Narmadapuram, July 27 (IANS) A 30-year-old man from Indore was swept away by the strong currents of the Narmada River while bathing at the Sahastradhara Ghat near Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, prompting an extensive search operation that continued for the second day on Monday, police said.The missing man has been identified as Arpit Hada, a resident of the Nipania area in Indore.According to police, Hada had come to Maheshwar with five family members on Sunday to visit the fam…
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Bhopal, July 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Sunday that he had listened to the 136th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat” programme at Kanchana Ghat in Orchha, the tourism and religious centre of Niwari district, along with local residents and public representatives. In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister noted that the Prime Minister had spoken about transforming the ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign into a people’s movement, the succes…
Bhopal, July 26 (IANS) Another major step towards modernising public transport and shifting to electric vehicles is underway in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, officials said on Sunday. Under the Central government’s ‘PM-eBus Sewa’ initiative, trial runs carrying passengers will commence on Monday.Passengers will not be charged any fare during this trial period; the service will remain completely free until the proposed official launch on August 15.Prior to the passenger trials, the e-buses underwent f…
Indore, July 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday praised former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he had offered to resign from the very first day of the student protests if the party felt it was necessary. Speaking to reporters, Vijayvargiya criticised the Congress party, alleging that it had no role in the student agitation and merely tried to take political advantage of the situation.”If a child is born in a neighbour’s house and Congress beats d…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the latest edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, lauded the growing public participation in the ‘Catch The Rain’ campaign and highlighted the nationwide efforts being made to conserve rainwater, revive traditional water bodies and strengthen groundwater resources. Recalling his appeal from the previous edition of the programme, the Prime Minister said the campaign has gathered momentum across the …
Indore, July 25 (IANS) The Food Safety Administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district has seized around 640 litres of suspected substandard ghee worth nearly Rs 3 lakh and collected 21 food samples during a special inspection drive. The action was carried out on Friday as part of the state government’s ongoing campaign against adulterated and substandard food products.A joint team of Food Safety Officers inspected five food establishments under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of …
Datia, July 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the July 30 Datia Assembly bypoll is a fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s development agenda and the Congress’ “politics of lies and misinformation”. Campaigning for BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari at public meetings in Udgua and Uparayn under Datia Assembly constituency, Yadav said the bypoll was not just about electing an MLA but about taking forward the development of the constituency.“The D…
Kalpetta, July 25 (IANS) Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday visited the Kalladi landslide site for the first time, 18 days after the tragedy that claimed eight lives, even as questions had been raised locally over the delay in the constituency MP reaching the disaster-hit area. During the visit, Priyanka inspected the landslide-hit tunnel construction site, interacted with affected families, officials and the construction agency, and later visited the injured undergoing treatment at Me…
Gwalior, July 25 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday termed the ongoing student movement a “victory of democracy” and alleged that the country’s education system had been plagued by corruption and irregularities for years. Speaking to reporters in Gwalior, the former Rajya Sabha MP levelled a series of allegations against National Testing Agency (NTA) Chairman Pradeep Joshi, claiming controversies surrounding him had been ignored despite repeated warnings….
Indore, July 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached nine immovable properties valued at Rs 3.48 crore in connection with the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) fake bill scam. The action was taken by the Indore Sub‑Zonal Office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, as part of an ongoing probe. The attached assets include residential houses and flats, residential plots, commercial shops and agricultural land located in Indore and Dhar district…