Even as flow of traffic became less on roads due to on going Corona Curfew but vehicles, comparatively less in number to normal days, continued to move on roads. Cops have barricaded the main roads to prevent unnecessary movement of vehicles. Moreover, cops kept checking vehicle to ensure that no one should move unnecessarily on road. Cops were seen stopping vehicles and asking that where they were going and in connection with which work. Some people were also returned to their home when they failed ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said, “The Government is making every possible effort to deal with corona crisis, but without the active support of public, we will not be able to win this battle. It is necessary that every person becomes aware to end corona infection. Everyone has to understand that to wear a mask, keeping a distance of 2 yards, washing hands frequently and not leaving the house until necessary is very important till corona infection ends.” The Chief Minister said that it ..

The National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) has secured Euro 68.87 million (Rs 600 cr) loan from Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank, for onward lending to co-operatives in the country. An agreement was inked between NCDC and the German bank in this regard in presence of the Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar in New Delhi. The minister also presided another first, signing of an agreement between the Indian Chamber of Commerce and NCDC to boost farmers linkages with ..

On Tuesday, around 3,106 people were vaccinated in different wards in city. Bhopal Municipal Corporation Commissioner KVS Chaudhary reviewed the arrangement in wards and ensured that COVID -19 compliance is being followed by the employees and hospital personnels deployed in wards. The vaccination centres have been started in all 85 wards in the city in 19 zones. Other facilities like sitting arrangements, water supply and other basic amenities in these centres are also being monitored on daily ..

The corona nodal officer and medical specialist of JP Hospital, Dr Yogendra Shrivastava submitted his resignation alleging misbehaviour by Congress leaders after a patient died here on Saturday. The family members of the patient, Takht Singh Shakya (40), have claimed alleged negligence in treatment by the doctors. A video footage of the incident went viral over social media in which Congress MLA, P C Sharma and former corporator Yogendra Singh Guddu are seen talking to the doctor. Dr Shrivastava is ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that corona crisis in the State is unprecedented. Conditions are more serious than last year. State Government is constantly active towards arranging for treatment, spreading public awareness, but real fight against corona is being fought only by nurses, paramedical staff, anganwadi workers, ASHA workers. The Chief Minister was addressing the health sector personnel of all districts of the State including nurses, paramedical staff, compounders, ward boys, ..

  Madhya Pradesh reported the biggest spurt of 4,882 daily COVID-19 infections on Friday, crossing the 4,000 figure for the third consecutive day.  With Friday’s addition, the State now has over 3.27 lakh confirmed infections and 23 more fatalities, pushed the death toll to 4,136. Just in the first nine days of this month, Madhya Pradesh has detected more than 31,000 cases, adding, on an average, 3,000 cases every day, data released by the State Government shows. The ..

People went on purchasing spree hours before lockdown came into force on Friday. They made beeline before shops to stock necessary grocery items. Likewise, they also purchased vegetables in big quantity so that they should not face any problem till Monday the day when lockdown will come to an end as of now. Markets witnessed huge rush of people who were in hurry to buy rice, edible oil, pulses and other necessary house hold items. In this buying spree, people hardly followed the social distancing ..

Strike by RTO employees across Madhya Pradesh for past two days paralysed work. Many people are returning home without their work getting done. People said that they were given online slots for license, test drive, vehicle transfer and new registration but office is closed for two days. RTO officials are demonstrating for two days after their several years demand could not be approved by the Government...

Now, sanitization activities will include washing of roads in vulnerable areas and containment zones .On Wednesday sanitation activities were carried out in different areas. Rakshak sprayer machine along with RMC miller is being used to reach larger areas in city. Sanitization activities is focusing on raising awareness among public. As number of Corona cases has been increased it has become important to remind people to stay inside in containment zones. In containment zones barricades have been placed...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that April 6 is a very historic and holy day. On this day, Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March ended and Bharatiya Janata Party was constituted on April 6. “It is a happy coincidence that today, on April 6, we are sitting in front of Gandhiji’s statue for Swasthya Agrah,” he added. He said Mahatma Gandhi liberated the country with Satyagrah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleaned the country through Swachh Agrah. “In this chain, today I am in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s ..

BJP celebrated 41st Foundation Day as ‘Sewa Hi Sangathan’ theme across Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan garlanded statues of great party leaders at BJP office in Bhopal. CM Chouhan garlanded statue of Kushabhau Thakre, Raj Mata Vijayaraje Scindia, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay etc. Moreover, CM went to the house of president of booth number 273, Roop Singh Tomar in Shahpura to unfurl party’s flag at his house. Along with this, CM also heard the message of Prime Minister ..

