Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai reached Bhopal to attend marriage of a relative on Saturday.

2 killed in mishap

Dewas, Jan 19: Two minor girls were killed and three others seriously injured when a speeding truck mowed them down in Nosrabad colony this morning. Police said all the five were sunbathing in front of their house when a truck crashed into the platform they were seated on.

Rs 25,000 for libraries

Bhopal, Jan 19: State government has sanctioned a grant to the tune of Rs 25,000 for the library of District Bar Association of Shajapur to purchase of books. Orders to these effects have been issued. This amount has been sanctioned by Law, Legal Affairs and Jail Minister Antar Singh Arya.

Rajgarh Nagar palika

Bhopal, Jan 19: Efforts would be made get Nagar Palika status to Nagar Panchayat Rajgarh. This was said by Civic Administration and Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra at a function at Rajgarh.

Official of pharmaceutical company missing

Gwalior, Jan 19: President of a pharmaceutical company went missing en route on Friday evening. The man was on his way to Indore from Gwalior after attending Exportech 2008. The car on which he was traveling was found abandoned in Dholpur district of Rajasthan. Driver was also informed to be missing. Though, no ransom call was received till the last report received but the cops after conducting initial investigation did not rule out possibility of abduction.

Negligence in cataract operation

Jabalpur, Jan 19: An eye surgeon has been fined for negligently performing a cataract operation threatening to loss of eyesight. Jabalpur District Consumer Forum directed the eye surgeon RK Khare from Jabalpur Medical College to pay Rs 1 lakh to the complainant. Besides, it also directed the medical practitioner to pay Rs 1,000 as litigation fee and any delay would cause six per cent interest.

Efforts of Pune farmers lauded

Bhopal, Jan 19: Bhopal Group for Information and Action on Saturday applauded efforts of farmers at Pune who stopped the Dow Chemical from setting up its Rs 400 crore Research and Development Unit at Chkhan in Pune. Remarkably, residents of 15 villages of Shinde Vasuli, Pune organized as the Bhamchandragarh Bachao Warkari Farmer Sangharsh Samiti led the protest and sat on dharna since last two days.

State govt falling short of expectations: Ahmed

Bhopal, Jan 19: Accusing Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party regime of falling short of public expectation, Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Shakeel Ahmad today said people were vexed over several problems including corruption. “The government has failed on the development, law and order and minorities' security fronts. Even the chief minister and his family members are charged with corruption,” he added.

Welfare schemes for poorest sections

Bhopal, Jan 19: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh government is implementing with a rapid pace many welfare schemes for the economic uplift of poorest sections of society. Glimpse of God is seen in the service of the downtrodden. Keeping this in view, the state government is undertaking programmes for the welfare of those people who are poorest and are standing in the last row.