HM lays foundation stone of vivekananda park
Bhopal: Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta laid foundation stone of improvement works of Swami Vivekananda Park at Kotra here on Wednesday. Rs5 lakh has been sanctioned for park’s improvement. The Home Minister said that a reading room, pathway and benches for visitors will also be constructed in the park. He also informed about a number of public welfare schemes of the State Government. Bhopal Development Authority Chairman Surendranath Singh and other local public representatives were present on the occasion.
Aid to martyred armymen, paramilitary personnel
Bhopal: The State Government has decided that financial assistance and other facilities will also be given for officers and personnel of Army and Central paramilitary forces martyred and incapacitated in terrorist and Naxal attack and internal security action. It is noteworthy that earlier there was provision for financial assistance only to the widows/dependents of officers and personnel domiciles of Madhya Pradesh after their martyrdom during war or army operations. There is a provision of giving Rs10 lakh assistance to widows/dependents of officers and personnel domiciles of Madhya Pradesh after their martyrdom. Similarly, Rs10 lakh assistance is given to totally incapacitated officers and employees, Rs5 lakh for 50 per cent disability and Rs2.50 lakh for partial disability. A sum of Rs10,000 assistance is also provided for marriage of daughters and sisters of officers and personnel who are martyred or become disabled in war. There is also provision to give appointment in government service on class II, III and IV posts as per their educational qualifications to widow or any one dependent of the officers and personnel attaining martyrdom in war or army operations. Now, all these provisions for financial and other assistance will also apply to officers and personnel domiciles of Madhya Pradesh after their martyrdom or incapacitation.
Private institutions to apply by April 30
Bhopal: In the academic session 2013-14, April 30, 2013 has been fixed as the last date for submitting applications by private institutions to start new NCTE-affiliated colleges and new subjects. Institutions will also have to submit documents with applications pertaining to documents of land and building as per norms of NCTE. Guidelines pertaining to this have been uploaded on the higher education department’s website.
Brijendra congratulates hockey players
Bhopal: Minister of State for Tourism and Sports (independent charge) Brijendra Pratap Singh has congratulated boys and girls hockey teams of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy for emerging as national champions. It is for the first time that academy’s teams have won sub-junior championship in both categories. It is noteworthy that both the teams of the State Hockey Academy won the sub-junior national hockey championship by defeating Maharashtra. The championship was held in Mumbai from April 11 to 16. Sub-junior girls hockey team has won this championship consecutively for second year while boys team has emerged as national champions for the first time. Director Sports Shailendra Shrivastava has also congratulated both the teams.
R parsuram to review drinking water facility
Bhopal: Chief Secretary R Parasuram will review drinking water arrangements at the monthly Parakh video-conferencing on April 18. The video-conferencing will be held at NIC room in Mantralaya at 3.30 pm. Earlier, 11 am was fixed as the time of video-conferencing. The Chief Secretary will hold discussions with collectors and commissioners on significant issues pertaining to industries, revenue and urban bodies.