Cong announces 3 more names for lS polls
Bhopal: The Congress on Tuesday declared three more candidates for the lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. Sitting MP from Rajgarh Narayan Singh has been fielded from the same constituency, while Umang Singhar from Dhar and former leader of the Opposition in the State assembly Ajay Singh from Satna has been fielded.The Congress is yet to declare two more candidates from Bhind and Vidisha constituencies.
Car catches fire on BRTS road
Indore: Panic gripped at lIG crossing on the BRTS road when a car caught fire. The incident occurred at 12 pm when a Tata Indica car (MP09-8336) which was plying on BRTS lane and was on its way from Malviya Nagar chowraha to lIG tri-section stopped at the lIG crossing red light. Finding the smoke coming out from bonnet of the car, the witnesses informed about the matter to the car owner Rajkumr Vijayvargiya, a resident of Sanchar Nagar. Sensing trouble, he immediately got of the car and informed about the matter to the fire brigade. By the time fire brigade reached the incident site, the leaping fire had already engulfed the car. After reaching the spot, fire brigade personnel put off the fire with great difficulty. On account of fire in the car, commotion prevailed in the locality and led to disruption of traffic movement on the busy BRTS for some time with many people seen capturing the incident through their mobile phone cameras. According to fire brigade SI Bhagirath Dabi, the Indica car was fitted with gas kit.
MercuryArmy Primary Schoolobserves Holi
Mhow: The festival of Holi was celebrated in Mercury Army Primary School with lots of fun & fervour. The day started with a morning assembly, where the children were appraised about the significance and importance of this day. They were told that ‘Holi' is a festival of colours celebrated all over India. It signifies the victory of good over evil. The students were advised by the Principal, Sushmita Chakrabarti, to keep themselves safe while playing Holi.To make the day more interesting & creative, lots of fun activities were carried out for the students of primary and pre-primary wing, spray painting was done by the students of first and second class while the students of third and fourth did an activity with smiley balls in which they made flowers out of these balls. The students of pre-primary wing carried out sponge painting, flower printing, marble painting, bangle painting and finger painting. Photographs were taken to keep memory of this day fresh. To conclude the celebration, the Principal & staff members applied gulal to the students and wished them happy Holi. Sweets were also distributed among the students. The day was full of joy & colours.
Desa inaugurates National Women’s Hockey
Bhopal: Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa inaugurated National Women’s Hockey A Division matches at local Aishbagh stadium here on Tuesday. Matches for B Division are being held from March 13 to 19 and A Division from March 19 to 23. As many as 600 women hockey players of 30 teams are participating in the competition. Two semi-final matches of B Division were held on Monday in which Himachal beat New Delhi and Assam beat Tamil Nadu. The Chief Secretary got introduction of captains of all teams. He wished players for best performance. The Chief Secretary also witnessed first A Division match between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. DeSa said that various sports including hockey are being promoted in Madhya Pradesh. Women players are also being promoted. Men’s Hockey Academy was opened in year 2007 whereas Women’s Hockey Academy was opened a year earlier in 2006 at Gwalior. In the State, 9 academies are honing skills of players in 16 types of sports. DeSa said that inclusion of Madhya Pradesh’s 6 players in Indian hockey team is great importance. He congratulated the Sports Department for this event. At the outset, Director Sports VK Singh delivered the welcome address. It was informed on the occasion that Astro turf facility is available in 5 stadiums in Madhya Pradesh including Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Betul and Seoni.