Bhopal : A Congress lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh has been charged with kidnapping and molestation of a female journalism student, on the complaint of the young woman and her mother, an official said on Friday. The police complaint was filed against Hemant Katare, an MLA from Ater constituency in Bhind. The police charges against Katare […]
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Will respect apex court ruling, and public sentiment: MP Minister on ‘Padmaavat’
Bhopal, Jan 23 : After the Supreme Court cleared the release of “Padmaavat”, Madhya Pradesh Law Minister Rampal Singh on Tuesday said the government will try to find a way by which they can respect the apex court’s order while also keeping in mind the sentiments of those protesting against the film. The Supreme Court on […]
Assembly by-elections in two MP seats on Feb 24
Bhopal, Jan 19 : The Election Commission on Friday said that assembly by-elections to Mungawali in Ashoknagar district and Kolaras in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh will be held on February 24. The Commission said that paper trail machines will be used with EVMs. Counting of votes will be held on February 28. According to the […]
MP note printing press official held for stealing
Bhopal/New Delhi, Jan 19 : The CISF on Friday held an official of the Bank Note Press (BNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas city for pilfering currency notes, an official said. The paramilitary force, deployed for the security of the BNP building, caught Manohar Verma around 8 a.m. with Rs 26.09 lakh in currency notes which he […]
BJP legislator assaulted during Ekatm Yatra in MP
Bhopal, Jan 18 : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator has been allegedly assaulted by his own party workers during the Ekatm Yatra in Madhya Pradesh’s Agar Malwa district. In a video that has gone viral on social media on Wednesday evening, two persons are seen indulging in a scuffle. The fight broke out over holding […]
‘Shave head’ protest by MP teachers costs them Rs 1.4 lakh
Bhopal, Jan 15 : The Madhya Pradesh school teachers, including women, who got their heads shaved as part of their protest demanding equal wage for all, had to pay up Rs 1.4 lakh as the rent of the protest ground. The teachers had staged the protest under the banner of Azad Adhyapak Sangh on Saturday in […]
Minor murdered in Bhopal, tutor held
Bhopal, Jan 9 : A 19-year-old tutor has been arrested after an eight-year-old boy who took tuition from him was found murdered on the outskirts of Bhopal, police said on Tuesday. Bharat’s body was found in a sack by passers-by on Monday evening. According to police, he had been strangled to death. Police arrested tutor […]
Shivraj’s son launches bid in state politics
Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 7 Kartikey Singh Chouhan, son of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, formally launched his career in state politics on Sunday. Addressing a rally in Shivpuri, where bypolls are due, Kartikey Chouhan without naming the local MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, of the Congress, said “an MP has asked my father to […]
Four killed in MP coal mine cave-in
Bhopal, Jan 7 At least four persons — all women — were killed on Sunday in Betul district in Madhya Pradesh after a decommissioned coal mine, where they had gone to collect coal, caved in, officials said. “Five women went to collect coal from a decommissioned Western Coalfield Limited (WCL) coal mine in Pathakhera area. […]
Dalits in MP protest Pune violence
Bhopal, Jan 4 : Dalits in a Madhya Pradesh city on Thursday protested the violent incident in a Pune village. Parts of Burhanpur city were tense after a shutdown was called and more than 10 buses were damaged. Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Sagar said the situation was under control. On Monday, disturbances erupted in Maharashtra’s […]