Baba Ramdev is a money launderer: Digvijay
Bhopal: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday lashed out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev calling him a "money launderer". "Those who could not believe when I said Ramdev is a thug, are grudgingly admiring me now! Ramdev is money launderer," Digvijay said in a tweet. The Congress leader's criticism comes in the wake of the yoga guru facing embarrassment after he was caught warning Mahant Chandnath, BJP candidate from Alwar in Rajasthan, not to talk about money when the mics were on. Moments before the conference, Chandnath had told Ramdev that he was facing problems in bringing money there, to which Ramdev had reacted and warned him not to talk about money when the microphones were on. He had murmured, "Stop talking here. Are you a foolIJ"
Old woman strangulated to death
Gwalior: An old woman was strangulated to death and the accused is still at large. The incident took place under Bijoli police station in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The police registered the case of murder and started search of the accused. Bijoli police station incharge Vinay Sharma said that Mullu Bai, a resident of Rat Bai, was strangled. The police suspected that Ballu might have killed the woman. The accused and the deceased belong to the Gaur community. The police said that the Mulli Bai lives with her granddaughter Preeti. Ballu wanted to marry her, but Mullu Bai was against it. On Friday night Ballu reached her house to meet Preeti at the same time Mullu Bai awoke and a quarrel took place between them. In the quarrel Ballu strangled Mullu Bai. She died on the spot. Ballu absconded after the incident. The police registered the case under section 302 against him and started his search.
Collector reviews lok Sabha elections
Gwalior: The collector and district election officer P Narhari reviewed the lok Sabha election after concluding the voting as per the orders of Election Commission. The review was conducted about the tender vote, challenge vote, parsonage of voting, diary of presiding officers, presence of agents and voting through alternative documents. In the review meeting general supervisors Anand Kumar Singh, police supervisor Suman Manzari, SP Pramod Verma, CEO district Panchayat Soofia Farque, ADM Tarun Bhatnagar, ARO Vijay Dutta, Kartikeyan, Ajay Raj Sharma, Vijay Raj, HS Bhadauria, AK Chandil, GS Baghel, Deputy district election officer Anurag Saxena, DD Sharma, Tehsildars, representatives of BJP and congress and independent candidates were present. During the review of 14 Gwalior rural assemblies constituency the ARO HS Bhadauria said that less than 15% voting took place at 7 centers and more than 15% voting at 11 centers, one tender vote was cast. During the review of assembly constituency of 15 Gwalior it was stated that less than average voting took places at 2 polling centers. 1572 cast votes on the basis of other documents which is less than 25%.
Student arrested for forgery
Gwalior: The police arrested a student who was trying to get admission in a medical College from back door. During the interrogation the students said that he had taken admission in PMT by paying Rs 3 lakh in 2006. He also got his brother admitted through forgery. He became member of the racket. The police are interrogating him. The ASP Virendra Jain said that Hemant Shakaya resident of Sabalgarh had taken admission in PMT by paying Rs 3 lakh in 2006. His examination was given by solvers from Bihar and UP. According to sources Hemant revealed the names of more than 12 students who got admission through similar ways. The police are searching for them. Jain said that the raid was conducted at 12 places, but the students disappeared before the police reached. A police team is going to UP in search of solvers.
Rains, hailstorms damage wheat crop
Gwalior: Wheat crops were adversely affected by the rains and hailstorms. The sudden rain on Friday created worry in the minds of farmers. The farmers were preparing to bring to wheat crop to his home. But on Friday sudden storms untimely rains and hail storms damaged the crop. The affected areas include Kariyawati, Samcholi, Sarva, Kosa, Santol, Gobra, Gulhai, leetapura, Rajiar, Akbai, Sunvai, Bhegna, Ketiyapura, Sekhupura, Jawal, Cheemak, Devra and Maharajpur under Dabra block. Sonta Khiria, Bhangarh, Itma, Pachora, Charakha, Badbai, Bansodi, Nayagaon, Barrua, Ghatampur, Pawaya, Sankhani, Kadicha, Jhau and lohari under Bhitarwar development block were also adversely affected. Tinshed of the houses were also collapsed. Meanwhile, a woman was killed when wall of the house collapsed on her on Karriya road in the Bhitarwar police station. Many trees also collapsed due to storms.
Army Public School takes part in Art Olympiad
Mhow: The students of Army Public School participated in the First Art Olympiad in India organised at Bangalore in February. Anjali Rathur of VIII, Deepankar & Aditya Patwal of VII and Gourav Hamad of X emerged as winners. They will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs 3,000/- each and will represent school in an Art Workshop which will be organised by Fine Art Institute at lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi from 26 to 29 May 2014. Their creations will be exhibited in the Art Galleries. Vasudev Panchal, Samruddhi Sutar of VIII, Anuj of VII, Mahima Mehra, Karamveer and Amit Joshi of IX were also appreciated for their outstanding performance. The Principal PK Tiwari and Vice Principal SK Choudhary congratulated the artists for their exemplary performance.
FIR against nine for influencing voters
Bhopal: FIRs have been registered against nine persons in Gwalior Parliamentary constituency for influencing polling during second phase of lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. One of these FIRs has been registered on the complaint by presiding officer of polling booth number 16/04 in Gwalior Devendra Prasad Sharma against Ramesh for trying to cast bogus vote. On the complaint of ASI of Purani Chhaoni police station Maniram, an FIR has been registered Rairu residents Sarvshri Gabbar Bharat, Kishan Singh, Dinesh, Dinesh Yadav, Pramod, Ballu and Rishikesh for trying to entice voters. Similarly, an FIR was registered on the complaint of Bahodapur police station in-charge RS Parmar against Hari Singh for offering to take voters to polling booth by his vehicle.
Three commit suicide
Jabalpur: Three people, including an eunuch, committed suicide in separate incidents in this cantonment town during the past 24 hours, police said. Eunuch Doly Rajput (30) ended life due to some unknown reason in Chhui locality while Shivani Chowdhary (18) hanged herself to death in Chandal Bhata area. Similarly, Anil Gupta (34) committed suicide by hanging himself after being exasperated with protracted illness in Majhgawaon police station limits.