to strengthen water supply arrangement of the city, Municipal Commissioner KVS Choudhary inspected works related to laying down pipelines and connectivity with other pipelines on Friday. He ordered to accelerate the work of laying pipeline, connectivity, restoration and complete them shortly. He also convened the meeting of BMC officers and representatives of concerned agencies involved in work of laying pipeline and instructed to work even on holidays in speedy manner and to complete remaining works ..

A little known hamlet Shiv Nagar Chandon of Itarsi (Hoshangabad) suddenly shot to limelight when a local lad of this village Vivek Sagar Prasad smashed a goal in 58th minute in India’s hockey match against Argentina in Tokyo Olympics 2020 on Thursday. Entire hamlet is feeling proud on the success of Vivek Sagar. Most importantly, family of Vivek Sagar is on ‘Cloud Nine’ after the stellar performance of Vivek Sagar in Tokyo Olympic. ‘The Hitavada’ spoke to brother of Vivek Sagar, Vidya Sagar Prasad, ..

More than 7.25 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered across the State on Thursday. COVID-19 vaccination was done at 3,874 centres including 3,849 government sessions and 25 sessions were held at private institutes. The target of the health department was to administer a total of 24 thousand doses in the state captial, against which 20,729 shots were given on Thursday...

Minister for Micro Small and Medium Industries, Information and Technology, Om Prakash Saklecha inaugurated JAAP Air Products Oxygen Plant at the premises of LNCT situated on Raisen Road. He was the Chief Guest of the programme. On this occasion, special guest Rameshwar Sharma, former Protem Speaker and present MLA Huzur constituency, LNCT University Chancellor JN Chouksey, Group’s Vice Chairperson Poonam Chouksey, Director Pooja Chouksey, Director Shweta Chouksey, LNCT Secretary Dr. Anupam Chouksey ..

A soulful music performance by Ustad Alauddin Khan Academy of Music and Arts and Ishaq Khan playing Sarangi were telecasted under the online cultural series ‘Gamak’ on Wednesday. In view of the Covid-19 epidemic, various academies of Madhya Pradesh Government, Culture Department have organised online series ‘Gamak’ on the social media platforms, focusing on the activities of multiple disciplines...

Weather Department has issued the warning of heavy to very heavy rains accompanied by thunder activities in some parts of Sheopur Kalan, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Guna, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Ashok Nagar etc. Heavy rains and thunder activities are likely in Rajgarh, Agar, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Vidisha, Chhattarpur, Balaghat, Panna, Shahdol and Tikamgarh districts respectively. Rains and thunder activities are likely in maximum places of Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Ujjain, Indore, Gwalior, Chambal divisions respectively. ..

In a solemn ceremony organised at Sudarshan Chakra War Memorial on the occasion of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, Lieutenant General Atulya Solankey, General Officer Commanding, Sudarshan Chakra Corps, on behalf of all ranks of the Corps, paid homage to the Bravehearts of the victorious Indian Army who made the supreme sacrifice for the Nation during the Kargil War. In the wake of precautionary measures which are in place due to Covid, only limited number of military personal and war veterans were present ..

The Swayam Siddha Gramin Mart was inaugurated in collaboration with NABARD at Omkareshwar in Punasa block of Khandwa district. The products of about 180 self-help groups will be put up for sale in the Gramin Mart. NABARD Chairman Dr GR Chintala launched the Gramin Mart and told that 130 crore women are associated with self-help groups all over India. The group can get good success with each other’s advice. Dr Chintala said that if all the members of the group work diligently, then each and every work ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there is a very favourable environment for industrial development and investment in Madhya Pradesh. The Government is providing all necessary facilities for land, electricity and industries at subsidised prices...

A melodious Marathi Bhaav Sangeet was presented by the artists from Gwalior on Saturday’s Gamak series. The performance also went live on social media. Keeping in view the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, various academies associated with the Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh have decided to telecast the cultural series ‘Gamak’ on social media platforms, where online performances delivered by cultural artists belonging to diverse cultural disciplines would be presented...

As rains have started to batter isolated parts of the State, supply of vegetables to cities from rural areas has been hit adversely. As there is less supply of vegetables, hence rates of vegetables has increased. In Bhopal, rate of maximum vegetables starts from Rs 40 to Rs 50 per kg. As rates of vegetables are on soaring path, common people, already suffering from less income in wake of corona pandemic, are finding themselves in piquant situation. To cope up with the situation, many people have started ..

A mass inoculation drive – organised in the State vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries against COVID-19 on Thursday. COVID-19 vaccination was done at 4,640 centres including 4,624 government sessions and 16 sessions were held at private institutes. The target of the health department was to administer a total of 11.5 lakh doses, against which 10,64,424 shots were given on Thursday...

Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath has tried to pass on heat on Centre in the wake of Pegasus spyware case and said that it is the biggest privacy attack. He even demanded that Centre should file an affidavit in Apex Court that it had neither purchased nor took license (of Pegasus). Addressing the press conference in State capital on Wednesday, he also demanded probe into the matter by any sitting Judge of Apex Court. Coming down heavily on Centre, he also pointed out towards the apprehension that spyware ..

“To prevent adulteration in milk tankers, MP State Co-operative Dairy Federation will install digital locks and vehicle tracking systems in tankers collecting milk,” informed Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister Prem Singh Patel while reviewing activities of Dairy Federation on Wednesday. Madhya Pradesh will be first State in the country to do so, said Patel adding that complaints of adulteration in milk tankers were being received since a long time. This will effectively check adulteration ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the case of spying through Pegasus spyware is a deep conspiracy of anti-national forces and Congress to malign Indian democracy. BJP strongly rejects the baseless allegations made by Congress over the spying matter. Interacting with mediapersons at his residence on Tuesday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Congress is having a long history of going for spying. Congress had been in a habit of doing phone tapping and spying of its leaders ..

The 17-year-old injured tiger (T-11) brought to Van Vihar National Park from Pench Tiger Reserve on July 13 has died on Tuesday. The tiger was brought to the park for treatment after having several injuries on his neck, back and other body parts. The park officials informed that the cat had received injury after fighting with another tiger. Dr Atul Gupta and his team were continuously treating the tiger with 24X7 monitoring. Even after all possible efforts, the tiger could not survive and died ..

In the meeting of the Executive Committee of Gandhi Medical College (GMC), which concluded on Monday, the income and expenditure details for the year 2021-22 for the college were approved. Divisional Commissioner Kavindra Kiyawat, while presiding over the meeting, directed that for a balanced budget review the income-expenditure every three months. GMC Dean Dr Jitendra Shukla and Joint Commissioner Anil Kumar Dwivedi were also present in the meeting...

The ‘Dastak Abhiyan’ – aimed to detect diseases in early childhood – was launched at the state-run JP Hospital on Monday. The campaign will continue till August 18. Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Prabhakar Tiwari said that by providing health and nutrition services to children below 5 years, the expected mortality rate in children can be brought down. He said that the mortality rate can be reduced to 22 per cent by breastfeeding children less than six months of age and by providing nutritious ..

Following the pattern of Uttarakhand Government, Madhya Pradesh is planning to keep its conserved forest areas including tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries open for tourists throughout the year. About two weeks back, Uttrakhand Government announced to keep Jim Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserve open for tourists throughout the year. The decision has given a new hope to MP Government for generating revenue with tourism sector. This would help to boost revenue from tourism industry ..

“To deal with much anticipated third wave of coronavirus all essential healthcare facilities must be ensure and taken care of,” said Tribal Affairs and Scheduled Castes Welfare and Minister Meena Singh. Minister Singh underlined the fact that the Coronavirus pandemic is still not over in a meeting held with the district planning committee which was aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus infections. Citing the vulnerability of young children towards Covid-19 infections during the third wave ..

RESEARCHERS at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, have identified a key gene in plants that encodes a protein that regulates the development of a seed into a sapling. The researchers have reported the nature of this gene and associated protein and their role in early seedling development in the journal Plant Physiology. According to the team, germination of a seed is a complex process involving many biochemical, physiological and morphological changes within ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that his first priority as Chief Minister is to provide employment opportunities to youth of the State. Training to youth should be given according to their jobs for an Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh. He was discussing on the presentation of the topic ‘Employment Opportunities’ for the youth of the state with the officials of CRISP at his residence...

On the occasion of Bhagwan Jhule Lal’s ‘Chalia Mahotsava’, a dance programme was organized under Gamak Series of Sindhi Sahitya Academy on Saturday. The dance programme was focused on obeisance to Bahirana and Sindhi songs. Dance group was led by Satish Tejwani. Taking part in online programme organised by Madhya Pradesh Sindhi Sahitya Academy, Culture Minister Usha Thakur said that the literature associated with Bhagwan Jhule Lal is source of spiritual inspiration. ‘We should go through such literature..

A car rammed into a pillar, leaving five people injured, including a couple, whose fight allegedly led to the accident in Eitkhedi area on Friday. The complainant, Sanjeev Malviya’s wife was on the driving seat and the car hit the pillar when the couple got into a verbal spat. Malviya’s daughter and two sisters-in-law, who were also in the car, got injured. All the injured people have been admitted to a private hospital in Misrod and the cops are probing the matter. According to police reports, the ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be given to families of those who died in the unfortunate incident of Ganjbasoda. Rs 50,000 will be provided to the injured and arrangements will be made for their free treatment. ..

