Tainted official not to be deployed for polls
Bhopal: Secretary State Election Commission GP Shrivastava has directed Satna district collector and district election officer not to deploy Assistant Director Education Anjani Kumar Tripathi at Majhgawan and Sohawal during elections. The Commission has received complaints against him.
Draft electoral rolls on Nov 22
Bhopal: State Election Commission has released programme for preparation of photo electoral rolls for general elections of Shamshabad Nagar Parishad in Vidisha district, Chhapihera in Rajgarh district and Badauni Nagar Parishad in Datia district. Electoral rolls prepared as on January 1, 2014, will be finally published on December 22. Secretary State Election Commission GP Shrivastava informed that draft electoral rolls will be made available to political parties on November 22. Public notice about its publication will be issued and process to accept claims and objections will be started on November 24. Claims and objections will be accepted till December 3 and disposed of till December 10. Electoral rolls will be finally published on December 22.
Training for school principals from Nov 19
Bhopal: leadership development training under National Secondary Education Campaign will be imparted to principals at Bhopal from November 19 to 28. In all, 50 high and higher secondary school principals will take part in the training. District Education Officers have been directed that principals engaged in work of urban body elections should not be sent for training. The first training of computer will be imparted at Microsoft Academy, PGBT Premises, Berasia Road here from November 19 to 23. Second training in school management and academic administration will be imparted at Academy of Administration from November 24 to 28. Principals nominated for training will first undergo 5-day training in computer followed by training in school management and academic administration. Principals have been directed to attend the training necessarily. Directives have been given to send any other principal in place of principals who have already undergone training or who are due for retirement in less than a year.
Applications invited for fine arts award
Bhopal: Art works have been invited by Ustad Alauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Akademi for awards for plastic art and fine arts instituted in the names of noted artists of Madhya Pradesh. Each of the 10 awards carries `21,000. Entries will be accepted from December 1 to 31 along with fee of `200 for entry in exhibition. Two art works will be accepted from an artist, who should be between 25 and 50 years of age. Original works created after year 2012 will be accepted. Photocopies of application forms downloaded from Facebook or other mediums will also be acceptable as admit letters. Guidelines can be obtained free also from Ustad Alauddin Khan Sangeet Evam Kala Akademi Bhopal, Tansen Kala Veethika Gwalior, Kalidas Sanskrit Akademi Ujjain and art faculties of government colleges at Bhopal.
DpCs told to monitor construction of toilets
Bhopal: The State Government has directed all District Project Coordinators to regularly monitor construction of toilets in State’s 8,540 primary and middle schools. Directives were given to perform Bhumi Poojan for construction of toilets in these schools on Gandhi Jayanti October 2. The government has directed to upload physical progress of construction of toilets in all districts on departmental portal. The government has also instructed to give complete information through video-conferencing every second and fourth Tuesday and make it available also on portal and GIS mapping. The government has directed to complete entire work of constructing toilets by December 31.
13-acre barren land turns into fertile
Bhopal: An advice and voluntary labour of villagers has turned 13 acre barren land into fertile. This unique feat has been achieved by people of villages Bagdumra and Shikarpur in Anuppur district. Several acres of land are lying infertile in the two villages adjoining Chhattisgarh border. Farmers had land but it was useless for them. For years, a nullah flows near both the villages. But villagers were unable to use its water. Under such circumstances, Jan-Abhiyan Parishad came to their help. Parishad’s workers advised villagers to build a sandbag dam over the nullah. Through voluntary labour, villagers built the dam within a few days. Parishad’s Bagdumra Prasfutan Samiti helped the villagers in this work. Farmers who were earning bread somehow through dry farming for years are now happy over irrigation of 13 acre land since they can take crops round the year. They have made the beginning by growing Rabi crops on the land for the first time. Their success has motivated people of nearby villages who have also started making similar efforts.
Conference for lIC agents concludes
Bhopal: “It is important for a life insurance agent to show honest diligence towards his duty,” said the president of life Insurance Agents Federation of India DS Shukla. Notably, a three-day long National Conference of life Insurance Agents Federation of India (lIAFI) concluded here on Tuesday at Siliguri where the life Insurance Agents from Bhopal Division also participated. Moreover during the three day conference DS Shukla was elected as President whereas Bl Mundra was elected as the Chairman for Middle region and Ashok Mishra was elected as the Secretary of lIAFI. To congratulate Shukla for being elected as the National Chairman of lIAFI the agents of Bhopal Division visited his residence. Moreover a car rally was also organised by Bhopal Division headed by president of Bhopal Division Pradeep Rawat. While addressing the officials of lIAFI Bhopal Division, Shukla said that it is very important to stay diligent towards their duties.
Ex-Wakf Board chief among 5 booked for fraud
Bhopal: Former chairman of Wakf Board and five others have been booked for fraud worth `7.21 crore by Economic Offence Wing here on Tuesday. A case under section 420, 120B of the IPC and 13(1)(d) and 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 has been registered against former Waqf Board Chairman Gufran-e-Azam, former CEO Daud Ahmed Khan, Zafar Ali Khan, Moin Bijali Khan and the then Board of Directors. During preliminary investigation, the EOW found that low valuation of land was done, which caused a loss of around `7.21 crore to the Wakf Board. In the year 2009, the then Wakf Board Chairman Gufran-e-Azam, CEO Daud Ahmed Khan and Board members used their authority to exchange costly land with low cost land which helped them to gain crores of rupees, police said.
Rreinstating of beneficial clauses demanded
Bhopal: Different association of Government employees submitted a memorandum to the Mission Director of NRHM, demanding reinstating the beneficial clauses of HR policy 2014 for contractual employees of NRHM. In the HR policy manual 2014, benefits like transfer and allowances have been reduced. Along with curtailing benefits wages and service term would be decided based on evaluation of work. The contractual employees of NRHM would not be made permanent employees while the contractual employees of other departments of the state have been provided with the benefits. Earlier after the strike contractual employees were assured that they would be regularized and provided with other benefits but none of the assurances were included in the HR manual.