Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 22 Sep 2021

Narmada Parikrama Ek Antaryatra

Why in News

• On September 21, 2021, Bharti Thakur, the founder of Nimar Abhyudaya Rural Management and Development Association, presented her book 'Narmada Parikrama Ek Antaryatra' to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Key Points

• In this book, the experiences related to nature, its different beautiful forms, the cooperation received from the tribal brothers and the curiosity of the displaced due to the dam have been gathered while doing the Narmada Parikrama.
• Nimar Abhyudaya Rural Management and Development Association was established in 2010 by Bharti Thakur on completion of Narmada Parikrama. This organization arranges free education for poor children from kindergarten to high school.
• Efforts are being made by this institution to make the students of Nimar region self-reliant by giving training related to welding, furniture making, plumbing, joining work, food technology, organic agriculture and cow science. Also, arrangements for accommodation, food and education are made free of cost to the forest dwellers.

High Court Launches New Portal

Why in News

• On September 21, 2021, Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court Mohammad Rafiq launched Dashboard, Auto Electronic Mail System, e-Court Service with Lok Seva Kendra (LSK), District Court Reporting System, Mobile App version 2.0 of High Court and CIS 3.2 software manual in Hindi.

Key Points

• Speaking on the occasion, Justice Mohd Rafique said that 'Dashboard' and Auto Electronic Mail System have been launched for better management of the working system. The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in these various online systems will accelerate the work. Will enable the High Court to use information technology for better output and decision making process to improve e-court services to litigants and advocates.
• Similarly, while launching the e-courts service through the Lok Seva Kendra, he said that the integration of e-courts services for all the stakeholders in the state has been completed. It will be operated by the IT department of the state government and the IT team of the High Court along with 'Lok Seva Kendra'.
• He said that the district court reporting system would be operated electronically. In this, the facility of various reports will be available online in respect of all the subordinate courts of the state for use at the High Court and District Court level.
• Along with this, all the information related to pending cases, expired cases, all reports related to finished cases, month wise and category wise information of pending cases, POCSO and demolition related reports, case clearance report, district wise pendency report, etc., all the information should be made available electronically. Provisions for going are made in the software.
• Case information of District Courts and Tehsil Courts will be available in Mobile App Version 2.0. With the help of this, users/stakeholders can easily pay the online court fee/copying fee of High Court and District Courts. It may be mentioned that the mobile app version 1.0 was launched for the stakeholders by the High Court during the first week of March, 2021.
• A User Manual of CIS 3.2 software has been issued in 'Hindi' language for the guidance of the employees of District and Subordinate Courts of Hindi speaking States. This will make case management easier to understand. In addition, the operation of the software will also be easy.

Milestone Miss Asia International-2021

Why in News

• On September 21, 2021, Nishtha Srivastava of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, won the title of 'Milestone Miss Asia International-2021'.

Key Points

• The competition was held in Dubai from September 17, 2021 to September 21, 2021.
• This pageant was the 12^th International Beauty Contest organized by Milestone Pageant.
• Women from more than 40 countries were selected in this competition.
• Nishtha represented India in this competition and she also got the title of Impression 2021 and Miss Talented 2021.
• Nishtha had her final gown designed by a Bhopal-based designer on the lines of the 'Vocal for Local' concept.