Case registered against MPTDC
Bhopal: A case has been registered against Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC) for allegedly awarding a contract unfairly. A case has been lodged against MPTDC based on a complaint lodged by a security agency with regard to awarding contract for deputing security personnel at tourist spots across Madhya Pradesh, police said. MPTDC had invited tenders from security agencies and three companies had participated in the bidding. Ratan Emporium, a company based in Dhar district, had bagged the contract in July, Superintendent of lokayukta Police (Bhopal) Birendra Singh, told. Following the process, an Indore-based agency Balaji Security Company, which had also participated in bidding, filed a complaint against the corporation yesterday alleging that its officials tweaked terms and condition of tenders to benefit Ratan Emporium and keep other bidders out of the fray, he said. The complainant has also furnished some documents. The officer, however, clarified that the case has not been registered against a particular official of MPTDC.
Colleges to open at Jhabua and Ratlam
Bhopal: Colleges will be opened at Meghnagar, Ranapur in Jhabua district Bajna in Ratlam district and Amdara and Badera in Satna district from current session. Post-graduation classes will be introduced in Government College, Alirajpur and science classes in Thandla college. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had announced opening of these colleges during his visits to concerning areas. Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta informed that students will be able to take admission in these colleges from till September 15. In the new colleges, admission will be given to students already admitted during session 2015-16 in colleges of nearby areas in the district and government colleges of neighbouring districts through transfer. For teaching facility in new colleges, one government professor/assistant professor each will be deployed along with guest faculties of every subject. Directives have been given for college-level walk-in interviews for recruitment of guest faculties by September 5. Gupta has directed concerning Additional Directors Higher Education to ensure completion of process and start of academic work within time-limit.
digital equipment for veterinary hospital
Bhopal: Director Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission Ajoy Kumar Bhattacharya presented digital electrocautery equipment to State Veterinary Hospital, Bhopal today. This equipment is regarded significant in veterinary surgeries. This `50,000 equipment stops bleeding during veterinary surgery. Bhattacharya said that such latest equipments are needed in veterinary hospitals. The need can be easily met with people’s cooperation. Expressing gratitude, Sunil Tumaria of the hospital said that this is a good initiative. With this, State Veterinary Hospital, Bhopal has become the first to have its own electrocautery equipment. Sometimes, an animal might die due to excessive bleeding during operation. Rate of such deaths will decline due to this equipment.
mobile water tanks for ganesha immersion
Gwalior: To prevent the water bodies of the city from pollution, the municipal corporation has decided to come out with the mobile vehicles in which there would be water tanks and the devotees would be able to immerse their Ganesha idols. Such vehicles would collect Ganesh idols from houses and immerse them in a tank made in vehicle contain Gangajal and water of other rivers. The district administration would decide immersion of idols and Bhunaria in Sagar Tal, Katoratal, Jaduria bandh and Janaktal. This decision was taken in a meeting of peace committee presided over by collector Sanjay Goyal. The committee decided to celebrate Rakshabandhan, Krishna Janamashtmi, worth of Mariam, Iduzzuha and other festival peacefully.