EVMs to be used in panchayat bypolls
Bhopal: EVMs will be used in election of 25 sarpanchas in 15 districts during panchayat by-elections 2014 (first half). EVMs are being used for the first time in urban body and Panchayat elections in the State. State Election Commissioner R Parasuram informed that all is set for polling through EVMs. Polling materials have been made available to concerning districts. One Sarpanch each will be elected through EVMs in Shivpuri, Datia, Ujjain, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Dewas, Rajgarh, Katni and Narsinghpur districts, two each in Shahdol, Dhar and Barwani district, four in Panna district and three each in Chhindwara and Mandla districts. Meanwhile, 24 sarpanchas in 16 districts have been elected unopposed. No nomination was received for 11 sarpancha’s posts in seven districts. By-elections were to be held for 60 posts.
late monsoon: Sow Soyabean till July 30
Bhopal: Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department has advised farmers that they can sow soybean till July 30 in the special circumstances following late monsoon. Generally, soybean crops are sown till July 20. Director Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development DN Sharma has appealed to farmers that if they have with them soybean seeds, fertilisers and other farm inputs then they should start sowing operations as soon as rains come to a stop. Especially those farmers can undertake sowing operations till July 30 who could not do it earlier due to incessant rainfall. According to the Director Agriculture, farmers for whom water for one-two rounds of
irrigation is likely to be available in September-October should sow soybean alone. If due to uncertainty of weather, there is lack of moisture in September-end or second week of October as a result of scanty rainfall, then soybean crops can be saved from drying up through irrigation. Farmers depending on rainwater should sow any other crop than soybean.
seminar on cloud computing organised
Bhopal: A seminar on the relevance of cloud computing was organised in Chitransh College, Bhopal on Thursday. A lecture by Management Information System (MIS) Officer of Urban Administration and Development Department, Girish Chandra was organised on this topic. Chandra informed the students that data, software and other information on various computers can be shared with the help of cloud computing. All the people using E mail and social networks are part of cloud computing, he added. He also showed a movie to the students on the development of the computer. President of the executive committee of the college Ashwini Shrivastava and Director of the college Tamosha Shrivastava were present in the seminar. Principal Sudha Saxena, Vice Principal Tanima Dutta and other staff of the college were also present. The programme was conducted by Tanima Dutta.
BHEl bids farewell to GMs, 58 employees
Bhopal: In a simple programme held at the 3rd floor Administrative Building Vishwas Bhave, General Manager, CMM & CDC, BHEl, Bhopal bade farewell to Manoj Khalkho, General Manager and PK Basak General Manager on their superannuation from the organisation. Similarly, 58 other employees comprising of 03 AGMs’, 08 Executives and 47 workers were given farewell at IFX Conference Hall BHEl, Bhopal. Bhave appreciated their contribution for the company wishing them a happy retired life.
CEO caught red-handed taking bribe
Sagar: lokayukta Police on Thursday caught red-handed a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a janpad panchayat near here for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs10,000 from a farmer. The CEO of Shahgarh janpad panchayat in the district, Gaurav Yadav demanded Rs10,000 bribe for clearing the payment of Rs50,000 for a well constructed under Kapil Dhara scheme in the farmer, Tattoo Ahirwar's agriculture field, lokayukta Inspector, AK Agrawal said. Acting on a tip-off, lokayukta Police laid a trap and caught Yadav red-handed the moment he accepted the money from Ahirwar at his office, he said. A case was registered against Yadav under Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigations are on, he said.
Ayush official nabbed for taking bribe
Satna: Madhya Pradesh lokayukta's Special Police Establishment (SPE) sleuths on Thursday caught an official of the Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) red-handed while accepting bribe. lokayukta sources said Incharge AYUSH officer GP Mishra had demanded Rs3,000 from an employee of his own department, Ramesh Mishra, for resolving his Gross Provident Fund issue. Mishra was arrested under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Two arrested, smack and opium seized
Mandsaur: Two people have been arrested and smack and opium seized from them in separate incidents in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district, police said. Rajasthan's Pratapgarh-resident Pappu Mali was arrested near Khokra Ghati and 100 gm smack seized from him on Wednesday. likewise, 1.5 kg opium was seized from a jeep near Bolia crossing and its driver Vikram Singh, a resident of Ratlam, arrested in this connection. Both were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
Two electrocuted within 24-hours in satna
Ujjain: Two people, including a student, were electrocuted in separate instances in the past 24 hours in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district. Vikas Singh (14), a class IX student, died on the spot when he came into contact with an overhead electric wire while playing on the roof of a Government school on Thursday evening. In a separate incident, Umesh Kushwaha (35) was killed on the spot when he received electric shock while connecting a wire at Hitma village, police said.
frustrated with illness, man commits suicide
Ujjain: Frustrated with his illness, a man has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the sixth floor of a hospital at Chimanganj police station limits. Yogesh was suffering from liver ailment. He was admitted to the Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Hospital since the past few days. He jumped from the hospital's roof on Wednesday night.
Dumper driver gets 2-year RI for rash driving
Ujjain: A local court has sentenced a dumper driver to rigorous imprisonment for two years and imposed a fine of Rs1,000 on him for driving negligently and accidentally killing two motorcycle riders last year. According to prosecution, Kamal and Badrilal were going to Nagjhiri on their motorcycle when they were hit by a dumper on January 21, 2013. Badrilal died on the spot while Kamal succumbed to his injuries while receiving treatment in hospital.