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Cabinet approves Rs 18,036 cr railway line connecting Manmad and Indore

309-km rail line will give connectivity for 3 million people, add 26 MT freight

Govt greenlights Rs 18,036 crore for 309 km Mumbai-Indore rail line

Spanning 6 districts, the project will be the shortest rail line between Mumbai and Indore, expected to create direct employment for about 10.2 million man-days during the construction phase

BJP's minority wing to seek Muslims' views on Waqf bill, notify parl panel

Amid strident criticism of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill by some major Muslim bodies, the BJP's 'Minority Morcha' will rally counterviews in support of reforms in Waqf boards and seek suggestions on the law to present it to the parliamentary committee examining the Bill. Sources said a team of seven BJP members, including state Waqf Board chairpersons, will elicit views of the minority community across the country and assuage their concerns on a host of issues. "We will convey to the committee every point of view. If there is any concern on any aspect of the Bill, we will express it as well. But the need for reforms in Waqf boards is felt by the community everywhere," a BJP leader claimed. They Minority Morcha will share the report with the BJP leadership and the parliamentary panel headed by veteran party MP Jagdambika Pal. The committee members include Shadab Shams, Sanwar Patel and Mohsin Lokhandwala, who head the boards in Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and Haryana Waqf .

1.5K houses to be cleared from catchment areas of Kanh, Saraswati rivers

Ahead of the Simhastha-Kumbh Mela in 2028 in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, the authorities in Indore have decided to remove about 1,500 encroaching makeshift houses in the catchment areas of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers, an official has said. The decision is a part of the campaign to make the Kshipra river pollution-free, the official said. Simhastha Mela is held in Ujjain every 12 years. Tens of thousands of Hindus take a holy dip in Kshipra during Simhastha in Ujjain. According to Hindu scriptures, Kshipra originated from the heart of Varaha, the boar incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In the first phase, about 1,500 kuccha houses encroached upon the catchment area of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers will be removed, Indore Collector Ashish Singh told reporters here on Thursday. He said that the work of shifting the people from the catchment areas, some of whom have been served notices, has been affected due to rains. It will be taken up in the next five to ten days, the collector said. Singh

RIC Gwalior: Adani Group proposes to invest Rs 3,500 cr in Madhya Pradesh

At the conclave, the state government received investment proposals worth Rs 8,000 crore, which will create about 35,000 jobs

Adani, Accenture set to headline investment conclave in Gwalior on Wed

This conclave will build on the earlier editions held in Ujjain and Jabalpur as the Gwalior-Chambal region is better connected to other parts of the country

Another Namibian male cheetah, Pawan, dies at Kuno National Park in MP

Namibian cheetah, Pawan, died in the wild at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said. The latest cheetah fatality at KNP was reported weeks after a five-month-old cub of African cheetah, Gamini, died on August 5. The male cheetah, Pawan, was found lying near the edge of a swollen nullah amidst bushes without any movement at around 10.30 AM on Tuesday, as per a statement issued by the office of the Additional Principal Chief Conservation of Forest (APCCF) and Director of Lion Project, Uttam Sharma. Veterinarians were informed and a closer inspection disclosed that the front half of the cheetah's carcass, including the head, was inside the water. No external injuries were seen anywhere on the body, as per the statement. The preliminary cause of death seems to be drowning. Further details will be provided after the postmortem report is received, it said. With the death of Pawan, KNP is left with 24 cheetahs, including 12 adults and as many cubs.

Three MP villages become hotspot for robbery, rise on national crime map

Dotted with palatial bungalows and sprawling campuses, a cluster of three villages stands out as an outlier in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on economic prosperity. Just that it is powered by activities on the wrong side of the law. The recent theft of valuables worth Rs 1.45 crore by a 14-year-old boy during a wedding at a five-star hotel in Rajasthan capital Jaipur brought these villages Kadiya Sansi, Gulkhedi and Hulkhedi into prominence on the national crime map. The local police estimate that 1,000-1,200 criminal cases have been registered across the country against boys, men, girls and women from these villages. With a population of about 5,000, Kadiya Sansi is the epicentre of the illegal activities. But, it's not easy for enforcement agencies to make arrests here. A police team from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, under security cover of the local cops, was attacked in Gulkhedi, under Boda police station, during one such attempt on August 10. Local cases are few but the peop

Cheetahs set to roam free in MP's Kuno after year-long enclosure stay

African cheetahs brought to India as part of the world's first intercontinental translocation of big cats will soon be released into the wild, nearly a year after they were returned to enclosures in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park for health check-ups and monitoring, according to officials. Officials told PTI that the Centre's Cheetah Project Steering Committee on Friday decided to release the African cheetahs and their cubs, born in India, into the wild in a phased manner after the monsoon withdraws from central parts of the country. "Members of the committee and NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) officials conducted field visits to Kuno and discussed the schedule for releasing the cheetahs. While adult cheetahs will be released into the wild in phases once the rains end, the cubs and their mothers will be released after December," an official said. All 25 cheetahs -- 13 adults and 12 cubs -- are doing well, according to the official. The first batch of eight cheetah

Unreserved seats open to meritorious SC/ST/OBC candidates: SC to High Court

Supreme Court overrules Madhya Pradesh High Court on MBBS admissions for meritorious reserved category candidates

Cong opposes MP govt's order to celebrate Janmashtami in school-colleges

Order issued by MP govt added that lectures through scholars on diff topics based on Krishna's education, friendship and life philosophy should be organised in all schools and colleges on Jamashtami

MP transfers 9 IAS officers, makes Sukhveer Singh Chief Electoral Officer

In yet another bureaucratic reshuffle this month, the Madhya Pradesh government has transferred nine Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers with Sukhveer Singh being appointed as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state. The government issued the transfer order on Tuesday night. Sukhveer Singh, a 1997-batch IAS officer posted as the Principal Secretary of Horticulture and Food Processing till now, will replace Anupam Rajan. Rajan, a 1993 batch officer, has been transferred as the Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department. Amit Rathore, a 1996 batch officer, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of the Finance Department. He was holding the charge of the Commercial Tax Department. Shriman Shukla, a 2007 batch officer, has been transferred as the Divisional Commissioner of Shahdol division. On August 10, the state government had carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring 26 IAS officers, including eight district collectors and 21 Indian .

Women's reservation in Parliament, assemblies will empower them: MP CM

The move to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and the state assemblies will greatly empower them, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday. Speaking to PTI, he said the government was committed to working for women's welfare and hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the legislation providing women 33 per cent reservation in elected bodies. "The role of women in public welfare works has increased. PM Modi has given 33 pc reservation to women in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas. It is a big decision. The world will see the power of Indian democracy. India will continue to grow under the leadership of Modi ji," Yadav said. Incidentally, on Saturday, the India unit of the UNICEF appreciated Yadav's initiative to provide sanitary napkins to schoolgirls in a bid to to promote menstrual health among adolescents. "The government had announced plans to provide sanitary pads to girls studying in high school and high secondary. I am thankful as the government

UNICEF lauds MP CM's efforts to promote menstrual health among adolescents

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) India unit has praised Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's initiatives for promoting menstrual health among adolescents in the state. A post on the UNICEF India's X account on Saturday night said Rs 57.18 crore has been transferred into the accounts of 19 lakh school-going girls in Madhya Pradesh as part of a cash transfer scheme. "We appreciate Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Dr Mohan Yadav's initiative to promote menstrual health among adolescents," it said. "UNICEF India is working with the Government of India and stakeholders to promote school hygiene and menstrual health awareness," it added. According to officials, Yadav transferred a collective sum of Rs 57.18 crore to the accounts of 19 lakh girl students under the 'Samagra Shiksha' programme for sanitation and hygiene during an event organised in state capital Bhopal on August 11. Under the sanitation and hygiene scheme, funds have been transfer

