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MP to remove 26 major dark spots causing fatal road accidents within a year

At least 26 major dark spots where maximum number of road accidents have occurred in Madhya Pradesh will be removed in a project worth Rs 50 crore, state Minister Gopal Bhargava said on Friday. Talking to reporters, the public works department minister said 26 major black spots have been identified for causing accidents in the state. "Using engineering and correctional methods, these spots will be cleared within a year at a cost of Rs 50 crore," he said. At least 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents in the country every year, and 10 per cent of these fatalities are reported from Madhya Pradesh, Bhargava said. The minister further claimed that after good roads were constructed in the state, vehicles were being driven at a high speed, causing accidents. Asked about the arrival of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra in the state next month, Bhargava said it will not have any impact on the rival party's fortune. "The Congress is finished now. Giving an injection

7 fall sick after chlorine gas leaks at water filtration plant in Bhopal

Seven people fell sick after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder at a water filtration plant in Bhopal, bringing back grim memories of the 1984 gas tragedy in the Madhya Pradesh capital. A 900 kg chlorine cylinder leaked on Wednesday at the water treatment plant of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation at the Idgah Hills, Shahjanabad area's Assistant Commissioner of Police Umesh Mishra told PTI on Thursday. Seven people living in slums near the plant complained of some health issues. They were shifted to hospital, he said. Local residents said after the gas leak, some people complained of breathing difficulties, coughing and vomiting due to the foul smell. Mishra said after the gas leak was noticed, the cylinder was thrown in water at the filtration plant. The snag at the plant has been fixed, he said. Thousands of people were killed and more than five lakh affected after inhaling a toxic gas that spewed out from the now defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal on the intervening night

69.50 sq ft shop in Indore attracts Rs 1.72-crore bid for 30-year lease

A puja material selling shop ad measuring just 69.50 square feet and located in the famous Khajrana Ganesh Temple complex in Indore city has attracted a whopping bid of Rs 1.72 crore for a 30-year-lease, way above the base price of Rs 30 lakh, an official of the shrine said on Wednesday. This makes it one of the highest rates offered for a commercial property in the country, he said. Participating in the tendering process for the property, a local resident offered to pay Rs 1.72 crore for the shop '1-A', the highest bid received for the outlet, for taking it on lease for a period of 30 years, the official said. The temple is the owner of the shop and its actual area is 69.50 square feet, which means the man has paid Rs 2.47 lakh per square foot, he said. As per lease conditions, the shop can be used only for selling flowers, 'prasad' (devotional offering) and other puja material, the official said. The tendering process was completed under the supervision of the Indore Development

Average cut-off yield spikes by 12 bps to 7.84% at state bond action

Dealers said Bengal and UP raised amounts via bonds with 15-17 year maturity and cut-off yield above 7.9%; pricing likely to remain under pressure in near term

111,000 earthen lamps lit in Ujjain's Mahakaleswar Temple on Diwali

Diwali was celebrated at Ujjain's Mahakaleswar Jyotirlinga by lighting 1,11,000 earthen lights on Monday.Celebrations of Diwali, the festival of lights, began early Monday morning at Ujjain's Mahakaleswar Jyotirlinga as thousands of devotees thronged to the temple to offer their prayers on this auspicious day.A special aarti is being offered at the Mahakal Temple to mark 'Naraka Chaturdashi'.After the evening aarti of Baba Mahakal by the Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee along with the members of the Mahakaleshwar Management Committee, the Chairman of the Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee and the Mahant of Mahakaleshwar Temple, started the Deepotsav by lighting the lamp.Devotees coming to the people also enjoyed the festival by lighting the lamp. The children of the orphanage also lit the lamp. The District Collector Ashish Singh was also present at the event."As per the tradition, lord Mahakal has been offered Chappan Bhog and fuljhari," priest Mahesh Sharma told ANI.Narak ...

Expert panel on MP bus accident recommend steps to prevent such incidents

The Rewa district administration has formed a committee of experts to conduct a probe into the cause of a bus accident that claimed 15 lives and injured 40 people here and to make recommendations to avoid such incidents in future, officials said on Sunday. Out of the injured people, 32 have so far left for their homes in UP, a police official said. The accident took place around 11.30 pm on Friday near Teonthar town when the bus, mostly carrying labourers and going to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad, rammed into a trailer-truck from behind while negotiating the slope of a mountain road at Sohagi Ghati in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh. Earlier also some accidents had taken place on the road, an official said. "The district administration has formed a committee to look into the cause of the accident and prevent its recurrence on the mountain road in Sohagi Ghati, Superintendent of Police Navneet Bhasin told PTI over phone. A sub-divisional magistrate, sub-divisional offi

BJP pushes MBBS in Hindi; Madhya Pradesh Congress questions timing of move

The Congress has questioned the timing of the project as the assembly elections in the state are scheduled in November-December 2023

'Ek Nath, Kamal Nath': Cong powerhouse to be party's MP face in 2023

Kamal Nath has promised to defeat those MLAs who defected from the Congress and toppled its government in 2019

