16-YEAR-OlD Falls IN DAM, dies
A sixteen-year-old class 11 student drowned while his friend and classmate made a miraculous escape, while on a picnic at the Ajnal dam near Bhopal on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Amaan of the Ashoka garden area. According to the police, Amaan along with his two friends had gone for the picnic to the dam without informing their parents on Sunday."One of the three friends, identified as Tariq, told the police that his friends, neither of whom knew swimming waded into deep waters, while they were playing near the dam. Tariq raised an alarm, as he realised that his friends were drowning, following which the others present on the spot rushed for their help. While one of them with a heavily bloated body was pulled out of water the other boy could not be saved," police said.
Family members of the dead boy, whose body was later fished out of water, alleged foul play saying their son was wearing clothes when his body was recovered from water. "Both the boys were wearing their full clothes. No one wears clothes while venturing into water so we suspect that they could have been pushed into water," grieving family members told the police.
‘Youth should be aware of Indian culture’
Governor Anandiben Patel on Sunday addressing the silver jubilee celebration of the establishment of the Madhya Kshetriya Gujarati Bajkhedabal Samaj organized in Jabalpur said that the youth should be made aware of Indian culture, civilization and traditions. While referring to the prosperity of Gujarat state and the participation of the Gujarati community in development, she said that the entire society should ensure its participation in making the public welfare programmes initiated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi successful. On the occasion, the Governor released Gujarati Samaj souvenir and felicitated persons for their outstanding work in various areas. Former Chairperson of Gujarat government’s Sanskrit Board Gautam Patel presided over the programme. Mahamandleshwar Swami Akhileshwaranand and Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Mayor Swati Godbole were also present on the occasion.
Chouhan welcomes Gadkari
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways, Shipping and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari at the State Hangar. CM Chouhan welcomed Gadkari with a bouquet and honoured him. From Bhopal, Gadkari left for Guna along with Chouhan. On the occasion Higher Education Minister Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya, Rameshwar Sharma, Surendranath Singh, officers, elite citizens and workers were present.