Shukla mourns death of veteran journalist
Bhopal: Public Relations Minister Rajendra Shukla has expressed profound grief over the death of veteran journalist Khalida Bilgrami. In his condolence message, Shukla described that late Khalida Bilgrami was the first woman journalist of Urdu in the State. She worked with leading Urdu dailies in Bhopal for a long time. Her invaluable contribution to Urdu journalism cannot be forgotten. The Public Relations Minister said late Khalida Bilgrami was also known as a kind-hearted, courteous and compassionate person. Shukla has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.
New GP registration series released
Bhopal: The State Government has introduced Rural Transport Service for the convenience of rural people in the State. On the directive of Transport Minister Bhupendra Singh, the department has started new GP (Grameen Parivahan) registration series for registration of new vehicles under Rural Transport Service. All Transport Officers have been directed to register all new vehicles under Rural Transport Service in the new series as per prescribed norms. Exterior body of vehicles of Rural Transport Service will be painted with a one foot wide saffron strip in the middle. “Mukhyamantri Grameen Parivahan Sewa” will be writing with green colour on both sides of vehicles. Seating capacity of vehicles under the scheme will not exceed 7+1. Vehicles brought for registration will be fitted with GPS device system and owner/beneficiary will be responsible to keep it on always. Transport Department has not made any change regarding already operating vehicles under the scheme. For encouraging operators to ply vehicles on rural routes, Transport Department has fixed lifetime tax on new vehicles equal to one percent of its cost with effect from October 1, 2014. The vehicle operators under Rural Transport Service having already paid lifetime tax will not be required to deposit any other tax.
Chitra Gatha Scroll Painting Workshop
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) is working for national integration, and promotes research and training for salvage and revitalisation of vanishing but valuable cultural traditions. In this series, Manav Sangrahalaya is organising a ten days long workshop ‘Chitra Gaatha’ on traditional scroll paintings of India. The paintings were done on cloth or patas. The artistes were villagers who travelled from place to place with their scroll paintings and sang the scenes from the epics depicted in the paintings during village gatherings and festivals. Traditional artisans from Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand are participating in the workshop. The Scroll Painting Workshop will be inaugurated by renowned painter, Sachida Nagdev on Monday, at Avritti Bhawan of Manav Sangrahalaya at 12 noon. The programme coordinator of the workshop is Sudipa Roy (Assistant Keeper, IGRMS).
Death for 6 in 2 yrs for crime against women
Bhopal: A total of six persons have been awarded the capital punishment in cases pertaining to crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh in the last two years after the State Government strengthened its prosecution to check the high rate of such violations. “Six men have been handed the capital punishment for crimes against women since January, 2013,” said Joint Director Pradeep Bhatia of MP Police’s Public Relations. He said 484 cases of crimes against women had been disposed of by trial courts since January, 2013. life imprisonment was awarded in 42 cases while 59 cases saw the convicts receiving jail terms of more than 10 years. In 377 cases, the prison sentences were of less than 10 years’ duration. In 2012, 808 cases of crimes against women were registered in the state. In two cases, courts handed down the death sentence while life imprisonment was awarded in 137 cases. A sentence of 10 years or more was passed in 137 cases, 5 years’ imprisonment or more in 241 cases and less than 5 years’ imprisonment in 291 cases, Bhatia said.
Dutch national found dead at railway station
Bhopal: A 70-year-old Dutch man was found dead at the main railway station here, police said on Saturday. The Dutch national Verweij Teunis’s body was found at platform number 2 last night with his back resting on a pole, Government Railway Police (GRP) Inspector DK Joshi said. “The body has been sent for post-mortem at Hamidia Hospital and we are waiting for the report to be out by evening to know the exact reason behind the death,” he said. Teunis, who hailed from Netherlands, was possibly waiting at the platform to board a train when he died with his back resting on a pole. GRP feels that he must have died of cardiac arrest. There was no injury mark on Teunis’s body and he was on a tourist visa, issued on December 15, which was scheduled to expire on March 14, the officer added. Police said that the Dutch embassy has been informed about it.
Daikin India launches its 2nd Solution Plaza
Bhopal: Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt. ltd. (DAIPl), inaugurated a Solution Plaza for North Zone, M/s A 2 Enterprises Solution Plaza at Bhopal amidst major fanfare and excitement. This is one of the many solutions plaza’s that Daikin intends to launch during this financial year aimed at nationwide dealer development. The Daikin products bring with them with strong technology from Daikin Global that offers lower cost of ownership that will be topped with unmatched quality and durability. The air conditioners will now be available to the consumers in the region through its dealer network that has been specially trained by Daikin to provide unmatched quality services. On the occasion of A-2 Enterprises Daikin Solution Plaza inauguration Managing Director of DAIPl Kanwal Jeet Jawa, said, “We have plans to get aggressive in our approach in the Indian market and the inauguration of the Bhopal Solution Plaza is a key step towards strengthening Daikin’s endeavor to establish itself as a main player in the consumer air-conditioner segment. People in northern Region appreciate quality products and the range is ideally suited to consumers who are willing to enjoy the superior Daikin experience that is now available at competitive price band.”
Tour programme of Rampal Singh
Bhopal: Revenue and Rehabilitation Minister Rampal Singh will go from Bhopal to Chhindgaon in Harda district in the morning of February 2. After participating in local programme there, Singh will take part in local programmes at Timarni, Shodalpur and Doodhkuchh. The Revenue Minister will return to Bhopal in the night.