Revenue Department, Sambal Yojana to be reviewd
Bhopal: Chief Secretary Basant Pratap Singh will conduct division-wise reviews of Revenue Department and Sambal Yojana. Singh will conduct review of Rewa-Shahdol on September 5, Sagar on September 7, Jabalpur on 11, Gwalior on 12, Ujjain on 18 and Bhopal-Hoshangabad on September 19. Principal Secretary Revenue Manish Rastogi, Hariranjan Rao and Principal Secretary labour Sanjay Dube besides other senior officials will be present at the divisional review.
Car swept away by strong currents; 4 die
Gwalior: Four members of a family, including two minors, drowned after the car in which they were travelling was swept away by strong currents in Mehgaon area of Bhind. The incident took place on a bridge across the flooded Besla river, about 40-kms from Bhind district headquarters, late Monday night. "The driver of the car tried to cross the bridge, but the vehicle got washed away due to strong currents," Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Rudolf Alvares said. The car was going from Mehgaon to Jhansi and seven people were travelling in it, he added. "Four members of a family drowned in the incident, but the driver managed to come out of the car and raise an alarm. Residents of the nearby Gata village rushed to the scene and managed to save two persons," he said. Bodies of the four deceased were pulled out of the car later, the SP said adding that the deceased were identified as Omprakash Pateriya (40), his wife lata (36), their daughter Divya (12) and son Shrinarayan (10).
45-year-old woman raped by 30-year-old son
Barwani: A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her 30-year-old son at their residence in Surani village in Barwani district. The accused has been arrested. The incident occurred Sunday (September 2) night when the woman was asleep in her house in the village, over 100 kms from here, while her differently-abled husband was away. "The accused, who lives with his parents along with his three children, tried to force himself on his mother and when she resisted he put a sickle to her neck and raped her," said Sendhwa (Rural) police station in-charge Dinesh Chouhan. The accused has been living with his parents since his wife left him two years ago, he said. Chouhan said the seven-year-old son of the accused watched the incident, but kept mum out of fear. The woman somehow managed to free herself from the clutches of her son and ran to a nearby farmland along with her three grand-children, Chouhan said. She narrated her ordeal to her relatives on Monday (September 3) morning who in turned approached the police. A case has been registered against the accused under section 376 (punishment for rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Srijan wins bronze medal in Shimoga open int’l
Indore: Medi-Capsians always prove that they are expert in studies as well in sports too. One recent achievement under the collar of Medi-Caps is by Srijan Saxena. Srijan won bronze medal in Shimoga open international karate championship in 57 KG category. In this competition various student karate players from 22 different countries participated. Srijan fought against Malaysia, Bangladesh and Sri lanka. He was coached by Sir Amay lashkari. Srijan had four fights. He was selected in Amritsar. Chancellor Medi-Cap University indore RC Mittal, and Vice Chancellor Prof Sunil K Somani congratulated him for his achievement of Srijan and wishes him all the best for his future.