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BJP left no stone unturned to insult Advani; cheated Sindhi community: Cong

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Saturday claimed BJP had left no stone unturned to insult party veteran L K Advani. Nath and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, a BJP MP, on Saturday addressed separate events of the Sindhi community in Bhopal and Gwalior, months ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. Scindia termed Advani, a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former deputy prime minister, as the finest leader of the party. Addressing the Sindhi community convention, Nath said, "During a marriage ceremony in 2008, Sindhi people told me that they would vote for BJP because of Advani. Where is Advani ji now? The BJP has left no stone unturned to insult him". "The BJP has cheated the Sindhi community," the former chief minister alleged and appealed to the community to vote for Congress to protect their future. Separately, Scindia said Sindhis are a prestigious society in India. "Leaders of the Sindhi community have led this country. LK Adv

Amit Shah to visit Madhya Pradesh tomorrow, Congress takes jibe

Meanwhile, talking about the upcoming assembly polls in the state, Vijayvargiya added that BJP would get at least 160 seats in the MP assembly polls

Tiger count in MP rose to 785 in four years: Chouhan congratulates people

The number of tigers in Madhya Pradesh rose to 785 in 2022 from 526 in 2018, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday as he greeted the state's people on International Tiger Day. As per the report 'Status of Tigers: Co-predators & Prey in India-2022', released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority and Wildlife Institute of India, Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers in the country, followed by Karnataka (563) and Uttarakhand (560). Madhya Pradesh forests added 259 tigers in a span of four years, as per the survey. It is a matter of great pleasure that as a result of cooperation of the people of our state and untiring efforts of the Forest Department, the number of tigers in our state has increased to 785 from 526 in four years, Chouhan said in a tweet. Congratulating the people of the state for this success, he further said, Let us all together take a pledge to conserve nature for future generations on the occasion of International Tiger Day. The ..

Work on proposed PM MITRA Park gains pace in Madhya Pradesh: Officials

While the state government will have a 51 per cent stake in the SPV, the Centre will hold 49 per cent. The state signed the memorandum of understanding with the Centre on May 21

BJP to take out 'Vijay Sankalp Yatra' in parts of MP ahead of polls

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh due by the year-end, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to take out 'Vijay Sankalp Yatra' (victory resolution march) in parts of the state, a party functionary said. These yatras are likely to be taken out in September, but their schedule will be finalised and announced shortly, he said. The decision was taken during the four-hour long meeting of the BJP's core committee chaired by Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah late Wednesday night, the party functionary said. These yatras would be taken out from Ujjain, Jabalpur, Sagar and Gwalior and Chitrakoot cities, he said. By taking out the Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Ujjain, the party aims to cover the Malwa region, while these exercises in Jabalpur and Sagar are aimed at reaching out to the voters in Mahakoshal and the Bundelkhan regions respectively. The yatras in Gwalior and Chitrakoot will cover the Chambal and Vindhya regions, the party insider

Why did Congress accept his father, him in party fold: Scindia on jibes

Responding to the jibes of Congress leaders that his ancestor 'betrayed' Rani Lakshmibai, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday asked why his late father and later he were allowed to join the party. He was unfazed by such criticism, the BJP leader who left the Congress in 2020 told reporters here. Those who have not read a page of history, let them speak whatever they want to. My and family's deeds, thoughts and ideology are dedicated to Gwalior, Gwalior division, Madhya Pradesh and the country.....If they are so concerned, why did they induct my father (late Madhavrao Scindia), me in the Congress? he asked. Posters claiming that the Scindias, erstwhile rulers of Gwalior, betrayed Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, during the 1857 revolt, and later the Congress party in 1967 and 2020, came up in the city before Congress leader's Priyanka Gandhi's rally here on Friday. At the rally, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Govind Singh reiterated that the Scindia family first le

