BJP govt insensitive towards farmers: Sachin Pilot

Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot Wednesday accused the BJP-ruled states of being “insensitive” towards farmers and suppressing their voice. “In the last few days, farmers demanded relief from the governments in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. But, instead of paying heed to their demands, they killed them with bullets,” he said in a statement. Accusing the BJP governments in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh were neglecting the farmers’ issues, Pilot said about 60 farmers in Rajasthan have committed suicide due to the lack of government support or crop damage.

Meanwhile in recent development Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi climbed on a bike today as his convoy was stopped near Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, where farmer protests have escalated over the death of five in police firing on Tuesday. Mr Gandhi first flew down to Udaipur in adjoining Rajasthan and drove from there. At a spot where heavy police presence was seen, the Congress leader was seen jumping onto a bike to try and reach Mandsaur. A crowd of Congress workers, journalists and policemen could be seen chasing the bike for some distance. Sachin Pilot, the Rajasthan Congress chief, also drove off in another bike.

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VYAPAM Scam: CBI to probe all cases, says Supreme Court

CBI will investigate the Vyapam scam and more than 30 deaths allegedly linked to the job recruitment scandal, the Supreme Court ruled today.    The CBI has sought the response of the CBI by July 24. Two days ago, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, whose government has been badly bruised by the controversy, called for a CBI inquiry, attributing his decision to "a wish to honour public sentiment". The Supreme Court judges today were sharp in their criticism of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which refused yesterday to rule on whether to reassign the Vyapam inquiry from the Madhya Pradesh police to the CBI. "Instead of taking a decision, the Madhya Pradesh High Court washed its hands off (the case) and put the ball in our court," the court said.
About VYAPAM Scam: Vyapam scam is an admission and recruitment scam involving politicians, senior officials and businessmen in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known by its Hindi acronym "Vyapam" (Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal), is a government body responsible for conducting several entrance tests in the state. These entrance exams are used for recruitment to government jobs and for admissions to educational institutes in the state. The scam involved a collusion of undeserving candidates, who bribed politicians and MPPEB officials through middlemen, to get high ranks in these entrance tests.

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Jodhpur Police summon Asaram Bapu in sexual assault case

Jodhpur Police have summoned spiritual leader Asaram Bapu to appear before them in a sexual abuse case. The police have asked Asaram to appear before them in the next four days. The spiritual leader has been accused of sexual abuse by a minor in his ashram here. The self-styled godman has admitted to meeting the girl, but refuted allegations of sexual abuse. Asaram, who has already been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting the 16-year-old girl, is currently in Indore for spending time in 'solitude'.

The girl, who is from Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, has alleged in her complaint that Asaram Bapu had asked her to stay back after prayers last week and then sexually assaulted her as her mother waited outside. The girl has said that when her father brought her to Delhi to meet the spiritual leader at a camp earlier this month, he left without meeting them. Her father then lodged a complaint with the police. The girl's family says they have been followers of Asaram Bapu for the past 12 years.

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Rajashtan BJP leaders too in sleaze CD: Digvijaya Singh

Congress general-secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday claimed to know about the involvement of Rajasthan BJP leaders in sex scandals. Referring to the recently-surfaced sex clip that showed sacked state minister and Congress leader Mahipal Maderna with missing midwife-nurse Bhanwari Devi, Singh said: "I am not in charge of Rajasthan, but I have come to know there are CDs involving BJP leaders also." Singh made the sensational claim at a press conference in Jaipur.
"The minister ( Mahipal Maderna) has already resigned and the CBI is investigating the case, let it be over," Singh said when asked what action the Congress High Command was planning to take against those allegedly involved in the case. When asked about the CDs he was talking about, he said "I came to know about it last night here and these are of local leaders belonging to Jodhpur or nearby areas," he said. On Gopalgarh violence, the Congress General Secretary Singh said it was an unfortunate incident and expressed satisfaction over actions taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

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Speak Asia COO Tarak Bajpai arrested

Online survey company Speak Asia's Chief Operations Officer (COO) Tarak Bajpai into custody from Indore in connection with a multi-crore rupee ponzi scheme across the country by Enforcement Directorate (ED). The online survey company (www.speakasiaonline.com) has been accused of Rs 2000 crore scam. Speak Asia Online (SAOL) would be inspected under section 591 of the Companies Act, which is applicable on companies incorporated outside India and has established a place of business within the country, reports said.
Bajpai who is the most prominent face of the online survey company's India operations - will now be flown from Indore to Mumbai. Speak Asia is being investigated for a multi-level fraud. FIRs and PILs have been filed against it. The company has maintained that it collects money only for its online magazine and that the survey is just a benefit. The Singapore-based company ran into a controversy over its alleged pyramid scheme that involves paid subscribers filling up online consumer survey forms and luring more into its fold in return for commissions. Speak Asia has also faced charges that some of the companies intended to benefit from its surveys had not employed it.

