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Criminal shot at in leg after he tries to flee from police custody in MP
- The criminal, identified as Akbar Ghosi, has at least eight cases, including murder and extortion, lodged against him. He threw dust in the eyes of police personnel and tried to snatch a rifle from one of them after which he was shot at.
Published on Jan 25, 2022 01:50 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Dalit groom’s house attacked after he rides a horse to his wedding; 10 arrested
The 10 people arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district for an attack on a Dalit family to punish them because the bridegroom rode a horse to his wedding on Sunday.
Published on Jan 24, 2022 11:14 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh govt forms Special Purpose Vehicle for management of assets
The SPV would coordinate with the state government to hold assets of state and PSUs which would be monetised to fetch value to the exchequer. The MP State Asset Management Company (MPSAC) will be focusing on the existing participative model for good management of unutilised assets.
Updated on Jan 24, 2022 08:03 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Madhya Pradesh records 11,253 new Covid cases, 8 more deaths
Indore and Bhopal, the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh, registered 3,372 and 1,910 cases, respectively, during the past 24 hours.
Published on Jan 24, 2022 11:57 AM IST
PTI |
MP investors’ summit in Indore cancelled due to rising Covid-19 cases, says govt
Madhya Pradesh IDCL managing director said the Global Investors’ Summit scheduled to be held in February in Indore has been cancelled due to rising Covid-19 cases
Published on Jan 20, 2022 02:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent
MP to slash booze rates, retail liquor at airports, select supermarkets
In the Excise Policy 2022-23, approved by the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday, the government also decided to slash retail prices of liquor by 20 per cent in a bid to "make them practical".
Published on Jan 19, 2022 02:41 PM IST
PTI |
Mob beats up Muslim man for travelling with Hindu woman in Ujjain
In a viral video, one Pintu Kaushal, who claims to be a member of a right-wing organisation, along with a few others, was seen dragging a man out of a train and thrashing him at the Ujjain railway station.
Updated on Jan 19, 2022 03:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh to give 2 rescued tigers, 4 leopard cubs to Jamnagar’s new zoo
The decision was taken by Madhya Pradesh’s forest department on a request from Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom, a new zoo in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.
Published on Jan 18, 2022 03:23 AM IST
32-year-old man kills wife’s suspected rapist using explosives: Police
- Two other villagers, Bhanwar Lal and Dinesh, were also arrested in connection with the gang rape case, police said.
Updated on Jan 18, 2022 12:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bhopal
‘Gang raped, tortured’: MP builder married teacher in 2019. Her horror starts
The 32-year-old woman, a school teacher, told the police that she didn’t complain earlier as he made multiple videos of her. But she filed a FIR fearing that she and her family in Chhattisgarh may be killed
Published on Jan 17, 2022 09:44 PM IST
Proud that over 10.72 cr Covid-19 vaccine doses inoculated in MP: CM Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also expressed gratitude to the healthcare workers for expediting the drive and reaching inaccessible areas to achieve the goal.
Published on Jan 16, 2022 04:10 PM IST
ANI | , Bhopal
20-year-old woman on a scooter dies after kite string slits her throat
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the death of the young woman was extremely distressing and ordered district officials to enforce the ban on glass-laced kite string.
Published on Jan 16, 2022 11:48 AM IST
Actor Raza Murad dropped as cleanliness ambassador on minister's order
In a letter to the Bhopal civic chief, Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh said Raza Murad should be dropped as brand ambassador as his contribution in the field of cleanliness was not known.
Published on Jan 15, 2022 05:45 AM IST
PTI |
MP minister Narottam Mishra says state will bring law to ban online games
The minister’s announcement came a day after an 11-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after losing ₹6,000 in an online game in Bhopal
Updated on Jan 14, 2022 01:48 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister tests positive for Covid-19
The minister urged the people who came in his contact during the last two days, to isolate themselves and get tested if they observe Covid-19 symptoms.
