‘Rods to be constructed with new technique’
Bhopal: Public Works Minister Sartaj Singh has said that rods should be constructed with new technique in busy mining areas. He said that new technology will prevent roads from breaking up due to traffic of heavy vehicles. Singh also directed to complete process of recruitment of technical staff in the department for accelerating the pace of construction. Minister Singh was addressing a meeting of departmental officers at Nirman Bhavan here on Monday Sartaj Singh said that construction works will cost less if completed within time-limit. He directed to start tendering process only after taking no objection certificates from concerning agencies and payment of bills to concerning parties within 15 days. The Public Works Minister directed to implement Work Monitoring and Management System for software-based effective monitoring of all ongoing works. Minister Sartaj Singh also directed to ensure proper maintenance of PWD buildings and revise rent of circuit houses and rest houses. It was informed that software for Assets Management System is being evolved for keeping records of department’s roads, buildings, bridges and all other assets and Human Resource Management System for maintaining records of officers and employees. Principal Secretary Public Works KK Singh and Engineer-in-Chief Akhilesh Agrawal were also present on the occasion.
labourers to excercise franchise in voting
Bhopal: labourers will also be able to exercise their franchise in voting in election for Mayor of Sagar Municipal Corporation and Chairman of Majhauli Nagar Parishad in Sidhi district to be held on January 6. Polling for both the elections will be held from 7 am to 5 pm. In a circular to all concerning factory owners and managers, labour Commissioner KC Gupta has directed them to announce weekly off on polling day under section 52 of the Factory Act, 1948. Similarly, the establishments functioning 7X24 will give 2-hour lay off to labourers so that they can cast their votes. It means that the first shift will be closed 2 hours early and the second shift will be started two hours late. Workers of the factories which work continuously will be given time to vote turn by turn without causing any harm to their wages. Similarly, shops and establishments will declare weekly off on polling day (January 6) instead of regular day of weekly off to provide voting facility to workers.
Helicopter carrying Min laned at local airstrip
Shivpuri: A helicopter carrying Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya landed at the local airstrip this afternoon owing to unpleasant weather. The chopper took off from Bhopal, but soon information was received regarding heavy clouds and rain over Gwalior. The Minister, accompanied by legislator Ramesh Mendola, left for Gwalior by road.
‘Cong tries to mislead public during campaigning’
Barwani: Taking a dig at the Congress for allegedly misleading the public by claiming that he was unwell, Madhya Pradesh Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister Antar Singh Arya said the public has sent the Congress itself into ICU (intensive care unit). “The Congress tried to mislead public during campaigning in the recently-concluded Assembly polls by publicising that I am not keeping well. On the contrary, the public sent them to ICU,” said Arya, while addressing his first public meeting after being sworn in as minister here on Sunday. Remembering Jan Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from the region, he said he would discharge the responsibilities given to him with full dedication.
‘MISA’s detenus defended democracy for 3 yrs’
Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh Minister of State for Public Health and Family Welfare Sharad Jain has said the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) detenus defended democracy more than three decades back by remaining undeterred on their principles. “At that juncture when a crisis affected the country patriots did not compromise on their tenets and ideals. They accepted incarceration but exerted complete strength for protecting democracy,” he said here yesterday at a function organised by the loktantra Sanrakshak Sangh.
During the Emergency which was in force from June 26, 1975 to March 21, 1977 thousands of supporters of democracy raised their voices against the government and were jailed under MISA.
Man rapes cousin’s wife
Bhind: A man allegedly raped his cousin's wife after brandishing a gun at her. “The victim resides with her husband at a rented dwelling in Sameer Nagar on the outskirts of this district headquarters. The accused who is the husband's maternal uncle's son also lived with the couple,” City Superintendent of Police Virendra Singh Tomar said.
Yesterday, the husband went to Gwalior to bring his mother. In his absence at night, the accused committed sexual assault and since then is absconding.
`6cr grant to GRMC for medical research
Gwalior: Students of GR Medical College will not only study in the college now but also have the opportunity to conduct research on the diseases affecting the people of this area. For this, the Indian Council of Medical Research has given a sanction to the project of multidisciplinary research in two phases. A sum of Rs 6 crore will be granted soon to the GR medical college for the project. This was stated by the Dean GRMC, Dr GS Patel. A proposal to encourage research in the medical colleges of the State was made to many colleges for establishment of research lab. The Indian Council of Medical Research selected two places for this. The proposal was presented in Delhi.