80-year-old man gets 13 years of Ri
Neemuch: A special court here on Wednesday sentenced an 80-year-old man to 13 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) for indecent conduct with a 7-year-old deaf and dumb girl.
A fine of Rs 15,000 was also imposed on him. The court has handed the verdict in two months and 21 days, thus fast tracking the trial.
Special Public Prosecutor, Jagdish Chauhan, said Special Sessions Judge, Neemuch, Vivek Kumar, pronounced the verdict in the case filed under POCSO Act. The incident took place on October 19, 2019.
The statement of the physically challenged victim was recorded through a special instructor. The statements of the prosecution, parents, brother and other witnesses were made. The video of the incident was also played before the court. After hearing and considering all the parties, the prosecution certified the charge beyond doubt before the special judge convicted Girdhari Lal (80) of Modi Mata village.
The court ordered the amount of the fine to be passed to the victim as compensation.
Apart from this, through the Legal Services Authority, the convict was asked to provide additional compensation for her rehabilitation under MP Victim Compensation Scheme, 2015.
CM Nath pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath paid homage to the Mahatma Gandhi by maintaining two-minute silence on his death anniversary. Kamal Nath reached Sardar Patel Park in front of the Mantralaya at 11 am. The Chief Minister and the officials paid tributes to the Father of the Nation, by maintaining silence for two minutes on the ringing of the siren.
Public Relations Minister PC Sharma, former Central Minister Suresh Pachauri, Chief Secretary SR Mohanty, Additional Chief Secretary General Administration KK Singh and senior officers-employees were present on the occasion.
CM urges youngsters to emulate Gandhi
Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath has called upon the young generation to adopt Gandhiji’s ideology and thinking. The Chief Minister was paying floral tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi today. Nath remembered Mahatma Gandhi at his statue site in the old assembly in Minto Hall. He said that it is the most important for the country and the world that the young generation knows Gandhiji.
Present on the occasion were Public Relations Minister PC Sharma, former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, former Union Minister Suresh Pachauri, former Minister Chandraprabhash Shekhar and Rajiv Singh, former Mayor Sunil Sood, JP Dhanopia, Ravi Saxena, Archana Jaiswal and Abha Singh besides large number of dignitaries.
Painting contest held at RMNH
Bhopal: Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (A Regional Centre of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi) organised a Painting Competition for underprivileged students on January 30, 2020. This competition was organized in two categories; class 3 to 5 and class 6 to 8. The theme for the class 3 to 5 category was ‘Save Water’ and the theme for class 6 to 8 category was ‘Benefits of cleanliness’. The objective to organize this competition was to sensitise the students towards water conservation and cleanliness.
Total 88 underprivileged students from various corners of Bhopal through Ankur Higher Secondary School, Danyanand Nagar; Aranya the NGO; Parvarish-the Museum School; NIWCYD Bachpan the NGO participated in the competition. Participation certificates were provided to participants on the same day after the competition and prizes will be distributed on later date. Scientist-B Manik Lal Gupta Coordinated the programme.
