senior citizens’ panel submits report to cm
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh State Senior Citizens Commission submitted its interim report to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Monday. The commission also presented the draft of welfare policy for senior citizens. Commission’s Chairman VG Dharmadhikari, Vice-Chairman Nanakram Wadhwani, members SK Saraswat, Badrilal Patidar, Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa, Additional Chief Secretary Panchayats and Social Justice Aruna Sharma and Commissioner Social Justice VK Batham were present on the occasion.
sa premier ace to arrive in bhopal today
Bhopal: On the invitation of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, South African Free State’s Premier Ace Megashole will arrive here on July 22. Megashole will discuss issues pertaining to tourism, investments, mutual ties etc. with Chief Minister Chouhan at Mantralaya at 3.15 pm. Chouhan had visited South Africa with a high-level delegation in June this year. He had met Megashole in South Africa on June 9. Both leaders had reached a consensus to cement bilateral ties between Madhya Pradesh and Free State. During the meeting, Megashole had given consent to Chouhan’s invitation to visit Madhya Pradesh with a high-level delegation.
CM grieves death of former MlA
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief on the death of former MlA from Bareli Vidhan Sabha constituency Khuman Singh Raghuvanshi. He was 88. He died on Monday. Chouhan has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
curbs on college principals
Bhopal: The Commissioner of Higher Education has directed all rthe egional Additional Directors and all college principals not to leave headquarters without permission. The Commissioner said that principals must stay at their respective headquarters so that online admission, counselling and other works in July and August can be completed within time-limit.
Urban body polls programme released
Bhopal: Urban body by-elections 2014 (first half) programme has been released. Notification for by-election against vacancies of those posts will not be notified where council’s election is due within less than 6 months. Secretary State Election Commission GP Sharma informed that publication of notification, process of nominations and notification regarding reservation of places has been done on July 21. Nominations can be submitted till 3 pm till July 28. They will be scrutinised on July 30. August 1 will be the last date for withdrawing candidature, preparation of final list of candidates and allotment of symbols. Polling will be on Aug 11 from 7 am to 5 pm. Results will be out on Aug 13.