PC Sharma accorded warm welcome
Bhopal: Minister for Adhyatm and Public Relations PC Sharma was accorded warm welcome by Boddh Guru at Colombo Airport. The Additional Chief Secretary, Manoj Shrivastava, accompanied Sharma.
On behalf of the Chief Minister Kamal Nath, PC Sharma will hold discussions with the Government of Sri Lanka pertaining to land allotment for setting up International Boddh Museum and Study Centre in Sanchi of Madhya Pradesh and other matters.
Panel to reinstate contractual employees
Bhopal: Minister for Energy Priyavrat Singh said that a committee will be constituted to reinstate contractual employees, removed from various Power Distribution Companies. He further stated that action should not be taken against any contractual employee without conducting an investigation. Singh said this at a meeting held with United Forum of Officers and Employees of the Power Companies.
Singh said that salary deduction of all the contractual employees under the National Pension Scheme will be taken into consideration. Their salary increment will be increased from one percent and made according to the policy of the government.
Besides, it will be considered to give opportunity to the contractual employees in recruitment on 30 percent posts falling vacant in officer cadre and on 50 percent posts in employee cadre. Singh further mentioned that medical facility should also be provided to the contractual employees.
The Office Bearers of the United Forum informed about various problems during the meeting. The Principal Secretary Energy Mohammad Suleman, Secretary Nitesh Vyas and Officer on Special Duty Prashant Chaturvedi were present at the meeting.
Anjnay Kashyap wins bronze medal
Bhopal: Anjnay Kashyap of Sagar Public School Saket Nagar has won bronze medal in the 65 th SGFI Nationals in roller skating championship held a Belgaum, Karanataka in which all school of India participated.
Sudhir Kumar Agrawal, Founder & Chairman Sagar Group and Principal, Pankaj Sharma congratulated Anjnay and mentor for the achievement in bringing laurels to state and to school.
Awareness essential for HIV check up
Bhopal: Awareness is essential for HIV check up. It can take the form of an epidemic if kept hidden. This was expressed by the Senior Regional Advisor, UN AIDS Eastern and South Africa, Alankar Malviya during a lecture on the topic ‘HIV Challenges and Response in Africa’ at the lecture series ‘Effective Change-Sustainable Results’ held at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis (AIGGPA). The Director General of the Institute R Parhuram also expressed his views on the occasion.
Malviya informed that about 400 new people become victim of HIV infection every week in South Africa. He briefed about the grim AIDS situation in Lesotho and Swaziland of South Africa. He said that HIV test of sex workers should be conducted regularly.
Shri Malaviya said that the main reasons for the spread of the disease are sex workers, drug injections and homosexual relationships. He said that special attention is being given to AIDS prevention and treatment in India. South Africa yet to do lot more work in this field. The Chief Advisor MM Upadhyaya along with other officers and staff were present on the occasion.