Man shot dead by unidentified persons
Morena: A man from Sirohi village in the district was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons in the New Bus Stand area here on Tuesday. “The incident took place this afternoon and the assailants escaped from the spot after committing the crime,” City Kotwali Police Station’s Sub Inspector, Shashikant Upadhyay said. The deceased was identified as Udayveer Singh, police said, adding that the cause behind the incident was not yet clear. Further investigation into the incident is on and a case has been registered in this regard.
Women candidates promise cleaner city
Indore: Women candidates of two rival parties- BJP and Congress - who are in race for Mayor’s post in Indore, on Tuesday said that turning the city cleaner and making it more beautiful would be the priority and focus area, if voted to power. BJP candidate Malini Gaud and Congress nominee Archana Jaiswal, who are in fray for the January 31 mayoral polls of Indore Municipal Corporation, filed their nomination papers here on Tuesday. Malini said she has resolved to transform Indore and address people’s problems. “We are going to turn the city clean, beautiful and pollution-free according to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of smart city. We will clean the Khan river, work on garbage disposal management and mitigate people’s basic problems,” Malini told reporters after filing her nomination. However, Archana criticised the BJP alleging that despite the saffron party ruling the municipal corporation for the last 15 years, the city and its people are facing lack of sanitation. “People don’t have basic facilities and the BJP’s smart city promise is a farce,” she said. The civic body polls for 85 wards will be held on January 31 and counting of votes will take place on February 4.
Seven held for planting Pakistani flag
Gwalior: Seven youths have been arrested here for allegedly putting up a banner with an image of Pakistani flag on it. Initially, six Muslims and a Hindu youth were booked for allegedly putting up the hoarding with the Pakistani flag printed on it on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi two days back after some Hindu organisations filed a complaint in this regard at the Kotwali police station. After probing the matter, police arrested all of them yesterday and produced them in a court which sent them to fortnight-long judicial custody, Inspector General, Gwalior Range, Adarsh Katiyar said. The banner was found at Gwalior’s Mahrajwada locality with Pakistani flag prominently printed on it, the IG said. VHP leaders, including its state joint secretary Pappu Varma, complained to the police following which they probed the matter and took action against the accused persons. All seven of them were arrested under IPC section 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration), Katiyar said adding that police is probing the matter further.
PMT scam: Case registered against cop
Gwalior: The Special Task Force who is probing the infamous PMT exam scandal on Tuesday sounded alert for DSP Mahipal Singh Yadav for using unfair means in getting his younger daughter passed the PMT exam. His daughter Monika already got the anticipatory bail, but the DSP is still absconding. An officer who is investing the case said that DSP Mahipal Singh took help from someone to get her daughter, Monika, pass in the exam. Rajendra Nagar police also registered a case under Section 539 of the IPC in the case.
Man held for raping widow
Gwalior: City police arrested a man on the charge of sexually exploiting a widow in Morar locality on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Sonu Kushwah, a resident of Azad Nagar. He sexually exploited the woman, Radha (name changed), after promising her to marry. After husband death the woman was running a beauty parlour. Police said Kushwah came into contact with her and began sexually exploiting her by promising marriage. When Radha asked him to marry he refused. Following this, she lodged a complaint with the police
Pvt colleges warned to improve condition
Gwalior: State Education department on Tuesday warned private colleges in the Gwalior-Chambal region to improve the standard of education. An official of the department said that many private-run colleges in the region were not following the guidelines of the Government. This has come light after a surprised inspection by the officials of the Education department. The official also warned they would withdraw recognition if they did not follow the guidelines and added that many colleges did not have even play ground, teaching staff were not trained and moreover salaries were paid less.
Billabong students present Matilda performance
Bhopal: The corridors of Billabong High International School were abuzz with the flutter of excitement of the students of Grade 4 as they presented their culmination Matilda. The aforesaid is the crux of life very aptly depicted in the life of the protagonist Matilda. The seasoned performers of Grade 4 presented the culmination in the form of a movie split in different scenes. The ambience and mood of a movie theatre were favourably created by the students under the guidance and support of their teachers. They sold tickets and popcorns to the audience so the collections of the same could be given to charity. The students escorted the audience into the hall using torches as it was dark within the venue as a simulation of the theatre effect. The students dramatised the journey of Matilda from the Wormwood’s living room to her taking over her tyrannical headmistress Trunchbull to provide justice to her teacher Miss Honey. The role-play was followed by scintillating magic tricks performed by the little magicians. A stupendous dance performance mesmerised the moviegoers”.
Sewa Sadan conducts free cataract operation
Bhopal: Free Cataract operations of two young children have been done on New Year’s day by Eminent Ophthalmologist Dr Prerna Upadhyaya of Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. Of them Manish ten years old student of fourth standard is resident of Kadikheda (Kalapipal) and another boy Rahul 13 years is student of Seventh standard resides in village Jhadla of Shujalpur Tehsil. Both children belong to poor families. Their parents are farm labourers. They were not aware that their wards are suffering from eye disease. Teachers of both students observed that these children are not able to see the written object on black board and they don’t read their course material smoothly. looking to this the teachers stressed the need of treatment of the eyes of the children. later, these children were brought to Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital. On follow up investigation child Manish confessed that his vision is comparatively clearer than earlier. Rahul said that he would like to go for the operation of his another eye also.
CM urges Centre to extend milling period
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Central Government to extend milling period for paddy procured during Kharif marketing year 2013-14 up to March 31, 2015. The Chief Minister in a letter to Union Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that rice received after milling of paddy procured in 2013-14 and 2014-15 will meet requirements of public distribution system and other schemes in the state till year 2016. In his letter, the Chief Minister informed that paddy production in Madhya Pradesh has increased from 14 lakh MT in year 2009-10 to 43 lakh MT in 2013-14. As a result of limited milling capacity of state’s 337 rice millers, procured paddy in the state is not being milled within the time-limit prescribed by the Central government. The Chief Minister informed that 15.59 lakh MT paddy was procured in the state in year 2013-14. Due to limited milling capacity, only 9.44 lakh MT has been milled so far and 6.08 lakh MT remains to be milled. Permission was sought from the Central government to extend deadline for paddy milling from December 31, 2014 to March 31, 2015, which the Centre declined. The Chief Minister informed that only 1.94 lakh MT rice is available in the state for distribution under schemes of public distribution system. As much as 12.10 lakh MT rice will be needed by March 2016.