Madhya Pradesh

International javelin thrower Maria Khalkho is battling financial crisis and illness.

Int'l javelin throw player Maria Khalkho battles financial crisis, illness

International javelin throw player Maria Goroti Khalkho of Ranchi is today battling against huge financial debt and lung disease. She did not even get married as she had dedicated her entire life to her sport.

Jun 28, 2022

Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls: one dead at polling booth in wall collapse

One person was reported killed after wall of a polling booth collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district as the voting for the first phase of three-tire panchayat elections began on Saturday.

Jun 25, 2022

MP Congress fields 3 MLAs, 8 women candidates for 15 Mayoral posts [see list]

Madhya Pradesh Congress will field three sitting MLAs and eight women, including a Muslim candidate, for 15 Mayoral posts in the forthcoming municipal elections.

Jun 10, 2022

MP panchayat elections: Govt employees skipping election duty will be retired, states Rewa DM's directive

Rewa District Collector in Madhya Pradesh has directed that government employees who are unavailable for duty in panchayat elections will be retired prematurely. A circular to this regard was issued by the Collector.

May 28, 2022

Two cubs of Royal Bengal tigers born in Assam state zoo.

Two injured tiger cubs shifted to Kanha Tiger Reserve's rehabilitation centre in Madhya Pradesh

Two tiger cubs that got injured after stones were pelted at them by villagers in Madhya Pradesh' Seoni district have been rescued by forest officials and shifted to a veterinary hospital in the Kanha Tiger Reserve.

May 19, 2022

Who is Anusuiya Uike; Chhattisgarh Governor likely to be the next Presidential candidate

Anusuiya Uike has worked on different levels towards the welfare of the tribals. She is a post-graduate in economics and worked as a lecturer in the university before entering the politics in MP.

May 8, 2022

A tiger takes a rest laying in a pond on a hot summer day at its enclosure, at Maharaj Bagh Zoo

Another tiger dies in "Tiger state" Madhya Pradesh

Yet another tiger was found dead in Madhya Pradesh pushing the total number of big cats to have died in different wildlife habitats of the state so far this year to 15.

Apr 11, 2022

MP woman held hostage for 6 years in Lucknow, rescued by police

MP woman held hostage for 6 years in Lucknow, rescued finally

The Lucknow police have rescued a 22-year-old woman who was held captive for the past six years and raped repeatedly.

Feb 14, 2022

Bajrang Dal workers allegedly beat Muslim man in MP

A group of Bajrang Dal workers allegedly beat a Muslim man, who was travelling with a married Hindu woman, in an Ajmer-bound train and was forcibly picked up from the train at Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain railway station.

Jan 19, 2022

Woman dies after kite string slits her throat in MP

A 20-year-old woman died in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday after a glass-coated Chinese 'manja slit her throat.

Jan 16, 2022

Sulli Deals app creator arrested in Indore; BCA-grad intended to troll Muslim women [details]

Aumkareshwar Thakur (25), a resident of Newyork city in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested after admitting during preliminary interrogation that he was a member of the Trad-Group on Twitter and that the idea was shared to defame and troll Muslim women.

Jan 9, 2022

Kalicharan Maharaj arrested in Khajuraho over remarks against Mahatma Gandhi

Kalicharan Maharaj arrested in Khajuraho over remarks made against Mahatma Gandhi

The Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested Kalicharan Maharaj for allegedly using derogatory language against Mahatma Gandhi from Madhya Pradesh's Khajuraho.

Dec 30, 2021

Andaman journalist arrested by the police over his tweet

One priest, 2 others held under anti-conversion law in MP [Details]

Madhya Pradesh Police have claimed to have arrested three persons, including a Catholic Church priest and a Pastor allegedly for luring tribals to convert to Christianity.

Dec 28, 2021

Gen Rawat was due to visit MP in Jan for Sainik School inauguration

Missed: New Sainik School in MP was waiting for Gen Rawat for inauguration next month

India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, who along with his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others, died when an IAF helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, was supposed to visit Madhya Pradesh in January 2022, as per his relative.

Dec 9, 2021

1.73% of Recorded Forest Area encroached: Govt

Of the total 7,67,419 sq km recorded forest aea (RFA) in the country as per the 2019 data, as much as 13,294.77 sq km - amounting to 1.73 per cent - is under encroachment, with Madhya Pradesh and Assam witnessing most encroachments, the Parliament was informed on Monday.

Nov 30, 2021

Luck shines on Panna miners after 15 years; find 8 carat diamond worth ₹40 lakh [details]

Stories of local miners, labourers, and farmers digging diamonds and making a fortune overnight seem like a plot straight out of the movies. Not in a first, recently, four labourers found an 8.22-carat diamond in the Panna region. IBT puts together the pros and cons of such shiny deals.

Sep 15, 2021

A still from Shyam Benegal's Susman inspired by Pochampally handloom weaver community

Pochampally: The village that was once Shyam Benegal's muse, nominated for UN's Best Village Tourism Award

Along with Pochampallyin Telangana, Meghalaya's Kongthong and Madhya Pradesh's Ladhapura Khas are amongst the shortlisted names for the UN's World Tourism Organization Award.

Sep 14, 2021

Ganesh idol found by the ASI team in Buxwaha region

Save Buxwaha: Archaeologic findings, cycle tours, appeal to Governor among new steps

What began as a localized movement to stop the felling of more than 2.15 lakh trees has gained serious momentum with the archeological department finding traces of ancient history form part of the Save Buxwaha movement

Jul 27, 2021

The Buxwaha diamond project demands the felling of over two lakh trees in the region

NGT orders not to fell Buxwaha trees; Chhatarpur collector calls social media campaign misleading

After National Green Tribunal, Bhopal directed the PCCF and state government to ensure no trees are cut in the Buxwaha forest region without clearance from the forest department, Chhatarpur Collector called social media movement to save the forest 'deceptive' and 'misleading'

Jul 3, 2021

Vidya Balan plays the role of a divisional forest officer in Sherni

Sherni, a tribute to unsung women in forest and wildlife conservation, say director, writer [Exclusive Interview]

Vidya Balan-starrer Sherni is a film rich in lessons on gender and environment, the interdependency of humans and forests, perils of working in a patriarchal system. This is first time that a big-scale Hindi feature film focused on wildlife conservation

Jun 20, 2021

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