Inbrief

Cong MP targets party leaders

Bhopal: The Congress’ jitteriness, in the wake of the debacle in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, has come to the fore with party Parliamentarian Sajjan Singh Verma describing some Congress bigwigs as quacks. “Instead of comprehending ground realities, the major leaders sit in offices formulating schemes. A few bigwigs who are quacks frame policy but possess no information regarding the lower level,” he said on Sunday during a party programme in Shajapur District’s Shujalpur. Meanwhile, leaders are in a tizzy over the sensational remark. “I learnt through media about the comment. After becoming aware of the facts of the case, we will inform the central organisation,” Congress State vice-president and Organisation In-charge Rameshwar Neekhra said.

2,743 MW power genertated

Bhopal: Thermal power plants of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Companies have created a new record by generating 2,743 MW power on Saturday. The earlier record of 2,621 MW was created on December 23. Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla, Principal Secretary Mohammad Sulaiman and Power Generating Company’s Managing Director Vijendra Nanawati have greeted company’s engineers and employees for this achievement.

MoS for Culture condoles Farooq Shaikh’s death

Bhopal: Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Surendra Patwa has expressed profound grief over the death of noted film actor and theatre artiste Farooq Shaikh. Patwa said that Shaikh was a very good actor and human being. He essayed roles on the silver screen with simplicity in unmatched manner. His contribution will always be remembered.

MP spokesperson quits AAP for Cong support

Bhopal: The former spokesperson of Madhya Pradesh unit of the Aam Admi Party, Kamal Shrivastava quit the Arvind Kejriwal led party “as it had strayed from its objectives”. Shrivastava said in a statement that instead of taking Congress’s support to form the Government in Delhi, AAP should have sought a fresh mandate from the people. AAP was formed for cleansing the politics and not for taking support of corrupt political parties to form a Government, he said.

60-yr-old man climbs 400-ft tower, dies

Khandwa: A man lost his life after he climbed a 400 feet tall mobile tower in Khandwa, district of the State. The man lost his life after he sat on a six-feet-long iron rod located on the top of the tower. The rod pierced the 60 year-old man up to three feet inside his body. It is still not clear what prompted the old man to climb atop the mobile tower. The area manager of the mobile company suggests that the man could have climbed the tower out of curiosity. The man was discovered, sitting atop the tower, early in the morning by the villagers. The villagers initially mistook him for a dummy. later, he was identified with the help of binoculars. The dead body has been sent for post mortem.

Directives to enforce code in Sagar, Majhauli

Bhopal: With the State Election Commission announcing schedule for by-elections for Mayor of Sagar Municipal Corporation and Chairman of Majhauli Nagar Parishad in Sidhi district, model code of conduct has come into force in concerning urban areas. The State Government has issued directives to all departments, heads of departments, Sagar division commissioner and collectors of Sagar and Sidhi to ensure enforcement of model code of conduct in concerning urban areas till declaration of election results. If necessary, voting for Mayor of Sagar Municipal Corporation and Chairman of Majhauli Nagar Parishad will be held on January 6 and results will be announced on January 8.

Basketball courts to be constructed in State

Bhopal: Minister of State for Higher & School Education Deepak Joshi inaugurated all-India basketball competition here on Sunday. He said that basket ball courts will be constructed in every village and grounds for kabaddi, kho-kho and volleyball in every school. Joshi said that every possible effort will be made to cooperate with and honour players. He honoured Indore’s Mukesh Pawar, who was a member of gold medalist team in kabaddi during Junior Asian Games and Mona of Jabalpur with mementoes. The basketball competition is being held in memory of late Manish Bachchani in which 30 teams from all over the country are participating. Final match will be played on January 2.

Judo-karate art of self-defence

Public Relations, Mineral Resources Development and Energy Minister Rajendra Shukia has said that judo-karate is an art of self-defence. Girls and women should learn judo-karate necessarily in the background of prevailing conditions so that not only they can defend self under adverse situation, but also lend help to others. Shukia was inaugurating a division-level sports competition at Rewa. Shukia said that participation in sport is more important than victory or defeat. He said that sportsman’s spirit is the most important in sports. Sportsman’s spirit proves helpful in other fields of life also. He assured for every possible effort for development of girls college and make it fully equipped. The Public Relations Minister also distributed prizes to winners. law College’s principal Vijay Kumar Shrivastava, Principal Vinod Kumar Shrivastava, Arjun Singh Chouhan and other members of the college administration were present on the occasion.