Phone-in programme on voter awareness
Bhopal: Bhopal Doordarshan Kendra will telecast phone-in programme on voter awareness today. During the telecast from 4.45 to 5.30 pm, Raisen Collector JK Jain, Chief Electoral Office’s state-level nodal officer (electoral rolls) Bharti Argare and state-level SVEEP nodal officer Sanjay Singh Baghel will answer questions to be asked live by watchers. The questions will be regarding voter awareness, voters’ participation, voter turn-out, ethical voting and voters’ facilitation centres. People have been urged to strengthen democracy by participating in this programme.
Babulal Gaur to visit new Delhi today
Bhopal: Urban Administration & Development Minister Babulal Gaur will be on New Delhi visit from July 19 to 22. Gaur will leave Bhopal for New Delhi on July 19 at 4.30 pm. He will call on Union Urban Development Minister Kamalnath on July 20 afternoon. He will also meet other Union Ministers. Gaur will attend local programmes on July 21. On July 22, the Urban Administration Minister will participate in national workshop on affordable housing at Vigyan Bhavan. Gaur will return to Bhopal on July 22 night.
scholarship scheme for SC students
Bhopal: Scheduled Castes Welfare Department has started foreign study scholarship scheme for the benefit of SC students. So far, 24 SC students have been sent to foreign countries for pursuing education on the expenses of the department. So far, the State Government has spent Rs 4.50 crore on foreign study by these students. Of these, 18 students have completed their foreign study. Minister of State for Scheduled Castes Welfare Harishankar Khatik has directed to approve eligible students’ proposals at the earliest this year. There is provision to select 10 students every year for foreign study scholarship scheme. The students sent earlier took admission in medical, management and engineering courses as well as research and PhD in world-famous universities in Australia, Russia, America, England, Switzerland, Poland and China etc. For facilitating students, the State Government has also amended rules of the scheme. Condition of returning to India after study abroad has been abolished.
15 profs on temporary deployment in new colleges
Bhopal: In view of ‘College Chalo Abhiyan’ to ensure enrolments and teaching, 15 professors have been deployed temporarily for 2 months in new colleges. Concerning professors will have to report to these colleges on prescribed date and carry out teaching as well as administrative work. Their salaries will be drawn only after they report to colleges of their deployment.
bear in Van Vihar National Park Seriously ill
Bhopal: ‘Rama’, one of the bears kept by Wildlife SOS in Van Vihar National Park is seriously ill. It is 24 years old and completed its average age. Rama bear was handed over by a juggler to Wildlife SOS organisation on May 6, 2006. It is blind. “Rama” is being treated by SOS’ wildlife expert Dr Amol Narwade, Dr Ilaiyyaraja, Dr Arun and Van Vihar’s wildlife expert Dr Atul Gupta. According to doctors, main reason behind bear’s illness is old age.
Saarang milan to be held at MANIT
Bhopal: ‘Saarang Milan’ will be held at MANIT, Bhopal before annual festival of NT Chennai called ‘Saarang’. Rajat Yadav has been appointed public relations coordinator for Madhya Pradesh for holding ‘Saarang Milan’. Participants of ‘Saarang Milan’ will be informed about activities of ‘Saarang’ held at I IT Chennai. It is organised by Madhya Pradesh's student studying in IIT Chennai. For this, IIT Chennai has also developed a blog (sarrang.org/2014/blog). Through it, any student can participate in activities of Saarang by expressing his views. On the blog, famous actors Kamal Hassan and Boman Irani will express their views. According to Rajat Yadav, famous music director AR Rahman will be patron of Saarang to be held at Chennai from January 9 to 14. He informed that Saarang is the annual festival of IIT Chennai. It is honing skills of talented students for the last 36 years. The 5-day festival has become a cultural heritage of Chennai city. Over 50 activities are held during the festival.
SAIl to set up steel plant in Gwalior
Gwalior: The Steel Authority of India limited (SAIl) has decided to establish a steel plant at Bilaua in Gwalior district. The State government has allotted land for the proposed plant. Union Minister of State Jyotiraditya Scindia will perform 'bhumi pujan' for the plant on July 20. The plant would be established at a cost of Rs 100 crore over land measuring 165 bighas. It would roll out 1.5 lakh tonnes of steel per year. Scindia would also dedicate to the people the 765 KV power substation at Adupura. The present capacity of Adupura power station, established in 2007 is 400 KV. Now, with its expansion, the capacity would increase up to 765 KV.
Seminar on juvenile crime held
Gwalior: Common people and the police can together curb juvenile crime. Oftentimes, however, we are negligent and this encourages criminal tendency among children. These views were expressed by SP (radio) Himani Jain Khanna in a seminar on juvenile crime and crime against women organized at a city hotel. Earlier, she inaugurated the seminar by lighting the traditional lamp. Additional SP (crime) Pratibha Mathew also addressed the seminar and said juvenile crime was a matter of concern. For this, their families and the society at large would have to give time to the children. District woman and child development officer Suresh Tomar and Sangeeta Pauchari also addressed the seminar. The programme was conducted by DSP (headquarters) Pratibha Tripathi.
113 persons penalised by rly police force
Bhopal: As many as 113 persons were penalised by Railway Police Force for unnecessary chain pulling in trains in the divisions in the month of June and collected Rs 51,502 from the passengers. In the month of June around 113 passengers were penalized under the section 141 of the Railway Protection Force Act. The culprits were produced in the railway magistrate court. Out of the caught culprits 77 were charged a penalty of Rs 51,502 and three where sentenced jail term while the matter 33 culprits is under consideration. Under the section 141 of the Railway Protection Force Act if a person is found needlessly interfering with means of communication in a train he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or a fine of Rs 1,000 or both.
loans for higher studies At special camps
Bhopal: The bankers will provide loans to students for the higher studies, at the special loan camps scheduled in different educational institutes. In this regard, district Collector Nishant Varvade has instructed the officials to organize such camps from July 20 to 27. The first camp will be held in Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalaya (MVM) premises on July 23, while the second camp will take place in Government Excellence School, Berasia on July 25. In these education loan camps, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of district panchayat Rakesh Shrivastava has asked all the related government and semi-government colleges’ principals and the bank officials to provide loans to maximum number of eligible students. In the camps, lead bank, Bank of India’s manager would act as nodal officer.
meeting on Development works held
Gwalior: State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and parliamentarian from Morena Narendra Singh Tomar and Medical Education Minister Anoop Mishra express annoyance over the pace of development works in the district. Tomar said, “You please tell us what talks we should do with the CM about development works. When you tell us, then only we can talk anything with the CM.” Both the dignitaries were participating in a presentation meeting along with the officers and administration and Municipal Corporation on Wednesday night in Bal Bhavan. They gathered information about the development works carried out in the city through presentation. Stating the condition of the road being constructed under chief minister infrastructural development scheme, collector P Narhari said but work on these roads is being carried out speedily. The obstructions have been removed. Tomar said that construction of roads should be completed within time limit. He also told the collector that the problem being faced by the department should be intimated to him so it should be resolved on time.