Condolence Meet for bhopal Gas tragedy held
Bhopal: A condolence meeting marking 29th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy was held at Barkatullah Bhavan, Central library here on Tuesday. Representatives of Sanatan Dharm, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity, Jainism, Buddhism and Bohra sect recited their Holy Scriptures at the meeting in the presence of Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa. A 2-minute silence was also observed to pay tributes to deceased of the gas tragedy. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Babulal Gaur, Aslam Sher Khan, Ashok Jain Bhabha, Principal Secretary Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Praveer Krishna, distinguished citizens, public representatives and senior officers of various departments were present on the occasion.
MP’s agri exhibition ranks first at delhi IITF
Bhopal: Exhibition of Madhya Pradesh Farmers’ Welfare and Agriculture Development Department at International Trade Fair, New Delhi has been adjudged as first. This award is special category has been started from this year. Bestowal of the award in the very first year to the department increases its importance. The meaning of this award in the farewell month of the year is recognition of agriculture sector stalwarts to efforts of agriculture development in Madhya Pradesh. large number of domestic and foreign agriculture tradesmen and industrialists visited and lauded Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Department’s exhibition in the International Trade Fair.
candidate's Expenses to include spending on Phones
Bhopal: Expenses on phone facility provided to public representatives during electioneering will be included in candidate’s election account. Election Commission of India has issued directives regarding this.
It has been said in the directives that facility of telephone and mobile phone has been provided to public representatives holding offices in Government or semi-Government institutions, bodies and boards with provision of monthly allowances. If this facility is used for electioneering during enforcement of model code of conduct then expenses on it will be included in the account of concerning candidate. Copies of the directives have been sent by office of the Chief Electoral Officer to district election officers.
Bhel pays tribute to Gas tragedy victims
Bhopal: On the occasion of 29th anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy, BHEl, Bhopal today paid obeisance to the victims of the tragedy through a series of programme held at BHEl, Bhopal. S Balakrishnan, General Manager, Electrical Motors Division after administering 02 minutes of silence in respect of the deceased briefed the gathering on the significance of safety, laying stress on zero accident. later, a “Conference on safety at work place” was organized by Safety Engineering Division in Electrical Machine Division under which the employees of the shop were educated about the Bhopal gas tragedy. Shri Balakrishnan highlighting the importance of the safety said that a minor ignorance can result in a major accident. He further informed the gathering about the benefits & importance of efficient housekeeping. Manoj Dikshit, Member of the Central Safety Committee of the employee trade union (HESTU-HMS) played an active role in the programme urging the gathering to work as a team following all the rules & regulations of safety. Pradeep Sharma, Deputy General Manager, Safety Engineering Division speaking on this occasion asked the gathering to work around their area of operation, reckoning safety as an inseparable part.
free-eye treatment camp held
Bhopal: With the blessings of Paramhansa Sant Hirdaram Sahibji and the inspiration and able guidance of Siddh Bhau ji Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital organised a Free Eye diagnostic and treatment camp in Raisen Distt Raisen for the persons of economically weaker sections of the society. Ophthalmologist Dr Sudha Singh and the team of paramedical staff diagnosed 523 eye patients in the camp. Of these 205 patients were admitted for Cataract operation, while rest of the 318 patients were treated and sent back to their homes. later 205 patients who were fit for cataract operations brought to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital, Sant Hirdaram Nagar. Where the operations of these patients will be performed by Medical Director Dr Prerna Upadhyaya and team from 3 December to 7 December, 2013. Sewa Sadan Hospital is regularly organizing free eye camps for the poor persons. They are provided, Food, Medicines, treatment facilities for the entire procedure of surgery and to and fro transport facility free of cost.
Youth arrested for smuggling opium
Bhopal: A youth was arrested on the charges of smuggling of opium near Nayagaon in Mandsaur. Acting on a tip-off, a police team cordoned off the area last night and stopped Prem Singh, who was on his motorcycle. A bag containing two kg of contraband was seized from him and the youth was arrested.
names of JEE-Main 2014 centres disclosed
Bhopal: The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Madhya Pradesh has disclosed the names of 20 cities that will have the centres for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) -Main 2014. However, the authority is yet to disclose the mode of examination – whether offline or online-- at these new centers. The Exam is going to be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the month of April 2014. The concerned authority has announced on the official website of DTE (MP) that the admission to the state engineering colleges from the next academic session onwards will be done through JEE as it’s an order from State Government. Now, the centers for JEE -Main 2014 in Madhya Pradesh are in Bhopal, Barwani, Balaghat, Betul, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Guna, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Shahdol, Ujjain and Vidisha. Earlier, the DTE Madhya Pradesh had requested the CBSE to add on the number of JEE (Main) centers in the state. The DTE asked to approve 28 centres to conduct the exam in the state, but the CBSE has given nod to only 20 cities. Earlier, the online exams were held in just four centers in the state viz. Bhopal, Sagar, Satna and Ujjain, and the offline exams were conducted at Gwalior, Indore and Jabalpur only.