Madhya Pradesh bans tobacco ads at Navratri festival

With a view to discourage consumption of tobacco, Madhya Pradesh government has banned organisers of Navratri festival from accepting advertisements of tobacco products, a press release issued here said.
District collectors have been asked to inform the organisers of the forthcoming nine-day festival that they should not display advertisements of tobacco products like Pan Masala or accept sponsorship from tobacco companies, commissioner, health, JN Kansotia said.
Guidelines released by the government said that the organisers should not allow smoking within the pandals where the festivities are conducted and display boards to this effect should be installed. Those found defying the ban would be slapped a fine of Rs 200.
As per guidelines, if the organisers do not take action against those breaking the rules, the district administration would be free to fine the organisers.
Officers of the district administration would inspect the premises to ensure the guidelines are followed, the press note said.

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Madhya Pradesh:16 killed in bus accident in Dewas

Harda:  Sixteen people were killed when a bus with 100 passengers fell into the flooded Bagdi river in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.

The incident took place on Indore-Betul highway, when the bus was crossing the bridge.

Though the exact cause of the incident is unknown, reports say the bridge was covered under three feet deep water and the bus lost its control.

Apparently, there were no barricades on the bridge to avoid accidents.
Nearly 25 people managed to escape from the bus however, reports say that 52 are still missing.

The government has announced a compensation of Rs.1 lakh for the relatives of the dead.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/madhya-pradesh-16-killed-in-bus-accident-in-dewas-52911?cp

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After north India, wheat rots in MP

Bhopal, Sep 17: As the nation battles with inflation, over 10,000 tonnes of wheat rots in a state warehousing corporation in Madhya Pradesh.

Sources say, it could have fed thousands, but the state government preferred to play politics blaming the central government for not taking a decision to distribute to the poor as directed by the Supreme Court.

The state warehousing corporation has blamed the Food Corporation of India for not picking up the stock on time. M K Mishra, Managar said, "55,000 tonnes of wheat was kept over here and this was meant to be a temporary storage. I wrote to the civil supplies department and the district collector to lift it before Jun 30 but no one listened to me."

The issue seems to be blaming one after the other without taking any action for implementation of food storage.

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