As many as 14 skaters of Vijay Skating Academy, Jabalpur, have brought laurels to the city with by winning 29 medals in 57th State-Level Roller Skating Competition organised by Roller Skating Federation of India at Gwalior recently. The players have won 3 gold, 10 silver and 16 bronze medals by beating over 250 skaters participated in the competition from different districts. ..

BHOPAL Cyber Crime Branch have arrested a BCom graduate from Anuppur district for creating fake profile of a Bhopal-based girl on facebook using her photograph and threatening her on WhatsApp number. The accused did this after being rejected by the girl. ..

Beleaguered and disqualified BJP MLA from Pawai seat Prahlad Lodhi along with delegation of party leaders reached Assembly Secretariat and handed over letter to Assembly’s Principal Secretary A P Singh, requesting to reinstate his membership on Friday.Lodhi presented the stay order of High Court to Assembly’s Principal Secretary Singh and requested to cancel the disqualification process initiated against him. He also requested to restore his Assembly membership. He was accompanied by State ..

 The seven-day Winter Session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly will commence on December 17. Assembly Secretariat issued notification in this connection on Friday. According to Assembly’s Principal Secretary A P Singh, total five sittings will take place in this seven-day Assembly session. During this period, Government and finance related works would be executed. Assembly Secretariat will receive information of adjournment and call attention motion till December 5. The information under rule ..

In a dramatic turn of events, two elderly sisters, including widow of retired Inspector General (Jail) Rasheed Hasan Khan, were rescued by Shahjehanabad police from inside a locked house where they were held captive by servant and maid on Wednesday evening. SHO of Shahjehanabad, Jaheer Khan said the son of late IG Rasheed, who had gone to the USA two months ago, had asked two of their servants, a man Laeeq (42) and a woman Rukmani (40), not to allow anyone meet these two women. The accused Khalid ..

BHEL Bhopal’s Hydro Division has successfully Hydro tested the first uniquely designed 170 tonne, 5.2 metre diameter Butterfly Valve for (4X111 Megawatt) Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric project of THDC India Ltd., a joint venture of the Govt. of India & Govt. of UP. The test was carried out in presence of officials from THDC India Ltd. On this occasion C Ananda Executive Director BHEL, Bhopal; P K Mishra General Manager (Hydro & HR) and other senior officials were present...

Chief Minister Kamal Nath held discussions with the representatives of Hyperloop One Company during his visit to Dubai. Discussion as regard to the establishment of Hyperloop-based Cargo System in Indore-Bhopal-Jabalpur took place in the meeting. Tanveer Saulat of a giant IT Company Synechron Inc. also met the Chief Minister, Kamal Nath and held initial discussion on setting up an IT Park in Bhopal...

Bharatiya Janata Party workers led by former minister Umashankar Gupta protested against the move of Government to bifurcate Bhopal Municipal Corporation by holding torch in their hands at Rang Mahal area of New Market in State capital on Wednesday. They were also carrying a banner and raised the slogans to slam Government attempt to create two municipal corporations in city...

Three miscreants involved in robbery of gold chain from a woman at Manisha Market on the foundation day of Madhya Pradesh have been arrested by Habinganj police with the help of CCTV footages and recovered gold chain and a scooter used in the crime was seized from them, said Bhopal DIG Irshad Wali speaking to the mediapersons at Police Control Room on Monday...

Governor Lalji Tandon on Monday inspected the Adarsh Gaushala built at Raj Bhavan. He said that efforts should be made so that this Goushala becomes the centre of inspiration for rearing cows of indigenous breeds. The Governor directed that the details of the physical characteristics of the cows and qualities available in their milk should be displayed in the Goushala. Tandon shared his experiences with officials on various topics related to cow rearing. The Governor said that the indigenous cows ..

A RAILWAY loco pilot has been booked by MP Nagar police for raping Betul-based woman in a city hotel by befriending her on a matrimonial site and false promise of marriage. According to SHO of MP Nagar, Manish Rai, 27-year-old victim basically hails from Betul district and presently she lives in a rented accommodation at Ashoka Garden area and does a private job...

A two-day health expo with a view to provide a single platform for health, fitness and wellness will be organised at Bittan Market Ground from November 9. Event organiser Satish Kumar, Dr Deepti Bhargava and Nidhi..

Madhya Pradesh being one of the most diverse tourist destinations has been honoured as top three ‘Best Value Destination’ of the world. Global travel authority Lonely Planet has unveiled its top ten countries, cities, regions and best-value destinations for next year Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2020 book released. Notably, Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guide book brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller ..