Published on Jan 13, 2022 08:12 PM IST
ANI | , Bhopal
MP tribal family murdered: Cong, BJP fight as girl fails to meet Guv
Mamata Balai, her daughters Rupali, Divya as well as relatives Puja and Pawan from Nemawar in Dewas district had gone missing on May 13 last year and were found murdered and buried in a field on June 29, leading to the arrest of six persons later.
Published on Jan 12, 2022 01:08 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
Irked by stray cattle, locals drive hundreds of cows into civic body's compound
Residents and farmers of Akoda town drove about 700 to 800 cows into Akoda Nagar Parishad's compound on Monday and locked them, chief municipal officer (CMO) Rambhan Singh Bhadoria said.
Published on Jan 12, 2022 05:33 AM IST
PTI |
MP minister won't wear mask, says immunity strong as she practises 'Agnihotra'
- Speaking to reporters in Khandwa on Monday, Thakur, the state's culture minister, also said a gamchha (cotton towel) doubled up as a mask for her.
Updated on Jan 11, 2022 11:10 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
MP starts giving precaution dose to eligible people; Bhopal collector takes jab
A special camp for healthcare and frontline workers was organised at the collector's office in the state capital Bhopal. Collector Avinash Lavania and Inspector General (Bhopal rural) Irshad Wali were among those who took the precaution dose at the camp.
Published on Jan 10, 2022 01:14 PM IST
PTI |
Sub-junior badminton tournament: Rakshitha, Sanskar emerge U-17 champions
Rakshitha Sree S from Tamil Nadu and Sanskar Saraswat from Rajasthan emerged as the girls’ and boys’ U-17 singles champions, respectively, on the concluding day of the Yonex Sunrise 1st Ashwani Gupta Memorial All-India Sub Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Sector 3, Panchkula, on Sunday
Updated on Jan 10, 2022 02:01 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Heartbreak, wasted policing, injustice: ‘Love jihad’ law fuels hate
By January 2021, after a complaint by the woman, the man was the second person in Madhya Pradesh to be booked under the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2021.
Updated on Jan 10, 2022 12:40 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews urban, housing development projects in Bhopal
Speaking in the meeting here in Bhopal, CM Chouhan instructed the authorities to study models from other states like 'Amma Rasoi' and follow best practices. "Startup incubation centres should work properly."
Published on Jan 07, 2022 10:55 AM IST
ANI | , Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh imposes ₹200 fine for COVID protocols violation in public
“The vaccination programme is going on at a good pace. The children from 15 to 18 years of age are being vaccinated," said Sate Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang on Wednesday.
Published on Jan 05, 2022 05:12 PM IST
ANI | , Bhopal
Congress leader sues Shivraj Chouhan for defamation, asks court to order FIR
Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders blamed Vivek Tankha for the Supreme Court ruling last month that blocked Madhya Pradesh’s effort to hold panchayat elections in the state with reservation for other backward classes
Published on Jan 05, 2022 12:31 AM IST
Monika Pandey
Woman raped during family outing in Madhya Pradesh, 2 arrested: Report
- The incident took place on Sunday following which the police arrested two persons, police said.
Published on Jan 04, 2022 02:57 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
Need to hold vaccination on war footing, says CM Chouhan as jabs for teen begin
Chouhan also sought the participation of the elected representatives, volunteers and religious leaders to encourage children to get vaccinated.
Published on Jan 03, 2022 02:24 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
5 street dogs chase, maul 4-year-old girl near her house in Bhopal
The girl’s father said she was playing near her house in Bhopal when a pack of dogs chased her and pulled her on the road. She was bitten on her head, ears, stomach and legs, he said.
Published on Jan 02, 2022 03:58 PM IST
Stray dogs attack minor girl in Bhopal, captured on CCTV
The girl received injuries on her head and face and has been admitted to government-run Hamidia Hospital.
Updated on Jan 02, 2022 03:53 PM IST
PTI | , Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh panchayat polls cancelled, says state election commission
Madhya Pradesh’s decision to withdraw the ordinance follows the Supreme Court verdict earlier this month, staying the election process on seats reserved for OBC in the local body polls and told the state to renotify OBC category seats as general due to a lack of empirical data.
Published on Dec 28, 2021 10:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent