On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that “Sabka Vikas” (development of all) was not possible in Odisha till BJD remained in power in the state. “The nature has given all resources like water, forest, mineral and rich human resources to Odisha. Still, the state remains poor.[Read More…]
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Presidential poll 2017: Chaiwallah files papers for fourth time
Amidst the nominations for upcoming Presidential elections, Anand Singh Kushwaha, a ‘chaiwallah’ and a veteran of 20 electoral defeats, has filed papers for the fourth time for the upcoming presidential polls. The 49-year-old lives in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, who remembers every election he has fought since 1994. “I am in[Read More…]
Farmers block highways in Haryana, Rajasthan as part of protest
On Friday, a nationwide stir has been started by the farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan where they are blocking national highways as a part of their protest. The farmers have gathered in order to protest against the death of five cultivators in police firing in Madhya Pradesh and also against[Read More…]
Another farmer commits suicide in MP, seventh in week
In another unfortunate incident, a farmer killed himself in Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad district on Thursday morning. This is the seventh such suicide case in seven days in a region that is rocked by aggressive farmer protests over plummeting crop prices. The farmer Narmada Prasad was an inhabitant of Hoshangabad’s Babai[Read More…]
85 yr old with bones broken by police on fast in Madhya Pradesh
While mainstream media was busy hyping Madhya Pradesh CM’s ‘peace-fast’ act, there have been people in Madhya Pradesh who have been subtly protesting against the killing of farmers’ and other forms of police brutality in the region. 85 years old Kamlabai was beaten up by the Madhya Pradesh police, after[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan calls off ‘Peace Fast’
After 15 hours of fasting, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan ended his “peace fast” on Sunday assuring the farmers that their demands will be considered and acted upon. Last night, the families of four of the 6 farmers, who were killed in the police firing in Mandsaur, met[Read More…]
Farmers’ agitation to take a nationwide turn
Farmers’ protest which was till now confined to Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will now take a nationwide turn with 62 farmers’ organisations to hold a nationwide protest from Sunday. The action was decided in a meeting held in Delhi a day before. It is scheduled that from June 11 until[Read More…]
Farmers protest: CM to quit fast if peace prevails
On the second day of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s fast, he swore to solve farmers’ problems. And he also ensured that he would take stern actions against the culprits. Last night, the families of four of the 6 farmers, who were killed in the police firing in[Read More…]
Farmers’ killing: Congress demands President’s Rule in Madhya Pradesh
On Saturday, Congress asked for the imposition of President’s Rule in Madhya Pradesh, saying Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has no right to continue as he is evading from his constitutional duties. Lashing at the state government, Opposition in MP Assembly Ajay Singh, said that instead of consoling the families[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: BJP blames Congress for farmers’ unrest; CM to sit on fast till peace restores
Uttar Pradesh Power Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shrikant Sharma on Saturday blamed Congress for politicising the farmers’ issue in Madhya Pradesh. He said that Congress was not able to come to terms with the developmental works done for the farmers by the saffron party. The public knows[Read More…]
If standing with farmers is politics, then we are playing it: Congress
At the back of the farmer’s protest in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress lashed out at the Centre, saying that they would stand with the farmers and if that is politics, then they are playing it. “As long as the farmers are in distress or in any kind of[Read More…]
Doing Yoga is the solution to dying, protesting farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
On Thursday, Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh commenting on the farmers’ protest said that yoga was the answer to the farmers’ problems. In Bihar, on a 3-day yoga festival organised by Baba Ramdev, when Singh was asked about the five farmers who have been killed in the protest, Singh[Read More…]
MP: Former RSS member takes leads in mobilising protesters
Shivkumar Sharma, former RSS leader and national convener of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, who has organised leadership of farmers’ protest in Madhya Pradesh, had also led a farmers’ protest against shortage of gunny bags in Bareli town. This was in 2012 while he was the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s (BKS), general[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi detained at the Neemuch border on his way to Mandsaur
On Thursday, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has been detained at the Neemuch border while on his way to violence-hit Mandsaur. He was to meet families of five people who died in police firing during farmers’ protests on Tuesday. Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left Delhi for Mandsaur even as the local[Read More…]
Probe confirms five died of police firing in Mandsaur, Congress slams the Centre
Amidst the ongoing tension in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Thursday confirmed that five farmers have died in the region because of police firing. The confirmation of this news comes after the probe and the government suspended two top district officials. Manoj Kumar Singh, SP Neemuch, said[Read More…]
Blast in factory claims 23 lives in Balaghat, Bhopal
On Wednesday, an explosion at a firecracker factory killed at least 23 people in Balaghat, Bhopal. The blast sparked a blaze around 3 pm, which firefighters tamed in two hours. Police SP Amit Sanghi told the media that the incident happened at the Barsa fire cracker factory in Khari village,[Read More…]
Gujarat Police detains hundreds illegally in MP, Narmada Bachao Andolan rally stopped at border
On Wednesday morning, hundreds of people protesting under the leadership of social activist Medha Patkar have been detained by the Gujarat Police while they were moving from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra via Gujarat. The protestors have been stopped at the Gujarat Border and are not allowed to cross the Gujarat[Read More…]
Massive unrest in Mandsaur in the aftermath of farmers killed in protest
Tension abounds Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur after the death of 5 protesting farmers. On Wednesday, as the District Collector went to placate protesters, he was slapped and chased away. Swantra Singh had visited the site where agitators are protesting with the dead body of one of the farmers killed in yesterday’s[Read More…]
Farmers’ protest: Two farmers killed, 4 injured in firing during protests in Mandsaur
On Tuesday, two farmers were killed and four others were injured in firing during a protest in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday. However, it is unclear yet who opened fire. The government has ordered a probe into the incident. The Rashtriya Kisaan Mazdoor Sangh has called for a state-wide bandh[Read More…]
Nine booked for kidnapping 60 children in Madhya Pradesh
At least 9 people were booked for kidnapping children by Ratlam Government Railway Police on Tuesday. The accused were taking 60 tribal children to Nagpur. They were booked under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act. Nine accused including two women were detained at Ratlam railway station by the Railway[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader arrested for running sex racket
BJP state media coordinator of its scheduled caste cell, Neeraj Shakya has been expelled from the party after he was arrested by the Bhopal Police cyber cell for allegedly running a sex racket. Neeraj along with eight of his associates was arrested on Friday as the police rescued four girls who[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: Lizard found in mid-day meal of Anganwadi centre
In a disturbing incident that could have endangered the health of many, in Anganwadi centres in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh, a lizard was found in the mid-day meal. Notably, Angwadis are mother and child care centre in rural India. They were started by the Indian government in 1975 as[Read More…]
PM Modi shows concern over drying rivers in India
On Monday addressing a crowd on the final day of the Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra, PM Modi expressed his concerns over the condition of rivers in the country. “Many rivers in the country are on the map but do not have any water in them,” Modi said at the[Read More…]
PM Modi to reveal road-map for Narmada river conservation
On Monday, PM Modi will reveal a guide map for steps to be taken for the conservation of the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. The event which will be held at Anooppur district, where the river originates is called Amarkantak and will mark the conclusion of ‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa[Read More…]
Man thrashed to death by Rashtriya Hindu Sena’s district president
The Police have arrested two men for allegedly creating a ruckus in MP Nagar, Bhopal on Saturday night. They allegedly smashed the windshields of 25 cars and killed a 25-year-old man after brutally thrashing him. Initially, all the four accused fled the scene, but two of them were nabbed by[Read More…]