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Madhya Pradesh govt doubles compensation for damaged banana crop

In a recent meeting, the Cabinet has doubled the compensation amount on banana crop damage

JK Tyre finishes 1st phase of capacity expansion of Madhya Pradesh facility

JK Tyre & Industries on Thursday said it has completed the first phase of capacity expansion of its passenger car radial tyre manufacturing facility in Banmore, Madhya Pradesh with an investment of Rs 312 crore. The expansion will result in a 31 per cent increase in the plant's annual output capacity, from 39 lakh units to 51 lakh units. The second phase of expansion is expected to be completed by April 2024 with an additional investment of Rs 617 crore, further enhancing the production capacity of the plant by 31 per cent. "The expansion of this manufacturing facility reflects our unwavering dedication to innovation, sustainability, and our substantial contribution to the growth story of Madhya Pradesh," JK Tyre & Industries Chairman & Managing Director Raghupati Singhania said in a statement. The company's production and manufacturing capabilities are constantly evolving along with product range in order to meet the demands of customers, both domestically and ...

Monsoon in advance stage, heavy rainfall over MP in next 2 days, says IMD

The monsoon, which is now in its advanced stage is active in the country according to the weather department in India and several states are expected to receive heavy rainfall in the coming few days

Honorarium of Rozgar Sahayaks will be doubled to Rs 18,000: MP CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced that the honorarium of Rozgar Sahayaks would be doubled and they would get Rs 18,000 a month

5 killed, including four minors as truck falls into river in MP's Datia

Four minors and a woman were killed and several others injured when a truck in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a river in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district on Wednesday, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said. The accident took place in the wee hours near Buhara village in Datia district when some people from Gwalior were going to Jatara in Tikamgarh district for a marriage ceremony, Mishra told reporters. The truck carrying the people, belonging to Khatik community, overturned and fell into the Buhara river, he said. A 65-year-old woman, a boy aged 15 and three other children were killed in the accident, he said. Many others were injured. Most of them were rescued and undergoing treatment in hospital, the minister said. Rescue operation was underway at the spot, he added.

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Scindia supporter quits BJP, returns to Congress ahead of MP polls

Bharatiya Janata Party's Shivpuri district vice-president Rakesh Gupta, considered close to Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, has joined the Congress along with his supporters, marking his return to the Opposition party ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. Gupta had switched over to the BJP from the Congress in early 2020 when there was a change of government in the state following the collapse of the 15-month-old Kamal Nath regime. Scindia had also joined the saffron party in 2020 after quitting the Congress. Gupta, along with his hundreds of supporters, joined the Congress in the presence of MPCC president Kamal Nath on Monday in Bhopal, a party release said. Besides the BJP functionary, nearly 500 others took membership of the Congress in the presence of Nath, it added. Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh are due by the year-end.

PM Modi flags off 5 Vande Bharat trains from MP's Rani Kamalapati station

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal and flagged off five Vande Bharat trains connecting important cities in different parts of the country. Modi reached Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal from where he flagged off the five trains - two physically and three in virtual mode. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia, among others, were present on the occasion. "These trains will improve connectivity in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand," Modi said in a tweet on Monday. This is for the first time so many Vande Bharat trains have been launched in one day. Two of them are for Madhya Pradesh, where the Assembly polls are due by the year-end. These semi high-speed trains are: Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal)-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express, Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express,

PM Modi to visit Madhya Pradesh today, to flag off 5 Vande Bharat trains

PM who is scheduled to visit Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, taking to Twitter wrote, "I will be in Bhopal tomorrow, 27th June to take part in two programmes

PM Modi to visit MP on Tuesday; flag off five Vande Bharat trains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day-long visit to Madhya Pradesh on June 27 during which he will flag off five Vande Bharat trains and launch the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission, his office said on Monday. The prime minister will reach Rani Kamalapati railway station around 10:30 am and flag off five Vande Bharat trains, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. Modi will attend a public programme in Shahdol district around 3 pm. He will honour Rani Durgavati, who ruled Gondwana in the mid-16th century; launch the National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission and kickstart distribution of Ayushman cards. He will also visit Pakaria village in Shahdol, according to the statement. The five Vande Bharat trains that Modi will flag off are -- Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express, Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore Vande Bharat Express, Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express, and Hatia-Patna Vande .

