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Madhya Pradesh to make women travelling safer
BHOPAL: A Rs 28 crore project in the hospitality industry is all set to turn the tourism sector in Madhya Pradesh safer, especially for the women travellers that too who have been travelling solo. The centre has sanctioned the project with 60 % share in funding. The remaining money will be spent by the state. This would include imparting self defense training to 20,000 women and enhancing women’s skills in the hospitality industry.
Madhya Pradesh: Pre-historic archaeological sites to be submerged in Sagar
BHOPAL: Rock paintings and artifacts of archaeological significance dating back to prehistoric, pre -medieval and early-medieval period are all set to be submerged in Satgarh Kadan river medium irrigation project in Sagar, coming up about 14 kms away from the district headquarter and about 250 kms away from Bhopal. In utter neglect of the archaeological wealth, some of these sites have already been vandalized by rampant illegal mining of stones.
Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur says cow urine prevents coronavirus, cures lungs infection
BHOPAL: BJP MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Thakur said that gau mutra ( cow urine ) can prevent coronavirus infection . She said that she did not catch the infection because she was regularly taking the gau mutra . The saffron clad Sadhvi was speaking at a function of dedicating oxygen concentrators to the people in Bairagarh , a suburb near Bhopal. She said that consumption of desi gai gau mutra ark (concentration of cow urine of indigenous cows) can cure lungs infection.
3 migrant workers killed, 12 injured as packed bus overturns in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Three migrant workers were killed and 12 others injured after an overcrowded bus overturned near Dabra in Gwalior district on Tuesday morning. The bus was on its way to Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi. Overcrowded bus ferrying migrants from #Delhi to #Tikamgarh overturns in Gwalior#DelhiCurfew #Migrants https://t.co/pXJv84grHe — TOI Bhopal (@TOIBhopalNews) 1618910171000 The injured persons were admitted to a government hospital in Gwalior.
Protests against Ken-Betwa project as CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits Panna
BHOPAL: A week after signing the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government for the Ken-Betwa river-link project, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited Panna Tiger Reserve, which will be affected when the project gets underway. There were silent protests in Panna against the project and activists urged him to stop it.
MP, UP sign controversial Ken Betwa river linking project, Panna tiger reserve to be affected
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the virtual signing of MOA for the Ken-Betwa project (ANI) BHOPAL: The long pending controversial river linking project- Ken-Betwa linking project (KBL) was inked in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the Union minister of Jal Shakti and the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the first project of the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.
MP, UP sign controversial Ken Betwa river linking project, Panna tiger reserve to be affected | India News - Times of India
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan at the virtual signing of MOA for the Ken-Betwa project (ANI) BHOPAL: The long pending controversial river linking project- Ken-Betwa linking project (KBL) was inked in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the Union minister of Jal Shakti and the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the first project of the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.
Huge turn out at Tikait's Kisan Mahapanchayat in MP
© Provided by The Times of India BHOPAL: Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) supremo Rakesh Tikait addressed yet another Kisan Mahapanchayat, this time in Sehora town near Jabalpur on Monday. Protesting against the three new agriculture laws, it was the third anti- agri laws gathering in Madhya Pradesh in the last 10 days. The other two were held at Sheopur, the parliamentary area of the Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Rewa in Vindhya Pradesh.
Caste remark from Pragya Thakur stirs controversy
© Provided by The Times of India BHOPAL: BJP MP from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur continues to remain in news for negative reasons. Addressing a gathering of the Thakur community in Sehore, the BJP leader made a comment involving shudras. While addressing the foundation day function of Thakurs - of Kshatriya Mahasabha Sabha Rajput Samaj Akhad Bharat – on December 12, she cited dharmashastras (religious scriptures ), claiming a "shudra" feels bad for lack of understanding.
Madhya Pradesh: Eight killed in collision between SUV and two bikes in Chattarpur district
Desh Deep | TNN | Updated: Jul 27, 2020, 17:20 IST Image used for representational purpose only BHOPAL: Eight people, including four children, were killed on Monday afternoon in a collision between two motorcycles and an SUV in Madhya Pradesh's Chattarpur district. The mishap occurred on National Highway-75 in Chandra Nagar village of Chattarpur. Three children who lost their lives were less than 10 years of age while a girl was 16-year-old.
