Bigg Boss 11 famed Sapna Choudhary in Udaipur’s Wedding!
RJ Piyush Meghwal of KP Events on 9th March 2018 brought the Bigg Boss 11 famed and popular Haryanvi singer Sapna Choudhary to Udaipur in a grand wedding. This is the first time ever that Sapna Choudhary made her presence in a wedding. It is her debut public appearance in the City of Lakes, Udaipur.
Hosted by RJ Himanshu, the couple Jignesh and Bhavika insisted on having the celebrity at their wedding extravaganza. RJ Piyush Meghwal did an experiment that went successful and Sapna Choudhary agreed to fly over to the City of Lakes.
Other artists who performed at the wedding apart from Sapna Choudhary are Ranjit Randhawa and OCP Bhangra Troupe who specialize in providing Bhangra Dance groups. Sapna’s huge fanbase was delighted at the wedding to know that the celebrity is visiting.
This is the first time in Udaipur that a Bigg Boss Contestant is making an appearance at a wedding.
Udaipur has witnessed star-studded wedding several times in the history. The city has become a hub and sought-after venue for destination weddings and celebrity weddings as it is lined with beautiful luxe hotels which serve as a perfect place to tie the holy knots.
The Event was planned and managed by KP Events & Entertainment (Piyush Meghwal). KP Events & Entertainment is an Udaipur-based company concentrating on tailored wedding experiences. Its specialty is destination weddings with personalized and themed finery and details.
Sapna danced on “Chand Mera- Ghunghat Ki Oth”, a latest New Haryanvi Song of the year 2018. Her latest songs are ‘Tu Chiz Lajawab’, ‘Teri Ankhiya Ka Yo Kaajal’, ‘Bandook Maregi’, ‘Mai Teri Nachai Nachu’ and ‘English Medium’.
She also shook legs with the family members of the bride and groom. Have a look at the dance Sapna performed at the wedding:
Earlier Sapna Choudhary has appeared in weddings in Gujarat’s Surat. But this was the first time in Udaipur where she appeared in public to dance with the family of the newlywed.
BUBBLE, with a runtime of twenty minutes, is the first film to have been shot in the new IIM Udaipur campus in Balicha and includes cast and crew members consisting of the Student Community of IIMU. The film has already won awards at the National Short-Film Making competition held at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, in the Best Story and Best Cinematography categories.
The film has been produced by Happy Hours Entertainment, founded by Saradindu Naskar, a student of the PGP 2016-18 batch of IIMU, who has also written, edited and directed the film.
Happy Hour Entertainment recognizes the power of ideas and aims to improve human life with stories that incite transformation.
BUBBLE is a psychological thriller constructed around the concept of Apophenia and uses a layered narrative to amalgamate multiple threads in the story.
देश में हर वर्ग की कामकाजी महिलाओं के उत्थान एवं स्वावलम्बन के लिये कार्यरत वीमन मेन्टर्स फोरम एवं अमेरीका की हिलेरी क्लिटंन द्वारा स्थापित स्वयंसेवी संस्था वाईटल वाॅयसेस के संयुक्त तत्वावधान में आगामी 11 मार्च को अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के उपलक्ष में कामकाजी प्रोफेशनल महिलाएं फतहसागर पाल पर दौड़ेगी।
फोरम की उदयपुर हेड डाॅ. अनिता भण्डारी ने बताया कि अनिता सुराणा द्वारा गठित वीमन मेन्टर्स फोरम के उदयपुर में गठन होने के बाद यह प्रथम इवेन्ट है। यह दौड़ रविवार को 60 देशों के 151 शहरों में एक साथ ग्लोबल मेन्टोरिंग वाॅक्स के रूप में आयोजित होगी। उन्होंने बताया कि भारत में इस संगठन का मुख्य उद्देश्य कामकाजी महिलाओं में नेतृत्व क्षमता का विकास करना, चुनौतियों का सामना करते हुए महिलाओं को आगे बढ़ाना है। भारत में इस अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय संगठन के साथ मिलकर यह संगठन उक्त दौड़ आयोजित कर रहा है।
