Sr Citizens Welfare report presented to CM
Bhopal: Report of Senior Citizens Welfare Commission was presented to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan by Social Justice and Rural Development Minister Gopal Bhargava at Mantralaya here on Tuesday. Commission’s Chairman VG Dharmadhikari, member SK Saraswat and Secretary M Mohan Rao were also present on the occasion. The State Government has entrusted responsibility of identifying and solving problems of senior citizens in the State to the Commission, which is also expected to make available draft of policy to the State Government.
Courtyard by Marriott completes 2 successful yrs
Bhopal: Courtyard by Marriott,Bhopal successfully completes two years in Bhopal. To mark its second year in the city of lakes, the Courtyard by Marriott - Bhopal, re-launches itssignature café Éclair- The Bake Shop, this February 9. With refurbished interiors, a freshly designed menu and a great selection of beverages, Éclair is all set to turn into the most sought after lounge in the city and mark the beginning of an exciting new year for the already successful hotel. Éclair – The lounge: located suitably at the ground floor of the hotel is full of aromas, freshly baked products, confectionary and more.
Chief secy to hold video conference on Feb 19
Bhopal: Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa will hold discussions with all Commissioners, Collectors, IGs and SPs on February 19 through video-conferencing. The subjects for discussions include agriculture, labour welfare, manpower planning, law & order and digitisation of Bandobast records in districts. Agriculture Production Commissioner, Principal Secretaries of Home, Revenue, Urban Development and labour departments and IGs will be present in the video-conferencing.
National awards for teachers announced
Bhopal: National Awards have been announced for teachers using better teaching technique. The last date to apply for it to Central Institute of Technology, New Delhi is March 31. Teachers may apply in prescribed proforma through proper channel. Application will have to be sent to Directorate of Public Instructions. The award scheme is for teachers of primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools. Apart from Government schools, teachers of schools under local bodies, Government-aided schools, Central Government’s schools and schools recognised by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) and CISCE (Council for School Certificate Examination) can also apply for awards. The State Government has directed all Divisional Joint Directors of School Education Department and District Education Officers to inform teachers of all schools regarding award scheme. As many as 87 awards will be given away to teachers using ICT in teaching. The scheme is meant for encouraging the teachers who have used new integrated technology for making syllabus and teaching process effective and created interest about ICT among students. This scheme will also encourage teachers’ contribution to school, society and all-round quality teaching. Website www.ciet.nic.in of National Council for Teaching Technology, NCERT may also be contacted for further details about eligibility, rules, conditions and entry-card.
Two armed DACOITS nabbed in kolar ghati
Gwalior: The police came face to face with armed miscreants who reached rural areas to commit dacoity. The police nabbed two miscreants while three miscreants escaped under cover of darkness. The police has started searching for the absconding miscreants. The ASP rural Yogeshwar Sharma said that SSP Santosh Kumar Singh received information on Monday night that some armed miscreants had gathered near Siddh Baba temple in Kolar Ghati under Karahia police station to commit dacoity. Acting on the information the SHO Karahia Kaurav surrounded the spot and arrested Bharat Alias Bachchan s/o Parsi Alias Ramprasad Banjara and laxman Alias Pappu s/o Kishan lal. 3 of their associates managed to escape. The police recovered a sword and knife from them. In another case Ghatigaon police caught 3 persons for sheltering dacoit Gheesa and his gang. Two of their associates escaped. The TI Vikram Singh said that he had given shelter to Virendra Singh a son Akhilesh and Gagraj Singh on February 8 and 9. On the tip of by an informer the police arrested them. During interrogation it was known that Virendra Alias Balli Rawat and Indar Singh Rawat had brought the leader of the dacoit and his gang to Bazana. But Virendra and Inder had absconded before the police reached.