Covid-19: As Bhopal gas victims face another catastrophe, survivors say authorities forewarned
BHOPAL: After suffering the world’s worst industrial disaster, the survivors of the gas tragedy in Bhopal face another catastrophe – the deadly Covid-19. And as they continue to die one by one due to infection, the authorities – from Union health minister to the top bureaucrats of Bhopal - forewarned more than a month back, seem to have chosen to ignore the word of caution.
As Bhopal gas victims die of Covid-19, history repeats for the most vulnerable
People cross police barricades during the government imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure again...Read More BHOPAL: Thirty-six-years later, history repeats itself in Bhopal. When the worst industrial disaster in the form of Bhopal gas tragedy took place in 1984, there was no known medical treatment for the MIC (Methyl Isocyanate) exposure. In 2020, there is no known treatment either as the gas victims turned out to be the worst hit lot from the killer Covid-19.
Over 21 lakh Madhya Pradesh labourers denied direct benefit transfer of Rs 1,000 - ET RealEstate
File photo BHOPAL: About 21 lakh labourers in Madhya Pradesh are denied of the benefits of the direct transfer of Cess funds for the welfare of the construction workers when the state government deposited Rs 1,000 each in the accounts of only 8,85,089 labourers. On March 24, Union minister of state for labour Santosh Gangwar had issued an advisory to do so in view of Covid19 crisis and the BJP government in the state decided to transfer Rs 1000 only in the accounts 8,85,089 labourers .
Woman gives birth to sextuplets in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Not twins, triplets or quadruplets, in a rare case, a woman in Sheopur delivered sextuplets (six kids) on Saturday. Both the female newborns died immediately after birth, while the four males have survived and are admitted to sick newborns care unit (SNCU) of the hospital. The first reaction of the parents after the birth was that of 'shock', said the hospital staff. The mother was not told about the death of two babies.
Delhi poll results very, very disappointing: Scindia | India News - Times of India
BHOPAL: Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday termed the Delhi election results as “very, very disappointing”. Talking to the media during his visit to Prithvipur in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh, he said the party needs to reinvent itself with a “new ideology, new thinking and new ways of functioning”.
Union tourism minister toying with idea of Geo- tourism in Narmada valley | India News - Times of India
BHOPAL: The Union ministry of tourism is working on projects to develop a Geo tourism circuit in Mahakaushal region of Narmada valley. With some of the best tiger reserves of the world within a 200-km radius around Jabalpur, it also has the Lamheta formation or Intertrappean beds, Bhedaghat - the famous marble rocks - and Ghughva fossil national park in the neighbouring Dindori disrict.
BSP MLA in MP suspended after supporting CAA, withdraws her statement | India News - Times of India
BHOPAL: Soon after her suspension from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) over her support for the controvertial Citizenship amendment act (CAA), BSP MLA from MP Rambai withdrew her " words" on Sunday. On Saturday, the BSP MLA from Patharia in Damoh district had shared an event with the local BJP MP and Union minister Prahalad Patel where she spoke in favour of the act. After the video went viral, she reiterated her support for the act again on Sunday.
Madhya Pradesh: Panna tiger travels 150 kms to reach UP villages
Desh Deep | TNN | Updated: Nov 25, 2019, 22:13 IST The tiger , it appears, travelled along the banks of the Ken river, the life line of Bundelkhand in UP and MP. BHOPAL: Forest departments from two neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are monitoring movement of a tiger sighted in the farm fields of distant villages of Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh.
No case pending when I applied for passport renewal: Medha | India News - Times of India
Desh Deep | TNN | Updated: Nov 21, 2019, 22:57 IST BHOPAL: Medha Patkar has denied there was any pending criminal case against her on March 30, 2017, when she applied for passport renewal. Medha, who is leading a protest of Sardar Sarovar Dam evictees in Bhopal for the past week, termed it a âconspiracy to stop activists from raising peopleâs issuesâ. The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist said she would continue to fight for dam oustees despite getting such notices.
Mead-day meal row: Eggs distributed to Sheopur tribals in Madhya Pradesh since 2016
Desh Deep | TNN | Updated: Nov 14, 2019, 19:02 IST Image used for representational purpose only BHOPAL: BJP may be making a hue and cry over the Congress governmentâs decision to add eggs in mid-day meal, but the truth is that eggs were distributed to malnourished children of Saharia tribe in Sheopur district from 2016 to 2018 â the last three years of BJP rule, when Shivraj Singh Chouhan was chief minister. The process continued under Congress rule.
