Latest Ujjain News & Updates

Bhopal, Jan 31 (IANS) The activation of a western disturbance combined with south-easterly winds has once again altered the weather pattern across Madhya Pradesh. Cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall are being reported in many districts.According to the latest bulletin from the Meteorological Centre in Bhopal, no significant drop in temperature is expected over the next 24 to 48 hours, but light to moderate rainfall, strong winds, and even hailstorms are likely in several regions, the Bhopal w…

Bhopal/Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Indore Sub Zonal Office, has filed a charge sheet against Ashok Sharma before the Special Court for PMLA cases in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, ED officials said. The action stems from an investigation initiated on the basis of an FIR and subsequent charge sheet filed by Ujjain’s Lokayukta Police under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.Sharma, who served as the Divisional Deputy Director in the Nagriya Prashasan Evam Vikas Vibhag, i…

Bhopal, Jan 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday that district administrations have been instructed to assess the crops damaged due to unseasonal rain and hailstorms in several parts of the state.During an interaction with the media, Yadav stated that he has received information about the hailstorm damaged crops, and assured that the government will assess the loss and farmers will be compensated.“There are reports of untimely rains, and I have instructed distr…

Bhopal, Jan 27 (IANS) Rain and hailstorms struck several districts of central Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday evening, leaving farmers deeply worried about crop damage. Areas including Sehore, Agar Malwa, Shajapur, Gwalior, and Ujjain witnessed sudden weather changes, with Sehore, Ashta, Jawer, Mehatwada, and Shyampur recording heavy rainfall, reports said. Bhopal also received thunderstorms and rain during evening hours. In Jawer and Hingoni villages, hailstones the size of chickpeas fell, covering r…

Bhopal, Jan 27 (IANS) Unseasonal rain and hailstorms have damaged crops across several districts of Madhya Pradesh, prompting calls for government intervention and compensation. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that over a dozen districts witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and hail on Tuesday, January 27.Districts including Khargone, Ujjain, Guna, Gwalior, Ashoknagar, Bhind, Morena, Agar-Malwa, Shajapur, Tikamgarh, Barwani, Chhatarpur, Mandsaur, Ratla…

Bhopal/Ujjain, Jan 27 (IANS) Over a month-long ‘Vikramotsav,’ dedicated to Samrat Vikramaditya, will start in Madhya Pradesh’s religious city Ujjain from February 15 and will conclude on March 19. The Madhya Pradesh government, following a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday, released the full schedule of the events comprising religious, cultural and trade activities during the mega event.The event will commence on February 15 with the inauguration of all Shivra…

Bhopal, Jan 27 (IANS) Bhopal will host a vibrant state-level flower exhibition on January 30 at the Rose Garden, under the theme ‘Vibrant’. The event aims to showcase the state’s growing prowess in floriculture and highlight efforts to boost farmer incomes through commercial flower production. Announcing the exhibition at a press conference here, Horticulture and Food Processing Minister Narayan Singh Kushwaha said Madhya Pradesh ranks second in the country in flower production. “Flowers are c…

New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition challenging the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ and selective entry into the ‘Garbhagriha’ (innermost sanctum) of the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain. A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, observed that it was not a matter for judicial interference.Sensing the court’s disinclination to entertain the plea, the petitioner’s counsel chose to withdraw the matter with liberty to make a repr…

Jaipur, Jan 27 (IANS) Four people were killed, and one was injured after a speeding car rammed into the rear of a truck on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Tuesday. The accident occurred near pillar number 193 in the Paparda police station area around 5.30 a.m. The impact was so severe that the car became lodged under the truck and was dragged for nearly eight kilometres along the expressway.The occupants were trapped inside the mangled vehicle, and police had to ma…

Bhopal/Ujjain, Jan 26 (IANS) The 77th Republic Day was celebrated with great pomp and show in Madhya Pradesh, as people in every corner of the state were seen hoisting the national flags with pride on Monday. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav unfurled the national flag, a ceremonial event organised on the banks of the sacred Shipra River in Ujjain and took the salute of the parade.On the occasion, various government departments presented attractive and visually appealing tableaux, and school children p…