Blood donation camp at Military Hospital
Bhopal: A voluntary Blood donation camp was organised here on Wednesday at Military Hospital Bhopal under the aegis of HQ Paschim MP Sub Area to commemorate Golden Jubilee of lndo-Pak war of 1965. Technical assistance for the same was provided by Blood Bank, Gandhi Medical College. The camp was inaugurated by Jyoti Mehta, Zonal President AWWA, Sudarshan Chakra Corps and graced by Maj Gen PM Cariappa, VSM, General Officer Commanding. Paschim MP Sub Area and Brig GD Bhide, Brig Medical, Sudarshan Chakra Corps. There was active participation from officers, Nursing officers and troops, who turned up in large numbers to donate blood. The GOC expressed his appreciation to all donors for the noble act of donatin blood to save lives. As many as 127 units blood were collected and handed over to Gandhi Medical College for preparation of components like FFP/ Cryoprecipitate. Blood and Blood components are provided to MH Bhopal by Blood Bank, Gandhi Medical College as and when required by troops, veterans and families.
Sartaj Singh meets Nitin Gadkari
Bhopal: Public Works Minister Sartaj Singh met Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi today and urged him for early sanction to schemes of national highways passing through the state, which are pending with the Centre. He also urged for early maintenance and repairs of national highways. Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot and Principal Secretary PWD Pramod Agrawal were also present on the occasion. The Minister urged the Union Minister to expedite construction of national highway stretches from Obaidullganj to Betul and Bhopal to Biaroa and ensure early completion of repair works. Singh urged for early release of `226 crore under CRF. Union Minister Gadkari assured that funds demanded will be released by month-end and works of national highways completed without delay.
Police seizes trucks with explosives
Indore: In a breakthrough, Dhar police on Wednesday seized a truck laden with explosives from Sardarpur in Dhar district and arrested two persons including truck drive in this connection. Police also seized 240 kg of Amonium nitrate kept in 480 gunny sacks, besides a cash of `67,000 from their possession. SP Rajesh Hingankar informed that explosives were being taken from Ankleshwar (Gujarat) and was on its way to Singrauli via Jhabua. Further interrogations with the truck driver was on till filing this report. Meanwhile, truck proprietor Ajit Huria, a native of Indore on being contacted said that explosives had been loaded in the truck at Ankaleshwar and it was to be unloaded at Indian Oil Corporation factory at Baidhan. He said the truck drive was carrying all the relevant documents related to explosives consignments as well as police clearances.