Bhopal/Khandwa, July 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday transferred more than Rs 3,300 crore to the bank accounts of over 82 lakh farmers under the Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana during the ‘Balram Krishi Mahotsav’ held in Khandwa district.The amount was transferred through a single-click system at the state-level programme organised at the new Agricultural Produce Market (Mandi) complex in Khandwa.Addressing farmers from across the state, CM Yadav said the state gov…
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Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will begin his first official visit to Madhya Pradesh on Friday, with a key interaction with more than 1,500 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in Indore, underscoring the Election Commission’s emphasis on strengthening the electoral process through direct engagement with grassroots functionaries. According to a statement issued by the Madhya Pradesh government, Gyanesh Kumar will attend a Booth Level Officers’ conference at the Lata…
Khandwa, June 29 (IANS) A day after eight forest guards were injured in a violent stone-pelting attack during an anti-encroachment drive, the Khandwa district administration in Madhya Pradesh on Monday began a massive operation to clear illegal occupation of forest land in the Amakhujri forest under the Gudi range.More than 600 personnel from the Forest, Police and Revenue departments, supported by 30 JCB machines, were deployed to reclaim the encroached land.The large-scale action followed Sund…
Bhopal, June 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh has received 24 per cent more rainfall than the long-period average (LPA) between June 1 and June 8, bringing much-needed relief to farmers and raising hopes for a good monsoon season, the Meteorological Department said on Monday. The long-period average rainfall for this period was 8.3 mm, but the state has already received more than half an inch (over 12.7 mm). Several districts have witnessed heavy showers, with Bhopal, Agar-Malwa, and Shajapur receiving a…
Bhopal, June 5 (IANS) The Meteorological Centre in Bhopal has issued a warning of thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds reaching speeds of 50-60 kmph across Madhya Pradesh over the next five days, as several parts of the state recorded widespread rainfall.According to the weather office, Bardanagar received 58 mm of rainfall, Sailana 50 mm and Kolar 40 mm, among other places.Strong winds were recorded in Sehore at 91 kmph, Bhopal at 59 kmph and the Guna-Ashoknagar region at 50 kmp…
Bhopal, June 3 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday held detailed discussions with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav in New Delhi on boosting industrial growth, investment, and employment generation in the state, as the Centre simultaneously approved a major Rs 4,415.60-crore highway development project aimed at accelerating economic activity across tribal-dominated districts of Madhya Pradesh. Sharing details of the meeting, Goyal said Madhya Pradesh is …
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the upgradation and widening of key sections of National Highway No. 347B in Madhya Pradesh.The project involves upgrading the existing intermediate lane to a two-lane highway with paved shoulders for 125.01 km on the Hiwarkhedi-Roshni-Ashapur-Rudhy section and widening the existing two-lane highway to four lanes for 108.643 km on the Deshgaon-Julwania section.The tota…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The Boregaon to Shahpur section of NH‑753L — a nearly 47 km modern four‑lane corridor being developed under Bharatmala Pariyojana — is about 85 per cent complete and will provide a faster, safer inter‑state link between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, an official statement said on Saturday.The corridor, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 944 crore, will become a major transport axis connecting Indore, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Jalgaon and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar,…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) In separate incidents, two police constables ended their lives in Khandwa and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Friday.The first incident came to light in Khandwa, where the body of a personnel identified as Ansingh Nargawe was found hanging near the Balaji Dham colony under the jurisdiction of the Padmnagar police station.According to the police, a bag near the spot has also been recovered, which helped identify him as a resident of Murari village in…
Bhopal, April 26 (IANS) In a bid to intensify water conservation efforts, the Madhya Pradesh government will organise special activities across the state on May 25, marking Ganga Dussehra, as part of the ongoing ‘Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan’.Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, while reviewing the campaign at a state-level meeting via video conferencing late on Saturday, said the initiative (Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan) — launched on March 19 — will continue until June 30, with a focus on expandi…