In the unlock phase, life has returned to normal phase in state. people are enjoying the unlock phase by adhering to corona protocol which make wearing of mask compulsory apart from ensuring the social distancing. Even awareness programmes are being run to follow corona protocol in strict manner. Large number of people has developed the habit of appropriate corona behavior. Now more people are seen wearing mask at public places. Most people are still desisting from taking children to market places ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that from July 26, classes of 11th and 12th standard of the State board will be started with 50 per cent capacity. There is a possibility of a third wave of corona, but at present the situation in the State is under control. State Government is constantly vigilant about the situation of corona infection. The decision is being taken to open educational institutions while staying alert. ..

All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and former Union minister Ajay Maken has expressed strong concern on sky-rocketing inflation which has derailed the normal life of common people. He said that more people have become poor in country. Addressing a press conference at Congress office on Wednesday, he told that amidst the economic recession in country, Central Government has burdened the people with skyrocketing prices. People are paying more to purchase the necessary things. Going ..

Governor Mangubhai Patel has said that it is the duty of every person to cooperate in making efforts to deliver the benefits of government schemes to the eligible persons and the needy. It is the responsibility of government to make the schemes successful, such recognition is not proper. Efforts should be made to benefit others as well as benefit from the schemes of the government. He was addressing a gathering at Manglik Bhawan of Amdo village during the inspection of tribal dominated villages ..

After the initial phase of lockdown, passengers waiting to board the train at Railway station and waiting halls were seen flouting Covid-19 protocols. The passengers were not wearing face masks. They were sitting in close proximity to each other in groups and not maintaining social distancing. The concerned authorities of the Western Central Railway (WCR) were looking relaxed in implementation of Covid-19 protocol, as no official was present to instruct the passengers to wear face masks and maintain ..

Objections and suggestions should be received from the general public within 15 days by publishing the proposed Madhya Pradesh Municipality (Colony Development) Rules-2021. Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh gave these instructions during the discussion on departmental rules. He said that it should be ensured that the building permission is given within 30 days. He said that applications should not remain pending for more than the stipulated time anywhere. Commissioner Urban Administrat..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan conducted a surprise inspection of a fair price shop located at Ambikapuri during his stay in Indore on Sunday. The CM also inquired about the operation of the shop form the operator of Vivekananda Primary Cooperative Consumer Store. CM Chouhan directed the administrative officers present on the spot to conduct a survey of all eligible consumers. He said that all eligible consumers should be given ration of fair price. During this, he asked the Collector Manish ..

The Department of Sports and Youth Welfare (DSYW) bid a heart-warming farewell to District Sports Officer, Jabalpur, Santosh Rajput and his Seoni counterpart Maqsooda Mirza, who retired from their services on Sunday. Director, DSYW, Pawan Jain honoured the retired officers by presenting them with a bunch of flowers, shawl, cumin and a memento at a programme organised at Tatya Tope Stadium. Notably, Rajput and Mirza had been employed in the government services since August 30, 1983 and September 1, ..

The State capital’s Jyoti Ratre has become the oldest Indian mountaineer to brave the daunting 5,642-meter high Mount Elbrus, one of the famous mountains situated in Russia and the European continent. A group comprising four members, including Jyoti, led by an adventure club, headed to Moscow, the capital of Russia on July 2, 2021. All the members of the group stood victorious by climbing the 5,642 meter long peak of Mount Elbrus...

Municipal Commissioner KVS Chaudhary inspected several vaccination camps set-up at residential areas in the State capital on Saturday. Chaudhary has directed officials to merge the accounts of property and water tax as well as he has instructed the staffers to ensure effective collection of revenue and other tax. In order to recover the taxes, he has directed the Assistant Engineers of Water Works Department to generate the bills and distribute them among the people concerned. Commissioner has also ..

South-West monsoon is on revival path in Madhya Pradesh. Now, plumes of dark black clouds are hovering in the sky, signalling a harbinger of rains in the offing. Even a few places received light to moderate rains. As far as Bhopal is concerned then sky was replete with black clouds and it looked that heavy rains may pound city any time. However, till evening there were no rainfall activities in city.Owing to cloud cover, weather conditions have turned pleasant in city and there is coolness in air ..

 Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath met Governor Mangubhai Patel at Raj Bhavan on Friday. Later, Kamal Nath told waiting mediapersons that during meeting, he informed Governor about law and order situation of State. He told the Governor that people of SC,ST are not safe in State. Apart from presenting the situation of tribals, he also informed Governor about the problems of farmers, small traders, unemployed youths, about murder of a tribal family in Nemawar of Dewas, about the flattened economic ..

