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One more cheetah released in MP's Kuno National Park; count reaches 7

One more cheetah has been released into the wild at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, taking the count to seven, an official said on Monday. Neerva, a female cheetah from South Africa aged 3-4 years, was released into the wild from a larger enclosure at the KNP on Sunday evening, the national park's Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Prakash Kumar Verma said. So far, seven cheetahs have been released into the free-range so far, while 10 are still housed in larger enclosures, he said. The decision about the release of remaining cheetahs into the wild will be taken by the steering committee constituted by the Centre. The committee members are scheduled to visit the KNP on Tuesday, the official said. Eight Namibian cheetahs, comprising five females and three males, were brought to the KNP and released into special enclosures by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 last year as part of an ambitious reintroduction programme of the species. Later, 1

Congress leaders from MP meet party chief Kharge over poll preparedness

Top Congress leaders from Madhya Pradesh on Monday met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge at the AICC headquarters here over the preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Sources said the meeting was attended by Rahul Gandhi, former chief minister Kamal Nath, among others. Kharge will also hold deliberations with party leaders from Rajasthan where Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot will be in attendance. Gehlot has already reached the national capital for the meet. These interactions will be attended by state unit chiefs as well as party in-charges of both the poll-bound states. These are also part of the Congress' efforts to activate party cadres and prepare the ground for the assembly polls slated later this year.

Cong sets up panel for probe into 6 idols collapse at Mahakal Lok corridor

The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh has constituted a committee to conduct a probe into the collapse of six idols installed at Ujjain's Mahakal Lok corridor due to strong winds, a party leader said on Monday. After the incident on Sunday, the Congress had hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state, alleging corruption in the project and demanded a probe into the "sub-standard" quality of construction. Six out of the seven idols of 'Saptarishis' installed at the Mahakal Lok corridor, developed on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Ujjain city, collapsed on Sunday and suffered damages due to gusty winds, officials earlier said. No person was injured in the incident, they said. Piyush Babele, media advisor of MP Congress chief Kamal Nath, told PTI that a seven-member committee, including five party legislators, has been constituted to conduct a probe into the collapse of idols at the Mahakal Lok corridor. After the probe, the panel will submit

IAF aircraft makes crash landing in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind; no casualty

An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft on Monday made a crash landing in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, a police official said. There was no casualty, he said. I have come to know that the aircraft made a crash landing. There was no fatality or injury in the landing (process)," Chambal Zone Inspector General of Police S Saxena told PTI over phone. Bhind Superintendent of Police Manish Khatri refused to speak on the incident saying the IAF spokesperson will inform about it.

After Karnataka win, Congress plans to take on the same opponent in MP

Corruption, price rise, unemployment, and crimes against women will be major factors for the party in the Assembly polls, due in December. Among these, corruption may be highlighted more than the rest

NIA busts ISIS-linked terror module in Madhya Pradesh; 3 arrested

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted an ISIS-linked terror module with the arrest of three people in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Saturday. The arrests were made during overnight raids at 13 locations in Jabalpur in an intelligence-led joint operation with the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) of Madhya Pradesh Police, a spokesperson of the federal agency said. The official identified the arrested trio as Syed Mamoor Ali, Mohammad Adil Khan and Mohammad Shahid and said they will be produced before the NIA special court in Bhopal. A host of sharp-edged weapons, ammunition (including prohibited bore), incriminating documents and digital devices were also seized during the searches, the spokesperson said. The NIA had, on May 24, registered a case, during its investigations into the pro-ISIS activities of Khan, who came to the agency's notice in August last year. "The NIA learnt that he and his associates were involved in disseminating ISIS propaganda through social media .

Cheetah deaths: Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav, MP CM to meet on May 29

Union Forest Minister Bhupendra Yadav and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be meeting to discuss issues related to cheetahs that have been relocated from Namibia and South Africa to Kuno National Park amid the deaths of six of the felines over the last two months, including three cubs born in March, an official said on Friday. While three of the four cubs born to cheetah Jwala died on May 23, Sasha, one of the translocated Namibian cheetahs, died due to a kidney-related ailment on March 27, and cheetah, Uday, brought from South Africa, died on April 13. Daksha, a cheetah brought from South Africa, succumbed to the injuries following a violent interaction with a male during a mating attempt on May 9 this year. Top forest officials from the state briefed CM Chouhan on Friday before the May 29 meeting with Yadav during which the cheetah revival programme as well as ways to bolster it will be discussed, he said. The officials who briefed Chouhan included Princip

Centre constitutes a high-level steering committee of 'Project Cheetah'

The government notice did not mention if the experts will look into the deaths

All unauthorised colonies to be legalised: Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan

This move will benefit people living in 2,500 unauthorised colonies of the state.

