Concessional rates for Affected farmers
Bhopal: The farmer families who are affected by hailstorm-frost during Rabi marketing season 2013-14 will be provided food grains on concessional rates till March 2015 under provisions of National Food Security Act-2013. Food Civil Supplies Department has issued order to this effect to collectors. It has been said in the order that procurement of wheat for year 2015-16 will be started from March 15, 2015.
Jan 7 is day last for filing nominations
Bhopal: January 7, 2015 is the last date for filing nominations, which will be scrutinised on January 8. January 10 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Detailed information is available on commission’s website www.mplocalelection.gov.in.
12 nominations filed on third day
Bhopal: In all, 12 nominations for the post of corporators of Municipal Corporation were filed on the third day of process for filing nominations for urban body elections 2014-15 in the state today. Maximum 6 nominations were filed in Indore, 2 in Chhindwara and 4 in Jabalpur Municipal Corporation. January 6, 2015 is the last date for filing nominations. Scrutiny will be held on January 7. Nominations can be withdrawn till January 9, 2015. Election symbols will be allotted the same day soon after completion of withdrawal of nominations. Polling will be held on January 31 from 7 am to 5 pm. Votes will be counted and results declared on February 4 from 9 am. Detailed information can be obtained from commission’s website www.mplocalelection.gov.in.
Factory owners told to give weekly off
Bhopal: The labour Commissioner has issued directives to factory owners to give weekly holiday to labourers on the polling day to facilitate them to cast their votes on January 13, 31 and February 19 during 3-tier Panchayat elections 2015. Polling will be held from 7 am to 3 pm. In a circular, the labour Commissioner has directed owners and managers of all factories to declare holiday for their workers under Factory Act, 1948. The factories which work throughout week have been instructed for two-hour layoff to labourers in the first and second shifts for casting their ballots. The first shift should be closed two hours earlier and the second should be started two hours late. The factories with continuous process should allow their workers to cast vote one by one without causing any loss to their wages. The labour Commissioner has desired shops and commercial establishments to give weekly holiday to their workers by observing holiday on voting day instead of prescribed day. The shops which do not close on any day will allow their workers adequate time to go to cast their vote one by one.
Chief Secretary greets on New Year
Bhopal: Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa has extended New Year greetings to all officers and employees. The Chief Secretary has hoped that government servants will continue to contribute their best for progress of Madhya Pradesh. The Chief Secretary has also extended New Year greetings to all people of the state.
Bird watching camps to be held
Bhopal: Bird watching camps will be held on all 4 Sundays of January by Van Vihar Natinal Park. For this, registration is being made by Van Vihar management on first come first serve basis at the rate of Rs. 100 per head. Bird lovers may contact phone number 0755-2674278 and mobile numbers 9424790611 and 9424790843. At the camps, experts will inform about identification and behaviour of birds and their natural activities. Himlayan and Siberain migratory birds have flocked to Van Vihar these days. Registration can also be made at gate number-2 of Van Vihar National Park (towards Bhadbhada) from 6.30 to 9.30 am.
Vande Mataram sung at Mantralaya
Bhopal: National Song Vande Mataram was sung on the first working day of the month and New Year at Mantralaya Conference Hall in the presence of Home Minister Babulal Gaur here on Friday. BS Nigam and Tulsi Nautiyal lent main voices to chorus singing of Vande Mataram. Additional Chief Secretary Aruna Sharma, Principal Secretaries to CM Iqbal Singh Bains and SK Mishra and other officers and employees were present on the occasion. Home Minister Gaur extended greetings of New Year-2015 to the government servants present on the occasion.
Central Govt official held for bribery
Bhopal: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Bhopal branch arrested an officer of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, while accepting a bribe of Rs8,000 cash. The trap was conducted after an FIR was registered under Section 7 of PC Act on Thursday. On the basis of a written complaint of Ram Sajiwan Kuvind of Kiran Nagar, Phase-II, Narela Shankari, Bhopal alleging that one official of Regional Office, Western Region, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ravishankar Nagar, Bhopal has demanded a bribe of Rs8000 for providing copies of approval for projects of Gujarat Gas Co ltd situated at land at Bharuch and Jadeshwar (Gujarat). During the trap laid by CBI team, the accused was caught red-handed on Friday while demanding and accepting the bribe from the complainant in presence of independent witness. The accused has been arrested and he will be produced before the Court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, Bhopal. The searches at the office and residential premises of the accused person are going on.
102 employees caught red-handed last year
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh lokayukta police caught red-handed at least 102 State Government employees, from top rank officers to peon, for allegedly accepting bribe in Indore division last year. “A total 130 criminal cases were registered after 102 State Government staffers were caught red-handed accepting bribe in 83 traps laid by the anti-corruption watchdog last year in the division,” Indore lokayukta Superintendent of Police Arun Mishra said. He said that ill-gotten swanky houses, besides properties fetching Rs 7 to 8 crore according to present market value, of three officers including assistant engineer, have been attached under Madhya Pradesh Special Court law, 2011 during last year in the division. The attached immovable properties are being used to run ‘aanganwadis’ and schools, he said. The lokayukta police registered 37 cases against people for ‘misusing’ official position, he said. Besides, chargesheets were filed in special courts in connection with 45 cases of corruption, Mishra said. The courts pronounced punishments in 22 cases, while in two cases the accused were acquitted, he said adding that the rest of the cases were being heard in courts.
FIR lodged for attack on trader
Gwalior: The police registered an FIR against unknown persons for threatening a trader Anand Agrawal, member of chamber of commerce, through a letter. The police are investigating whether trader’s old enmity with somebody or any of his old servants is behind the act. However, the police could not get any concrete clue in the case. The trader Anand Agrawal living in Dal Bazaar received a letter in his house in which the writer demanded terror tax of Rs 2 crore. It was also stated in the letter that after confirming the collection of the said amount, the trader should light a green light out side the house and make circle on the wall. It was also warned that if the demand was not met he and his son would be killed. Agrawal informed his relatives and reached Jaindraganj police station with office bearer of chamber of commerce. On their complaint the police registered case under section 507 against unknown miscreants. The CSP Jhansi Road Jor Singh Bhadoriya said that police are searching for the writer of intimidating letter. “We think that accused knows the trader. For the time we have registered case against him,” he added.