IPS officer probing Vyapam gets extension
NEW DElHI : Senior IPS officer Manish Kishore Sinha, probing the controversial Vyapam cases, was today given six-month extension ie till April 2, 2018.
The Appointments Committee of the cabinet has approved extension of central deputation tenure of Sinha, Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), for a period of six months beyond his approved five year central deputation, from October 3, 2017 to April 2, 2018, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
Sinha is a 1996 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. The CBI is probing alleged corruption in recruitment of various government posts in Madhya Pradesh by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) or 'Vyapam'.
The central agency has so far filed 154 FIRs in the massive recruitment scam. Bhopal-based MPPEB has been recently rechristened as the Professional Examination Board.
45-year-old man dies of swine flu
INDORE: A 45-year-old man died of swine flu taking the toll due to the H1N1 virus infection in the city hospitals to 33 this year. Asha Pandit, district in-charge of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) today said the man, a resident of neighbouring Ujjain district, who was being treated here for H1N1 died at the government run MY hospital on Friday. Of the 105 patients tested positive for swine flu in different hospitals of the city this year, 33 have died so far, she added. Of the 33 deceased, 13 hailed from other districts, she added.
case against shopkeeper at Joura town
Gwalior: A case has been registered against a shopkeeper at Joura town in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly refusing to accept Rs 10 coins. We registered a case on the complaint filed by a buyer who had offered two coins of Gwalior Rs 10 to buy a handkerchief. The shopkeeper refused to accept the coins," said Joura police station in-charge Praveen Tripathi. The incident took place last evening. A charge under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) was pressed against the shopkeeper. The punishment under the section can extend up to six months in prison.
Following the reports that shopkeepers were refusing to accept Rs 10 coins, the district collector had recently issued a circular, stating that such a refusal would be considered disrespect to the Indian currency, Tripathi said.
workshop organised for children
Bhopal: A creative workshop was organised for children on the 6th day of Wildlife Week today at Van Vihar Rashtriya Udhyan. Information in an interesting manner was provided to 306 students of various schools of Bhopal by making artifacts of various animals beside flowers and plants. Concluding programme will be held on October 7 at 10 am.
Retired Teacher of Jawahar Bal Bhavan Vinay Sapre and Sanjay Dubey, a teacher of Central School taught students to make the images of flowers and animals like frog, butterfly and birds by coloured papers. Sculptor of Regional Science Center Arvind Anupam taught children to make elephant with clay. Ishita of Under the Mango Tree organisation while imparting training to the students to make honey bee with paper cutting informed them on misconceptions about the honey bees. Children made honey bees colouring small stones. The children understood the importance of environment, animals and plants while playing.
Besides, the semi final and final round of quiz competition was organized by the World Wildlife Fund on Friday. Winner team will be presented with awards on Saturday. Fancy Dress competition for children will be held on the final day of the World Wildlife Week at 9 am and open quiz completion from 9.30 pm. Awards and citation letters will be presented to the officers-employees who have performed with excellence in wildlife field and winners of various competitions held.