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Uma Bharti returns to BJP

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti, who was expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in December 2005 for indiscipline, was re-inducted in the party on Tuesday after almost five and a half years. The decision to re-induct Uma Bharti was taken just days after the BJP's national executive meet concluded in Lucknow. Announcing Uma Bharti's return in the BJP, party president Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday welcomed her in the party at the party's headquarters in New Delhi.

Uma Bharti was suspended from the BJP in November 2004 and served a show-cause notice following her outburst against Advani before the media. However, after her suspension was revoked and in May 2005 she became a member of the party's national executive. Later in the year, she was expelled from the BJP when she revolted again following the appointment of Shivraj Singh Chouhan as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. Bharti, who played a major role in bringing the BJP in power in 2003, ending 10 years Congress rule in the state, had to resign from the chief minister's post after a controversy involving the insult of the tricolor. In 2006, she formed a party called the Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party (BJSP).

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Court directed Scindia kin to pay 6.5 Lakh BSNL Phone Bill

Gwalior court has directed the three daughters and grandson of former BJP MP late Vijayaraje Scindia to pay up a Rs 6.52 lakh telephone bill that's pending for more than a decade. The BSNL landline phone was used by Vijayaraje Scindia during her tenure in the Lok Sabha during the nineties. She died in January 2001 and the bill has remained unpaid. The court of district and sessions judge Lakshmi Sharma on Friday dismissed an appeal from the Scindia family and directed that the bill along with an additional interest of 12% be paid by daughters Usha Raje, former chief minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje, BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh Yashodhara Raje and grandson Union minister of state Jyotiraditya Scindia. In September 2003, a PIL was filed in a Mumbai court about the non-payment of the bill. In 2006, the BSNL demanded payment and the family moved the Gwalior court against it. “The district and sessions court on Friday said since the daughters are the natural heirs, they should pay the bill,” BSNL lawyer Dilip Avasthi explained. “The grandson had been included because he is the son of late Madhavrao Scindia and therefore, another natural heir.”

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MP Board 10th Result 2011 declared

MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) class 10th Board result 2011 is announced Today for 8.80 lakh students who appeared for the high school examination of the Madhya Pradesh(MP) Board Examination 2011. The result will be published today i.e. 28 May at 4:00 pm on official website of MPBSE:
1. http://mpbse.nic.in/results.htm
2. www.mponline.gov.in
Students can know about results through SMS or IVRS:
Number for IVRS :
* 125560, 56263, 12630099 (for BSNL consumers)
* 543212222(Airtel), 5545678(Idea), 129660 (TATA), 56731 (Vodafone), 56300999(Reliance)
To access results via SMS:
Type MP10space (roll no) and send to 56505 - BSNL, 543212222 - Airtel, 55456 - Idea, 56730 - Vodafone and 56506 - for Reliance.

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Jabalpur Sex-for-Marks Scandal

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to adopt a tough stance and take stringent action against people involved in the alleged 'sex-for-marks' scandal at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur. According to official sources, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has accepted the recommendations of a committee that was constituted to look into the case. The government has reportedly also called upon the Governor to initiate disciplinary action against all guilty teachers, officers and employees of the medical college. The news comes hot on the heels of the arrest of Vijay Sharma, the former registrar of the Rani Durgawati Vishwavidyalaya (RDV) to which the Jabalpur Medical College is affiliated.
Sharma was arrested on Tuesday and produced him in Jabalpur court, which remanded him in judicial custody till May 25. Cops had been hunting for Sharma after four medical college students - Sandhu Arya, Nagendra Rajput, Deepa Singh and Anil Rajput - registered a police complaint alleging irregularities in the revaluation of examination papers. In related news, the government earlier this week transferred RDV's accounts officer Sushila Gupta to the veterinary department. Gupta is said to have helped Raju Khan, the prime accused in the ‘sex-for-marks’ scandal, secure an inflated payment of Rs 55 lakh instead of Rs 35 lakh for the construction of a hostel. The alleged ‘sex-for-marks’ scandal hit Jabalpur Medical College after Sandhu Arya, a dalit MBBS student, lodged a police complaint in February, claiming that her senior Prerna Atwal told her she would have to sleep with Raju Khan if she wanted to get her marks increased in revaluation. According to Sandhu, though the results were not declared, Prerna told her that she had failed in two subjects but that Khan was a man with contacts and could get the 'job done'. RDV's Controller of Examination Prof SS Rana and Deputy Registrar RS Kakodia were arrested on March 1 in connection with the case. They have since been released on bail. Khan too has been arrested and is currently in judicial custody. On the request of Sandhu, the state government transferred her to the Gwalior Medical College for pursuing further studies while inquiry against Prerna is still underway.

