CM, Min inaugurate Dist Collector office
Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti inaugurated the combined District Collector and SP Office in the 52nd district Niwari of the state on Sunday. The Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Virendra Kumar, MLAs Anil Jain, Anita Sunil Nayak, wife of CM Sadhna Singh, Member of District Planning Committee Abhay Pratap Singh Yadav, other Public Representatives and Senior Administrative Officers were present on the occasion. Chouhan performed pooja of the newly constructed District office building and inaugurated the chambers of the Collector and Superintendent of Police. He also introduced new Collector Abhay Pratap Singh and SP Mukesh Kumar Shrivastava on this occasion. It may be mentioned that a new district ‘Niwari’ has been formed by the government by joining three tehsils ie Niwari, Prithvipur and Orchha of Tikamgarh district. This district will start functioning from October 01, 2018.
‘Teachers should teach in villages also’
Bhopal: Governor Anandiben Patel has said that teachers and students of universities and colleges should go to the villages and teach children. Children studying in Class 8th to 10th of all schools should be taken on a tour of universities and factories, so that they get inspired and aspire to reach there. The Governor was addressing the closing ceremony of a workshop organized on ‘Writings of Indian philosophy in modern perspective’, at the University of Buddhist-Indian Knowledge Studies in Sanchi on Saturday. Vice-Chancellor of Sanchi University Acharya Yagyeshwar S. Shastri told about the objectives of the workshop. He said that the Sanchi University has taken up the challenge of Writings of Indian Philosophy in the modern perspective. This is a 10-year project. The Chief Minister has presented an amount of Rs 10 crores to the University for this work.
Guv joins swachhta campaign
Bhopal: Governor Anandiben Patel rendered services (Shramdaan) in the ‘Swachhta hi Sewa’ campaign under the Swachha Bharat Mission at the Government Middle School, Kumharpura. She enquired about the studies from the children and told them to study well. Smt. Patel also advised them to maintain sanitation in their school premises and surrounding areas. Informing about the importance of sanitation, Patel mentioned that the Swachhta Abhiyan will remain continue in the state till one year. They must make their school clean by taking part in the campaign. She further said that it is responsibility of every citizen that they should avoid insanitation in their houses, colonies and cities and stop other from insanitation. Along with the School management, Officers and Employees also took part in the Swachhta Abhiyan with enthusiasm.
Min urged for supply of canal water
Bhopal: Minister for Water Resources Narottam Mishra was called on by farmers at Dabra today in connection to supply of water from the Harsi High Level Canal. Mishra immediately initiated the step and instructed officials to open the canal. It is to be mentioned that water was required by the farmers for paddy crop and the demand is being fulfilled by this effort of the Water Resources Minister. The water consumer bodies, farmers and others have expressed gratitude towards Mishra for this step.
Engine fails, aircraft opts emergency landing
Indore: A Jet Airways aircraft from Hyderabad to Indore with 103 people on board made an emergency landing at the airport here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday after one of its engines failed. The plane landed safely at 12.06 pm, Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport's director Aryama Sanyal said. The commander of the Hyderabad-Indore Jet Airways flight 9W955 sought an emergency landing from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) after one of the engines of the aircraft failed, she added.
2 die due to swine flue
Jabalpur: Two people have died of swine flu in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur since last Friday, medical authorities said. While an elderly woman died of HIN1 virus Friday, a man the next day, said Dr Dipak Barkade of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Government Medical College and Hospital. "Two people have succumbed to H1N1 virus in our hospital," Dr Barkade said.