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Dy CM Devda performs bhoomipujan ofnew building of Gorabazar Police Station

 Staff Reporter :  Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda performed bhoomipujan for the construction of new building of Gorabazar Police Station. The ceremony was held in the presence of Mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh Annu, Cantonment MLA Ashok Rohani,..

State Energy Dept. Secy Gadhpale inspects SLDC

  Staff Reporter : Energy Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Energy Department and Managing Director, MP Power Management Company, Vishesh Gadhpale inspected the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) located at Nayagaon in the headquarters of Madhya Pra..

JMC creates history: Collects record Rs 21.33 cr in single day

  Staff Reporter : The Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has created a new benchmark in revenue collection by depositing Rs 21.33 crore into its treasury in a single day through the National Lok Adalat. The achievement is being termed as..

President Murmu honours WCR’s Miyana Rly Station with NECA 2025

  Staff Reporter :  West Central Railway’s Miyana Railway Station has been honoured with the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award (NECA) 2025 for its outstanding initiatives in energy conservation. The award was presented by..

‘Mahila Morcha will work to ensure Govt schemes’ benefits reach every woman in MP’

  Staff Reporter :  Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha State President Ashwini Paranjpe on Sunday said that strengthening women socially, economically and organisationally would be her top priority. Addressing party..

Bhopal Airport set to get Metro connectivity in Phase 2

  By Chandravir Kumar :  The demand to connect Raja Bhoj International Airport to the Metro Rail project is rapidly gaining traction, driven by the city's fast-growing air traffic and the need for a well-organized transport network suitable..

President Droupadi Murmu honours Miyana Railway Station with National Energy Conservation Award 2025

  Staff Reporter :  Miyana Railway Station of West Central Railway, Bhopal Division has been honored with the National Energy Conservation Award (NECA) 2025 for its outstanding work in energy efficiency. The award was presented by Presiden..

Ministry staffer’s wife duped of Rs 3 lakh via UPI transactions

  Staff Reporter : Cases of online fraud continue unabated in the State capital, Bhopal. In the latest incident, the bank account of the wife of an employee working at the Vallabh Bhavan Secretariat (Ministry) was allegedly drained of appro..

Special Air India Bhopal-Bengaluru service begins to ease festive rush

  Staff Reporter : Amid the pressure of the festive season and growing business travel, there is relieving news for passengers traveling from Bhopal to Bengaluru. Air India has decided to launch an additional flight on the Bengaluru-Bhopal-..

Paddy procurement made simpler with 24x7 Tuhar Token booking

   Staff Reporter : RAIPUR : In a significant move to simplify paddy procurement and place farmer convenience at the centre of the process, the Chhattisgarh Government has made the ‘Tuhar Token’ mobile application avai..

Delay in relieving transferred SHOs disrupts administrative functioning

   Staff Reporter : Raipur : Displeasure has surfaced at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Nava Raipur over the failure to relieve several police station in-charges despite the issuance of recent transfer orders. Sources said that..

513 new 4G mobile towers for State

   Staff Reporter : RAIPUR : The Union Government has approved the installation of 513 new 4G mobile towers in Chhattisgarh through BSNL under the Digital Bharat Nidhi. Welcoming the decision, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai describ..

Sai completes 2 yrs in office as Chief Minister

   Staff Reporter : RAIPUR : Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai completed two years in office as Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister on Saturday. Sai expressed gratitude to the people of State, describing the tenure not as mere governa..

‘Bastar will be India’s most developed tribal div in 5 yrs’

   Staff Reporter :   RAIPUR : Union Home Minister Cooperation Amit Shah ON Saturday addressed the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics-2025 at Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Jagdalpur in Bastar. Addressing the concluding cerem..

Re-define Breast Cancer Awareness Month as Action Month, press global health experts

   By Shivanjali Verma :  Calling for a fundamental shift in global strategy against breast cancer citing inequitable survival rates, the global health experts advocated to officially re-define “Breast Cancer Awareness Month̶..

SC asks DGP to conduct SIT probe into death of tribal youth in Sagar

   Legal Correspondent :  The Supreme Court has directed the DGP of Madhya Pradesh to conduct an SIT investigation into the death of a tribal youth in Sagar. The order was issued due to the involvement of former Home Minister Bhupendra..

