Latest Chhindwara district News & Updates

Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday announced an ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the families of those who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district and demanded a uniform compensation policy for accident victims.Addressing a press conference in Bhopal, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Umang Singhar, stated, “A financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to the family of each deceased victim will be…

Chhindwara, March 27 (IANS) A day after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of 10 people, including children and women, and left over 30 others injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met the injured and the families of the deceased on Friday.Chief Minister Yadav, who was in Delhi, arrived at Chhindwara airport around 3 p.m. on Friday and then reached Karer village in Mohkhed tehsil, where he met the families of those who lost their lives in the bus acc…

Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 26 (IANS) As many as 10 people were killed on Thursday when a bus returning from Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s beneficiary programme, collided head-on with a garlic-laden pickup truck near Umranala in Chhindwara district. The accident occurred around 7 p.m. while the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle, resulting in a severe head-on collision that caused the bus to overturn.Nearly 40 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the mishap…

Chhindwara, March 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the Hanuman Lok project, developed by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department, during a visit to Chhindwara district on the occasion of Ram Navami on March 26.​ Spread over nearly 30 acres, the corridor is being developed as a major religious tourism destination in the state. ​The project, an expansion of the existing Jam Sawali Hanuman temple, is being constructed with modern technology and ancient traditions.​The founda…

Narsinghpur, Feb 23 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed three lives in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. A pick-up truck carrying labourers overturned, resulting in three deaths and severe injuries to seven others. ​ The incident took place around 11 am in the Barman police station area, along the National Highway. ​According to police officials, all the victims were daily wage labourers residing in Surla Khapa village of neighbouring Chhindwara district. They were travelli…

Bhopal, Feb 22 (IANS) At least 15 passengers were injured after a private bus travelling from Pipariya in Narmadapuram district to Chhindwara overturned near Renikheda village in Chhindwara district on Sunday, the police said.The accident occurred at around 10 a.m. when the bus, bearing registration number MP-04-PA-2644, lost control and overturned on the roadside. Police suspect overspeeding or a possible mechanical fault as the cause of the accident, although preliminary investigation indicate…

Bhopal/Jabalpur, Feb 17 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday, dismissed the regular bail application filed by a pharmacist accused in the toxic Coldrif cough syrup case, a paediatrician Praveen Soni, his wife Jyoti Soni and nephew. The toxic Coldrif syrup, prescribed by Praveen Soni, led to the deaths of more than 26 innocent children aged below four to five years in Chhindwara district.A bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agrawal, held in its order dated February 17, 2026, that this is n…

Bhopal, Jan 28 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel said on Wednesday that the objective of the Prime Minister’s Janman Abhiyan and Dharti Aaba Tribal Village Development Campaign is to expand basic facilities and improve the standard of living in tribal areas. The Governor said this while addressing the gathering of tribals during a programme organised at a village in Chhindwara district. During his address, Governor Patel instructed the officials to ensure that eligible families rece…