Madhya Pradesh HC directs protesting doctors to return to work immediately

The Madhya Pradesh High Court here on Saturday directed protesting doctors in the state to call off their strike over the brutal rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata immediately, and return to work. Since Friday, doctors across the state have stopped work barring emergency services as part of the nationwide protest. The high court also issued notices to the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Madhya Pradesh Shaskiya and Swashasi Chikitsak Mahasangh, Prantiya Samvida Medical Officers Association and Junior Doctors Association, Madhya Pradesh after the petitioner sought that they be made respondents. The court accepted the undertaking by advocate Mahendra Pateria on behalf of the Junior Doctors Association, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, that their strike will be withdrawn immediately. "In view of the assurance given on behalf of the state government, we urge the Junior Doctors Association, Madhya Pradesh to also withdraw their call for strike and resume duties," said a divisi

Three dead, five injured in multi-vehicle crash in MP's Neemuch district

Three persons were killed and at least five injured in a road accident involving three vehicles in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district on Saturday morning, police said. An official said the incident occurred on the Neemuch-Chittorgarh road. Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankit Jaiswal said a police vehicle, a pickup, and a truck were involved in this accident. Citing eyewitness accounts, Jaiswal said the pickup and police vehicle were stationary. A truck, bearing a Haryana registration number, crashed into the pickup vehicle, which further hit the police vehicle, Jaiswal said. The police vehicle got overturned due to the impact. Two occupants of the pickup vehicle, which was on its way from Indore to Ajmer, and the private driver of the police vehicle were killed in the accident, he said. At least five others were also injured in the accident, the official said. Police have seized the truck and efforts are being made to track down its driver, who fled from the spot, he added.

MP to raise share in country's economy to 5% in next five years: CM Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said his government has resolved to take up the state's contribution in the country's economy to five per cent from the present four per cent in the next five years. Addressing the main function of the 78th Independence Day after unfurling tricolour at the Lal Parade Ground here, he also announced that starting November 1 this year, four missions will be launched in the state for the development of youth, women, farmers and poor. "Bharat has carved its niche in the world under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the last decade, the country has made strides. Under his leadership, the country is developing fast and becoming powerful," Yadav said. "Bharat is marching ahead to achieve the target of becoming the world's third economy. The state has resolved to raise its contribution in the country's economy from four per cent to five per cent in the next five years," he said. The state government is working ..

1,037 police medals for central and state forces announced on I-Day eve

The government on Wednesday announced service medals for 1,037 police personnel of various central and state forces on the eve of Independence Day. According to a Union Home Ministry statement, 214 personnel will be decorated with bravery medals, including a President's Medal for Gallantry (PMG) and 231 Medal for Gallantry (GM). The GM includes four decorations for fire fighters and one for a civil defence personnel. A maximum of 52 bravery medals has been given to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 31 to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, 17 police personnel each from Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, 15 from Chhattisgarh and a dozen from Madhya Pradesh. The lone PMG medal, the highest police decoration for bravery, has been announced for Telangana Police Head Constable Chaduvu Yadaiah for showing "rare gallantry" in apprehending two notorious chain snatchers and arms traffickers on July 25, 2022. The two criminals had "viciously" attacked the cop and repeatedly stabbed him all over

2 pilots injured as trainer aircraft crashes in MP's Guna district

Two pilots were injured after a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed at an airstrip in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Sunday, a police official said. The two-seater Cessna 152 plane crashed at around 1.30 pm, possibly due to engine failure, after remaining airborne for 40 minutes, Guna Cantt police station in-charge Dileep Rajoria said. Two pilots on board the plane suffered injuries. They are out of danger and have been admitted to a hospital here, he said. The plane arrived here a few days back for testing and maintenance, the official said.

12.9 million women to get Rs 250 each for Rakhi festival from MP govt

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday transferred an additional Rs 250 for the Rakhi festival along with the monthly Rs 1,250 assistance in bank accounts of 1.29 crore women beneficiaries of Ladli Behna Yojana, totalling Rs 1,897 crore. Addressing a function at Vijaypur in Sheopur district, Yadav said women deserve respect and hailed Rakshabandan (to be celebrated on August 19) as a sacred festival. The previous MP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, now Union Agriculture Minister, had launched the Ladli Behna scheme months before the 2023 assembly polls. Addressing a function in Tikamgarh district, Yadav said Madhya Pradesh will leave behind Punjab and Haryana in terms of development, especially in agriculture. He appealed to farmers not to sell their agricultural land in distress as their future is bright.