Chairman Housing Board

Bhopal, Apr 09: The state government has appointed Sandeep Khanna, an IAS officer of 1972 batch, as Chairman of Madhya Pradesh Housing Board. The services of Khanna, who has returned from deputation, have been placed with Housing and Environment Department.

Training to craftsmen

Bhopal, Apr 09: Handicraft and Handloom Development Corporation imparted high-level training to 1,000 craftsmen while applications of 335 craftsmen were provided subsidy after acceptance of their applications. Corporation provides Rs 5,000 as subsidy for advance tools.

Hema in Harda

Bhopal, Apr 09: BJP Rajya Sabha MP and Bollywood actress Hema Malini on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the Centre for failing to prevent atrocities against women. Ms Malini was addressing a public meeting in the support of BJP candidate ahead of Lok Sabha by-election in Betul constituency, at Harda.

Free trade between India and Israel soon

Bhopal, Apr 09: “Israel has trade of $ 3.30 billion with India and would double in next few years. Soon free trade between India and Israel is also likely,” said Lior Weintraub, Spokesman of Embassy of Israel in India. While talking to media persons here on Wednesday, Lior called upon the International community to send out a strong message to Iran, stating that Iran is the biggest destabilizing force in our region.

Action plan for quality education

Bhopal, Apr 09: A 60-day action plan has been chalked out with a view to ensuing educational quality in the educational institutions being run by Tribal Welfare Department. For this purpose a calendar has been prepared for assessment of all the activities of the schools during summer vacations.

TB cure rate reaches 85 pc in MP

Bhopal, Apr 09: The cure rate of TB patients in Madhya Pradesh has gone up to 85 percent. Before implementation of National Revised TB Control Programme, the cure rate of TB was only 30 percent. The state has also succeeded in achieving the target set by the Union government. Similarly, the rate of identifying TB patients has gone up to 127 per lakh per year while the sputum conversion rate has risen to 88 percent.

1.84 lakh MT procured on support price

Bhopal, Apr 09: A total of 1.84 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured on support price in various divisions of the state by the Madhya Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation. The wheat procured on support price is nearly three times more than the wheat purchased on support price during the entire season last year. It may be noted that a total of 47,000 metric tonnes of wheat had been procured on support price during the entire Rabi season last year.

UPA responsible for price rise: Naidu

Indore, Apr 09: Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday held the UPA government responsible for steep rise in prices of all commodities due to its wrong policies and said Congress President Sonia Gandhi should break her silence on the issue. Talking to newsmen here, Naidu said sufferings of the common man had increased manifold due to price rise, but the government was not moved by it.