BK Tyres to sponsor teams in T-20 league
Jabalpur: Balkrishna Industries Ltd Tyres(BKT) that deals in off-highway tyre market has announced that in the upcoming T-20 league of season 2020, it will sponsor 6 teams —Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super kings, South Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Pinjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royales.On the basis of an agreement with Cricket Australia, by supporting KFC, Big Bash League(BBL), the BKT has always been encouraging sports. Whether it is cricket, football or exciting stunts in Monster Jams, BKT loves sports and it is committed to achieve goals.
CI premium deposition period extended: CM
Bhopal:Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the central government while accepting his request, has extended the period for depositing premium of the crop insurance scheme till September 7 in five flood-affected districts of the state including Raisen, Sehore, Hoshangabad, Dewas and Harda. The remaining farmers of these districts will also now be able to take advantage of the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme. Chief Minister Chouhan has thanked Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, for taking the decision of extending the date of insurance scheme in the interest of farmers, in view of the excess rainfall and floods in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the last date of crop insurance scheme was August 31, 2020.Chouhan informed that the farmers hailing from the districts where all activities had stopped due to excess rainfall in the state, were deprived of being included in the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme. In this context, he himself had requested the Union Agriculture Minister vide a letter to extend the time limit of the insurance scheme to September 7. By taking a prompt decision on this, the central government has given relief to the farmers of five districts of Chouhan has appealed to the farmers to take advantage of this facility given by the central government. It may be noted that last year, about 23 lakh farmers had joined the Prime Ministers Crop Insurance Scheme in Madhya Pradesh. This year, about 32 lakh farmers have insured their crop by depositing the premium of the insurance scheme.
Picnic at Halali Dam possible from this month
Bhopal:S Vishwanathan, the Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation has informed that people will be able to arrange picnic as well as family and social gatherings at Halali Dam from last week of September. Halali dam has always been a center of attraction for tourists of Bhopal, Raisen, Vidisha and other districts. As per the guidelines issued by the Government of India for Unlock-4, permission of 100 people will be given to attend gatherings from September 21. In view of the announcement of the state government for lifting lockdown on Sunday, this facility would be started from the last week of September.In order to arrange picnic in campus of Halali Retreat, situated near Halali Dam at a distance of 40 k.m from Capital, people can book the same, according to the terms and conditions prescribed by the Tourism Development Corporation. Halali Retreat is the first unit of the Corporation, where permission will be granted to tourists for self-cooking. Facility of utensils, gas stove and drinking water will be extended to the people, wish to arrange family and social gatherings at this place.
Museums, memorials to open from today
Bhopal: A decision has been taken by the state government to open all Museums and State protected Memorials from Friday, the September 04. Commissioner Archeology Archives and Museums Sheoshekhar Shukla has informed that owing to the corona infection, entry of tourists had been banned in all the Museums and state protected Memorials from March 17, 2020.Shukla further mentioned that visitors will be allowed to enter the above mentioned places adhering to the guidelines of Government of India and State Government. The guidelines as regard to Unlock-4 have been issued by the Government of India on September 01, 2020.