Bhopal/Raisen, April 11 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan struck a deeply personal chord at the three-day ‘Advanced Agriculture Festival’ in Raisen (45 km from Bhopal), declaring that his purpose was not to merely “occupy the chair” and become a “burden upon it,” but to genuinely transform farmers’ lives. “My heart holds but a single yearning—a singular dedication, a singular resolve—to create a model,” he said, pledging to turn the region’s agricult…
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Raisen (Madhya Pradesh), April 11 (IANS) The three-day ‘Unnat Krishi Mela’ (Advanced Agriculture Festival), a Central government initiative aimed at promoting technology-driven farming and long-term agricultural planning, began in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, formally inaugurated the national-level agriculture event at Dussehra Maidan in …
Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Lucknow on Saturday for a three-day visit to his parliamentary constituency, during which he will inaugurate the ‘Sansad Khel Mahakumbh’ and attend several public programmes. He is scheduled to land at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at 3:20 PM. After a long gap, the Defence Minister’s visit includes a series of engagements across the city.At 4:30 PM, Singh will participate in the Gomti Nagar Jan Kalyan Mah…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the grand national-level Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav) at the Dussehra Ground in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.The festival will be held from Saturday to Monday (April 11–13, 2026), organised at the initiative of Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.The three-day event, described by Chouhan as an “Agricultur…
Bhopal, April 10 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that the three-day national-level Unnat Krishi Mahotsav to be held in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen from April 11 will focus on delivering practical solutions and modern technologies directly to farmers.Addressing a press conference at his residence in Bhopal, Chouhan said the national-level Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav), starting April 11, aims to bridge the gap between scientific researc…
Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) Taking note of widespread crop damage caused by recent unseasonal weather, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Madhya Pradesh Umang Singhar on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, demanding immediate relief measures for farmers across the state. In his letter, Singhar highlighted that untimely rains, thunderstorms, and hailstorms have severely impacted standing and harvested crops in several districts, including Bhind, Morena, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Barwani…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) A grand national-level Advanced Agriculture Festival (Unnat Krishi Mahotsav) will be organised at the Dussehra Ground in Raisen from April 11 to 13, 2026, at the initiative of Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The three-day event, described by Chouhan as an “Agricultural Mahakumbh”, aims to provide farmers a complete solution from “Lab to Field” and “Seed to Market” under one roof. It will showcase modern farming technolog…
Bhopal, March 28 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bhopal Zonal Office, has escalated its crackdown on corruption by filing a chargesheet against Dr Amarnath Mittal, former Director of Health Services, Government of Madhya Pradesh, and others under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The complaint was submitted before the Special Court (PMLA) in Bhopal on March 26.The case stems from an FIR registered by the Lokayukta, Bhopal, under Sections 13(1)(e) and 13(2) of the Pr…
Bhopal, March 19 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a strong warning for Madhya Pradesh, forecasting thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and gusty winds across large parts of the state over the next three days.The Meteorological Centre in Bhopal has cautioned that the unstable weather system, driven by multiple cyclonic circulations and a western disturbance, will intensify through March 21 before gradually easing.According to the IMD’s Bhopal office, districts in cen…
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Raisen, the Regional Director of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Bhopal, and Secretary of the Union Ministry of Culture over allegations of unauthorised use of a cannon at the historic Raisen Fort in Madhya Pradesh. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the protected monument, which f…