फोरम की कोर ग्रुप की सदस्य श्रीमती शुभ सिंघवी ने बताया कि ग्लोबल मेन्टोरिंग वाॅक्स संस्था विदेशों में उन महिलाओं के लिये कार्य करती है जो प्रोफेशनल तौर पर संस्थायें चला रही है। आयोजन की मुख्य अतिथि उच्च शिक्षा मंत्री किरण माहेश्वरी, विशिष्ठ अतिथि कुवंरानी निवृत्ति कुमारी मेवाड़ होगी जबकि दौड़ को फ्लैग आॅफ अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर तैराकी में नाम कमा चुकी गौरवी सिंघवी करेगी। दौड़ प्रातः 7 बजे रवाना होगी। दौड़ मेें 22 वर्ष की युवती से लेकर 60 वर्ष की तक महिलायें भाग ले सकेगी।
फोरम की कोर सदस्या शिल्पा बापना ने बताया कि इस दौड़ में 100 से अधिक महिलाएं भाग लेगी। इस अवसर पर संगठन से जुड़ी महिला सदस्याओं ने आयोजन के पोस्टर का कुंवरानी निवृत्ति कुमारी मेवाड़ ने विमोचन किया। शहर में इस संगठन को आगे बढ़ाने के लिये पूनम राठौड़, हसीना चक्कीवाला, श्रद्धा कोठारी, चन्द्रिका झोटा, सोनाली मुर्डिया कार्यरत है।
Considered generally a magic wand which fulfills all expectations in one stroke, the annual budget of the state is one of the most eagerly awaited events by the public. As soon as it is presented in the assembly, one group has nothing but praise for it while another one finds nothing beneficial for anyone in it. In between are a small number of persons who impartially analyze its positive and negative features that impact different sections of the society like the housewife, the poor, the rich and the middle-class people, the businessmen and the like.
Health Care Sector
In the healthcare sector, the budget provides more ventilators, for ICU Swine flu ward to which 50 more beds were added recently and the nephrology depts. Get four more dialysis machines at the cost of 1.10 Crore. This would benefit the fast-increasing number of swine flu patients that come to M.B Hospital. In September – October last year about 34 persons died of this disease. The facility of dialysis machines would lessen the present waiting period of kidney patients.
Education Sector in Udaipur
The education sector in Udaipur district is to get more facilities. Half out of 544 govt. Adarsh schools at the Gram Panchayat Headquarters do not have enough classrooms in keeping with the number of enrolled students. The provision of building about 3400 additional classrooms in 1163 Adarsh schools in the state would also benefit Udaipur schools. Over 3 lac school students in the district are to get milk three times in a week as part of Poshahar scheme. The district has 653 secondary and about 3500 primary schools that are run by the govt. Recruitment of over 77,000 school teachers would improve quality of teaching in govt. Madanmohan Malviya Ayurved College, Udaipur. At present, there are P.G courses in 5 subjects. Now provision has been made for P. G diploma courses in Sharsutra (30 seats) B.Sc Nursing course (20 seats) one-year course P.G diploma course in Panch Karma technical assistant (30 seats) and diagnosis and maternity course. This would raise the quality of medical services.
Mavli is to get a government college. To solve the problem of inadequacy of teaching faculty, the services of retired faculty can be taken on pay minor pension basis. Students of M.G College, Udaipur would benefit from the decision to include in state financing 64 subjects of three facilities of U.G and P.G courses that are being run for five years under the self-financing scheme. All the govt. colleges in the state would get wi-fi facilities.
Judiciary
So far as the judiciary is concerned, one more NI cases court is to be added to the five existing ones. There are over 17,500 pending cases of bounced cheques in Udaipur that were filed 10 to 15 years ago. Now cases would be decided more expeditiously.
Games and Sports
All the five Janjati Khel Chatrawas in all the districts of Udaipur Division would be upgraded to sports academies. The three hostels in Udaipur in Madhuban, Sardarpura, and Khelgaon would become academies of games. It would soon, be decided which one would have archery, hockey, football, volleyball, kabaddi, and swimming. This would result in the availability of high quality, coaching, better diet etc.
