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Traders at MP APMCs go on strike over demand for reduction in market fee

Traders across 230 major Agriculture Produce Market Committees in Madhya Pradesh started an indefinite strike from Monday over various demands including reduction in mandi (market) fee currently being charged at the rate of 1.5 per cent, a confederation of traders said. Gopaldas Agrawal, president of the Madhya Pradesh Sakal Anaj Dalhan Tilhan Vyapari Mahasangh, said they have been demanding for a long time that the mandi fee being charged at 1.5 per cent from traders on purchase of crop produce from farmers be reduced. "But, the state government has been deceiving us every time on this issue despite assurances, he claimed. Agrawal said their other demands include slashing the lease rent of government plots allotted to traders in mandi premises and ending the collection of destitute assistance fee. Till these demands are not accepted, nearly 40,000 traders across 230 mandis of the state will neither buy nor sell the produce (of farmers), he said. He claimed that trade worth at lea

ITC to invest Rs 1,500 cr to set up food manufacturing plants in MP

Diversified group ITC on Sunday said it will invest around Rs 1,500 crore to set up an integrated food manufacturing and logistics facility and a sustainable packaging products manufacturing facility at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh. The two projects spread over an area of nearly 57 acres will give a boost to agricultural and manufacturing sectors in Madhya Pradesh, ITC said in a statement. "The two projects, when complete, would entail a total investment outlay of Rs 1,500 crores which will support livelihoods across sustainable value chains," it said. While the food plant will manufacture ITC's products including atta brand Aashirvaad, Sunfeast biscuits, and 'YiPPee!' noodles, the moulded fibre products facility will be a pioneer in sustainable packaging, contributing to plastic substitution in areas such as packaging for electronic items, FMCG, and the food and beverage sector. "ITC's investment in the food processing sector through the facility at Sehore is poised to add value to th

MP govt to provide food to labourers through mobile kitchens: CM Chouhan

The Madhya Pradesh government will open mobile kitchens where labourers can buy food at an affordable rate, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday as he reiterated that meals are being provided at Rs 5 under the Deendayal Rasoi Yojana (DRY). Chouhan launched the third phase of DRY under which kitchens are opened in the limits of 66 municipal councils in the state, where elections are due this year-end. So far, meals have been provided to more than 2.25 crore people through these 166 kitchens. Chouhan reiterated meals (food plate or thali) are being provided at Rs 5 instead of earlier Rs 10 under this scheme. "Mobile kitchens will soon be opened in urban areas to provide meals at affordable rates to labourers near their workplaces. All urban bodies of the state will be covered under this scheme," the chief minister said. He said kitchens will be opened in areas under 90 Nagar Panchayats with more than 20,000 population. On the occasion, Chouhan virtually distributed

Nadda to flag off BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in MP's Chitrakoot on Sunday

BJP national president JP Nadda will on Sunday flag off his party's Jan Ashirward Yatra' in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh to seek the blessing of the people and reach out to them, from the holy city of Chitrakoot in Satna district. Assembly elections in the BJP-governed MP are due by the year-end. Naddaji is expected to reach Chitrakoot around 10 am. He will participate in a function for the launch of the yatra around 11 am and flag it off at noon, Satna BJP district president Satish Sharma told PTI over the phone from Chitrakoot. Four such yatras will be taken out from other places in the next week, another party functionary said. During the course of the yatras, the BJP will reach out to the people through large public meetings and highlight the welfare schemes of the Centre and state and their achievements. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a meeting of BJP workers to mark the culmination of these five mass-contact programmes on September 25 in Bhopal, party leader

Fatalities normal if sent to new environment: Namibia on cheetah deaths

High-Commissioner of Namibia to India Gabriel Sinimbo on Saturday said that the deaths of several cheetahs brought from his country and South Africa to Madhya Pradesh are normal as the project involves introducing animals to a new environment. He also expressed hope that the felines will be able to fully adapt to India's environment. Since March this year, altogether nine of the 20 cheetahs brought from the two countries died. When you are introducing animals to a new environment, there could be some challenges like fatalities. It's a part of any project of this nature, Sinimbo said. Under the Project Cheetah, a total of 20 radio-collared animals were imported from Namibia and South Africa to the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh and later four cubs were born to Namibian cheetah Jwala'. Out of these 24 felines, nine including three cubs have died. It's a novel project advocated by the honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reintroduce the large cat speci

State's nod necessary for 'one nation, one election', says Kamal Nath

Amid reports of the Centre mulling over holding simultaneous elections, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath said on Friday it is not possible to do so without taking the nod of state assemblies. The Centre has tasked former president Ram Nath Kovind with the responsibility of heading a committee to explore the feasibility of one nation, one election, opening the possibility of Lok Sabha polls being advanced so that they could be held with upcoming assembly elections in many states, including MP. There is a need for a constitutional amendment for it. Besides, it cannot be done by passing a bill in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, but it also needs to be ratified by the state assemblies, Nath told reporters when asked about his views on the concept of simultaneous polls. BJP-ruled states like Haryana and Maharashtra can pass a one-line resolution by the cabinet to dissolve their assemblies for holding elections with Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan along with the Lok Sabh

