HC issues notices on PMT racket
Indore: MP High Court (Indore bench) has served notices to the State Government and the MP Professional Examination Board in connection with the MP PMT Impersonation racket exposed by Indore police recently. While serving show cause notices, the High Court directed both the Government and the Examination Board to submit a reply in this regard within seven days. The HC also asked the MCI release conditional counseling list. The show cause notices were served following a PIl filed by five students through their counsel Pushyamitra Bhargav in the HC on Monday. In the PIl, the students had sought cancellation of the PMT examination and demanded that admission to medical colleges be made on the basis of marks in NET -13. In the PIl, the students feared with exposure of PMT impersonation racket by the police, there is a possibility of about 200-250 students getting admission to the medical colleges illegally as the kingpin of the PMT racket Dr Jagdish Sagar in his confession before the police had stated that he had got over 325 students appear in the PMT examination through unscrupulous means.
CM, wife perform puja
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with his wife performed puja at the famous Khajrana Ganesh Mandir at Indore on Tuesday. Commerce and Industries Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister of State for Public Health Mahendra Hardia, MP Prabhat Jha, MlAs Sudarshan Gupta, Ramesh Mendola and Malini Gaud and other public representatives were also present. Chouhan garlanded a statue of lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak at Palasiya crossing and paid tributes to him. Mayor Shri Krishna Murari Moghe and other public representatives also garlanded on lokmanya Tilak’s statue. Earlier, Chief Minister Chouhan met public representatives and representatives of various organisations at Residency Kothi, Indore.
Guv pays tributes to Chandrashekhar Azad
Bhopal: Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has paid rich tributes and recalled services of Amar Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad on his birth anniversary here on Tuesday. Governor Yadav said Azad’s was a true son of the soil. He had set a rare precedent of laying down life for country happily. His brave and self-respecting personality is still a source of inspiration for young generation. Yadav has stressed the need to apprise the young generation of late Azad’s personality and sacrifice.
Foundation stone for 7th Medical college
Bhopal: As per Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s announcement, foundation stone for State’s 7th medical college at Ratlam will be laid on July 24. The Chief Minister will be chief guest at inaugural function at village Banjali at 5.30 pm. It will be presided over by Medical Education Minister Anoop Mishra while Minister of State for Medical Education Mahendra Hardia will be special guest. This medical college will have 150 seats. It will be accompanied by a 750-bed fully-equipped hospital. The hospital will provide health facilities to citizens of Nimar and Malwa.
Home Minister inaugurates community hall
Bhopal: Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta inaugurated the new Community Hall building on the premises of Hanuman Mandir at 5 No Bus Stop here on Tuesday. It has been constructed at a cost of `11.50 lakh sanctioned from the Home Minister’s MlA Fund. Gupta said that construction of the community hall will facilitate devotees coming here to perform religious rites. He also garlanded a statue of Chandrashekhar Azad on his birth anniversary.
Hand-pumps under Delivery Guarantee Act
Bhopal: Repair of hand-pumps has been covered under Madhya Pradesh Service Delivery Guarantee Act for supply drinking water to people easily and smoothly. Besides, Public Health Engineering Department has also made arrangements for receiving complaints regarding dysfunctional handpumps for Tele-Samadhan Service. Over 5 lakh handpumps are functional in the state. Of these, about 2 lakh handpumps have been installed during last 10 years.