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Fire in Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express

Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express (12951) caught fire in the early morning today. Two coaches were affected, but all passengers are safe. Railway authorities said the accident happened at 2:20 am near the Thuriya station between Aalot and Vikramgarh near Ratlam. The fire is reported to have begun in the pantry car and spread to two adjoining coaches, B6 and B7. The pantry car was completely destroyed.
The cause of the fire, which started from the pantry car of the Delhi bound train, is yet to be ascertained. Though none was injured in the incident Railways has declared ex-gratia of Rs 5,000 for the passengers of coaches B6 and B7, which were affected by the blaze, the spokesperson said. Rail traffic has been disrupted in the Nagda-Kota line due the fire. Saxena said all steps are being taken to resume traffic in the line at the earliest and food and water is being supplied to the passengers. There were about 900 passengers including Railway staff in the train. A three-member Railways team consisting of senior railway officials have been dispatched to the spot. The officials in the team are -- Arunendra Kumar, R N Lal and Ashish Malhotra, Saxena said. Railways has also set up helplines at Kota, Ratlam and Mumbai to disseminate information about the incident.
Kota helpline numbers: 0744-2467172, 2467173
Delhi Helpline Numbers: 011-23341074

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Ashok Gehlot targets BJP on Wikileaks

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot targeted the BJP for its "communal and saffron agenda" and said the latest revelations at WikiLeaks about Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley's statement on Hindutva, had exposed their view. Addressing an open session in the two-day convention of the Quomi Ekta Committee here this afternoon, Mr Gehlot said the saffron party had been known for its modus operandi of exploiting people's religious sentiments over different issues for political mileage. The Chief Minister said "they pretend to be advocates of Hindus and Hindutva but in fact they never bothered for people or issues but only aimed at attaining the power". "Latest revelations at WikiLeaks about Mr Jaitley's views about Hindutva, in which he had held that theocratic state and/or Hindutva are mere slogans for his party, has exposed the real face of the saffron party," Mr Gehlot said. Their goal and sole aim was to attain power, for which they did not hesitate even to play Ram Mandir card, or rake up issues of 'Gau Mata' and/or 'Gangajal', and fuelled/or engineered communal riots over these sticky issues, Mr Gehlot added.

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Census 2011:Population of Madhya Pradesh is 7.25 Crore

Population of Madhya Pradesh(MP) as per Census 2011 is 72597565 (7.25 Crore) which is more than 2001 population which was 6 Crore so there is rise of 20% in population. India's new national census has put the population at about 1.21 billion people, or 17% of the world population, the census commissioner said.The population comprising 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together. The population has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011, the report said. The growth rate in 2011 is 17.64 per cent in comparison to 21.15 per cent in 2001.

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MP Govt to provide free IIT, PMT, CA coaching for Toppers

Department of School Education has decided to provide free coaching for IIT, PMT, CA etc to the first three rankers in board examinations from every district. The toppers will receive Rs 5000 in cash to pay for the coaching of their choice. The scheme would be only for the students of government schools. In all the department would be paying for 150 students from the state’s 50 districts. The department appears to be a bit apprehensive about the new scheme and wants to see how well the students perform in the national level examinations before expanding the scheme. If the students are able to perform well in these exams, officials say that the number of students receiving the money could be doubled from next year. The plan is aimed at helping talented students who are not able to compete in nation level due to financial reasons

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Sadhvi Pragya Thakur arrested in Sunil Joshi murder case

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case, has been placed under arrest by Madhya Pradesh Police in connection with the murder of Sunil Joshi, a suspect in the Samjhauta Express blast case who was killed at Dewas in December 2007. "The MP police moved an application in the special MCOCA court here, and after taking the court's permission they placed Sadhvi under arrest in the Sunil Joshi murder case," said Rohini Salian, Special public prosecutor.
Pragya Singh, main accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case in Maharashtra, has been undergoing treatment in J J hospital here. The team of MP police went there yesterday and arrested her, sources said. "It is just a formal arrest. She would be taken to MP after they make transportation arrangements," said Pragya's lawyer advocate Ganesh Sovani. Joshi, a suspect in the Samjhauta Express blast case, was shot dead in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh on December 29,2007. Sixty-eight people were killed when bombs went off in two coaches of Samjhauta Express, running between Delhi and Lahore, around midnight on February 18, 2007 at Diwana near Panipat, 80 km north of Delhi.