For 5 years, Sagar man carried 4-inch 'horn', removed after surgery
The doctors at the hospital said that the horn-like mound was growing at a spot called sebaceous gland over th...Read More BHOPAL: A 74-year-old man from a distant village of Bundelkhand in Madhya Pradesh underwent a rare surgery for a 'horn like' growth right on the middle of his head. For the past 5 years , Shyamlal, who belongs to a farmerâs family from Patna- Bujurg village of Rehli tehesil in Sagar district, was living with the 4 -inch long growth over his head.
Gujarat violating Narmada norms, Madhya Pradesh seeks urgent meeting
A view of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam. (AFP photo) BHOPAL: Gujarat has filled up one meter more water in Sardar Sarovar dam one month ahead of the schedule decided by the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), an agency to resolve issues of sharing of Narmada water, leading to problems in the rehabilitation of project affected families.
Kamal Nath appeals Medha Patkar to give up agitation /Gujarat Not Giving Funds for rehab of people | India News - Times of India
BHOPAL: Eight days after the indefinite fast of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar in protest against the massive submergence in Madhya Pradesh by the backwaters of Sardar Sarovar dam , chief minister Kamal Nath appeals the Magsaysay award recipient to give -up her agitation as the state was committed for the ârehabilitation of the submergence affected villagers.â Nath also said that ,â his government identified 115 families each for Rs 60 lakh claim eligibility and...
Nothing wrong in cooking inside toilet, says MP minister Imarti Devi
BHOPAL: Woman and child development minister Imarti Devi courted controversy on Tuesday saying "there is nothing wrong in cooking inside a toilet." "You should understand that if a partition exists between a toilet and kitchen, there is nothing wrong in preparing food," she told a news agency on Tuesday. "These days, even in our homes we have attached bathroom," Imarti Devi said. Madhya Pradesh: Toilet of an Anganwadi centre in Karera, Shivpuri being used as a makeshift kitchen.
Sagar man declared dead by doctor found alive in mortuary - ET HealthWorld
BHOPAL: The chief medical officer of Sagar instituted an inquiry after a doctor in Bina issued a “memo” for the postmortem of a patient who was still alive. The ‘dead man’ man who was kept in mortuary for the whole night was found alive in the morning around 9.30am. He, however, died about one and half hour later. Around 9pm in Bina on June 20, Dr Avinash Saxena , the doctor on duty, sent an intimation to the police about the death of Kashiram Soni, 72.
BJP offered me Rs 50 Crore but I support Kamal Nath: BSP MLA | India News - Times of India
BSP MLA Ram Bai. (ANI) BHOPAL: Amid claims by BJP that the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh could fall any day, BSP MLA Ram Bai â who used to take potshots at the Kamal Nath sarkar in the early days â has reiterated her commitment to CM Nath. On Monday, she said she was âreceiving calls from BJP offering even Rs 50 crore and a minister's postâ.
More brickbats for Pragya Thakur , now from within party
Desh Deep | TNN | Apr 21, 2019, 19:08 IST In a controversial statement on Friday, BJP’s Bhopal candidate for the Lok Sabha elections — Pragya Thakur — who is a terror accused in the Malegaon blasts and is out on bail had said, “I had cursed Karkare and he was killed by terrorists.” Incidentally, for his supreme sacrifice and martyrdom, Karkare was awarded with the Ashok Chakra posthumously. Amid the raging controversy, the BJP also disassociated itself with Sadhvi’s remarks.
MP: Out of cash, farmer offers buffalo as bribe in Tikamgarh - Times of India
Upon learning about the incident, the district collector ordered a probe into the matter. Talking to TOI, Tikamgarh district collector Saurav Kumar Suman said, “After allegations, I ordered an inquiry into the incident. An SDM has been asked to complete the inquiry in two days.
Going to Davos with only MP on the agenda: Kamal Nath - Times of India
BHOPAL: Chief minister Kamal Nath told TOI on Friday that he is going to Davos with only Madhya Pradesh on the agenda. Just before leaving for Switzerland to attend the four-day annual World Economic Forum meeting, Nath said he would talk to the people in Davos about opportunities in Madhya Pradesh. Industrialisation and job creation were two of the key promises in the Congress Vachan Patra to woo the youth.
BJP better protect its own house, says MP CM Kamal Nath - Times of India
BHOPAL: Pulling no punches, chief minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday warned BJP to “protect its own house” and not to bother about the Congress government. Responding to media queries on reports of alleged horse trading attempts by BJP, Nath laughed and said, “Jo bhaag jaae maidan se, woh kya rahega maidan mein.” He was referring to the BJP walkout during the election of Speaker in Vidhan Sabha.
