4 tribals to participate international competition
Bhopal: Four tribal players will participate in international sports competition at Adelaide in Australia. This was informed by SC and ST Welfare Minister Gyan Singh at felicitation function of outstanding tribal players here on Monday. Singh informed that financial assistance is being provided to players taking part in state level games. This year department’s 4 players, Jyoti, Seema, Sarita from Dhar and Mukesh Nalvaya from Indore will visit Adelaide, Australia to take part in international games from November 21 to 29. Singh gave away cash awards, letters of citation, track suits, medals and trophies as first, second and third prizes for their participation in national games. First prize winners were given Rs10,000 each, second Rs7,000, third Rs5,000 while 199 other players were given Rs4,000 each incentive money. MlA Vel Singh Bhuria, Principal Secretary Tribal Welfare Ashok Shah, Secretary Tribal Welfare Veena Ghanekar, Commissioner Tribal Development JN Malpani, Commissioner Scheduled Castes Sanjeev Jha and other senior officers were also present.
Gaur visits Sant Shiromani Hirdaram’s kutia
Bhopal: Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur visited Kutia of Sant Shiromani Hirdaram on his 110th birth anniversary at Sant Hirdaram Nagar here on Monday. In the long queue of devotees, he undertook Parikrama of Samadhi Sthal and paid tributes. Gaur urged people to follow ideals of Sant. He said that he got blessings and guidance of Sant from beginning. He learnt charity from Sant. He continued to ensure welfare of common people and availability of health, education, drinking water and other basic facilities to them throughout his life. We should move ahead following his footsteps. Siddh Bhau and other citizens informed that houses of Bairagarh police personnel have become decrepit and should be replaced by new ones. Gaur said that new houses will be built for police personnel at Bairagarh. He would direct Police Housing Corporation to start process in this regard. Informing about Dial 100 Scheme of Madhya Pradesh Police, Gaur said that it will be started from November 1. Police will rush to caller of Dial 100 immediately. Gaur inspected blood donation camp being held by mobile blood donation unit of GMC at Kutia. Gaur garlanded photographs of Sant at Bairagarh Nav Yuvak Sabha building.
State Govt bids to produce wind energy
Bhopal: The State Government is paying special attention to generate wind energy. Work is in progress at rapid pace on 158 wind energy projects of 6,700 MW. At present, wind energy projects of 878 MW capacity are generating power successfully. Projects based on another alternative source of energy biomass are also generating 82 MW power. In biomass energy generation, agriculture waste and useless forest weeds are used. In the state, 16 biomass projects of 165 MW are in progress. Energy Development Corporation has implemented a new policy for biomass-based projects in which several provisions have been made to attract private investors.
lt Gen pays respects to 1965 war heroes
Bhopal: As part of the commemoration of 50 Years of 1965 Indo-Pak War, lt Gen PS Mehta, GOC Sudarshan Chakra Corps paid homage to Martyrs of 1965 War who sacrificed their lives for the country, by laying a wreath at the War Memorial of 21 Corps, Bhopal. The function was well attended by veterans and serving soldiers. Besides GOC 21 Corps, wreath was also laid down by GOC Paschim MP Sub Area, Maj Gen PM Cariappa, VSM, Air Vice Marshal AV Pethia, VrC (Retired) and Maj Gen Ashok Commar (Retired). After the wreath laying ceremony, a Barakhana was organised. Where the veterans of 1965 were felicitated by GOC, Sudarshan Chakra Corps lt Gen PS Mehta. During Barakhana, while interacting with serving officers veterans of yester years, remembered and recalled tales of valor with pride.
two to represent india in wrestling championship
Gwalior: The 37th world arm wrestling championship is being held in Kuala lumpur (Malaysia) from September 26 to October 4, in which Manish Kumar (Vikram award holder) and Prashant Kaurav would participate. Vice president of MP arm wrestling federation Keshav Pandey said that Manish Kumar had represented India in England and Brazil previously. The MP Government had awarded Manish, who is working in excise office department in sport quota. Prashant is an emerging player of MP. He had won silver medal in national arm wrestling 2015 and is going to Malaysia. It may be noted that Manish has completed his education in agriculture college Gwalior and Prashant Singh MlB College. Both of them belong to handicapped class. Earlier manish had won gold medal in general category. he had won MP keshari 2014 award. The secretary of Udbhav Cultural association Deepak Tomar said that Udbhav had been providing contribution in the field of sports. The officers and employees of department congratulated Manish for his success of excise.