Jabalpur

Shivendra left corporate world behind now an inspiration for fellow farmers

Staff Reporter : He once worked as an Associate Director in an IT company with an annual salary package of Rs 40 lakh, now Shivendra Singh Sengar has successfully carved a new identity for himself in modern agriculture. Returning to Jabal..

Panic in Raksha Nagar area after human skull found in garbage dump

Staff Reporter : Panic created in Raksha Nagar area after a human skull was found in a garbage dump near Fakad Baba Temple under the jurisdiction of Ranjhi police station limit on Wednesday. Acting on information from local residents, a p..

Illegal sand mining site at banks of Hiran raided

Staff Reporter : A combine team of Mining, Revenue and Police Department raided an illegal sand mining site at the banks of Hiran river in Khinni village under Ponda Tehsil of Sihora subdivision. The operation led to seizure of two JCB ma..

Financial fraud: FIR against six directors, 3 employees of seed producer company

Staff Reporter : Patan Police have registered an FIR against six directors and three employees of Begamganj Seed Producer Limited Company over allegations of forgery, fabrication of documents and financial fraud that allegedly caused a lo..

Lawyer Kavita’s death: Father alleges dowry harassment, files plaint in Jabalpur Court

Legal Correspondent : Death of lawyer Kavita Nagarjun, just three months after her marriage, has sparked a major controversy. The deceased’s father, Dakshinamurthy, has filed a complaint in Jabalpur District Court, alleging that his..

Clouds clear-up, heat intensifies

Staff Reporter : After a brief spell of relief, intense summer heat has started making a comeback in Sanskardhani. Though morning cloud cover continues to prevail over the city on most days, it is no longer enough to keep temperatures und..

Police apprehend three juveniles, 19-yr-old for robbing man at knife-point

Staff Reporter : Bargi Police have arrested a 19-year-old youth and detained three juveniles for robbing a man at knifepoint and snatching his iPhone, cash and car keys. Police have recovered the stolen mobile phone, motorcycle used in the crim..

Lokayukta sleuths nab revenue inspector accepting Rs 80,000 bribe

Staff Reporter : In a major breakthrough, sleuths of Lokayukta special establishment caught a revenue inspector while taking bribe of Rs 80,000 from an appellant for demarcation of his agricultural land in Shahpura tehsil. The accused, Ka..

Cabinet approves Rs 21,485 crore financial sanctions

Staff Reporter : Cabinet has approved financial sanctions totalling Rs 21,485 crore. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav at the Mantralaya on Tuesday, introduced a structural fiscal waiver for rural property owners and a..

PTR begins vaccination drive in villages to prevent spread of CDV

Staff Reporter : In a proactive step to protect wildlife health, management of Pench Tiger Reserve has launched a comprehensive vaccination campaign in buffer-zone villages of Seoni and Chhindwara districts to prevent the spread of Canine..

Patwari caught accepting bribe

Staff Reporter : The Jabalpur unit of Lokayukta Police caught a patwari red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 for processing a land mutation case in Narsinghpur district, on Monday. The accused has been identified as Ghanshyam Ga..

Army defuses live bomb found in Gadheri village

Staff Reporter : A live unexploded bomb found during house construction work in Gadheri village near Dumna Airport was safely defused by an Army team. The entire operation, from the discovery of the bomb to its disposal, was completed thr..

JMC Commr personally takes part in cleanliness drive of Gopalbagh pond

Staff Reporter : Municipal Commissioner Ramprakash Ahirwar rolled up his sleeves and joined senior officials in a special cleanliness drive at Gopalbagh pond on Sunday. He picked up a spade and basket to clean the historic water body hims..

Illegal sand excavation operation busted in Bahoripar village

Staff Reporter : In a joint operation conducted on Sunday, the district administration and police removed and destroyed an illegally stored stockpile of sand found on government land along the banks of the Narmada River in Bahoripar villa..

Jabalpur secures top spot in Swachh Survekshan feedback category: Mayor

Staff Reporter : Mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh said Jabalpur has secured the top position in the cleanliness feedback category of Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, while addressing a press conference at the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation headquarter..

Kanha Tiger Reserve shifts gears to extensively combat spread of CDV

By Ashish Rajput : Kanha Tiger Reserve administration has stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) among carnivores in the reserve, combining extensive vaccination drives with large-scale public awareness campaigns in..

7 held for violent attack on Forest Deptt’s rescue team

Staff Reporter : Umaria police have arrested seven people in connection with the violent attack on a Forest Department rescue team following the death of a tiger and a subsequent human-wildlife conflict incident in Khairwa Tola vil..

Schools to reopen from June 16 n Teachers have been asked to report on June 7 instead of June 1

Staff Reporter : The School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh has announced that upcoming academic session will officially commence on June 16. Coinciding with reopening of schools, the State will simultaneously launch second..