Chief Minister Kamal Nath has said that among human rights, the biggest fundamental right is to provide better health facilities to the citizens. He said that when we talk about giving right to health, then we have to seriously consider that we must have infrastructure and finance along with the excellent and efficient human resources to ensure that people get health facilities. He said that it is the biggest challenge before us. Kamal Nath was inaugurating the two-day ‘Right to Health’ Conclave at ..

Chief Minister Kamal Nath was on Thursday congratulated by the members of the Cabinet in the Cabinet meeting held at the Mantralaya for the success of Magnificent MP event. The Cabinet members said that the event has enhanced the trust of investors in Madhya Pradesh. Consequently, the state has received several investment proposals...

Appreciating the result of ‘Indira Grih Jyoti Yojana’, State Energy Minister Priyavrat Singh said that Government is providing Rs one per unit electricity (up to 100 unit) to the people having maximum usage as 150 unit. He said 97,40,699 (83.27 percent) household consumers have been benefitted with the scheme. He said currently there are 1,16,97,880 household electricity users in State. Under this scheme, 86.81 percent consumers in Purv Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company, 79.60 percent consumers in Madhya ..

Tight security arrangements have been made for enjoying festive season with peace and harmony in the city and to diligently maintain law and order in the State capital during the festive season, a total of 5,513 police personnel and officials have been deployed across the State capital at checking points. For making proper arrangement of security state capital has been divided into eight parts for security. Outer security system would be vigil by Khajuri, Misrod, Ratibad, Parwalia, Sukhisewania, Bilkhiria, ..

Akhil Bharatiya Brahman Samaj protested against the sensational murder of Uttar Pradesh’s politician Kamlesh Tiwari on Monday. The protestors marched till Board Office square from Gurudev Gupt Square. The protestors, wearing a yellow cap and carrying saffron flags, marched by raising slogans. They demanded capital punishment to killers of Kamlesh Tiwari...

ANONYMOUS call about a bomb in J K Hospital in Kolar area triggered panic among the staff and patients on Saturday. A caller informed the hospital receptionist as well as FRV Dial 100 police that a bomb was planted in the premises. Soon after the call, patients admitted in critical condition were asked to leave the premises. However, bomb threat at J K Hospital turned out to be a hoax call. Police gave all clear at 10.30 pm after a thorough search of the hospital building...

Dhanpuri Municipal Council conducted ‘Sheher Sarkar, Aapke Dwar’ programme with a health camp at Sarkari Tola Dhanpuri. Guests graced the occasion included Mubarak Master, President Administrative Committee, Dhanpuri Municipality, Santosh Singh Sengar, Vice President, Administrative Committee and members including Ibrar Khan, Hanuman Khandelwal, Dr. Kurian and Chief Municipality Officer, Dhanpuri, Ravikaran Tripathi. In the programme, Mubarak Master informed people about public welfare schemes of ..

Bharti Singh (26), daughter of a senior BJP leader and former MLA Surendranath Singh from Bhopal Central, has approached High Court in Jabalpur where she filed a petition in which she complained that she was being given injections by her family to force her to marry a legislator’s son against her will. She has also uploaded a video on a social media and the video clip was played by local news channels showing Bharti talking about the alleged torment by her father, uncle and cousin brother Susheel. ..

Governor Lalji Tandon said that in our knowledge system every problem has a solution. The truth of the entire creation is found in the Indian philosophy. The need is for research and study to present its scientific outlook to the society. He said that social and political change took place in the entire world with bloodshed but in our country political and social problems were solved through discussion...

INCOME Tax Department sleuths have initiated survey at office, factories and sites of two firms in the city. Action initiated by the department is based on a tip-off given by a research division. Income Tax officials started search at office of Chandok Machineries showroom situated at Omti and factory in Adhartaal Industrial area.  Income Tax sleuths conducting survey in different locations of the city on Friday morning. (Pic by Anil Tiwari)   Similar action has been initiated ..

CM inaugurates Magnificent Madhya Pradesh in IndoreChief Minister Kamal Nath has said that the Government will not back out in taking any steps and adopting new methods to make Madhya Pradesh an investment-friendly. He called upon the industrial community to participate in the development of the State and help in maximum employment generation.   “The Government is committed to welcoming new investment and encouraging earlier investment. We will work as an accountable Government ..