State fencing academy’s player T Sai Sanket Sharma will represent Indian in Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championship at Cairo Egypt to be held from April 11, 2021. He will also showcase his talent in the individual foil competition. Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated T Sai Sanket on this achievement and encouraged him to perform well in the world fencing championship...

Former Minister and Congress MLA PC Sharma hit the roads and applied mask on faces of those people who were not wearing the mask. While doing so, he also gave the message of protection from corona which is spreading in rapid manner in Bhopal...

State fencing academy’s player T Sai Sanket Sharma will represent Indian in Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championship at Cairo Egypt to be held from April 11, 2021. He will also showcase his talent in the individual foil competition. Minister for Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated T Sai Sanket on this achievement and encouraged him to perform well in the world fencing championship. She showed full confidence over T Sai Sharma on winning medal for the country and making ..

As it was Sunday lockdown, passengers who moved out from other states and cities faced several inconveniences in city for local transportation. People who travelled to Bhopal from other states and cities via train were looking of taxis and cabs at the railway station. When passengers stepped out of the Bhopal and Habibganj Railway Stations, they were perplexed to see no taxi and autorickshaws. After celebrating the festival of Holi, many people came back to their home town from other states. ..

“Increase the number of test counters at fever clinics so that people coming to get tested for Covid-19 do not have to wait,” said Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare Dr Prabhuram Chaudhary on Sunday. Minister Chaudhary gave the above directions to CMHOs and Civil Surgeons in the state while inspecting a Fever Clinic in Sagar District Hospital. The minister appealed to all citizens above 45 years of age to reach out to the vaccination centres in maximum numbers...

To facilitate traffic and to develop a new shopping complex between 11 Number and 12 Number bus stop, Divisional Commissioner Kavindra Kiyawat visited the area and instructed to take strict action against those using illegal constructions for commercial as well as for residential purpose. The Divisional Commissioner along with BMC KVS Chaudhary Kolsani and Public Works Department officials inspected the road from Durgadas Rathore intersection at Arera Colony to number 12 No. Stop, with a view to facilitate ..

Markets and public places wore a deserted look on Rang Panchmi in Bhopal on Friday. Administration had prohibited social gathering and opening of markets to break the chain of coronavirus. Normally, markets remain abuzz with cacophony of people doing shopping. Likewise, roads remain busy due to regular traffic chaos. But on Friday, market lanes were empty and city roads were almost deserted as only few vehicles were seen on roads. ..

Rare species of vulture was found in injured condition in residential colony of Sagar district on Friday. Forest team reached the spot after being informed about the injured vulture. He was carried to the veterinary hospital by the team for further treatment. The vulture was given painkiller and other medicines. ..

In the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP State President V D Sharma, party candidate for Damoh Assembly by-election Rahul Singh filed nomination papers on Tuesday. After filing nomination papers, BJP leaders addressed a huge ig public rally. They said that Damoh by-election was totally an election of development. They promised that no stone would be left unturned to ensure development...

Heat wave warning has been issued in many parts of the State. Due to the absence of any weather system active and winds being western and northwest, maximum temperature has been increasing in most of Madhya Pradesh, including the capital. Heat wave has been experienced in Rewa, Satna, Umaria, Jabalpur, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Dhar, Ratlam, Datia, Gwalior and Guna. As per Weather Department officials, at present, no weather system is active. Wind also continues in the direction of western and northwest...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that corona cases are increasing in the State but there is no need to panic. There is adequate availability of free testing, treatment and beds in all districts. In Government hospitals, private hospitals and hospitals identified under Ayushman Yojana, free corona treatment is being provided. For private hospitals, limit of fees has been fixed, they will not be able to charge more than that. He said that vaccination is an effective way to prevent corona. ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh each to three women affected by the heinous crime of mutilation in March. He was addressing a meeting held at his official residence regarding formation of stringent laws to prevent domestic violence. He said domestic violence by husband or any member of the family is basically murder of faith...

 shops in the State capital will now shut down at 9 pm while people will not be allowed to gather on Holi at public places. In the wake of increasing Covid cases, Bhopal Collector Avinash Lavania has issued fresh set of guidelines on Friday. These orders will be immediately effective and action will be taken against violators under Section-188 of the IPC. Night curfew timings revisedThe order states that all shops and commercial establishments will remain closed from 9 pm to 6 pm and unnecessary ..

