National Integration Week from today
Bhopal: National Integration Week will be observed in Madhya Pradesh from November 19 to 25. During the week, National Integration Day will be observed on November 19, Minorities Welfare Day November 20, linguistic Equality Day November 21, Weaker Sections Day November 22, Cultural Unity Day November 23, Women's Day November 24 and Environmental Conservation Day will be observed on November 25. General Administration Department has directed to keep in view of provisions of Model Code of Conduct for by-elections 2015 in concerning districts in view while observing the week.
labourers to cast vote in bypolls
Bhopal: labourers will also be able to cast vote in by-elections of Ratlam lok Sabha and Dewas Vidhan Sabha constituencies on November 21. In a circular, the labour Commissioner said that employers, owners and managers of all commercial, business and industrial establishments should provide facility to vote to every employee. Penal action will be taken if this facility is not given.
The labour Commissioner has said that this directive will not apply to the voters whose absence may be hazardous or substantive for establishment.
MP bags Admiral Kohli Award again
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been conferred Admiral Kohli Award for better implementation of sailing activities in the State for consecutive second year. Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia received the award from Chief of Army Staff RK Dhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Director Sports Upendra Jain was also present on the occasion. Madhya Pradesh is the first State in the country where 49r boat for male and 494rx boat for females under Olympian Class is available. It is the result of better conduct of sailing activities in the State that MP Sailing Academy's 4 players are participating in World Sailing Competition in Argentina.
Min to attend Inter Solar Exhibition
Bhopal: New and Renewable Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Rajendra Shukla will visit Inter Solar Exhibition at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon in Mumbai on November 19. A presentation of world's biggest 750 MW solar power plant will be made at the exhibition at 11 am. This plant is being established at Gurh tahasil in Rewa district. Minister Shukla will leave for Mumbai by air on November 19. After participating in the programme in Mumbai, Shukla will leave for New Delhi. On November 20, Shukla will participate in a meeting of Union Ministry of Mines and Steel on MMDR Act's amendment. Shukla will return to Bhopal in the night. Inter Solar Exhibition has got underway at Goregaon in Mumbai from today. Madhya Pradesh Stall was inaugurated by Union Joint Secretary New and Renewable Energy Tarun Kapoor. He apprised himself of renewable energy works in Madhya Pradesh. At present, solar energy capacity in the state is 685 MW. It would be increased to 1500 MW by March 2017 thorough under construction solar energy plants in the state. Asia's biggest 130 MW solar power plant is already working at Neemuch. NTPC is also establishing a 350 MW solar plant at Mandsaur. Through the exhibition, domestic and foreign investors are being informed about potential of solar energy in Madhya Pradesh.
Oriental University holds interactive session
Indore: Ahead of the fast approaching examination season, Oriental University, Indore on Wednesday organised an interactive session for students of various engineering streams on the benefits of Smart classes and Social Media to enhance their academic and intellectual excellence and score better marks in their coming examinations. Talking about benefits of Smart classes Oriental University Chancellor, Kl Thakral along with University principal, Prof HR Singh asked students to take utmost benefits of Smart classes being run by highly qualified professionals at the University as these classes help students learn fast and effectively through interactive modules in digital format. The Chancellor said the Smart classes have gained prominence in the past sometime and has distinct decisive edge over the traditional classes as the visually attractive methods of teaching are more appealing to students who struggle with the traditional method of teaching in a classroom. Besides, it also helps them to have a better understanding of the subject, said Prof HR Singh.
School Support activity hosted
Bhopal: To help underprivileged students avail necessary facilities, Aakriti Group joined hands with Raja Bhoj Higher Secondary Government school, and hosted a School Support activity. What made this occasion special was, November 18 being the birth anniversary of one of the Founding Directors of Aakriti, late Manju Soni, who dedicated her life to the field of education. On this occasion, Swayam Soni, President Aakriti group provided the school with diaries for students and tables and chairs for teachers. At this occasion, Hemant Kumar CMD-Aakriti has announced plans to gift Bhopal City a State-of-the-art K-12 School very soon. Education of masses is the only road to development for every nation. In our country too, education has rather taken a fast pace. However, our underprivileged section of the society still requires sync with the current pace of education. Today, shortage of books, basic facilities of space, hygiene and insufficient funds to cover education costs etc. are some of the toughest challenges in our education system for the underprivileged section. To meet the challenges the programme was planned and organised.