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Priyanka Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh from Nov 23-25

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will join former party chief Rahul Gandhi in the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Madhya Pradesh from November 23 to 25, party sources said on Saturday. This is the first time that Vadra, general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, will be joining the yatra that commenced from Kanyakumari and will culminate in Kashmir. The yatra will enter Madhya Pradesh on November 20. Vadra is set to walk along her brother in a bid to mobilise public opinion on fundamental issues of life and livelihood, sources said. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could not join the yatra earlier as she was busy campaigning for the party in Himachal Pradesh. The yatra has so far covered nearly half the distance of 3,570 km.

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Buzz in Madhya Pradesh politics as Bharat Jodo Yatra set to enter state

The Congress party's Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) led by former president Rahul Gandhi that is set to enter Madhya Pradesh on November 20, is creating a buzz in the state's political arena

People of MP have made invaluable contributions to Indian culture: Murmu

On the one hand, Madhya Pradesh has unique natural beauty and on the other, it has a very rich spiritual and cultural heritage

Prez Murmu to attend Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas event on her 2-day visit to MP

President Droupadi Murmu will take part in a 'Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas' programme in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district on Tuesday during her two-day visit to the state, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. The Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act will also be officially implemented in the state on Tuesday, he said. The government had last year declared November 15 as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' on the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda to remember the contribution of tribal freedom fighters. The PESA Act was enacted by Parliament to ensure self-governance for people living in such areas and to prevent exploitation of tribal population with an active involvement of gram sabhas. The Act gives special power to gram sabhas in scheduled areas, specially for management of natural resources. Rules under the Act have been finalised and the legislation will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh from Wednesday, an official said. On Tuesday evening, President Murmu

Madhya Pradesh aims to contribute Rs 55,000 cr to India's GDP by 2026: CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said the state's contribution to India's economy will reach USD 550 billion by 2026 as the country is expected to become a USD 5-trillion economy. Chouhan said the state's gross domestic product (SGDP) is growing at 19.67 per cent this year and it has been attracting investments at a faster pace. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a pledge to make India a USD 5-trillion economy. It will be achieved when states do their part. So we will be contributing USD 550 billion to the country's economy by 2026. We have made a road map to accomplish this (target), and attracting investment is a part of this plan," Chouhan told reporters on the sidelines of an event here. At 'Investment opportunities in Madhya Pradesh' event hosted by industry body CII, the chief minister also urged the investors' community to invest in Madhya Pradesh. The event comes ahead of a two-day global investors' summit which is scheduled to be held in

Electricity is the heartbeat of development, says MP CM Shivraj Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that nothing can happen without electricity, it is the heartbeat of development. If the heartbeat stops, then all the work stops

85 pigs die of African swine fever in fortnight in Madhya Pradesh's Katni

At least 115 pigs were found infected with African swine fever and 85 of them have died in the last 15 days in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district, an official said on Tuesday. Following the sudden deaths of pigs, samples were sent to a laboratory in Bhopal for testing on October 27, government veterinarian Dr R K Soni said. The reports revealed that the animals had suffered from African swine fever, he said. As many as 85 out of 115 infected pigs have died in the last 15 days, the official said. African swine fever is a highly infectious haemorrhagic viral disease that affects pigs, but is not transmitted from animals to humans. All precautions have been taken and pig farmers have been alerted about the spread of disease, Dr Soni said.

Farmers will now become Urja Data along with being Annadata: Gadkari

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that remarkable work has been done in the agriculture sector in Madhya Pradesh

State govt is constantly trying to lay a network of roads: MP CM Chouhan

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State Government is making continuous efforts to lay the road network everywhere

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Cheetahs flown from Namibia kill first prey in Kuno National Park

Two male cheetahs brought from Namibia to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh have made their first kill within 24 hours of their release from a quarantine area to a larger acclimatisation enclosure, an official said on Monday. The cheetahs hunted down a cheetal (spotted deer) either on Sunday night or in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Conservator of Forest Uttam Kumar Sharma told PTI. The forest monitoring team got this information on Monday morning, he said. This was the first prey of the felines after their translocation from Namibia to India in mid-September along with six other cheetahs, the official said. The cheetahs - Freddie and Alton - were the first pair to be released into the larger enclosure on Saturday after being quarantined since September 17. The successful first hunt by the cheetahs within 24 hours of moving to the larger enclosure has also allayed the park management's concerns about their prey hunting ability. The cheetahs eat their prey within two hours

Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 13 road projects worth Rs 5315 cr in MP today

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate 13 road projects worth Rs 5315 cr in Jabalpur and Mandla districts of Madhya Pradesh on Monday

As momentum builds up for state polls, MP BJP chief may get extension

The two-year tenure of Madhya Pradesh BJP president VD Sharma will end by February 2023, around eight months before the next assembly polls, scheduled in November next year

Quarantine clearance received for 8 cheetahs in Kuno National Park

After getting clearance from the concerned ministry, two male cheetahs were released in a acclimatisation enclosure of Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Saturday

2 of 8 cheetahs released in acclimatisation enclosure at Kuno National Park

Two of the eight cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP) were on Saturday released into an acclimatisation enclosure from the quarantine area where they were kept since translocated from Namibia in mid-September, an official said. "Two cheetahs were released in the larger enclosure from the quarantine zones on Saturday. The remaining six cheetahs will also be released in the (acclimatisation enclosure) in a phased manner," KNP Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Prakash Kumar Verma confirmed to PTI. The larger enclosure is an area of more than five square km, officials had earlier said. Eventually, the eight cheetahs will be released into the wild as per plans. The eight cheetahs - five females and three males in the 30-66 month age group- were released in the dedicated quarantine zones at KNP on September 17 at a function by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, heralding the return of the big cats to India 70 years after they were declared extinct in the country. According to

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Betul accident in Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief at the loss of lives in an accident in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. He also announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. Eleven people, including two children, were killed after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in collided with an empty bus at Jhallar in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in early hours of Friday, police said. In a tweet quoting Modi, his office said, "Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident in Betul, MP. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. Rs 50,000 would be given to the injured.

Study policing in Goa for better security for tourists: MP Minister to cops

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday instructed the state police to study the functioning of their counterpart in Goa to make proper security arrangements for tourists visiting the state. Mishra gave directions to the state officials in this regard during a high-level meeting that was attended by state Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajora and Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena, among other top officials, a government release said. "Mishra directed the MP Police to study Goa's policing system to provide proper security arrangements to the tourists visiting the state," it said. The home minister also instructed the officials to collect proper information about the number of tourists, their native countries, languages spoken by them to make a proper tourist policing system in Madhya Pradesh, it said. Mishra said that better arrangements can be made only after compiling this kind of information, it said.

Moderate earthquake in Jabalpur, adjoining areas of MP; no casualty

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hit Jabalpur and adjoining districts of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday morning, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. There was no report so far of any loss of life or property. The moderate earthquake was experienced at 8.43 am in parts of Jabalpur, Dindori, Mandla, Anuppur, Balaghat and Umaria districts, IMD scientist Ved Prakash said. Its epicentre was near Dindori, at a depth of 10 kilometres, he said.

MP polls: A possible Cong-JAYS tie-up, Bhim Army moves liven up politics

Apart from this, in a recent development the Bhim Army is trying to make inroads into state politics