Kamal Nath launches loan waiving scheme, says government examining private money lenders' issue also - Times of India
BHOPAL: Chief minister Kamal Nath said the government is working on the issue of the loans taken by the farmers from sahukar , the private money lenders active in rural area, and how these loans can also be waved. Addressing a press conference for launching the "Jai Kisan rin maafi yojana", Nath said this scheme is an "investment" in the economy of Madhya Pradesh to strengthen the farmers.
MP govt extends farm loan waiver date to December 12 - Times of India
Desh Deep Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Kamal Nath led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh extended the cutoff date for waiving farm loans from March 31 to December 12, 2018. Abouit 55 lakh farmerfs are going to be benefitted. | TNN | Updated: Jan 5, 2019, 15:12 IST Highlights Kamal Nath-led Congress government in MP extended the cut-off date for waiving farm loans from March 31 to December 12, 2018. About 55 lakh farmers are going to be benefitted. Loan up to Rs 2 lakh would be waived.
We failed to persuade rebels: Sitasharan Sharma - Times of India
BHOPAL: Former Vidhan Sabha speaker Sitasharan Sharma has blamed the rebels for BJP’s loss in the just concluded assembly election. Expressing his anguish, Sharma said that BJP failed to persuade the rebels from joining the fray. Sharma himself had to face rebellion as former party veteran Sartaj Singh threw the hat in the poll ring against him on a Congress ticket. However, he managed to win the election with a margin of more than 15,000 votes.
With 'khali khazana', Congress to face uphill task to fulfill 'vachan patra' promises - Times of India
BHOPAL: With debt piling up on the state, the new Congress government stares at a major economic crisis — which it has inherited from the previous government — to implement its populist schemes announced in the run up to the assembly elections. Bureaucrats in the state secretariat have already started an exercise to keep the statistics ready to be presented before the new chief minister in the next few days.
Vyapam biggest scam of century, noteban biggest scam of independent India: Rahul Gandhi - Times of India
BHOPAL: Congress president Rahul Gandhi has termed Vyapam as the biggest scam of the century and demonetisation as the biggest scam in the history of independent India. Addressing rallies in Deori town of Sagar and Seoni in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, Rahul made a scathing attack on MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and alleged that 50 people died in the Vyapam scam and entire state knows which family benefited from it. “Those who did not had money could not clear the exams.
Sapaks finalises 88 candidates for MP assembly polls - Times of India
BHOPAL: Ten days after it came into being, the Samanya Pichra Alpsankhyak Kalyan Samaj ( Sapaks ) Samaj Party on Saturday finalised 88 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh Talking to TOI, Sapaks president Hiralal Trivedi said all party candidates have a very good understanding of the issues and been asked to “prepare for the polls”.“We would have declared their names, but we are withholding it deliberately,” he said.
Daily wager digs up diamond worth Rs 1.5 crore in MP’s Panna - Times of India
BHOPAL: Family of a labourer in Panna on Tuesday was celebrating Diwali almost a month before the festival of lights and prosperity. Motilal Prajapati , 30, has found a fortune when he dug out one of the biggest diamonds in the history of Panna's shallow diamond mines.The diamond mined by Motilal weighed 42.9 carat, second heaviest in the history of Panna shallow diamond mines.
Poor health infrastructure bane of Panna children - Times of India
BHOPAL: Panna was recently in news after Prime minister Narendra Modi talked to local Anganwadi workers on Tuesday and appreciated the digital intervention in monitoring malnourished children, but the ground reality regarding infrastructure for treatment of malnourished children in this backward district of Bundelkhand is far from satisfactory.With one of the highest infant mortality rates in Asia, Panna doesn't have functional nutrition rehabilitation centre (NRC) required to save life of a...
Caste politics baffles BJP, Congress before election - Times of India
BHOPAL: In a run up to the assembly elections, the government seems to be sandwiched between the SAPAKS and AJJAKS - the former raising issues of upper caste and the latter of SCs and STs. And the irony is both sections are up in arms against the government.The SAPAKS (Samanya Pichda Evam Alpsankhyak Varg Adhikari Karamchari Sangh), which appears more vocal in its protests, sprang surprise for both - ruling BJP and Congress.
