Madhya Pradesh

Students risk their lives every day to cross turbulent stream in Madhya Pradesh

The bridge on the rivulet has been under construction for over five years. The situation gets worse during the rains as students often get hurt while crossing the stream.

Sep 11, 2018

WhatsApp launches second phase of radio ad campaign in India to curb fake news

The first phase of the educational campaign was kicked off on August 29 with ads across 46 radio stations of All India Radio (AIR) in states

Sep 6, 2018

Setback for Shivraj govt ahead of assembly election; e-tender scam unearthed

The inquiries revealed that these companies managed to win the bids with the help of insiders and selected few bidders got unauthorised access of the systems and previewed the bid price so that they could pitch lower bids to clinch the deals

Sep 6, 2018

Bharat Bandh against SC/ST Act amendment: Agitators turn violent in Bihar; section 144 imposed in MP

The Bharat Bandh has been called by nearly 35 outfits linked to the general category and OBC members in Madhya Pradesh.

Sep 6, 2018

Madhya Pradesh man's arms hacked off for entering another's farm to search for missing cow

Reports have said that a video of a bleeding Sahu asking for water is also been circulated on social media. In the video, the villagers are heard asking Sahu to name his attackers.

Sep 3, 2018

Bhimbekta rock shelters: Witness cave paintings that dates back centuries in Madhya Pradesh

Bhimbekta caves, lying in the foothills of Vindhya Mountains along the Bhopal-Hoshangabad Highway, are a major tourist attraction for leisure travellers and history aficionados.

Sep 2, 2018

BJP collects data on temples, Hindu priests ahead of Madhya Pradesh elections

The BJP has also collected details of activists, social organisations and influential people of the state from the party's booth-level teams.

Sep 1, 2018

Flash flood in Madhya Pradesh; 11 dead at Shivpuri waterfall, 45 rescued

While witnesses say that the water level started rising due to heavy rainfall, there are reports blaming the dam water that was released in the evening.

Aug 16, 2018

An unusual Friendship Day present: Jabalpur builder's son steals Rs 46 lakh from father, donates it to friends

The teenager, a class tenth boy, allegedly stole a whopping Rs 46 lakh and distributed expensive gifts to his friends in school. He also gave away Rs 3 lakh to a boy who had finished his homework and Rs 15 lakh to a daily wage-earners son.

Aug 12, 2018

Madhya Pradesh: Hostel director arrested for repeatedly raping deaf-mute girl

The speech and hearing impaired victim narrated her ordeal to her family, following which the family members lodged a complaint with Indore police.

Aug 10, 2018

Rats nibble body kept in ICU at Madhya Pradesh hospital; probe underway

The family members of the deceased had claimed that they found rat bite marks on his body. The incident took place at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district.

Aug 9, 2018

Policeman hacked to death by suspect's drunk friends and relatives in Madhya Pradesh

The suspect had refused to come with the police officers, forcing the police officer to grab him by the collar. This angered his friends and relatives, who immediately attacked the assistant sub-inspector with sharp-edged weapons, killing him on the spot.

Jul 25, 2018

Denied an ambulance, man ties mother's body to bike, takes it for post-mortem in Madhya Pradesh (Video)

The woman, who has been identified as Kunwar Bai, had died of snake bite, following which the police asked her son to take the body to a post-mortem centre.

Jul 11, 2018

Madhya Pradesh is becoming the rape capital of the nation: Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia

Congress leader and Member of Parliament Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday led candlelight protest condemning the brutal rape of 8-year-old happened in Mandsaur.

Jul 1, 2018

Road accident in Madhya Pradesh leaves 12 dead

Jeep collides with a tractor in Morena district, police investigating as 12 declared dead.

Jun 21, 2018

Does MP need a cow ministry? This minister thinks so

Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Swami Akhileshwaranand appeals to Shivraj Singh Chouhan to form a cow ministry in the state.

Jun 20, 2018

Bhopal gas tragedy victims call for immediate steps to check groundwater contamination

Considered to be one of the world's worst industrial disasters, nearly 4,000 people had died because of gas poisoning and thousands have died since due to diseases caused by the gas, residue of which still contaminates the affected area.

Jun 14, 2018

EC rules out Congress allegations of foul play in MP electoral rolls

Probe ordered following Congress' allegations of voter fraud in Madhya Pradesh electoral rolls. Commission finds no case of fraud in four constituencies.

Jun 9, 2018

Madhya Pradesh announces scheme to waiver outstanding electricity bills for poor

Apart from waiving the outstanding bills for labourers and poor families in the state, the MP government has also introduced a new scheme to provide subsidised electricity, one that is expected to benefit 88 lakh families in the state.

Jun 6, 2018

Case lodged against Union Agriculture Minister for 'anti-farmer' jibe

Social activist Tamanna Hashmi filed the case in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court. It will be heard next week.

Jun 4, 2018