Cong’s candle march against corruption
Gwalior: The Congress took out a candle march against corruption in professional examination board during the BJP Government at Hazira Chauraha where it culminated into a public meeting. District vice-president of the Congress Sunil Sharma conducted the meeting where Pradeep Kashyap expressed gratitude. Addressing the meeting, district Congress president Darshan Singh said that Narendra Modi got the vote of the people on the name of brining good days, but now everything is costly. In another programme, the district Congress committee expressed protest and burnt effigy of the BJP Government at Patankar Chauraha. The Congressmen led by district party president Darshan Singh reached Patankar Chauraha where they burnt effigy of the BJP Government on Monday. Former MlAs Ramesh Agarwal, Ashok Jain, Kashiram Dehalwar, Arun Ken latif Khan, Madhavi Dighe, Anil Gupta, Sudheer Gupta and others participated in the movement.
Miscreants who shot at trader still at large
Gwalior: The police could not arrest the criminals who had shot at a trader Sanjeev Bansal in Mochi Oli three weeks ago. The accused are absconding and the family members of Bansal are terrified. A week ago, some miscreants entered the fine art studio on Nai Sarak and beat Mukul Gupta for nearly 15 minutes. They even ransacked the studio. The traders are worried by these two incidents. The Chamber of Commerce has also demanded the arrest of accused. Sanjeev Bansal dealing in school dress was shot three weeks before at his house. He was referred to Delhi where he is being treated. His family members are still afraid of miscreants who are roaming free. The police officers said that the miscreants are being searched. Some clue is received. Additional SP Mohammad Yusuf Qureshi said that the police are serious on both the cases. The accused would be soon and strict action would be taken against him.
Govt extends Tax returns date till Aug 31
Bhopal: The State Government has extended the last date for filing of quarterly returns by businessmen under VAT Act, Central Sales Tax Act and Entry Tax Act. Earlier, last date for depositing amount mentioned returns was April 1, 2014 and July 30, 2014 was the last date for filing returns. This period has been extended to August 31 now.
MEA’s addl secy meets state chief secy
Bhopal: Additional Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ministry Ruchi Ghanshyam paid a courtesy visit to Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa at Mantralaya during her Bhopal visit here on Monday. Ghanshyam has been appointed as Indian High Commissioner to South Africa.
Photo electoral rolls to be used in poll
Bhopal: Photo electoral rolls will be used for the first time in the State in the election for recall of Amla Nagar parishad’s chairman on August 5. Photo-bearing voter slips will also be used for the first time in this election by the State Election Commission. Voters can also use photo voter slips for their identification.
Rajasthan Chief Minister worships at Ujjain
Bhopal: Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia worshipped at world famous Dwadash Jyotirling lord Mahakaleshwar and later at Maa Harsiddhi Mata Mandir at Ujjain on Monday. After performing worship with religious rites at Kal Bhairav Mandir, the Rajasthan Chief Minister assured to send red granite stones for its decoration from Rajasthan. In-charge Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, MlA Mohan Yadav and Collector BM Sharma greeted Rajasthan’s Chief Minister at Nandi Hall of Mahakaleshwar Mandir with miniatures of lord Mahakal, Prasad, shawls and coconuts. Chief Minister Scindia also worshipped at Angareshwar Mandir near Manganath. Women and Child Development Minister Maya Singh accompanied Scindia on the occasion. Ujjain district’s in-charge Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya directed Collector BM Sharma to chalk out an estimate for construction of foot over-bridge to facilitate devotees to cross over Kshipra river from Siddhawat to Shri Angareshwar Mandir. This will avoid long winding journey between the two religious places.
five Canara bank rural branches inaugurated
Bhopal: Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava inaugurated five new rural branches of Canara Bank on Monday for providing banking facilities in remote rural areas of the State through financial inclusion. Additional Chief Secretary Panchayats and Rural Development Aruna Sharma will preside over the function. The new bank branches are being started at village Karariya Tiraha, Hensua and Jiwajipur in Vidisha district, village Medhki in Raisen district and village Dhangaon in Jabalpur district. At present, these bank branches have been set up in government buildings available in respective villages. A sum of Rs10 lakh each has been sanctioned by Panchayats and Rural Development Department for bank branches’ buildings under Mukhyamantri Gram Samriddhi Yojana. The buildings will be constructed with the cooperation of concerning gram panchayats.
Yashodhara raje reviews Summit preparation
Bhopal: Commerce and Industries Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia reviewed preparations for Global Investors Summit to be held at Indore on October 8-10 at a meeting in Mantralaya here on Monday. Scindia sought detailed information about all aspects of successful holding of the proposed Summit. She said that all preparations to hold the Investors Summit systematically should be completed in time. Full information about specialities of Madhya Pradesh should be provided to the investors coming to the state, she added. Principal Secretary Industries Shri Mohammad Sulaiman, Commissioner Industries Vl Kanta Rao, TRIFAC’s Managing Director Arun Kumar Bhatt, Secretary Industries Anupam Rajan, Director Madhyam Suresh Tiwari and other officers were present on the occasion.
NREGA software updated for better function
Bhopal: To ensure better implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act through process re-engineering, necessary provisions have been made in NREGA Software. These will help in smooth implementation of e-FMS and make labour, work and fiscal management more effective. One-day workshops are being held at Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur to train the field staff of MNREGA in new provisions. MNREGA’s Project Officers, Senior Data Managers, Janpad Panchayat CEOs, Assistant Accounts Officers and Computer Operators are participating in the workshops. Workshops have got underway from today and training sessions will be held in different divisions on different dates till August 21, 2014. Training will be imparted to enter data in time in NREGA Soft regarding demand for employment, demand of employment in Gram Panchayat and determination of allotment process of works, issuance of muster roll and information of assessment. Besides, training will also be imparted regarding process to sending documents electronically following sanction of payment by implementation agency and other important points pertaining to electronic payment system.