EC approves 709 new Polling booths
Bhopal: The Election Commission has approved setting up of 709 new polling booths in Madhya Pradesh during coming Vidhan Sabha elections. With this, voters in the state will cast their ballots at 53,903 polling booths for Vidhan Sabha elections. As on September 2012, there were 53,194 polling booths in Madhya Pradesh. The State had sent proposal for setting up 763 new polling booths. This included proposal for 507 polling booths due to number of voters in existing booths exceeding 1500 and 254 due to distance of over 2 km from existing booths. Due to various reasons, the commission has abolished 54 booths and sanctioned 709 new polling booths. Thus with addition of 709 new polling booths, their number in the state has increased from 53 thousand 194 to 53 thousand 903. It is noteworthy that number of polling booths was 46,812 and voters 3.62 crore during Vidhan Sabha elections in year 2008. During lok Sabha elections in year 2009, number of polling booths and voters increased to 47,820 and 3.80 crore, respectively. Similarly, the number of voters increased by 78.56 lakh from lok Sabha elections 2009 upto December 2012 and 96.62 lakh as compared to Vidhan Sabha elections 2008. The Election Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officer to acquaint office-bearers of all political parties with rationalisation of number of polling booths. It has also been directed to effect changes in electoral rolls following rationalisation of number of polling booths.
3.67 lAKH widows get Rs 189.91 cr
Bhopal: Under Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme, financial assistance worth Rs 189.91 crore has been provided so far to 3.67 lakh widows in the State. Under the scheme, assistance worth
Rs 68.83 crore was provided to 3.67 lakh widows during the year 2012-13, Rs 42.88 crore to 3.32 lakh widows, in 2011-12, Rs 41.31 crore to 2.83 lakh widows in 2010-11 and financial assistance worth Rs 37.19 crore was provided to 2.25 lakh widows in the year 2009-10. It is noteworthy, that Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme was launched on April 1, 2009. Under the scheme, BPl widows between age group 40 to 59 years are provided financial assistance worth
Rs 200 each from Central head.
Forest Min orders sacking of forester
Bhopal: On the instructions of Forest Minister Sartaj Singh, Ranger of Bandhavgarh tiger reserve Umaria Narayan Prasad Kartikey and enclosure in-charge Forester Gajraj Singh have been suspended with immediate effects. Both these officers have been found guilty of negligence during investigation into death of a tigress in Baherha enclosure of East Circle Magdhi recently. During suspension, Kartkey’s headquarters will be Bio-diversity Training Centre, Tala and that of Gajraj Singh Circle Office Magdhi.
4.82 lakh applications under PSDGA cleared
Bhopal: A total of 4.82 lakh applications under Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act were disposed of during April. Maximum 2.35 lakh applications for delivery of notified services under the Act were disposed of by the Revenue Department followed by 89,604 by Panchayats and Rural Development, 84,750 by General Administration, 31,776 by Urban Administration & Development, 22,728 by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, and 6,912 applications were disposed of by the Social Justice Department. Similarly, the labour Department disposed of 5,871 applications for delivery of notified services, 1,254 by Women and Child Development, 1,720 by Energy, 472 by Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, 123 by Public Health Engineering, 563 by Home and 28 applications were disposed of within the time-limit under the Act by the Forest Department.
Teerth Darshan Yojna trains to leave tomorrow
Bhopal: Trains under Mukhyamantri Tirth-Darshan Yojana leave Orchha in Tikamgarh district for Puri and Betul to Jagannath Puri on May 25. Both trains will return on May 30. The train from Orchha to Puri will carry 438 pilgrims from Tikamgarh district and 542 from Chhatarpur. Similarly, the train from Betul to Jagannath Puri will carry 418 from Betul district and 561 from Chhindwara district.
Topper’s mother works as Anganwadi worker
Bhopal: Topper of Class X exam of Board of Higher Secondary Education Poonam Ghore’s mother works as Anganwadi worker in Jaiprakash Ward in Betul town. Not only her parents, friends and well wishers, but staff of the Women and Child Development department is also happy over the fact that Poonam has topped in the Board exam. Women and Child Development Minister Ranjan Baghel has given away Rs 10,000 incentive to Poonam for creditable achievement. Congratulating Poonam, Ranjana Baghel said that Poonam has topped the exam as a result of hard work and dedication to studies. According to Baghel, Poonam’s steadfastness has dwarfed her difficulties enabling her to top the exam by securing 97.93 per cent marks. Honouring Poonam’s wish to become an IAS officer, Baghel extended her a lot of good wishes to her in advance.
Gwalior-Indore express to run from Gwalior
Gwalior: The Gwalior-Indore express would run from Gwalior only. This assurance was given by the Chairman of Railway Board to the Union Minister of State Energy Jyotiraditya Scindia. According to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry had written a letter to Scindia for not running the train from Jhansi. Scindia wrote a letter to Mittal. In reply Mittal assured that the train would run only from Gwalior.
Dist Cong to submit Memo to Prez
Gwalior: During the visit of president of India Pranab Mukherjee in Gwalior, the district Congress would submit a memorandum to Mukherjee alleging patronage of State Government to fear, starvation, corruption, atrocities, growing crime and criminals and demand the dismissal of state government. For this the district congress committee has sent a letter to president and a letter to collector Gwalior demanding to give time. During the inauguration of most modern newly constructed library in Turari based ITM College efforts are being made to give it political color. The congress has decided to expose the state government on this occasion. The president of DCC Darshan Singh said that the graph of crime has gone sky high. The figure of atrocities against the women is highest in whole of the country. There is hunger, fear and corruption in the state to a great extend. The law and order situation is totally collapsed. As such BJP has no right to remain in power in Madhya Pradesh. Such government should be immediately dismissed. The collector Gwalior P Narhari said that no letter from congress to meet with president of India to give time has been received so far. After received the letter the president house would be inform after that only any decision can be taken.
Fake notes deposited in HDFC Bank
Indore: Counterfeit notes worth Rs 3.60 lakh have been deposited by unknown people in various branches of HDFC banks in the city in the past five months. In this regard, a complaint has been lodged by an office of HDFC bank Hemant Khurrate with Choti Gwaltoli police here on Thursday. In his complaint, the HDFC officer said that since January 1, 2013 till now, as many as 813 counterfeit notes of various denominations amounting Rs 3.60 lakh have been deposited by unknown persons in various branches of the HDFC bank in the city. Choti Gwaltoli police which is a nodal police station for counterfeit notes in the city has registered the case and have started probe into the matter. Ramnarayan Sharma, TI, Choti Gwaltoli police said the police will zero in its probe as from where these counterfeit notes are coming and who are the persons behind circulating these notes in the market. He said in case police are not able to nab the accused, they will deposit the counterfeit notes with the Reserve Bank of India. Besides, HDFC bank, ICICI bank and Axis bank have also deposited counterfeit notes worth lakhs of rupees with Choti Gwaltoli police.