small, so we suspected it to be another wild cat, possibly a hyena at first," Solanki said. However, confirming with zoo authorities, it was established that the pugmarks belong to leopards. Though the forest team has been searching the area for 15 days now, they have not been able to track down the leopards. Leopar...

24th National Art Exhibition Kala Ke Rang concludes 106 artworks of 50 artists mesmerize over 15k art lovers Two-day 24th National Art Exhibition Kala Ke Rang organised by Create Stories Social Welfare Society showcasing artworks at the first movable art set-up of Central India at a private college concluded on Sunday. About 15,000 people witnessed the artworks and expressed their opinion about the current trends and evolving artworks. More than 106 artworks were showcased in the exhibition contributed by over 50 artists. Organiser Deepak Sharma said, “Th exhibition is themed on diversity and displays different art forms, the artworks displayed in the exhibition share perspectives and ideas of people from various cities and states of India.” “Art is a way to preserve our culture, tradition and heritage. Giving platform to these artists, this exhibition is taking a step in preparing a database of our culture and heritage,” Smart City CEO Divyank Singh said. He was amazed by the variet...

The leopardess and her two cubs roaming in the Super Corridor area continue to trouble forest department and IT companies in the area. The family was first spotted ten days back and on Thuraday, a cub was seen, which is said to be of Ekdant Society near Nainod village. After the video showing the cub surfaced, the forest department rescuers searched the society for six hours, but to no avail. Fearing that he was hiding in a drain, the forest workers even burst crackers. The activities of leopard in the surrounding fields were monitored through drones, but not a single proof or pugmark was found. Since last Tuesday, the Forest Department staff is busy searching for the leopard. After Infosys , cages were installed in Samarth Colony in Nanod village on Wednesday. Despite this the leopard family has not been caught. Movement of the leopard was seen again at 8 am on Thursday. This time he was seen in Ekdant Society, two km away from Samarth Colony. DFO Mahendra Singh Solanki formed a tea...

Immersed in joy of welcoming Lord Ram back to his birth-place in Ayodhya, Indore smeared in hopeful shades of saffron, echoed with Ram, Siya and Hanuman Bhajans on Monday. Not just Hindus, but Christians and Muslims also took the day off work to immerse in the colours of joy. Congratulatory messages from everyone floated in texts, posters, music and saffron painted streets. Almost every corner of Indore ringed in the chants of Rama as all the temples organised Prabhat Pheris, i.e. processions where hymns were sung. Hundreds to thousands of people participated in all the processions across the city. It was no surprise that everyone wished each-other Happy Diwali and lit lamps at night. From installing huge screens in the city for live streaming, to bursting crackers and making rangoli and even Sunderkand paath, devotion filled the air with love and joy. Here is a bird-eye view of some festivities: Mayor distributes sweets Indore’s Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava witnessed the historic moment...

Drones and sniffer dogs attempt to find leopards Day 3 of Leopard family search: Leopards fled away? Forest team armed up to locate the leopard family, rescue them from Infosys and TCS area on Thursday with drones and sniffer dogs, but to avail. Leopard family seemed out of sight and almost vanished into thin air. There were no pugmarks or residues found inside or around the campus of IT companies at Super Corridor. Further, information about presence and sighting of leopard was initimated to forest department from Nainod area. Indore Forest Division DFO Mahendra Singh Solanki headed to Nainod and launched another search operation in that area as well. Though using drones and sniffer dogs, both the areas were searched, leopards seemed out of sight. “We could not even find any pugmarks in the areas, so it’s hard to trace the movement of leopard family,” Solanki said. Night vision cameras and cages have been installed in Infosys campus. Forest department is educating people and emphasiz...

Indore’s artist in World Record in co-creative work Anmol Mathur, an artist from Indore, has registered his name with several other artists from around the world, in Guiness World Book of Record for world's largest mosaic painting in history. Several artists from around the world co-created the artwork with the cooperation of United Nations and Human Rights. The record was attempted and registered in the Guinness World Records program in Mexico. Artists from many countries were also involved in this event, Panama, Bolivia, Puerto. Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Argentina, Italy, Peru, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala and India, with India included for the first time Artists created the upper painting of women empowerment. In the picture, women are shown being put inside the bottle, meaning they are facing hardships from freedom. And has also tried to spread the message of saving nature and recycling plastic, Mathur currently teaches art painting to ...

