General holiday at Power Management Company
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company has also announced general holiday in its offices on Parshuram Jayanti on May 13. This holiday will replace optional holiday on the same day.
Kailash Patidar new SFC Chairman
Bhopal: The State Government has extended term of State Farmers Commission up-to April 30, 2014. Patidar of Indore has been appointed as Chairman of commission till that period.
Recognition period of 3 hospitals extended
Bhopal: The State Government has extended recognition period of Nagpur's Care Hospital and Spandan Heart Institute and New Delhi's Escort Institute and Research Centre for treatment of Madhya Pradesh government's staff and their relatives. The extension has been given for 2 years.
Tribute paid to Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar
Bhopal: A meeting was held to condole death of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar by Culture Department and associate academies at Swaraj Sansthan here on Friday. At the condolence meeting, poets, artistes, musicians and officers of the Culture Department paid tributes to late Shri Dagar. The meeting also discussed Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar's contribution.
no transit pass needed for certain wood
Bhopal: For the convenience of villagers, the State Government has exempted transportation of wood of some trees from requirement of transit passes. These include trees of Nilgiri, kaijurina, subbool, acacia, khamer, popular, Israeli acacia, foreign acacia, katang bamboo and all varieties of imported and shankudhari wood not found in Madhya Pradesh. The imported and shankudhari wood include cheer, kail, devdar and pine.
36 Gram Panchayats authorised for passes
Bhopal: A total of 36 Gram Panchayats have been authorised to issue transit passes for transportation of wood of siris, ber, palash, jamun, neem, mango and katang bamboo. But this process has not yet been introduced in 14 districts. These districts include Khandwa, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori, Shahdol, Umaria and Sidhi.
SC/ST students to get dictionaries too
Bhopal: Grammar books and dictionaries will also be provided to SC, ST college students in the state. It is noteworthy that these students are provided Rs1500 each for books and Rs500 for stationery. Now, apart from subject books, these students will also be provided English to Hindi and Hindi to English dictionaries alternatively, books of English and Hindi grammar as well as Madhya Pradesh Sandarbh. Principals have been directed to purchase all these books from Hindi Granth Academy.
Students Welfare Fund benefits 9,000
Bhopal : Benefits of Students Welfare Fund managed by Scheduled Castes Welfare Department have been provided to 9000 economically weak scheduled caste students in the state last year. Financial assistance worth Rs45 lakh was provided to these students. The scheme provides for financial assistance to scheduled caste students studying in schools and hostels for treatment and in times of emergency. Maximum financial assistance of Rs25 thousand is provided to students. This year, Rs75 lakh have been provisioned under the scheme.
Complete Simhastha works within time-limit
Bhopal: Urban Administration & Development Minister Babulal Gaur has said that works for Simhastha-2016 should be completed with quality within time-limit. He exhorted officers to work with responsibility and spirit. Gaur was reviewing progress of Simhastha works at Ujjain on Friday. Food & Civil Supplies Minister Paras Chandra Jain, MP Premchand Guddu, Ujjain Mayor Rameshwar Akhand and Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Mohan Yadav were also present on the occasion. At the meeting, Commissioner Arun Pandey informed that Rs874 crore works have been sanctioned for Simhastha. Of this, Rs192 crore has been sanctioned for Sewarkheri reservoir, Rs95 crore ring road, Rs100 crore construction of 6 bridges in the city, widening of various roads, renovation of temples, expansion of tourist facilities etc. The meeting was also informed about works sanctioned for maintaining law & order during Simhastha. It was informed that about 60 percent work has been completed in Rs150 crore works under municipal corporation. The meeting was also informed about new proposals of works costing Rs177 crore under municipal corporation.