A provision of 3000 crores has been made for taking water from Banswara Mahi to Jakham and from there to Rajsamand. The sanction of phases three and four of Dewas project would help in the permanent solution of water problem of Rajsamand, Amet, Kelwa, Railmagra, Sardargarh, Deogarh etc. In Udaipur district, there are to be three more ancient at Dholigar, Chuli ka Naka and Akolanaka.
Agriculture, Tourism, and others
Van Upaj Mandi Yards is to be opened in Kotda, Salumber and Gogunda. So, farmers would not here to come to big cities to sell their products. To promote tourism, a concession of 50% on stamp duty has been given to those who purchase or take on lease 10 floors in multi-story buildings.
Maharana Khumbha panorama is to be developed at Malyawas (Madaria).
Kanode has been made tehsil and Arthuna would become a sub-tehsil. Developers have welcomed the budget as DLC rate has been reduced by 10% and it would not be raised till March 2019 stamp duty on EWS and Low-Income Group Housing has been reduced from 75% to 50%. The decision to issue small ‘pattas’ for ‘bajari’ would solve a big problem. The withdrawal of royalty on waste marble blocks that are used in construction is also a welcome move.
Some other decisions that would benefit Udaipur Division include the provision to give seed mini kits free of charge to BPL and Antodaya SC and non-SC farmers of Udaipur Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh districts. In every Vidhan Sabha area, 15-km long new roads are to be built and 100 hand-pumps are to be set up. ITI’s at district headquarters is to have a smart classroom. Out of 12 ancients to be constructed in the Division Udaipur is to have four, Dungarpur, four (Mandwa, Kharpada, Panchkhundi and Japhra) Banswara five (Kundla, Mahundiwada, Sarwatwala Nala, Umriwala Nala and Chirowali) and Pratapgarh one (Mota Dhamania).
Udaipurites would also have the benefit of several other declarations concerning different classes of citizens.
Not setting up of a high court bench in Udaipur that would have benefited a large number of people, especially the tribal poor ones, is a big disappointment. It has been a long-standing demand of the region. Another expectation of Udaipurities to make the city a film city has also been ignored. Maybe these demands are fulfilled during the debate and the Chief Minister reply.
What is your take on the state budget, do tell us in the comment section below.
धार्मिक कट्टरता का शिकार हुए ‘अफराजुल’ की निर्मम हत्या को अभी तक देश भुला नहीं पाया है और ठीक वैसी एक और घटना दोहराई गयी है। माउंट आबू से 30 किलोमीटर दूर एक और ‘शंभूलाल’ ने जन्म लिया।
सूत्रों की माने तो विजय मीणा नाम के शख्स ने एक बुजुर्ग मुस्लिम आदमी को पीट पीटकर ‘जय श्री राम’ बुलवाया, और उसका वीडियो बनाया। ये वाक़या तब सामने आया जब उसी के द्वारा बनाया गया ये वीडियो वायरल हो गया। लोकल पुलिस ने एक्शन लेते हुए 18 वर्षीय विजय मीणा को धार्मिक भावनाएं आहत करने और शांति भंग के आरोप में गिरफ्तार कर लिया है। विजय मीणा ने ये वीडियो सोमवार रात को बनाया और खुद ने ही सर्कुलेट भी किया।
इस तीन मिनिट के वीडियो में विजय मीणा 45 साल के मोहम्मद सलीम को मार मारकर ‘जय श्री राम’ बुलवाते हुए साफ़ दीख रहा है। जवाब में मोहम्मद सलीम बार बार ये कहते सुने जा सकते है कि, “परवरदिगार सबसे बड़ा है।”
मुस्लिम लीडर्स ने FIR दर्ज करवाई फिर विजय मीणा को पकड़ लिया गया। ये जानकारी पुलिस ऑफिसर ओम प्रकाश ने बताई।
The Muslim Man who was forced to say Jai Shri Raam
