Condolences paid to Digvijay Singh’s wife
Bhopal: Rajasthan, Minister of State Primary and Secondary Education, Naseem Akhtar Insaf and president India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi - Sirajuddin Qureshi on Friday called on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh to pay their condolences on the demise of his wife last week at Raghogarh, an erstwhile princely State that was ruled by Digvijay’s family.
Qureshi reached here by special plane from New Delhi while Insaf reached here from Jaipur by train and moved to Raghogarh by road. Both the dignitaries after offering condolences returned later in the evening. Digvijay Singh’s wife Asha Singh, 58, had passed away on February 27 at a hospital in New Delhi after battling cancer for several years.
ABVP against english as compulsory subject
Bhopal: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has condemn the decision of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to make English as compulsory subject would push back the country towards slavery of Englishness. ABVP Regional Organisational Secretary Vishnudutt Sharma in a statement here on Saturday said, “The UPSC by making English as compulsory subject finished need of Indian regional languages, we strongly condemn this decision.” According to revised curriculum of UPSC numbers obtained in English would now onwards included in merit. On prior occasions it was mandatory to obtain minimum marks in English along with a regional language and numbers also used not to be included in merit.
Mhow court orders imprisonment to 3 accused
Mhow: Mhow court has ordered the imprisonment of two years to three accused who threw chili powder in the eyes of policemen and also fined them. On February 22, 2008 when the Mhow police staff raided the house of notorious criminal the family members of Kallu alias Yasir son threw chili powder in the eyes of the policemen. The Mhow Kotwali police registered the case of serious injuries and hindrance in Government work. Second upper sessions Judge Sushant Huddar punished three accused of two years of imprisonment and fine of Rs 2,000 each.
MPBSE holds Physics, History & Business Studies papers
Bhopal: Physics, History and Business Studies papers of Class XII were held on Saturday by Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Examinations (MPBSE) all over State. More than 190 cases of Un Fair Means (UFM) were caught all over the State while in Bhopal division only one case was registered in an examination centre in Vidisha district. Next main examination for Class XII standard students will be of Chemistry and Geography on March 13.