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Modi launches Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar; asks women to get check-ups done

PM Modi at 75: Modi said the health of mothers, sisters and daughters is our priority, and the government is working in mission mode for the nutrition of pregnant women and daughters

What's PM Modi doing on his 75th birthday? Camps, tribal outreach & more

PM Modi turns 75 today with a day full of events - health camps, tribal schemes, sapling plantation and the launch of a textile park in Madhya Pradesh

PM Modi set to visit Madhya Pradesh on Sept 17, to unveil several projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Dhar on September 17 to launch tribal welfare schemes and PM Mitra Park, aiming to boost healthcare, jobs and industry in Madhya Pradesh

Proposed PM Mitra Park has attracted investments of over ₹20,000 cr: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the proposed PM Mitra Park in Dhar district has already received investment proposals of more than Rs 20,000 crore from 114 leading textile companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the country's first PM Mitra Park at Bhainsola village in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar on September 17, an official said on Monday. The chief minister, in a release on Sunday, said that the applications of 91 companies and units were approved, and it has been recommended to allot more than 1,294 acres of land. Investment proposals of more than Rs 20,000 crore have been received from the companies to which land has been allotted, and these will create more than 72,000 jobs, he said. The entire project is estimated to create three lakh jobs, and this is not just a number, but a change in the lives of lakhs of families, Yadav said. With these investments, the entire value chain of yarn, fabric and garment production wi

MP aims to achieve 50% of power generation from renewable energy sources

Madhya Pradesh is significantly enhancing the generation of green energy, aiming to scale it up to 50 per cent of the total consumption from renewable energy sources, a senior official has said. "Today, we cannot afford to ignore renewable energy. Solar power has become a viable option, and we are committed to significantly enhancing green energy generation in Madhya Pradesh, aiming for 50 per cent of our total power consumption to come from renewable sources, Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Additional Chief Secretary Manu Srivastava said on Friday. The positive impacts of this shift may become evident in the coming years, he said while addressing the inaugural session of the 8th GRIHA Regional Conclave organised by GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment) Council, in Bhopal. The conclave, organised under the 'Innovate to Act for a Climate-Resilient World' theme, brings together a distinguished gathering of policymakers, industry leaders, academics, and sustainability

Ladli Behna aid to rise to ₹1500 post Diwali, ₹3000 by 2028: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday said the monthly financial aid under the Ladli Behna Yojana will be hiked from the current Rs 1250 to Rs 1500 after Diwali. He was addressing a function at Petlawad in tribal dominated Jhabua district during which he transferred more than Rs 1,541 crore into the bank accounts of 1.26 crore women beneficiaries of the scheme. "Beneficiaries will receive Rs 1,500 per month after Diwali under the scheme. Assistance will be raised to Rs 3,000 by 2028," Yadav said. Attacking the Congress, Yadav said leaders of the opposition party "feel pain in their stomachs when we give respect to our sisters". "They (Congress leaders) claim women use BJP's money to buy liquor. This is an insult, and the state will not tolerate it," Yadav asserted. As per officials, a special budget of Rs 27,147 crore had been allocated for women, with Rs 18,699 crore earmarked for Ladli Behna Yojana. The scheme was launched on June 10, 2023 and proved a ...

Adani Power wins additional 800 MW LoA from MPPMCL, total at 1,600 MW

The project is expected to generate direct and indirect employment of around 9,000-10,000 during the construction phase

MP bags ₹14,600 cr investment proposals at Kolkata business meet: CM Yadav

Yadav said the proposals are expected to create 16,000 new jobs, calling the development a "big milestone" for Madhya Pradesh

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for textile park in MP on Sept 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a textile park on September 17 in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, an official said on Monday. Modi will turn 75 on September 17 and this will be his second visit to Madhya Pradesh on his birthday. On September 17, 2022, the PM released wild cheetahs brought from Namibia into an enclosure at the Kuno National Park in the state's Sheopur district. The big cats were introduced in India under Project Cheetah, which was world's first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation initiative. When contacted, Dhar Collector Priyank Mishra told PTI over phone that the Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate the PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park at Bhensola village under Badnawar tehsil of the district on September 17. The PM MITRA scheme has been launched by the Centre to establish large-scale textile manufacturing hubs with world-class infrastructure and facilities. During his visit, Modi will ...

Seven dead during Ganesh idol immersion in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

Ganesh festival culminated on a teary note for lakhs of devotees who bid farewell to the adorable elephant-headed god they consecrated and worshipped for ten days, while at least seven persons died in various incidents, including drowning, after immersing idols in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. In Maharashtra, four persons drowned and 13 went missing in various water bodies in Thane, Pune, Nanded, Nashik, Jalgaon, and Amravati districts, officials said on Sunday. In Mumbai city, where immersion processions extend several hours, a man died of electrocution and five other individuals sustained injuries, civic officials said. The incident occurred on Khairani Road in the Sakinaka area on Sunday morning when a Ganesh idol came into contact with a hanging electric wire. In Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, two teenage boys drowned after falling into a stream during the immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesh, police said on Sunday. The boys drowned after falling into a stream during the

Cong, farmers protest fertiliser crisis in MP's Mauganj; over 500 detained

More than 500 Congress workers and farmers staged a protest in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj on Sunday, alleging fertiliser shortage and other issues, breaching a barricade erected by the police to prevent them from meeting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. Protesters in vehicles led by former Congress MLA Sukhendra Singh Bana clashed with the police, climbing over barricades to reach the chief minister, who was at a function in the Deotalab area 16 km away. The police erected barricades at the Bahuti bypass near Mauganj police station, and the protesters were not allowed to move ahead. "We detained more than 500 protesters for a while, and freed them after the chief minister's function got over. The situation is peaceful," Mauganj additional superintendent of police Vikram Singh told PTI. During the protest, former MLA Singh Bana alleged that they were raising serious issues affecting farmers and poor people. He claimed that farmers were not getting fertilisers and were being unduly harasse

