Police station gheraoed

Sagar, Mar 26: A police station was 'gheraoed' and vandalised by a crowd angry over a girl on Wednesday being crushed to death by an oil tanker at this district headquarters. Sakshi (7) was crushed to death by the tanker while she was playing with her sister near Motinagar square in the monring.

PP Singh selected

Bhopal, Mar 26: Pushpendra Pal Singh, Head, Department of Journalism, Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism has been selected for the prestigious journalism award given in the memory of Himachal Pradesh's leader late Vedram Thakur

License for vasectomy

Gwalior, Mar 26: In an innovative step, for promoting family planning, people undergoing vasectomy operation would be provided arms license in Shivpuri district. Health officials had made the announcement in view of attraction of people towards arms here.

Five SP MLAs missing from party convention

Bhopal, Mar 26: Taking the absence of five of party legislators from Samajwadi Party (SP) convention held at Jabalpur, Samajwadi Party National General Secretary Amar Singh who has been appointed party observer for Rajya Sabha elections is coming to Bhopal on Thursday. He would chalk out a strategy in favour of Congress-supported independent candidate Vivek Tankha. Only three party legislators Narayan Tripathi, Sunilam and Arjun Palia were spotted in the party convention at Jabalpur.

Mulayam party president for three years

Jabalpur, Mar 26: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav was unanimously chosen the Samajwadi Party President for three years during the party's three-day national convention that underway. Yadav's name was proposed by SP Parliamentary Party leader Ramgopal Yadav and supported by all members of the National Executive. SP Vice-President Janeshwar Mishra, General Secretary Amar Singh, MPs Jaya Bachchan, Jayaprada and other leaders congratulated Yadav while workers raised slogans. Yadav was also presented a gold crown.

Minister seeks suggestions in PDS

Bhopal, Mar 26: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Akhand Pratap Singh Yadav has written letters to MLAs, Sarpanchas and secretaries of Gram Panchayats inviting their suggestions for improvement in public distribution system. Singh has said that this initiative has been taken with a view to strengthening the present public distribution system further.

CBSE in model schools soon

Bhopal, Mar 26: From the next academic session, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) course for science and commerce faculty would be introduced in class XI of Eklavya Model Residential Schools, which have been opened to impart excellent and quality education to students belonging to scheduled tribes.

Allegations to prevent MLA to vote

Bhopal, Mar 26: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Premchand Guddu on Wednesday alleged that the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was stooping to mean tactics to prevent him from casting his vote in Rajya Sabha elections to three seats from this state. In a statement issued here, Guddu said, “The BJP is adopting these tactics to ensure that all three of its candidates emerge victorious.”