School football tournament commences
Bhopal: The Sahodaya Complex’s 15th St Thomas Cup Football Tournament begins here from Tuesday. The tournament will be inaugurated by Riyaz Ikbal IPS, CSP, Govindpura at 10 am in the soccer park of St Thomas Convent Senior Secondary School, Ayodhya Nagar. This year the entry is restricted to 16 teams of different CBSE schools. The cup is organised every year in the city of lakes for the junior students of CBSE Schools. While assessing the greatness and reputation of the cup, Sahodaya Complex, the official forum of the principals of different CBSE Schools of Bhopal have taken over the competition and changed the name of the cup. So this year onwards, St. Thomas Cup Football Tournament will have the banner of Sahodaya Complex, Bhopal and the Cup will be known as Sahodaya Complex’s St. Thomas Cup. The qualified teams of this year’s tournament include Sharda Vidhya Mandir, Bank Officer’s School, Bonnie Foi School, Bhavan’s Bharti School, Holy Cross School, St Raphael School, Mount Carmel School, St. Thomas School, St. Paul’s School, Campion School, St Xavier’s School, St. Montfort School, Fr Agnel School, Servite School, International Public School and Billabong School
Global fashion brand opens store in city
Bhopal: India’s leading home fashion brand, Portico New York launched their first store in Bhopal here on Tuesday. located in the trendy DB City Mall, in Arera Hills, the store will house Portico New York’s exquisite range of products in bed and bath linen. The store was inaugurated by Portico New York’s Sales Head, Aditya Kalani. The new store is part of Portico New York’s aggressive expansion plan to open more than 200 outlets across retail chains and home furnishing MBOs in India. More than 100 cities now have access to trending designs through leading home fashion, lifestyle and large format stories. Arun Bhawsingka, CEO, Creative Portico India Pvt. ltd. said, “Bhopal is an emerging market and customer base for us. We are thrilled at this opportunity as it gives us better access to our customers in Bhopal and vice versa. More rooms in Bhopal will now live and breathe style, just like the people who inhabit them.”
Mother of three children commits suicide
Gwalior: A mother of three children committed suicide by hanging in her house in Chandra Nagar under Gwalior police station area. On receipt of information, the police reached the spot and waited for the parents of the deceased. A resident of Chandra Nagar, Sanjay Parihar was sleeping on the terrace with his family. In the morning the family members found that his wife Poonam hanged herself in the room. Sanjay and his family members immediately informed the police. After reaching, the police sent the body to the morgue. In the initial enquiry it was found that cause of suicide is financial stringency. Sanjay is a peon in Morena hospital and the family lived in rented house so Poonam always faced economic hardship. The CSP Gwalior Virendra Raghuvanshi confirmed the news. No suicide note was found. The police are conducting the enquiry. They are waiting for the parents of the deceased who will come from Jhansi. Further action would be taken after they reach
Constable injured in firing by miscreant
Gwalior: A police party on receipt of information that a miscreant was intimidating the villagers at gunpoint went to arrest him but the miscreant fired at the police personnel. In the encounter, a constable of a police is injured but the police arrested the miscreant with his gun. Additional SP rural Yogeshwar Sharma said that on Tuesday afternoon the police received information that a miscreant Roshan Baghele was intimidating the residents of Khajuria village under Dabra police station area. On receipt of information the police reached the spot, but the miscreant fired at the police. In a firing a constable Jaiveer Singh Kushawah was injured. Police also fired and arrested the miscreant with the gun.
Applications for MPPSC Coaching invited
Bhopal: The State Government has invited applications in prescribed proforma from desirous backward class students for pre-exam coaching for State Service prelims to be held by Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. Bhopal-based Backward Class State-level Employment and Training Centre will impart free coaching to 100 selected candidates. Selection of candidates including women and disabled ones will be made through faculty-wise merit list on the basis of marks obtained at graduation level. Maximum 6 months’ coaching will start from September during which each candidate will be given Rs 350 per month stipend. Application forms must reach office of the Director, Backward Class State-level Employment and Training Centre, in front of Police Radio Headquarters, Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal by September 9, 2014. Annual income of parents of candidates from all sources should not exceed Rs 6 lakh. Applicant will have to appear at prelims of State Service. Income, caste and domicile certificates issued only by competent authority will be acceptable. local trainees will not get hostel facility whereas ten women candidates will be given admission in girls hostel on priority. Applicants will have to bear expenses on visiting application centre and other expenses themselves.
Dani inspects training programme
Bhopal: Director General of Academy of Administration IS Dani inspected the training programme of district e-governance managers under information technology. State Electronics Development Corporation’s Managing Director M Selvendran informed about district e-governance managers priorities including mobile governance, holding of district level cyber security awareness workshops, e-procurement and e-tendering. He said that district managers should coordinate with district-level administrative officers using IT-enabled training and technical skill in works. The trainees were informed about information technology innovations and novel initiatives. It was informed that MP Code Portal is being developed where government’s important Acts, rules, regulations and notifications will be available. Raghu informed about works undertaken successfully in Datia district for registration of application through “Uttara” software. Deputy Secretary IT Sudhir Kochar, OSD Kamal Jain, Vinay Pandey and Shailendra Chouhan provided guidance to the trainees.
CIC Khan calls on CM Chouhan
Bhopal: Chief Information Commissioner KD Khan paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Information Commissioners Gopal Krishna Dandotiya, Atmadeep, Jai Kishan Sharma, Sukhraj Singh and Hiralal Trivedi.
Bid to prepare photo-bearing electoral rolls
Bhopal: Exercise is on to prepare photo bearing electoral rolls for urban body general elections 2014. The State Election Commission has directed to install notice boards at centres and assistance centres set up for receiving claims-objections on draft electoral rolls. It must carry the names and mobile numbers of authorised employee and assistant registration officer. This will facilitate voters.