‘inform youth of rss role in freedom stir’
Bhopal: leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Ajay Singh has asked Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to inform the youth regarding contribution of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the freedom struggle and Quit India movement. Notably, to mark the anniversary of ‘Quit India Movement’, the State government is organising a programme at the Shaurya Smarak premises on Wednesday. Regarding this programme, Ajay Singh has asked the Chief Minister that while narrating the 75 year history of Indian independence, he should also inform about the role of RSS in the freedom struggle. Singh said that during Quit India movement, Guru Golvalkar and Dr Hedgewar had decided to boycott this movement and had decided to support British during second World War.
applications invited for mss award
Bhopal: Applications have been invited for Minority State Service Award for the year 2016-17 till August 31. The state government honours persons belonging to the minority community in the state every year for their excellent services with awards including Shaheed Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Shaheed Hameed Khan and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad awards. Under these awards the selected person will be granted Rs 1 lakh cash and certificate of appreciation. Social workers of the state can present their entries for Madhya Pradesh Minority Class State Service Award (2016-17) till August 31 to Commissioner, Backward Class and Minority Welfare, Second Floor, Satpura Bhavan, Bhopal. For more details, log on to the website www.bewwelfar.mp.in.nic.in.
holiday on 11 aug for urban bodies poll
Bhopal: State government has declared general holiday on August 11 for polling in urban bodies. There will be a public holiday in these urban bodies under Negotiable Instruments Act. The urban bodies where polling would be held on August 11 include Nagar Parishad Chanera of Khandwa district, Nagar Parishad Sailana of Ratlam district, Nagar Palika Parishad Sarni, Nagar Parishad Athner and Chicholi of Betul district, Nagar Palika Parishad Jhabua, Nagar Parishad Ranapur, Thandla and Petlawad of Jhabua district, Nagar Parishad Bhambhra and Jobat, Nagar Palika Parishad Alirajpur of Alirajpur district, Nagar Parishad Bhikangaon, Maheshwar and Mandleshwar of Khargone district, Nagar Palika Parishad Nepanagar of Burhanpur district and Nagar Palika Parishad Junnardeo, Damua, Pandhurna, Saunsar, Nagar Parishad Mohgaon and Harrai of Chhindwara district. Similarly, polling will be held in Nagar Parishad lakhnadon of Seoni district, Nagar Parishad Nivas, Bamhnibanjar, Bichhiya, Nagar Palika Parishad Nainpur and Nagar Palika Parishad Mandla of Mandla district, Nagar Parishad Dindori, Shehpura, of Dindori district, Nagar Parishad Baihar of Balaghat district, Nagar Parishad Jaisingh Nagar, Budhar and Nagar Palika Parishad Shahdol of Shahdol district, Nagar Palika Parishad Kotma, Nagar Palika Parishad Bijuri of Anuppur district and Nagar Palika Parishad Pali of Umaria district. District Collectors have been issued instruction in this regard.
20% more rainfall recorded in MP
Bhopal: From June 1 to August 8, 20 percent more than average rainfall has been recorded in 4 districts of Madhya Pradesh during the monsoon season this year. There are 32 districts of the state where average rainfall has been recorded. Moreover, less rainfall has been recorded in 15 districts till date. The 524.3 mm average rainfall more than the normal average rainfall 470.7 mm has been recorded till date. Districts where more than the average rainfall has been recorded include Katni, Rewa, Jhabua and Neemuch, Similarly districts which have recorded average rainfall include Jabalpur, Seoni, Sagar, Damoh, Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Singrauli, Sidhi, Satna, Umaria, Indore, Dhar, Alirajpur, Khargone, Badwani, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Agar-Malwa, Bhind, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Hoshangabad and Betul. Whereas less rainfall has been recorded in Balaghat, Chhindwara, Mandla, Dindori, Narsinghpur, Shahdol, Anuppur, Dewas, Shajapur, Morena, Sheopur, Gwalior, Shivpuri Bhopal and Harda districts.
mishra allots free gas cylinders to women
Bhopal: Public Relation, Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Narottam Mishra distributed free gas cylinders to women under the Ujjawala Yojana at Datia. Mishra said that free gas connections are being given to poor women under the yojana at the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Mishra further stated that it was difficult for our sister to lit conventional Chulha because of wet fire woods and tears used to roll out while blowing chulhas. The government has begun the Ujjawala yojana understanding their pain. It is to be highlighted that a total of 30,200 free gas cylinders have been distributed against a target of 58,000 in Datia till date. Gas cylinders are being provided to women after on spot verification of applications during Jan Sunavai held on every Monday and Tuesday on demand.
3-yr-old missing boy found
Datia: A three-year-old boy who had went missing from his residence in Kajipatha area of Bhander tehsil on August 4, was recovered from near a dried well in the outskirts on Tuesday. The Bhander police had registered a missing person’s complaint in this regard. The police are investigating as where the boy remained for past four days.