CBI to probe against former VC
Bhopal: The CBI has started a fresh enquiry against a former Vice-Chancellor, faculty members and officials of Hari Singh Gaur Central University in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district for alleged irregularities in awarding tenders. CBI sources said the role of a former VC, two faculty members and some official was the focus of the preliminary enquiry registered by it recently. Also, a firm from Bhopal was under scanner of the agency in connection with the inquiry. CBI is suspecting that excess payments were made to the beneficiary contractor while installing over 200 computers and CD writers in the University, the sources said. A clarification in this regard will soon be sought from the varsity administration, they added. The agency had already registered several FIRs related to alleged irregularities in the University administration. In May this year, CBI registered three cases naming the former Vice-Chancellor and others. Besides a case of alleged disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs2.54 crore (approx) was also registered against the Vice-Chancellor who is presently posted in Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur.
313 Krishi Kranti Raths reach 1,072 villages
Bhopal: On the first day of the Statewide Krishi Mahotsav, organised from September 25 to acquaint the farmers with modern farm techniques up to gram panchayat level, 313 Krishi Kranti Raths reached 1,072 villages. The Raths educated the farmers about different techniques and informed about the schemes being implemented for welfare of farmers and boosting farm sector in the state. Over 43 thousand 341 farmers attended the village level farmers’ camps. Agricultural kits were distributed to 1418 farmers under Surajdhara scheme, 625 under Annapurana scheme and 494 kits under Beej Gram Yojana. Besides, 4135 samples were picked for soil testing. As many as 31 groups were formed under Mukhya Mantri Khet-Tirth Yojana. Revenue documents were distributed to 49,116 farmers under the Mahotsav. At the veterinary camps 18,212 animals were treated. At the camps Credit Cards were distributed to 5761 farmers at the camps. Moreover, 34 cases of demarcation and 275 of mutation were disposed of and 211 loan books given away to farmers. Temporary pump connections were given to 643 farmers. A total of 424 works were started under Mera Khet-Meri Mati Yojana. Medical check-ups of 1473 farmers were also conducted. Cultural programmes were also held at the places visited by Krishi Kranti Raths.
PMT scam: Another student nabbed
Gwalior: The SIT nabbed a student, who appeared in the PMT in 2009 and used solver to solve the question. He has given wrong address in the application form, so police could not trace him for last 5 years. In fact, the racket of using solvers had been continuing for the last 20 years. The Kampoo police had caught 11 fake students from the PMT examination. One of them was Manish Kurmi of Patna. He told the police that he had appeared in the examination in place of Rajendra Atal on the order of Hargyan Vimal. The police searched Rajendra Atal on his address given in the application form but he could not be traced. Ultimately the police caught agent Hargyan Vimal who told the SIT that Rajendra Atal in the son of his uncle. After that the police caught Rajendra Atal from Ambedkar Nagar.
All is not well with Music University
Gwalior: The souring relations between the Vice-Chancellor of Music University Prof Swatantra Sharma and Registrar SC Arya has adversely affected the work of university. The rights of registrar have been taken away by the VC who is doing his work. According to sources, the Vice Chancellor is not trusting registrar so she has started disposing of all the files of financial sanctions that were kept pending by herself. She is also issuing administrative orders with her signature. She is also doing correspondence of university and issuing tenders by her signature. The vice chancellor of music university Swantra Sharma said, “The registrar does not stay in the university so I have to do his work.” The registrar music university SC Arya said, “I dispose of only the files sent to me. The vice chancellor knows it well that the act provides the rights of all.”