Maharashtra’s CM Fadnavis to visit city
Bhopal: Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will visit Bhopal on December 20 to participate in a programme of 66th Vrahanna Maharashtra Mandal. Fadnavis will leave Baba Saheb Ambedkar International Airport at Nagpur at3.30 pm on December 20 for Bhopal. He will participate in 66th Vrahanna Maharashtra Mandal at 4.30 pm at Gujarati Samaj Bhavan, Tulsi Nagar. Devendra Fadnavis will depart for Nagpur from Raja Bhoj Airport here at 7.15 pm.
Candidates can withdraw nominations till Jan 1
Bhopal: Candidates of Panchayat elections 2014-15 may withdraw nominations till January 1, 2015. Nominations can be withdrawn from 10.30 to 3 pm on January 1. State Election Commission has made it clear in this regard that any candidate may withdraw nomination on January 1, 2014 from 10.30 am to 3 pm after completion of scrutiny on December 30.
EC amends proposed polling phases
Bhopal: State Election Commission has amended proposed polling phases in Chhindwara district. Now, elections under first phase on January 13 will be held in Chhindwara, Mohkhera, Junnardeo, Chorai and Bichhua development blocks. Similarly, second phase polling on January 31 will be held in Saunsar and Pandhurna development blocks and third phase on February 19 in Tamia, Harrai, Parasia and Amarwada development blocks.
CM mourns death of Public Relations officer
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief over the death of Additional Director Public Relations and CM’s Press Officer Bhupendra Gautam’s father ND Gautam. He died at his native village Modaha in Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) this morning. Chouhan said that late ND Gautam was an easygoing, simple person of religious nature. He had deep faith in folk culture. The Chief Minister has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
Reserved seats in bus for women must
Bhopal: It should be strictly ensured that women sit in the seats reserved for them in public transport vehicles. Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh gave this directive to officers during a departmental review meeting here on Friday. The Transport Minister directed officers to accelerate pace of recoveries to achieve its annul target. He directed to dispose of applications for temporary vehicle permit by December 30, 2014 and permanent ones by January 30, 2015. The Transport Minister said that fitness certificates should not be issued to vehicles not conforming to prescribed norms. Minister Singh directed all Regional Transport Officers to undertake tours in their respective areas for minimum 4 days a week. Minister Singh directed officers that police verification must be done invariably through the police before issuance of commercial vehicles’ driving licences. Besides, travel agencies and taxi operators should also be verified through police. Principal Secretary Transport Pramod Agrawal, Transport Commissioner Shailendra Shrivastava and transport officers were present on the occasion.
Super speciality hospital at Rewa soon
Bhopal: Rewa city will have a super speciality hospital soon. For this, sanction of Rs 150 crore has been given by the state government and land has also been identified. Bhumi Poojan for construction of this hospital will be made very soon. Rajendra Shukla stated this at annual function of SS. Medical College at Rewaon Friday. Shukla described medical as pious service to humanity. Wishing medical students a bright future, he hoped that they would become efficient doctors. The Public Relations Minister while distributing prizes lauded their talent. He congratulated winners as well as participants of competitions. Mayor Mamta Gupta was also present on the occasion.
Blood donation camp in Bairagarh
Bhopal: A blood donation camp will be held in Bairagarh on Sunday on ninth death anniversary of Saint Hirdaram Sahibji. With the inspiration and guidance of Rev. Sidhbhauji this Blood Donation Camp will be organized from 9 to 2 pm at Sewa Sanklap Dham (Sant kutiya). A well equipped mobile blood donation unit will be made available by Hamidia Hospital for the purpose. Paramedical staff and technicians of the Hamidia Hospital will render their services in the camp. Trustee duo of SSEH lC Janiyani and Hero Gyanchandani jointly appealed that young citizens of Bairagarh Suburb should donate their blood in large number. They said that it would ba great service to the ailing patients who are presently suffering from various diseases. laboratory in-charge of Hamidia Hospital Murli Bhagtani have said that the young persons who are not presently suffering from Blood pressure and Diabetes can donate their blood in the camp.