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IB minister to inaugurate journalism convention

Indore: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari will formally inaugurate a three-day SAARC countries' vernacular journalism convention here tomorrow. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be the chief guest in the convention — organised by Indore Press Club (IPC). IPC President Praveen Kumar Khariwal and General Secretary Arvind Tiwari said speakers from SAARC countries would throw light on the role of media in mass movement and other related topics. Media awards would also be given on the occasion.

Tukoji's liver transplant, successfull

Bhopal: Former Sports and Tourism Minister Tukoji Rao Puar was successfully operated upon in a hospital in Singapore. According to the minister's son Vikram Singh Puar, a liver transplant operation was conducted on Wednesday. Puar, who is a minister sans any portfolio, is recuperating fast. Puar, suffering from liver ailment for long, was replaced by Brijendra Pratap Singh in the Cabinet.

Marriage refusal leads to commit suicide

Bhopal: Failing to marry her love, a 22-year-old divorced woman committed suicide by jumping into the Upper lake on Wednesday. According to the Talaiya police the victim Nida Khan was in relationship with Shadab Khan of her locality. However, the family members were not ready to accept her proposal to marry Shadab and tied knot against her wish to Sartaj Khan few months back. The victim was not comfortable with the new partner and gradually the relationship turned sour which reached to divorce. But after her divorce when she approached Shadab Khan for marriage he refused to accept her. Dejected Nida committed suicide on Tuesday. The victim was a resident of Fatehgarh.