Madhya Pradesh gets ₹12,508 cr investment proposals in textile sector

Fifteen companies have proposed investments worth Rs 12,508 crore in Madhya Pradesh's textile sector, expected to generate 18,000 jobs, with key projects at the PM MITRA Park in Dhar

Inox Green inks O&M deals for 189 MWp solar projects across three states

Inox Green Energy Services on Wednesday said it has inked pacts with multiple customers to provide operations and maintenance services for 189.1 MWp of operational solar projects. According to a company statement, the pacts include 96.6 MWp with a global PE-backed Independent Power Producer (IPP) for their projects located in Maharashtra and 92.5 MWp with an IPP for their projects located in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. With these additions, Inox Green's solar O&M portfolio has touched 1.8 GW, taking the total renewable O&M portfolio to 5.3 GW, the statement added. "Being one of the leading renewable O&M services providers in the country, we are confident of capturing a significant portion of the upcoming opportunities and rapidly scaling up our portfolio in the coming years," SK Mathu Sudhana, CEO of Inox Green, said. Inox Green Energy Services is engaged in the business of providing long-term O&M services for renewable energy projects. Its customers include some of ...

Dhar's PM MITRA Park to be India's largest textile hub: CM Mohan Yadav

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav said Dhar's PM MITRA Park will transform the state's textile sector, offering incentives to investors, with global brands already showing interest

Politics has no retirement age, contribution lasts a lifetime: Uma Bharti

On being asked if she will contest the next elections, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister said, 'Yes...I will contest the elections when I feel that I am ready...I have people's power'

Jakson Engineers to invest ₹8,000 cr to set up 6 GW solar mfg plant in MP

Jakson Engineers on Tuesday said it will invest over Rs 8,000 crore for setting up a 6 GW integrated solar manufacturing plant in Madhya Pradesh. This is the largest solar manufacturing investment in the state, the company said in a statement. The company, part of energy and infrastructure solutions conglomerate Jakson Group, is investing over Rs 8,000 crore to establish a 6 GW integrated solar module, cell & wafer plant at Maksi Phase II in Madhya Pradesh, the statement said. The mega project will be developed in two phases across a 110-acre site, allocated to the company recently. Commencing site activities within 15 days, the company will commission manufacturing capacity of 3 GW of solar modules and 3 GW of solar cells in Phase I, with an investment of around Rs 2,000 crore. Phase II will include establishment of a 6 GW solar wafer plant along with an additional 3 GW modules and cells each, at an investment of over Rs 6,000 crore. The first modules from the plant are expected

Sahara India regional manager arrested in Madhya Pradesh deposit fraud case

Sahara India's regional manager for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh was arrested on Sunday from Bhopal in connection with an alleged cheating case registered in MP's Sehore district, an official said. According to a police statement, one Rajaram Rathore had filed a complaint in January 2023 against the company's MP-CG regional manager Shivaji Singh, their Sehore branch manager S K Magarde, cashier Yogendra Chaudhary and another employee for allegedly duping him over his deposits. Based on the complaint, the Kotwali police had registered a case under Indian Penal Code sections, including 420 (cheating), and the Madhya Pradesh Protection of Depositors' Interest Act, it added. Considering the seriousness of the case, Superintendent of Police Deepak Shukla directed City Superintendent of Police Abhinandana Sharma and Kotwali police station in-charge inspector Ravindra Yadav to form a team to trace the accused, the statement said. Acting on inputs, the team arrested Singh from MP Nagar

MP gets ₹56,414 cr investment proposals at Katni mining conclave: CM Yadav

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the state received investment proposals of Rs 56,414 crore from eight companies during the Mining Conclave 2.0' held in the Katni district. Speaking at the daylong event, he said MP never lagged in mineral resources and is now rapidly moving to develop itself as the country's mining hub. The CM urged investors to set up industries in the state and assured full support from the government. Yadav said the conclave demonstrated the growing interest of industrialists from across the country in MP. He said investment proposals worth Rs 56,414 crore were received from eight companies, and they would energise the state to achieve further progress in the mining sector. The state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coal India Limited for the exploration, processing and development of critical minerals, he said. Another MoU was signed with TexMin ISM, Dhanbad, for the use of Artificial Intelligence, IoT (Inte

Madhya Pradesh to emerge as hub for critical minerals: CM Mohan Yadav

CM Mohan Yadav said Singrauli's rare earth element reserves will make MP a hub for critical minerals, reducing India's reliance on China and boosting self-reliance in key technologies

Four killed, 11 injured as mini bus collides with truck in MP's Shivpuri

Four persons were killed and 11 others injured after the mini bus they were travelling in collided with a small truck on a highway in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Saturday, police said. The accident occurred around 5 am on National Highway 46, around 30 km from the district headquarters, when the mini bus carrying a Gujarat-based music troupe was returning from a programme at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, Survaya police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chari told PTI. He said the bus driver lost control of the wheel, entered the wrong lane and collided with a small truck. The deceased included Hardik Dave (37), a singer in the music troupe, Raja Thakur (28), Ankit Thakur (17) and Rajendra Solanki (47), all members of the band, the SHO said. He said the injured persons have been admitted to hospitals. A preliminary probe suggests that the driver of the mini bus with 17 people onboard might have dozed off at the wheel, Chari said, adding that further investigat