Bhopal/Dhar, May 9 (IANS) Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district have registered an FIR against around 26 Congress leaders and hundreds of party workers for allegedly blocking a National Highway during a statewide farmers’ protest organised by the Congress at Khalghat on May 7.FIR copy available with IANS stated that protesters parked tractors and other vehicles on the Khalghat four-lane stretch of the Indore-Ahmedabad National Highway, disrupting traffic for several hours and causing seve…
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Bhopal/Raipur, May 9 (IANS) Two gruesome and shameful incidents of sexual assault on children have recently come to light in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, once again raising serious concerns about the safety of innocent minors. Both cases have shaken the communities involved, and in each instance, the accused remain at large, intensifying public outrage and fear.In Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh, an eight-year-old third-grade student was subjected to a horrific assault while she had…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Friday that has secured the first position in the country in the Anaemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) Scorecard 2025-26 with an AMB Index score of 92.1. He added that the achievement reflects the state government’s “unwavering commitment and effective implementation” of strategies to improve maternal and child health and control anaemia.Deputy Chief Minister Shukla congratulated the Health Department, National Health Mission,…
Gurugram, May 8 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday repeated his allegation that the BJP had “stolen” elections in Haryana and also manipulated Assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam, while calling upon young Congress leaders across states to lead Sadbhav Yatras to counter what he described as the politics of hatred and division.Addressing a Sadbhav Yatra event here, Rahul Gandhi alleged that West Bengal and Assam had now been added to the list of states such…
New Delhi/Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday met BJP national president Nitin Nabin and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the national capital and invited both leaders to visit his state.During his meeting with Nitin Nabin, the Chief Minister said he briefed the party leadership on key government initiatives, welfare schemes and upcoming programmes in Madhya Pradesh. He highlighted that strong coordination between the government and the BJP orga…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Friday asked every Red Cross member in the state to induct at least five new volunteers, pitching an aggressive grassroots expansion to deepen the organisation’s rural reach. Speaking at the ‘Seva Samman Samaroh’ on World Red Cross Day, Patel said the movement must move “beyond auditoriums” and into villages where the need is greatest.“Service to humanity is service to God, but it cannot be limited to speeches. It …
Guna, May 8 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will lay the foundation stone of a cement plant in Guna district on Sunday. The plant is being set up by the Adani Group with an investment of around Rs 1,100 crore. It is part of a larger investment plan of about Rs 3,500 crore in the Guna region, according to a press note from Scindia’s office on Thursday.The project will be the first major cement unit in the Gwalior-Chambal region, which has n…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department in Bhopal has issued a comprehensive weather bulletin detailing a significant period of atmospheric instability across Madhya Pradesh.According to the press release issued on May 8, 2026, the state is currently navigating a complex weather pattern characterised by hailstorms, thunderstorms, and lightning, which are expected to persist through the next 24 hours.The meteorological summary indicates that several regions have already experienc…
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…
Indore, May 8 (IANS) Former Congress MLA, Ashwini Joshi, a towering figure in Indore’s political landscape and three-time legislator from Assembly constituency No. 3, passed away on Friday morning following a heart attack. He was 66.According to family sources, Joshi had been battling respiratory complications and a leg ailment for some time and was under medical care. He suffered a heart attack around 8:00 A.M. at his residence and was rushed to Shelby Hospital, where he was declared dead.Jos…