Bhopal, May 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced to accelerate the Indore-Pithampur Economic Corridor project, significantly increasing the share of developed land allotted to farmers. The Bhoomi Pujan for the first phase of the project will be performed by the Chief Minister on May 3 at Sector A, Village Nainod, Indore.The first phase, with an estimated cost of Rs 326.51 crore, will mark the beginning of infrastructure development works, a press note said on Fr…
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Jabalpur/Indore, April 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file its response to an intervenor’s application raising concerns over the toxicity of 900 metric tonnes of residual ash from the Union Carbide site, currently buried at a waste management facility in Pithampur. The matter came up for hearing before a division bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Singh and Justice Ajay Kumar Nirankari. The court asked the state to respond to the application filed …
Dhar/Pithampur, April 22 (IANS) A massive blaze erupted at a private waste company in Sector-3 of Pithampur, the bustling industrial zone in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, turning the waste disposal facility into an uncontrollable inferno within moments. The fire, which began in the early hours of Wednesday, has not yet subsided. Dozens of fire tenders raced to the scene and waged a battle against the flames, yet the fire continued to devour the premises unchecked. Thick plumes of smoke billow…
Bhopal, March 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday, expressed gratitude to the Union Cabinet for approving the four-laning of the Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of NH-752D at a cost of Rs 3,839 crore. The Chief Minister said that this corridor will provide direct four-lane connectivity from Ujjain to the Timarwani interchange of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. He described it as a significant project that will facilitate easier access to the industrial centre…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the development of a 4-lane corridor on the Badnawar-Petlawad-Thandla-Timarwani section of National Highway-752D, which stretches across a length of 80.45 kilometres with a total capital cost of Rs 3,839.42 crore.The approved corridor will provide connectivity from Ujjain to the Timrawani interchange on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway. The primary purpose of the proposed…
Pithampur, Feb 25 (IANS) In a shocking and distressing incident that has sparked widespread concern, a minor Class 10 student delivered a baby in the washroom of an examination centre while writing her board papers in Pithampur, an industrial area in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the Sector-1 police station limits, at a private school serving as an exam centre for the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education examinations.The girl, appearing for her mathem…
Indore (MP), Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka’s Dean Mascarenhas and experienced co-driver Gagan Karumbaiah sealed their maiden Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) title with a round to spare, even as their TSI Racing teammates from Himachal Pradesh, Aditya Thakur and Virender Kashyap, clinched overall honours at the Rally of the Highlands, the fifth and penultimate round of the 2025 season, held at the National Automotive Testing Tracks (NATRAX), Pithampur, on Sunday. Dean and Gagan finished fift…
Bhopal, Jan 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday visited the defunct Union Carbide factory premises in old Bhopal — site of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy — and held discussions with officials from the state’s gas relief department.This was perhaps the first time the Chief Minister visited the Union Carbide factory site after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, since the world’s deadliest industrial disaster unfolded on the night of December 2-3, 1984.After an inspection, the C…
Indore, Dec 25 (IANS) In a shocking case, a tenant allegedly slit the throat of the landlord’s son and threw him from the second floor of the building, resulting in his death on the spot in Pithampur industrial town of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The heart-wrenching incident occurred under the Pithampur Sector 1 police station late at night on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Akshay Phulware, and the accused was Anil Vishwakarma (33). Both were also earlier friends, a…