Staff to get honorarium for Simhastha
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that employees who did duty at Omkareshwar during Simhastha will be given honorarium of Rs 5,000 each for excellent work. Chouhan was addressing a programme at Omkareshwar in Khandwa district on Wednesday. Along with his wife, the Chief Minister had Darshan of Jyotirlinga at Omkareshwar Mandir. Swami Avdheshanand Giri was also present on the occasion. Chouhan said that Simhastha Mahaparv concluded successfully since officers and employees worked hard day in and day out. He also expressed gratitude towards local residents of Omkareshwar for serving devotees coming from outside during Simhastha. like government officers and employees posted at Ujjain during Simhastha, officers and employees who rendered services at Omkareshwar will also be given honorarium of Rs. 5 thousand each. The Chief Minister also visited Shri Gajanand Sewa Trust at Omkareshwar and performed worship there. Mandhata MlA lokendra Singh, Khandwa Mayor Subhash Kothari and Harish Kotwale were also present on the occasion.
CM, wife visit Mahakal Mandir at Ujjain
Ujjain: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with his wife had Darshan of lord Mahakal at Ujjain on Wednesday. later at Mahakal Pravachan Hall, the Chief Minister showered flower petals to greet all Sewaks rendering service in Mahakal Mandir. The Chief Minister lauded the Sewaks for elaborate arrangements due to which it became easier for devotees to have Darshan of lord Mahakal. The Chief Minister said that these arrangements have pleased him. Chouhan said that Simhastha has been successfully held due to hard work by all. Crores of devotees took the holy dip in Kshipra during various Snans and also had Darshan at temples during Simhastha easily. All this has happened due to blessings of lord Mahakal. Priest and Purohits felicitated the Chief Minister with shawl, coconuts and mementos in Mahakal Pravachan Hall. School Education Minister Paras Jain, MlA Mohan Yadav and Ujjain Development Authority's Chairman Jagdish Agrawal were also present on the occasion.
US Ambassador to India meets Yashodhara
Bhopal: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma met Industries and Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia here today. Verma discussed issues like Madhya Pradesh's sports academies and investment in defence production sectors. Scindia informed that 17 academies of different sports are being conducted in Madhya Pradesh. Their players have brought laurels to the state through excellent performances at national and international level. Richard Verma assured of collaboration in international training of sports academies' players. lauding defence production policy, he said that this would further increase investment potential in the sector. Scindia invited Verma to Global Investors Summit to be held at Indore in ensuing October.
‘Make arrangements for solving people's issues’
Bhopal: Energy and Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that such arrangements should be made in collectorate building that common people's problems are solved at the earliest through good governance. Shukla was dedicating composite collectorate built at a cost of about Rs 14 crore at Singrauli today. MP Reeti Pathak, MlA Ram lallu Vaishya and Singrauli Mayor Premwati Khairwar were also present on the occasion. The Minister said that the state government has decided to re-invest 30 percent of income received from minerals revenue on the development of concerning district. This decision will give a fillip to development of Singrauli district. The Minister apprised himself of progress of construction work of 4-lane road during visit to Sidhi and Singrauli. He inspected under-construction bridge on Gopad river near Bahri. Shukla expressed displeasure over slow pace of construction work. He asked representatives of construction agency Gammon and Techno Unique (Andhra Pradesh) to explain the delay. He directed to accelerate pace of construction in view of ensuing monsoon. The Minister said that work of 2-lane road must be completed in any case by the end of current year.
BHEl bags prize for execution of Rajbhasa policies
Bhopal: BHEl, Bhopal has won the first prize across the corporation level for effective implementation of Rajbhasa policies in the year 2014-15. AMV Yugandhar, Executive Director BHEl, Bhopal received the honour from Atul Sobti, CMD, BHEl and D Bandyopadhyay, Director, HR at the recently held Management Committee meeting at New Delhi. BHEl, Bhopal has received the prize for the second time in a row. Addressing the meeting Sobti in his address said that Hindi is like a thread which is linking Kashmir with Kanyakumari. Hindi is our official language and working in Hindi is our national as well as constitutional responsibility. Excellence in Rajbhasa implementation is also expected from the organization and a more enhanced step towards achieving the best result is required by carrying out as much work as possible in Hindi.
IGRMS holds cleanliness drive
Bhopal: Observing ‘Swachchh Bharat fortnight’, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya organised Pledge ceremony and cleanliness drive at Mythological trail Exhibition Area. On this occasion, all officials of Sangrahalaya gathered and conservation Associate, SK Singh (Coordinator, Swachh Bharat) administered a pledge to make India clean. The pledge says, “I take this pledge that I will remain committed towards cleanliness and devote time for this. I will devote 100 hours per year i.e. two hours per week, to voluntarily work for cleanliness. I will neither litter not let others litter. I will initiate the quest for cleanliness with myself, my family, my locality, my village and my work place. I believe that the countries of the world that appear clean are so because their citizens don't indulge in littering nor do they allow it to happen. With this firm belief, I will propagate the message of Swachh Bharat Mission in villages and towns. I will encourage 100 other persons to take this pledge which I am taking today. I will endeavour to make them devote their 100 hours for cleanliness. I am confident that every step I take towards cleanliness will help in making my country clean”. After the pledge, all employees and officers participated in the cleanliness drive and cleaned Mythological Trail premises.