Honourary D litt to 3 eminent journalists
Bhopal:Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication will confer honorary D litt to three eminent persons of journalism, mass communication and literature writing for their praiseworthy and creative contribution in its convocation ceremony.An expert of environment communication Amritlal Vegad, veteran journalist Madhav Govind Vaidya and senior journalist Mahesh Shrivastava will be conferred honorary Dlitt (Honoris Causa). Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu will confer the degree upon the eminent persons.
Chief Minister and Chairman of University's general council Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be special guest of the ceremony. Vidhan Sabha speaker Sitasaran Sharma will be also grace the occasion. The convocation will be held at Vidhan Sabha auditorium at 4 pm. Post Graduates and research scholars from July 2009 to June 2017 batches will be conferred the degree in the ceremony. All degree recipients will be in Indian traditional dress. The university has registered them in an online mode.
Chouhan reviews procurement status
Bhopal:Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday conducted a detailed review of the procurement status of wheat, gram, mustard and lentils of the state in a high-level meeting at the Mantralaya. He said that the procurement should not be adversely affected due to transport system.Chouhan directed to complete the purchase of gram before May 30. Expressing satisfaction over wheat procurement Chouhan lauded the departmental and field officers for ensuring proper arrangements of wheat procurement without any complaints.
It was told at the meeting that so far 61 lakh metric tonne wheat has been purchased. In the next few days, this purchase is expected to reach 71 lakh MT. More than 3000 procurement centres are operating for wheat procurement. So far 4.36 lakh metric tonne gram, 31,310 metric tonne mustard and more than 52,000 metric tonne lentil has been purchased. Chief Secretary BP Singh, Commissioner Agriculture Production PC Meena, Additional Chief Secretary Finance AP Shrivastava, Principal Secretary Food Neelam Shami Rao and senior officers were present.
Madhya Pradesh Value Stabilization Fund'
Bhopal:The Department of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development has formed the 'Madhya Pradesh Value Stabilization Fund' with an amount of Rs 1000 crore in order to provide assistance to the farmers of the state. Through this fund farmers are being provided financial assistance due to decline in the market value of agricultural production.
The Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Cost and Marketing Commission has been constituted for giving recommendations related to problems in agriculture sector and Minimum Support Price in the state. This Commission will give its report before the year’s three crop season.Agriculture experts, agriculture economists and progressive farmers have been made members of the Commission. This Commission will give its recommendations to the state government regarding Mandi Act, Contract Farming and Horticulture crops.
Free gas connection distributed
Bhopal:Minister for Revenue, Science and Technology Umashankar Gupta distributed free gas connections under the Pradhanmantri Ujjawala Yojana to 51 women at Shiv Chowk Bhim Nagar of ward no. 33. He said that whoever has not received the gas connection should submit detail in the prescribed format, they also will be benefitted under the scheme.
Revenue Minister Umashankar Gupta inaugurated a 3 day South-West Vidhansabha Vidhayak Trophy Carom competition being organized by the Success Sports Club and Mantralaya Sports Club-Vallabh Bhavan. This competition will be held till May 13. Employees of government departments, corporations, boards and banks are taking part in the competition.
Gupta honoured Carom players, who have brought laurels at state and national level. President of the Organising Committee Subhash Verma, President Mantralaya Karmchari Sangh Sudhir Nayak, local Corporators and Member of MIC Shankar Makoriya were present on the occasion.
International Museum day on may 18
Bhopal:The International Museum Day will be observed by the Archeology Department on May 18. Exhibitions will be organized at 15 places of the state on this day. The Exhibition ‘Major Museum of the World’ will be organized at the state museum of Bhopal.
Commissioner Archeology Shri Anupam Rajan has informed that ‘Shivlingam’ exhibition at Rani Durgavati Museum- Jabalpur, ‘Raag –Ragini’ at Tulsi Museum Ramvan-Satna, ‘Shivputra Kartikey’ at Central Museum –Indore, ‘ Shivputra Ganesh Kartikey’ at triveni Museum-ujjain, ‘Mahakaal ke Adhbhut Shringaar’ at Maharaja Chhatrasaal Museum-Dhuvela of Panna, ‘Bhartiya Chitrakala mein Ramkatha’ at Gajuri Mahal Museum-Gwalior, ‘Madhya Pradesh ki Chhatriya’ at District Archeology Museum, Vyankat Bhavan-Rewa will be held.
Similarly, exhibition will be held on topic ‘Bhim Baithika ke Shailchitra’at Yashovarman Archeology Museum-Mandsaur, ‘Gauri Putra Ganesh’ at Archeology Museum Archeology Museum Damyanti Mahal-Damoh, ‘Kaans Pratimaon mein Shaiv Pratimaein’ at District Archeology Museum-Panna, ‘Devi Parvati’ at Archeology Museum Kasrawad- Khargone, ‘Madhya Pradesh ki Kothiyaan’ at District Museum-Bhind, ‘Shilpkala mein Nayikaein’at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Museum Maheshwar –Khargone and ‘Madhya Pradesh mein Jain Smarak’ at District Archeology Museum-Vidisha.
7th pay scale effective from jan 2016 for panchayats employees
Bhopal: Benefit of 7th pay-scale will be provided from January 1, 2016 to the employees, appointed by District and Janpad Panchayats. Directives have been issued by the Additional Chief Secretary Shri Iqbal Singh Bains in this connection.
According to the order issued, payable pay-scale and dearness allowance fixed by the government with conditions and restrictions from time to time will be effective for the employees appointed by the District and Janpad Panchayat, in accordance to the government employees. Grant will not be given to District and Janpad Panchayats by the State Government for this head. This pay scale will be cash payable from April paid May 2018.
Brainy Bear organises Skill training prog
Bhopal:Brainy Bear Pre School today organised a one day skill training programme for kids and their parents. The participants were given useful tips on improving thinking, social and emotional skills. The parents were informed about thought process of modern day kids and their expectations from parents and how to strike a balance. On the other hand the kids were taught about moral, social and emotional values through various activities. Brainy Bear founder and Early Childhood Association Vice President Mrs Pallavi Rao Chaturvedi informed that the objective of the workshop was to make kids and parents understand each other.
In this technology and gadget era the kids are passing through fast changing world where it is necessary to keep them balanced. At the end of the training session the kids were given certificates. The training programme was conducted by Mr Rajnish and Mrs Shweta Kataria from children’s training organisation Terracotta.
The new batches of Summer Camp will begin from 14 May in which kids between 2-14 years of age in which they will be given training in dance, yoga, art & craft, fireless cooking, drawing, aerobics and cloth arts besides others.