Antar Singh to be back on June 15
Bhopal: After participating in International labour Conference at Geneva, labour, Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Minister Antar Singh Arya will reach Indore via Mumbai on June 15. He will attend a local programme at Indore at 4 pm and leave for Sendhwa in Barwani district. India participates in International labour Conference as Founder Member of International labour Organisation every year. labour Minister Arya and Additional labour Commissioner Prabhat Dube represented Madhya Pradesh in 104th labour Conference at Geneva in Switzerland.
MPPSC to recruit 1896 medical officers
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission has released an advertisement for recruitment on 1896 posts of medical officer in Public Health and Family Welfare Department. Online applications for these posts will be submitted through MP Online from June 15 to July 14. Detailed information will be published in newspaper Rozgar Aur Nirman on June 15. This information will also be available on websites www.mppsc.nic.in and www.mppsc.com. Applicants may submit online applications by paying fee at authorized kiosks of MP Online. Applicants can also apply online from anywhere by paying fee with credit/debit card through net banking.
High quality saplings available for plantation
Bhopal: Forest Department has made available high quality saplings to environment lovers of Bhopal at affordable prices at its Ahmedpur and Bhadbhada nurseries. Ahmedpur nursery is situated at firewood depot adjoining university campus on Hoshangabad road and Bhadbhada nursery is on Sabzi Mandi road near IIFM campus. Available saplings include bamboo, teak, aonla, karanj, jamun, neem, mahua, gulmohar, paras, peepal etc. Prices of saplings on the basis of polythene bag are Rs6.50, Rs8 and Rs30. The State Government has also introduced a scheme to provide Rs10 subsidy in three years after planting saplings of various species from private nurseries. Details about scheme can be obtained from concerning nursery. Forest Department has desired environment lovers to obtain maximum number of high quality saplings from these nurseries and cooperate to make Bhopal’s environment clean, beautiful and pollution-free.
Toilets should be built in every house: Swaraj
Bhopal: Ongoing development works’ progress was reviewed at a meeting of Dewas District Vigilance and Assessment Committee at Kannaud in Dewas district on Friday. At the meeting, MP and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said that officers should give information about area-wise works to public representatives. She said that public representatives should verify works on the spot. Swaraj said that every possible effort should be made to construct toilets in cent percent houses. The meeting also reviewed progress of works under MNREGA, Watershed Mission, Rural livelihoods Mission, Indira Aawas Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Swaraj lauded neem sapling plantation drive started in the district. She also inaugurated newly constructed building of Public Service Guarantee Centre at Kannaud. Minister of State for Higher Education Deepak Joshi, MlAs Rajendra Verma and Ashish Sharma, district Panchayat President Narayan Singh Rajput and other public representatives attended the meeting.
Angan Balika Griha to be canceled
Bhopal: Directives have been given to cancel recognition of Angan Balika Griha run by Ujjain’s NGO Jan Abhyuday Samajik Sanstha following receipt of complaints about immoral activities. Commissioner Women’s Empowerment Kalpana Shrivastava sent a letter in this regard to Collector Ujjain on Friday. It is noteworthy that recognition of Bhopal’s institution Nibsud Bachpan has also been cancelled.
The Commissioner Women’s Empowerment directed field officers to keep strict watch over girls’ protection homes and undertake inspections from time to time in their respective areas.
Jayant Sinha to deliver lecture on June 15
Bhopal: Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha will deliver a lecture on ‘Economic Reforms and Public Servants’ at Academy of Administration here on June 15. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will preside over the session. Noronha memorial lecture will be held at 5 pm at Academy’s Knowledge Management and Good Governance Centre.
20 people injured as bus falls into pit
Mandsaur: Twenty people were injured when a bus fell into a deep pit in Madhya Pradeshs Mandsaur district. The bus was heading from Akoda towards Mandsaur when its steering failed causing the incident. The injured were admitted to the District Hospital and discharged after administering primary treatment.
Woman injured while handling gun
Satna: A woman was accidentally shot at and injured while she was picking up the service revolver of her husband in Satna, Madhya Pradesh. Forest Ranger Jitendra Chitkhedes wife Preeti was taking some materials out of her almirah yesterday when his service revolver fell down. Chitkhede was picking the revolver when it accidentally fired and she received gunshot wound on her foot. Chitkhede was rushed to Nagpur for treatment. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, two people were killed while a woman sustained grievous injuries when their car rammed into a stationary dumper in Amarda police station limits on National Highway 7 last night. The deceased were identified as Santosh Tiwari and his brother-in-law Chhail Bihari. Injured Maya Tiwari was admitted to District Hospital.
1,200 caskets of illegal liquor seized
Sheopur: Nearly 1,200 caskets of illegal liquor, worth about Rs29 lakh, have been seized from a truck in Madhya Pradeshs Sheopur district, police informed. The truck was conveying liquor from Maharashtra to Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh via Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan when a police patrol team caught the vehicle from here last night. A case has been registered under the Excise Act.
three criminals arrested with weapons
Sheopur: Three criminals were arrested with weapons when they were hatching a conspiracy to commit a crime at a jungle near a government guest house here. Acting on a tip-off, police cordoned off the area and arrested them last night. They were planning to loot a car, police said while adding that three guns and six cartridges were seized from them.
Two SIMI activists imprisoned for two years
Sehore: A local court has sent two activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for imprisonment to two years and imposed a fine of Rs2,000 each on them. According to prosecution, SIMI men Abdul Kareem and Rafiq were arrested on April 6, 2008, following a tip-off. Abdul used to work at a sugar factory in Jabalpur. A diary containing names of SIMI office-bearers in various towns and cities such as Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Mahidpur and Chachauda was seized from Abdul. A charge-sheet was submitted on April 8, 2008, the prosecution added. Judicial Magistrate Pravendra Kumar Singh delivered the verdict last evening.