Regional Saras Mela from jan 8
Bhopal: Regional Saras Mela will be organised at Bhopal Haat at Arera Hills here from January 8 to 20. As many as 500 self-employed entrepreneurs will put up their stalls at 13-day the fair to be organised by Panchayats and Rural Development Department in cooperation with Government of India. Of these, special products of various states including handloom, handicraft clothes, toys made of leather, interior decoration material and attractive artworks will be available on 200 stalls. Apart from traditional folk music and dances, rock band will also be an attraction for youths for this year’s Saras Mela where delicious dishes of various states will also be available. A meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Panchayats and Rural Development Aruna Sharma took several decisions for smooth conduct of Saras Mela here today. The meeting reviewed various arrangements including decoration, publicity, security, sanitation, parking, firefighting equipments, electricity, traffic, medical aid etc. Attractive cultural programmes will be held at the fair this year. These programmes include performances by Army Band, Central Jail orchestra, DJ Nite, Gahzal Nite etc. Secretary Panchayats and Rural Development Ravindra Pastor, Director of Bhopal Haat Committee and chief coordinator Vibhash Kumar Thakur and senior officers of Municipal Corporation, Rural Engineering Service, MP State Electricity Board and district administration were present on the occasion.
DS Classes’ MAAST tomorrow
Bhopal: DS Classes will organise Medical Aspirants Admission cum Scholarship Test (MAAST) at its MP Nagar, Zone-II premises on January 5. In this open test students of 10th to 12th standard may appear. This test will resemble the same questions papers, timing and other procedure of a real test so that the students may test their preparations and correct shortcomings to face the MAAST. The students will be asked AIIMS level similar tough questions from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology subject. Post this test the Institute will evaluate the answersheet and declare results. The DS Coaching had organised similar test on December 15, in which 243 students from across the State had appeared.
SAF deployed to check illegal mining
Gwalior: Companies of Special Armed Forces (SAF) have been deployed to check illegal mining of sand in district Morena. A drive has been launched with the officers and employees of forest department have been started. This information was given in meeting of district level task force committee recently. The meeting was presided over by the collector Madan Kumar. In the meeting SP Morena Irshad Ali, DFO win cent Rahim, ADM AK Vajpayees. SDO Ashok Kamthan, mining officers and other officers were present. Map and addressing the meeting the collector ordered to DFO a list of places and where there is possibility of illegal mining. Together with map a copy of static unit and mobile route chart should be prepared and submitted to the SP, ADM and SDM.
3-day trip for tribal students
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya has organised a special three-day trip for tribal students of Shahdol district. The special trip is under ‘Special visit of Tribal students’ a programme of IGRMS. This year 56 students (25 Girls and 26 Boys) from Campion School, Shahdol are visiting Manav Sangrahalaya, where all arrangements (including food and lodging) has been arrangements by IGRMS. Students visited Himalayan Village, Rock Art Shelter, Mythological Trail, Vethi Sankul, Tribal Habitat, Avriti Bhawan, coastal village and understood the details of anthropology. The father of Campion School, Shahdol met SB Ota, Director, IGRMS and thanked him for the invitation for such an educational trip. He also requested for given more opportunities in the future as well. Students were accompanied by Garima Anand, Musuem Associate, she answered all the queries of the students. To give a better insight of the subject students will be taken to Bheembetka for understanding anthropological aspects of the rock arts. later a painting competition especially for students on this trip will be organized along with that students will give traditional cultural performances.