Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) The Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh engaged in a war of words over the state government’s decision to reschedule wheat procurement dates at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). On Monday, the state government released a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), according to which procurement in the Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and Narmadapuram divisions will now begin on April 10, rather than April 7.Similarly, procurement in…
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Bhopal, March 30 (IANS) The procurement of wheat at the minimum support price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Year 2026–27 in Madhya Pradesh, which was scheduled to begin from April 1, has now been rescheduled again.The government’s new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), issued on Monday, stated that the wheat procurement process in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, and Narmadapuram divisions will begin from April 10.Similarly, the procurement of wheat crops in Jabalpur, Gwalior, Rewa, Shahdol, Chambal,…
Chhindwara, March 28 (IANS) The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh has criticised Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over the tragic road accident that killed 10 people and injured more than 30 in Chhindwara district. State Congress chief Jitu Patwari, who visited Chhindwara on Saturday, met families affected by the accident and targeted Yadav, claiming that villagers were taken to the Chief Minister’s rally.Patwari also met those injured in the accident at the Chhindwara district hospital. H…
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…
Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress has launched a sharp offensive against the ruling BJP government, demanding immediate withdrawal of the proposed electricity tariff hike and relief for consumers.Congress president of the Madhya Pradesh unit, Jitu Patwari, flayed the government’s decision to hike electricity tariffs by 4.80 per cent from April 1, describing it as a “direct assault on the pockets of the common people”.He pointed out that tariffs in Madhya Pradesh have alre…
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) With the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with religious devotion and enthusiasm across Madhya Pradesh. People from the Muslim community gathered at Eidgahs and Mosques to offer namaz early in the morning.In the state capital Bhopal, the festival was confirmed after the city Qazi announced that Eid would be observed on Saturday. Special Eid prayers were organised at different locations across the city. The festival was celebrate…
New Delhi/Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order and maintain Congress leader Mukesh Malhotra’s status as a legislator until the next hearing. The Congress described the interim relief by the apex court as a “victory for truth, justice, and the Constitution”, asserting that the democratic mandate of the people of Vijaypur has been upheld against political interference.The apex court was hearin…
Bhopal, March 9 (IANS) Medical services at government-run hospitals across Madhya Pradesh were largely affected on Monday as junior doctors and other medical staff staged a protest over the pending revision of stipends.The state-wide protest, called by the Junior Doctors Association (JUDA), disrupted outpatient department (OPD) services in several hospitals, forcing many patients and their attendants to return without consultation or the medicines required for treatment.The strike also affected …
Bhopal, March 7 (IANS) The Congress in Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government of failing to “fully spend” the budget allocated from the Central government for several public beneficiary schemes. Addressing a press conference, the State Congress President Jitu Patwari said that the BJP government in the state is proving to be extremely negligent in budget management and planning.”The situation is so dire that the state government is unable to fu…
Vidisha, March 5 (IANS) A Congress leader and some of his associates have been booked for allegedly encroaching upon a government pond allotted to a private organisation and for allegedly threatening fishermen in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district.Police have registered a case against former Vidisha district Congress president Ashok Yadav and his associates Om Yadav and Rajiv Yadav under Sections 296(b), 351(1), 351(4) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), according to an FIR lodged at…