Bhopal, May 9 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the Bhopal 90-degree overbridge has taken a new turn with the reinstatement of all seven engineers who were suspended last year. Among them are two Chief Engineers, and following their reinstatement, they have been posted to the Engineer-in-Chief’s office.The decision, approved by Public Works Department Minister Rakesh Singh, has stirred political and administrative discussions across Madhya Pradesh.While the engineers have returned to duty, the …
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The search and rescue operation following the Bargi Dam cruise accident in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur continued on Friday, even though nine people remained missing after the vessel capsized during a sudden storm a day earlier.Madhya Pradesh Minister Rakesh Singh said the difficult conditions had slowed down rescue efforts. He stated, “Yesterday, you must have seen that water was continuously flowing in; it was dark, and the depth of the water was also very high. Therefor…
Bhopal/Jabalpur, April 30 (IANS) A major rescue operation continued late into Thursday night after a tourist cruise boat capsized in the Bargi Dam reservoir in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district, leaving at least six people dead, 19 rescued, and at least 15 still missing, officials said.The accident occurred on Thursday evening, around 300 metres from the dam’s embankment, when the Madhya Pradesh Tourism cruise boat carrying around 40 to 45 passengers overturned following a sudden storm accompan…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday announced the name of Rakesh Singh as its candidate for Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, days after he got bail from the Calcutta High Court. The move has raised eyebrows in political circles.There was speculation that the Bengal BJP leadership could field him against senior Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim for Kolkata Port this time.That speculation has been confirmed after the official announcement from the BJP. Meanwhile,…
Chhindwara, March 27 (IANS) A day after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of 10 people, including children and women, and left over 30 others injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met the injured and the families of the deceased on Friday.Chief Minister Yadav, who was in Delhi, arrived at Chhindwara airport around 3 p.m. on Friday and then reached Karer village in Mohkhed tehsil, where he met the families of those who lost their lives in the bus acc…
Jabalpur/Chhindwara, March 27 (IANS) A team of senior doctors, including surgeons from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, has arrived in Chhindwara district hospital where the treatment of people injured in a late night accident is going on. Ten people were killed and 39 were injured after a bus they were traveling in collided head-on with a pickup truck on Thursday night.Civil Surgeon at Chhindwara district hospital, Dr. Sushil Dubey told IANS on Friday tha…
Bhopal/Chhindwara, March 26 (IANS) As many as 10 people were killed on Thursday when a bus returning from Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s beneficiary programme, collided head-on with a garlic-laden pickup truck near Umranala in Chhindwara district. The accident occurred around 7 p.m. while the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle, resulting in a severe head-on collision that caused the bus to overturn.Nearly 40 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the mishap…
Bahraich, March 2 (IANS) A property dispute took a gruesome turn in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district, where a young man allegedly killed four of his family members with an axe and seriously injured his elder brother. The incident occurred in Ramnagar village under the Rupaidiha police station area on Sunday night. According to police, the accused, identified as Nirankar, allegedly attacked his father, mother, grandmother, and sister during a heated argument over family property. All four vict…
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rakesh Singh said on Monday that strict action will be taken in connection with the railway overbridge collapse incident, including blacklisting the contractor, initiating action against officials found responsible, and lodging an FIR against those accountable. Describing the incident as unacceptable, Minister Singh said accountability would be fixed and necessary punitive measures would be implemented to prevent recurre…
Bhopal, Feb 11 (IANS) The Public Works Department (PWD) of Madhya Pradesh will organise a workshop-cum-training programme for engineers and technical officers associated with the construction sector at Ravindra Bhavan in Bhopal on Thursday.Sharing information about the event, Madhya Pradesh PWD Minister Rakesh Singh on Wednesday said that around 2,000 engineers and technical officers from the PWD, the Project Implementation Unit, the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation and the Madhya Pra…