Inspector arrested for bribery
Seoni: An inspector of the fisheries department was on Tuesday arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 20,000.Acting on a tip-off, the police laid a trap and arrested the inspector, Surendra Kumar Bakshi, when he was accepting Rs 20,000 from the complainant from the bus stand area here, lokayukta police inspector Manoj Gupta said. Bakshi had demanded Rs 40,000 from the complainant for an official work but later settled for Rs 20,000, the official said.A case under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered, he said, adding a probe was on.
7 of gun runners’ gang arrested
Indore: Seven persons of a gang allegedly involved in gun running were arrested today and 26 firearms, along with eight live cartridges, were recovered from them, police said. Deputy Inspector General Harinarayanachari Mishra said that Malkhan Singh Sikligar, who manufactures arms illegally in neighbouring Dhar district and sells them in Indore, was arrested from Pandrinath area here on a tip off.Sikligar's interrogation led to the arrest of six more persons, police said. They have been identified as Ashish Saini, Dharmendra Maliwad, Gajendra Singh Chouhan, Dilip Patel, Vinay Yadav and Rahul Chourasia, the official said."The gang was involved in illegal arms deals in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh apart from Madhya Pradesh," Mishra said. Those arrested are residents of neighbouring Dhar, Badwani and Khargone districts of west Madhya Pradesh, he said.
Sitasaran meets social activists
Bhopal: Office-bearers and social workers from various organizations of Datia district today met Vidhan Sabha Speaker Sitasaran Sharma. These representatives who were here on the invitation of Public Relations, Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra to witness proceedings of the House in the capital held talks with the Vidhan Sabha Speaker.Speaker Sharma said that a public representative attains a separate identity through an active role in public life. Mishra is an ideal public representative, he said. Sharma gave information related to routine House proceedings, dialogue between ruling party and the opposition and interruption in proceedings to the invited representatives.The Speaker said that interruption in the House is also a part of democracy. Senior Parliamentarian Devnarayan Yadav also writes in the legislative Bulletin that interruption is a democratic right but it should not be misused.PR Minister Mishra introduced the representatives to the Vidhan Sabha Speaker. Sukarna Mishra, Mahesh Sharma etc. were also present on the occasion during the meeting.
6897 villages connected by roadways
Bhopal: With the aim of connecting cent percent villages of the state with roadway, the state government has connected 6897 villages to perennial roadways through gravel roads at a expense of Rs 2661 crores. These roads have been constructed under “Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana”.In the coming financial year, 1250 km roads will be constructed and 550 villages will be connected to perennial roads. For this the Department of Panchayat and Rural Development has made a provision of Rs 330 crore.Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shri Gopal Bhargav said that in the year 2010, “Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana” was initiated in those villages that remain deprived from being connected to asphalted roads through Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana to provide them perennial road facility,Under this scheme 15,146 km roads have been constructed and 6897 villages have been connected. Works worth Rs 400 crore are in progress in the ongoing financial year.