Madhya Pradesh governor Mangu Bhai Patel gave his consent to the Nagar Palik Vidhi Amendment ordinance proposed by the state government to hold direct election of mayors.
Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Deepak Kumar Mehta, who was shot late on Monday evening in Patna s Danapur in Bihar, succumbed to bullet injuries in hospital.
A senior JD-U leader and vice president of Nagar Parishad was shot dead in Patna s Danapur locality by unidentified assailants on Monday evening.The assailants came on the bike and opened fire at JD-U leader Deepak Kumar Mehta outside his home. .
This unique event was celebrated with great enthusiasm at many places including Karwad, Temaria and Jamli, in the region. Every year on the evening of Dhulendi, wood is lit in rural areas after digging a pit about 12 feet long and 2 feet deep, adding ghee to the blazing embers, intensifying the fire.