CM participates in mass Nikah event
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in mass Nikah programme held by Bhopal Municipal Corporation here Sunday night. Chouhan went straight to programme venue after arriving at state hangar from New Delhi. Nikahs of 40 couples were solemnised on the occasion. Chouhan said that Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana is a unique scheme. Assistances under the scheme has been increased to `25,000 per couple from `15,000. Of this, `19,000 will be spent on material for wedding and holding of the event and `6,000 will be deposited in bridegroom’s fixed deposited. This amount, which will go up to `10,000 with interest will be given to couple when their first child goes to school since better education is also necessary. The Chief Minister said that Bhopal Haj House is coming up at a rapid pace. Chouhan said that he is making efforts to improve people’s lives and serving all without any discrimination. No one is away from his heart. Blessing newly wed couples, he wished them happy married life.
National Voters’ Day to be observed on Jan 25
Bhopal: National Voters’ Day will be observed at Bhopal, all district headquarters and 53 896 polling booths in the State on January 25. On the day, a pledge prescribed by Election Commission of India will be administered in all government departments, Revenue Board Gwalior, offices of heads of departments, divisional commissioners, collectors, district Panchayat CEOs and their subordinate offices and educational institutions. Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind has appealed to citizens to participate in state-level National Voters’ Day on January 25 in large number. The main programme will be held at Subhash School of Excellence, Bus Stop No; 7 at 10.30 am. Appeal has also been made to participate in district and booth level functions to mark National Voters Day in large numbers.
Guv chairs meet of Mhow’s Governing Body
Bhopal: Governor and Chancellor Ram Naresh Yadav chaired a meeting of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Institute Mhow’s Governing Body, which reconstituted the institute as ‘BR Ambedkar National Social Science and Management University’. This will be a campus university with five main teaching institutes and three directorates. International Cooperation Programme will also be conducted. Principal Secretary to Governor Vinod Semwal, Principal Secretary Tribal Welfare PC Meena, Commissioner Scheduled Caste Welfare JN Malpani, Indore Commissioner Sanjay Dubey, Secretary Finance Manish Rastogi, Vice-Chancellor of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya DP Singh and Director General of Ambedkar Institute RS Kureel were present on the occasion. The Governor said that the institute needs to provide more researches, teaching-learning material and publicity for ridding people of social maladies as per ideals of Ambedkar. Attention should be paid to associating this section with mainstream of development through integrated use of scientific inventions and technology. This will provide better opportunities and honour to the downtrodden. Yadav said that the institute needs to be expanded further so that it can disseminate education and research independently. He exhorted to ensure successful implementation of various socio-economic welfare schemes and programmes to extend maximum benefit to this section.
Governor Yadav also released two books ‘Thoughts and Philosophy of Ambedkar’ and ‘Ambedkar’s Vision for Nation-Building’ on the occasion.
MCTE’s annual day observed
Mhow: Mercury Army Primary School (MAPS) under the aegis of Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow observed Annual day on January 18, 2014. lt Gen Rajesh Pant, AVSM, VSM, Commandant, MCTE Patron of the school and Vandana Pant, Hony Patron of the school graced the occasion. It was a grand celebration which saw little stars twinkle on the ground. Geetali Gupta, Principal of the school welcomed the chief guest and the event started with a tribute to Goddess Saraswati. Various items based on the theme ‘Carnival of Festivals’ performed by young energetic, vibrant and exuberant tiny tots of Pre-Primary and Primary Wing stole the hearts of the audience.
Registrar of BU abuses deputy registrar
Bhopal: In a bizarre incident, Registrar of Bhoj Open University was roughed up by deputy registrar of Barkatullah University (BU) on Monday. According to a police at around 11 am, Registrar of Bhoj University Rakesh Chouhan had gone to meet Deputy Registrar of Barkatullah University B Bharti at his house at official quarter at BU premises and started abusing him. When Bharti opposed and told Chouhan to stop creating nuisance he was attacked by a wooden stick and hurled with shoes. Bharti has alleged that deputy registrar of BU Chouhan used to harass him for the past few months. On a complaint by Bharti, the Bagh Sewania police registered a case. Besides, the police also registered a criminal case against Bharti on a complaint by Chouhan. Till the filing of the report no arrest was made in the case.
advertising agency felicitated by Credai
Bhopal: Deepak advertising has been felicitated with special award by CREDAI Rajasthan in the Real Estate Expo-2014 ‘Jaipur-Heritage to High tech’. The award was presented to the Director of the Deepak Advertising Agency Dipesh Maheshwari at the closure ceremony of the real estate expo. In the gallery history of Jaipur was showcased using photographs. The gallery displayed the architectural brilliance and dynamics from the year 1726 to 2013. In the three day expo the gallery was praised by the visitors. The advertising agency has won over 100 of National and International awards.