Pauranik presented Prayavaran Premi Award
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan presented ‘Prayavaran Premi Award-2017’ to principal correspondent of the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) Sandeep Pauranik during two-day National Water conference in Khajuraho. The award was decided by Jal- Jan Jodo campaign and Jal Biradari.
Course for Entrepreneur Development
Bhopal: For the first time in the country, a special month long online course for Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP), designed by National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for educated youths of rural and urban areas of the state.The online course would help in establishing enterprises and creating entrepreneurs. The educated youths would be benefitted through EDP online course.
IT head of NMSME and Director of EDP project Devendra Choudhary said that there are 14 models and courses have been designed in Hindi.
The courses could be completed within 50 to 100 hours as per convenience of the candidate. The course could be complete over mobile phone also. This is specially designed for Madhya Pradesh and it would be the first state to offer such course.
IAS Officer appointed Deputy Director
Bhopal: Raghuraj MR, 2004 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre has been appointed as Deputy Director of lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.
Raghuraj has been sent on deputation for four years and orders have been issued by General Administration Department. He was relieved from the charge of MD of MP State Electronics Development Corporation ltd.
Hailed from Kochin in Kerala, he has served as Collector in Bhind, Tikamgarh, Datia and Dindori. The lal Bahadur National Administration Academy Mussoorie is dedicated to providing training of officers joining civil services.
two persons burnt alive
Khargone:Two persons were charred to death when two trucks caught fire after colliding with each other here early this morning.
A coal-laden truck collided head-on with another truck near Gwalu ghat on Indore-Ichhapur road around 5.30 am, Badwah's sub-divisional officer of police Mansingh Thakur said. Following the collision, both the vehicles caught fire and two persons travelling in the truck carrying coal were charred to death, he said.
The deceased were identified as truck driver Shahabuddin (45) and one Jaheruddin (30), both residents of Alwar district in Rajasthan, the official said. Fire tenders rushed to the spot on getting information about the accident and managed to douse the flames, police said.
The driver of the other truck fled the spot after the incident, Thakur said. A case was registered in connection with the mishap, he added.
church organises prayer service
Bhopal: In view of 33rd Anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, Bhopal Archdiocese organized a prayer service for the victims of gas tragedy by spending five minutes silence followed by tribute hymn, reflection and lighting of the candles.
Archbishop leo Cornelio said in his message that more awareness towards any human tragedy is in need of the hour. It is observed that the victims of the tragedy continue to suffer without end. Humanities should extend material, spiritual and psychological support to uplift the victims who feel helpless and hopeless in their lives, he added.
Fr Maria Stephen, the PRO asked the people to become the environmental conscious to spread love, peace and prosperity. Each human person is a gift of God and destroying environment for the sake of survival is a poisonous Gift to the Giver, he added. Killing others for the sake of one’s own success is a crime to the humanity and this crime destroys the very intention of God’s creation, he continued.
There were many Sisters, laity and Social workers were present for the homage to the victims of 33rd anniversary of gas tragedy.
bhoomi pujan at ashok nagar
Bhopal: Revenue Minister Umashankar Gupta performed bhoomi-pujan for paving block at Ashok Nagar in Shivaji Nagar and Sagar Garden Home of Ward-30. He issued instructions to complete construction on time. Gupta gave information about the various public welfare schemes. local public representatives were present on the occasion.
locomotive derails near ujjain
Bhopal: Train services were affected for about three hours after the locomotive of the Udaipur-Indore Virbhumi Express derailed near Ujjain on Sunday.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident, Western Railway's Ratlam division public relation officer Jitendra Kumar Jayant said. "The engine derailed between Indore-Ujjain rail section today morning which affected railway traffic for about three hours. The emergency teams rushed to the spot and restored the rail traffic at 11.45 am. The Virbhumi Express continued its journey towards Indore after the restoration," he said.
He added that due to the derailment, trains going towards Indore including Narmada Express, Avantika Express and Duranto Express were stopped at Ujjain. He said that the cause of the derailment would be known from the investigations currently underway.
Woman killed for practising witchcraft
Bhopal: A 40-year old woman was killed for allegedly practising witchcraft in a village of Alirajpur district.
The incident took place yestrday evening at Aambadberi village under Chandpur police station, around 38 km from the district headquarters.
"A woman identified as Jhamkudi Bai was attacked witha sharp-edged weapon when she was returning home with her 12 -year old son after washing clothes in a nearby river. She died on the spot," Chandpur police station in-charge Janak Singh Rawat said.
Rawat said that the attacker, identified as Mathuria (43)told the victim's son during the attack that the victim's witchcraft was responsible for the accused's daughter falling mentally ill.
Mathuria also beat up the victim's son when the latter tried to save his mother, the officer said. "The incident was reported to the police around midnight and a case has been registered under the relevant sections of IPC. The accused is absconding," said Rawat.