Latest Orchha News & Updates

Bhopal, April 19 (IANS) In a significant boost to tourism and religious pilgrimage in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inaugurate a new sector connecting Bhopal with the historic towns of Chanderi and Orchha under the ambitious ‘PM Shri Heli Tourism’ service. The event will take place as the Chief Minister flags off the helicopter and personally distributes boarding passes to the first batch of passengers. This new route, operating as Sector-2 of the service, aims to make travel s…

Orchha, April 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Hemant Khandelwal on Thursday addressed a district-level organisational meeting in Orchha town of Niwari district, underlining the party’s cadre-based strength and commitment to grassroots outreach. Addressing the local BJP workers, Khandelwal said that since the days of the BJP, the party has built a distinct identity as a cadre-based organisation rooted in discipline and ideological commitment.He emphasised that dedic…

Bhopal, March 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Ram Navami, celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Ram.The Chief Minister stated that the life of Lord Ram embodied self-restraint, dedication, cooperation, and unwavering adherence to values, inspiring people to oppose injustice with resolve and face adversity with courage.“Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the people of the state on the …

New Delhi/Gwalior, March 7 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday wrote to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, requesting that major cities in his parliamentary constituency of Guna in Madhya Pradesh be connected to the proposed ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’.The ‘Madhya Bharat Vikas Path’, also referred to as the ‘Nagpur–Bhopal–Gwalior Green Corridor’, is a major proposed 746-km expressway in Madhya Pradesh designed to connect Betul to Morena, passing t…

Bhopal, March 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will flag off the third edition of ‘Queens on the Wheels’, an initiative of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, in which 25 women superbikers will promote the state’s tourism destinations across the country and internationally.Sharing details of the initiative, Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and Secretary, Dr Ilaiyaraja T, said on Friday that following the success of the previous two editions, the seven-d…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) A new scholarly publication has brought fresh attention to the historic wall paintings of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, by identifying them as a distinct and independent artistic tradition called the ‘Orchha Kalam’. Titled Orchha Kalam, the book is authored by Dr Vishwapati Trivedi, IAS (Retd), former Secretary to the Government of India, and Mona Trivedi. The research spans more than four decades and draws on rare photographic records and sustained study.The authors first…