CM sanctions Rs5l grant to Rameshwar’s kin
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sanctioned Rs5 lakh grant to family members of Rameshwar who donated organs after his death. The Chief Minister described the gesture as very charitable. Khargone resident Rameshwar was admitted in a hospital at Indore following an accident recently. He was declared brain dead after which the family members donated his organs. His liver was sent to Medanta Hospital at Gurgaon and transplanted in a needy person.
‘Students should also be taught in Hindi’
Bhopal: Mention of mother tongue, second and third language must compulsorily be made in admission forms, urged Commissioner linguistic Minorities Prof Akhtarul Wase during a meeting with Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta at Mantralaya here on Friday. Prof Wase said that along with teaching in mother tongue, students should also be taught Hindi. He stressed the need to preserve tribal dialects. He said that workshops regarding tribal dialects should also be held. He also held discussions on Sindhi and Urdu languages. Principal Secretary Technical Education Sanjay Singh was also present.
State level Mowgli Bal Utsav from tomorrow
Bhopal: Annual State level Mowgli Bal Utsav for school children will be held from October 10 to 12 at Pench sanctuary. Students from all the districts will participate in it. Women teachers will be in-charge of students’ teams. Meanwhile, participants have started for the Utsav at Pench sanctuary where they will stay till October 13. Mowgli kits will be made available to students, in-charge teachers, facilitators and guests. The kits will be provided by Bio-diversity Board and Eco-Tourism Development Corporation. lodging, food, transport, health, security, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, leveling and other arrangements have been made in the sanctuary for the Utsav. SC and ST Welfare Minister Gyan Singh will inaugurate Mowgli Utsav on October 10. He will also meet the participants. From every district, 4 selected students each will take part in Mowgli Utsav. These students have been selected on success in various competitions. The Utsav will conclude at 9 am on October 12.
Medal winners meet edu min
Bhopal: Syeda Masooma Fatima and Meenal Khan, who won medals in 61st State level School Roller Skating Competition met School Education Minister Paras Jain at his residence here today. Both the girls apprised the minister of their achievements. Syed Masooma Fatima of St. Mary Convent School won 2 gold medals inline skating, 1000-metre rink race and 300-metre time trial and silver medal in 2000-metre road race in 61st State level School Roller Skating Competition held at laxmi Bai Physical College, Gwalior. Meenal Khan of St Xavier School (under 14 girls group) won 2 gold medals in 2000-metre road race and 1000-metre ring race and silver medal 300-metre time trial. On the basis of medals, both the skaters have been selected to participate in National School Roller Skating Championship 2015-16 to be held in Karnataka in December.
low-floor buses to ply in Barkheda Pathani
Bhopal: Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has said that residents of Barkheda Pathani will also get facility of low-floor buses. Construction of culvert on road connecting Saket Nagar
with laharpura is almost complete. Gaur visited Barkheda Pathani, Jheel Nagar, Indira Nagar, Rajiv Nagar and other localities here on Friday. Gaur said that Rs one lakh has been sanctioned for development of bus stand of Barkheda Pathani. Gaur directed officers to solve drinking water problem in Indira Nagar, Rajiv Nagar and Jheel Nagar. During inspection of crematory of Barkheda Pathani, Gaur directed to demarcate its area. He also directed to plant saplings there. Gaur directed for cleanliness near water tank on school premises. Corporators Kewal Mishra, GR Nagar, Barelal Ahirwar, Malti Pandey, Archana Parmar and Mamta Bhadoria accompanied Gaur.
Clean india campaign: special ceremony at IGRMS
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya organised a special ceremony dedicated to “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, where information regarding Sangrahalaya’s progress in the campaign was shared. On this occasion winners of the ‘Poster Making’ Competition were awarded. K Seshadri (first), N Sakmacha Singh (Second), P Vijayan (Third) and P Shankar Rao (Consolation) and the posters made by them will be utilized to give pace to ‘Intensive National Cleanliness Campaign’. Speaking on this occasion, Director, IGRMS, Prof Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri said, “We should continue the cleanliness drive until it becomes a habit for us to stay and keep our surroundings clean. Then only we will have permanent cleanliness. Hence the cleanliness Movement will continue in Manav Sangrahalaya, our visitors also cooperate the officials in maintaining cleanliness”. The programme was coordinated by Dipak Choudhary (Conservation Associate) and SK Singh delivered the vote of thanks.