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Hindutva, freebies and Modi magic to drive BJP's anti-incumbency push in MP

With the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh just five months away, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is reeling under a combination of factors -- anti-incumbency after two decades of rule

Flurry of dissent hits BJP; Congress cadres stand firmly behind Kamal Nath

For the last two decades, the ruling BJP's politics in Madhya Pradesh has been under the sole control of the longest serving Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Now it has been hit by dissent

Madhya Pradesh govt approves cooperative policy with focus on jobs

The policy emphasises on preparing and implementing the public co-operative partnership (PCP) model in the sector

Wanted to bring major reforms as MP CM but govt toppled in 2020: Kamal Nath

He took on the current BJP government helmed by Shivraj Singh Chouhan terming the entire system corrupt

Fire in vegetable market in Indore turns goods into ashes, no casualty

Goods worth lakhs of rupees was gutted in a massive fire at a vegetable-fruit market in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon, police said. There was no report of any casualty in the incident that occurred at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar market around 1 pm, they said. According to eyewitnesses, some empty boxes of mangoes caught fire due to a short circuit in an electric pole inside the market located at Choithram Square in the city, and the blaze soon spread. "The fire was brought under control after hours of efforts and there was no report of any casualty," Superintendent of Police (Fire) Padmavilochan Shukla said. Apart from the goods kept in the shops, the cabin of a goods-carrying vehicle was damaged in the fire, another police official said. Lok Sabha member from Indore Shankar Lalwani visited the site to take stock of the situation.

Solar power generation up 75% in MP, panels installed at 8,550 places

There has been a 75 per cent rise in the number of places using solar panels to generate electricity in the western part of Madhya Pradesh over a period of one year, an official from a power distribution company said on Tuesday. Electricity was being generated from solar panels at 4,900 places in 15 districts of western Madhya Pradesh in May-June last year, while this number has now increased to 8,550, the spokesperson of Madhya Pradesh western Region Power Distribution Company said. At present, solar panels have been installed at 8,550 places, which include hospitals, government offices and other premises, besides residences, he said. Solar panels of total 110 MW are installed at these locations, from which electricity worth at least Rs 5 crore is being generated every month this summer. The panels are installed on the rooftops of buildings at most places, the official said. Of these, solar panels of 59 MW capacity have been installed in the premises of low-tension consumers of ..

Satpura fire: Over 12k files gutted, Kamal Nath demands independent inquiry

More than 12,000 files related to different schemes of the Madhya Pradesh government, as well as that of the Centre, were gutted in the massive fire that erupted at the Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal

CM Shivraj Chouhan to chair meeting to review Satpura Bhawan fire incident

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will, on Tuesday, chair a high-level meeting convened to review the Satpura Bhawan fire incident, the CM office said in a statement

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Huge fire at Madhya Pradesh building, air force choppers called in

Huge fire erupted in 6-storey MP govt building in Bhopal. No casualties, PM assures Central assistance

Huge fire in 6-storey MP govt building in Bhopal, no casualties reported

A massive fire erupted on the third floor of Satpura Bhawan building which houses offices of various departments of the Madhya Pradesh government in Bhopal on Monday, prompting authorities to call in fire tenders from Army, AAI and facilities of oil companies, officials and the CMO said. No casualties have been reported in the blaze which has been raging since 4 pm. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah about the fire and sought assistance for dousing it, an official said. The prime minister has assured Chouhan to provide all possible assistance from the Centre for controlling the blaze, the official said. Indian Air Force plane AN-52 and MI-15 chopper will join the dousing operation in the night and will pour water using buckets from above, according to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). On directions of Chouhan, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra and medical education minister Vishw

Priyanka kickstarts MP campaign with 5 promises that delivered victory

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi kick-started party's poll campaign for Madhya Pradesh Asembly polls with five promises on the line of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, where it won recently

Fire breaks out in Madhya Pradesh govt office, health data destroyed

A massive fire broke out at the Satpuda Bhavan in Bhopal, a state government office. As per reports, the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the building

