NHDC’s HR chief awarded
Bhopal: Ministry of Power, Government of India has awarded Ashok Kumar, Chief (HR), NHDC ltd, Bhopal the first prize as Best State Nodal Officer for the painting competition on energy conservation 2014. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State for Power gave away the prize to Ashok Kumar in a glittering ceremony organised at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Sunday, on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day. On this occasion, prize was also given to State of Madhya Pradesh as Best Performing State, which was received by SR Mohanti, Additional Chief Secretary, School Education on behalf of the State. This year approximately 7.5 lakh students from Madhya Pradesh participated in the painting competition on propagating energy conservation launched by Ministry of Power, which was highest percentage increase over the previous years among the various States of the Country.
IIT-Indore student gets Google job at Rs1.7 cr
Indore: A 21-year-old B Tech student of IIT Indore has bagged a job with Google at an annual salary package of Rs1.7 crore, one of the highest packages offered by the US-based internet giant during campus placements at the premier institutes. Gaurav Agarwal, a student of B Tech final year in Computer Science and Engineering, has accepted the attractive offer made by Google, a spokesperson of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore said. The offer by Google to the young student is one of the highest salary packages offered during campus placements at IITs across the country, she said. A delighted Agarwal, who hails from a middle-class family of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, said his academic session with IIT-I will end in May 2015 and thereafter, he will join Google’s office at California. He said he has not yet got a specific joining date. Agarwal said he had taken an online test at IIT-I for getting employed with Google. After passing the test, he was called at the company’s office in Gurgaon for an interview which he also cleared. IIT-Indore, which commenced its first academic session in 2009, is among the leading technological institutes in the country.
Finance manager held with stolen money
Indore: A branch manager of a private finance company who had allegedly decamped with more than Rs20 lakh in cash deposited with his organisation here last month, has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district. Santosh Gupta, a former branch manager of a private finance company who had allegedly run away with Rs20 lakh, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district on Sunday, local Kanadia police station sub-inspector SN Katiyar said here on Monday, adding that Rs17,30,000 in cash was seized from him. His arrest came after the finance company complained against him, Katiyar said. Allegedly, Gupta got four cheques worth Rs5.5 lakh each, belonging to his company encashed from a bank and decamped with it on November 20 this year, Katiyar said. He said that Gupta has been charged with Section 407 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code.
Man donates eyes before dying
Bhopal: After his death, eyes of Pramod Talreja (46) of Airport Road, Bhopal have been donated to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital by their next of kin here on Monday. The deceased Pramod had already pledged to donate his eyes during his life time. He had belief in Sant Hirdaram. With this donation two blind persons could now get the eye-sight. Trustee of Sewa Sadan lC Janiyani said that this donation of eyes will encourage others in large. The family of the deceived has put forth example of selfless service to the society. The society will always be obliged to them for this pious cause. Janiyani further informed that as many as 1171 eye transplantation have yet been performed in Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. He expressed gratitude to the family members of the deceived person.
e-Registration for property from April
Bhopal: Arrangement of e-Registration (Sampada) of property documents will be launched in all districts of Madhya Pradesh from April. This system was launched today in 5 districts including Ujjain, Sehore, Tikamgarh, Balaghat and Anuppur. Finance and Commercial Taxes Minister Jayant Malaiya launched e-Registration system in Sehore on Monday. Under e-Registration system, documents will be registered online. Besides, people will not have to wander about to get stamp papers from stamp vendors and treasury. Work can be accomplished by obtaining e-Stamp through internet banking or service provider. As a result there would be no shortage of stamps anywhere. Under-Registration system, anyone may obtain information about market value of their property and stamp and registration fees to be payable on its purchase/sale through internet. Besides, information about registry at any place in the state can be obtained through search and a copy of it downloaded online. The department is also undertaking process to make available online information about quantum of loan extended by banks on properties.Under e-Registration system, only those documents are registered whose registration is mandatory under Registration Act. It will be optional for remaining documents.
Govt shifts officers
Bhopal: The State Government has given new postings to IAS officer Narendra Singh Parmar currently Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Ujjain division as Collector Anuppur district. Handing over services of IAS officer Nand Kumaram, Collector Anuppur to Energy Department, he has been posted as Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh Western Region Power Distribution Company limited, Indore. General Administration Department has issued orders in this regard.
Paras Jain inaugurates school building
Bhopal: School Education Minister Paras Jain inaugurated newly constructed building of Government High School, Bhainsakheri in Bhopal district on Monday. Jain said that school building is the place where apart from formal education, students are also taught lessons of etiquettes, love for nation and patriotism. He said that Pratibha Parv is being observed in all schools from Monday. It will be an assessment of students’ academic level. About one crore students of the state are participating in it. He informed that incomplete works of school buildings are being completed at a rapid pace. Arrangement of toilets for boys and girls is being made in new school buildings. Jain congratulated local people and public representatives on construction of the school building. A sum of Rs79.50 lakh has been spent on construction of Bhainsakheri high school’s building, which has 11 classrooms and separate toilets for girl and boy students as well as staff. MlA Rameshwar Sharma, Zone President Ishwari Nathani, corporators Krishna Mohan Soni, Sandhya Pradhan, Shameem Begum etc were present on the occasion.
leather art scheme named after Ravidas
Bhopal: Gramodyog Minister Kusum Mahdele has directed to name department’s leather art scheme after Sant Ravidas. She was addressing a meeting of Board of Directors of Sant Ravidas Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation here on Monday. Mahdele directed to chalk out a proposal for naming the scheme and present the same at the next meeting of Board of Directors. The meetings also discussed amendment to rules pertaining to Vishwakarma Award. Corporation’s Managing Director Veera Ran and other officers were present on the occasion.