Bundelkhand

Police on Sunday broke up a 17-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district by dispersing protesters and shifting movement leader Amit Bhatnagar, who has been on an 11-day fast, to hospital. Bhatnagar, however, remained defiant by stating he had not ended his fast and would not do so "even if it costs me my life". In a video message circulated to the media, Bhatnagar also said he would would not accept intravenous fluids and "will only take water and lemon water". Police justified the early morning action, citing a serious safety risk from the rising level of Barana river as the protest was being staged beneath an under-construction bridge and partly in the river. The protest, mainly by tribal women, had been underway since July 3 on the banks of Barana river near Kupi village. Protesters had also staged 'jal' satyagraha, 'chita' (funeral pyre) satyagraha and a symbolic 'faansi' (hanging) satyagraha. Protesters alleg

A vast majority of the land has been acquired in the Jhansi district, the most prominent hub of the Bundelkhand region

Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, is set to announce the UP BEd JEE 2025 results today at bujhansi.ac.in. Candidates can access the results using their login details

The state will invest about ₹250 crore to develop basic infrastructure in the proposed Bulk Drug Pharma Park spanning 1,472 acres

The Bundelkhand region in UP comprises seven districts - Chitrakoot, Banda, Jhansi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba and Lalitpur

The Desawari cannot withstand waterlogging, making the undulating slopes of Mahoba ideal for its cultivation

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday said if her party is voted to power, it will carve a separate state of Bundelkhand the region that straddles the states of Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh. Addressing an election rally in Jhansi, Mayawati said, "There have been demands for carving a separate Bundelkhand state. If our government is formed (at the Centre), then we will take positive steps in this regard. Bundelkhand will definitely be made a separate state." Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread across 13 districts in southwest Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh. Seven districts in Uttar Pradesh -- Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Jalaun, and Chitrakoot -- and eight districts in Madhya Pradesh -- Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhattarpur, Sagar, Damoh, and Panna -- come in this region. The BSP chief also claimed that it "would not be easy" for the current BJP-led NDA to return to power, provided "the elections are free and fair," and the EVMs are not tampered with. "F

His remarks are particularly significant given the ongoing protests by Punjab farmers, who are demanding a law guaranteeing the minimum support price (MSP) mechanism

Rs 8,000 cr earmarked for land acquisition, 35,000 acres to be acquired in the first phase

Chouhan said after the completion of the project, water for irrigation, drinking water, as well as, industrial use will be ensured in Bundelkhand

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the state tourism department to develop the historic forts of Bundelkhand as tourism hotspots to promote tourism in the region

Cautioning against river linking projects, the experts said these can lead to disturbance of very complex nature cycles that can have far-reaching adverse impact on monsoon cycles

In parched Bundelkhand region, the BJP is banking on mega projects like the Ken-Betwa river linking plan and the Defence Industrial Corridor to see it home in the assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said drinking water will supplied to every household in the state's Bundelkhand region in next two years.

Says govt will spend Rs 5,000 crore in 5 years to strengthen FPOs pan India

Terms Bundelkhand region as future 'Make in India' hub

These infrastructure projects are estimated to involve a total investment of Rs 80,000 crore

Israeli Ambassador Ron Malka has invited CM Yogi Adityanath to Tel Aviv defence conference in Sep 2019

Blueprints have been drawn by the state government to capitalise on the innate strengths of the region with regard to agriculture and solar energy

BJP spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak said the bandits were reorganising in Bundelkhand, owing to the lax administration and willpower of the ruling dispensation and political patronage of the outlaws