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CM pays tribute to Madanlal Dhingra

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today paid tributes to the freedom fighter Late Madanlal Dhingra on his death anniversary. Chief Minister Chouhan garlanded the portrait of Late Dhingra at his residence. His wife Sadhna Singh also paid floral tributes.Freedom fighter Madanlal Dhingra was born on September 18, 1883 in Punjab province. He went to England in 1906 for higher education. In London, Dhingra came in contact with eminent nationalists Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Shyamji Krishna Varma. All the patriots there were angry with the death sentence given to revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose, Kanhai Lal Dutt, Satinder Pal and Kashi Ram. As a result, Madanlal Dhingra fired shots at Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie at the annual festival of the Indian National Association. After hearing the case of Madanlal Dhingra in July 1909, he was hanged by the British Government on August 17, 1909.

CM plants coconut sapling on CM house area

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted a coconut sapling in the premises of CM house on Tuesday. His wife Sadhna Singh was also with him. Chief Minister Chouhan plants saplings every day as per his resolve. Coconut is considered favorable and auspicious in Indian culture. Coconut is called 'Shriphal' in Sanskrit and the coconut tree is called 'Kalpavriksha'. Coconut and coconut oil are considered very useful from the point of view of health.

Muharram holiday on August 20

Bhopal: The General Administration Department has issued orders declaring Friday August 20, 2021 as a public and general holiday on account of Muharram. The earlier declared holiday of August 19, 2021 has been cancelled. The Chief Minister Chouhan was recently requested by the Muslim community in this regard that this holiday should be declared for August 20. Accepting the request, Chief Minister Chouhan directed to issue necessary orders in this regard.

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