One crore US $ donation

Mandsaur, May 09: A cheque worth one crore US dollar was found in the donation box of the Pashupatinath temple here. A cheque drawn from a Zimbabwe bank in favour of Bhagwan Pashupatinath was found in the box yesterday as it was opened once a month. Temple Committee sources said the cheque worth more than Rs 40 crore in Indian currency had been handed over to the State Bank of Indore.

Rs 51,000 award

Indore, May 09: A Rs 51,000 award would be given to a person doing noteworthy in the sphere of Malwa region's art, literature and culture. Making the announcement last evening at the inauguration of the Malwa Utsav here, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed that Malwa had carved a niche in every sector.

Six teenagers nabbed

Barwani, May 09: Six teenagers were arrested on the charge of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old tribal girl, who later attempted self immolation, at this district's Pichhori village. Kalyanpura-resident main accused Sanjay and his accomplices committed the crime on the night of May 4.

Pachauri finds helping hand in Scindia

Bhopal, May 09: In the election bound state, PCC Chief Suresh Pachauri has found a helping hand in Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Two months ago, when Pachauri had assumed office, it seemed that Madhya Pradesh was his own battle field. And no other senior leader was ready to join hands with.

Three-point formula on Ram Sethu

Bhopal, May 09: Former Bharatiya Janata Party president M Venkaiah Naidu today suggested that the Centre's Congress-led United Progressive Alliance regime should adopt a three-point formula on the Ram Sethu issue.

300 piped water schemes restarted

Bhopal, May 09: With a view to providing drinking water in drought conditions, the Public Health Engineering Department has restarted 300 piped water schemes which had been lying out of order in the state. Public Health Engineering Minister Choudhary Chandrabhan Singh has issued instructions to department's field officers to undertaken regular visits to areas under their jurisdiction and to give latest information about piped water schemes and hand pumps to the concerning district collector.

‘Vision Micro Finance-2012 MP’ unveiled

Bhopal, May 09: At a function here today, Finance Minister Raghavji and Woman and Child Development Minister Kusum Mehdele unveiled the document titled 'Vision Micro Finance-2012 Madhya Pradesh'. The document has been released by Access Development Services Bhopal and Friends of Women World Banking Ahmedabad.

13,106 girls benefited under Ladli Laxmi

Bhopal, May 09: A total of 13,106 girls were given the benefit of Ladli Laxmi Yojana during the year 2007-08 in Jabalpur division which is the maximum in the state. The division achieved 259 percent success against the target fixed under the scheme. The scheme is being implemented by the state government with a view to improving educational and economic condition of girls apart from laying the foundation for their bright future.