Priyanka Gandhi attacks MP's BJP govt with '21 jobs, 225 scams' jibe

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday kickstarted her party's campaign for the year-end Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh with a rally in Jabalpur where she accused the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government of being mired in corruption and failing to provide jobs. She cited alleged corruption in Vyapam and ration distribution and said 225 "scams" had taken place in the 220 months of Bharatiya Janata Party rule in the state. "In the last three years, only 21 government jobs were provided in the state by the BJP government. When this figure was brought to my notice, I got it checked three times from my office and found it is a fact," she said. Gandhi said the Chouhan government had not even spared gods, referring to winds on May 28 damaging six idols in the Ujjain's Mahakal Lok corridor, the first phase of which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last year. The 900-metre corridor at the renowned Mahakaleshwar Temple is being built at a cost of Rs 856

Priyanka performs 'puja' in MP's Jabalpur, BJP calls her 'chunavi Hindu'

Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a day-long visit to the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, performed 'puja' at the banks of the Narmada river in Jabalpur, evoking a strong response from the BJP

MP govt to hike monthly honorarium of anganwadi workers to Rs 13,000

Months ahead of Assembly polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said the monthly honorarium of anganwadi workers will be raised by Rs 3,000 to Rs 13,000. Addressing a convention here, Chouhan said anganwadi workers will also benefit from Rs 1,000 being transferred to the accounts of 1.25 crore women under the newly-launched Ladli Behna scheme. The honorarium will be increased to Rs 13,000 from Rs 10,000 and the same will be hiked by Rs 1,000 every year as an incentive, he said. Apart from this, the honorarium for mini anganwadi workers has also been increased to Rs 6,500 per month, he said. Anganwadi workers and sahayikas (assistants) will be provided Rs 1.25 lakh on retirement, and they will be eligible for health and accident insurance of Rs 5 lakh, the chief minister said. At least 50 per cent of posts will be reserved for sahayikas when they get promoted to anganwadi workers, Chouhan said, adding that anganwadi workers will get facilities like ...

Priyanka Gandhi to kick-start Congress' MP poll campaign on Monday

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will kick off the Congress's campaign for the year-end Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls from Jabalpur on Monday after praying at the banks of the Narmada river, a party leader said. Jabalpur is at the centre of the state's Mahakoshal region, which has a sizable number of tribal voters. In the 2018 Assembly polls, the Congress won 11 of the 13 Scheduled Tribe reserved seats in the eight-district division, with the remaining two bagged by the Bharatiya Janata Party. "Priyanka ji will launch the party's campaign and Sankalp 2023 by addressing a public meeting on Saturday at Shahid Smarak at around 11.15 am. She will land in Jabalpur at around 10:30am and head to Gwarighat to pray to Narmada river, Jabalpur mayor and Congress' city chief Jagat Bahadur Singh told PTI on Sunday. En route to the rally venue eight kilometres away, she will garland a statue of Rani Durgavati, who attained martyrdom fighting the Mughals, he said, adding the rally will be attended by at leas

In 18 yrs, 22k announcements of CM Chouhan remain unfulfilled, claims Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Friday said 22,000 announcements of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the last 18 years remain unfulfilled and alleged corruption had hollowed out the state. Speaking to reporters, Nath said Chouhan was making announcement at double speed ahead of Assembly polls, likely to be held at the end of the year. Chouhan has been chief minister of the state since November 2005, except for a brief period between December 2018 and March 2020. "Probably, he (Chouhan) is thinking that by making announcements, all his sins will be washed away. Corruption, like termites, has eaten up the state. They (Bharatiya Janata Party government) have made the state hollow in all spheres, be it education, health, employment, law and order," Nath alleged. MP has a debt of Rs 3.30 lakh crore and the state government was now forced to borrow just to pay interest. The borrowings are not used for development, but to award contracts and obtaining commission on

NHDC to construct 525 MW pumped storage power project in Khandwa, MP

The power ministry said the project is being executed to meet the increasing peak-hour demand for energy in Madhya Pradesh

Girl stuck in borewell pulled out after 52 hours, declared dead at hospital

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who fell into a 300-foot borewell in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, was pulled out by rescuers on Thursday evening after more than 52 hours of efforts, but was declared dead at a hospital soon later, officials said. A police official said on the condition of anonymity that the girl already died in the borewell and when she was pulled out, her body was found decomposing. The girl - Srishti - had fallen into the borewell in Mungavali village around 1 pm on Tuesday. She was pulled out at 5.30 pm on Thursday and was rushed to the district hospital in an ambulance for a check-up, where she was declared dead, another official said. After the confirmation of her death, her body was sent for post-mortem, he said. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the girl was initially stuck at 40 feet in the borewell and slid down further to 100 feet due to vibrations of machines used in the rescue operation. An official from the site on Thursd