No compromise in road construction: Minister
Bhopal: Minister for Public Relations, Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Narottam Mishra said that compromise will not be tolerated in quality while constructing roads. Action will be initiated against the concerned persons for low quality. Contractors should take care of the quality and officers should keep constant vigil. Mishra was laying the foundation stone of one kilometer road being constructed at the cost of Rs 54 lakh from Mangal Dhaba to Railway Bridge at Datia. Mishra further said that make sure before construction that road do not get affected by the sewer project of the city. Construct sewer in a manner that tar road do not get destroyed. He said that constant efforts are being made to make Datia a leading district in the state. Government is paying attention towards the progress of villages and welfare of the farmers also. Compensation cases have been sanctioned for Kharif crop under the Pradhanmantri Insurance Scheme. Datia district has become the first district in the state for implementation of the scheme. Vice Chairman of Text Book Corporation Avdhesh Nayak and Vice President of district level Antodaya Samiti Ramji Khare also addressed the programme.
39 cops injured in bus mishap
Chhindwara: At least 39 policemen were injured, including three serious, when a bus in which they were travelling overturned near a village in the district Tuesday. They were on their way to Bhopal from Balaghat for VIP duty deployment when the bus carrying them overturned between Jhirpa and Rainikheda villages, Chhindwara Superintendent of Police GK Pathak said. The incident occurred this morning at Tamia ghats bordering Hoshangabad district. Six injured policemen were admitted to hospital in Pipariya. Fifteen other personnel received minor injuries. The VIP duty deployment pertains to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Bhopal on October 14. Among the injured, the condition of three was stated to be serious and they have been referred to the district hospital at Chhindwara for treatment. The SP reached the spot and those injured were sent for treatment.
13 injured in group clash
Sheopur: Thirteen people got injured during clash between two groups over the ownership of a tree that was uprooted during a severe storm at Halgavda village, police said. A 'babool (Acacia)' tree on Vijay Singh Meena's was uprooted during the storm last evening. However, it fell on an adjacent farm belonging to Babu Meena. Babu started claiming ownership of the tree and his family members attacked Vijay Singh's family members with sticks and shop weapons. Eleven members of Vijay's family, including four women, were seriously injured, while two people from Babu's side were also injured.
Man hit by bike dies
Betul: A man was killed when he was hit by a motercycle while he was going on foot for watching tableaux of Goddess Durga along with his family members near a cinema house, police today said. Police said the deceased identified as Ramprasad Vishwakarma (29) was hit by a motor bike last night and was rushed to the District Hospital from where he was referred to Nagpur for treatment but succumbed on the way.
Dussehra celebrated as ‘Ravan Moksha Diwas’
Indore: Appealing people not to burn effigies of Ravan on the occasion of Vijayadashmi on Tuesday, a large number of people here worshipped ‘Dashanan’ as a part of their 46-year-long tradition. “We celebrated Dusshera as ‘Ravan Moksha Diwas’. We have also constructed a temple of Ravan and offered prayers to his idol in a traditional manner by reciting hymns and conducting havan at temple,” Mahesh Gauhar, the president of local outfit of Ravana followers, Jai lankesh Mitra Mandal said. He informed ‘kanya pujan’ and aarti of Ravana were also performed at the temple situated in Pardeshipura area where prasad was also distributed to his disciples. The outfit is performing Dashanan puja since 1970, which is completely in contrast to the popular traditions among Hindus. Gauhar said Ravana was a great intellectual and an ardent devotee of lord Shiva and therefore, the outfit appeals to the people to stop burning his effigies on the occasion of Dusshera.
Dy sarpanch's son booked for objectionable post
Barwani: A deputy sarpanch's son was booked on Tuesday on the charge of posting an objectionable comment on social networking site Facebook in Barwani district, police said. A case was registered against the Julwania deputy sarpanch's son on the charge of sharing a controversial post and making an objectionable comment on it in June last year. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Shri Ram Dharma Jagran Samiti activists had submitted a complaint to Rajpur Sub-Divisional Officer of Police PS Baghel seeking action against him. Police had arrested the 17-year-old on the charge of allegedly posting an anti-India and pro-Pakistan comment on Facebook on October 6. A tense atmosphere had prevailed, in the wake of the post.
Youth drowns in satna river
Satna: A youth drowned on Tuesday, when he had gone for 'visarjan (immersion)' ceremony of Goddess Durga's idol in Jiganhat River, police said. Munnu Dahia (35) was trying to push the idol across strong currents when he was himself swept away.