Madhya Pradesh: News

31 Aug 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Missing teen found, but killed and stuffed in sack

In a rather disturbing revelation, Delhi Police on Monday found a body, having injury marks in the neck and stuffed in a sack near Haiderpur Canal in Rohini.

30 Aug 2018

India

WhatsApp to take training classes for fake news awareness

WhatsApp has already taken several steps to combat misinformation on its platform. And now, the messaging service is going to conduct training classes at specific locations in a bid to spread awareness about the menace of fake news.

29 Aug 2018

Archery

#AsianGames2018: MP CM announces Rs. 75L reward for silver-medalist Kirar

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced an award of Rs. 75L for Muskan Kirar, a member of the women's compound archery team that won a silver medal at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

28 Aug 2018

India

1 dead, 25 critical, after hospital staff use same syringe

In a shocking incident in Madhya Pradesh, negligence on part of a government hospital staff has resulted in the death of one person. 25 others are currently critical.

27 Aug 2018

India

BJP to launch MP poll campaign at 'Mahakumbh' next month

The BJP would launch its campaign for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls at a convention to be held in Bhopal on September 25.

27 Aug 2018

Tripura

Tripura govt memorandum on avoiding jeans, cargos triggers criticism

A Tripura state government memorandum advising bureaucrats to avoid casual attires such as denim wears while being on official duty triggered criticism from the opposition parties in the state, who termed it as "feudal".

SC seeks EC's response on duplicate-voters issue in MP, Rajasthan

The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission of India on pleas of Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of voters in the voters' list in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

22 Aug 2018

India

Madhya Pradesh: Dog proves loyalty, rescues 14-year-old from rapists' clutches

With a dog around, help is almost always available!

MP: 17L fake voters in 53 assembly constituencies, alleges Congress

Opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh yesterday alleged that over 17 lakh fake voters were found during a scrutiny of electoral rolls across 53 Assembly constituencies in the state.

21 Aug 2018

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Mandsaur gangrape: 2 men given death penalty for 7-year-old's rape

Less than two months after a 7-year-old girl was gang-raped in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh leading to public outrage, the two accused in the case were given death penalties after they were found guilty by a special court.

20 Aug 2018

Andhra Pradesh

70% IIT-Bombay students develop drinking habit in first year

The IIT-Bombay Senior Survey which spoke to 192 graduates of this year, has concluded that 70% of students developed the drinking habit in the first year itself.

20 Aug 2018

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Now, MP schools will teach about Atal Bihari Vajpayee

On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the life of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be made a part of the school curriculum from the next academic session.

18 Aug 2018

Gwalior

#DidYouKnow: Vajpayee's hometown Gwalior has a temple dedicated to him

That former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a renowned poet in Hindi is no news.

17 Aug 2018

Lok Sabha

Why Madhya Pradesh was important in shaping Vajpayee's political career

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's home state Madhya Pradesh played a huge role in shaping his political career.

16 Aug 2018

POCSO

Madhya Pradesh: 4-year-old girl raped by 14-year-old boy in Ujjain

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 14-year-old boy in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district.

15 Aug 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh CM urges people to become part of 'Vision 2025'

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today urged people to become part of "Vision 2025" to make the state "smart, powerful and prosperous" by 2025 when it celebrates the silver jubilee of its formation.

15 Aug 2018

Bhopal

MP, 'role model' in dealing with rapes of minors: CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said the state has become a "role model" in dealing with rape cases of minors.

14 Aug 2018

India

2019 general elections: 11 states might hold simultaneous polls

In a bid to push for the implementation of PM Modi's grand idea of 'one nation, one election', the BJP is mulling holding assembly elections simultaneously in 11 states, along with the general elections slated for the first half of 2019.

12 Aug 2018

India

These 'godmen' are gearing up to contest Madhya Pradesh polls

Religious leaders in Madhya Pradesh are preparing to jump into the political fray and contest the state Assembly polls due later this year.

12 Aug 2018

Lok Sabha

'Faceless' Congress will be wiped out of MP: BJP leader

The Congress is a "faceless, senseless and baseless" party that has no public leader and will be wiped out of Madhya Pradesh in the upcoming Assembly polls, former BJP state president Prabhat Jha said.

11 Aug 2018

India

Madhya Pradesh: 11-year-old girl raped by her uncle; accused arrested

A minor girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in MP's Sidhi district when her mother had gone to visit a temple.

