National lok Adalat on Dec 13
Bhopal: Date for the National lok Adalat has been changed due to urban body elections in Madhya Pradesh. It will be held on December 13 now instead of December 6. Mega lok Adalat will also be held on December 13 now instead of December 6.
Workshop on ‘Anthropolgy and Museums’ held
Bhopal: A national workshop on ‘Anthropolgy and Museums’ has commenced at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya on Wednesday as part of the education and outreach activities. The chief guest of the programme was renowned Anthropologist, former director, IGRMS and Professor, Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Prof KK Basa gave the inaugural speech. Prof Basa asked students not to consider this as a pleasure trip rather this is a pilgrimage to anthropology students. This workshop is very unique and interactive because students here are not going to spend time in the classrooms they will be visiting every section of the Sangrahalaya and learn how to collect and conserve specimen. Director, IGRMS Arun Kumar Shrivastava delivered the welcome speech, he says “I am confidant, that the participating students from various Universities across the country will understand collecting specimens, their conservation and exhibition technology at India’s largest anthropological museum and will utilize every minute of this workshop.”
Transaction hit as bank staff go on strike
Gwalior: On the call of the united forum of bank unions the officers and employees of Government banks numbering 3,000 went on strike impacting transaction of crores of rupees. The customers had to use ATMs only for taking cash. The deputy general secretary of united forum of bank union’s officer’s federate Ambikesh Dixit said that the Central Government did not pay attention to the demands of wages of government bank employees from November 2012. The 168 branches of government banks participated in the strike. The bank employees postponed dharna and demonstration due to imposition of code of conduct of municipal elections, but work in private banks as usual. All the ATM’S of the city were made full yesterday in view of the coming strike. The cheques and drafts for crores of rupees would not be made due to strike in the banks.
Rao appointed V-P of Higher Education Council
Bhopal: The State Government has nominated non-Government members to State Higher Education Council. Nageshwar Rao, Pro-Vice Chancellor of IGNOU, New Delhi, has been appointed as the Vice-President of the council. Member representative of universities established by the state government will be Vice-Chancellor of Devi Ahiliya Vishwavidyalaya DP Singh. Academic members will include Kailash Sharma of Jaipur, Prof KB Das of Bhuvaneshwar, Prof Rabi Ranjan Sen of Kolkata, Chitralekha Chouhan of Jabalpur, Prof Ashutosh Mandawi and Kirtan Kumar Sahu of Raipur, Devendra Deepak, Prakash Bartunia and Shashi Rai of Bhopal and Prof Khem Singh Dehriya of Amarkantak.
2.47 lakh photo voter slips distributed
Bhopal: Distribution of photo voter slips has begun for urban body elections-2014. So far, 2.47 lakh slips have been distributed. State Election Commissioner R Parasuram informed that 38498 voter slips have been distributed in Chhatarpur district, 7872 Damoh, 34554 Rewa, 1407 Sidhi, 397 Shahdol, 3559 Harda, 56337 Raisen, 54 Vidisha, 7225 Rajgarh, 19482 Agar-Malwa, 16927 Dewas, 37490 Khargone, 4200 Jhabua, 3445 Dhar, 1270 Ujjain and 14868 voter slips have been distributed in Mandsaur district.