New chief of Electricity Regulatory Commission
Bhopal: The State Government has appointed senior IAS officer Devraj Birdi as the Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission. Order to this effect has been issued today. Birdi was Chairman of Board of Secondary Education till January 31.
Municipal polls verdict historic
Bhopal: Minister of State for GAD, Narmada Valley Development and Civil Aviation lal Singh Arya has said that BJP has got clear mandate in all municipal corporations. This victory was historic. This was the victory of development works undertaken by the Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh government. It is the victory of successful decisions of able leadership, untiring efforts of workers and people’s trust. He said that the people have put a stamp of approval on the development in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Through this wise step, people of the state have paved the way for Madhya Pradesh to scale new heights. This will enable the state to become stronger and achieve greater heights, he added.
Second phase polling today
Bhopal: Polling for second phase of Panchayat general elections 2014-15 will be held on February 5 from 7 am to 3 pm in 6835 Gram Panchayats of 94 development blocks in 43 districts. One crore 2 lakh 66 thousand voters will cast their votes at 20 thousand 130 polling booths. In the second phase elections will be held for 248 seats of district Panchayat member, 2015 of Janpad Panchayat member, 6717 of sarpanch and one lakh 7 thousand 848 seats of panch. Some of these have already been elected unopposed including one district Panchayat member, 28 Janpad Panchayat members, 161 sarpanchs and 67,439 panchs. Now, elections will be held for 247 posts of district Panchayat member, 1986 of Janpad Panchayat member, 6525 sarpanch and 32 thousand 684 seats of panch on February 5. Counting of votes for sarpanch will be held soon after end of polling. Results of elections for sarpanch and panch will be announced at development block headquarters on February 9. Counting of votes cast in EVMs for district and Janpad Panchayat members will be held at development block headquarters onFebruary 8. Tabulation of votes and results for Janpad Panchayat members will be announced on February 27 and district Panchayat members on February 29.
Dairy federations at Shahdol and Rewa soon
Bhopal: Animal Husbandry Minister Kusum Mahdele has directed to establish Dairy Federations at Shahdol and Rewa after Sagar. She directed to complete plant of Sagar Dairy Federation at the earliest. After Sagar, action plans of 6 months and one year, respectively should be chalked out for Shahdol and then Rewa Dairy Federation. Mahdele was addressing a meeting of State livestock and Poultry Development Corporation’s Board of Directors here on Wednesday. Mahdele said that dairying should be encouraged in every area. Programme to improve cow progeny should be taken up in Sagar, Jabalpur, Rewa, Gwalior and Chambal divisions. Earnest efforts should be made for good use of cow urine and cowdung. She said that Gaushalas should be opened in Gwalior and Chambal divisions. like Bhopal, maximum milk production should also be encouraged in Sagar, Jabalpur and other places. Efforts for producing sheep and goat milk should also be made. The Minister said that milk rates should be uniform throughout the state. Maximum milk collection should be ensured in all areas. She also directed to pay attention to sheep-rearing farms. She expressed happiness that the corporation is now earning profit after continuous loss since 1993. Soon, cheques of dividend worth Rs 51 lakh will be presented to the Chief Minister, she added.
Shukla to inaugurate regional office
Bhopal: Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla will inaugurate building of regional office of Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company limited, an undertaking of the state government, here on Thursday at 9.30 am. Principal Secretary Energy ICP Kesari will be special guest. Managing Director of Company Manu Shrivastava will preside over the function.
Workshop on amendments to mines act
Bhopal: A workshop on amendments to Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 will be held at RCVP Academy of Administration here on Thursday. Mineral Resources Development Minister Rajendra Shukla will inaugurate the workshop at 10.30 am. Union Joint Secretary for Mining Arun Kumar and several other officers will participate in the workshop. On the occasion, Minister Shukla will also launch e-Registration process of vehicles which transport minerals.
Sangrahalaya to hold ‘Sacred Grove festival’
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is organising ‘Sacred Grove festival’ at its premises from February 7 to 8. Ritualistic activities will the main features of this two day programme. Sacred Groves are patches of natural or near-natural vegetation, dedicated by local communities to their ancestral spirits or deities. These Groves are protected by local communities usually through customary taboos and sanction with ancestral and ecological implications. The states particularly, rich in abundance of groves are Kerala, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. IGRMS has initiated number of activities to spread awareness on the cultural and ecological importance of sacred groves. This year during the programme, people from different communities related to sacred grove of the Sangrahalaya will perform ritualistic activities.
Sewa Sadan restores vision to 12-year-old
Bhopal: Twelve-year old child Abhishek was injured with a pointed object of pen inserted in his right eye three days before at Semra Kalan village near Berasia. He is student of Fourth Standard. Abhishek got an injury when he was playing with his friends. His father Dalchand is a farm labourer and his earning is not adequate to get his child treated. Firstly, he went to Berasia based Government primary health centre. After diagnosis and primary treatment he was sent to Sewa Sadan Hospital for surgery of his wounded eye. Senior ophthalmologist Dr Samta Patel performed his successful surgery yesterday. Abhishek and his father were very happy on his discharge from the hospital. They told that he is now fully recovered and relieved. His vision is also revived as earlier.