माउंट आबू राजस्थान के सबसे फेमस टूरिस्ट डेस्टिनेशन में गिना जाता है और वहां पर ऐसी घटना का होना प्रश्न उठाता है कि आखिर माउंट आबू, राजसमन्द जैसे छोटे शहर के युवा क्यों इस क़दर इन सब गतिविधियों में शामिल हो रहे है? इसका जवाब भी ‘शंभूलाल’ के केस में सामने आया ही था। व्हाट्सएप्प, फेसबुक के जमाने में तब जब इनटरनेट इतना सस्ता हो चला है। कोई भी कैसे भी पोस्ट, वीडियो को बना कर इस पर डाल सकता है और सर्कुलेट कर सकता है। ये बात भले ही चुभे लेकिन सच भी है कि बेरोज़गारी के इस दौर में आज का युवा अपना ज्यादातर समय सोशल साइट्स पर ही निकलता है। बिना जांचे परखे मैसेज फारवर्ड कर देता है। उसके परिणाम बहुत बुरे होते है। ‘शंभूलाल’ इसका उदाहरण था और अब विजय मीणा का भी उदाहरण बनना इस बात की गवाही देता है। मुझे नहीं लगता कि पढ़े लिखे लोग चाहेंगे कि ऐसे उदाहरण हमारे समाज में बढ़ते रहे।
ये सब पढ़ने सुनने के बाद सआदत हसन मंटो की एक लाइन याद आती है जिसमें वो कहते थे, ” ये समाज पहले से नंगा है उसे कपड़े पहनाना मेरा काम नहीं है, वो तो एक दर्जी का है। मैं तो बस उसे आईना दिखा रहा हूँ।”
ये घटनाएं हमारे लिए आईने का ही काम कर रही है अब भी हम नहीं संभले तो अगले विजय मीणा या सलीम मोहम्मद कहीं हम खुद ही ना हो, और मेरे जैसा कोई और फिर यही सब कुछ लिख रहा हो।
In the year 2010, Mukesh Madhwani theorized the idea of establishing a Film City in Udaipur. Since then he has been working actively to turn his dream into reality. Recently, his concept has taken a new turn in its journey.
Eminent personalities of the state have come up supporting this idea as it has several benefits. Home Minister, Gulab Chand Kataria has stated that a detailed plan about the project should be made and requirements in terms of finance and land must be proposed through the PPP (Public-private partnership) Mode. Similarly, Udaipur’s M.P., Arjun Lal Meena has said that the project has huge prospects in Lake City.
Higher Education Minister, Kiran Maheshwari U.D.H. Minister, Shrichand Kriplani Tourism Minister, Krishnendra Kaur Deepa Local M.L.A.’S Divisional Commissioner, Bhawani Singh Detha Shriji, Arvind Singh Ji City Mayor, Chandra Singh Kothari U.I.T. Chairman, Ravindra Shrimali Deputy Director, Tourism Department, Udaipur, Sumita Saroj and many others have supported the idea of establishing a Film City in Udaipur.
As per Mukesh, Lake city has been a venue for big events related to weddings, parties of big industrialists, political leaders, film actors etc. So, it can easily support investment from different quarters.
He also adds, that because of its unmatched natural ambiance, historical buildings and distinct culture it is already a favorite spot for film shooting. During the last 40 years over 500 Bollywood, Hollywood, South Indian and Rajasthani films and numerous serials and ads have been shot here.
mukesh madhwani
Keeping in mind the pros like having good neighboring states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh with a decent connectivity with roads, rails, and airways add to the benefits. Also, not forgetting the scenic beauty for which the city is known for, Udaipur is indeed the first choice of tourists as well as filmmakers.
Apart from these, building a Film City shall also bring employment opportunities, boost tourism and open new gates to world-level exposure.
“One can never do enough for Udaipur,” says Mukesh Madhwani upon asking why he wants to set up a Film City in Udaipur.
Truly, one can never settle with such a zeal to serve!
If a Film City opens in Udaipur, would it be a feather in the city’s cap? What are your thoughts about the opening of a Film City in Udaipur? Tell us in the comments below!
The news of panthers being seen near Udaipur is not uncommon these days. The beast was seen sitting in a pipe at the site in Pratapnagar Bypass where the new building of the administrative block of Maharana Pratap Agriculture College is under construction. Another one-year-old female panther was sited near a hut in Kaya village on the Ahmedabad road. Hitting by an unknown vehicle became the cause of the death of a partner that was found in Kewada ki Nal, near Udaipur. There are several other reports of animals and men being attacked by panthers and Panthers being killed cruelly.