Two held in sand trader’s murder case

   Staff Reporter :  Police have successfully apprehended two individuals in connection with broad daylight murder of sand trader, Dharmendra Thakur in Sihora, Jabalpur. The assailants were arrested on Friday evening after a concerted..

Dy CM stresses on need for planned urban settlement, systematic development of city

   Staff Reporter :  Deputy Chief Minister and District In-charge Minister Jagdish Devda chaired an important Jila Vikas Salahkar Samiti meeting, on Saturday. He reviewed ongoing development works and outlined future plans for the dist..

Last National Lok Adalat of 2025 successfully conducted across MP

   Legal Correspondent :  In a landmark stride toward accessible and amicable justice delivery, fourth and last National Lok Adalat of 2025 was successfully conducted across Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, reaffirming the judiciary’s..

Two years of governance has marked significant devpt for Jabalpur: Devda

   Staff Reporter :  Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Saturday said that completion of two successful years of Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh Government has marked a decisive phase of development for Jabalpur district, with huge..

Driver beaten to death with stick following dispute in Kamla Nagar

   A youth was allegedly beaten to death with a stick in the Kamla Nagar area of Bhopal following a trivial dispute. The deceased has been identified as Kailash Yadav (36), who worked as a driver. The incident occurred on December 9, when K..

Bhopal airport ready for winter fog: Flights possible at 350m RVR

   Staff Reporter : Raja Bhoj International Airport has finalised its preparations to handle potential low-visibility conditions (fog) anticipated during the upcoming winter season. A comprehensive Fog Management Dry Run was successful..

National Lok Adalat sees record disposal of over 21,000 cases

   Staff Reporter : The National Lok Adalat held at the District Court, Bhopal, on Saturday witnessed resolution of a large number of pending and pre-litigation cases, as part of an initiative guided by the National Legal Services Auth..

History-sheeter shot, stabbed after wedding over old rivalry in Eetkhedi

   Staff Reporter : Danish Ali, a history-sheeter with 45 criminal cases against him, was shot at by assailants on a public road while returning from a wedding function. The attackers fired three rounds, hitting him in the leg and abdo..

National Manhunt Bhopal Police launches operation ‘Clean Sweep’ across 20 states

   Staff Reporter : The Crime Branch of Bhopal Police executed a major ‘Clean Sweep’ operation across 20 states, deploying 12 teams with 50 members simultaneously to serve 385 legal notices. The campaign, which spanned 15 d..

Bhopal will be a prime example of heritage, development: CM Yadav

   Staff Reporter : On Saturday, marking the successful completion of two years of his Government’s development and service, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav laid the foundation stone for the grand ‘Samrat Vikramaditya Welcome..

Koli youth attempts suicide during protest at Yeshwant Stadium

   Staff Reporter : Tension gripped the area around Yashwant Stadium on Saturday when a young man from the Koli community, who was participating in the agitation demanding reservation, attempted suicide by jumping from the stadium. The..

Govt mulling 800 MW thermal power project at CSTPS

   Staff Reporter : MAHARASHTRA’S Minister of State for Energy Meghna Bordikar-Sakore, on Saturday, outlined ambitious renewable energy targets and stated that the State would bolster plans for a new 800 MW thermal power project..

CIMCON Management Foundation launches website, registration portal

   Business Reporter : To give a significant economic boost to Nagpur region, the CIMCON Management Foundation (CMF), in association with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Nagpur, has launched the Central India Management Conc..

ejuvenating ivers Construction of 50 new sewage treatment plants underway

   Staff Reporter :  HALF of the sewage from cities, towns and villages goes into the State’s rivers untreated. To reduce the direct release of sewage into rivers, the State Government is constructing 50 new sewage treatment plan..

Kopra Reservoir earns prestigious global Wetland Status

   Staff Reporter : RAIPUR : A significant milestone has been achieved for conservation in Chhattisgarh as the breathtaking Kopra Reseroir has been officially inscribed on the Ramsar List, recognising it as a Wetland of Internatio..

Massive fire breaks out at BSP

   Staff Reporter :  BHILAI : Massive fire broke out in the coke oven gas supply pipeline near the Power and Blowing Station (PBS-II) of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) around 12:00 noon on Friday. After three-hours of effort, the fire..

SEOIACB arrests key conduit in coal levy cash conversion racket

   Staff Reporter : Raipur : The State Economic Offences Investigation and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SEOIACB) has arrested Rakesh Kumar Jain, a key alleged conduit accused of converting illegal coal levy collections into cash throug..

