7 vehicles seized for transporting sand illegally
Khargone: A team of the Mining Department has seized five dumpers and two tractor-trolleys while illegally conveying sand in Khargone district. “On a tip-off, two dumpers were seized from Kakada area while transporting sand illegally last night. later, three dumpers were seized from Mandaleshwar area in the wee hours today. likewise, two tractor-trolleys were seized from Khargone,” said District Mining Officer Mahendra Chouhan on Wednesday.
Shop gutted
Mandsaur: Property worth lakhs was reduced to ashes when a fire broke out at an edible oil shop at laxman Dwaraja in this district headquarters on Wednesday. According to fire brigade sources, fire tenders rushed to the shop and controlled the flame. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained but electrical short circuit might be the reason behind the fire, the sources said, adding that the damage was being assessed.
lokayukta raid on bank cashier yields crores
Chhatarpur: Madhya Pradesh lokayukta's Special Police Establishment conducted raid at the premises of a cashier of the district cooperative bank on Wednesday and unearthed disproportionate assets to the tune of several crores, lokayukta sources said. So far, the raid at the premises of Jagdish Sullare has yielded 26 registries concerning various plots, ornaments worth Rs24 lakh, Rs1.40 lakh cash, two houses in his wife's name and valued at Rs70 lakh. The raid is continuing.
Teenaged girl immolates self
Satna:A 17-year-old girl committed suicide on Wednesday by immolating herself at Karhikalan village, police said. Aarti Sanket set herself afire after pouring kerosene this morning. The reason behind the suicide is not yet known. A youth today committed suicide by jumping before a train near Baghai Station on the Satna-Rewa Rail Division. Body of Shivpal Singh (27) was found from railway tracks. The reason behind the suicide is yet to be ascertained.
Rs9 lakh looted from account manager
Bhopal: Unidentified miscreants have looted Rs nine lakh from an account manager of a private construction company in Maharana Pratap Singh Nagar here, police said. Two motorcycle-borne looters snatched the bag containing the amount from Satyapal Singh while he was repairing his motorcycle on Tuesday. Singh withdrew the amount from a branch of SBI and went to his company on Hoshangabad road here. When he came out from his office, he saw that his motorcycle was punctured and when he went for repairing the two-wheeler, the looters took away the cash-filled bag and fled with it.
Exhibition on ‘Krishna Katha in Indian Paintings’
Bhopal:On International Museum Day, Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava inaugurated an exhibition on 'Krishna Katha in Indian Paintings' in State Museum here today. The exhibition put up by State Archaeology, Archives and Museums will continue till May 30. Shrivastava also inspected the exhibition. He also witnessed a presentation on India's most ancient paintings dating back to 4th century BC up to 9th-10th century AD drawn in various states of the country, miniature paintings, Rajasthani paintings, Mughal paintings and paintings of 15-16th century. Commissioner Archaeology Ajatshatru Shrivastava, Museum's Curator MS Tatisar, guests and archaeologists were present on the occasion.
Artistes dance presentations enchant audience
Bhopal:All-India Dance Festival is being held during Simhastha at Ujjain on the stage of Sanskar Bharti, an all-India organisation under Sanskriti Utsav, Sanskar Bharti Purvottar and Atulya Bharat. On the stage of Sanskar Bharti in Ujadkhera sector of Simhastha, troupes gave impressive presentations of folk dances attired in attractive costumes and wielding weapons. Troupe of Kuchipuri exponent Keshav Prasad from Andhra Pradesh presented unique group dance. The troupe presented works composed by 'Shivashtkam' Ram Mohana and composition of Guru Adi Shankaracharya in 'Khand Gati' and traditional Kuchipudi dance 'Dashavatar Shabdam'. Through it, they depicted Avatars of Vishnu very effectively. Dance on copper plates by artiste was an added attraction. Arunachal Pradesh's troupe presented Kali Roope Minam, Assam's artistes Bargeet, Manipur's artistes Dhon Dholak, lai-Harauba and Sateek dances, Arunachal Pradesh's artistes Aike Gegang Sim Koyam and Nero Aiming Maya and Assam's artistes presented Bihu dance. Kripra Phadke and troupe presented Dhyeya Geet, Ujjain's Pratima Raghuvanshi kathak and Maharashtra's Guru Rekha Nadgaud presented kathak group dance.
Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
Bhopal: land holder certificates have been distributed under Gramoday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan to 3 lakh 48 thousand beneficiaries till May 16. Meanwhile, 70 thousand 140 cases of mutation, 8,398 of partition and 7,103 cases of demarcation have been disposed of. It is noteworthy that 488 Revenue Inspectors have been delegated powers of tahasildar and function as naib tahasildar in 47 districts of the state. Due to this, years old shortage of tahasildars and naib tahasildars has been removed.