Students bag black belts in Karate
Bhopal: Five students of St Joshep Co-Ed School, Arera Colony Bhopal were awarded with Black belt first dan and three students were awarded with Black belt second dan in a competition organised by World Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association at Rajeev Gandhi School at Trilanga. The competition in which 500 students participated for different belts eight students were awarded with Black belt first and second dan. Aryaman Singh, Shubhraj Gaur, Sambhaji Rao, Amit Debnath and Ishan Sevkani were awarded Black belt second don while Girish Ahuj, Shifat Saluja and Jatin Rathore were awarded Black belt first don. Principal of St Joseph Fr Varghese Siju, Manager Fr Ronald Cordaza, sisters, School staff and PRO Vasundhra Sharma congratulated the students on success and wished bright future.
Manwani donates eyes to Sewa Sadan Hospital
Bhopal: Eyes of late Ishwari Devi Manwani have been donated to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital by her nephew Raj Kumar Manwani. A resident of Sant Hirdaram Nagar, late Ishwari Devi died on Sunday January 13. With this donation two blind persons would now get eye-sight. As many as 1,622 free cornea transplantations have so far been performed in Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. Trustee LC Janiyani paid homage to the departed soul and expressed gratitude to the family members for this donation.
Naseem opens small soft toy biz
Bhopal: Bhopal’s Naseem successfully established her small business with the help of Fusion Microfinance company and now owns her soft toy shop. Earlier, her products were sold at the local level, but to sell them in a bigger market, a good quality soft toy required fine finishing. To achieve this buying a sewing machine became a necessity, but her savings were low and she could not afford one. She came to know about Fusion Microfinance, a Non-banking Financial Company- Microfinance Institution (NBFC-MFI) working in her neighbourhood area, that provides microfinance loans to low income households. She took loan from Fusion Microfinance and purchased a sewing machine and chair with the loan amount. The difference in the products made on machine was clearly visible. Soon the demand of her products increased in the bigger market and so were her earnings. After two successful loans, she has been able to get over her financial crisis. She has also employed women from the community itself as her staff.
22nd Patang Utsav inaugurated by Sharma
Bhopal: Minister for Public Relations, Law and Legislative Affairs, Science and Technology, Aviation, Religious Trusts and Endowment, PC Sharma inaugurated on Monday the 22nd Patang Utsav at Mandakini Ground, Kolar Road. He told kite flyers that Makar Sankranti is a cultural festival. On this occasion, Sharma also honoured five Patang Gurus. As many as 16 clubs participated in the Patang Utsav. Sharma congratulated the President of the Aloukik Seva Samiti Vijay Shankar Dixit for organizing this programme. While extending greetings of Makar Sankranti to the people of the state, Sharma said that participation of every section of the society in Patang Utsav and offering Til Laddoos to each other reflect Ganga-Jamuni culture of Bhopal. On this occasion, Sharma honoured Patangbaaz (Kite Flyers) of national and international stature Bhaiyya Bhai, Nasir Ansari, Laxminarayan Khandelwal, Chhote Miyan and Rehan Lakhnavi.
‘Organise career opportunity fairs’
Bhopal: Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Neeraj Mandloi has instructed district collectors to organise career opportunity fairs under Swami Vivekanand Career Guidance Scheme. These fairs will be organized on a large scale. The collectors have been asked to cooperate as the patron of the organizing committee for the fair. It has been observed on the basis of past experience that in the districts where the collectors acted as trustees by taking personal interest and formed a committee and conducted direct discussions and personal correspondence with various companies, industries and employment providers, there a large number of employment providing companies registered their presence. There was also a significant increase in the number of selected students in these fairs. The Principal Secretary directed to make jobs available to local students in a large number at the career opportunity fair. He told to include representatives of District Trade and Industry Centre, CEDMAP, Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam, Khadi and Gramodyog Board, District Employment Office, MP Consultancy Organisation and office bearers of Industrial organisations like Association of Industries, CII and educational institutions as members.