Angry villagers drive away Govt officials
Tikamgarh: Angry villagers in Khistaun village panchayat under Prithvipur Assembly constituency of the district drove away Government officials, employees and their vehicle from the ‘haat bazaar’ when they came to publicise welfare schemes run by the Government. Khistaun village panchayat sarpanch Chintaman Kushwaha said the publicity vehicle came to publicise government schemes and when they were making video presentations of ladli laxmi Yojana, Atal Jyoti Abhiyan and Antyodaya Yojana, and other schemes villagers ran amok and blamed the Government that its schemes never did give benefits to the villagers. They also charged that all the schemes were given to BJP workers only. Villagers surrounded the publicity vehicle and had heated argument with officials, the sarpanch said, adding he intervened and managed to get the vehicle and officials out of the ‘haat bazaar’ area.
Paras Jain lays foundation stones
Bhopal: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Paras Jain laid foundation stones for construction works worth Rs 1 crore at Ujjain’s Siddhawat Ghat on Saturday. He claimed that for the first time the State Government was undertaking Simhastha construction works at Ujjain before the event. State Tourism Development Corporation’s Chairman Mohan Yadav gave detailed information about construction works being carried out in the mega circuit and added that development works will be undertaken at main religious places of all religions in the State. Following this, a Rs 1 crore works will be carried out at Siddhawat Ghat including development of Siddhwat Mandir and nearby area, works to check soil erosion on river bank, construction of shades, parking facility, public facility and remaining pending works. It is noteworthy that there are three famous tarpan Vats in India including Gaya, Allahabad’s Vanshivat and Ujjaiyani’s Bhairavgarh-based Siddhawat.
Election awareness icons to visit divisions
Bhopal: Film actor Rajiv Verma and Malwi folk artiste Padamshri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya, who have been appointed icons for election awareness campaign in Madhya Pradesh, will visit divisions. During their visits, both icons will publicise importance of getting names included in electoral rolls, increasing poll percentage and free and fair elections. Rajiv Verma will visit Narmadapurm division from August 5 to 7, Sagar division August 8, 12, 13, 14 and 16, Jabalpur division August 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 and 29, Rewa division August 30, September 2, 3 and 4 and Shahdol division on September 5, 6, 9 and 10. Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya will visit Chambal division from August 5 to 7, Gwalior division August 8, 12, 13, 14 and 16, Ujjain division August 19, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27, Indore division from September 2 to 6 and September 9 and Bhopal division from September 10 to 13 and September 16.
Admissions to technical institutions
Bhopal: Admission in various vocational and technical courses through online off-campus counselling will be cancelled till August 7. That’s why for those candidates who have taken admission in various courses, 10 per cent amount of fees deposited for one semester will be deducted and remaining amount and demand draft submitted by the candidate will be returned to him.
12 ,000 houses constructed
Bhopal: As many as 12,000 houses have been constructed for the urban poor in the State’s urban areas under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Integrated Housing Slum Development Programme (IHSDP). Under these schemes, 54,000 houses are to be constructed in Madhya Pradesh. Efforts are also being made to construct houses on concessional rates for urban poor under Rajiv Awas Yojana. For this, 1600 slums have been identified in 14 cities. Urban Administration Department has launched tender process of houses in pilot project slums in six cities of the State. Apart from making available houses to the urban poor, pattas have also been distributed to people residing on land belonging to Government, urban bodies and development authorities. So far, residential pattas have been distributed to 3.41 lakh homeless families in the State.
Police station will be opened at Chuna Bhatti
Bhopal: Home Minister Umashankar Gupta assured Anil Kumar Gaur, a resident of Krishna Society on Kolar Road Chuna Bhatti that accused will be nabbed at any cost. Home Minister sought information about burglary at the house of Gaur. Gupta said that a police station will be opened at Chuna Bhatti and also informed about “Citizen Cop”. Gaur informed that the police had reached his house immediately after being informed. DIG Shriniwas Rao and SP Anshuman Singh were also present on the occasion.
Medical chief denies news report
Bhopal: Morena district hospital’s Chief Medical and Health Officer Sanju Rathore denied news reports that a midwife in the hospital had thrown an infant after birth at a maternity ward in the night of August 2. The medical officer informed at 8.35 am no movement was seen in the infant following which it was taken to SNCU where Dr Banwari Goyal examined the new born and found it dead. He further said efforts were made to rescue the infant, but was in vain. The infant died due to milk choking its breath canal and no incident of midwife throwing infant to death took place, he said. However, he assured that he would take action against the midwife for allegedly asking money from the infant’s family.
Five medical colleges increase seats
Bhopal: There is news that will bring smile on the faces of several medical aspirants as the Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to increase the number of MBBS seats in five colleges in Madhya Pradesh. As per the reports, Gandhi Medical College of Bhopal, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College of Indore; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College & Hospital of Jabalpur and Gajra Raja Medical College and Research Centre of Gwalior will increase 10 seats, whereas Shyam Shah Medical College of Rewa will make an addition of 40 seats. Students can avail the benefits of these increased seats in the upcoming session of 2013-2014. Well, this is happy news for all the aspiring medical students as more the number of seats, more will be the chances of admission.
Cong to follow BJP’s ‘high-tech’ technique
Gwalior: The parties go ‘hi-tech’. The Congress has decided to teach hi-tech to its leaders to reply the high tech formula of BJP in the Assembly election. For this, a team would be formed which would sit in the State capital and would be in charge of election drive. Some selective people would be prepared in divisional and district head quarters. The BJP had adopted hi-tech formula in the election by the late Pramod Mahajan and later on this technique proved effective weapon in the hands of BJP. Advancing this technique towards social media the BJP is improving its capacity. The Congress also decided to take initiative in this direction. The Congress would give two-day training to Congress leaders and office bearers calling them in Delhi. The beginning would be made from the States which are facing assembly election this year. This training would not only teach IT menace and resource and their uses but also how to contact the voters at block and sector level. For this the party has formed a communication cell, which would include communication and high tech. experts.
BJP will emerge victory: Mudgal
Gwalior: Not only in district but also in the region the BJP would emerge victorious, claimed Parshuram Mudgal, who had joined the saffron party after leaving BSP. Mudgal disclosed that the BSP used to claim of support from poor, backward and exploited persons but in reality it took heavy donation from this very class. Up to now, no backward, poor and exploited persons have been helped in Morena district by BSP. For me every person of region is important and I am always available for them. He also said that he has come to the BJP not alone but with the whole party. Now there was none to support in Morena lok Sabha constituency in this area. For the third time the dynamic leadership Shivraj Singh was sure and not only Morena but the whole State was involved in making him strong. He also declared that he had apprised the leaders that he would contest election from Morena constituency.