Madhya Pradesh: News

02 May 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Real Estate Act (RERA) comes into force after nine years

The much-awaited Real Estate Act has come into force with a promise to protect buyers' rights and encourage genuine players; 13 states and union territories notified the rules.

01 May 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Interstate arms racket busted, 40 pistols seized

An interstate arms racket was unearthed in Delhi and 40 pistols recovered. Two men were also nabbed from Anand Vihar railway station while they were supplying arms to their clients.

30 Apr 2017

India

SBI ATM dispenses Rs. 500 notes without Gandhi's image

An SBI ATM in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district dispensed Rs. 500 notes without the image of Mahatma Gandhi on it.

28 Apr 2017

Gujarat

Engineer makes fake Aadhaar cards for clinical trials

A youth in Gujarat was apprehended by police for creating 100s of fake Aadhaar cards.

25 Apr 2017

India

Heatwave in India: 4,620 deaths recorded in four years

Deadly heatwave in India claimed over 4,620 lives over the last four years.

25 Apr 2017

India

Indian Road Accidents: At least 410 people die every day

With the world's most unsafe roads and most people defying traffic rules, driving in India has become dangerous.

18 Apr 2017

Delhi

AAP Government, food labs tie up to ensure quality

The Food Safety Department of Delhi has collaborated with 18 private food-testing labs in the city to ensure the overseeing of food served in restaurants as well as streets.

17 Apr 2017

India

Government to launch pneumonia vaccine by April-end

The Ministry of Health is set to release a new vaccine, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which targets a specific kind of pneumonia affecting children in India.

13 Apr 2017

Delhi

BJP wins Rajouri Garden, Assam, Himachal; Congress leading in Karnataka

In assembly bypolls, BJP candidates have won in many constituencies and is leading at MP's Ater.

12 Apr 2017

Delhi

Plastic bags: MP enforces ban in bid to protect environment

Madhya Pradesh is all set to go polythene-free from May 1, with the state government imposing a ban on plastic bags effective from next month.

11 Apr 2017

Andhra Pradesh

MP to become liquor free state soon: Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh announced that the state will soon move towards becoming a liquor-free state in a phased out manner.

02 Apr 2017

India

India's failed love stories are deadlier than terror attacks

Love was the official reason of 38,585 murders and culpable-homicide cases that took place in India during 2001-2015.

02 Apr 2017

Arvind Kejriwal

Faulty EVMs: Madhya Pradesh Government removes top officials in Bhind

A video that went viral on social media purportedly showing a faulty Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) that registers votes only for the BJP, resulted in the Madhya Pradesh government taking swift action against top officials of Bhind, from where the video surfaced and an Assembly by-election is scheduled.

31 Mar 2017

India

Non-farm sectors: 1 lakh jobs added in Apr-Oct 2016

Only a little over one lakh jobs were added between 1 Apr-1 Oct'16 in eight key non-farm sectors of the economy, stated a government report.

28 Mar 2017

India

Centre approves 101 cold-chain projects to curb food wastage

The government approved 101 cold-chain projects across the country, to attempt to curb the problem of food wastage in India.

Yogi's agenda in UP: What about healthcare, unemployment and education?

The newly elected government in UP has wasted no time in getting to work on its campaign promises.

24 Feb 2017

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan declines invitation from Queen Elizabeth II

Amitabh Bachchan had reportedly received an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh to attend the UK-India Year of Culture launch this year.

07 Jan 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka's new low: One in 100 sexual assaults gets convicted

Reports of alleged mass molestations in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve shocked the nation.

05 Dec 2016

India

78 companies untraceable after raising funds

Nearly 78 companies in India have been reported as untraceable after raising funds worth a whopping Rs.312 crore from multiple investors.

03 Dec 2016

Kannur

Do Indian cities deserve the 'disabled-friendly' tag?

Two Indian cities, Indore and Jhalawar are soon to be bestowed with the disabled-friendly tag by the government. Kannur was recently declared India's first disabled friendly district.

18 Nov 2016

Bihar

BIMARU states record falling fertility rates

Over the last fifteen years, India's BIMARU states have scripted a rising trend in development and have seen a sharp fall in fertility rates.

05 Nov 2016

India

Will improved roads reduce traffic accidents in India?

With India's road infrastructure weakening, ministry officials are looking to better the roads in an effort to reduce road accidents.

26 Oct 2016

Chhattisgarh

Mobile clinics accessible to people from Chhattisgarh's Red Corridor

The Chhattisgarh government is undertaking great initiatives in association with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).

04 Oct 2016

Rajasthan

Centre's UDAY scheme a success; power distribution system revived

Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Centre's distribution utility revival scheme, has been a success.

02 Oct 2016

India

2-year old 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' evaluated by survey

LocalCircles, the citizen engagement platform conducted a survey evaluating the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission).

Highly-qualified girl from MP seeks euthanasia from PM

Laxmi Yadav, a specially-abled girl from Madhya Pradesh, wrote to PM Modi seeking euthanasia after being rejected for employment across the state.

16 Sep 2016

India

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh to revamp ration shops with Future Group

Indian FMCG giant Future Group is in talks with Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to help revive and revamp the states' fair price shops.

10 Sep 2016

Odisha

Madhya Pradesh CM to launch Rs.10 thali for the poor

Following Jayalithaa and Navin Patnaik's footsteps, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to launch a subsidized meal program for the poor, comprising of a 'filling' thali for Rs.10.

04 Aug 2016

Delhi

Rape videos being sold in UP for a meagre amount

According to a report by Times of India, gruesome rape videos can be easily bought in markets in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at a throwaway sum.

PETA praises Chauhan for his ‘progressive stand’

While Chauhan may be under fire for shutting down the proposal to reintroduce eggs in midday meals in his state, the PETA is all praises for his 'healthy' decision.