labourers’ kids to get study grant sops
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board has invited applications from sons and daughters of labourers having taken admission in recognised engineering and medical colleges to get the benefit of study grant scheme. Students willing to avail scheme’s benefit may apply directly to Board’s Secretary or send applications through deans, head of institution or principal of medical or engineering college to labour Office of concerning district. The Board has implemented assistance scheme since October 2013 for wards of construction workers. As study grant, they are given Rs10,000 in lump sum once after taking admission in medical college and Rs7,000 in lump sum on getting admission in engineering college or clearing first semester or continuing education. Details of the study grant scheme are available on departmental website http://labour.mp.gov.in/.
Sasan power project’s unit 2 begins operation
Bhopal: Unit 2 of Sasan ultra mega power project, Singrauli has started commercial generation since January 28. Its power generation capacity is 660 MW. Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla has congratulated management of Sasan power project on commencement of commercial power generation. He informed that Madhya Pradesh will receive 233 MW power from the project. Power will be available in this year at Rs0.70/unit and at a levelised tariff of Rs1.19 per unit. Sasan ultra mega power project is coal-based. Its total power generation capacity is 3960 MW.
‘All-india level institutions soon in Vindhya’
Bhopal: Public Relations and Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that effective efforts will be made for Central University Status to Avdhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa. He said that efforts will also be made to open All-India level educational institutions in Vindhya region. Shukla was addressing a programme of University Joint Employees Union at Rewa on Friday. Energy Minister Shukla said that Rewa University boasts of glorious history. Its pass outs have brightened name of Vindhya region in India and abroad. He said that university campus will be made more attractive. Referring to Vindhya region’s economic growth, Shukla said that establishment of industrial corridor here will increase employment opportunities. He assured to take up sensitive issues like regularisation of university employees at the state-level. Vice-chancellor Rahasyamani Mishra informed about Avdhesh Pratap Singh University’s activities. Public Relations Minister Shukla was felicitated on behalf of university staff.
Bank of baroda GM Deshpande assumes office
Bhopal: New General Manager of Bank of Baroda MV Deshpande assumed office of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh’s zonal head here on Friday. Deshpande replaced former Zonal head PD Potnis who is getting retired on January 31. Deshpande was earlier posted as chief of the large Corporate Banking department, corporate office, Mumbai. Nearly 37 years of experience in banking sector and having a simple working style, Deshpande has worked on different posts in corporate office Mumbai. He has worked in Goa, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. While handing over charge to Deshpande, Potnis extended his best wishes to Deshpande and hoped that the bank would get new heights during his tenure.
Medical awareness camp organised
Bhopal: Under Corporate Social Responsibility a medical awareness camp was organised by BHEl, Bhopal on Friday at Jamuniya Kalan Village near Raisen road. The camp was conducted under the leadership of Dr D Barat, Sr DGM, Kasturba Hospital. Praveen Choudhary, BR Bansod and Bernard Tete from Town Adiministartion department were present on this occasion. Almost 250 villagers comprising of school going students & other residents of the village were medically examined during the camp. The residents were offered treatments for Skin, Anaemia, Ear and Eye diseases. Free medicines were then distributed among the villagers. During the camp students from Kasturba Nursing College as well as doctors visited each and every household of the village sharing information about the significance of hygiene and cleanliness. The villagers at the end of the camp praised BHEl for organizing the camp.
Painting exhibition inaugurated
Bhopal: A solo exhibition of paintings titled “Meri Kala Anubhutiya” has been inaugurated at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya. “Meri Kala Anubhutiya” is a solo painting exhibition by renowned artist Sheetal Sharma. The exhibition was jointly inaugurated by renowned artist of MP, Akhilesh along with Arun Kumar Shrivastava (Joint Director, IGRMS) and Sheela Sharma. Sheela Sharma paints using her foot because she does not have hands. Mrs. Sharma is an alumnus of Fine Arts lucknow University. She loves to paint Beauty of flowers, spontaneous acts of nature, birds chirping, kids gullible hydro, natural qualities of women and women's lives etc. Sheela explains her relation to art as “Art is my life's process and the most important part of my personality. In childhood, I was introduced to the art of like other subjects. But gradually I saw and felt that it was also a subject of art is not only for me but for me it is something very important. With time my relation with art became very deep”. To motivate people with physical disability and to prove “disability doesn’t mean incapability” painting exhibition is being organized.
4 flyovers, 2 rly overbridges soon in gwalior
Gwalior: After winding the roads the district administration would focus on new railway over bridge and flyovers. The district administration has made a plan to construct four flyovers and two railway over bridges. In this connection the collector P Narhari gave necessary directives to the officers concerned. Narhari ordered executive engineer of Bridge Corporation and other officers that the work plan of flyovers should be completed under time limit programme. He ordered the officers related to road constructions to complete the remaining work on war footings. He clarified that if there is any defect in the quality of roads then the contractors and technical officers would be responsible. The collector said that if is there is any problem to get funds from Bhopal or any technical difficulty it should be brought to his notice for solution.
4 assistant professors deputation withdrawn
Bhopal: The State Government has withdrawn deputation of four assistant professors of Government autonomous engineering colleges and sent them to their original places of posting. Gangaram Mandloi has been sent from Ujjain engineering college to Rewa engineering college, A Hemlata from RGPV Bhopal to Jabalpur engineering college, Richa Trivedi from PEB, Bhopal to Rewa engineering college and Sujit Kumar Mahobiya has been sent from Jabalpur engineering college to Rewa engineering college.