300 DPS students visit YODHASTHAl
Bhopal: Almost 300 students of Delhi Public School visited Yodhasthal at Airport Road and spent the day in the company of guns and weapons. Students went around the displays of Anti Aircraft Guns, Tanks, Machine guns, Helicopters and other military equipment. The latest addition of MIG– 23 was the centre of attraction amongst the children. A day filled with fun and frolic, it was a unique experience as children got to see a variety of military equipment at close quarters. A short movie on Army and its way of life left the kids mesmerised. The teachers accompanying the children, appreciated army’s outreach and expressed desire for more such informative visits, to be conducted for students. Yodhasthal located at the base of Dronachal Top on Airport road is becoming a popular tourist and picnic spot for people of Bhopal. Away from the hustle bustle of the city, people come here to enjoy their holidays and take back wonderful memories of a day well spent.
Train runs over 2 railway staffers
Bhopal: Two railway staffers died after being hit by a train in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district. The two men were engaged in signal repair work last night on tracks near the Kurwai station in Bina, about 150 kms from here, when the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Central Rajdhani Express ran over them, West Central Railway's Bhopal division public relations officer IA Siddiqui said. The deceased, identified as Sanjay Sharma (48) and Manohar (57), worked with the railway's signal maintenance wing, he said. Police recovered the bodies early this morning and sent them for postmortem, assistant sub-inspector Kamlesh Pandey said. A case was registered in connection with the incident at the Ganjbasoda police station, he said, adding that further investigation was on.
2 men on bike throw acid on class 11 girls
Dindori: Two girls were seriously injured when two masked motorcycle-borne men threw acid on the school students when they were returning home after their examination. The incident took place in the jurisdiction of Gadasarai police station here. The victims, students of Class XI of a local school, had been admitted in the district hospital in a serious condition with burn injuries to their hands and faces, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Bhagat Singh Gothria said. He said a manhunt had been mounted for the motorcycle-borne men. Officials quoting eyewitnesses said the attackers had also covered their bike's number plate.