officials take national integrity pledge
Bhopal: Governor Ram Naresh Yadav administered pledge of national integrity on National Integrity Day to officers and employees of Raj Bhavan Secretariat on Thursday. The Governor paid tributes to former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi after garlanding her photograph. The Governor administered pledge to work dedicatedly to maintain country's integrity and strengthen it and solve their religious, linguistic and regional disputes, political and economic grievances peacefully through constitutional methods. Principal Secretary to Governor Ajay Tirkey, other senior officers and employees were present on the occasion.
‘MP through Ages' Seminar on Nov 20
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Council for History's 34th convention and national seminar on ‘Madhya Pradesh through Ages' will be held at Maharani laxmi Bai Girls Post Graduate College on November 20 and 21. The seminar will be held from 10.15 am to 6 pm. Senior historian SD Guru will inaugurate the seminar on November 20. Rakesh Tiwari, Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi will be chief guest of concluding session.
‘Distribute relief to farmers at the earliest’
Bhopal: Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Rampal Singh has directed to distribute relief to farmers at the earliest. In this regard, he also directed to cancel erroneous order of Collector Rajgarh. The Minister asked Principal Secretary Revenue to seek explanation in this regard from Collector Rajgarh. Relief is to be distributed to farmers only in accordance with new directives released under Revenue Book of Circulars 6-4 through circular F-6-6/2012/Seven-3 Part Final dated November 6, 2015. In the order issued by Collector Rajgarh, priests, kotwars, Patels and holders of luxuries like 4-wheeler and TV were deprived from relief whereas no such order has been issued by the State Government. Above mentioned order of the collector has been cancelled.
Chief engineer posted in CTEVO
Bhopal: The State Government has posted chief engineer and executive engineer in Chief Technical Examiner Vigilance Organisation. PWD Superintending Engineer Akhilesh Upadhyay has been posted as Chief Engineer and EE (Civil) in Water Resources Department DK Sahariya has been promoted and posted as EE in Chief Technical Examiner Vigilance Organisation.
Advocate shot dead by miscreants
Mhow: Advocate Yogesh Garg of the town was shot dead by the unidentified bike-borne miscreants on Wednesday night when he was standing in front of his Sanghi street office near lakshmi Narayan temple. According to the police, advocate Garg was shot dead at around 11.30 pm from the point blank range in the chest and neck. Police recovered two empty cartridges from the spot. Addl SP Mhow Arvind Tiwari, SDOP Mhow Arun Mishra and TI Mhow Ashok Tiwari immediately reached at the spot. The deceased was immediately rushed to the Mewara Hospital Kishanganj, Mhow from where he was shifted to Gokuldas Hospital in Indore. A case of murder has been registered and police have launched massive hunt for the killers.
Children’s Day celebrated with zeal
Bhopal: Children’s day was celebrated with great zeal at Campion School Arera Colony Bhopal. A special celebration was organised by the school for the students. The programme began with lighting of the lamp and garlanded on the photo of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru by Principal Fr Athnas lakra and students. The principal said, “Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.” After this a prayer song presented by the teachers and thereafter teachers danced to the tunes, hosted a talk show, and had a singing session. Children’s day main attraction was the cricket match between the Teachers’ and the students of School. In which Students won the match. The programme was a huge success as the students enjoyed and participated with the same spirit. Principal Fr Athnas lakra SJ, Vice Principal Fr Ajay Kumar Kerketta SJ, along with the school management were there to bless the children as they were offered a special treatment. The principal expressed gratitude to all the participants.
IMC assistant bill collector arrested
Indore: Sleuths of the lokayukta police on Thursday morning arrested assistant bill collector of Indore Municipal Corporation while taking a bribe of Rs6,000 from a complainant. The accused identified as Gautam Goel, according to the lokayukta SP, Arun Mishra had demanded a bribe of Rs6,000 from one Ramesh Nagar for the assessment of his house located at Khandwa Road. Nagar however, lodged a complaint to this effect with the lokayukta police. Taking action on the complaint, the lokayukta police laid a trap and accordingly deputed jawans of the lokayukta police near the residence of Nagar in plain cloths. As soon as the complainant paid an amount of Rs6,000 to Goel, the jawans of lokayukta police who were in plain cloths, arrested him and recovered the amount from his possession. A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Goel. The lokayukta police informed that the accused had demanded a bribe for house assessment from the complainant last year also.
Dewas’ Manohar Vishwanath Bhale felicitated
Bhopal: Chairman of Senior Citizens Welfare Commission VG Dharmadhikari felicitated Manohar Vishwanath Bhale of Dewas and CEO of Dindori Zila Panchayat Karmveer Sharma with Vayoshreshth Samman by presenting shawls, coconuts, mementos and letters of citation. The Award has been conferred to these persons by the President on Senior Citizens Day. Dharmadhikari said that old age is a condition and not disease. Everyone has to pass through it. Dharmadhikari said that old age is a social and family problem, not legal. Social organizations, families, society and government should make joint efforts to deal with it. Commissioner Social Justice Manohar Agnani said that people should start spirit of sexual equality from their families. Bhale informed that caretakers of patients admitted in Dewas hospital are given means at the rate of Rs5 per head. He said that policies announced for welfare of senior citizens should be implemented in right earnest. Karmveer said that he has only discharged his duties, but national level identity has inspired him to do even better. He ensured time-bound payment of pension under Social Pension Scheme through banks. Members of the Commission were present on the occasion.