Bhopal

Prevent dropout of ‘Ladli Lakshmi’ beneficiaries:Targets set for Women & Child Development

  Staff Reporter :  THE Government has set targets to improve women and child welfare, focusing on making sure no girl drops out of the Ladli Lakshmi Yojana. In a recent review meeting of the Women and Child Development department, official..

Govt to enrol more hospitals, doctors under Ayushman Scheme

Staff Reporter : DURING a high-level review meeting on health, medical education and drug administration held at Mantralaya, officials were instructed to expand the state’s cashless treatment network. The directive emphasised the need to integ..

Chill to send shivers down spine:Temperatures set to drop by 3°C

  Staff Reporter :  MADHYA Pradesh is set to experience a further dip in temperatures over the next 24 hours, with night temperatures expected to fall by 2-3°C, intensifying the early winter chill across the state, according to the In..

Aiders Jailed: Police arrest three accomplices who harboured Raisen rape accused

  Staff Reporter : THE Raisen Police have arrested Insaf Hussain of Hanumanganj, Zaid Khan of Talaiya, and Shehzad Khan of Gandhinagar for allegedly providing shelter to Salman alias Nazar, the prime accused in the rape of a six-year-old gi..

WEDDING TURNS INTO RIOT: Brawl over cigarettepayment rocks private hall in Khanugaon

  Staff Reporter : CHAOS erupted at a private wedding hall in the Khanugaon area of the State capital on Monday night when a minor argument over the payment for cigarettes and gutka escalated into a violent confrontation between two partie..

Scan and Report: Bhopal Police roll out QRcode system for public feedback, grievances

  Staff Reporter :  IN A new move aimed at making the police system more transparent, swift and citizen-friendly in the State capital, the Bhopal Police have launched a special initiative. Unique QR codes have been issued for all police st..

Girder launching at Karond Square to beginsoon as Orange Line work accelerates

  Staff Reporter : THE first phase of the Metro Rail project in Bhopal is reaching its final stage. Construction work on the Priority Corridor from Subhash Nagar to AIIMS is nearly complete, and the Metro is expected to start carrying pass..

Municipalities Amendment Bill passed

  By Bhavana : ‘Aparajita’ Shukla ON TUESDAY, the second day of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s Winter Session witness a fierce uproar over crop damage and VIT University violence case by Congress legislators but the Nagar..

Heated arguments in and outside House mark first day., Cough syrup deaths and farmers’ issue rock the House

  By Bhavana : ‘Aparajita’ Shukla AS EXPECTED, the five-day Winter Session of State Assembly started with protests and a dramatic representation of Chhindwara cough syrup tragedy matter by the Opposition members in Assembly com..

MBA aspirant killed afterbike hit by heavy vehicle

  Staff Reporter : A TRAGIC road accident in the Kamla Nagar Police Station area of the State capital around 3 am on Monday morning claimed the life of Yogesh Pal alias Raja (22), a student preparing for his MBA. Yogesh had taken the CAT e..

High-tech INTERSTATE thief with 28 casesheld, Rs 20 lakh worth goods recovered

Staff Reporter THEAyodhya Nagar Police in the State capital have achieved a major breakthrough by arresting an interstate, high-tech thief with 28 cases registered against him across multiple states. The arrest has solved six burglary incidents in the Min..

Bridge span collapseson Bareli–Pipariya Rd, fourinjured; probe panel formed

  Senior Special Correspondent : A SPAN-CUM-MIDDLE part of the high-level bridge located at km 4/10 on the BareliPipariya road collapsed on Monday during ongoing maintenance work, leaving four youths injured after their two motorcycles plu..

Controversy escalates over Maulana Madani’s remark

  By Bhavana : ‘Aparajtia’ Shukla JAMIAT-ULAMA-HIND chief Maulana Madani’s comment on judiciary and Supreme Court has not only triggered political storm but it has stirred various social organisations acrossed the State...

CM's son ties knot in Ujjain mass marriage ceremonyDr Mohan Yadav sets ideal example of social harmony, simplicity, inclusivity

  Staff Reporter : CHIEF Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, and his family, has set an example of social harmony, simplicity and inclusiveness by performing the wedding of his younger son at a mass marriage ceremony in Ujjain. Yoga guru Swami Ramdev..

Salman confesses to targeting minor as ‘soft target.’

  Staff Reporter : THE brutal assault on a six-yearold minor girl in Gauharganj on November 21 stunned the entire State. But more shocking is the fact that even after 72 hours of his arrest, the accused Salman alias Nazar, has shown no sig..

MP Assembly Winter Session from todaySupplementary budget of Rs 10,000 cr to be presented

  By Bhavana : ‘Aparajita’ Shukla THE State Government is preparing to push urban bodies’ based reforms through fiveday winter session of the Legislative Assembly, going to start from Monday. In this very short session, th..

Narcotics Wing seizes drugs worthRs 30 crore; arrests three persons

  Senior Special Correspondent : IN A major breakthrough, Madhya Pradesh Narcotics Department arrested three accused involved in drugs racket and seized massive amount of drugs and chemicals (used in its preparation) worth Rs 3 crore on Fri..