After declaring their candidates, BJP and Congress have started ground work in by-poll bound Damoh Assembly seat. They are making all efforts to create favourable atmosphere for themselves. The campaigning is yet to gain pace, most probably, both the parties will try to accelerate campaigning after Holi festival. BJP has pressed all its stalwart leaders into preparations of Damoh Assembly by-election. BJP State President V D Sharma has already made two ministers, including Bhupendra Singh and ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Khajuraho will be established as an international center of art and culture to place it on the global stage. Talking about immense possibilities of tourism in Khajuraho, he told Khajuraho will be established as an ideal center of tourism. For this, experience of people working in tourism sector will be utilised. Along with this, work will be done to ensure that Khajuraho Dance Festival meets international standards. He was dedicating Chhatrasal Convention ..

Hot and humid weather conditions were witnessed in the city Weather patterns have been disturbed in various districts of Madhya Pradesh since March 17. Now process of clearing weather is taking place. Weather has started to clear gradually as the winds change was recorded and sorting clouds will bring sunshine. This will cause day temperature to rise and night temperature are expected to fall. Western disturbance is currently active in Jammu and Kashmir. Another western disturbance lies over Afghanistan ..

Players of the Madhya Pradesh Wushu team grabbed the first runners-up title during the 20th Sub-Junior National Wushu Tournament at Ranchi, Jharkhand winning 29 medals including 11 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze. Around 945 players from 30 units across the country participated in the national tournament. The State Wushu team participated in the tournament under the guidance of coaches Manoj Gupta and Sarika Manoj Gupta...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that vigilance is must in view of increasing cases of corona in State. Therefore, it is necessary to follow the principle of ‘Meri Holi-Mere Ghar’ while limiting the festival of Holi to our homes. He said that other public events including ger, mela, chal samaroha will be banned in entire state. He was addressing members of Cabinet on Corona presentation after Cabinet meeting. He added that corona cases are rising in Betul, Chhindwara, Ratlam and Khargone ..

On the second day of Talash- e-Jauhar, 42 poets tried their luck on Fil Badeeh (extempore) shayari contest. It was part of two-day Talash-e-Jauhar programme, being organised at Kukkut Bhavan in the city. Madhya Pradesh Urdu Akademi organised the event under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava to mark 75 years of India’s independence. The second day programme witnessed participants from Bhopal, Indore, Sagar, Damoh, Jabalpur, Sheopur, Raisen, Katni, Chhindwara, Narasinghpur, etc. The participants put their ..

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that everyone should protect himself from coronavirus and also protect everyone else from this dreaded disease. By taking three measures to protect ‘My Protection-My Mask’ social distancing and repeatedly washing of hands with soap or by using sanitiser, we can protect ourselves from corona. All should be united to defeat corona. He was launching a public awareness campaign at Bhawani Chowk (Peergate) in State capital. He distributed masks to shopkeepers...

Spot fine drive for not wearing mask was carried out in many areas in the city. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected Rs 18,000 in last two days. The civic body in order to keep the city clean has started penalising people spitting on roads last year by making them clean the spit, besides levying a fine on offenders. BMC’s Solid Waste Management Department took the decision after authorities realised that only monetary fine was not enough to check the menace of spitting...

The players of Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian Academy have clinched three medals including two gold and a silver in the National Equestrian Competition recently held at Agram Riding Club, Bengaluru. Academy’s player Faraz Khan, with his horse hurricane, won a gold medal in the Corncord Cross Country National (CCN) one-star senior individual event. In the pre-novice team event, Faraz Khan and Raju Singh won a gold medal for the State while their horses Azaan and Pratap respectively...

Even though lockdown was imposed in the city, MPPSC examination was conducted at all centres as per schedule on Sunday. There were isolation hall at all centres for Covid patients where doctors were on duty to invigilate the candidates. Isolation hall was arranged for patients at centres in Bhopal, Indore and Chhindwara only. Five Covid-19 patients reached the centres to appear in the exam under strict safety measures. Doctor and medical team were assigned to monitor the patients...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan planted a mango sapling in Smart Garden at Shyamla Hills on Sunday as a pledge to plant saplings everyday. Mango is king of fruits. Mango fruit and tree bark are replete with specific medicines. Mango leaves are decorated at entrance of residences on auspicious occasions. There are many varieties of mangoes. Many species of mangoes are planted in Madhya Pradesh too...

Rajya Sabha Member Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived in Bhopal on a day-long visit on Saturday. Jyotiraditya Scindia along with his 22 supporter MLAs reached CM House and met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Jyotiraditya Scindia also had closed door meeting with CM, BJP State President V D Sharma for about half an hour...