Forest team of Kanha Reserve pay glowing tributes to wildlife conservationist Panwar

Staff Reporter : Forest personnel of Kanha Tiger Reserve paid heartfelt tributes to renowned wildlife conservationist and Padma Bhushan awardee Hemendra Singh Panwar, who passed away on May 29 in Gurugram, Delhi-NCR. His demise is..

Drug peddler held with 33.3 kgs of ganja worth Rs 16.65 lakh

Staff Reporter : Continuing its drive against narcotics under the campaign to create a drug-free Madhya Pradesh, Jabalpur police arrested a man allegedly involved in the illegal transportation and trade of narcotics and seized 33.3..

House, six two-wheelers gutted in massive fire

Staff Reporter : A massive fire broke out late on Friday night in Ruprani’s Ka Bada in Miloniganj area, reducing six two-wheelers, a house to ashes and sending shockwaves through the densely populated locality. Most of the r..

Labourers find live military bomb weighing 12 kgs on private plot

Staff Reporter : Sensation prevailed in Gadheri village when a live military bomb weighing over 12 kilograms was found during construction work near Dumna Airport on Friday evening. The bomb was found while workers were digging the..

Tragic: Six persons killed, 30 injured as tractor-trolley overturns in Anuppur

Our Correspondent : ANUPPUR : Six people were killed and more than 30 persons, including women and children, were injured after a tractor-trolley overturned near Tiwani village of Sarai police station under Karanpathar police..

ABVP stages massive protest at NDVSU

Staff Reporter : Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Jabalpur City unit staged a massive protest at Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University on Friday, against widespread administrative and academic irregularities. During the..

Tribal Deptt clerk in Lokayukta net for taking bribe in Singrauli

Staff Reporter : Sleuths of Lokayukta Special Establishment Rewa caught a clerk of Tribal Department while taking bribe of Rs 5,000 in Singrauli. According to Rewa Lokayukta, the complainant, Shravan Tiwari (46), son of Mahesh Prasad Tiwa..

Woman killed, another critically hurt after Metro bus rams into scooter

Staff Reporter : In a tragic incident, a woman was killed and another was critically injured when a speeding Metro bus rammed into their scooter on Kachhpura over-bridge under the jurisdiction of Sanjeevani Nagar police station, on Friday..

Without power for past 5 days, Bargi Nagar, SHC staff examining patients under tree

Staff Reporter : A severe lack of basic amenities has pushed Bargi Nagar Sub-Health Centre into absolute disarray. For the last five days, the facility has been entirely without electricity, leaving staff with no choice but to conduct cri..

Twisha Sharma Case: Follow-up, 7 ante-mortem injuries found on Twisha’s body: Madhya Pradesh Advocate General

JABALPUR : Madhya Pradesh Advocate General Prashant Singh on Thursday said that the High Court, while hearing the Twisha Sharma death case, took note of several crucial aspects, including the presence of seven ante-mortem injuries on the..

Legendary Urdu poet Bashir Badr passes away at 91

Staff Reporter : Legendary Urdu poet Bashir Badr passed away on Thursday afternoon at his residence, Bashir Manzil, in Bhopal. He was 91 and had been battling dementia for the past 14 years, a condition that had led to the loss of his lon..

CMHO terminates temporary deployments of Health Department staff across distt

Staff Reporter : Following strict directives from Collector Raghavendra Singh, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Jabalpur Dr Naveen Kothari has officially terminated all temporary attachments (deployments) of Health Department st..

Role of several meter readers under scanner

Staff Reporter : The role of several meter readers has come under suspicion after large-scale electricity theft was detected in industrial and commercial connections across Jabalpur city. A departmental review revealed possible involvemen..

Bhopal court transfers custody of accused Samarth Singh to CBI

Staff Reporter : Bhopal court on Wednesday transferred the custody of Samarth Singh, the husband of former model and actress late Twisha Sharma, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This procedural shift follows the federal agen..

VFJ’s indigenous LAMV undergoing field trials in tough terrains of Leh, Ladakh

By Ashish Rajput : Much awaited next generation Light Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (LAMV) has been fielded for field trials in extreme climatic conditions in tough terrains of Leh and Ladakh. Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) under the Arm..

Devotees throng city’s ghats to take holy dip on Ganga Dussehra, Padmini Ekadashi

Staff Reporter : Devotees in Jabalpur took a ritualistic holy dip marking the astrological confluence of Ganga Dussehra and Padmini Ekadashi on Tuesday. The rare and highly auspicious of Ganga Dusshra and Padmini Ekadashi significantly he..

CM to kick-off Jal Ganga Samvardhan’ today

Staff Reporter : In a bid to blend ancient heritage with modern environmental practices, the Culture Department of Madhya Pradesh, in association with Veer Bharat Nyas, is launching a grand six-day mega-event titled ‘Sadaneera..