There are certain things that everyone must know, about Panthers, that shall save them in case of any unfortunate incident.
HABITAT OF THE PANTHER
Panther belongs Genus Panthera that has three more species viz Tiger, (Panthera Tigris), Lion, (P. Leo) and Snow Leopard (P. Uncia).
At present, the major carnivore at the top of the food chain is Panther (Panther Paradus). Other vertebrates in habituating the surrounding area are the striped hyena, jungle cat, Indian fox, Indian wild boar, squirrels, and rats. The Panther can survive in a wide range of habitats. It can thrive well in the open country, rocky, scrubby and forested areas. It can do well in arid mountains country and broken hilly areas. It can thrive even in close proximity of human habitations.
PANTHERS IN UDAIPUR SANCTUARIES
It is interesting to find that the two sanctuaries near Udaipur that have the highest number of panthers; Kumbhalgarh and Sitamata. The area-wise figures of panthers in different areas in the year 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 are Udaipur Pradeshik (29,31,21 and 23)Udaipur Pradeshik Uttar (11,14,13 and 17) Jaisamand (11,10,11 and 12) Phulwari Ki Nal (21,19,18 and 21) Kumbhalgarh (88,85,88 and 95) Raoli Todgarh (25,28,33 and 35) Sitamata Sanctuary (34,34,38 and 40) Bassi (09,09,08 and 11) and Bhainsroadgarh (7,7,8 and 8). The number of panthers in ascending order as per the last wildlife census was Bhainsroadgarh (1) Jaisamand (11) Udaipur Pradeshik (13), Bassi (13) Udaipur Pradeshik Uttar (19) Phulwari ki Nal (20) Raoli Todgarh (35) Sitamata Sanctuary (43) and Khumbhalgarh (101). There are a big number of animals like bear, wild boar, chital, sambhar, chinkara, wolf, fox, wild cat, chousigha jackal and different kinds of birds. Kumbhalgarh has the largest number of panthers due to its extremely rich biodiversity.
The wildlife census is done on Buddha Purnima in May as there is a full moon on that night and animals can be seen clearly. Workers of the Forest Dept. keep a 24-hour watch and count panthers etc when they come to drink water. However, the census figures are not always hundred percent correct if an animal comes to drink water twice during the period it might be counted two times. A single panther might go to two places to drink water and be counted twice. Water collects at some places where workers are not posted and the animals there are not counted.
PANTHERS ENTERING THE CITY
As compared to this year, the number of Panthers entering the cities was bigger. Most incidents have occurred in Udaipur and Rajsamand districts and that too in populated parts near the forest. It was so in Udaipur urban area but there was no conflict with human beings. People were troubled by panthers in urban areas like Rajeev Gandhi Garden, MLSU Campus, Chitrakoot Nagar, near Doodh Talai and Dhikli area.
Source: UdaipurTimes.com
It is interesting to learn the nature of the panther. It is afraid of man and in normal circumstances does not attack a man. Except for a brief period during mating and when females are rearing their young ones, the panther lends an entirely solitary life, usually within a defined territory. Like other members of the cat family, it marks its territory with urine and by scratching the ground with its claws. The size of the territory varies from season to season, as well as the type of habitat and availability of food.
HOW THE PANTHER PREYS
The panther feeds on a variety of different animals including cattle, sheep, goat, langur, deer, antelope, hare as well as smaller mammals and birds. Normally hunting at dawn or dusk, it uses a combination of stealth and cunningness to catch its prey.
Sometimes it lies in silent ambush in the branch of a tree but more often it stalks its victims and waits for the right time to pounce on it. It kills either by sinking its teeth in the prey’s throat or by a well-aimed bite at the back of the head. It will often then carry its kill that may be as heavy as itself, high up into a tree. Here it stores the prey safely beyond the reach of scavengers such as hyenas and jackals. After a meal, it usually goes to a waterhole to drink.
