Bird watching camp, creative workshop held
Bhopal: Bird watching camp and a creative workshop were held on 6th day of Wildlife Week at Van Vihar National Park here on Monday. Ornithologists Surendra Tiwari and Somi Gupta apprised the participants about behaviour, specialities and identities of birds. The birds watched on Monday mainly included chatak, papaya, kilkila, shikara, owl and doodhraj. At creative workshop, subject expert Vijay Sapre taught children to create from coloured paper various shapes like flowers-petals, birds etc. Children of various institutions including differently able children took part in it. Semi-final and final rounds were also held in the presence of Sangeeta Saxena of World Nature Fund. On the 7th and last day of Wildlife Week October 7, fancy dress competition focusing on wild animals and open quiz will be held at 9.30 am. Vidhan Sabha Speaker will be the Chief Guest while the Forest Minister will preside over the programme. Awards to winners of various competitions during Wildlife Week will also be distributed.
Various contests held to mark Hindi month
Bhopal: Under Hindi month 2014, various competitions were organised by Departmental Rajbhasa Committee, Town Administration in which more than 100 participants took active participation. The 32 winners of various competitions were honoured at Sampada Bhawan by Sarvesh Chaturvedi, General manager, HR BHEl, Bhopal. BK Singh, AGM, TAD presided over the programme. Among others present were SB Singh, Ernest Bilung, B Tete, Hareesh Singh Bagwar, Manager, Rajbhasa; RP Shringirishi, Sampada Adhikari, YD Pawar and B Shashikant. GP Dikshit, Secretary coordinated the entire programme.
Universal Music ties up with Max life
Bhopal: leading music company, Universal Music India, has partnered with Max life Insurance for the 1st edition of their i-genius ‘Young Singing Stars’ program. Universal Music is an integral part of i-genius Young Singing Stars; lending a hand to the initiative that recognises and rewards young singing talent in the country. Those interested can visit the i-genius website- www.igenius.org. The initiative focuses on nurturing talent in deserving children, bringing them closer to their dreams. Presiding over the event as brand ambassadors and the jury are Universal Music Artists and popular musicians; Bollywood music composer Salim Merchant along with the rising star, 19 year old YouTube singing sensation — Shraddha Sharma.