Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) More than 1.70 lakh marriages have been solemnised under the Chief Minister Kanya Vivah/Nikah Scheme in Madhya Pradesh between December 2023 and April 2026, with financial assistance of nearly Rs 1,000 crore disbursed so far, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Thursday. Addressing a mass marriage ceremony virtually from his official residence, the Chief Minister said the scheme has significantly eased the financial burden on families, especially those from economically weake…
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG & CCI) on Thursday flagged off six awareness vans as part of the Census 2027 public outreach campaign in Delhi for the ongoing first phase of Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO), an official said. The Census awareness vans, flagged off from Janganana Bhawan in Delhi, will travel across Delhi NCT carrying messages on Census participation, Self-Enumeration (SE) facility, key features of Census 2027 and the imp…
Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) An extraordinary love story has captured public attention in Lavkushnagar of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, where a Muslim woman, namely Firoza, serving as Assistant Jail Superintendent at Satna Central Jail, married a Hindu man who had once been convicted of murder. The wedding, held on May 5, was solemnised with full Hindu rituals, including Vedic chants and the traditional seven vows, sources said. The bride is a resident of Rewa and works as an Assistant Jail Sup…
Indore, May 7 (IANS) Three doctors posted at the Rajpur Community Health Centre were caught red-handed while allegedly accepting bribes during a trap operation conducted by the Lokayukta Police in Indore on Thursday. According to officials, the accused doctors had allegedly been demanding commissions from a private pathology laboratory in exchange for referring patients for diagnostic tests.The doctors are accused of seeking nearly 50 per cent of the test fees as commission for sending patients …
Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) The BJP has launched a sharp attack on the Congress party’s ‘Kisan Chakkajam’ agitation, accusing it of misleading farmers and disturbing the state’s atmosphere. Bharatiya Janata Party Kisan Morcha State President Jaipal Singh Chavda said Congress State President Jitu Patwari is inconveniencing farmers and the public merely to build his own political image.He reminded Congress of its record when farmers faced bullets and were charged interest rates as high as 18 per …
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) As preparations for the new Chief Minister’s oath-taking ceremony are underway, the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata has been put under a massive security blanket, with the ground divided into 30 sections.The oath-taking ceremony on Saturday will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a host of BJP’s central leaders and Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states.The Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) held a meeting on Wednesday. According t…
Bhopal, May 7 (IANS) The first anniversary of Operation Sindoor on Thursday was marked in Madhya Pradesh, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) projecting the military action as a defining moment in India’s counter-terrorism strategy, while placing strong emphasis on national security and the armed forces. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the ‘Operation Sindoor’ reflected India’s firm resolve to protect its citizens and respond decisively to terrorism.”Operation Sindoor…
Hamirpur, May 7 (IANS) In a tragic incident, two people were killed and six others went missing after a boat carrying nine passengers from Ghatampur submerged in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district. One was rescued safely, officials said on Thursday. The incident took place at Kutupur Patia under the jurisdiction of Kurara police station, where the boat carrying nine people across the river submerged on Wednesday.Following the recovery of the body of Brajrani (a woman), the b…
Damoh, May 6 (IANS) In Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand region, where timely irrigation has long been a challenge, the PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan) Yojana has emerged as a lifeline for farmers. The initiative is transforming agriculture by providing reliable irrigation, reducing costs, and boosting incomes.Farmers like Pancham Singh Lodhi and Munna Yadav from Bitli village in the Tendukheda block of Damoh district have become examples of self-reliant farming. …
Bhopal, May 6 (IANS) In a major push under the National Education Policy (NEP), students in public universities across Madhya Pradesh will soon be able to study 11 Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Assamese, Bengali, Odia and Sindhi, as part of their academic credits.Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar, while chairing a review meeting in Bhopal on Wednesday, directed universities to implement the language courses and allocated spe…