Car collides with lorry, 6 dead
Neemuch: Six members of a family, including three women, were killed when their car collided with a lorry near Keshpura area in the district. The family was returning from Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district to Bhilwara in Rajasthan after meeting a relative when their vehicle's driver lost control over the wheels late last night.
As a result, the car collided with the lorry coming from the opposite direction after hitting a road divider, district's Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Singh said. He further said that all the six persons died on the spot, he said.
The deceased have been identified as lucky Singh Jadon (27), Khushi (30), Usha (60), Ajay Pal Singh Parihar (50), Mamta Parihar (42) and Bhabar Singh Jadon (40). The bodies have been sent to the district hospital for postmortem, the SP added.
Assembly to pass GST on May 3
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called on Union Minister for Finance and Defence Arun Jaitley at New Delhi on Thursday. Chouhan informed Jaitley that GST (Goods and Service Tax) system will be passed by the Madhya Pradesh Assembly on May 3.
Chouhan apprised Jaitley about the bumper wheat production and its procurement in Madhya Pradesh. He also informed him about the construction of Chambal Express Way. Besides, Chouhan said that industrial hub will be developed and works to attract tourism will be carried out on both the sides of the express way
Min releases comic book on fire awareness
Bhopal: Minister for Home and Transport Bhupendra Singh released a comic book focussing Fire Mock Drill. Effort has been made by the Disaster Management Institute to generate awareness among the school students towards fire incidents. Information in simple language and through pictures has been provided in the comic book regarding safety and damage due to fire.
Sanjeev Singh, Executive Director, Disaster Management Institute said, “Students will learn some tips to help keep their families safe from the dangers of a house fire. High-frequency words, a table of contents, and detailed photographs with illustrations support readers. Students will have the opportunity to locate details that support the main idea as they read this informative fire mock drill comic book.”
Rakesh Dubey, Director, Disaster Management Institute Said, “Similar comic books will be published on earthquake, flood, industrial safety etc. in next two months. The main objective of the comic book is to generate awareness among the public and students regarding disaster management.”
Additional Chief Secretary Home KK Singh, Additional Inspector General Police Vijay Katariya, Executive Director Disaster Management Institute Sanjeev Singh, Director Rakesh Dubey, Deputy Director VJ George were present on the occasion.
Min applauds Vindhya Herbal Products
Bhopal: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Anil Madhav Dave said that Vindhya Herbal Products has done a good job in the field of Ayurveda. The world’s faith towards Ayurveda has increased and the demand for herbal products is constantly on the rise in the global market. Dave was inspecting the Small Forest Produce Processing and Research Centre at Berkheda Pathani on Thursday.
Union Minister of State Dave gathered information about the different products while inspecting Honey Collection, Quality Inspection Centre, Modern Packaging Machine, Herbal Package Unit, Capsule Packing etc at the central unit. Dave planted a Rudraksh sapling at the Centre’s premises.
Managing Director of Rajya laghu Vanopaj Sangh Jawwad Hasan said that there are more than 340 certified Ayurvedic products of Vindhya Herbals of which honey is quite popular. Chief Executive Officer RR Okhandiyar informed that the Centre has acquired the status of recognized pharmacy from Government of India’s AYUSH department. The Centre supplies Ayurvedic medicines to the AYUSH departments of 17 states of the country.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Wildlife Jitendra Agarwal, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of the Forest Force) Animesh Shukla and Forest department officers were present on the occasion.
‘Jal Sanrakshan Karyakram’ to launch today
Bhopal: Special efforts are being made by the Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry, Government of India for speedy implementation of constant development of water bodies, water conservation and water promotion schemes with the support of the State Governments in areas lacking water. Under this, a “Jal Sanrakshan Karyakram-Bundelkhand” is being launched at 11 am today at Bandri (Malthaun) in Sagar district.
The programme in which Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti will be the chief guest, will also be attended by State’s Water Resources, Public Relations and Parliamentary Works Minister Narottam Mishra and Home Minister Bhupendra Singh, Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Dharampal Singh and Minister of State for Gram and Seva Yojana Manoharlal Mannu Kori.
The work of developing water bodies to improve socio-economic situation in areas where there is fear of drought has been undertaken through this programme in the country. The work of restoration of water bodies at the states level is being implemented. Small irrigation schemes in the water resources area of Sagar division in Madhya Pradesh are being speeded up. The irrigation area in the state in the last one decade has increased to a great extent. The Centre and State government are making united efforts to increase irrigation area.