A group of five engineering students in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has come out with a device that can alert sleep-deprived drivers, especially during night journey. These college students, all from a private institute, have created an “anti-sleep alarm” system for drivers to avoid road accidents. The device is connected to […]
MP: Special arrangements to protect animals from heat at Van Vihar in Bhopal
To provide respite from the scorching hot weather to the animals at Van Vihar National Park here, the authorities have begun making appropriate arrangements like setting up water coolers, fans, and grass curtains here. Not only the citizens but also the animals are bearing the brunt of the heat in […]
MP: Driver injured, 2 workers feared trapped after goods train collides in Shahdol
The driver has been injured and two workers are feared trapped after two goods trains collided with each other near Singhpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said. The engines of the trains caught fire after the collision. All trains on the Bilaspur-Katni route were affected, the officials […]
MP: Elephant killed by tiger in Bandhavgarh
A baby elephant aged around one and a half years was reportedly killed by a tiger in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district, informed the Tiger Reserve officials on Tuesday. “The carcass of a wild elephant has been found in the tiger reserve Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria, Madhya Pradesh. The […]
MP: 4 killed, 1 injured in accident on Indore-Ahmedabad national highway
Four people were killed while one person was injured after a speeding vehicle hit them on the National Highway 59 in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, a police official said on Tuesday. The mishap took place on the Indore-Ahmedabad National Highway under the Sardarpur police station limits in the district on the intervening night of Monday […]
MP: Man allegedly thrashed to death for stealing sacks of gram in Khandwa, probe on
A 28-year-old man was allegedly thrashed to death after he was caught red-handed stealing sacks of gram from a house in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district. The incident occurred in Chhaigaon Devi village under Chhaigaon Makhan police station limits on Saturday night. The man who died was identified as Sheikh Firoz (28), a resident of Khanshahwali, Khandwa. He worked as a welder. According […]
MP: Government increases the grant amount for gallantry awards recipients
Madhya Pradesh government issued an order that Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra awardees will receive a one-time grant of 1 crore and Mahavir Chakra and Kirti Chakra winners will receive Rs 75 lakhs. The government has issued a memorandum for the increase in the grant amount received by the State’s […]
MP: Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon offeres prayers at Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain
Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon offered prayers at the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain on Sunday evening. She also performed jalabhishek inside the sanctum sanctorum. After offering the prayer, she sat in Nandihal of the temple. Talking to the reporters after the puja, the actress said that she has prayed […]
MP: Stepwell collapsed at a temple in Indore, many feared trapped
Many persons are feared trapped after a stepwell at a temple collapsed in the Patel Nagar area of Indore on Thursday. The incident occurred at around 12 PM when devotees were offering prayers in the temple on the occasion of Ram Navami. Local administration has launched the rescue operation and trying to rescue people using ropes however, […]
MP protest over tribal woman’s death turns violent, 1 killed in police firing; CM Chouhan orders inquiry
An 18-year-old tribal man died after police resorted to aerial firing and tear gas shells to control a crowd of protestors in Dongargaon in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, a police official said on Thursday. The deceased man has been identified as Bherulal (18). The crowd was protesting the death of a 22-year-old tribal woman who was found dead on […]
MP: Indore Lokayukta raids house of Mineral Officer recovers assets worth over Rs 3 crores
The anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on Tuesday raided various residences of Mineral Officer Manmohan Khatedia (at present posted in District Dewas) and recovered properties worth more than Rs 3 crores, said Anand Yadav, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lokayukta Indore. The officials have also registered a case under the Prevention […]
MP: Sexual abuse victims’ kin, lawyer receive threats in Dindori
The relatives and lawyer of a minor girl who was sexually abused, received threats and were pressured to testify in favour of the accused, on the district court premises in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district on Friday afternoon. The matter of the alleged sexual harassment of minor girls came to the fore on Saturday (March 4) during […]
MP: Holkar Royal family performs Holika Dahan at Rajwada in Indore
Carrying forward the 300-year-old tradition of the Holkar Royal Family, Richard Holkar from the Holkar family performed Holika Dahan at Rajwada in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Monday evening. It is said that this ‘Holika Dahan’ is also called Sarkari Holi. Around 300 years ago, King Malhar Rao Holkar of Indore started this tradition, after which it was carried forward […]
MP: Two police officers line attached in BM College Principal murder case
Two senior police officers have been removed from active duty and line attached in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore in connection to the Simrol-based BM College Principal Vimukta Sharma murder case, the police said. The action came after the victim, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Indore. An order in […]
MP: CM Chouhan slams PCC chief over his ‘Madira Pradesh’ remark
Targeting former CM and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief Kamal Nath over his ‘Madira Pradesh’ remark, Chief Minister Shivarj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that he would not tolerate the insult of Madhya Pradesh. CM Chouhan said that the PCC Chief Kamal Nath has no attachment to the soil of Madhya Pradesh, its rituals, […]