The second dose administration of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines continued across the State on Thursday under the ongoing ‘Mega Vaccination Camp’. As many as 3,389 inoculation centres were setup in the entire state and a more than 7.04 lakh doses were administered, according to details provided by CoWin dashboard. Notably, this was an average turnout of vaccination in the state, in the three-day drive launched to boot second dose tally in the State. Now, a total of 2,31,83,041 doses, including both ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that experience of world shows that wearing a mask reduces the risk of corona by up to 95 per cent. We quickly forget the pain of lockdown. The lockdown has affected the employment and business of many people. The infection can be controlled by wearing a mask and following the precautions of maintaining distance. With this we can continue the economic activities of employment and business. Now is the opportunity to set an example in following COVID-friendly ..

The Madhya Pradesh Nurses Association has called off its ongoing strike following the orders of High Court which instructed them to join duty within 24 hours on Wednesday. Simultaneously, High Court also instructed State Government to consider nurses’ demand. State President of Madhya Pradesh Nurses Association Manju Meshram said that respecting the HC’s orders, the strike has been called off and all the nurses will return to their duty from Thursday. The strike of nurses working under the Department ..

In a veiled reference to brutal incidents happened with women and girls in some parts of State, including Alirajpur, Nemawar, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that from some time, disturbing incidents have occurred in State and all these incidents are related to daughters. He said that strict action should be taken against those who indulge in excesses, inhuman behaviour. Even if family members do such acts, they should not be spared. He was reviewing law and order situation at Mantralaya ..

Cabinet decided to conduct a pilot scheme for distribution of fortified rice under the Targeted Public Distribution System of the Government of India in Singrauli district to combat anaemia and micronutrient deficiency. Under this, efforts will be made to cure serious health problems like anaemia and malnutrition by fortifying rice with iron, folic acid and vitamin B-12. This scheme will be operational till 2022-23...

With a view to stop the spread of coronavirus, a mega sanitisation drive was conducted on Monday simultaneously across all the major public areas and markets of Bhopal. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has deployed more than 20 big trippers, anti-fogging machines and tractor mount sprinklers to sanitise large scale of residential areas, markets, and public places of the city...

On the occasion of International Plastic-Free Day, a large plastic wall has been built in the New Market area in Bhopal. Plastic wrappers used for packing different food items were used in construction the wall. The purpose behind building the wall is to disseminate message to the people to not use polythene bags. Many people visited the area to get a glimpse of the polythene wall. BMC Staffers said that the amount of plastic waste is increasing in Bhopal every year. Plastic bags are not recyclable ..

All the six tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh have been closed for three months in light of Monsoon period. Buffer areas of reserves will remain open for tourist during this Monsoon period. Only core areas of the reserves have been closed for the tourists from July 1 to September 30. Alok Kumar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) MP Forest said, “Core areas of all tiger reserves have been closed till September 30. Buffer zone will remain open in a restricted manner.” He further said this ..

An extensive santisation drive was carried out on the roads of the state capital by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) as the Sunday curfew is now revoked by the state government. BMC has deployed more than 20 big trippers, anti-fogging machines and tractor mount sprinklers to sanitise large scale of residential areas, markets, and public places of the city. Divisional Commissioner Kavindra Kiyawat has directed to continue sanitisation work to keep the citizens safe, living in major residential areas ..

 Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur taking a review meeting of Rampath Van Gama Marg in Chitrakoot on Saturday.   Staff Reporter : Tourism, Culture, and Spirituality Minister Usha Thakur said that the development of Rampath Van Gaman Marg is the top priority of the State Government. ‘Rampath Van Gaman Marg’ will be completed in three phases. In the first phase, the sites of Kamadgiri Parikrama, in the second phase the sites of 84 Koshi Parikrama of Chitrakoot, ..

SAPAKS party demonstrated against increased prices of domestic gas cylinders, rising inflation, swollen rates of petrol, diesel and other edible items on Saturday. Demonstrating SAPAKS party workers were holding placards in their hands and raising slogan. Later, they were arrested by police. It was around 12.30 pm that SAPAKS party workers gathered at MP Nagar Square and started their protest...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh should achieve self-reliance in the production of medical oxygen at the earliest, so that at the time of crisis, the State need not depend on oxygen supply from other states. ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that National Institute of Mental Health and Research (NIMHR) being built at Sehore and the sports complex being constructed for the differently-abled at Gwalior by the Government of India are unique gifts for the State...