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sought detailed information regarding unseasonal rains in State during a meeting with officials on Saturday morning. He said that Government stands with farmers and directed to start work of damage assessment in sincere manner in affected districts immediately. He said that necessary help will be provided to farmers after survey. He directed that report of survey should be pasted at Panchayat office so that farmers concerned can get apprised of crop damage information ..

Due to the three active weather systems thunderstorms are prevailing in most of the districts of State, including Bhopal. During this period, hailstorms are also falling at isolated areas. From morning thunder showers were witnessed in city and cloudy weather was persistent. ..

In wake of rising cases of coronavirus, State Government has decided to impose lockdown in Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur from Saturday 10 pm till Monday 6 am. Essential services and industries will remain operational during lockdown. ..

Black cat that became popular as ‘Bagheera’ is centre of attraction among tourists at Pench Tiger Reserve. To get a glimpse of black cat, many tourists are visiting the reserve. Though ‘Collar Wali Bhagin’ always remain popular among the tourist at Pench Reserve but this time higher number of people are visiting the reserve to see the cat. This cat is commonly being sighted by visitors walking with other leopards. He was sighted for the first time in reserve when he was two-month-old. In the year ..

Madhya Pradesh ranked first in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, in the year 2020-21. Madhya Pradesh has achieved 152 percent achievement in scheme. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated officers and employees of the Department of Women and Child Development for this achievement. A review meeting cum capacity building programme was organized by Women and Child Development Department of the central government on March 15, 2021 through video conference...

Famous play ‘Kabuliwala’ directed by Reena Sinha was staged as a part of 12-day Veerangana Theatre Festival. The play is based on story of a writer with a five-year-old daughter, Mini. Mini forms an unlikely friendship with a tall Afghani fruit seller, shawls and other things from his native land in the streets of Calcutta. The story is tender, a friendship based on Afghan’s love for his own little daughter whom he leaves behind in Kabul and novelist’s little daughter to whom he gives love he feels ..

Ten shops constructed illegally, on the land reserved for police station in Transport Nagar, were razed by the district administration in Kokta area on Tuesday. These illegal constructions belonged to land Mafia Babu Banjara, who had encroached upon this Government land and constructed ten shops on it. Later, he sold these shops for Rs 3 to 5 lakh each. On the instructions of District Collector Avinash Lavania, a team of district administration, Bhopal Municipal Corporation and of Police Department ..

Due to rise in corona cases, Bhopal Municipal Corporation has started sanitisation activities in many areas. Multinozzle rakshak spray were used to spray disinfectant at Link road, Priyanka Nagar. Dholi Khadan, Anshalgreen Laxmi Parisar, Genhukheda, Neelgiri, Pahadi Mandir, Varun Nagar. Zonal officers will be coordinating activities from Smart City control room and health squad officials are also on field to assess the situation. Earlier, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out sanitisation ..

Nobel laureate Prof Mohammed Yunus, on Monday, said that new and alternate education system will decide directions for future in the World. “We should make students aware of their identity so that they can contribute to the society according to their strengths,” he added. In ‘Invited Talks’ in the EduVision-2021, Prof Yunus said, “Today, education is producing only job-seekers and this trend must be changed.” Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr Rajiv Kumar said, “Value-based education is the need of the ..

School Education Minister (Independent Charge) Inder Singh Parmar said that after change in National Education Policy, students should also play active role in dance, classical singing along with studies. He was inaugurating ‘Anugunj’ programme at Government Subash Excellence School in Bhopal. He said that through the medium of ‘Anugunj 2021’, perception of students of Government schools has changed...

The Dandi march is once again revived and coming alive under the leadership of Union Minister of Culture Prahlad Patel.On Sunday, this journey proceeded from Kheda, Naugaon district. Here Union Minister Giriraj Singh also participated in the yatra. On the way, the Pad yatris were given a grand welcome by the villagers with flower garlands and cotton garlands. In the village Bahrai, people served the Yatris with lemon water...

  Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that corona is increasing in State and it is a matter of concern. Corona infection has to be controlled anyhow and all necessary measures should be taken in this regard. If corona infection rate increases then strict steps will be taken. Night curfew can be imposed in Bhopal and Indore districts from Sunday or Monday. He ordered that in both districts, functions to be organised in halls should be organised with half capacity. He underlined that ..

After Congress MLA Vijay Laxmi Sadho and one more MLA testing positive for coronavirus recently, many MLAs are having a sort of fear among themselves and a few of them even are thinking of getting tested for pandemic. Amidst this, Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Girish Gautam underwent corona test at Assembly on Friday. Along with him, Principal Secretary, Assembly, A P Singh also underwent corona test. Later, investigation team informed that test reports of both of them are negative. On being contacted ..