EIGHTH MASS MARRIAGE CEREMONY ON FEB 28
Bhopal: like past seven years, the Gahoi Vaish Samaj Panchayat is organising its eighth mass marriage ceremony 2016 and All India matchmaking convention on February 28 in Bhopal near Ganesh petrol pump, Ayodhya bypass road. Chief convenor of the community Mahesh Chapra told media persons on Thursday that in the mass marriage ceremony, 13 couples would tie nuptial knot and over 500 youngsters will participate in the matchmaking convention. The function will start from 9 am. The groom will enter the scene riding individual horses and there will band and music. The food for all the guests of the community coming from other places would be free of cost. Dinesh Naugariya has been appointed as coordinator for the programme. The chief guests for the programme who have been invited are Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Home Minister Babulal Gaur, Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta, Mayor Alok Sharma, MP Alok Sanjar, Narela legislator Vishwas Sarang, Chairman of Tourism Development Corporation Tapan Bhowmik and National president of Gahoi Vaish Samaj Panchayat Kailash narayan Sanwala. On the occasion around 7,000 members of the community are expected to participate.
INTERACTION HElD WITH DABANG DElHI TEAM
Bhopal: Continuing with the spirit of partnering with Dabang Delhi Pro Kabaddi Club in the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi league, Hindustan Power Thursday provided a platform for the local youth from Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, to interact with the players of the Dabang Delhi team at New Delhi. As many as 10 budding young sportsmen from Anuppur district representing State, district and national level across various disciplines met the star players of Dabang Delhi team to learn more about the game, sporting culture as well as ways and means to promote the spirit of sportsmanship. In an official statement, Hindustan Power said that the company has been providing various opportunities for the youth from Anuppur to enable them to fast-track their livelihood in profession of their choice. As part of the same and also understanding the increasing popularity of Kabaddi as a sporting discipline and a profession, we are keen to channelize the youth of Anuppur towards this sport. Through the interaction, the youth will not only learn about the art of playing Kabaddi, but more importantly how to make it to the top and convert a hobby to a profession.
PROVISION FOR BREASTFEEDING IN BUDGET lAUDED
Bhopal: Woman and Child Development Minister Maya Singh has hailed the provision for arrangements of breastfeeding newborns at railway stations and trains announced in the Railway Budget presented in lok Sabha on Thursday and expressed gratitude towards Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu for this. Notably, Maya Singh had urged the Railway Minister through a letter to set up breastfeeding corners. She described railway budget as best till date in terms of facilities, security and safety. For this, she expressed gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Singh said that special attention has been paid to facilities of women passengers in the railway budget. Helpline 182 round-the-clock, installation of CC TV cameras and 33 per cent quota in ticket reservation will be a major relief for women. She said that introduction of unreserved super fast train Antyodaya Express and 'Astha' train for centres of pilgrimage will benefit a large chunk of county's common population. She expressed happiness over 50 percent increase in reservation quota for senior citizens and reserving 120 lower berths for senior citizens in every train. The Minister welcomed announcement made in the railway budget to make Habibganj station of the state capital as the model station of the country. She described as good initiative to change nomenclature ‘coollie' to 'passengers assistant' and decision to change their uniform.
NAl JAl YOJANA TO BE HANDED OVER TO CONTRACTORS
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister Kusum Mehdele on Thursday said in the Assembly that the Government’s ambitious Nal Jal Yojana would be handed over to contractors. Replying to a Calling Attention Notice of Mahendra Singh Kalukheda of Congress regarding lowering of water level in several villages in Ashoknagar district, the Minister said the responsibility of the Nal Jal Scheme has been entrusted on the PHE, not to the Panchayat Department and the government decided to give responsibility of the Scheme to the contractors for the next ten years. Earlier, Kalukheda gave the reference to the Governors address in which it said to provide 55 liters of pure potable water in his constituency Mungawali. But Speaker Sitasaran intervened saying the matter should be raised during the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governors Address.