Shahdol shivers at 6°C, Bhopal wakes-up to a mild 11°C

 Staff Reporter : MADHYA Pradesh has been experiencing mild winter conditions for the past one week, but this pattern is expected to change in east MP, however, for west MP the same pattern will continue for next five days. In the last 24 hours..

Raja Bhoj Airport activates CAT-II landing system, eliminating FOG disruptions

  Staff Reporter : THE problem of adverse weather and dense fog has finally been overcome at the State capital’s Raja Bhoj Airport. After longterm efforts, the Category II (CATII) landing system was formally commissioned at the airpo..

Straight from Bollywood’s Blockbuster MovieSocial media alertness leads to dramaticarrest of Raisen RAPE ACCUSED Salman

  Staff Reporter : HOUR Safter his arrest in Bhopal on Thursday night, Salman alias Nazar, the main accused wanted in the heinous rape case of a six-year-old girl in Raisen district, was injured in a police encounter (short encounter) in t..

PWD Minister Singh conducts surprise inspection ofKhargone by-pass, orders strict action on lapses

  Staff Reporter : PUBLIC Works Minister Rakesh Singh conducted a surprise inspection of the under-construction Khargone Bypass on National Highway 347 in Khargone district on Wednesday. The inspection was attended by Chief Engineer B P Bo..

Hijab-clad woman receives death threats,rape warnings over social media reels

  Staff Reporter : A MUSLIM woman in Bhopal, Yasmeen (30), has become the target of a torrent of rape threats, death threats and abusive harassment after posting personal Instagram reels while wearing a Hijab. The severity of the threats h..

Police bust inter-state gang of thieves,recover assets worth over Rs 1.22 crore

  Staff Reporter : POLICE have cracked multiple cases of theft and fraud across Indore, Vidisha, Tikamgarh, Sehore and Bhopal, recovering assets valued at over Rs 1.22 crore and arresting key suspects. The operations were carried out throu..

VIT UNIVERSITY VIOLENCE: CM Dr Yadav takes toughstand, orders review after students fall ill, arson erupts

Staff Reporter : CHIEF Minister Dr Mohan Yadav has taken strict cognizance of the incident at VIT University, Kothri, Sehore district, where students fell ill due to contaminated food, leading to a violent protest and an arson incident. The Chief Min..

Clear skies across the state; min temp likely to dip in east MP

Staff Reporter DURING the last 24 hours, maximum temperatures fell by about 2°C in districts of Ujjain division, while remaining largely unchanged in the rest of the State. These maximum temperatures stayed appreciably below normal by up to 3.2°..

Tension erupts in Gauharganj:Police use TEAR GAS as protestsagainst child rape turn VIOLENT

  Staff Reporter : HEAVY tension flared up in Gauharganj in Raisen district on Wednesday amid massive protests demanding the arrest of the accused, Salman alias Nazar, in the rape case of a sixyear-old girl. The situation suddenly deterior..

Murder over a ‘beedi’: Labourerbludgeoned to death near DIG Bungalow

Staff Reporter : IN A shocking incident, a 45- year-old daily-wage labourer was brutally bludgeoned to death following a dispute over a ‘beedi’. The incident took place near the DIG Bungalow Crossing under the Gautam Nagar Police Station..

Students riot at VIT College over poor food, water qualityVIOLENCE ON THE CAMPUSStudents torch college bus amid jaundice outbreak scare

  Staff Reporter : THE VIT College campus near Ashta on the Bhopal-Indore Highway transformed into a battleground late Tuesday night when students, frustrated by poor food and water quality, launched a violent protest against the college m..

Avoid unknown video calls:Cyber police warn amidrising SEXTORTION cases

  Staff Reporter : THE capital city of Bhopal is gripped by a severe wave of the online crime known as ‘Sextortion’ (Sexual Harassment cum Blackmailing). Given the rapid increase in cases, the Cyber Crime Police Commissionerate..

Gangsters challenge police on social media. media after arrests for vandalism

  Staff Reporter : DESPITE the police’s tough stance against hooliganism and the action of parading arrested suspects, the audacity of criminals in the State capital remains unbroken. Following the arrest of four main accused in the..

senior-lawyer-commits-suicide-after-being-falsely-incriminated-of-funding-terrorism

  Staff Reporter :  A SENIORadvocate committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence under the Jehangirabad police station limits late on Monday night, terrified after being falsely accused of financing terrorists involved in the Paha..

Rs 1 crore aid cleared for martyr Inspector Sharma’s family

  Staff Reporter:  A CABINET meeting was held on Tuesday in Mantralaya under chairmanship of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav The Cabinet approved financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the family of martyr Inspector (Special Armed Force) Ashi..

COOL BUT COMFORTABLE:Bhopal’s night temperature to settle at 12°C

Staff Reporter : THE winter pattern continued its gradual descent, though with notable contrasts across the state. Nowgong in Chhatarpur emerged as the coldest location, recording a sharp minimum of 8.1°C, while Khandwa led the daytime temperatu..

