Public holiday in poll-bound areas
Bhopal: The General Administration Department has declared a public holiday in the parliamentary constituencies under second phase of lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on April 17. These constituencies are Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Bhopal and Rajgarh. The public holiday has been announced to facilitate government officers and employees in voting. The General Administration Department has issued a notification in this regard.
Voter slips for third phase till April 19
Bhopal: Directives have been given to distribute photo-bearing voter slips in 20 districts under third phase of lok Sabha elections through booth level officers (BlOs) till April 19. Polling for the third phase in Madhya Pradesh will be held on April 24. The districts in which voter slips are to be distributed include Raisen (Vidhan Sabha constituencies number 141, 142, 143), Vidisha (Vidhan Sabha constituencies numbers 144 and 145), Sehore (Vidhan Sabha constituencies number 156, 157 and 158), Dewas and Agar-Malwa (Vidhan Sabha constituency number 166), Shajapur, Ujjain, Ratlam, Manadsaur, Neemuch, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Barwani, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Betul and Harda. Booth level officers (BlO) and booth level agents (BlA) will jointly distribute photo-bearing voter slips. The commission has directed to complete the distribution of voter slips 5 days before polling day. It has also been directed to inform the office of the Chief Electoral Officer the number of undistributed slips with reasons.
Productivity prize 2014
Bhopal: The Executive Director, BHEl, Bhopal Shashi Ranjan Prasad, has presented the productivity prize 2014 at IFX conference hall BHEl, Bhopal. General Manager, WEX Raimon Minj was presented the productivity prize for IMPRESS whereas General Manager, Finance NK Bhar was presented the productivity prize for Suggestions. On this occasion, Prasad held discussion with the officials present on enhancing the productivity level. All general managers, General Manager, P&D &IT and co-ordinator Sanjeev Gupta, Productivity, along with other senior officials were present. RP Shringirishi co-ordinated the programme while Sunil Mathur proposed the vote of thanks
Delegation meets BHEl’s Executive Director
Bhopal: A group of members of the Govindpura Industrial Association met the Executive Director, BHEl, Bhopal, today and congratulated SR Prasad for BHEl, Bhopal’s performance during 2013-14, and particularly commended the profit earned by BHEl, Bhopal, despite all odds. The group included the office-bearers, president Kharab and secretary Yogesh Goyal. It was a courtesy visit. Prasad thanked the Govindpura Industrial Association for the support provided by them during 2013-14 which helped BHEl, Bhopal in achieving the desired business results. ED, Bhopal, emphasised the need for maintaining good quality, timely delivery in the continuing challenging business scenario.
Four die after drinking toddy
Jhabua: Four people died and eight others were in serious condition after drinking ‘toddy (a type of alcoholic beverage)’ at Badi Udi village in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district, police said today. The deceased were identified as Nihal Singh (50), Somla (28), Salarmesh (25) and Jhogli Bai (35). A group of 10-12 people had drunk the toddy juice brought by one Nihal Singh. The rest were admitted to hospital.
Cyclist killed, another drowns
Satna: A cyclist was killed after being knocked down by a vehicle near Dodi Tola here, police said. Tilakraj Singh met with the accident yesterday. Gravely injured Singh was admitted to hospital, where he died during treatment. The driver managed to escape. In another incident, Santaram Choudhary (15) drowned in a river in Rajpur village. The body was found today, the police added.