Jawans of Mounted Force participating in full-dress rehearsal of Republic Day parade at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal.

Cold wave condition

Bhopal, Jan 23: With mercury dipping down to 5.6 degree Celsius, Wednesday night was the coldest of last four years in the state capital. Leading to the western disturbances icy winds gripped in state’s sky all across, brining temperature of areas much below to normal.

BJP Council meet

Bhopal, Jan 24: The BJP National Council’s two-day meeting would be organized at New Delhi from January 28. Meeting would be presided over by party national president Rajnath Singh. Meeting would be attended by 29 council members from Lok Sabha constituencies, MPs, MLAs and other party office bearers.

Tribal Pre-Metric Hostels

Bhopal, Jan 24: Madhya Pradesh government has approved the places for constructing 20 Tribal Pre-Metric Hostels in 12 districts under Tribal Welfare Department. Rs 8 crore has also been sanctioned during the year 2007-08 at the rate of Rs 40 lakh per hostel building.

Complaint against Khandwa CEO registered

Bhopal, Jan 24: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) registered a complaint against Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khandwa District Panchayat for allegedly benefiting contractors in works related with construction of wells and preparation of licenses for explosives. The Bureau has launched an inquiry after registering the complaint against the IAS officer.

Project for property documents to villagers

Bhopal, Jan 24: The pilot project for distribution of household property documents to the villagers has been completed successfully after conducting an extensive survey of rural population. The project work had been undertaken in one village of each district in the state, which has now been completed. The distribution of these documents to the residents of these villages would begin soon.

Medicines must for medicines in hospitals

Bhopal, Jan 24: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has told the officers ensure that medicines must be available at all the medical colleges' hospitals, district hospitals and all other hospitals and all the appliances and equipment including X-Ray machines should be repaired so that poor patients and general patients can get relief. Chouhan was reviewing the activities of Health Department at the Mantralaya on Thursday.

Semester system in colleges in next session

Bhopal, Jan 24: The state government has issued directives to the Registrars of all colleges to introduce semester system from year 2008-09. The university level acts have been amended for this purpose. The Registrars have been asked to issue directions to all the affiliated colleges and take necessary action in this regard.

Agriculture becoming business of profit

Bhopal, Jan 24: Efforts by the state government to make agriculture as a business of profit are meeting with great success. In the wake of intensified efforts in this connection, irrigation from Indira Sagar canal has started from this year in Khandwa district. District's Punasa block is on the verge of becoming 'Punjab' in terms of agriculture. This year sowing is being undertaken in four thousand hectares of land in Punasa block alone.