Supporters of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, perform prayer for her health and speedy recovery, in Bhopal on Wednesday.

Management course

Indore, Jan 02: A six-month management course for Indian Armed Forces officers gets underway tomorrow at the Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIMI) and will witness participation by 60 officers. The course will begin at 10 am in the presence of senior officers of the Defence Ministry's Resettlement Directorate and IIMI Director SP Parashar.

Train derailment

Sagar, Jan 02: Railway traffic was badly affected following derailment of 13 coal-laden wagons of a goods train along down-track at Majhgawan station on Bina-Sagar-Katni section of West Central Railway near here on Wednesday.

Imprisonment to FI

Bhopal, Jan 02: A special court of Jabalpur has awarded two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000 to Food Inspector Babulal Sharma for possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

Congress high command in dilemma

Bhopal, Jan 02: The Congress high command is in dilemma over change of guard in Madhya Pradesh in after verdict in recently held by-elections in Khargone and Sanwer. Removal of state Congress chief Subhash Yadav was imminent if Yadav’s son Arun was defeated from Khargone. Yadav had been running the defunct Congress in Madhya Pradesh for the past four years. Surprisingly, the party leaders never seemed so anxious to remove Yadav, but after the by-elections, scenario has completely changed. Almost all the party camps are eying Madhya Pradesh.

Extreme cold wave conditions in MP

Bhopal, Jan 02: Extreme cold wave conditions continue in northern Madhya Pradesh while other parts experienced some respite due to a rise in night temperature. Morena's Agricultural Science Research Centre Regional Director Yogendra Mohan Kool claimed that temperature dropped to freezing point there last night and it had plummetted to -1.5 C in 2003. Naugaon and Rewa recorded night temperature of 5.3 degrees Celsius and 6.2 C, which were mercifully higher than earlier.

All eyes on CM for appointment of new AG

Jabalpur, Jan 02: All eyes are set on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on when he would make recommendation for the appointment of a new Advocate General, to Governor Balram Jakhar in the wake of unexpected resignation by Advocate General and senior BJP leader Ravinandan Singh. Legal experts opine that the Chief Minister had the right for appointing a new Advocate General under section 165 of the Constitution.

Mass Surya Namaskar on January 12

Bhopal, Jan 02: On January 12, 2008, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, a mass Surya Namaskar programme would be organised throughout the state at 9 am on the same signal. Instructions would be broadcast on all the primary channels of All India Radio so that people in the entire state can perform Surya Namaskar simultaneously following the signal.

Central team would study drought-hit areas

Bhopal, Jan 02: A central team will tour Madhya Pradesh to study the drought situation caused by scarce rains in Bundelkhand region of the state, official sources said. The Agriculture Ministry had already formed a team headed by National Water-fed Area Authority Chief Executive Officer Dr JS Sharma to study the drought situation in Sagar, Gwalior and Rewa divisions. The state government also formed a state-level team comprising Agriculture Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Secretary, Director Veterinary Services and Commissioners of Gwalior, Rewa and Sagar divisions to collect information after field visits to apprise the central team.