Heavy police deployed at Gupta colony
Bhopal: Communal tension gripped Gupta Colony area of Ashoka Garden locality on the eve of Rang Panchami after miscreants pelted stones over an auto rickshaw and mosque on Monday.
Heavy police force was deployed after the incident and to control the situation from blowing out of proportion. Addl SP of Zone 2 Mayank Awasthi said that it was not communal tensions but ruckus created by few druken men.
He further said that in the afternoon 3-4 drunk youths had a fight with an auto rickshaw driver and during the fight they attacked the auto rickshaw driver with stones in which few stones hit the mosque which angered the locals and the people offering prayer inside the mosque and they opposed the drunken miscreants.
leopard rescued from poachers
Bhopal: After hectic efforts of 72 hours, a leopard, who got entangled in the trap laid by poachers in Sagoni range of Magra Kota in Damoh district, was rescued.Information of entangled leopard was provided to forest department by president of Magra Van Samiti at around 2 pm on Sunday but the forest department rescue team failed to reach the spot and later the team reached the spot in the evening and while they tried to start the rescue operation it started raining and the operation was halted.The rescue team arrived at around 10 am on Monday and after two hours the leopard was rescued. The incharge of the team Sanjeev Gupta said that the rescue operation was tough. The leopard got entangled at boundary with barbed wire and remained there for around 72 hours.
Rewa has immense possibilities of industrial development
Bhopal: Public Relations, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that due to 24x7 availability of power, adequate water and raw materials, Rewa district has immense possibilities of industrial development. He was addressing inaugural function of Rewa Paper Cup Industries at village Amiliki near Rewa on Monday. He said that establishment of industries will accelerate pace of development and generate employment for youths.
Shukla also inaugurated International Public School at Gadariya. He said that good conduct should also be imbued in students along with education in schools. Shukla attended annual function of Government Higher Secondary School, Rathara. He also expressed his views at memorial function of former MP late Chandramani Tripathi.
Maya Singh felicitates women of self-help groups at Mamatv Mela
Bhopal: Woman and Child Development Minister Maya Singh felicitated women members of self-help groups at Mamatv Mela at Gauhar Mahal here today. On the third day of the fair, artistes from Mathura played Brij's Holi with flowers and sang Phag. Mamatv Mela will continue till March 30.
Women of 150 SHGs from 45 districts of the state are taking part in the fair. Products of women's SHG's of Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Panna and Chhatarpur districts under Tejasvini Project are being sold at the fair. Dindori district's kodu-kutki, Mandla district's necklaces made of cocoons, Gwalior's ceramic arts works and leather goods, Indore district's boutique, Ujjain's dates, craftworks, Kedi, boutique print, Dewas' leather goods, Betul's velvet, Chanderi and Maheshawari saris and dress material have been put on sale at the fair. Principal Secretary Women and Child Development JN Kansotiya and Commissioner Women's Empowerment Kalpana Shrivastava were also present on the occasion.