Infrastructure Finance Secretariat holds infrastructure outreach workshop

The Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IFS), Department of Economic Affairs under the finance ministry, in partnership with the Madhya Pradesh government, conducted the infrastructure outreach workshop. The two-day workshop concluded on Thursday at Bhopal. This is the fourth workshop in a series of outreach workshops planned with state governments and Union Territories and key central infrastructure ministries, with the objective of understanding ground issues faced by project sponsoring authorities in undertaking large infrastructure projects, the ministry said in a statement. The workshop was inaugurated by the chief guest Ajit Kesari, Additional Chief Secretary Finance, government of Madhya Pradesh, who emphasised on a long-term vision for infrastructure development by understanding the needs and aspirations of citizens and prioritising the identified needs, it said. Challenging available models and looking for alternatives is important for optimal utilisation of resources, th

Two more cheetah cubs die inside Kuno National Park, another rescued

The fatalities take the total number of deaths to six in the past two months. The cubs were found dead in a gasping condition on Tuesday morning

MP Board 10th, 12th Result 2023: Everything you need to know about result

The MP Board 10th, 12th Result 2023 will be posted today, May 25, on the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education's official Website at mpbse.nic.in

AAP to launch campaigns in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, MP with 'maha' rallies

The Aam Aadmi Party will soon launch its poll campaign in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh where assembly elections are due later this year. Party sources said the poll campaigns will start with a "maha rally" in each of the three states. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) national convener, will lead the "maha rally" in the three states. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will also participate in the rallies, the sources added. "The 'maha rally' will be organised in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in view of elections in these states. These rallies are going to be the biggest ever event organised by the party so far," a source in the party said. After these rallies, the AAP will organise a series of Town Hall events, roadshows, public meetings and events to woo voters in the three poll-bound states, the source said. "The dates for the three mega rallies will soon be announced," the source added. The AAP will organi

Cheetah cub dies in Kuno National Park; officials say was weak since birth

A cheetah cub, born at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh two months back, died on Tuesday, the forest department said. The latest fatality took the death toll of cheetahs in KNP to four in the last two months, including three felines translocated from African countries. Prima facie, the cub died of weakness, a Forest department release said. The monitoring team found that one of the four cubs of feline Jwala' was lying at the spot where they were spotted earlier while three other cubs were roaming with their mother. The team alerted veterinarians who rushed to the spot and gave necessary treatment to the cub, but it died, the release said. It seems the cub died because of weakness as it was weak since birth, said the release. Cheetah Jwala, earlier known as Siyaya, was brought from Namibia to KNP in Sheopur district in September 2022. She gave birth to four cubs in the last week of March this year. Cheetahs were reintroduced in India, 70 years after the species was declared .

MP Board Result 2023: MPBSE Class 10th, 12th result to be out on 25th May

The State Education Minister, I.S. Parmar, will hold a press conference to announce the result, according to a board official. Post that, students can take a look at their results on the official site

Religion is matter of conduct, BJP made it political propaganda: Kamal Nath

There is a lot of difference between the time of five years ago and today. Voters have become wiser and they will secure the future of Madhya Pradesh, the former CM added

Mega Textile Park in MP's Dhar will open new doors of progress: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the new Mega Textile Park in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district will open doors of development in the state

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Uma Bharti hospitalised after feeling unwell

Former Union Minister Uma Bharti was admitted to a hospital late on Saturday night after she felt unwell, the ex-Madhya Pradesh chief minister said in a Twitter post on Sunday.

MP becomes first state in country to provide free air travel to pilgrims

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to conduct pilgrimage by air on government expenditure under the Mukhya Mantri Teerth-Darshan Yojana, said a statement

We have PM Modi to win Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, says CM Chouhan

He also called the Congress leaders "Kalnemi" who come in different guises and try to cheat the public