SAFETY AGAINST THE PANTHER
The panther is afraid of man and does never attack a man on its own. There are several ways of safety against panther. So, when one sees a panther, one should not try to run away silently but make one’s presence felt by making some noise. While passing through a place where there is likely to be a panther, keep producing some sound. Avoid going near it, do not disturb it or throw stones at it. People should not try to surround it but let it go away. If it is hiding behind rocks or bushes, don’t try to go near it and search it. It is better to inform the team of Forest dept. And wait for it to arrive there. If people stop surrounding it in 99% cases there would be no problem. Keep open all the routes for it to return to the jungle. To make it run away, it is better to stand at a safe distance and beat drums or firecrackers. For people in rural areas, it is advisable not to tie sheep, goats and small animals in the open. Cut the bushes near the houses, so that the panther does not get the place to hide. Whether it is day or night, never leave children, especially those under 12, alone. They should never be naked as then the panther takes them to be just animal. Let them wear bright colored clothes. They should not be left alone in the jungle. Do not allow young children to take cattle for grazing. Keep the doors of houses closed at night. It is better not to leave waste material near houses as it attracts dogs and other animals that are attacked by the panther. It is not safe to try to free small animals that have been caught by a tiger as it would incite it to attack human beings.
WHY THE PANTHER COMES NEAR CITIES
It would be relevant to know why panthers come near the cities and begin to harm animals and men. The number of carnivorous animals such as rozda, sambhar, langur, wild boar is dwindling fast. These are the animals that the panther feeds on. Thus, the food chain has been disturbed by us. No wonder hungry panthers visit urban areas in search of food and attack small animals there. Another main problem is the scarcity of water sources for animals in the forest.
HOW THE PANTHER IS BEING KILLED
One main concern about panthers these days is that their number is decreasing fast. The reasons for this trend are not far to seek. Places such as Chirwa Ghat, Bilota, Koler, Negadia, Ghodaghati, Bandaria Magra, Padasali, Gadrola, Diwer, Chhapli, Sangawas and other places in Bhim tehsil have a good number of panthers, hyenas etc. Rajsamand is a big center of marble industry and there is traffic of heavy vehicles on the four-lane road and quite a few of them are overloaded. They are driven at speeds between 100 to 130 km per hour and in absence of radium indicators of proper warning about the presence of animals, quite a few Panthers and other animals get crushed. So, there is an urgent need to build eco ducts, underpasses etc and put up fencing on either side of the roads in such areas for the safety of animals. Man has started killing panthers brutally when they enter cities and take pride in doing so. There is a provision under Vanyajeev Sanrakshan Adhiniyam 1972 through which Forest dept. files FIR against those who kill a panther or abet others in doing so. Such persons can be sentenced up to seven-year imprisonment. On one hand, most people are not aware of it and on the other, it is seldom enforced by the authorities. The panther has become the prey of greedy ‘shikaris’ who sell parts of its body for heavy amounts.
IMPORTANCE OF SAVING THE PANTHER
Awareness has to be created among people about the importance of saving panthers. Farmers have now come to realize that by preying an animal like langurs, wild boar, blue bulls, deer, antelopes, Indian hare and porcupine that damage crops, it helps in controlling their numbers. Thus, the animal is a crop-friendly one since it controls a number of herbivores in the forest and agro-system, it is also an eco-friendly creature. In areas where leopards have been wiped out, herbivorous plants can cause damage to crops. Panther rich zone can also attract tourists. Thus, animals can open new avenues for earning income in forests and rural areas.
14-year-old, Gauravi Singhvi from the City of Lakes has swum for nine hours from Juhu Beach (Khar Danda) to Gateway of India at the southern tip of the metropolis (Mumbai). Gauravi entered the sea waters in Mumbai at 3:30 am today (6 Feb 2018) and achieved her target by 12:30pm.
Gauravi told the Mumbai Media that she will swim from Khar Danda on the west coast to the Gateway of India which is 48 kilometers. She also stated that she started participating in different swimming competitions from Class 3 and practices day and night.
Gauri Singhvi swimming Source: ANI
Earlier, in March 2017, she was the first girl to explore the route from Sea Link near Worli Koliwada to Gateway of India which was a distance of 36 km.
