separate power connection for e-charging
Bhopal: Consumers of all 16 districts of Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Gwalior and Chambal divisions who set up electric vehicle charging stations will have to get a new separate electricity connection. Significantly, the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has set electricity rates separately for charging electric vehicles.
posting orders of four IAS officers issued
Bhopal: The State Government has issued new posting orders of four officers of the Indian Administrative Service. Additional Chief Secretary Prabhanshu Kamal has been posted as President of the Professional Examination Board as per the order issued by the General Administration Department. KK Singh, Additional Chief Secretary has been made Commissioner Agricultural Production and Additional Chief Secretary General Administration Department (Human Rights Cell) and Legal Vigilance Cell (Additional Charge) and Additional Chief Secretary (Coordination) Chief Secretary’s Office.
Additional Chief Secretary ICP Keshari has been posted as ACS Commercial Taxes and Special Duty Officer-cum-Resident Commissioner Madhya Pradesh Bhawan, New Delhi and Additional Chief Secretary Water Resources Department (Additional Charge). Additional Chief Secretary Vinod Kumar has been appointed as Vice-Chairman Narmada Valley Development Authority, Additional Chief Secretary Narmada Valley Development Department, Managing Director Narmada Basin Project Company Limited and OSD-cum-Member (Rehabilitation) Narmada Valley Development Authority, Bhopal and has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary Scheduled Caste Welfare Department.
Commissioner Scheduled Caste Welfare Masood Akhtar has been given additional charge of Madhya Pradesh Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation Bhopal along with current duties.
Christians asked to preempt corona
Bhopal: Archbishop Leo Cornelio SVD asked the Catholic Christians to take serious preventive measures to control Corona Virus – Covid19 in and around Bhopal Archdiocese, consists of Bhopal, Sehore, Hoshangabad and Harda districts of MP. He has officially communicated certain measures to pay serious attention.
Archbishop urged the Christians to avoid gathering in large number for whatsoever reason besides paying special attention to personal hygiene, homes and surrounding cleanliness. The Catholic Christians are exempted from the obligation of attending Sunday Eucharist. Senior citizens and those suffering with cold, cough or weak medical conditions are advised to stay away from spiritual celebration.
Those who stay home may, if possible, follow Holy Mass on You-Tube or Television. All the Christians are asked to spend time in prayer, Bible reading, reciting Rosary in their homes together with their families to stop spreading the Virus.
Fr Maria Stephen, the PRO said the reporters that the forthcoming Easter Mahotsav on April 12, Easter Sunday remains cancelled. The Easter Mohotsav Samiti in collaboration with Public Relations Office started praying for God’s intervention for the safety of Bhopal, going around the city in a small group, he added.
HEMA Edu Society annual general meet held
Bhopal: Annual general body meeting of HEMA Education Society was conducted at Bhopal. Many members of society attended the meeting. A new vegetable garden, Canteen and store house was inaugurated on this occasion by Ajai Pillai ex secretary, election commissioner and alumni of Hema School. A new sick room with all emergency equipment's was also inaugurated on this occasion by Bindi, society member.
The AGM pledged to renovate existing infrastructure so that more children's can be accommodated .President of the society Philip Panicker informed that nursery classes would be added in coming session so as to give platform to parents where they can start their wards education from HEMA and end schooling from HEMA itself.
Secretary A Shashi Kumar stressed upon the need of quality education and for that quality teachers would be engaged and a zero period would be added in every class to take care of spoken English general awareness and motivational sessions. The meeting ended up with passing of previous years budget and thank giving to all society members.
Cabinet confirms decisions taken by CM
Bhopal: The decisions taken by the Chief Minister have been confirmed by the Cabinet. Orders in this regard have been issued by the General Administration Department. It is written in the order that the decisions taken by the Chief Minister are confirmed by the Cabinet.
Exams across boards postponed
Bhopal: In view of prevention against infection of Novel Corona virus, the scheduled examinations of all Government and private universities and autonomous colleges in the State have been postponed with immediate effect. Secretary, Higher Education Department, Ajit Kumar has issued instructions in this regard.