Woman killed, six hurt in car crash
Sheopur: A woman was killed and six people, including two children, were injured when their car dashed into a tree on Sheopur-Shivpuri Road in Rural Police Station limits. Sonia Girwani (27) died in the incident yesterday. The injured were admitted in the District Hospital. Three injured were referred to Gwalior in view of their serious condition.
Women’s team win world hocky tourney
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated Madhya Pradesh Academy women’s team for winning World Youth Hockey Tournament held at HC Zwatermir in Holland. Chouhan said that victory of Madhya Pradesh’s women hockey team has glorified both country and State. He has wished the team for bigger successes in future.
Prepare ward-wise photo election cards: EC
Bhopal: The State Election Commission has directed to prepare ward-wise photo electoral rolls of Bhopal Municipal Corporation and Kolar Nagar Palika for conducting their general elections 2014 within time-limit. This was directed by State Election Commissioner R Parasuram at a meeting at the commission’s headquarters here on Monday. It is noteworthy that the State Government has decided to postpone the proposal to merge Kolar Nagar Palika into Bhopal Municipal Corporation. In this context, directives have been given to prepare ward-wise photo electoral rolls of 70 wards of Bhopal Municipal Corporation and 25 wards of Kolar Nagar Palika as per prescribed programmes from June 16. Ensuing urban body elections will be held through photo electoral rolls in the State. The Commission has recently announced a programme to prepare electoral rolls. The programme will be held in 2 phases with beginning of preparations of electoral rolls from June 16. The process will be completed with final publication of photo electoral rolls on October 20. Commissioner Bhopal Division SB Singh, Collector Nishant Warwade, commission’s Secretary GP Shrivastava, Commissioner Municipal Corporation and CMO of Kolar Nagar Palika were present on the occasion.
12 colleges to tie up with int’l institutes
Bhopal: Higher Education Department has selected 12 colleges to partner with prestigious national and international institutions. In this connection, Director Institute for Excellence in Higher Education has been appointed as the nodal officer. Objective of the scheme is to enhance experience of teachers and students and enrich them mentally and culturally. The selected colleges include Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, Holkar College of Science, Indore, TRS College, Rewa, Adarsh Vigyan Mahavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Government Girls College, Sagar, Maharaja College, Chhatarpur, Jijabai Government Post-graduate College Indore, Kamla Raje Girls College, Gwalior, Sarojini Naidu Girls College, Bhopal, Madhav Science College, Ujjain, Narmada College, Hoshangabad and Government PG College, Shahdol. The selected institutions will invite teachers of national and international level institutions to deliver lectures and conduct training programmes.
Edu minister seeks nod to varsity bill
Bhopal: Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday. Gupta urged the Union Home Minister to get cleared Madhya Pradesh Universities (Amendment) Bill-2011 pertaining to establishment of new Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundelkhand university, Chhatarpur. The proposal is pending with the Central Government for about 3 years.
The Higher Education Minister informed that after the Union Human Resources Minister accorded status of Central University to Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar in year 2009, new colleges being opened in areas under its jurisdiction are not being given affiliation. This is causing inconvenience to students. He informed that about Rs 400 crore assets of the state government have also been transferred to the Central Government after upgradation of Sagar University to Central University. In this regard, a proposal for lump sum payment of Rs 400 crore by the Central Government to the state government is also pending with the Central Government. Gupta urged to get this proposal sanctioned, too. Higher Education Minister Umashankar Gupta also paid courtesy visits to Union Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot in New Delhi.