City schools showcased their musical talent in 11th Montfort Cup Inter-school Music Carnival for primary (III-V) held at St Montfort School, Bhopal on Thursday. Total 12 schools, including the host school, participated in this competition. The motto of the competition was to give platform to the budding talents so that they can enhance their latent talents. The young talents exhibited their melodious voices which enthralled the audience...

City was shining bright with the spark of auspicious festival ‘Karwa Chauth’ which was celebrated in City of Lakes on Thursday in traditional fervour. Women beautifully and elegantly dressed in attractive colours like red, maroon, orange, pink and green, golden traditional outfits, having mehendi designs on hand celebrated the festival with traditional fervour and great enthusiasm on the day. Dressed like newly-weds, they looked resplendent in their heavily-embroidered saris and glittering ornaments. ..

After supporting Congress party during floor test in Assembly a few months back and leaving BJP stunned, MLA Narayan Tripathi has returned to BJP on Tuesday. Trying to do damage control, Congress said that it never claimed that Narayan Tripathi has taken its membership. On Tuesday, MLA Narayan Tripathi reached BJP office along with ex-minister Dr Narottam Mishra. After reaching there, Narayan Tripathi met BJP State President Rakesh Singh. While interacting with media, Narayan Tripathi said that it ..

Shaan-E-Bhopal Express (12155) running from Habibganj to Hazrat Nizamuddin was flagged off with excellence coaches by Member of Parliament from Bhopal Pragya Thakur on Tuesday. Railways has replaced the rack of train with Green coaches. The new coaches of the train have bio-toilets, stainless steel soap dispenser and epoxy flooring to keep the lavatory neat and dry...

Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Monday, visited Jhoteshwar of Narsinghpur district and sought blessings from Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswatiji Maharaj. The Chief Minister presented shawl and shriphal to the Shankaracharya. Later, the Chief Minister performed bhoomipujan of 4-km-long cement concrete road, costing Rs 5 crore in Jhoteshwar. Kamal Nath performed pooja archana at Shrimata Bhagwati Rajrajeshwari Tripur Sundari Mandir of Jhoteshwar and prayed for the prosperity of the ..

Mayor Alok Sharma provided e-bike to Darogas of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday. He praised the role of Daroga’s. He also asserted that all sanitation workers and BMC officials are doing hard work to get number one status to Bhopal in cleanliness survey 2020. “If there is firm commitment then nothing is impossible,” he told. Giving the credit of Bhopal City getting cleanliness survey award in 2017 and 2018, he also said that best performing Daroga and sanitation workers will be felicitated. ..

PROBLEM of rampaging elephants is on rise especially in Sidhi, Umaria and Anuppur districts. Several herds of elephants are active in the area for the past two-and-half years. Concerned over the loss caused by the rampaging elephants, the Forest Department also called an expert team from West Bengal. The team of experts gave several suggestions on elephant monitoring. Three days back, a group of 15 elephants entered Singrauli area from Chhattisgarh. The group claimed two lives and left many injured. ..

Considering the demand of passengers during festivals, IRCTC has introduced traditional ‘Falahar Thali’ at your berth just two hours after online order. Online service of Vrat food was started by IRCTC from Navratri celebrations and this service will be available for the entire year. Passengers who wish to get Vrat Thali need to order the food through IRCTC application or website about two hours before. IRCTC has included Falahar food in its e-catering menu...

Forest Minister Umang Singhar has claimed that there were rampant irregularities in the massive plantation drive carried out just in single day by the Forest Department along the bank of Narmada river during the tenure of previous Government headed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Hence, he has decided to handover the probe to Economic Offences Wing (EOW). Addressing the press conference in State capital, Forest Minister Umang Singhar alleged that gross irregularities and financial scam have come to fore ..

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has upped its ante against State Government proposal to divide Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) in two parts to form Kolar Municipal Corporation. Alleging that the proposal to bifurcate BMC is illogical and beyond any reasons, BJP said that it is also looking for legal platform to raise its voice apart from deciding to conduct a mass awareness programme to urge people to lodge as many as objections against the contentious proposal. Addressing the press conference ..

BJP convened a meeting over the burning issue related with bifurcation of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC). BJP leaders said that the conspiracy to damage Bhopal’s culture and heritage will not be allowed to succeed. The meeting was headed by BJP State President Rakesh Singh. A detail discussion was done on Government proposal to divide BMC into two parts. BJP prepared a work plan against the Government proposal...