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23,000 acres of land freed from mafia in Madhya Pradesh in 2022: Govt

More than 23,000 acres of land worth Rs 15,000 crore was freed from the clutches of land mafia in Madhya Pradesh in 2022, the state government said on Friday. "'Suraj Colonies' for the poor homeless families would come up on this land, and work has started on one such project in Neelbad area in Bhopal, said an official release.

Over 1,000 families on streets as illegal houses demolished in Bhopal

Over 1,000 Muslim families living barely half a km away from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal have been made to survive under the open sky as their homes built in an illegal colony were demolished

WHO backs plan to turn Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal into a 'healthy city'

Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal is called the 'city of lakes', for which, the World Health Organization (WHO) has started preparations to make it a 'healthy city'.

38 yrs on, 120,000 Bhopal locals carry gas tragedy scars, fight for justice

Reports also suggested that thousands of children are being born with birth defects

38 years on, UK's Labour MPs drum up support for Bhopal gas tragedy victims

'Known as the greatest industrial disaster in history, the tragedy struck 38 years ago when over half-a-million people were exposed to 40 tonnes of methyl isocyanate gas'

Prez Droupadi Murmu, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan visit tribal museum in Bhopal

President Murmu who is on a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh from November 15 said that the people of Madhya Pradesh have made invaluable contributions to Indian culture and developmental journey

7 fall sick after chlorine gas leaks at water filtration plant in Bhopal

Seven people fell sick after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder at a water filtration plant in Bhopal, bringing back grim memories of the 1984 gas tragedy in the Madhya Pradesh capital. A 900 kg chlorine cylinder leaked on Wednesday at the water treatment plant of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation at the Idgah Hills, Shahjanabad area's Assistant Commissioner of Police Umesh Mishra told PTI on Thursday. Seven people living in slums near the plant complained of some health issues. They were shifted to hospital, he said. Local residents said after the gas leak, some people complained of breathing difficulties, coughing and vomiting due to the foul smell. Mishra said after the gas leak was noticed, the cylinder was thrown in water at the filtration plant. The snag at the plant has been fixed, he said. Thousands of people were killed and more than five lakh affected after inhaling a toxic gas that spewed out from the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the intervening night

Seven injured in blast at BPCL oil depot near Bhopal, says official

Seven persons were injured, two of them seriously, in a blast that occurred when petrol was being filled in the container of a tanker at a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited's (BPCL) depot on the outskirts of Bhopal, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday evening at the oil depot located in Bakania area, Khajuri police station in-charge Sandhya Mishra said. The "unexpected fire" was being investigated, BPCL said in a statement later. "Seven persons were injured in the blast. While six of them are either drivers or helpers of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) who were there to get fuel filled in their tankers, one is an employee of BPCL," she said. Two of them were seriously injured and undergoing treatment at a private hospital, Mishra added. While the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the police official said a short-circuit could be the reason. In a statement, the state-run BPCL said, "An unexpected fire occurred at our PO

HM Amit Shah to launch MBBS Hindi coursebook in MP's Bhopal today

In a first-of-its-kind move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the MBBS Hindi course book at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal today.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also be present on the occasion.Madhya Pradesh is the first state to start the MBBS course in the Hindi language in the country. Initially, three subjects have been selected to be studied in Hindi which includes Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.A team of 97 experts have been working on the preparation of books for the last 232 days at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. They have been translating the book from English to Hindi. State medical education minister Vishwas Sarang is continuously reviewing the work.Speaking to ANI, Sarang said, "We are trying our best to promote Hindi, under which we translate courses in Hindi. We have introduced three subjects in the first phase. The translation of second-year courses is going on. The Hindi books will be available in the college which will be ...

Cong president poll: Kharge to visit Bhopal today, Tharoor on Oct 14

Veteran Congress leader and party's presidential poll candidate Mallikarjun Kharge will visit the state capital today as part of his campaign for the October 17 election

Centre tells SC it wants more compensation for Bhopal gas leak victims

Attorney General says tragedy continues for victims, will pursue its 12-year-old curative petition for them

Mahakal corridor of Ujjain temple to be inaugurated by Modi on Oct 11

Expanded and newly constructed Mahakal Corridor in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, which has been designed on the basis of 'Shiv Leela' will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra at 6 p.m. on October 11

Army begins construction of Bailey Bridge on Bhopal-Nagpur highway: Officer

The Indian Army has started the construction of 90-feet-long Bailey Bridge over Sukhtawa river, which collapsed in April due to heavy vehicular traffic, an official said on Saturday. As per an official release, the engineers of Sudarshan Chakra Corps of the Southern Command, who were mobilised from Bhopal, commenced the construction of the bridge on Bhopal-Nagpur National Highway 46 near Narmadapuram. The 145-year-old bridge had collapsed in April due to heavy vehicle traffic, and the state administration had requisitioned the Army to construct bridge and restore traffic, it was stated. Meanwhile, a diversion built to sustain heavy traffic on Sukhtawa river also got submerged multiple times amid heavy rains, thus cutting off the crucial lifeline. Over the last three months, the Engineer Regiment from Sabse Behtar Brigade along with Madhya Pradesh authorities and the NHAI worked on war footing for early construction of the bridge, the release said. A heavy load class 90-feet-long .

Cargo hub on cards in Chhattisgarh to reach international markets

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had submitted a proposal for the hub at the 23rd meeting of the central zonal committee, held recently in Bhopal

Home Minister Amit Shah to chair Central Zonal Council meet in Bhopal today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday chair a Central Zonal Council meeting in Bhopal where issues like connectivity, power, sharing of river water and other matters of common interests will be discussed, officials said. The Central Zonal Council comprises Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The meeting will be attended by chief ministers, ministers, chief secretaries, principal secretaries and senior officers of the member states and Central government, a home ministry official said. There will be discussions on issues of common interests in areas of connectivity, power, river water sharing and other matters, the official said. As per the established procedure and practice, the zonal council meeting is preceded by a standing committee of the council in which the agenda items to be placed before the council are scrutinised and prioritised. MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a statement said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM ..

Amit Shah to chair inter-state council meeting in Bhopal on Monday

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a meeting of the central region of the Inter State Council here on Monday, officials said. He will arrive in the Madhya Pradesh capital on Sunday night, said state home minister Narottam Mishra. The inter-state council meeting will take place at Kushabhau Thakre Hall (known as Minto Hall earlier). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be attending the meeting, officials added. Shah will later lay the foundation stone of a National Forensic Sciences University and address a seminar before returning to Delhi on Monday night.

MP govt orders probe into land allotted to National Herald in Bhopal

MP government has ordered a probe into the land allotted to the National Herald newspaper at the Press Complex in Bhopal as commercial buildings have come up there through "violation of rules"

Lessons from Bhopal

As we observe World Environment Day, it is crucial to remember that we can never undo the harm that took place in Bhopal but we can learn from that and avert future disasters

PM talked about VAT on fuel by states, didn't mention govt excise: Gehlot

Gehlot claimed Centre has earned about Rs 26 trn from excise duty in 8 years which, he said, is the highest amount earned by any dispensation in history of the country by imposing tax on petrol-diesel

Centre earned highest revenue by taxing petrol & diesel: Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan imposes VAT of 30 per cent on petrol and 22 per cent diesel, which are among the highest in the country