Edu Min inspects Mela area
Bhopal: School Education Minister Paras Jain and Central Simhastha Committee’s President Makhan Singh inspected Mela area at Ujjain on Sunday. Jain and Singh took stock of arrangements in Pandals of saints and Shri Mahants. They sought information about drinking water, sanitation, light and other arrangements. First they visited Pandal of Mahamandaleshwar Sant Shri Balak Yogeshwardasji Maharaj and sought his blessings. Maharajshri urged for 200 pieces of 2-inch diameter GI pipe, fire brigade, security and other arrangements. Assurance was given to provide these facilities within time-limit. later, they visited Pandal of Sant Kalyandasji Maharaj and sought blessings of Mahant Rajababa. Makhan Singh felicitated Mahant with a shawl. From here, Education Minister Jain went to Swami Avdheshpuriji Maharaj in Sadawal area and sought his blessings.
2 cops line-attached for misbehaving with trader
Bhind: Two police personnel were line attached while two drivers of ‘Dial100’ vehicle were also suspended for misbehaving with a timber merchant. “Timber merchant Uttam Singh Rajput came here for some trade-related work and was waiting for bus on the night of April 13. Then, a Dial 100 vehicle came and the drivers and police personnel conducted a search and after misbehaving with him, they took money from him. Rajput was also kept
waiting in the police station without any valid reasons,”
Additional Superintendent of Police Amrit Meena said on Sunday. The policemen put a crude gun in Rajput’s bag to implicate him in false case. A complaint was lodged with Superintendent of Police in this regard and after finding them guilty following an investigation, constables Sultan Singh and Devendra Singh were line attached while drivers Vipin Yadav and Deepak Sharma were suspended.
commercialisation of media concerns journos
Gwalior: Several media persons expressed concerned over the growing commercialisation of the fourth estate. During a programme, organised by an institution here on Saturday,
several senior journalists said the media was affected due to commercialisation and steps should be initiated to free it
from the clutches of capitalists. “In newspapers and new channels each and everything is being dictated by the market which is a matter of concern for the future of the journalism. A focus should be on the ‘new literacy’ to combat the prevailing situation,” the scribes opined. Elaborating further, they said a sense should be inculcated among readers about the essence of the news and what logic was being given vis--vis a particular news item.
Among others, senior journalists Qamar Wahid Naqvi, Vijay Dutt Sridhar and Editor of Rajya Sabha Telivision Rajesh Badal expressed their views.
2 kids among three die in road accident
Chhindwara: Three people, including two children, were killed when their motorcycle rammed into a stationary excavator on the roadside on Chhindwara-Betul road, about 15 km from this district headquarters. Police said Maan Singh, his two sons Vedant (4) and Chamak (2) died on the spot while his wife escaped unhurt in the accident that took place late Saturday night. All were returning after attending a marriage ceremony, the police added.
Siblings drown in Aasan river
Morena: Two brothers drowned this afternoon while bathing in the Aasan River flowing by Vichola village while a third was rescued by locals, police said. Hetampur-resident Satyam (8), Roopesh (9) and Sourav (11) came to Vichola with relatives for attending a programme. Satyam and Roopesh met a watery grave.
Cop attacks police post
Morena: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) stationed at Jhundpura Police Post was assaulted on Sunday with a sickle in the premises by a youth who was incensed over the officer not registering a first information report (FIR), police said. ASI Gambheer Singh, who suffered a grievous arm injury, was subsequently hospitalised in Gwalior. Bhoop Singh Jatav is absconding. last night, the youth came intoxicated to the Post and was adamant over his demand for registering an FIR against some persons who ‘assaulted’ him. As Jatav was under the influence of liquor, he was told to return this morning.
Girl dies, 9 fall sick after poisonous meal
Jabalpur: A girl died while nine others were taken ill after eating poisonous meal during a ‘Kanya Bhoj’ in Civil lines police station limits here, police said. Ten children, aged between 6-12 years, went to have meal in some houses on the occasion of ‘Kanya Bhoj’ on Friday. But after returning home, they started vomiting and was administered first aid. But nine-year-old Astha’s condition was deteriorating and she was admitted to a private hospital in Ghamapur but after being treated, her kin took her to home on their own risk. After returning home, condition of Astha again deteriorated and she was rushed to another hospital where she died during treatment last evening. As condition of two boys and seven girls did not improve, they were also hospitalised and the condition of all was said to be out of danger. The deceased’s viscera was kept intact and was sent to forensic laboratory in Sagar, the sources said.
4 commit suicide
Jabalpur: As many as four people, including two married women, have allegedly committed suicide in urban and rural areas of this district during the past 24 hours, police said. A 19-year-old newly-married woman, resident of Sanjeevani police station limits, ended her life by hanging herself while Ghamapur resident Rajkumar Rajak and Nayee Basti-resident Abhishek Yadav (20) also allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves on Saturday night. Similarly, one Sadhna Pandey also ended her life by hanging herself at Thakur Mohalla in rural Patan police station limits yesterday. All bodies were sent for post-mortem, police added.
8 hurt as bus overturns
Chhatarpur: Eight people were injured when a passenger bus overturned near Sanjay Nagar in lav-Kush Nagar police limits on Sunday, police said. The injured were admitted to a primary health centre and were discharged after providing first-aid. The driver fled soon after the accident and the bus was seized.
Energy Min inaugurates water kiosks in Rewa
Bhopal: Free chilled water kiosks have started functioning at 25 places in Rewa city on Sunday. Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla inaugurated the arrangements at a function at local Sai Baba Mandir. Shukla said that offering drinking water to the thirsty is virtuous and humanitarian deed. Traders and Sindhu Samaj deserve praise for it. Mayor Mamta Gupta also spoke on the occasion. The Minister also inaugurated water kiosks at Hemu Kalyani Chowk, Shilpi Plaza-A and B, Peeli Kothi, Deep Complex and Kala Mandir road.
‘CM ensured good works for Simhastha’
Bhopal: Mahamandaleshwar Swami Maheshwaranandji has said that Simhastha has a unique significant in Indian culture. Ujjain Simhastha is significant in country and world since Bhoot-Bhagwan Mahakal dwells here. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ensured good works for Simhastha taking personal interest. Swami Maheshwaranandji of Om Ashram,
Jadan in district Pali (Rajasthan) is holding camp of Alakhpuri Sidhhapeeth Parampara on plot number 11 in Dutt
Akhada Sector in Ujjain Simhastha Mela area. A team of 87 foreign devotees from various countries is staying in camp. During Simhastha, 500 more foreign devotees will visit the camp and seek Swamiji’s blessings.
‘Govt has done excellent work’
Bhopal: Mahamandaleshwar Vivekpuriji who was present at camp said that the State Government has done excellent work for Simhastha. He said that Simhastha is a good medium to witness and understand Indian culture, history and traditions.