cong MlA to cm: appoint Waqf Board heir
BHOPAl: A member of the main Opposition Congress in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly today urged Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to appoint a 'waris' (heir) in the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board. Arif Aqueel said this while paying tribute to former Rajya Sabha member and ex MlA Abdul Ghayyur Qureshi during the obituary references.
He said the members should vow to complete the unfinished work of the late members.
Remembering Qureshi's contribution, Aqueel said that the late member, who was also Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, made all out efforts to provide compensation to the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy. He said no body dared encroaching upon the Board's land during late Qureshi's tenure as president of the Board.
He also appealed to the Chief Minister to introduce the Right to Information Act in the Mutwalli Committee of the Board and a heir should be appointed who could receive any complaint or irregularity.
2 killed, 25 injured as bus overturns
Chhatarpur: Two people were today killed and about 25 others injured when their bus overturned between luv Kush Nagar and Chandla Road, 55 km from this district headquarters, police said. According to preliminary information, the mishap took place as the driver was in an inebriated condition.
The deceased were yet to be identified. Some injured were admitted to the primary healthcare centre and others to the district hospital. The driver is absconding. The bus has been seized.
A function in memory of late Firaq Gorakhpuri
Bhopal: A function in memory of eminent poets late Firaq Gorakhpuri, Rahi Masoom Raza and Sahir ludhianvi will be held at Mulla Ramoozi Sanskriti Bhavan at 7 pm on March 30. In function to be held under the aegis of Urdu Akademi, Javed Yazdani will read out a paper on personality and works of Firaq Gorakhpuri, Rasheed Anjum on Rahi Masoom Raza and Khalid Abidi on Sahir ludhianvi.
At Sham-e-Ghazal, Zulfiquar Ali and Zameer Hussain Khan will sing poems of Firaq Gorakhpuri, Rahi Masoom Raza and Sahir ludhianvi.
Electricity arrangements for Simhastha
Bhopal: For electricity arrangements during Simhastha from April 22 to May 21, electricity lines measuring 325 kms have been charged. In Mela area, 75 km long lines of 11 KV and 250 km long low-tension lines have been charged. Streetlights on over 7000 poles in Mela area have been made functional. As many as 450 transformers have also been charged. A plan has been chalked out to supply 100 MW power in Mela area.
Zonal officers have been posted to ensure smooth electricity supply. Names and mobile numbers of these officers have been displayed at public places. Over 5 crore devotees are expected to visit Simhastha at Ujjain. All arrangements are being made keeping this in view. Call centre, mobile app, 22 Sector and 6 Zone offices have been made so that devotees face no difficulty.
A platform for collecting database has been prepared for early redressal of complaints. Portal HRMS has been prepared for it, where all complaints and services will be posted. On registering complaint or demanding service, concerning department's staff will immediately reach the concerning person. Through the portal, a notification will reach immediately on the mobile of concerning officer to solve the problem. In Mela area, 110 call centres have also been set up. Its toll-free number is 1100.
bhel gives scholarship to 50 ews under csr
Bhopal: Under the aegis of Corporate Social Responsibility BHEl, Bhopal; scholarship cheque of `24,000 each were given to 50 economically weak students pursuing Engineering, MBBS, llB and BSC(Nursing) at Kshitiz Bhawan, Piplani for the year 2015-16. The programme was arranged in association with Town Administration Department and CSR wing of BHEl, Bhopal.
On this occasion AMV Yugandhar, Executive Director BHEl, Bhopal was present as the Chief Guest while Aruna Yugandhar, President BHEl ladies Club was present as the guest of honour and TG Chouragade, General Manager, WE,CS&HR presided over the programme. Among others present were Anita Chouragade, Vice-President, BHEl ladies Club; Alok Kumar Chaturvedi, AGM, P≺ PK Mishra, AGM, Town Administration; and other senior officials of BHEl, Bhopal.
Yugandhar in his address blessing the students urged them to work hard in completing their studies and contribute towards the development of the nation. Alok Verma, Sr Manager, Town Administration coordinated the entire programme.
NHPC, mp Govt, observing ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’
Bhopal: NHDC limited, a Joint Venture of NHPC and Government of Madhya Pradesh, is observing ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ from March 17 to 31 at its Corporate Office in Bhopal as well as at its Project Units- Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar.
On Tuesday, the NHDC attempted to create awareness among its employees by conducting Cleanliness Drive at Corporate Office where all employees took part in it enthusiastically.
The program was initiated by GP Patel, Chief Executive Director, NHDC ltd accompanied with other senior officials and employees contributing their bit towards ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’ campaign. Various competitions viz. Slogan Competition,
Painting Competition were also organised at Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar Projects among the employees and their families in order to create awareness on Cleanliness in Office, Colonies and surroundings.
The objective of the program is to convey the message to staff and society in maintaining cleanness in their surroundings and city to build a clean nation.