8 fall sick after mid-day meal
Katni:As many as eight children fell sick on Saturday and were rushed to the hospital after consuming a mid-day meal in which a lizard was found. The incident took place at an Anganwadi, in Vijayraghavgarh in the Katni district of Madhya Pradesh.
Children are reportedly fit and healthy now and the state officials have commenced an interrogation in this matter.
This is the second incident after May 15's when as many as twenty seven children fell ill in Bihar's Jamui after they ate a mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was found.
Earlier on May 10, children at a government school in Faridabad consumed a mid-day meal in which a baby snake was found.
revenue inspector caught red-handed
Ujjain: A revenue inspector was caught red-handed by the lokayukta police on Saturday for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000. The inspector, lalit Shrivastava had demanded Rs 15,000 from the complainant for transferring agriculture land papers in his name, lokayukta's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Basant Shrivastava said.
The accused was caught red-handed near his office in the Kothi area when he was receiving the sum as first instalment, he said. A case under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him and further probe is on, the DSP added.
2 held for allegedly carrying beef
Damoh:Madhya Pradesh police have arrested two persons for allegedly carrying beef. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a car on Damoh-Katni road on the night of May 18 and found 200 kg of beef in five polythene packs inside.
Two men in the car, Imran Khan, resident of Damoh and Mustkeem Khan, resident of Hindoria, were arrested under the Cow Protection Act, said PD Minj, in-charge of Hindoria police station on Saturday.
The car, with Rs Press' written on it, was on its way to Katni from Damoh and was found to be registered in the name of some Jyoti from Katni, Minj said. Further probe is on.
Bhil painting organised under ‘do & learn’ series
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi National Manav Sangrahalaya under various routine programmes and activities for the protection and revitalisation of tribal arts and culture had organized Bhil painting of Madhya Pradesh under the ‘Do & learn’ series of the museum educational programme. In the eight days long workshop 36 registered members learnt to make traditional painting of Bhil Tribe of MP under guidance of Smt. Geeta Bariya and Sangeeta Bariya. On Saturday, the last of workshop, Prof Kumar Chaudhuri (Director, IGRMS) saw the paintings and gave certificates to workshop participants. Sangrahalaya under its popular summer series of ‘Do and learn’ educational programmes is organising Paper Mache Doll Making of Manipur May 21 to 28, 2017 for registered participants. The registration charge for each workshop is Rs 200 per candidate. The workshop timings will be 11am to 2pm daily.
Carnival Cinema set increase it’s footprint
Bhopal:The latest entrant in the Indian multiplex business, Carnival Cinemas, has devised an unusual, low capex strategy to expand its footprint across the tier II and III cities and hinterland. The company on the back of multiple acquisitions, most notably Anil Ambani-owned Big Cinemas, is now partnering state governments and real estate developers to come up with family entertainment zones.
Carnival has recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha and Jharkhand governments, wherein the company will get 1-1.5 acres of land in each of the districts to build these zones with two-three screen multiplexes, food courts and some retail outfits. The company is looking at states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and North Eastern states for its expansion plans.
In a statement, Shrikant Bhasi, Founder and Chairman of Carnival Group who hails from Bhopal, said, “Our emphasis is on setting up theaters in tier II and tier III markets. So we have a vision of 1,000 screens by 2018 and 80-90 percent of these screens are going to be in tier II markets, where the population is more than 2 lakhs. The company is planning to include Bhopal in the next phase.”
AIR Bhopal bags international award
Bhopal: All India Radio Bhopal has bagged an international award for its documentary ‘Keep Coming Nanu Thangu’. The documentary has been declared as the best programme on climate change by Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union.
The award was declared during the third ABU Media Summit on Climate Change held in Dhaka. It carries a trophy and a cash prize of $1000. The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is an association of broadcasting organizations with 280 members in 57 countries and reaches a potential audience of about 3 billion people.
The awarded documentary is an endeavour to throw light on prevalent Indian traditions that are close to nature. Hundreds of examples exist in our folk and tribal life that reveals profound understanding towards our environment. It is extremely important to dust off these rich traditions, integrate them into our present lifestyle and incorporate them in the strategy being adopted to tackle water crisis, stemming from climate change. The production team included Arvind Soni and Rajesh Bhat. Music was composed by Abhay Phagre and Padam Bhandari was the narrator.