MHOW rail office a haven for black-marketers
Mhow: Mhow Railway ticket reservation office has become a soft target of black-marketers as the agents of black marketing of ticket regularly stand in queue and get the ticket. locals alleged that with the support of railway police force the same persons are repeatedly standing in queue and getting tickets and selling those tickets in high prices. Friday morning also a dispute between army soldier and railway policemen at the reservation counter was the talk of the town.
Few civilians also alleged that the railway policemen prepare the list and include all the names of the agents, besides this the black-marketing agents also repeatedly join the queue and get the tickets and till the time their turn comes all the seats are full. People requested the administration that a video camera should be installed at the reservation counter which will help to check the black-marketers.
selection workshop held for School of Drama
Bhopal: Two-day preliminary workshop will be held for selection of 25 students for Madhya Pradesh School of Drama for year 2013-14 at Gaurikunj auditorium Khandwa on May 7 and May 8. Aspiring candidates can apply for selection before commencement of the workshop. Earlier, such workshop mhave been held at Ujjain and Gwalior. Besides, workshop will also be held at Fine Arts Institute Jabalpur on May 16 and May 17 and Shaheed Bhawan Bhopal on May 28-29, 2013. The last workshop for selecting 25 students from among selected candidates of preliminary workshop will be held at Shaheed Bhawan Bhopal from June 11 to June 14. The 25 students selected from the last workshop will be given admission in Madhya Pradesh School of Drama for undergoing training in theatre and related arts.
lIC can stabilise country’s economy: Gupta
Bhopal: Home Minister Umashankar Gupta has said that life Insurance Corporation should also undertake work to create social awareness. Gupta was addressing a meeting of Federation of lIC Officers’ regional unit on Sunday. He said that life Insurance Corporation’s role is vital in stabilising country’s economy. He said the corporation’s credibility is still intact even after entry of many companies in this field. The Home Minister said that entire world realises that India will emerge as an economic power in next decade. Drawing attention towards decline of moral and ethical values in society, he said that all should come forward to create social awareness. Regional Manager Jaishri said that lIC is still number one insurance company in the country. She said that discussions will be held on important issues at the meeting. Officers and office-bearers of the federation were present on the occasion. Private CCTVS to be linked to control rooms
Gwalior: Private persons can now link their CCTV cameras with the police control room. This facility is the result of the initiative taken by Gwalior SP Santosh Kumar Singh to curb
incidents of vehicle theft, loot, theft and other crimes. He said although people had installed CCTV cameras in their premises, they could not keep watch on the TV screens for the entire day. In view of this, they link their cameras with the police control room so that policemen tasked with the job could keep watch on the screens. The ASP (traffic) and the police stations incharge have been given the task of making the proposal successful. Singh said the police have installed CCTV cameras at almost 150 places. As a result the crime rate has come down, especially at places where the cameras have been installed.
NEw Municipal Commissioner lists priorities
Gwalior: Newly appointed Municipal Commissioner said he would improve the roads, make better arrangements for drinking water and ensure cleanliness in the city. Assuming charge of Municipal Commissioner here on Friday, Vinod Sharma took stock of the works carried out by thecorporation, at a meeting in Bal Bhavan. He also met Mayor Sameeksha Gupta and Collector P Narhari. He has numerous tasks in hand, including fixing a time limit for the proposed four-lane road, providing houses to the poor under UIHSDP and Rajeev Gandhi housing schemes and reducing the pressure of traffic by constructing an overbridge at Padav. Besides, he would have to streamline distribution of drinking water, create traffic sense among the people, implement the master plan, develop a green belt in the city, etc.
fake gutka factory raided in sakatpur
Gwalior: The police unearthed a guthka manufacturing unit in Sakatpur village in Jaura police station area and recovered packing machines, guthka and wrappers worth Rs 2 lakh. The factory used to prepare fake guthka. The owner of the factory, however, managed to escape. According to the Jaura police station in charge KK Awasthi, a police team raided the unit belonging to Munna Singh Tyagi following a tip-off.
60-yR-old man found dead
Sehore: A 60-year-old man was found dead under
suspicious circumstances in an under-construction well at Jhalki village under Icchawar tehsil on Sunday. According to the police construction work of a well was undergoing at
Devkaran Verma’s farms at Jhalki village on Sunday at around 8 am when the labourers reached the well for the construction work they were shocked to find a body in the well. Injuries marks were visible on the victim’s body but, the marks might have occurred due to accident. At the moment it is impossible to ascertain the reason of the death, told police.
The police have recovered cap, torch and a sharp edged weapon from the spot. The family members have confirmed that the cap and torch belong to the victim but, the knife found near the spot is not of the victim. The victim was attacked by the sharp edged weapon is a matter of investigation. The post mortem report is awaited as it is not possible to conclude that it was a accident or murder.
Two days ago the victim left the house to meet his relative
but never returned told the family members and they are also not aware when the incident took place. After the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under Section 174 of the IPC. Till the filing of the report no further development in the investigation was reported by the police.The police have started further investigation and questioned locals and villagers but they were not aware of the incident.