New Delhi | Sports activities in Bhopal’s Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centre have been stopped temporarily after more than 30 athletes tested positive for Covid-19, confirmed a SAI coach. The affected athletes, comprising judokas, boxers, hockey players and those from track & field, have been shifted to a local hospital. SAI has a National […]
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Bird flu: 1,500 crows, birds found dead in MP so far
Bhopal: Around 1,500 crows and wild birds have died so far in 41 districts of Madhya Pradesh since the outbreak of bird flu. There have been confirmed cases of bird flu across 18 districts in the state. As many as 334 samples collected from various districts have been sent for testing to the National Institute of […]
Bird flu grips 18 districts of Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: Bird flu is causing the deaths of crows in Madhya Pradesh, according to a report. Meanwhile, the flu has gripped at least 18 districts in the state. As per the official information, bird flu has been confirmed in crows and wild birds in 18 districts — Indore, Mandsaur, Agar, Neemuch, Dewas, Ujjain, Khandwa, Khargone, Guna, […]
Corona vaccine free for poor in MP: CM
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that Covid-19 vaccine, when available, will be administered free of cost to the poor in the state. Chouhan said: “Since the time Covid-19 vaccine trials started in India, there has been one discussion among the poor people — ‘whether we will be able to afford the […]
Man cycles over 100 km to take son to exam centre
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh): A man in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district has covered over 100 km on his bicycle to take his son to the examination centre. Shobharam, a labourer in Baidipura village, took his son Ashish to the examination centre — located 105 km away — on a bicycle. He covered the entire distance in […]
Corona crisis looms large over MP police
Bhopal: The coronavirus pandemic is on a sharp rise in Madhya Pradesh and now the police who played an important role in fighting the disease are getting infected. More than 250 policemen and officials have tested positive while over 1,000 employees have been quarantined. This has a direct impact on the efficiency of the police. […]
MP Congress suffers another jolt as MLA Sumitra Devi jumps ship to BJP
Bhopal: Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress suffered another blow in Madhya Pradesh after its MLA Sumitra Devi Kasdekar submitted her resignation to pro-tem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma on Friday. Soon after tendering the resignation, Kasdekar met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan at his residence and joined the BJP. Kasdekar took the BJP membership […]
MP cops intensify search for 10-year-old boy who stole Rs 10 lakh in less than 30 seconds from bank
Bhopal: Two days after a 10-year-old boy stole Rs 10 lakh in less than 30 seconds from a cooperative bank in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district, the police on Thursday said that they have beefed up security across the district and intensified their search for the boy involved in the theft. The police said that on […]
Lord Shiva took ‘demon’ Dubey’s life: Uma Bharti
Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Friday praised the Uttar Pradesh Police for the alleged encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, adding that Lord Shiva took the life of ‘demon’ Dubey for killing an honest police officer like (Circle Officer) Devendra Mishra. Dubey was arrested on Thursday from Ujjain after he was […]
Man marries two brides in first of a kind wedding in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul
Betul (Madhya Pradesh) : In what could be a first of its kind wedding, a man in Madhya Pradesh married two women at the same time in the same ‘mandap’ in presence of villagers and family members with all the rituals and formalities. Sandeep Uike, a resident of Madhya Pradesh’s Betul, solemnised the marriage with two […]