Madhya Pradesh

Sadhvi Pragya leads in Bhopal, Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath ahead in family bastion of Chhindwara

In early trends, BJP is dominating Madhya Pradesh with relief coming for the Congress in chief minister Kamal Nath's constituency of Chhindwara.

May 23, 2019

Unbelievable! Madhya Pradesh man forced plastic grip into wife's private part over infidelity

According to the doctors of the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, a complex surgery had to be performed which lasted for almost four hours.

May 15, 2019

Income Tax sleuths unearth Rs 281 crore racket of slush funds in Madhya Pradesh

The raids orchestrated by Delhi Directorate of Income Tax on Monday has exposed a "well-organised and widespread racket" involving the close aides of the state chief minister Kamal Nath and two others.

Apr 9, 2019

BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya calls Rahul Gandhi 'Gadhon ka Sartaj'

Akash Vijayvargiya, son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, called Congress president Rahul Gandhi Gadhon ka Sartaj [leader of donkeys].

Mar 7, 2019

Red alert! Railways, metro stations tightens security; suspects multiple JeM terror attacks

The suspected terror attack could be executed by a person named Mohammed Ibrahim, who was allegedly involved in the Pulwama attack as well, a suicide bomber named Rehan, and an elderly woman, suggests intelligence reports.

Mar 2, 2019

Doctor tells parents to arrange Rs 1 crore ventilator for burn victim in MP; child dies

The doctor, Dr. Jyoti Raut, has been suspended and an inquiry was launched after a video went viral on social media of her demanding the parents to get the required equipment.

Feb 12, 2019

Madhya Pradesh farmer gets Rs 13 under loan waiver scheme

Shiv Lal Katariya, a farmer from Baijnath Nipania village, was shocked to see the list of beneficiary farmers in Panchayat Bhawan.

Jan 24, 2019

Congress' Prajapati new MP Assembly speaker, oppositionn BJP cries foul

Former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has termed the development as a "black day for democracy" while MLA Narottam Mishra said the party would take legal opinion in this regard.

Jan 8, 2019

Markets edgy as Modi govt considers massive farm relief package

Prime Minister Modi mulling programmes costing Rs 2.3 lakh crore including direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Rs 4,000 per acre and Rs 50,000 interest-free loan per hectare.

Jan 3, 2019

Urea crisis looms in north Indian states amid political row

Transportation issues stop fertiliser movement from ports as Congress-ruled states feel the pinch.

Dec 30, 2018

Will PM Modi roll out universal basic income scheme to win back voters?

To arrest the further sliding of agricultural distress, the BJP-led central government is likely to announce the Universal Basic Income in its last budget session.

Dec 14, 2018

Prakash Raj ridicules BJP for poor performance in 2018 Assembly elections

Actor Prakash Raj has mocked the BJP over its poor performance in the five-state assembly elections, the results of which were announced on Tuesday, December 11.

Dec 11, 2018

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election results LIVE updates: Congress expected to get 110-126 seats

While BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan is trying to win a fourth consecutive term, Congress is fighting to win the state after 2003.

Dec 11, 2018

Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed if we lose in Madhya Pradesh: BJP MP Raghunandan Sharma

Raghunandan Sharma, former Rajya Sabha member and senior BJP leader, said that if the BJP loses in the elections, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should be blamed for his comment on reservation.

Dec 10, 2018

Madhya Pradesh: Seven school children, driver killed in Satna accident

The children were students of Lucky Convent School in Birsinghpur.

Nov 22, 2018

10 lakh jobs, farmers' welfare and women safety on BJP's manifesto for Madhya Pradesh

The BJP, which has been ruling the state since 2003, is trying to retain power amid the opposition Congress's allegations of a collapse of governance and its failure to work for agriculturists.

Nov 17, 2018

Madhya Pradesh elections: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's brother-in-law gets Congress ticket

In the latest list, the Congress has changed the candidature of Ashok Tyagi with Masarrat Shahid, a confidante of senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, and Hamid Kazi with Ravindra Mahajan from Sironj and Burhanpur seats respectively.

Nov 8, 2018

Over 199 sitting MLAs and 7 MPs have not declared their PAN details: Report

Interestingly, out of total 40 MLAs in Mizoram Assembly, 28 have not declared details of their PAN.

Oct 27, 2018

Madhya Pradesh: Over 400 theatres shut down to protest against entertainment tax

A theatre owner said that entertainment tax, which had been levied over and above GST, had created an additional financial burden on the sector and was also defeating the "one nation, one tax" that GST promised.

Oct 22, 2018

BJP to cast a 'magic spell' on voters ahead of Madhya Pradesh elections

The number of magicians to be utilised for this is yet to be decided. But, the BJP hopes to start the magic shows soon and budget allocation for these activities is also being worked out.

Oct 21, 2018