chairman of discoms wants more consumers
Bhopal: Managing Director of MP Power Management Company limited and Chairman of Power Distribution Companies Sanjay Shukla has directed for concrete efforts to increase number of electricity consumers in proportion to population. Shukla chaired a meeting of Madhya Pradesh Eastern Region Power Distribution Company at Jabalpur on Thursday. Shukla desired to work in accordance with prescribed norms. Results of works will be better and conducive if efforts are made to reduce line loss in accordance with specific conditions of respective circles and divisions. He said that state’s power distribution system is better. He also reviewed revenue demand and revenue collection’s status and billing system of domestic, non-domestic, agriculture, industrials, streetlight and waterworks consumers. Company’s MD Sukhbeer Singh informed about development works and revenue collection status in various circles.
Umashankar meets All-India Bar Council prez
Bhopal: Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta met President of All-India Bar Council Manand Mishra and Vice-President Sl Gowda in New Delhi on Thursday. Gupta held discussions to give no-objection certificate to 29 law colleges sanctioned in the state. Mishra said that process will soon be undertaken to give no-objection certificates by dividing 29 colleges into 5 zones and undertaking inspection. The Bar Council President said that it is the first instance that a Minister has met him regarding opening of colleges. Minister Gupta informed that infrastructures of all colleges are complete. These colleges could not be started for last about 3 years due to non-issuance of NOC by the council. These 29 law colleges of the states have been sanctioned at Rajgarh, Hoshangabad, Sehore, Tikamgarh, Bina, Ashok Nagar, Gwalior, Chhindwara, Shivpuri, Guna, Datia, Bhind, Dewas, Shajapur, Ujjain, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Seoni, Balaghat, Jhabua, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Dhar, Betul, Raisen, Harda, Sidhi and Sheopur.
farmers not to bear mandi labour expenses
Bhopal: The State Government has decided that Mandi labour expenditure will not be deducted from farmers for wheat procurement during Rabi year 2015-16 in the wake of Centre’s refusal to reimburse the same. Food and Civil Supplies Department has made it clear that payment should be made to procurement agencies at the rate of Rs 4 per quintal on an average and this expenditure will be reimbursed by the state government to procurement agencies of the state. The reimbursement will be made only on the basis of final figures of procured wheat.
BUllion trader committs suicide
Dewas: A bullion trader has allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Subhash Chowk area in Madhya Pradeshs Dewas district, police said. When Sanjay Jain (55) did not wake up this morning, his family members tried to wake him up but he was found lying unconscious. He was rushed to hospital where doctors declared him dead. His only son, who lives abroad, has been informed.
two people crushed to death by a truck
Chhindwara: Two people were crushed to death by a truck near Singodi Bypass on the Chhindwara-Narsinghpur Road last night, police said.The bus was heading from Chhindwara to Narsinghpur when the incident occurred. The deceased were identified as Zahid and Akram. After the mishap, angry people set the truck afire and staged a road blockade. The blockade was lifted around 2200 hrs after police pacified the villagers. Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire.
30 labourers injured as mini-truck overturns
Barwani: Altogether 30 labourers were injured when a mini-truck they were travelling in overturned near Tangda in Silavad Police Station limits, police said. The vehicle was conveying labourers from Tangda to Anjad when the incident occurred yesterday. Six seriously injured were admitted to the District Hospital, while others were provided treatment at a government hospital in Silavad and discharged.
two truck drivers killed as trucks collide
Jabalpur: Two truck drivers were killed when their vehicles collided head-on near Paharewa Crossing in Sihora police station limits, police said.One of the trucks was from Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh-resident Venket Ramanna (35) and another truck driver Rajkumar Kushwaha were killed on the spot last night. Andhra Pradesh-native conductor Raghuveeran Ajneru was injured.