Govt to send encroachers to jail
Gwalior: The district administration is all set to take strict action against encroachers on Government land. The administration also made preparation to send encroachers of Government land to the jail. In this connection Collector Sanjay Goyal held a meeting with Revenue officers and directed them to update information about Government land to know the details of encroachment on Government land. The Collector also ordered to Revenue department to collect information about suitable Government land for residential purposes.
Action against illegal water connection
Gwalior: Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ajay Gupta has started preparations to take action against illegal water connection under save water drive. The step has been taken on account of less rain in the month of July. According to Municipal Corporation administration FIR would be registered for using illegal water connection. Water tax with interest would also be recovered from them for the period of construction of the building. The Municipal Corporation also ordered to maintenance of pipe line to check supply dirty water. In case of Scanty rains the Municipal Corporation administration started to make preparations for permanent solution with the district administration. The departmental officers of Municipal Corporation and PHE took the samples of water from many places and send the same to the laboratories. Following the complaints from Sadar Bazar and Kalimai Santar Morar etc.
smart city competition
Gwalior: Union Minister of Steel and Mining Narendra Singh Tomar said Gwalior would have to pass through competition to be included in the Smart City plan. Now, it is the responsibility for all of us to get into it and we should not look for mercy of the Central Government. The e-governance and good Governance are necessary for corruption free administration. If the people are not given facility on line it would be difficult to curb the corruption. He was speaking on the occasion of online water tax service under digital India in Bhagwat Sahai auditorium. Woman and Child Development Minister Maya Singh said the Mayor was going forward in direction of the road map of development of Gwalior. By making civic services online digital India is strengthened. Presiding over the programme Mayor Vivek Shejwalkar said the permission for construct of houses would also be made online now. He said there were some problems in property tax which would be removed within 5-6 months.
Many pvt medical colleges under SIT rader
Gwalior: Hundreds of people have been arrested so far in connection with the PMT scandal. The SIT, which has been probing the scandal, was concentrating only on Government medical college students. Now, it is learnt that many private medical colleges of Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain can also be brought on CBI radar in the enquiry starting from Monday. The Students of Government colleges caught by SIT exposed the names of students studying in private colleges, but they were very lentil so they were kept out of enquiry. A large number of private medical and dental colleges are being run in the State. Sources said nearly 50 students got admission through scandal in private medical colleges. They are still studying in colleges in Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain.
Veerangna Express for women dedicated
Gwalior: A special and secure transport service, Veerangna Express, for women was dedicated to the people on Saturday. On this occasion, chief guest Union Minister of Steel and Mining Narendra Singh said the service would be safe for woman and would bring down the crime in the journey. For this, laxmi Bai Mahila Nagrik bank and its Directors deserved congratulation, he added. Woman and Child Development Minister Maya Singh who participated the programme said it was a good initiative for women commuters. The good part of the initiative is that all the drivers are women. SP Gwalior Hari Narian Chari Mishra was specially invited. He lauded the Veerangna express facility and assured of full cooperation of police and administration.
‘Kothari was burnt alive’
Balaghat: The post-mortem report of journalist Sandeep Kothari’s death has revealed that he was burnt alive, police said here on Saturday. Sandeep was abducted from Katangi in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on June, 19. later, his body was found on the railway tracks in Wardha district of Maharasthra. While there is much speculation about Sandeep’s death, the post-mortem report on Friday has put an end to all doubts. “Sandeep was smothered to death and when he was being burnt, he was unconscious but breathing. Traces of carbon particles has been found in his lungs,” Police Superintendent Gaurav Tiwari said.