Madhya Pradesh govt to give domestic gas cylinder at Rs 450 in Sawan month

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: "The council of ministers approved to provide the domestic gas cylinder at the rate of Rs 450 in the Sawan month," said Narottam Mishra

MP polls: Jolt to BJP in Madhya Pradesh as MLA Virendra Raghuwanshi resigns

BJP MLA Virendra Raghuwanshi resigned on Thursday, stating that he was "ignored" in the party

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan allocates portfolios to 3 new ministers

With Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections approaching fast, the induction of three new ministers takes the strength of the cabinet to 34

Collectives, credit, convergence: Roadmap to make 20 mn women 'lakhpatis'

A pathway to having an inclusive India is achievable, writes Amarjeet Sinha

Jan Ashirwad Yatra: All you need to know about BJP's outreach programme

The Jan Ashirwad Yatra would cover 210 of the 230 assembly segments, across over 10,500 km, and marked by 212 big public meetings and 678 smaller ones

5 dead after inhaling suspected poisonous gas at factory in Morena district

Five labourers died after inhaling suspected poisonous gas emanating from a tank at a factory in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, a senior official said. Gas started emanating from a tank at the factory which makes food products around 11 am and two labourers entered it to check it, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Bhupendra Singh Kushwaha told PTI. They took ill after inhaling the gas. Three more labourers got affected subsequently, he said. All of them were rushed to the district hospital where civil surgeon Gajendra Singh Tomar declared them dead, he said. Further details were awaited, the SDM said.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023: Date, schedule, seats, opinion polls

Polling to elect the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is scheduled for later this year, along with Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram

VHP member files case against Digvijaya for 'misleading' social media post

A case was registered against the X account holder following a complaint lodged by a convener of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the district on Tuesday late evening

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan expands his cabinet ahead of elections

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expanded his cabinet with the induction of three new ministers Rajesh Shukla, Gauri Shankar Bisen and Rahul Lodhi

19,000 patwaris in Madhya Pradesh go on strike seeking higher pay, perks

Some 19,000 revenue department staffers called patwaris on Monday went on an indefinite strike seeking hike in salary and perks. These patwaris oversee land mutation and caste certificate issuance processes. "We returned our bags (having measuring tapes and land records) at the collectorates in the state between 11 am and 2 pm and went on strike. We protested in the tehsil headquarters barring Agar Malwa district, which was observing a local holiday," MP Patwari Sangh president Upendra Singh Baghel told PTI over phone from Sidhi district. "Our pay scale has not been hiked for the last 25 years. The requisite to become patwaris in the revenue department is graduation now. We are getting a pay scale of Rs 2100, we want it to be hiked to Rs 2800," he said. "Even the Class XII pass staffers are getting Rs 2800 in different departments of MP. We have to work for 52 departments, including revenue. Besides pay scale hike, we are demanding time pay scale and time bound promotion," he ...

Amit Shah to flag off Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Madhya Pradesh on September 3

Polls in Madhya Pradesh and four other states, which account for roughly 15% of India's population, are expected to set the tone for the 2024 national elections

Shah to flag off BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' on Sep 3 from MP's Chitrakoot

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' on September 3 from Chitrakoot in Satna in Madhya Pradesh, where polls will be held at the end of the year. Making the announcement in a press conference, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state unit chief VD Sharma also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to address a workers' meeting to mark the culmination of the yatra in Bhopal on September 25, the birth anniversary of stalwart Deendayal Upadhyaya. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the longest serving chief minister of the state, will take part for a few hours on each day of the yatra, said Tomar, who is also the party's MP election management committee convenor. The Jan Ashirwad Yatra will be taken out from different parts of the state, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been invited to flag off four legs of the initiative, Sharma informed. "Five committees have been formed for five yatras. Its state convenor is MP minis

Ahead of polls, women in Madhya Pradesh get 'rakhi gift' from CM Shivraj

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections: Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed his latest women-centric announcements as a gift on the occasion of the Raksha Bandhan for the women of the state

Tigress found dead in MP's Umaria, territorial fight likely cause of death

A 4-year-old tigress was found dead on Sunday in Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh, a forest department official said. Its body was found in the buffer zone in Manpur range of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, area ranger Mukesh Ahirwar told PTI. "Circumstantial evidence suggests it died in a territorial fight. We rushed to the spot with sniffer dogs and have sent the carcass for post mortem. Its viscera has been submitted for testing," he said. The carcass was disposed of as per National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines, the official added.