09 Aug 2018

India

MP: Tribal woman commits suicide after being raped

An 18-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being raped in Bothia village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, police said today.

This traveling computer-classroom will reach 65,000 children in MP villages

In a step that would benefit over 65,000 children residing in Madhya Pradesh villages, a bus equipped with 20 computer systems and internet was flagged off on Saturday.

09 Aug 2018

India

MP: Rape accused sentenced to life-imprisonment after 3-day-trial

A 24-year-old rape accused was given life imprisonment till death for raping a six-year-old girl by a court in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, reports HT.

08 Aug 2018

Crime Against Women

MP: Laborer held for raping 30-year-old woman in moving train

A laborer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman in a moving train in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.

04 Aug 2018

Murder

Woman dies as husband stuffs her nose, mouth with glue

A 35-year-old woman died of suffocation after her husband allegedly stuffed a strong adhesive in her mouth, nose, and eyes.

02 Aug 2018

India

Married-couple thrashed, stripped, forced to drink urine for 'bringing dishonor'

In what is sure to make sane minds angry, a young couple was thrashed, stripped, and forced to drink urine in Madhya Pradesh's Hardaspur village, for marrying against their parents' wishes.

02 Aug 2018

Murder

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills minor-girlfriend because she refused to talk

Enraged because she refused to talk to him, a 22-year-old man allegedly killed a minor girl at Tilgavan village in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

29 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

PM Modi lauds ragpicker's son who made it into AIIMS

It was a proud moment for Asharam Choudhary and others at the AIIMS, Jodhpur when PM Modi in his "Mann ki Baat" radio address mentioned the name of the student, who despite a humble background made it to one of India's most coveted colleges.

29 Jul 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh cops recover two hi-tech foreign-made firearms from Maoists

Maoists in Chhattisgarh may have been procuring sophisticated foreign weapons by smuggling them through the North East, Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.

29 Jul 2018

Climate Change

#InternationalTigerDay: MP hopes double forest beat area increases tiger population

On International Tiger Day, Madhya Pradesh officials said the expansion in the territory of tigers raised hopes of a rise in the number of the striped animals in the state.

28 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

#StaySafeDelhi: Flood warning issued as Yamuna's water level crosses danger-mark

The incessant rains in Delhi rose Yamuna's water level to alarming levels forcing the Delhi government to sound a flood alert.

27 Jul 2018

India

MP: Golden pot worth Rs. 15 crore stolen from temple

A golden pot, placed atop the historic Ram Janki temple at Khaniyadhana near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh and said to be worth nearly Rs. 15cr, has been stolen by unidentified thieves, police said today.

26 Jul 2018

West Bengal

West Bengal to be now called 'Bangla', Assembly passes resolution

The West Bengal Assembly today approved a resolution to rename the state to 'Bangla,' but the change will only go through once the Centre clears it.

24 Jul 2018

POCSO

Madhya Pradesh: Four held for raping minor girl in Morena

A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four men in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, the police said today.

23 Jul 2018

WhatsApp

WhatsApp admin jailed since February for message he didn't send

Five months after a 21-year-old youth of Rajgarh district, MP, was arrested for an "objectionable" message forwarded in his WhatsApp group, his family has claimed he wasn't the admin then.

22 Jul 2018

India

Rainfall deficiency in eastern India crossed 40% mark: IMD data

With the four-month rainy season almost half over, the rainfall deficiency in the eastern part of India, especially in Bihar and Jharkhand, has crossed the 40% mark, while a quarter of the country has received deficient rainfall, the India Meteorological Department data shows.

21 Jul 2018

West Bengal

Didi believes TMC will win all Lok-Sabha seats in WB

Claiming that the TMC would win all the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the next general elections, WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at a Kolkata rally, said the party would oust the BJP to save the country.

16 Jul 2018

Scheduled Castes

MP: Tribals stripped naked, thrashed for stealing 120-liters of diesel

A transporter and his friend have been booked for allegedly stripping his three tribal employees naked and assaulting them for "stealing" 120-liters of diesel from his trucks in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), the police said.

15 Jul 2018

Bhopal

Bhopal: Stalker holds model hostage for 12 hours for fame

Friday, the Fortune City area of Bhopal, MP, saw a tense 12 hours: a man had barged into a model's home and was holding her hostage at gunpoint, demanding marriage.