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Experts team to make traders aware of gst

Bhopal: State Cabinet here on Tuesday decided to launch a special campaign for creating awareness among the traders and citizens. A meeting of the State Cabinet was convened at Chief Minister’s residence in the evening. It was discussed in the meeting that the traders, businessmen and the residents are facing problems due to the prevailing confusion towards the GST. It has been decided that a team of experts would organise workshops from July 7 on demand of traders and social institutions. During the meeting preparations and arrangements for NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind visit in the city on July 8 were discussed. At the end of the meeting, Minister for Higher Education Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya shared achievements on the completion of his one year as minister of Higher Education. He said that several important decisions have been taken in the past one year. Semester system was ended, for 100 percent attendance of faculties biometric machines were made compulsory, monitoring through department portal of daily teaching by faculties were among the major steps.

Tribal artists pay tribute to jangarh singh shyam

Bhopal: ‘Chitranjali’ a creative tribute to late Jangarh Singh Shyam by 30 young tribal artists commenced at artists village Patangarh. This artistic tribute has been organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya with support from Chinha Adivasi kala Sansthan and Tikuli Kala Kendra, Umaria. Along with the workshop, Sangrahalaya mounted an exhibition at Hasth kala Bhawanon ‘Photographs from Central India by Verrier Elwin’ clicked by the  renowned anthropologist and author, who spent a major chunk of his life researching the central Indian tribes while living in Patangarh. In the inaugural ceremony, the Chief Guest, Girija Shankar (Eminent Journalist) was honoured by Tara Douglas (Adivasi Art Trust), Yamagatha (Japanese painter), Nankushiya Bai Shyam, Ashok Elwin (Son of Dr Varrier Elwin) with Shawl and Quince. Speaking on this occasion, Shankar said “Patangarh is renowned artists village now, but we need to make it an ‘Artists’ Pilgrimage’ by our collective efforts”.

lottery for hajis’ accomodation tomorrow

Bhopal: The Qura (lottery) for accommodation of Hajis going for Haj 2017 from Bhopal, Raisen and Sehore districts, in Makkah Mukarramah Rubat of Auqaf-e-Shahi will be held on July 6, 2017 (Thursday) here at 10 am at Sufia Masjid. Auqaf-e-Shahi Secretary Azam Tirmizi in a statement informed hat this year, the Qura will be for 300 seats.

Jabalpur: A man was killed on the spot while his brother seriously injured when their motorcycle was hit by a tractor near Mohla Square in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district last evening. Netram Ahirwar (28) died on the spot. His brother Chandrakumar was injured and admitted to the Jabalpur Medical College. In a separate incident, Shailendra lohia (27) committed suicide by hanging himself at his house last night.

Panna: A junior food officer was caught red-handed taking Rs 20,000 bribe from a salesman for the verification of government ration shop in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. A team of special Police organization, lokayukta, caught Naresh Arya while he was accepting the bribe. He was later left with an undertaking. lokayukta Police Superintendent of Sagar, Sunil Tiwari told IANS on Tuesday, "Junior food officer Naresh Arya demanded Rs 20,000 as bribe from Rajkiran Tripathi, a salesman of a government ration shop in Brajpura, for the verification of his shop. Tripathi filed a complaint against this in the office of the Police Superintendent of lokayukta (Sagar)." A case was filed against Arya under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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