Cops to donate one-day salary for Nepal
Bhopal: All the police officials and personals of the MP police would donate their one day salary to for relief to earthquake victims of Nepal.
Panel to be made for tech edu’s brand building
Bhopal: A committee will be constituted for brand building and improving the quality of technical education in the state. This was informed by Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta at a meeting with Office-bearers of managements of private engineering colleges here today. He said that government and private educational institutions should work in tandem to improve academic atmosphere in the state. Gupta also talked about decreasing seats in engineering colleges. Office-bearers of managements of private engineering colleges urged him to accord status of industry to private engineering colleges. They also urged to enhance scholarships for backward class students. Principal Secretary Technical Education Sanjay Singh, Private Engineering Colleges Association President JN Chowkse, Ramesh Chandra Agrawal and other officers were present on the occasion.
Workers’ vital in forest dwellers’ upliftment
Bhopal: Forest Minister Gaurishankar Shejwar has said that role of forest workers is important in conservation of forests and wildlife as well as upliftment of forest dwellers. The Minister said that a number of works are being undertaken for welfare and development of forest dwellers. In the state, 100 per cent bonus is being given to tendu patta collectors. Shejwar stated this while releasing book “Interface with Wild and Woods” authored by retired Principal Chief Conservator of Forests RD Sharma on Tuesday. Author Sharma said that all departments should coordinate in development of villages situated on peripheries of forests. Forest guards’ service conditions also need to be improved. Senior journalist Mahesh Shrivastava said that the book written in the form of autobiography mode can give guidance to forest workers. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Anil Oberoi, MD of laghu Vanopaj Sangh Animesh Shukla, MD of Forest Development Corporation and officers and employees were present on the occasion.
US Consul General inspects Gauravi Centre
Bhopal: US Consul General Thomas l Vajda inspected Gauravi Centre on the premises of JP Hospital in Tulsi Nagar here and appraise himself of medical and psychological rehabilitation of affected women here today. Mission Director NHM Faiz Ahmad and CMHO Dr Veena Sinha were present on the occasion. Vajda said that this is an important centre in the interest of women.
PS Krishna reviews schemes
Bhopal: Principal Secretary Cottage & Village Industry and Horticulture & Food Processing Praveer Krishna held discussions on implementation of departmental schemes at a meeting with departmental officers on Tuesday. The Principal Secretary also informed Minister Kusum Mahdele about existing status of departmental schemes.
GRP to create five teams to probe rail crimes
Indore: Government Railway Police (GRP) of Madhya Pradesh plans to constitute five inter-state inquiry groups to probe crimes committed by miscreants on trains after which they take shelter in neighbouring States. "We have drawn up a plan to constitute five inter-state inquiry groups to probe crimes committed by miscreants in trains going from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi," Special Director General of Police (DGP) Rail Maithilisharan Gupt said here. He said that two of these teams would be given the task of probing crimes on the Nagpur-Bhusaval Maharashtra route while two other teams would take care of the Delhi-Allahabad route and the last group would look into the Gujarat-Rajasthan route. The DGP said a total of 200 police personnel would be deployed in all these groups and they would co-ordinate with their counterparts in neighbouring States to solve crimes. He also informed that with the help of the mobile phone application called ‘GRP Helpline' so far, 5,000 railway passengers filed complaints and gave suggestions for further improvement in the system.