Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi, to people after being conferred prestigious Kumarappa-Reckless Award at a function in NLIU.

Vice Chief of Army

Bhopal, Jan 20: The Vice Chief of Indian Army, Lt General ML Naidu paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the latter's official residence here today. The Chief Minister presented a memento to the Vice Army Chief Naidu. Naidu also presented a memento to Chouhan.

Digvijay responds

Bhopal, Jan 20: Former State CM Digvijay Singh has responded to the registering of case against him with EOW in Dewas land scam by saying that he is glad that despite two earlier enquiries, another enquiry has been initiated. He added he would accept any action by state in the matter.

ITC award to Rupesh

Bhopal, Jan 20: ITC Classmate Young Author & Artist Contest, India’s most awaited talent hunt culminated on Sunday in Mumbai. Rupesh Jhabak, a class 11 student from Bal Bhavan School, Bhopal has been awarded the title of Classmate Young Author 2007.

Second thought over contesting Betul by-poll

Bhopal, Jan 20: Some of the leaders from both BJP and Congress are now deliberating second thoughts after they learnt from New Delhi that the next round of general elections would be held under new set up with modified constituencies, and Betul would be a reserved seat. These leaders are distancing themselves from Betul Lok Sabha by-election because the representative would have only 11 month tenure. Ironical, Congress and the ruling BJP are shying away from prestigious contest, as the tenure of the representative would be short as both of them have non-ST leaders in the fray.

Pakistani spy arrested from Bhopal

Bhopal, Jan 20: A Pakistani spy and his two associates have been arrested in Madhaya Pradesh. The arrested ones were passing on secret army information to the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI. Shockingly, an army personnel was leaking the secret reports related with the security of the country to these spies. Police and intelligence agencies are now looking for that military man who being in Indian Army helped the ones conspiring against the country.

Students should cross-examine governments

Bhopal, Jan 20: Law students should collectively cross-examine the governments on the police, electoral and criminal justice reforms prior to next gneral elections due in the year 2009, urged First Woman IPS officer of the country Kiran Bedi, who was felicitated with ISC-Kumarappa- Reckless Award during the concluding session of the 31st All India Criminology conference at National Law Institute University on Sunday.

Abduction, a jolt to state government

January 20: After RSS Sahsarkaryavah Suresh Soni discussed further strategy over forth coming elections with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Madhya Pradesh witnessed abduction of a high profile pharmaceutical company official. Ashwani Kumar Bhat, president, manufacturing, of pharmaceutical major Nicholas Piramal India Limited has gone missing in Madhya Pradesh. Bhat was in Gwalior yesterday to participate in MP government's investor's meet and got abducted on way to Indore. The police have recovered his Toyota Corolla from Dholpur in Rajasthan with blood strains.

Police groping in dark, no clue in abduction

Gwalior, Jan 20: The police are still groping in the dark in connection with suspected abduction of Ashwani Bhatt, president of pharmaceutical major Nicholas Piramal India Limited. Police claim that no ransom call has been received till date. Superintendent of Police of Indore Anshuman Singh Yadav told that the police are in continuous contact with Gwalior police in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan police connection with the incident. Police are still waiting for the ransom call at the residence of Bhatt to ascertain whether he has been abducted.