15 killed, 40 injured as UP-bound bus with labourers rams into truck in MP

Fifteen persons were killed and 40 others injured after an Uttar Pradesh-bound private bus, mostly carrying labourers going home for Diwali, rammed into a trailer-truck from behind in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Saturday. The accident occurred around 11.30 pm on Friday near Teonthar town, when the bus was going to Gorakhpur from Hyderabad, they said. The bus, a sleeper coach, was negotiating a mountain road in Sohagi ghati, about 60 km from the district headquarters, when it rammed into the trailer-truck from behind on national highway (NH)-30, Rewa Superintendent of Police (SP) Navneet Bhasin said. The trailer-truck suddenly applied brakes after it hit another vehicle ahead of it, due to which the bus crashed into the truck, he said. "Fifteen people were killed and 40 others injured in the accident. The victims were mostly labourers going home to Uttar Pradesh for Diwali. The bus also belonged to that state," he said. The impact of the crash was so severe t

15 dead in Rewa after bus collides with truck; Chauhan apprises Adityanath

The number of people killed in the road mishap in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district in which a passenger bus collided with a truck has gone up to 15, police said

Rabi sowing starts better than last year; but wheat sowing yet to begin

Harvesting of paddy has been delayed in the main states of Punjab, Haryana, UP and even Madhya Pradesh because of late withdrawal of southwest monsoon which has left the fields wet

Colleges to be set up under PPP model in Chhattisgarh's remote areas

According to officials, the state government will provide at least 10 acres on a 30-year lease at a concessional rate of 50 per cent

PMAY (Urban) awards: MP second in 'best performing state' category

Madhya Pradesh has achieved second rank in the country under the 'Best Performing State' category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban scheme, an official said on Thursday. He also said the state has received awards in eight categories in the 'PMAY Awards-2021: 150 Days Challenge,' the official said. State Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra received the award on behalf of the state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 'Indian Urban Housing Conclave' in Rajkot in Gujarat on Wednesday. Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Puri, MP principal secretary (urban development and housing) Manish Singh, commissioner Bharat Yadav and state mission director Shri Satendra Singh were also present at the event, the official informed. Dedicating the award to the people of the state and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's leadership, Singh hailed the efforts of employees and officials of the concerned department, adding that MP will remain a pioneer in implementi

Gwalior Airport to get a new terminal building with world-class facilities

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the development of a new terminal of Gwalior Airport

HM Amit Shah to launch MBBS Hindi coursebook in MP's Bhopal today

In a first-of-its-kind move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the MBBS Hindi course book at Lal Parade ground in Bhopal today.Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also be present on the occasion.Madhya Pradesh is the first state to start the MBBS course in the Hindi language in the country. Initially, three subjects have been selected to be studied in Hindi which includes Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.A team of 97 experts have been working on the preparation of books for the last 232 days at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal. They have been translating the book from English to Hindi. State medical education minister Vishwas Sarang is continuously reviewing the work.Speaking to ANI, Sarang said, "We are trying our best to promote Hindi, under which we translate courses in Hindi. We have introduced three subjects in the first phase. The translation of second-year courses is going on. The Hindi books will be available in the college which will be ...

Shah to launch MP govt's Hindi-medium medical education project tomorrow

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a day-long visit to Madhya Pradesh on Sunday during which he will launch the state government's ambitious project to impart medical education in Hindi. The senior BJP leader will also lay the foundation stone of a new airport terminal in Gwalior, according to official information. He will unveil Hindi medical textbooks at a programme at Bhopal's Lal Parade Ground around 12 noon. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will preside over the program. Around 3.15 pm, Shah is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the new terminal building and expansion at Gwalior's Vijayaraje Scindia Airport. He will later participate in a programme at Mela Ground. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will also be present. The union minister will also inaugurate a gallery on Maratha history at the Scindias' Jai Vilas Palace before leaving for Delhi around 7.15 pm, officials said.

Scindia to execute power show during Amit Shah's Gwalior visit on Oct 16

The political gallery in Madhya Pradesh is set to witness a power show of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia when Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives in Gwalior on October 16

'Mahakal Lok' opening: PM Modi unveils 'shivaling' wrapped in sacred thread

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 900 metre-long Mahakal Lok corridor built at the Mahakaleshwar temple here. The Mahakal Lok project cost is Rs 856 crore, with the first phase being developed for Rs 351 crore, an official said. Modi, accompanied by Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangu Bhai Patel and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, greeted sadhus present at the venue. He pressed a remote button to unveil a Shivling replica to dedicate Mahakal Lok to the nation. The Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor Development Project will provide better amenities for those visiting the temple which is dedicated to Lord Shiva and houses one of the 12 Jyotirlingas (representation of Lord Shiva) in India. The corridor has around 108 aesthetically ornate pillars made of intricately carved sandstones that depict the Anand Tandav Swaroop (Lord Shiva's dance form), 200 statues and murals of Lord Shiva and goddess Shakti. Modi offered prayers at the temple before he inaugurated the corr

JSW Cement to invest over Rs 3,200 crore in new plants in MP and UP

The combined cement capacity of these units will be 5 million tonnes per annum

MP Cong claims credit for Mahakal corridor development scheme; BJP denies

The opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh has claimed the scheme for the development and extension of the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain was made during the Kamal Nath-led party government in 2019, but the ruling BJP has dismissed the claim. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday evening dedicate to the nation the first phase of the 'Shri Mahakal Lok' corridor in Ujjain city of Madhya Pradesh. The project is aimed at providing an enriching experience to pilgrims visiting the famous Mahakeleshwar Temple with world class modern amenities. Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Dr Govind Singh on Monday claimed the scheme for the development and extension of the Mahakal temple was framed during the Kamal Nath regime in August 2019. The details of the project worth Rs 300 crore were put before the temple priests and the then cabinet members and a committee of three senior ministers was also constituted for its implementation, he said. However, state Home Mini