Monsoon arrives in MP, IMD issues alert for heavy rains in some districts

According to the met office, Betul recorded the highest rainfall of 120.6 mm while Gwalior recorded the minimum rainfall which is 0.1mm in the last 24 hours

8 injured as wedding pandal collapses due to heavy rain in MP's Damoh

According to doctors at district Hospital, one person was in a critical state and was referred to Jabalpur, the condition of others was stable

Even God not spared in MP, says Digvijaya as Congress holds protests

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said corruption was rampant in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, and even God has not been spared. During the day, the Congress staged protests in 51 districts of the state against corruption, highlighting the May 28 incident where six idols installed at Ujjain's Mahakal Lok Corridor collapsed due to the high winds, the June 12 fire at Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal where government offices are housed, and rising inflation. We could not hold protest in two districts -- Indore and Jhabua -- due to inclement weather, chairman of the MP Congress media cell K K Mishra told PTI. Elections are due in MP by year-end. When Kamal Nath was chief minister, he had sanctioned Rs 300-350 crore for the renovation of the Mahakaleshwar temple at Ujjain. A contractor from Gujarat assured that the idols installed there would remain intact for a century. But they tumbled in the light wind within just one year," Singh said at the meeting here. They are not sparing .

Learn & earn: Monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 for youth in Madhya Pradesh

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan recently said skill development training would be linked with employment

MP will cut supply lines of Naxalism by reining in Urban Naxals': Mishra

Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra said on Thursday that the security forces will target the pipeline that is supplying money and promoting Naxalism through Urban Naxals to wipe out the menace from its roots. The term Urban Naxal' is often used by some segments of the political spectrum to describe sympathisers of the Naxalism cause and certain social activists. The state's police and Hawk Force are working well and the government has been successful in effectively controlling Naxal activities in MP, Mishra told reporters after chairing a high-level meeting to review the situation in insurgency-affected districts. "To end the Naxal ideology from its roots, we have decided to take effective action against the pipeline and Urban Naxalites supplying money and promoting the ideology. We should go to its roots, said Mishra. The Hawk Force is the elite unit to combat the Naxalites in Madhya Pradesh. The state's Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena, Adarsh Katiyar, ..

Why is Congress silent on religious conversions, questions Narottam Mishra

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra hit out at the Congress, accusing it of doing 'politics of appeasement' and questioned its silence on cases of forced religious conversions.

Fire at MP's Satpura Bhawan due to short circuit, finds enquiry committee

The total possible loss estimated in the preliminary investigation is Rs 24 crore, the report added

PM Modi to launch 2 Vande Bharat trains in Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan shared information regarding PM Narendra Modi's visit to the state and said that the PM would launch two Vande Bharat trains in the state

2 killed, more than 10 injured as speeding bus overturns in MP: Police

Two persons were killed and more than 10 others injured when a speeding private bus overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, police said on Monday. The accident took place at around 9 pm on Sunday near Sikroda bridge between Joura and Kailaras towns when the bus was going to Sabalgarh from Morena, according to an official. The bus driver lost control over the wheels at a road turn following which the vehicle overturned in a pit, Joura police station in-charge OP Rawat said. Two passengers died on the spot, he said. More than 10 others were injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kailaras, he said. Two of the seriously injured passengers were shifted to Morena for further treatment, the official said.

Another jolt for BJP in poll-bound MP as veteran quits, may join Congress

Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP suffered another jolt in the poll-bound state as senior politician Dhruv Pratap Singh, who has been associated with the party since its inception, quit BJP