The recent visit by Amitabh Bachchan and wife Jaya Bachchan to Bhopal to inaugurate a jewellery showroom as expected saw a deluge of fans jostling to catch selfies with Big B. While proudly recalling that Bhopal is his sasural, where he wants to come now and again, Bachchan flanked by wife had some advice for selfie takers.
“While taking selfies, many people meet with accidents and therefore, we should remain cautious. We normally click 10-12 pictures, but still we say that one selfie is a must, although with a lot of caution,” said the Big B. Jaya Bhaduri was born in Jabalpur to a Bengali family. Her mother is Indira Bhaduri and her father, Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, was a writer, journalist and stage artist. She did her schooling from St. Joseph’s Convent Sr. Sec. School, Bhopal and was the head girl of her school. She was awarded the Best All-India N.C.C. Cadet Award during the Republic Day celebrations in 1966.
RSS national executive at Sharda Vihar
The three-day national executive of the RSS starting at Sharda Vihar near Kerva Dam from October 12 is unlikely to cause road hold-ups or traffic hassles for commoners, as top BJP politicians, including BJP national president Amit Shah will not be attending the meet. With no other national BJP leader, excepting the national secretary (organization) Ramlal likely to meet the Sangh top brass at the meet, there will be no major VVIP visits over the three day period. On the contrary, the meet has led to construction of jaded roads and installation of new street lights on the 4 km route connecting Sakshi Dhaba with the Sharda Vihar on the city outskirts, ushering much needed basic infrastructure to residents there.
Secretariat to be as secure as White House
Along with the two annexes of the Vallabh Bhawan, the whole state secretariat is planned to be converted into a high security zone on the lines of White House. Apart from installing high-tech security instruments to check those entering the secretariat, three layered security boom barriers, pollard barrier and tyre killing systems will be installed to render doubtful vehicles useless. The civil work for both the annexes will be completed by December and they will be furnished by April 2018. A sum of D113 crore has been approved for the purpose.
Wi-fi at 400 locations in Bhopal
The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to provide free limited Wi-Fi services across 400 spots in the city in the coming weeks. As part of first phase of the project, free Wi-Fi will be provided at New Market, Bittan Market, Shahpura, Habibganj, VIP Road, Sultaniya Hospital, Bhopal Talkies, Boat Club and Prempura. The Bhopal municipal commissioner Priyanka Das, who is also the executive director of Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited has instructed officials to install at least 30 smart poles by the end of October. The smart poles will be equipped with environment sensors, EV charging points, surveillance cameras, digital signage system and Wi-Fi access points.
Anuraag Singh
The author is the correspondent of the New Indian Express in Madhya Pradesh.
Email:singhanuraag.journo@gmail.com