Neemuch, Feb 5 (IANS) Respecting the courage of an Anganwadi worker — Kanchan Bai Meghwal, who sacrificed her life to protect nearly 20 children from an aggressive swarm of bees in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, the state government will provide a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to her family. Kanchan Bai Meghwal, a Dalit woman, was serving as a cook at an Anganwadi centre in Ranpur village in Neemuch district.On February 2, when she was preparing meals for the children, a massive beehive on a ne…
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Bhopal, Jan 30 (IANS) Former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Madhya Pradesh, late Dr. P.B. Gangopadhyay was on Friday posthumously honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his significant contributions to the protection and improvement of the state’s forests.The award was presented by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during the Indian Forest Service (IFS) meet -2026 and forestry conference at the Noronha Administrative Academy in Bhopal. The award was presented to Gang…
Indore, Jan 17 (IANS) Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, during a visit to Indore’s Bhagirathpura area in Madhya Pradesh said on Saturday that he had come to “share the grief” of the families of those who died due to the contaminated drinking water in the city and “not to play politics”. “As a Leader of the Opposition, it my duty to raise the voice of people and I did nothing wrong. People are dying because of contaminated water. You want to say it’s politics, …
Indore, Jan 14 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will be visiting Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on January 17 and will meet residents of Bhagirathpura area where nearly two dozen people died due to consumption of contaminated water in the past few weeks.During his visit, LoP Rahul Gandhi will meet families affected by the tragedy as a show of solidarity, Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) stated, confirming the report in a statement on Wednesday …
Indore, Jan 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Wednesday said the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is taking daily updates on the water contamination tragedy in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area and he will soon be visiting the affected families.“Rahul Gandhi is monitoring Bhagirathpura’s situation every day and he will be visiting here to meet the affected families soon. The Congress will keep fighting for the people of Madhya Pradesh.”I would r…
Bhopal, Jan 12 (IANS) Bhopal witnessed a bold declaration of intent at the Madhya Pradesh Startup Summit and Ecosystem Awards 2026, held at Ravindra Bhavan. Madhya Pradesh has announced its ambitious plan to expand its startup base from the current 6,500 to 10,000 within the next year-and-a-half, underscoring its growing role in India’s dynamic entrepreneurial landscape. Principal Secretary (Industry) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), Raghvendra Kumar Singh, highlighted that the summ…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has provided compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 18 people who died following the outbreak of illness caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, an official said.While the administration is still assessing the overall impact of the incident, officials said the assistance has been extended to families where deaths have been confirmed, even as the health crisis triggered by the contamination continues to be…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid suspense on the number of casualties from consumption of contaminated water in Indore, senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Urban Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayavargiya on Friday said that he would give exact figure on Saturday. The Minister during a visit to Bhagirathpura, the area where contaminated water resulted in several deaths and over 200 still admitted, refrained from giving any response on media queries.However, when reporters continued to ask about suspense o…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid the health crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area which came from contaminated water and killed several people, the Madhya Pradesh government, on Friday, took action against senior officials of the city’s municipal corporation.The state government has issued a show-cause to the Indore Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav and Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisonia, who has been transferred from Indore with immediate effect.Pradeep Nigam, In-charge Superintendent Engine…
Indore/New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government over the contaminated water crisis in Indore, accusing the administration of distributing “poison” instead of water while remaining in “deep slumber.”In a strongly-worded post on social media platform X, LoP Gandhi described the incident as a grave violation of the right to life, holding the “double-engine government” fully responsi…