Madhya Pradesh: Gang rape survivor rescued by pet dog in Sagar - Times of India
BHOPAL: Amidst increasing number of death sentences to rape accused, three persons were booked for rape in Sagar districrt , two of them were accused of gang rape .The gang rape survivor was saved by her pet dog . After the girl shouted and called her pet and the dog attacked the criminals , they ran away.Police said that the gang rape took place in a village of Khurai tehsil under Motinagar police station after the mid- night on Friday.
Four years on, over 8,000 youth await appointment letters from govt - Times of India
BHOPAL: Ahead of Vidhan Sabha elections, when chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan plans to hold an event across the state to distribute job letters to one lakh candidates, over 8,000 youths, who had cracked exams of accountants and assistant surveyors' posts in government in 2015, still wait for their appointment letters.Tragic part is that many of their wives left them after getting divorce as they got married after the selection process was over and confident of postings but did not get...
Man Sentenced To Death For Raping 9-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh, First After The New Law
Man Sentenced To Death For Raping 9-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh, First After The New Law Man Sentenced To Death For Raping 9-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh, First After The New Law A court in Sagar district on Saturday has awarded death sentence to a man accused of raping a nine-year old girl on May 21. SP Satyandra Shukla told TOI that this is perhaps the first case of capital punishment for child rape after the new law was passed by the government.
Man pulls handcart for 6 km to carry kin’s dead body in Sagar - Times of India
BHOPAL:The sight of a weeping man, hauling a handcart with something wrapped in a blanket, stopped people dead in their tracks in Sagar on Saturday morning.
Odisha girl sold for Rs 60,000 to Chhatarpur man - Times of India
BHOPAL: In an alleged case of human trafficking , a teenaged girl from Kalahandi district in Odisha was sold for Rs 60,000 to a middle-aged man from Chhatarpur. The girl said she was supposed to marry a younger man and was hoodwinked into the marriage.After she realised that she was cheated, the victim called Dial 100 .
Tere baap ka kya jaa raha hai: BJP MLA to mandi officials in Damoh - Times of India ►
BHOPAL: A ruling party MLA in Damoh has hit headlines for wrong reasons. In a video that has gone viral, the Hata MLA Uma Devi Khatik is heard reprimanding mandi officials for not clearing the farmers’ produce even if it was not up to the mark as per norms. She is heard shouting "Tere baap ka kya jaa raha hai, jo jaaega sarkar ka jaaega" while scolding mandi officials.
Madhya Pradesh: Debt ridden farmer attempts suicide, minister says it is 'world problem' - Times of India
BHOPAL: Amidst incident of suicide attempt by yet another debt -ridden farmer in drought- hit Damoh on Friday, the minister of state for agriculture said that suicide is a "world problem". Madhya Pradesh is third in terms of farm suicide in India.Farmers' organisations have also condemned the minister for his "insensitive" remark.Resident of Sookha village in Damoh, Laxman Kachi about 45-years of age, consumed poison on Friday. He was under debt of Rs 50,000, his family persons claimed.
1% cess set to push up fuel prices this week
Three months after the state government slashed VAT on fuel, prices of petrol and diesel are all set to rise again sometime this week as the government has levied 1% cess to generate funds for 'building infrastructure '. An ordinance to this effect was issued on Tuesday after it got the governor's nod.The cash strapped government wants to generate funds to the tune of over Rs 200 crore in the election year, hence it has decided to impose 1% cess on petrol and diesel, government sources said.
Akharas spring to life in Bundelkhand
BHOPAL: Amid drought and government's apathy, akharas have come alive in the Bundelkhand region of MP during the ongoing Makar Sankranti festivities. Large turnouts at wrestling bouts have become a common feature these days. As many as 10,000 to 15,000 spectators gathered to watch the wrestling events.
MP farmer scribbles debts on wall, commits suicide
BHOPAL: Two days after a farmer ended life in Tikamgarh on December 29 another farmer committed suicide in the drought hit region of Bundelkhad. Before hanging himself in a room on December 31 in Baldevgarh village, he scribbled details of the debt on a wall.
Farmer kills self in drough-hit Tikamgarh, family carries body to hospital for 2kms on cot
BHOPAL: Just two days after a farmer committed suicide in Sehore, another farmer ended his life in drought-hit Bundelkhand on Friday. To add insult to injury, his family members had to reportedly carry his body for 2 kilometres to the hospital on a cot.Police said that successive droughts leading to unemployment were the reasons for 45-year-old Dhaniram Kushwah taking his life in Tikamgarh.
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