Priyanka Gandhi lying, MP farmers being given Rs 12,000: CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday targeted Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra Gandhi over the latter's claim that farmers were unable to make Rs 27 per day, saying growers in the state are being given Rs 12,000. I would like to say that Rs 6,000 from the prime minister and Rs 6,000 from me are being directly deposited into the bank accounts of farmers. Don't tell such a lie that it can't be stomached, he told reporters here. The CM, however, did not specify whether the money was being deposited into the farmers' accounts monthly or yearly. Farmers got loans at 18 per cent (interest) during the Congress rule. We are giving them loans at zero per cent. She said that the daily income of a farmer was just Rs 27 a day, he said. Addressing a Jan Aakrosh' rally in Gwalior on Friday, Gandhi, without naming anyone, said that the Centre was handing over the country's wealth to two businessmen, one of whom she claimed earned Rs 1,600 crore per day, while a

Youth to survey farm areas and crops sown instead of patwaris in MP

Under this, a survey of sowing areas and crop types in the fields will be done by local youth instead of patwaris, the traditional authorities who maintain ownership records for a given area

SC seeks ED's reply on Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order in PMLA case

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh issued a notice to the ED on the pleas and posted the matter for hearing on July 26. The minister and his wife have filed two separate petitions in the top court challenging the high court order. Besides upholding the arrest of the minister, the high court had held as valid his subsequent remand in judicial custody by a sessions court in the money laundering case arising out of the alleged cash-for-jobs scam in the state's transport department when he was the transport minister. He continues to be a minister without portfolio in the Tamil Nadu cabinet. During the hearing in the apex court, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioners, referred t

Massive wave of change prevailing in BJP-ruled MP: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Friday a massive wave of change prevails in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, where assembly elections are due by the end. She was addressing a rally in Gwalior, the home turf of Union minister and former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, where she also paid flora tribute to great freedom fighter Rani Laxmibai. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said that the PM called senior opposition leaders who command respect thieves. Political decency has taken a beating, she said. Manipur is burning and PM's statement on it came after 77 days following a video of grave atrocities on women, she said. This is Priyanka Gandhi's second visit to the MP in 40 days. On June 12, Priyanka Gandhi kickstarted her party's campaign in Madhya Pradesh by addressing a rally in Jabalpur, where she said that if the Congress was voted to power in the state, it would implement five schemes, including Rs 1,500 financial assistance per month to wo

Priyanka Gandhi pays homage to Rani Laxmibai in Gwalior, to address rally

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday paid floral tributes to Rani Laxmibai at her memorial in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior, the home turf of Union minister and former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. This is her second visit to MP, where assembly polls are due by the year-end, in 40 days. MP Congress head and former state chief minister Kamal Nath, Leader of the Opposition Govind Singh and other party leaders accompanied Priyanka Gandhi to the memorial of the great freedom fighter Laxmibai here. She will address a public meeting at Mela Maiden shortly. Earlier, she arrived to a rousing welcome in Gwalior, a party office-bearer said. On June 12, Priyanka Gandhi kickstarted her party's campaign in MP by addressing a rally in Jabalpur, where she said that if the Congress was voted to power in the state, it would implement five schemes, including Rs 1,500 financial assistance per month to women, free electricity up to 100 units and restoration of Old Pension Sch

MP govt transfers Rs 196.6 cr to 78,641 students for buying laptops

The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday collectively transferred Rs 196.6 crore to the bank accounts of 78,641 students, who secured 75 per cent or above in the Class 12 exam conducted by the state board for purchasing laptops. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan clicked a button at an event here to initiate the process of transferring Rs 25,000 each to the students' accounts. The gift' to buy laptops will also be applicable to students from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) from next year, he said. Addressing students here, Chouhan said he loves children and won't let their dreams shatter. Our government is making all-out efforts for students to scale newer heights and in securing their future, he said. From next year, we are going to give Scooty (scooters) to all toppers. The laptop scheme will also cover CBSE students, he said. The CM asserted he will ensure that no student leaves schooling due to constraints, adding that the education infrastructure in the st

Cong's General Secy Priyanka Gandhi to address rally in Gwalior on Friday

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a public meeting in Gwalior, the home turf of Union minister and former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Friday, a party office-bearer said. This would be Priyanka Gandhi's second visit to the state, where assembly elections are due by the year-end, in 40 days. "Priyankaji will reach Gwalior at 11 am and then visit the memorial of Rani Laxmibai, where she will pay homage to the great freedom fighter," MP Congress's media department chairman K K Mishra told PTI on Thursday. Priyanka Gandhi will address a public meeting at Mela Maiden around 11.30 am, he said. On June 12, she kickstarted her party's campaign in the state by addressing a rally in Jabalpur, where she said that if the Congress was voted to power in the state, it would implement five schemes, including Rs 1,500 financial assistance per month to women, free electricity up to 100 units and restoration of Old Pension Scheme (OPS). She had accused the ...