Mercury hits 43.9°C on first day of Nautapa

Staff Reporter : The Mahakaushal region is currently gripping under an intense heatwave, turning afternoons into furnace-like conditions. Clear skies have allowed direct solar radiation to spike temperatures across the city. On the first..

Objection raised against inquiry panel for dismantling boat before investigation

Legal Correspondent : As soon as the judicial inquiry into the Bargi Dam cruise boat accident began on Tuesday, a new controversy arose in the matter. The Citizens’ Consumer Guide Forum lodged serious objections before the inquiry c..

Two resorts in Barela, Ghana sealed after alleged regulatory violations

Staff Reporter : In a massive, co-ordinated crackdown against regulatory violations, the Jabalpur district administration sealed two prominent properties including Nisarg Resort in Barela and Sukoon Resort in Ghana on Monday. The joint op..

Cong corporators gherao JMC Hq, demand resolution of civic problems

Staff Reporter : Congress Corporators and Youth Congress workers staged a gherao of the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) headquarters on Monday evening, demanding resolution of civic problems faced by residents. Irked congressmen gath..

Jain community takes out grand silent rally to protest death of two sadhvis in Rewa

Staff Reporter : Members of the Jain community took out a grand silent rally on Monday to protest against the death of two Jain sadhvis in a road accident in Rewa. The rally was organised jointly by the Digambar Jain Panchayat Sabha, Jain..

Ganga Dussehra: Massive cleanliness campaign at Sangram Sagar pond

Staff Reporter : A massive cleanliness drive was held at the historic Sangram Sagar pond on Monday on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra. The programme was organised under the Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan being run as per State Government dir..

Operations of Jabalpur-Pune, Bandra Weekly special trains inaugurated

Staff Reporter : The Jabalpur Division of West Central Railway (WCR) on Sunday inaugurated the regular operation of Jabalpur-Pune and Jabalpur-Bandra Weekly Special Trains at Jabalpur Railway Station. The trains were flagged off at a grand cere..

CM interacts with girls taking part in GEM at NTPC Vindhyachal

Dr Mohan Yadav, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, interacted with the girls participating in Girl Empowerment Mission (GEM) 2026 at Umang Bhawan, NTPC Vindhyachal. He was warmly welcomed by Sanjib Kumar Saha, HOP (Vindhyachal), in the august presence of AJ Rajkumar, GM (O&M) and Ruma De Sharma, Head of HR (Vindhyachal). Dr Rajesh Mishra, MP (Sidhi), Gaurav Benal IAS, Collector & District Magistrate (Singrauli), along with other dignitaries, were also present on the occasion...

Vet teams treat two tigers at Kanha Tiger Reserve

Two major wildlife health monitoring and treatment operations were successfully conducted in the Kanha Tiger Reserve, where expert veterinary teams carried out medical examinations and treatment of two male tigers, identified as T-159 and T-125, under scientific protocols. The first case was reported from the Sonf Beat area of the Sarhi range, where forest staff observed signs of injury, limping, and lethargy in around 7–8-year-old tiger T-159. Acting promptly, Kanha management deployed a specialist ..

War beyond the battlefield: The quiet casualties nobody counts

Arsala Lareb Khan By Arsala Lareb Khan : Earlier this year, the world held its breath under the fear of a possible and even deadlier World War III. It wasn’t just missiles arcing across the skies of Tehran, hundreds of kilometr..

3 booked for duping man by nearly Rs 20L

Staff Reporter : Madan Mahal police registered a case of investment fraud after a man accused three relatives of duping him of nearly Rs 20 lakh in the name of a car rental business. According to police, complainant Anoop Girdoniya..

Screaming for help, driver burnt to death trapped in overturned truck

Our Correspondent REWA : A catastrophic road accident took place near Gahari Pakra in Gurh police station area on Rewa-Sidhi road on Friday night, which shocked everyone. A speeding bulker truck overturned on the roadside at around..

Complaint filed against woman allegedly occupying Kali Bari temple, Khamaria

Staff Reporter : A dispute over the Kali Bari temple in Khamaria has taken a serious turn. The members of the Bang Samaj (Bengali community) approached the Superintendent of Police on Saturday and filed complaint against a wom..

25-yr-old arrested for cold blooded murder

Staff Reporter : Sanjeevani Nagar police have solved the blind murder mystery of a youth within 24 hours and arrested the accused. The accused has been identified as Ayush Yadav (25), son of Rajendra Yadav, a resident of Sagar Colon..

Citizen struggle to cope with intense heat as mercury rises

Staff Reporter : Even before the beginning of Nautapa from May 25, the city is already experiencing intense heat wave conditions. On Saturday, the average maximum temperature in Jabalpur was recorded around 44 degree Celsius. Howeve..