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Madhya Pradesh election 2023: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to expand cabinet today

The new ministers in the MP cabinet will only have a month and a half before the dates of the election are announced and the model code of conduct kicks in

MP govt makes cash transfer for purchase of scooters to 7,790 students

Speaking at the function, Chouhan said his government is developing 'CM Rise' schools in the state to provide world-class education facilities to students

MP polls: Congress to conduct caste census after poll victory, says Kharge

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge also made a slew of promises to the people of Madhya Pradesh ahead of elections

Not so BIMARU now: Amit Shah says MP has shed the tag. What does it mean?

Amit Shah said that the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh brought the state out of the BIMARU tag and put it on the path of development by implementing various welfare schemes

MP ATS arrests Naxalite accused in over 60 cases, wanted in 4 states

A 62-year-old Naxalite accused in more than 60 criminal cases and wanted by police in four states has been arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Jabalpur city, police said. The accused Naxalite, Ashok Reddy, was carrying a collective reward of Rs 82 lakh in Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, an official press release issued by the MP Police Headquarters on Tuesday said. Following a tip-off, Reddy, a resident of Golkonda (Telangana) and his wife Raimti aka Kumari Potai (43), resident of Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh) were arrested from Jabalpur on Tuesday, it said. More than 60 criminal cases, including of murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, rioting, attack on police, abduction, arson and cases under the Explosives Act, Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) have been registered against Reddy in various states, the release said. A pistol with cartridges, Rs 3 lakh in cash and CPI (Maoist) literature were recovered from the

Congress will conduct caste census in MP after winning: Mallikarjun Kharge

The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday. He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP's Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be held in the BJP-ruled state at the end of the year. The BJP government has not implemented the Bundelkhand package sanctioned on the recommendation of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, said Kharge. The Congress president criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of not doing anything for violence-hit Manipur. Referring to the laying of the foundation stone of a Rs 100 crore memorial-cum-temple of Sant Ravidas, a revered figure for Scheduled Castes, by PM Modi earlier this month, Kharge said they laid the foundation of Saint Ravidas temple in Sagar but demolished his in Delhi. He alleged that PM Modi remembered Saint Ravidas only during elections. As per the 2011 Census, the population of Dalits in MP was 1.

Govt restarts onion procurement at Rs 2,410/qtl in Maha, MP: Piyush Goyal

The government on Tuesday restarted onion procurement at Rs 2,410 per quintal in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh for its buffer stock, to protect the interest of farmers amid export curbs imposed to arrest the rising retail prices of the key kitchen commodity ahead of festival season. On August 19, the government imposed a 40 per cent export duty on onions to restrict outward shipments and boost local availability amid apprehension about the Kharif output. Briefing media, the Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal said, while imposing export duty on onion, the government simultaneously decided to procure an additional 2 lakh tonnes of onion from farmers for the buffer stock. "This was done to protect the interest of farmers. This will give better prices to the farmers," Goyal said. Cooperatives National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) are undertaking procurement in

Trying to wash his sins: Kamal Nath slams Shivraj Chouhan's welfare schemes

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2023: Congress leader Kamal Nath drew a parallel between the election guarantees of the Congress and welfare measures introduced by the BJP government

PM Vishwakarma Yojana will modernise traditional skills, says PM Modi

The Prime Minister shed light on the considerable increase in the average income of the populace, as evidenced by the number of income tax returns filed this year

230 BJP MLAs begin constituency visits to boost party prospects in MP polls

Two hundred and thirty Bharatiya Janata Party legislators from Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra who arrived in Madhya Pradesh two days ago have fanned out in as many Assembly constituencies in the state to firm up the party's prospects for the year-end polls. They were given training on Saturday on what they have to do in the state during their week-long stay and have now begun sending their field reports to the party's central leadership in Delhi on a daily basis, a top BJP leader told PTI on Monday. Their job is to mingle with party workers and the public to understand the demands of the constituency and take stock of the ground situation, BJP insiders said. The BJP has made Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw as the party's MP election incharge and co-incharge, while their cabinet colleague Narendra Singh Tomar, who is Lok Sabha MP from Morena in the state, is convenor of the election management committee. The BJP last week released its first list o

Digvijaya Singh faces flak over 'BJP planning Nuh-like riots in MP' remark

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Digivijaya Singh alleged the BJP is "planning communal riots" in Madhya Pradesh ahead of the assembly elections

Training program of BJP MLAs called from other states for MP polls begins

The BJP MLAs from four states which includes Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bihar have arrived here for the training

Will increase Ladli Bahna Yojana aid to Rs 3,000 per month: MP CM Chouhan

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that Science faculty classes will soon be started in Gunaur's college and the Girls' High School of Gunaur will be made into a Higher Secondary School

Forget mama, chacha has come: Kejriwal's dig at Shivraj Chouhan in MP

2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Arvind Kejriwal also announced a slew of 'guarantees' for the people of Madhya Pradesh if elected to power

Removed 'Bimaru' tag, put it on development path: Shah on MP BJP govt

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released the Madhya Pradesh government's 'report card' from 2003-2023 and said the BJP government in these years successfully removed the BIMARU (laggard) category tag from the state, which, according to him, was a legacy of the Congress regime. He said the people of the state took a historic decision in 2003 by removing the government of "Mr Bantadhar", apparently referring to senior Congress leader and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh. The BJP government laid the foundation of making the state developed and self-reliant in the last 20 years, he said. Shah released the government's 'report card' of 20 years at a function in the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP BJP president VD Sharma and state Home Minister Narottam Mishra. He also asked the opposition Congress to give a report card of its nearly five-decade rule in the state. The assembly elections in MP are due this year-end.

Will decide who will be Madhya Pradesh CM after poll result, says Amit Shah

The BJP has not yet declared Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the party's CM's face, and there are strong signs that the party will stick with this plan till the polls, said a senior BJP leader

IMD issues orange alert in MP, warns of heavy rainfall in next 24 hrs

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in association with the Low-pressure area, heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue over Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan next 2-3 days

Shah releases MP govt's report card, says it removed BIMARU tag from state

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday released the Madhya Pradesh government's 'report card' from 2003-2023 and said the BJP government in these years successfully removed the BIMARU category (laggard) tag from the state, which, according to him, was a legacy of the Congress regime. Shah released the government's 'report card' of 20 years at a function in the Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, MP BJP president VD Sharma and state Home Minister Narottam Mishra. The assembly elections in MP are due this year-end. The BIMARU acronym has often been used to refer to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, to imply that these states lagged in terms of economic growth, health care, education, and other indices. "Madhya Pradesh came into existence in 1956 and since then, except for five-six years, Congress ruled the state till 2003, but the state remained BIMARU during their regime, Shah said. However, the BJP government ha

Organic products export touches a new high during FY22 in Madhya Pradesh

Most of the organic farming is undertaken in the districts of Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Chhindwara, Betul, Katni, Umaria, Anuppur, Damoh, Sagar, Alirajpur and Jhabua

Elections 2023: BJP's MP seeks 5-6 rallies by PM Modi ahead of state polls

BJP's MP leaders have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address region-wise rallies in the next two months