'Architect of Kuno': IFS officer removed as MP's chief wildlife warden

JS Chauhan, a highly respected officer with expertise in wildlife conservation, is considered as the architect of Kuno National Park

Urination case: Accused's wife moves HC against NSA, notice issued to state

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a two-week returnable notice to the state on a petition seeking that the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against a person who allegedly urinated on a tribal man in Sidhi district be revoked. A division bench of Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and justice Vishal Mishra served notices to the state and the Sidhi collector seeking their reply. The case has been listed for hearing on August 1. In her writ petition, Kanchan Shukla stated that NSA was invoked unlawfully against her husband Pravesh Shukla, who has been in jail post arrest a day after the video showing him urinating on the tribal man surfaced on July 4. Her plea said Pravesh Shukla was an activist of a political party and the opposition had created an atmosphere and narrative against him. She also contended that her husband had not committed any serious crime barring some petty offences in the past. She said in her plea that provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)

Drones, UAVs banned from Jul 19-22 over select areas in Indore for G20 meet

The police has banned the flying of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles from July 19 to 22 in view of the G20 meeting to be held in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Monday. Police Commissioner Makrand Deuskar said drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other objects have been banned under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) within a three-kilometre radius of the G20 meet venue, hotel where the delegates will stay, as well as other identified places. "The ban will be in place from July 19 to 22 to ensure the safety of around 150 domestic and foreign delegates attending the meeting. More than 600 police personnel have been deployed for security," he said. As per officials, the first two days of G20 event will see meetings of the 4th Employment Working Group, while on the third day, Labour and Employment Ministers of member countries will hold a meet.

MP govt, UNFPA launch chatbot for adolescents on sexual health issues

The Madhya Pradesh government and the United Nations Population Fund on Monday launched an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot to address the critical need for accurate and accessible information on social issues and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among adolescents and young adults. The 'Just Ask/Khulke Poochho' chatbot was launched by MP Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary and UNFPA India Representative Andrea M Wojnar. The 'Just Ask digital engagement platform will help users with questions related to growing up, bodily changes, menstruation, reproductive health, pregnancy and family planning, gender identity, sexual orientation and other SRHR topics, an official release said. "The chatbot engages users in interactive conversations and provides them with accurate and reliable information within minutes and free of cost. The user experience is designed to be safe, personalized, multi-lingual and empathetic. It features two aspiring role models, Dhruv and ...

Power distribution co in MP preserves electricity meters of generations

While the advent of technology has changed the face of electricity meters, a government power distribution company in Indore has preserved these devices of different generations. The unique collection, which gives a glimpse of the transformation of electricity meters, includes electromechanical induction meters used nearly six-and-a-half decades ago as well as "smart" digital meters being installed these days in the houses of consumers. Madhya Pradesh Western Zone Power Distribution Company's Public Relations Officer Awadhesh Sharma told PTI on Monday that around 20 electricity meters of different generations have been kept preserved at a laboratory of the company's headquarters in Polo Ground area of the city. "The oldest one in this collection is the electromechanical induction meter. Weighing about four kilograms, the meter was imported from abroad and was used from 1960 to 1990, he said. Sharma said the company's collection also includes semi-electromechanical meters, radio ...

Fire in battery of Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, all passengers safe

The fire has been extinguished and all passengers are safe. After the full examination, the train will be dispatched soon, an official of the Indian Railways said

6 people killed in SUV-truck head-on collision in MP's Sagar district

Police said that the offending truck crossed the central divider of GT Karnal road and rammed into truck carrying Kanwar yatris who were going to Haridwar