Bhopal, April 6 (IANS) In a significant gesture of cultural harmony and literary contribution, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday inaugurated the book Geeta Bharti, authored by Muslim writer Mustafa Arif, a resident of Ujjain. After releasing the book at his residence in Bhopal, Chief Minister Yadav praised the author’s efforts, stating that such works play an important role in strengthening social harmony and mutual understanding among different communities.Yadav further stated…
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New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A number of Hindu saints on Saturday welcomed the proposal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to replace the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) with ‘Mahakal Standard Time’ (MST). They echoed that throughout the ancient period in India, time has been calculated by determining the rays of the Sun.Pradhan made the proposal while addressing the International Conference “Mahakal: The Master of Time” on Friday at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. Moreover, he had also called the …
Guna, April 4 (IANS) A road accident on National Highway-46 in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district on Saturday claimed the life of an elderly woman and left five other members of the same family seriously injured when their car plunged into a 40-foot-deep gorge after crashing into a divider, officials said. The family, hailing from an ancestral village, was returning from a sacred pilgrimage to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain and Omkareshwar.They had offered prayers at both Jyotirlingas and were heading…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Govind Singh Rajput on Friday stated that all necessary arrangements for wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) starting from April 10 are being ensured in a timely manner across the state. The Minister stated that the Revenue Department has expedited the verification process for farmers’ registered cultivation areas.This year, a total of 1,904,000 farmers in the state have been registered for wheat …
Bhopal/Khargone, April 3 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Khargone police have busted an extortion gang that was operating in the name of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang and had demanded a whopping ₹10 crore ransom from a family after firing at their house. The police arrested 12 accused in the case, while six others remain at large.The gang had targeted Satyendra Rathore and his father Dilip Rathore, residents of Bhilgaon under the Kasrawad police station area. According to S…
Ujjain, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Friday, announced ambitious plans to develop Ujjain as the global “Time Capital” and a modern Science City, while promoting nearby Dongla village as a key centre for astronomical time calculation. Addressing the International Conference “Mahakal: The Master of Time”, Chief Minister Yadav said that Ujjain is not just a city of spirituality and religion but also a historic centre of science. He inaugurated a new science facility …
Ujjain, April 3 (IANS) In a major infrastructure push ahead of Simhastha Mahakumbh 2028, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Friday, announced that a new bypass road will be constructed in Ujjain at a cost of more than Rs 700 crore. Speaking at the International Conference “Mahakal: The Master of Time”, the Chief Minister said the “Bhoomi Pujan” (groundbreaking ceremony) for the ambitious bypass project has been performed. “This Rs 700 crore bypass road is being developed specially for…
Bhopal/Ujjain, April 3 (IANS) In a heartbreaking development, the mortal remains of Gurkirat Singh Manocha, a promising young student from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain, were brought back home on Friday following his brutal killing in Canada earlier last month. Gurkirat, the younger son of local businessman Gurjeet Singh Manocha, was pursuing a Post-Degree Diploma in Business Management at Northern Lights College in Fort St. John, British Columbia. On March 14, he was viciously attacked by a group of …
Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) As part of Vikramotsav-2026, a three-day mega theatrica production titled Samrat Vikramaditya Mahanaatya will be staged at the BLW grounds in Varanasi from Friday, April 3. The production aims to popularise the ideals of justice, good governance, and dharmic rule associated with the legendary Emperor Vikramaditya of Ujjain.On the occasion, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will also dedicate a Vikramaditya Vedic Clock to Lord Shiva at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in…
Ujjain, April 2 (IANS) In a renewed push to assert that Indian time calculation is more precise than prevailing Western systems, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inaugurate a three-day international conference titled ‘Mahakal: The Master of Time’ on Friday, April 3, at the Dongla Digital Planetarium Complex near Ujjain. He will also dedicate the newly constructed Ujjain Science Centre to the public on the occasion.The conference, scheduled from April 3 to 5, aims to create a un…