Sanwaria Agro Oils launches basmati rice
Bhopal: FMCG major Sanwaria Agro Oils limited has launched exotic and premium brand basmati rice and soyabean oil to enhance its presence in the fast moving consumer goods market. The new products — Sanwaria Seth Basmati Rice and Sanwaria and Narmada brands of refined soyabean oil — were launched on Sunday by the company’s directors Anil Agrawal and Rahul Agrawal. The group, which has its presence in various sectors including energy, infrastructure and FMCG products, aims at enhancing 40-50 per cent contribution to the company’s revenue from its branded products in 2-3 years period, Agrawal told reporters on the occasion. The company has a range of products in the FMCG segment which include wheat flour, pulses, soyabean chunks and salt.
Three arrested with leopard pelts
Balaghat: Three persons were arrested for allegedly carrying skins of a leopard and two spotted deer from Magardarra railway station in the district on Monday. A team of forest officials apprehended the trio on a tip-off and seized the skins of a leopard and two spotted deer, collectively valued at Rs 5 lakh, they said. The three have been identified as Parsadilal Kumhare (55), Shivpal Singh Marko (40), both residents of Kabirdham district Chhattisgarh and Panchram Padwar (36), of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. Police said the hides of the leopard is about five-feet long while those of spotted deer about three feet in length. The trio claimed they brought the skins from a person based in Kabeerdham district, police said. A case under Wildlife Act has been registered against them in this regard, they added.
‘Joint efforts needed for juvenile health’
Bhopal: Joint efforts of various departments are necessary to ensure juvenile health. This was stated by Principal Secretary, Health Praveer Krishna, at a one-day orientation workshop under National Juvenile Health Programme here on Monday. Officers of Health, Women and Child Development and Education departments and District Chief Medical and Health Officers took part in the workshop. The works held detailed discussions on village-level treatment facilities, especially further improvement in arrangement for overcoming anemia. Union Deputy Commissioner Dr Sushma Dureja, Director Madhya Pradesh NHRM Dr M Geeta and Dr Rashmi Dwividi of paediatrics department of Gandhi Medical College also spoke on the occasion.
Guest faculties to get age relaxation
Bhopal: The guest faculties working against posts of assistant professors, sports officers or librarians will be given per session seniority marks and age relaxation in direct recruitment on these posts. Upto four marks per session will be given subject to a maximum 20 marks on work experience. One-year relaxation in age will be given on scoring four points every session upto a maximum of 5 years, but this will not be more than age limit prescribed through General Administration Department’s circulars issued from time to time. For Assistant Professors, four marks per session will be given on 151 or more periods taken, three for 101 to 151, two on 51 to 100 periods and one mark on 25 to 50 periods. For sports officers and librarians, 4 marks per session will be given on 151 or more days, 3 101 to 151, 2 on 51 to 100 and one on 25 to 50 days. Guest faculties should send information about work experience in new prescribed proforma, which is available on Higher Education Department’s website.
83 per cent registered in re-polling
Bhopal: As much as 83.16 per cent voting was registered in re-polling at polling booth number 279-Waroli under Burhanpur Vidhan Sabha constituency in Khandwa Parliamentary constituency till 6 pm on Monday. Polling had started at 7 am. Male polling percentage was 81.27 and female 85.22 per cent in Monday’s re-polling.
Veterinary college Mhow forms human chain
Mhow: Veterinary college Mhow formed a human chain at Bhanwarkuan square Indore and the message of stopping atrocities and cruelties on the animals were displayed. Hundreds of people participated in human chain formation. The human chain formation was conducted under the guidance of Professor Umesh Kumar Garg and under the coordination of Professor RK Jain, Professor Sandeep Nanavati and Professor Dipak Gangil. The participants were carrying boards displaying messages on saving the wild animals.
Professor SS Rane, BP Shukla, Hemant Mehata, KS Misroliya, SK Chouhan and the students of veterinary college Mhow participated in human chain. Folders were distributed showing the harmful effects of polythene on animals, preventing rabies, diseases transmitted from animals to human beings, quality of animal fodder and clean milk production. Free anti rabies immunization was done to the animals in all the government hospitals. Digamber Jain social group ‘Pushp’ and Shvetambar Jain social group ‘town’ extended their special help for the function.
Court orders confiscation of properties
Indore: A special anti-corruption court here on Monday ordered confiscation of properties worth nearly Rs 89 lakh belonging to an assistant engineer, found to have been disproportionate to his known sources of income. The assets would be utilised Rs in the public interest’. The order was passed by judge Avnindra Kumar Singh in the case involving NREGS Assistant Engineer Arvind Tiwari, posted at Kannod in Dewas district, following his conviction. The exact value of Tiwari’s assets is Rs 88,76,967, according to the prosecution. They include a 6,000 sq ft plot with a two-story house, a shop, 2.11 acre agricultural land in Tikamgarh, Rs 4.16 lakh cash and jewellery worth Rs 7.51 lakh, said lokayukta Superintendent of Police Virendra Singh. The court ordered Tiwari to hand over these properties to Collectors of Indore and Tikamgarh, to be utilised in public interest. lokayukta Police had conducted a raid at Tiwari’s premises on November 19, 2009.