Protest erupts in Mandideep over six-year-old rape case; police resort to lathi charge on highway blockade

Staff Reporter : HEAVYpublic outrage was wit nessed in Mandideep on Monday against the rape of a six-year-old girl in Gauharganj, Raisen dis trict. Members of the Sakal Hindu Samaj blocked the Bhopal Mandideep Highway starting at 11 am, causing l..

Goons unleash FURY on a busy street, man beaten unconscious over an old case dispute

Staff Reporter : SERIOUS questions have once again been raised over the law and order situation in the State capital. On Sunday night, goons brazenly beat a man unconscious with sticks, rods and belts on a major road in the city’s busiest..

MISCREANT MISCREANTS GO BERSERK! ARSON ESC S GO BERSERK! ARSON ESCALA ALATES TERROR TES TERROR Unchecked gangs torch two cars in Khajuri

  Staff Reporter : THE reign of terror by miscre ants in the State capital has tak en a dangerous turn. Following vandalism and collective vio lence, criminals have now start ed targeting vehicles with arson. The latest incident occurred..

Nagpur’s Ajni Loco Shed sends out first engine built to prevent train collisions

   Staff Reporter :NAGPUR :THE Electric Loco Shed at Ajni, under Nagpur Division of Central Railway, has achieved an important milestone by dispatching its first locomotive equipped with advanced Automatic Train Protection System (ATPS) kno..

350th Shaheedi Gurpurab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib to be observed today

   Staff Reporter : The 350th Shaheedi Gurpurab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji will be observed on November 23, at Gurdwara Guru Nanakpura, Raisen Road, Bhopal. The morning programme will take place from 9 am to 2 pm, followed by the ev..

Stray dogs occupy patient beds in Khandwa hospital!

   By Bhavana ‘Aparajita’ Shukla : Almost everyday, there were news reports about shortage of beds and stretcher in Government hospitals. Patients and their relatives have to face hardship in absence or shortage of nece..

Is the fear of police fading? Rising crime continues unabated in State capital Residents feel unsafe as large groups of armed youth attack residential colonies and public spaces in Gandhi Nagar, Misrod, Jatkhedi and Shahpura

   Staff Reporter : A spree of hooliganism and lawlessness continues to plague the State capital. Sensational incidents reported over the past week in four separate areas, Gandhi Nagar, Misrod, Jatkhedi, and Shahpura, have not only rai..

Head Constable suspended for brutally assaulting service advisor over Rs 250 bill

   Staff Reporter : The high-handedness of the police uniform is once again making headlines on social media. A video of a street fight between a policeman and a young man went viral on social platforms on Saturday evening. The inciden..

Youths storm residential campus, brutally assault four men over road rage incident

   Staff Reporter : An incident of severe vandalism and violence occurred in the Rohit Nagar Covered Campus under the Shahpura Police Station area late Thursday night, continuing into the early hours of Friday. A mob of 18 to 20 youths..

Prominent Cases: Pregnancy Reveals Rape

   On October 6, a rape case came to light in the Kolar area after a 14-year-old girl became pregnant. The accused, Shubham Patel, a young man from the victim’s locality, allegedly lured and coerced her in May and threatened to kill h..

CM launches development projects worth Rs 39.80 crore in Vidisha

   Staff Reporter : Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav inaugurated multiple development projects worth Rs 39.80 crore in Kagpur, Vidisha, including the groundbreaking of 135 new community halls and a plan for a tourism water park, under the..

Pachmarhi shivers at 5.8°C, cold wave persists across State

   Staff Reporter : A fresh drop in temperatures tightened the grip of winter over Madhya Pradesh, with several districts reporting cold wave conditions. Pachmarhi recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the State at 5.8°C, fol..

Crime Against Women Soars: 35 cases of rape and molestation registered in one and a half months

   Staff Reporter : Incidents of molestation and rape against minors and women in the State capital continue unabated. According to police records, a total of 35 serious cases of rape and molestation have been registered in just one an..

Major fire breaks out in Kolar Mall’s beauty parlour Short circuit triggers fire; tamed after 60 minutes; goods worth lakhs destroyed

   Staff Reporter : Panic gripped a mall in Kajlikheda, within the Kolar Police Station area of the State capital, after a fierce fire broke out on Friday afternoon. The blaze, caused by a short circuit, started in a beauty parlour on..

NEW ADDITION New rakes reach Indore Indore-Nagpur Vande Bharat to run with double capacity

   By Bhavana ‘Aparajita’ Shukla :  After getting new Vande Bharat train connecting to Varanasi, the holy city of Uttar Pradesh in this month, there is another good news for railway passengers in the State. This time, p..

‘New revenue lines yield good results, approx 50% hike expected in a year’

  Madhya Pradesh : which falls under mid-performing circles post office is transforming itself into a large-scale. It stood among the top five in terms of network in the country is committed to increase its revenue also in future, says Chie..

Gang of masked men nabbed: Five held for cafe vandalism driven by students’ rivalry

  Staff Reporter : The police in the State capital have busted a major act of hooliganism that occurred at a cafe located in Sage Milestone, under the Misrod Police Station area, within 24 hours of the incident. The attack, stemming from ol..