Bhopal, April 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a major reshuffle of senior Indian Administrative Service officers, transferring commissioners and collectors across key departments and districts. The order, issued on Thursday, reflects a wide-ranging administrative restructuring aimed at strengthening governance and balancing responsibilities among officers.In the new postings, senior officer Krishna Gopal Tiwari (2008 batch), Commissioner of Narmadapuram Division, has been…
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Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) Taking note of widespread crop damage caused by recent unseasonal weather, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh Umang Singhar on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, demanding immediate relief measures for farmers across the state. In his letter, Singhar highlighted that untimely rains, thunderstorms, and hailstorms have severely impacted standing and harvested crops in several districts, including Bhind, Morena, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Barwani…
Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) A sudden and severe change in weather triggered by a Western Disturbance brought havoc across several districts of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, with hailstones as large as lemons and chickpeas pelting down and blanketing roads in a thick white sheet. The fury was most intense in Gwalior city and its surrounding areas, where heavy rains were followed by two successive rounds of hailstorms in the afternoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that between 3:…
Bhopal, March 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday stated that Madhya Pradesh is emerging among the top three states in the country in terms of strength, economic stability, and sound financial management.He said that the state government is providing every possible support and guidance to entrepreneurs, encouraging them to move forward. Yadav added that the doors are open to investors from across India and the world, and the government is ready to welcome them with industry-friendly p…
Bhopal, March 24 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received crucial wildlife clearance for the Betul–Khandwa–Deshgaon (Package-I) project, paving the way for enhanced connectivity in central India while prioritising ecological safeguards in a sensitive tiger corridor. The 125-km stretch, traversing forest areas under the Betul (North and South) and Khandwa Forest Divisions, involves the diversion of approximately 167 hectares of forest land. The alignment passes t…
Bhopal, March 20 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh received scattered but intense rainfall on Friday, triggering thunderstorms and lightning across several districts. The India Meteorological Department’s Meteorological Centre, Bhopal, in its daily weather bulletin, confirmed moderate to heavy showers in both eastern and western parts of the state, providing temporary relief from the rising heat. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) in i…
Betul, March 11 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday stated that 24 labourers from Betul and four from Harda districts, who were held as bonded labourers in Erode district of Tamil Nadu, were rescued through prompt and coordinated efforts by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, the district administration, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram. All rescued labourers returned home on Wednesday by train and were officially received at Betul railway station by Collector Narendra Kumar…
New Delhi/Gwalior, March 7 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday wrote to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, requesting that major cities in his parliamentary constituency of Guna in Madhya Pradesh be connected to the proposed ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’.The ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’, also referred to as the ‘Nagpur–Bhopal–Gwalior Green Corridor’, is a major proposed 746-km expressway in Madhya Pradesh designed to connect Betul to Morena, passing t…
Betul, March 3 (IANS) At least three people were killed and two others severely injured after the car they were travelling hit a stationary crane on a highway connecting Itarsi and Betul on Tuesday.According to initial information from the police, the tragic accident occurred between 3 a.m. to 3:30 near the Basant Petrol Pump on Itarsi Road in the Kotwali police station area.Police said the preliminary investigation revealed that a car driven at high speed hit with a crane parked on the roadside…
Bhopal, Feb 16 (IANS) As the Budget Session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Monday, the Opposition Congress reiterated its demand for a White Paper on the mounting debt under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Jitu Pawari and LoP in the state Assembly, Umang Singhar, demanded that the government present a ‘white paper’ in the House to tell the actual economic condition of the state.Patwar…