Bilaspur train accident falloutSECR DRM transferred

   Our Correspondent : BILASPUR : The Ministry of Railways, Government of India, has transferred Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of South East Central Railway (SECR) Bilaspur Division, Rajmal Khoiwal as the NF-HAG (Non-Functional..

PWD cancels Rs 15.99 cr new Vidhan Sabha tender

   Staff Reporter : Raipur : The Public Works Department (PWD) has cancelled the Rs 15.99-crore tender for furniture fixing and installation at the New Vidhan Sabha complex in Naya Raipur following sustained scrutiny over its tech..

2 yrs of clean BJP ruleends Naxalism, boosts devpt: CM

   Staff Reporter : RAIPUR : Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday asserted that his BJP Government, completing two years in office, has worked tirelessly as a clean and transparent administration to position Chhattisgarh as a d..

Two men attempt to snatch gold chain from patient’s attendant at Medical College

   Staff Reporter :  Intentionally creating an uproar late on Thursday night, two young men attempted to snatch a gold chain from a patient’s attendant at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College. Garha police reported that Ab..

Cops probing sand trader’s murder case raid borders of Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla distts

   Staff Reporter:  The police team investigating the absconding masked criminals, who shot dead a sand trader in broad daylight under the jurisdiction of Khitoula police station on Thursday afternoon, raided borders of Jabalpur, Katni..

Manager of MP Warehousing and Logistics Corporation held for accepting bribe in Seoni

   Staff Reporter :  Lokayukta police on Friday successfully conducted a sting operation, apprehending a manager of Madhya Pradesh Warehousing and Logistics Corporation in Seoni for accepting bribe. The accused, identified as Mukesh P..

HC imposes interim stay on 2023 Vikram Award for Adventure Sports

   Legal Correspondent :  A single bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court comprising Justice Vishal Mishra imposed an interim stay on 2023 Vikram Award for Adventure Sports. The court ordered the event to be postponed until next hearing...

HC prohibits any action against 3 reporters who conducted sting operation

   Legal Correspondent :  Three reporters who conducted a sting operation involving illegal liquor, gambling, drug supply, and patronage of prostitution in spa centres by four police stations in Sagar district have received significant..

Two Years In Office Making MP Naxal-free, Ken-Betwa big achievements: CM

   Staff Reporter : Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Friday released a book detailing the achievements of his two-year tenure, providing information on the development work accomplished in the State and the roadmap prepared for the com..

Ola rider, 2 female booked for alleged

   Staff Reporter : A shocking case of alleged assault and rape of an 18-year-old engineering student has surfaced in Radhapuram Colony, Kolar, of the city. A police case has been registered against the main accused, an Ola rider, and..

Phishing Alert: Scammers using highly realistic duplicate bank websites to steal funds

   Staff Reporter : The changing landscape of technology has prompted cyber fraudsters to alter their modus operandi, leading to a sharp rise in cyber fraud cases in Bhopal. Imposters are now creating duplicate websites that perfectly..

Government recommends dismissal of controversial IAS Officer Verma

   BHOPAL : The Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday sent a proposal to the Central Government recommending the dismissal of IAS officer Santosh Verma, State President of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Officers and Employees Associat..

ngt-deadline-looms-but-demarcation-work-has-not-even-commenced

   Staff Reporter : Despite stringent orders from the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Bhopal administration is repeatedly postponing the demarcation of the Upper Lake (Bada Talab) catchment area. The demarcation exercise, which bega..

Two Years In Office Making MP Naxal-free, Ken-Betwa big achievements: CM

   Staff Reporter : Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav on Friday released a book detailing the achievements of his two-year tenure, providing information on the development work accomplished in the State and the roadmap prepared for the com..

Amendments to Lokayukta Act bring IAS officers under its purview

   Staff Reporter : The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has given approval to amendments to the Lokayukta Act. The amendments will bring Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and several State-appointed officials under the purv..

With 200, Shiv Sena (Sh) leader tops the list

   Staff Reporter : The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on Friday submitted an affidavit naming several political and social personalities who have put up illegal flexes, hoardings, banners and cutouts across the city. In the next h..

Another barrier bites the dust

   Staff Reporter :  Life is unpredictable, they say, but a heavy vehicle colliding into and damaging the height barriers at entrance on both ends of Shaheed Gowari flyover Sitabuldi, within days of installing them has become a predict..