'Main Bhi Tiger' Govt School Students learn about Forests & participate in Anubhuti Camp More than 126 students of various government schools attended Anubhuti Camp at Ralamandal Sanctuary, Indore, on Tuesday. Forest Department organised the camp to educate students about the working of a forest. DFO Mahendra Solanki said that the main motive of organizing this programme was to give these children an experience of the forest and make them aware about its importance at the same time. Different trainers were allotted to provide information about ecosystem of the forest; importance of the forest; details about wild animals. The event was themed as 'Main Bhi Tiger'. There were about 126 students of 3 government schools of Barod region. Students were taken on a tour of the forest of Unchawas. As it was a day out for the children and something different from their regular classes, the children were very excited to participate in this camp. They were first taken for a tour...

Children studying in Indore Deaf Bilingual Academy participated in the 12th All India Cultural Festival for Deaf Children, Goa, and were awarded for their excelling performances. Special awards for Best Actress Drama, Best Actress Mime, and Best Male Actor Drama were awarded to Indore’s students. This program was at All India level in which the children of Deaf and Dumb organization stood first in Drama and second in Mime and got the shield. The team of students included: Suryansh Chouhan, Dhairya Goyal, Rishiraj Solanki, Tushar Khatik, Shreyash Kawadkar, Astha Singh, Shraddha Singh, Sanskirti Bajpai, Angel Patidar, and Janhvi Gorakhpuriya. Students also bagged awards at The Purple Festival. The fest was organized at the international level by the Goa Administration in which all categories of disabled people participated. The program was spectacular and inspiring. The program was headed by Minister of Social Welfare, River Navigation, Archives and Archeology in Government of Goa Subha...

Panic gripped software engineers and IT professionals of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys from mid-day on Tuesday, as a leopard was spotted straying outside their offices. The companies handled the situation by asking employees to stay in, closing the gates and calling upon forest rescue teams. Forest department teams were informed about the same at 12 pm, after which a rescue team started from the office in Navratan Bagh. A local team of rescuers arrived at the spot to control the situation till the forest team arrives. Around 1:30 pm, the forest team arrived and brought a cage to rescue the leopard. Indore divisional forest officer (DFO) M S Solanki said, "We received information about the leopard sighting near the campuses of TCS and Infosys in the Super Corridor area.” A rescue team was sent, but until evening, the leopard cannot be found. The pugmarks of the leopard were found inside the campus of Infosys near Super Corridor in Scheme No. 151 and 169B of Indore on ...

Sindhi and Punjabi community is preparing to celebrate the festival of Lohri or Lal Loi will be celebrated on Saturday, January 13, 2024. The communities will form bonfire using cow dung cakes instead of wood to control deforestation. Lohri holds special significance especially for Sikhs and Punjabis. Children have begun preparations for Lohri. Traditionally, they collected wood along with traditional food. In current times in Indore, children are preparing games, outfits, menu lists and music playlists. Nuts, sesame, rewdis, groundnut, jaggery, chickpeas, corn, spinach, etc. will be the main ingredients in delicacies prepared for the day. In the evening on the day of Lohri, people will gather and start a bonfire. On this auspicious occasion, people are practising traditional songs that will be sung as ‘Mangal’ songs. People from both the communities will walk around the bonfire, pray, sing and dance. Along with this, rewdi, groundnut, kheer, maize grains are offered to the bonfire, sh...

Practise, Do not Compete & Do your Best! CBSE pre-exam counselling witnesses stress, fear & panic among students, doubts due to Hindi medium Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) started pre-exam counselling for upcoming board examinations for class 10 and class 12 from January. Students have approached school principals working as counselors with various doubts about possible ways to score good marks. Students have been struggling to deal with stress and panicky feelings. Several principals from Indore are also volunteering for the board to help students deal with pre-exam jitters, preparation and other problems. Many students are facing issues because of competitive feelings and their parents’ expectations. School principals in Indore and Madhya Pradesh have urged parents to focus on their child’s growth and avoid comparison with other children. Being a member in various boards of private schools, Padma Shri Janak Palta McGilligan also sent an appeal to all the parents...

Ayodhya Temple Replica Kites to boost Makar Sankranti business//Muslim kite seller inspired by Ram Temple innovated Ayodhya Kites a Ram Temple’s painting will fly in the skies of Indore on this Makar Sankranti as the city immerses in devotional fervour. Indore’s talented artists with kite-makers have innovated special specials this year with a replica of Ram temple, Ayodhya on the kites. Further, kites with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ are also available. These kites with custom designs and special cuts will boost business at Makar Sankranti this year. As per estimates of association and market projections, Indore is expected to have business between Rs 1 and Rs 1.5 crore during the fest. Makar Sankranti, known by various names across India, like Uttarayan in Gujarat, Khichdi in East Uttar Pradesh, Magh Bihu in Assam and Pongal in South India, will be celebrated on January 15 this year. The day marks the Sun's transition from Sagittarius to Capricorn. In India, people celebrate the celestial eve...