CM sends Chadar to Ajmer Sharif
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sent a Chadar to be offered to Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti at Ajmer Sharif. State Poultry Development Corporation Vice Chairman SK Muddin, Aleem Qureshi and Yunus Qureshi were present on the occasion.
Digital signs to correct electoral rolls
Bhopal: Digital signatures will be used for the first time for removing errors from voter photo identity cards (EPIC). The officer rectifying errors in electoral rolls will have to put in his digital signatures. Thus, accountability of error in EPIC card will rest with the officer.
cops on e-duty not to be deprived of voting
Bhopal: The police personnel to be deployed on election duty in Vidhan Sabha elections at the end of the current year will not remain deprived of right to cast votes. State’s Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind has asked superintendents of all districts to ensure whether names of their subordinate police personnel are in electoral rolls or not, so that they can also exercise their franchise during the elections by filling up postal ballot. This will lead to increase in voting percentage further. Govind has also directed police officers and employees to ensure whether names of their family members are in electoral rolls or not.
‘BJP lost K’taka polls for it’s own mistakes’
Jabalpur: BJP national vice-president Prabhat Jha has said that his party lost the Karnataka assembly elections due to its own mistakes. "I feel that BJP lost the Karnataka elections because tickets were given to some candidates, who did not have a clean image," Prabhat told reporters here last evening. The mistakes made by the party would not be repeated during this year's assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, he said. "While allotting the tickets in MP, the win ability factor would be considered along with the image of the prospective nominee. The party will not field candidates, who have a poor image with the public," he said.
Three sandalwood laden trucks seized
Bhopal: Three sandalwood laden trucks were seized from a factory in the Mandeep industrial area near here, Madhya Pradesh forest department sources said. The factory owner's son Mufiz and guard Ramesh were also detained by the forest department yesterday after the sandalwood, valued about `1.5 crore, was seized from the premises, sources said. The sandalwood was brought from South Indian States under the garb of fruit transport. The booty was kept hidden under sweet lime fruit to suppress its aroma, but it was detected during patrolling, sources added.
Ads on trains to improve revenue
Bhopal: In order to generate additional revenue, the Bhopal division of West Central Railway has decided to use the coaches of five trains for commercial advertisements. "Five trains including Habibganj - Jabalpur Janshatabdi Express, Habibganj - Jabalpur Inter-city express, Rewanchal Express, Bhopal - Pratapgarh Express and Bina - Guna passenger train, have been selected for this purpose," spokesperson of the Bhopal division of CR, KK Dubey, told. Tenders would be floated soon and a five-year agreement will be signed with the advertisers, he said. The revenue generated through advertisements would be used for development and providing better facilities to passengers at railway stations, Dubey said.
Tomar to start Rath-yatra today
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President and parliamentarian Narendra Singh Tomar will launch Narmada-Shipra Sangam Rath-yatra on Tuesday. Coordinator of the yatra, Mohan Yadav said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given a gift to Malwa-Nimar region by accepting Narmada-Shipra link project.
He told that the scheme will provide irrigation in an area totaling 17 lakh hectare. It will also provide drinking water to nearly 70 towns and 3000 villages. The rath-yatra will tale round the region for 15 days and will cover Indore, Devas, Sehore, Shajapur, Rajgarh, Ratlam and Ujjain.
BJP meeting in Bhopal
Bhopal: A joint meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State-level office bearers, district heads and general secretaries would be held at Deendayal Parisar, the party office in the State capital. BJP State President Narendra Singh Tomar and Organisation Secretary Arvind Menon will be present at the meeting for discussion on organisational issues regarding preparations for the forthcoming assembly election.
Anusuchit Jati Morcha Meeting
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Anusuchit Jati Morcha State-level office bearers meeting will be conducted on May 14 at the party office here. The meeting will be presided over by Morcha State President Omprakash Khatik. BJP State General Secretary lal Singh Arya will coordinate the meeting. Decision regarding the agenda of next executive meeting and names of in-charges of 10 devisions in the State will also be declared at the meeting.
BJP Palak-Sanyojak convention in Bhopal
Bhopal: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) palak-sanyojak convention for Bhopal division will be held in the State capital on May 15 at the Swaraj Bhawan campus. It will be addressed by former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi, BJP State President Narendra Singh Tomar and State Organisation Secretary Arvind Menon.
meet for CM’s cricket championship
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) State President Amardeep Mourya informed that a meeting will be conducted in the State capital on May 17 regarding the preparations for Mukhya Mantri Cricket Championship which will be organised from May end to first week of June.At the meeting, apart from planning the event, the dates for matches of various rounds as well as the final and semi-final matches would be finalized. Mourya informed that BJP State President Narendra Singh Tomar and State Organisation Secretary Arvind Menon would also participate apart from nearly 170 delegates from BJYM.
Cong Jan-jagaran Yatra to start today
Bhopal: Congress Jan-jagaran yatra will be started on Tuesday from Anna Nagar locality in the State capital. leader of Opposition in State Assembly Ajay Singh, Bhopal organization in-charge Bisahulal Singh, Arif Aqueel, PC Sharma, Sageer Khan and other party leaders will be present during the programme.The yatra, which has been launched by the party to expose the problems of the people in Narela assembly constituency, will travel a distance of 80 kilometres in 10 days.