Nearly 1,000 passengers of a Gwalior-bound narrow-gauge train escaped unhurt when its engine derailed after hitting a tractor and the coaches got stuck over a canal bridge.
The Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday filed a complaint with the State Cyber Police against the parliamentary affairs minister Narottam Mishra for allegedly doctoring the photograph of the lokayukta PP Naolekar and falsely framing its MLA Kalpana Paruleakr in the case.
In a shocking incident, a primary school teacher in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district allegedly asked a student to fetch liquor for him, drank it in the classroom and then forced girl students to dance for him.
A minor girl who was raped and later set on fire on Jan 27 at Salakhedi village in Madhya Pradesh died at Indore's MY Hospital today.
Passengers of a Raipur-bound Indigo Airlines flight had a narrow escape today after a bird-hit forced the aircraft to stop on the runway just before take-off at Devi Ahilyabai Airport in Indore today.
Madhya Pradesh Cooperative minister Gauri Shankar Bisen, who landed in a controversy after he was caught by TV cameras getting his shoe laces allegedly tied by a tribal student, on Sunday swore before media that from now onwards, he would only wear shoes without laces.
Animal Rights activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi has strongly opposed Madhya Pradesh forest minister Sartaj Singh's proposed move to simplify rules for hunting of wild boars and blue bulls as demanded by farmers and MLAs following damage to their crops by these animals.
Police on Monday confirmed that the man, resembling notorious Davinder Singh alias 'Bunty Chor', who was held on Sunday, is the same criminal, against whom, a number of cases had been registered in the national capital and other places.
At least 12 people, including four women, were killed in a stampede during a religious gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Saturday, an official said.
Holding the Congress responsible for Saturday's incident, in which, black ink was thrown at yoga guru Baba Ramdev, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan demanded party president Sonia Gandhi's apology for this "undemocratic act".
State passes resolution to reimburse govt staff, in some cases dependents.
Amrita U Kadam reports.
Fat issue
As the Madhya Pradesh government prepares to create a Guinness world record with thousands of school students performing the yogic exercise, Surya Namaskar, on January 12, Muslim leaders have termed bowing before the sun un-Islamic and idolatrous. Top clerics in the state issued a fatwa against Surya Namaskar today.
In a major move, Madhya Pradesh governor Ram Naresh Yadav has ordered "necessary action" in the appointment of State Lokayukta allegedly done through faulty procedures.
The Panna Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, which gained notoriety for mysterious disappearance of its big cats, is flourishing with tiger cubs again, rejoicing the success of its unique translocation experiment to revive their population.
A Sessions court in Nasrullaganj town of the district today quashed the lower court order against leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and two others in the National Flag dishonour case.