farmer tries to jump in front Cm cavalcade
Bhopal: A farmer from Chhatarpur here on Tuesday tried jumping in front of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's cavalcade. The incident took place in Bhopal when Chouhan was on his way to the State assembly to participate in a discussion on the adjournment motion on the issue of farmers’ suicides across the state.
The farmer has been identified as 50-year-old Santosh of Chandla village in Chhatarpur district. According to Santosh, he tried meeting Chouhan on multiple occasions in the past but the chief minister's security detail did not allow him to get close. "I tried meeting him in the past. I know that he meets people during his 'jan sunwais' but I had no other option but to stop his car today as I was not allowed to meet him," Santosh later said while talking to media perosns. Santosh said also said that he owns five acres of land in Chandla village over which a high tension electricity cable has been constructed. Santosh said the state government has failed to award him compensation for the use of his land.
Dharam Pal visits igrms
Bhopal: Observer of Presidential Election in MP and Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Dharam Pal visited Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya with Sudhir Kushwaha (Tehsildar, Govindpura, Bhopal). Pal was welcomed by DS Rao (Head of Office, IGRMS) with brief introduction of Sangrahalaya. During the visit, Pal visited Veethi Sankul indoor exhibition building, Assam traditional houses, Tea Garden, Rock Art Shelters and Punarnava exhibition. After the visit, Pal said this museum should be part of ‘Must See’ list of India not only Bhopal or Madhya Pradesh. On this special visit to IGRMS, Pal was guided by Assistant Keeper, P Shankar Rao and Rajendra Jhariya and Museum Associate, N Sakmacha Singh and Sarabjeet Singh.
cops nab factory owner for misbehaving with woman
Indore: Sarafa police arrested a readymade garment factory owner for his alleged misbehavior with a woman worker of his readymade garment factory. According to Sarafa police station SI Narendra Jaiswal, the accused identified as Raja lalwaani, and Saturday last had called the victim, a resident of Surydev Nagar to work in his readymade garment factory located at Nihalpura. When the victim went to his factory, the accused caught her hand and tried to physically molest her. When the victim put up stiff resistance, the accused tried to allure her. Somehow, police said the victim escaped from the factory and reeled about the whole incident to her parents. Apparently gripped with fear, the victim did not come out of her residence for two days. It was only after she was thoroughly convinced by her parents that she came to Sarafa police station along with her parents and lodged a complaint against the factory owner. Soon after registering complaint, Sarafa police arrested the accused and registered a case against him under section 354. Police said the accused owns a big readymade garment factory and manufacture garments like Baby suit, Baba suits, frocks etc.
gst effect: Prices of chemical fertilizers fall
Bhopal: Prices of chemical fertilizers have come down after implementation of GST in the state from July 01, 2017. Decline of Rs. 10.75 on DAP, Rs 6 on Urea, Rs 20 on NPK 12:32:16, Rs 5 on NPK 10:26:26, Rs 5.38 on MOP and Rs 5.14 per bag on Single bag Phosphate has been registered. Cooperative Committees and Marketing Federation have been directed to sell chemical fertilizers to the farmers on reduced prices.
lal Singh reviews narmada project works
Bhopal: Strategic efforts must be made to complete the projects presently under construction for irrigation expansion in Narmada Valley and care must be taken that no farmer of the project command area remains deprived of irrigation benefits. This was said by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Narmada Valley Development Department lal Singh Arya on Tuesday at Narmada Bhavan during review of the project works. Arya took detailed information about the construction of new approved projects apart from Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar, Man, Jobat, Punasa, Udvahan, Aparbeda, loargoi, Rani Avanti Bai Sagar, Bargi Vyapavartan etc. Giving detailed information about the various aspects of the projects, Narmada Valley Development Authority Vice Chairman Rajnish Vaish told that water was provided to 5.50 lakh hectare rakba from the projects in the year 2016-17. Similarly, 6 lakh hectare area will be irrigated in the year 2017-18. Giving information about 65 per cent completion of the Narmada Malwa Gambhir link, Vaish apprised the updated status of Sardar Sarovar displacement and rehabilitation. Members of NVDA, chief engineers and officers related to rehabilitation were present at the meeting.
Niyaz Khan is Minorities Commission Chairman
Bhopal: The State Government has appointed Niyaz Khan as Chairman of the MP State Minorities Commission. Beside this Kamal Bhai of Indore, TD Vaidhya of Balaghat and Anand Bernard of Jabalpur have been appointed as members of the commission. The work tenure of the Chairman and members will be of 3 years from the date of assuming their work charge.