The Madhya Pradesh government has started a one-year course on astrology and ‘vaastu’, “studies which impact even climate change”, state Education Minister Vijay Shah said on Tuesday. The course will also include a study to becoming a priest (purohit vidya) also. “Astrology, vaastu, and purohit Vidya, are an important part[Read More…]
The CBI on Thursday filed a chargesheet against 592 persons in the multi-crore Vyapam examination scam linked with 2012 Pre Medical Test (PMT) case. Of the total persons named in the chargesheet filed in a Bhopal court, 245 are new names while remaining 347 are those who have already been[Read More…]
A day after the CBI gave him a clean chit in the Vyapam scam case, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed the opposition for levelling “false” allegations and said he was clean. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function to observe the state’s foundation day on[Read More…]
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was in the news for unfavourably comparing American roads with those in his state, on Sunday attributed “studies” to claim that 92 per cent of US roads are in bad shape. “My tour has been in news a bit too much this[Read More…]
Following the lead of Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Madhya Pradesh Government on Friday slashed the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on prices of petrol by 3 % and diesel by 5 %. An additional Rs. 1.50 have also been reduced on the same. Earlier the Centre had announced that the excise duty[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, announced on Friday that his government will introduce a Bill in the state assembly that will ensure that child molesters are hanged. He was speaking at a Surakhshit Bachpan, Surakhshit Bharat (Safe Childhood, Safe India) programme, which was organised by Nobel Laureate and[Read More…]
Jyotiraditya Scindia will lead the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh polls next year, said senior party leader Kamal Nath in Guna, the Lok Sabha constituency of Scindia on Wednesday. “There was no opposition to the name of Scindia as the leader of the party in the state,” Zee News quoted[Read More…]
In a bid to instil patriotism among students, Madhya Pradesh education minister, Vijay Shah, on Friday requested the madrasas to unfurl the Tricolour and make students sing the national anthem daily. Speaking at the occasion of 20th foundation day of the State Madarsa Board, Shah said that madrasas follow all[Read More…]
Around 11 minor girls from Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district were rescued from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu where they were being taken by two men on the pretext of giving them good jobs. The Madhya Pradesh Police on special inputs arrested the two men for allegedly luring the girls on the[Read More…]
Vijay Shah, Madhya Pradesh education minister, on Wednesday, directed all the schools in Satna district to make sure that the students respond to their roll call with ‘Jai Hind’ instead of ‘yes Sir/Madam’ from 1 October. He also said that depending on the success of the measure, steps will be[Read More…]
Congress MLA and former minister, Mahendra Singh Kalukheda dies on Monday at the age of 72. The MLA was admitted in hospital for 21 days. He will be cremated in Kalukheda village on Tuesday. Along with chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vidhan Sabha speaker Dr Sitasaran Sharma, leader of[Read More…]
Speaking at an event on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Tuesday said that he, in his tenure, has ensured that teachers in the state receive a respectable amount as their salaries. While addressing the gathering, he said, “We changed the culture here.[Read More…]
Arrested on August 9, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar was released from the district jail on Thursday after granted bail by the High Court. Soon after her release, Pakar alleged that Narendra Modi government was doing “injustice” to the Narmada dam oustees in Madhya Pradesh with an eye[Read More…]
At least 50 students were admitted to a hospital on Wednesday as they fell unconscious after an ammonia gas cylinder exploded in a cold storage in Madhya Pradesh‘s Chhindwara district. Nearly 800 students were present on the school campus when the gas leaked from the adjoining cold storage, located on[Read More…]
Two men married each other on Thursday to appease the Rain Gods in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. Sakaram and Rakesh got married to each other in front of their relatives. The wedding was done in accordance to the Hindu rituals and was performed by a priest. The two men also took[Read More…]
In an instance of unavailability of ambulance, a pregnant woman walked for 20 km and delivered baby on the road in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. The newborn baby girl died. Beena, resident of Barmani village, walked the long distance along with her husband to the community health[Read More…]
One of the accused in the Vyapam scam allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on Wednesday. He has been identified as Praveen Yadav. The scam is related to alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in entrance tests organised by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, also[Read More…]
A 40-year-old farmer was booked for allegedly beating to death a cow which strayed into his farmland in a village near tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday evening. The farmer, Mohan Tiwari, got angry when he spotted a cow in his field near village Dumbar village, some 35km[Read More…]
Although the Madhya Pradesh government is claiming to be dedicated towards education, development, and ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao‘ campaigns, a picture allegedly from Sheopur district of the state is going viral on the internet and conveying a different story altogether. As reported by Topyaps , a girls’ primary school is situated[Read More…]
While technology is taking centre stage, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh will flag off astrology out-patient departments in which astrologers and soothsayers will provide consultation to patients. The Shivraj Singh Chauhan government will launch astrology OPDs where the staff will comprise qualified soothsayers under the aegis of the Maharashi[Read More…]
Panic triggered at Itarsi railway station after a news of bomb at station broke out. A phone call was made by unidentified person threatening to blow off the junction. As per India.com reports, the Railway Protection Force is conducting a search operation at the station along with the dog squad.[Read More…]
A shocking incident took place on Saturday in Bhopal, when scores of Bajrang Dal workers forcibly made their way into a police station and freed their leader who had been in the custody of police for misbehaving with a local police officer. Despite heavy police presence, the staff at the[Read More…]
Shortage of money hit a farmer’s family in Madhya Pradesh so hard that they were reduced to make use of the two daughters of the family instead of oxen to pull the plough across the farmland. This incident is reported from Sehore’s Basantpur Pangri village, where the farmer, Sardar Kahla[Read More…]
On Sunday, the Madhya Pradesh Police rescued as many as 40 mentally ill people who were kept locked up awful circumstances. They were often beaten and chained up said the police after the force rescued the victims from Ratlam district of the state. The victims were allegedly brought to the[Read More…]
The Indore Police on Friday denied the death report of 17 patients (including two children) who died due to oxygen supply cut in the hospital. The police claimed that their illness was the cause of death. “No oxygen supply failure has been reported and no one died because of oxygen[Read More…]