Personality Development Cell set up in colleges
Bhopal: ‘Personality Development Cell’ has been set up in colleges in the State division-wise. Through the cell, efforts will be made to ensure students personality development and adoption of moral values in the light of Indian culture and traditions by holding a lecture once a week or month. Implementation centre of the scheme will be Sarojini Naidu Girls Post Graduate College, Bhopal. For scheme’s implementation, Surendra Bihari Goswami, Professor, Commerce, Government Hamidia College, Bhopal has been posted in Sarojini Naidu Girls Post Graduate College, Bhopal. Higher Education Department has constituted Personality Development Cells at division-level also. They have been constituted in Government Maharani laxmibai Arts and Commerce College of Excellence, Gwalior in Gwalior division, Government Excellence College Morena for Morena division, Government Autonomous Girls Post Graduate Excellence College Sagar for Sagar division, Government Autonomous Girls Post Graduate Excellence College Ujjain for Ujjain division, Government TRS Excellence College Rewa for Rewa division, Government Sarojini Naidu Girls Post Graduate College, Bhopal for Bhopal division, Government Excellence College Hoshangabad for Narmadapuram division and Government Holkar Science College Indore for Indore division. Professors and assistant professors have also been posted in the cells.
Amendment Bill TO IMPROVE HIGHER EDUCATION
Bhopal: The cabinet on Wednesday draft amendment Bill of Madhya Pradesh University Act 1973 for improvement in quality of higher education in the State. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The amendment bill proposes ensuring transparency in work management, enhancing role of district administration and academics in the working committee. Now, working committee can undertake quality reforms through educationists’ experience. Besides, selection committee for teaching posts has been reconstituted. As a result, selection process will be expedited. Time-limit will also be adhered to in the recruitment of class III and IV staff.
State Agro ltd presents cheque to Chouhan
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was presented dividend cheque of more than Rs 3.89 crore by State Agro Industries Corporation ltd. here on Wednesday. Public Health Engineering Minister Kusum Mehdele, Agriculture Production Commissioner MM Upadhyay, Principal Secretary Horticulture and Food Processing Kanchan Jain and Corporation’s Managing Director Rakesh Shrivastava were also present on the occasion. State Agro Industries Corporation ltd. had registered a turnover of Rs 1258.94 crore in year 2011-12 and earned pre-taxation profit of Rs 46.27 crore. The corporation gave dividend of Rs 6.12 crore, which is 185 per cent of the share capital. The corporation gave Rs 3.89 crore to the State Government and Rs 2.22 crore to the Central Government.
Meeting AT CEO OFFICE ON may 24
Bhopal: A meeting has to be convened on May 24 at 11.30 am at the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Nirwachan Sadan, here regarding recently held elections in 29 lok Sabha constituencies, in Madhya Pradesh. Two representatives each of recognised and unrecognised political parties have been invited to the meeting. Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vl Kanta Rao informed that the meeting will discuss inclusion of names in electoral rolls in consultation with political parties and process to delimit constituencies. At the meeting, discussions will also be held with political parties’ representatives regarding electoral process of Election Commission and suggestions sought from them. Such a meeting was also held after Vidhan Sabha elections, 2013 in the State.
Special Gram Sabhas TO BE HElD ON MAY 27
Bhopal: Special Gram Sabhas focusing on Madhya Pradesh Samagra Suraksha Mission will be held in all Gram Panchayats in the State on May 27.
Detailed directives have been given to district collectors and CEOs of district and Janpad Panchayats for holding special Gram Sabhas on May 27 under the provisions of Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj Evam Gram Swaraj Adhiniyam 1993. Samagra list will be read out at Gram Sabhas and Samagra data will be verified and rectified. Distribution of updated eligibility leaflets and pension to beneficiaries through Samagra Portal will also be reviewed at Gram Sabhas.
Maa Tujhe Pranam Yojana DATE EXTENDED TO MAY 26
Bhopal: Date to apply for ‘Maa Tujhe Pranam Yojana’ has been extended upto May 26, 2014. Under the scheme youths from the State are sent to international borders to imbibe patriotism and nationalism. Earlier, last date for application was May 19, 2014. All district sports and youth welfare officers have been directed to accept applications for the scheme upto
May 26 following which selection will be made through lottery by selection committees headed by collectors from May 27 to 29. Directives have been given to put up applications of selected candidates in the directorate by May 30, 2014. It is noteworthy that under ‘Maa Tujhe Pranam Yojana’ of Sports and Youth Welfare Department, group of 10 youths from 15 to 35 years of age (5 males and 5 females) from every district of the State is sent to visit international borders. Their selection is done through lottery by committees headed by collector in all districts. Selection of one NCC, NSS and national level sportsperson each and 2 established social workers is done. Objective of the scheme is to inculcate dedication towards nation and courage among youths and attract them towards paramilitary forces.
MPPEB scam: six admissions get cancelled
Indore: The admission of six more MBBS students allegedly involved in the MP Professional Examination Board’s (MPPEB) Pre-Medical Test (PMT) scam has been cancelled by the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Medical College. MGM sources said that these students had taken admission in the college after clearing PMT-2008 by using ‘unfair’ means. Among them, one of the students has cleared her MBBS course and has become a qualified doctor but the administration has written to the Medical Coucil of India (MCI) to cancel her registration number. So far, the college administration has cancelled the admission of 90 students, who were admitted in the college from 2008 to 2013 with their parents paying hefty amounts for ensuring that they clear PMT. The MPPEB has already cancelled their PMT results following which the Medical Education Department directed the MGM college administration to cancel their admissions.
Dist authorities stop marriage of 16-yr-old girl
Indore: A 16-year-old girl was prevented from being getting married on Wednesday by district authorities as part of its drive against child marriage. District Women Empowerment Officer VPS Rathore said that acting on a tip-off, a team of officials reached Buddh Nagar area where preparations were going on for the marriage of the girl identified as Varsha. Rathore said that the officials warned her parents that strict action will be taken against them if they go ahead with their plan to marry the minor girl following which they relented and gave an undertaking in an affidavit promising to not get her wedded until she turns 18. As per law, marriage of a boy less than 21 and girl below 18 is a crime under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 that attracts two years rigorous imprisonment or Rs one lakh fine or both.
Assistant engineer held for taking bribe
Khargone: An assistant engineer was allegedly caught red-handed receiving a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a deputy sarpanch of Gandhawad gram panchayat on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team laid a trap and caught the official identified as Jaikumar Shrivastava posted at Sagaon Janpad Panchayat in the district as he accepted Rs 10,000 from deputy sarpanch Dayaram Patidar, lokayukta’s Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) BS Parihar told media persons. Shrivastava demanded money for examining the muster-roll and construction work related bills, Parihar said.
2 get imprisonment of 10 years for raping minor
Bhopal: A local court has sentenced two youths to imprisonment for 10 years, each on the charge of raping a minor at Soi village in Sheopur district. According to prosecution, the victim was forcibly taken by Goru Mali and Raju Mali while she was returning after attending nature’s call on October 5, 2012. She was later taken to New Delhi where she was held captive in Rajesh Mali’s house and sexually assaulted for 13 days.