Gauravi is a resident of Udaipur and has always been passionate about swimming and wants to swim the English Channel and also the Arabian sea.
Her coach Mahesh Paliwal said that Gauravi practices regularly for 8-10 hours and after today’s challenge she will be practicing for the English Channel.
A 2-day state level literary event is being hosted in the City of Lakes!
Young and talented youth from Rajasthan are taking part in the conference which is organized in collaboration with Rajasthan Sahitya Academy. The writers are gathering from various districts like Barmer, Nagor, Sirohi, Jaipur, Dholpur, Baran, Dungarpur, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Churu, Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh.
‘राजस्थान में युवा लेखन’ (young and budding writings of Rajasthan) is the topic around which young writers would discuss the forms of contemporary writing. About 80 young writers of less than 35 years of age are participating in this event.
The event inaugurated at 10 am on Saturday (3 February 2018) in the academy auditorium. Youth activist Pravin Ratlia was invited as the chief guest and Bhagwan Sahay Jatwa, Secretary of Udaipur’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), was the special guest on this occasion.
The closing ceremony will be held at 11 am on Sunday (4 February 2018), in which UIT Chairperson Ravindra Shrimali and Maharana Pratap Agriculture and Technology University Registrar Priyanka Jodhavat will be guests.
On Saturday, Poetry recitation and storytelling sessions are being hosted in which lectures by experts and letter reading by the young writers will be the main attraction.
On Sunday, there will be lectures, recitations on various fictional prose genres.
During this two-day event, senior writers from all over the state, like Sawai Singh Shekhawat from Jaipur, Kundan Mali of Udaipur, Surendra D. Sini of Churu, Malay Penari of Udaipur, Naveen Nandana, Jyotipunj, Surendrasinh Rao, will works in close liaison with the young writer attendees.
The Government of India is making efforts to keep the Nation clean and free from litter. Hence for the same, 3 years back, it started a campaign called the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Since the time of commencement of the campaign, the Govt. has taken major steps forward in keeping India clean.
One of the additions to the campaign is the Swachhata App.
What is Swachhata App?
The Swachhata App is an initiative of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in association with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). It is a 4th generation complaint redressal mobile and web platform. It is available on Play Store for Android and App Store for iOS.
This solution is for all the 4041 towns and cities of India.
How to use the Swachhta App?
All you need to do is click a picture of the garbage dump or any other problem and upload it to the App. Also, the citizens can upload the complaints with or without photographs as well and share them with other citizens on the Application and comment on the work done.
The complaint would be marked on the right side of the complaint as Open, On the Job, Rejected, etc. This shows the status of the complaint so you know whether your complaint is addressed or not.
Once a citizen has posted a picture, it will automatically get forwarded to the concerned municipal authority. All urban local bodies have been mapped to this app. Problems like overflowing dustbins, garbage dumps and sweeping have to be done within 12 hours of lodging of a complaint. If there is no water supply or electricity in public toilets or there is a blockage, it will have to be fixed within 12 hours. A dead animal lying on the road will have to be removed within 48 hours.
Issues covered under the Swachhata App:
Garbage dump
Garbage vehicle not arrived
Dustbins not cleaned
Sweeping not done
Dead animals
Public toilet(s) cleaning
Public toilet(s) blockage
No water supply in public toilet(s)
No electricity in public toilet(s)
One new feature added is that now you can also vote upon any complaint relevant to you. You will get regular updates on the status of the complaint in the form of a push notification with the ‘Resolved’ image uploaded by the assigned sanitary inspector/engineer. You can also reopen the complaint if you are not satisfied with the resolution of the complaint.
Also, you can edit or delete your complaint as well. You can use photos from your phone’s Photo Gallery to upload on the Swachhata App.
It is indeed a transparent and accountable system of grievance redressal.
How to Install the APP?
The App looks like this on the Android Play Store
You can visit their website for a detailed knowledge about Swacch City project at Swachh.City
Download it from App Store or Play Store under the name Swachhata App
Tell us how much would you rate the Swachhta App and also if you have been using it, tell us your reviews of the App.
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