Farmer commits suicide in Madhya Pradesh, leaves note addressed to PM Modi
Jan 02, 2021, at 05:30 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 35-year-old farmers died by committing suicide over alleged harassment by an electricity distribution company in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district.
Madhya Pradesh cabinet passes anti-conversion bill, guilty to face upto 10-year jail
Dec 26, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: The forced religious conversions will now attract upto 10-year jail term in Madhya Pradesh as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government passed an anti-conversion bill in the cabinet on Saturday, media reports said.
Opposition using farmers' protest to win back lost political ground: PM Modi
Dec 18, 2020, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the opposition parties are using the farmers' protest to win back the lost political ground.
Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Jyotidatiya Scindia scores, Congress trails
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:06 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Ex-Congressman Jyotiraditya Scindia's power-packed campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helped the saffron party secure a big lead in Madhya Pradesh as counting of votes was underway for the vacant seats in the state.
'EC has no power': SC puts on hold poll body order revoking Kamal Nath's star campaigner status
Nov 02, 2020, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a relief for the Congress veteran, the Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the Election Commission (EC)'s order revoking the star campaigner status of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for the byelections in the state, media reports said.
Madhya Pradesh: Diggy slams Jyotiraditya
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:01 am
Bhopal/UNI: Continuing his assault on Jyotiraditya Scindia, who earlier this year abandoned Congress and joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh’s Digvijaya Singh said Monday that it would be “injustice” to compare Scindia with his sire.
After Bihar and Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh promises free vaccine amid growing controversy
Oct 23, 2020, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Bihar and Tamil Nadu, the Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday too joined the bandwagon of promising free Covid-19 vaccines for the poor people of the state amid widespread criticisms for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has been targeted by the opposition for using a life-saving vaccine to get political mileage.
Kamal Nath makes 'sexist' comment on BJP's Imarti Devi, Jyotiraditya Scindia hits back
Oct 19, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Gwalior/IBNS: Congress leader Kamal Nath has stirred a row by allegedly making a sexist comment on Madhya Pradesh minister Imarti Devi, only to be hit back by his former party colleague and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Oct 18, 2020, at 12:55 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Fraudsters siphoned off lakhs of rupees through fake MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) job cards with photographs of Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and 10 other actors and celebrities issued in the name of at least a dozen people in Peeper Kheda Naka village in the Jhirnia panchayat area of Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district.
Minor girl gangraped by three in Madhya Pradesh a day after Hathras victim dies
Oct 01, 2020, at 05:30 am
Khargone (MP)/IBNS: A minor girl was kidnapped from her house and gangraped by three men in a field in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, police said on Wednesday amid nationwide outrage over the savage gangrape and death of a 19-year-girl in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Kamal Nath on Friday took a dig at the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government by tweeting a video where a woman and her daughter could be seen thrashed by a group of men in Madhya Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh government jobs to be reserved for local youth: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Aug 18, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan on Tuesday announced his government will bring a law to reserve government jobs for the youth of the state.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan recovers from Covid-19, discharged from hospital
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was on Wednesday discharged from hospital as he has recovered from Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat, wife test positive for COVID-19
Jul 29, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Minister Tulsi Silawat on Tuesday said he and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests Covid-19 positive
Jul 25, 2020, at 06:14 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Jul 10, 2020, at 05:09 am
Ujjain (MP)/UNI: After a five-day-long dramatic chase, Vikas Dubey, the mastermind of Kanpur bloodbath in which eight cops of the Uttar Pradesh Police were killed, was finally arrested on Thursday morning along with accomplices Bittu and Suresh in a comparatively low-key episode in this divisional headquarters’ Mahakal Chowki limits.
'Got five daughters instead of a son': Congress leader stirs sexism row while attacking Modi govt
Jun 25, 2020, at 11:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader has stirred a sexism controversy by comparing the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST) moves to "daughters" born in hope of a son (development), media reports said.
Jyotiraditya, Diggy and Solanki elected to RS from MP
Jun 19, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Bhopal/UNI: BJP candidates Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki and Congress candidate Digvijaya Singh were declared elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh on Friday.
Jun 11, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has accused the BJP of luring Congress and independent MLAs with Rs 25 crore each in a bid to destabilise the ruling government of the state, said media reports.
Madhya Pradesh: No mask policy for 30 seconds at banks and jewellery shops
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:40 pm
Bhopal/ IBNS: Madhya Pradesh police has asked the visitors to jewellery shops and banks to remove their masks for 30 seconds so that they can be photographed by the CCTV cameras as a security measure to prevent thefts and robberies, media reports said.
Coronavirus: Thousands gather at religious leader's funeral in Madhya Pradesh
May 19, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Bhopal/ IBNS: Thousands of people, including BJP and Congress leaders, gathered at the funeral ceremony of a renowned spiritual leader in Madhya Pradesh's Katni amid lockdown on Monday, said media reports.
People flout social distancing norms in Madhya Pradesh over arrival of monk
May 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm
Banda/Bhopal/IBNS: The social distancing norms amid the anti-Covid-19 lockdown was blatantly flouted in Madhya Pradesh's Banda when a huge crowd rallied on the arrival of a Jain monk, media reports said.
Doctor, cop attempting to screen suspected COVID-19 positive patient attacked in Madhya Pradesh
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: A doctor and a police officer were reportedly attacked in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday when they tried to screen a probable Covid-19 patient, with the incident occurring hours after the Modi government passed an ordinance to mete out stringent punishment to those assaulting health workers.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan expands Madhya Pradesh cabinet with five ministers
Apr 21, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Almost a month after he sworn in as the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister for the fourth time succeeding a political drama, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday expanded his state cabinet with the induction of five ministers.
Pune Police intercepts around 150 migrant labourers walking towards Madhya Pradesh
Apr 15, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Pune/UNI: The Pune district police on Wednesday morning intercepted around 150 migrant labourers including women and children who were walking towards Madhya Pradesh.
No breather for Kamal Nath as SC considers MP Guv's call for floor test as 'valid'
Apr 13, 2020, at 02:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In more setback for Congress leader Kamal Nath whose tenure as the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister ended abruptly in March, the Supreme Court on Monday held Governor Lalji Tandon's call for floor test as "valid", media reports said.
Indian states seek extension of nationwide lockdown to tackle COVID-19
Apr 07, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several Indians states are seeking an extension of the 21-day nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 at a time India is witnessing a surge in positive cases.
Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt wins confidence motion
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all political drama in Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan returned took oath as Chief Minister on Monday and on Tuesday he proved his majority on the floor of the state assembly.
21 Congress MLAs who resigned recently join BJP
Mar 21, 2020, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: All the 21 MLAs of Madhya Pradesh, who has resigned the Congress, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday.
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh floor test, CM Kamal Nath resigns
Mar 20, 2020, at 12:31 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Ahead of the floor test which was directed by the Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath resigned on Friday ending a political crisis in the state.