Min’s son beats shop staff, lop seeks probe
Bhopal: leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly Ajay Singh has demanded a high-level probe in the incident of Minister Sanjay Patha’s son allegedly beating employee of a liquor shop. Singh has requested Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to get the whole incident investigated by a senior official.
Singh alleged that after the incident in Slimnabad of Katni district, both the victims and the common people in the area are under pressure from the offenders and thus they are reeling under fear and facing insecurity. Singh has urged Director General of Police (DGP) to provide adequate security to the victims.
Singh further stated that after recording the statements of the victim and a written complaint by local MlA Saurabh Singh, no action has been taken against the offenders till date. This suggests how powerful the offenders are in the regionIJ and the allegations are true against the minister and his son.
‘Me Too' interaction at Dylogg Coworking
Bhopal: The sufferers and the victims of sexual harassment shared their stories at an open platform. An open discussion and interaction 'MeToo' was held at Dylogg Coworking here on Saturday.
It is to be noted that 'MeToo' is an online hashtag campaign against sexual harassment. The discussion and interaction was jointly organised by Ansh Happiness Society, a youth organisation and Dylogg Coworking.
The discussion and interaction was all about sexual harassment. People who have gone through the tough phase of their life shared their untold stories with each other on that platform. The intense interaction was followed with a discussion wherein the participants discussed on various aspects of the sexual harassment.
The participants talked about the role played by the society. How the victims are more victimized by the society was discussed. Besides, the role of parents and family was the major aspect of the discussion. Friends and family should be a support system was also discussed.
Museum Popular lecture at IGRMS on Oct 25
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is organising the next chapter of its popular series, Museum Popular lecture on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Rock Art conference hall from11.30pm.
In this lecture Shri Rolf Killius (Specialist consultant in Oral History Management, National Musuem of Qatar, Doha) will speak on 'Where the Sea kisses the Desert - Multi-ethnic Musical Impressions from the Arabian Peninsula'.
In this lecture Rolf Killius elaborates on the rich traditional music of the Arabian Peninsula. He shows these (mostly young) nations as multi-ethnic societies as reflected in their rich musical culture.
Introduction: Rolf Killius is an ethnomusicologist, filmmaker and museum curator and was till recently the Curator of Oral and Musical Cultures at the British library Qatar Foundation Partnership and Specialist Consultant in Oral History Management for the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) in Doha.
Presently he is the curator of three exhibitions on Indian culture in london. Rolf works internationally in exhibition curating, academic research, music, sound and film production and digital library research, especially related to the Arabian Peninsula, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan.
CM pays tribute to martyrs of 1962 war
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid tribute to the Martyrs at Shaurya Smarak on the occasion of concluding day of First Anniversary of Shaurya Smarak on Saturday. Chouhan reached Shaurya Smarak in the morning and paid floral tribute to the Martyrs who sacrificed their lives during the Indo-China war. These Martyrs include eighteen soldiers from Madhya Pradesh. Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava and other Eminent Citizens were present on the occasion.