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Mppeb: temporary bail to SP Yadav

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted temporary bail to Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Rakshapal Singh Yadav, who has been arrested in connection with the state's Professional Examination Board scam for three days for immersing his father's ashes. A division bench of Chief Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar and Justice Alok Aradhe yesterday granted him temporary bail from July 7 to July 9. Yadav, who was posted in Gwalior, was arrested for allegedly aiding his son in passing the Pre-Medical Test by fraudulent means. He is presently lodged in the Bhopal Central Jail. In his plea, Yadav said his father has passed away and he has to go his native town Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh to immerse the ashes.

life term given to murder accused

Mandsaur: A court in this district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and a fine of `25,000 for murder. Special Judge SC Borasi awarded the punishment on Tuesday to Vinod Meena while Raju Meena was acquitted. According to the prosecution, on August 12, 2012, Dhavad village-resident Tarachand sent Vinod and Raju to his dwelling to fetch liquor. Vinod killed Tarachand's wife Bhooribai as he suspected her of having illicit relations with his father and dumped the body on a farm.

Makhanlal varsity vc’s tenure extended

Bhopal: The tenure of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism’s Vice Chancellor BK Kuthiala has been extended on Thursday. The decision was taken in a meeting of University’s council held in the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. A member of the Council and leader of the Opposition in the State assembly Satyadev Katare registered his protest in the meeting stating that when the issue related to the Vice Chancellor’s was in the agenda, he should not be present in the meeting. Notably, the meeting of the Council was cancelled on three occasions earlier. Official sources said that Prof Kuthiala has been sanctioned one more tenure of four years. Katare also objected to the decision of extending Kuthiala’s tenure, stating that a case related to illegal appointment in the University is pending against Kuthiala in the High Court.

State service prelims to be held on july 27

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission will hold State service prelims-2013 on Sunday, July 27 as per earlier schedule. The exam will be held in 2 shifts from 10 am to 12 noon and 2 to 4 pm. As many as 4.74 lakh candidates will appear at the prelims at 1108 centres in the state’s 51 districts. Commission’s Secretary Manohar Dube informed that news about leak of question paper for State service exam-2012 from printer’s level has been carried in a section of the press. Taking sou motu cognition of the news, the commission has decided not to get printed question papers from that printer. Dube also informed that reports have been sought from Madhya Pradesh police and Delhi Crime Branch about leak of question paper for State service exam-2012.