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MPPSC to adopt New pattern, brings Aptitude Test

Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has decided to discontinue the examination of elective subjects. Deciding to follow the pattern of the UPSC, the state public service commission will replace the elective paper with an aptitude test in the next exam. Concerned officials have roped in experts from different subjects to prepare the pattern of the aptitude test.
The MPPSC’s elective examinations have been hit hard by numerous controversies in the recent past. Questions were being raised over the scaling system of the examination. The matter had also reached the court following which forced the commission to opt for the aptitude test. Experts believe that the new format will not have any adverse affect on the preparation of aspirants. The new pattern will infact be liked by competitors if they have the capability. Aptitude test will help pick able contenders automatically, said Prof. Jayantilal Bhandari.
RPSC Ajmer can also follow the league in upcoming exams, as before 4 month rajasthan govt shown some indication for such pattern, If RPSC adopt new pattern in upcoming RAS Exam, science students will get advantages while it will be bad news for those who are preparing for RAS Exams.
Related News: RAS EXAM 2011 NEW Pattern suggested by RPSC Ajmer

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MP Police ban designer number plates

Madhya Pradesh(MP) Police have decided to act against vehicles which do not have registration number plates of prescribed design and dimensions. The vehicle found flouting the rule will be fined Rs 50. The police say that these number plates are difficult to read and often miscreants commit crime and escape as witnesses are not able to read their number plates. Additional Superintendent of Police, Monica Shukla, said that shops should stop making designer number plates. She said that the Motor Vehicle Act gives directions for the shape and size of numerals and alphabets to be written on number plates and the number plates should be written as per the give standards. This would help the police. She also said that if anyone forces shops to make designer plates, they can lodge a complaint and action would be taken against the vehicle owner.

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Fresh Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan, Delhi Mumbai Train service affected

In Rajasthan, hundreds of Gujjar activists led by Col. Kirodi Singh Bainsla has staged a dharna on rail track in Pilupura village of Bharatpur district. Earlier, the Gujjar activists started their march from Raseri to Pilupura, after the deadline of 4.00 pm set by Col. Bainsla was over.AIR correspondent says, the Delhi-Mumbai rail track is likely to be disrupted following this Dharna. Gujjars are demanding quick implementation of five per cent reservation to their community, withdrawal of cases against their activists and payment of compensation to widows of those killed during the last agitation. The New Delhi-Mumbai railway track has been blocked, forcing unscheduled halts and diversions of as many as 17 trains. railway traffic was disrupted in the section with several trains forced to halt at unscheduled stops while others were diverted. Trains like Lucknow-bound Avadh Express had to be diverted via Sawaimadhopur, Jaipur, Bandikui, Bharatpur and Agra. Even the Doon Express was diverted through the Sawaimadhopur route while the Janshatabdi had to take the Bharatpur-Bandikui-Jaipur route. “Due to security reasons, the railway authorities have stopped Nizamuddin-Kota Janshatabdi Express at the Bharatpur railway station,” sources said.

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Digvijay asks BSNL for call details of 26/11

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh strongly advertised the statement that he had a conversation with ATS chief Hemant Karkare on phone, two hours before he was killed in 26/11 mumbai terror attack. Digvijiaya has disclosed the mobile number that used, to speak with Karkare.
Digvijay said, “we both (Karkare and Digvijaya) spoke from a BSNL number +919425015461. I have asked the BSNL service provider to give the call record details of Nov 26, 2008, but they said that they won't maintain the record of more than 13 months. However, I requested authorities to help with the details,” he added, “why should I lie in such a matter?,” reported by the Indian Express.
Digvijay told he passed this number to his personal staff after using for sometime. Digvijay claimed that ATS chief Karkare called him on 26/11 and told he was frightened by the threat calls from some people, who didn't like him probing into Malegaon bomb blast in which Hindu extremists were accused. Digvijay also added, there is no doubt in that, “Karkare was killed by Pakistan terrorists.”

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Digvijay Singh Fuel controversy over Hemant Karkare's death

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said that two hours before the first terrorists struck that evening, chief of the Maharashtra ATS Hemant Karkare called him to say that his life was “blighted by constant threats” from those opposed to his probe into the Malegaon blast in which Hindu extremists were accused. Karkare was killed by the terrorists that evening. Days later, then minorities minister AR Antulay had to quit after he said that Karkare could have been a victim of “terrorism or terrorism plus something.” Digvijay Singh said: “On November 26, 2008, at 7 pm, just about two hours before the attacks in Mumbai started, Hemant Karkare, the slain ATS chief rang me on my mobile and told me how his family and his life were blighted by constant threats from people annoyed by his investigations into the Malegaon blasts. It seems Digvijay Singh want to re-launch his career with controversy over Hemant Karkare's death, which is really shameful.

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Rajasthan-MP Ranji Trophy match end draw

Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Ranji Trophy Plate Group A match was ended draw because both teams first innings was not completed at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here this evening. Now Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh had nine points each from three matches so far. Seven overs were remained of the day, when the match was stopped by the both the captains. Rajasthan will next take on Tripura while Madhya Pradesh will meet Jharkhand from December 1 to 4 in their next match.

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