Police contribution for nepal
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was presented a cheque of Rs2,32,18,439 by DGP Surendra Sinh for assisting earthquake- affected people of Nepal. The amount has been contributed by State’s police officers and employees. Earlier also the police had contributed Rs65,96,360 towards relief to earthquake-affected people of Nepal. In this way, the Police Department has contributed total Rs2,98,14,799 assistance. ADG (Welfare) Pradeep Runwal and OSD of Chief Minister Rajiv Tandon were also present.
CM meets former CM Joshi on his birthday
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited residence of former Chief Minister Kailash Joshi and extended birthday greetings to him here this morning. He presented bouquet, shawl and coconut and sought blessings of Joshi. Joshi’s wife Tara Joshi and Minister of State for School Education Deepak Joshi were also present.
Gupta directs to initiate suspension process
Bhopal: Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta has directed to initiate process of suspension against transferred lecturers, assistant professors, professors, principals and other staff of Higher and Technical Education departments who have not joined at new place of posting. Gupta reviewed status of joining and relieving of officers and employees here today. Gupta also informed about admission process in Jhabua and Shahdol engineering colleges. He said that working principals should be posted there. Principal Secretary Technical Education and other officers were present at the meeting.
ITI students to be felicitated
Bhopal: Talented students in ITIs will be felicitated on World Youth Skill Day. Higher and Technical Education Minister Umashankar Gupta will bestow honour on the students at 4 pm on July 15, 2015. It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address student on World Youth Skill Day at 5 pm.
Yoshodhara Raje to meet Sitharaman
Bhopal: Industries Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia will meet Union Minister of State for Industries (independent charge) Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi tomorrow. She will discuss Ease of Doing Business, industrial corridor, national production zones and clusters, leather industries and new National Institute of Design with the Union MoS.
Nicole Watkinson meets Yashodhara Raje
Bhopal: Australia’s Senior Trade Commissioner Nicole Watkinson met Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia here on Tuesday and held detailed discussions on sports in Madhya Pradesh. Scindia said that there are immense possibilities of cooperation in sports between Madhya Pradesh and Australia. Director Sports Upendra Jain and Queensland’s representative Parag were also present. Watkinson while lauding functioning of the state government said that Australia wishes to cooperate in Madhya Pradesh’s sports scenario and hone skill of sportspersons in future.
Morga coal committee dissolved
Bhopal: The State Government has dissolved the cabinet committee on giving fillip to development of Morga coal block-1 and allotment & use of coal available there. General Administration Department has issued order in this regard. The Central government had allotted Morga coal block-1 to State Mining Corporation. The allotment has now been cancelled by the Central government.
Govt promotes two forest officers
Bhopal: The State Government has promoted 2 officers of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest rank to the rank of Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and issued their new posting orders. After promotion, Ravi Shrivastava has been posted as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Biodiversity Conservation and Chief Wildlife Warden. Agrawal has been posted as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Research and Extension and Social Forestry. Apart from administrative control over Joint Forest Management, responsibility of Chairman State Forest Development Agency has also been entrusted to Agrawal.
Promoting goods produced in jails
Bhopal: Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has informed that provisions will be made in store purchase rules to ensure that goods manufactured by prisoners in jails of the State are purchased by Government agencies and departments on the lines of laghu Udyog Nigam. A proposal in this regard will be chalked out following discussions between officers of Jail and Industries departments and sent to the Government for consideration. Following proposal made by Gaur, discussions were held between Principal Secretaries of Industries and Jail departments and DG Jail at Mantralaya on Tuesday. Gaur said that at the time of purchase of materials from lUN, a department need not complete formalities of tender etc. A proposal is being sent to the government for direct purchase of products manufactured in jail by departments in the same manner. Following its approval, production of goods in jail will increase and prisoners will learn to prepare various kinds of products. They will earn money while in jail, get self-employment once they are released after serving sentence and join mainstream of society. Besides, various government departments and agencies will also get good quality products at local level and on fair prices.