Madhya Pradesh: News

31 Jul 2021

Suicide

Boy ends life after losing Rs. 40,000 in online game

A 13-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself to death in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, leaving behind a purported suicide note, which says that he was taking the drastic step after losing Rs. 40,000 in an online game, police said on Saturday.

30 Jul 2021

Rainfall

IMD issues orange alert in large parts of MP

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh, which has so far received three percent more rain than the average.

29 Jul 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP crosses 3cr vaccination mark; 100% inoculation soon, says CM

Over three crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered to people in Madhya Pradesh so far as against the eligible population of 5.40 crore, and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed confidence that the state will soon achieve the target of 100 percent inoculation.

29 Jul 2021

Kerala

Kerala has least COVID-19 antibodies: ICMR's national serosurvey

The fourth national COVID-19 serosurvey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) found that at least two-thirds of India's population above the age of six years have antibodies against the virus causing COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2.

26 Jul 2021

Mandsaur

MP: Two cops suspended in case of spurious liquor deaths

A police station in-charge and an assistant sub-inspector were suspended after three persons died due to consumption of suspected spurious liquor in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh.

22 Jul 2021

Uttar Pradesh

I-T raids on Dainik Bhaskar group; 'attempt to stifle democracy'

The Income Tax (I-T) department is conducting raids at the offices of one of India's largest media houses, Dainik Bhaskar, along with Uttar Pradesh-based news channel Bharat Samachar.

21 Jul 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP: In-laws booked for forcing woman to drink acid

A case of attempt to murder has been registered against the in-laws of a 22-year-old woman from Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior who was allegedly made to drink acid for failing to fulfill their dowry demand, a senior official said on Wednesday.

21 Jul 2021

Liquor

MP: Four cops suspended after video shows them consuming liquor

Four police constables, including two women, were suspended after a video surfaced in which they were purportedly seen consuming liquor near a patrolling vehicle in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone district, officials said on Wednesday.

19 Jul 2021

Fraud Cases

MP: Inter-state fake currency racket busted; four held

Madhya Pradesh Police has busted an inter-state racket of manufacturing and circulating fake currency notes and arrested four persons in this connection, a senior official said.

16 Jul 2021

Indore

Indore records single COVID-19 case; a first in 16 months

For the first time in 16 months, the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh has recorded just one case of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, an official said on Friday.

16 Jul 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP well collapse: Three bodies retrieved; search operation on

Three bodies have been recovered from the well in which several people fell while trying to rescue a teenager, who had fallen into it the previous night in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Friday.

14 Jul 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP to reopen schools from July 26 with 50% capacity

Schools for Classes XI and Classes XII in Madhya Pradesh will reopen with 50% capacity beginning July 26 and colleges from August 1, given a significant fall in the daily COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus: India reports 2,000+ deaths as MP adds backlog data

India on Tuesday reported over 31,000 new COVID-19 cases along with over 2,000 fresh fatalities.

12 Jul 2021

India

MP: Bodies of woman, three kids found floating in well

The bodies of a 25-year-old woman and her three minor children were found floating in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district on Monday, police said.

07 Jul 2021

Immigrants

Madhya Pradesh: Six Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship

Six Pakistani migrants, living in Madhya Pradesh for decades, have been granted Indian citizenship on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), officials said.

03 Jul 2021

Murder

MP: Man axes father, wife to death over illicit affair

A 35-year-old man allegedly axed his father and wife to death after he found them in a compromising position at their house in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district, police said.

03 Jul 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Private bus owners demand permit tax waiver for lockdown period

Private bus owners in Madhya Pradesh have demanded waiver of permit tax for the period between April and June this year, saying they could not operate their business during these three months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

03 Jul 2021

Private Schools

Buffalo goes berserk at protest in MP; injures one

A buffalo brought for a protest staged by owners and directors of private schools in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district went berserk amid the crowd and injured one of the agitators, an official said on Saturday.

26 Jun 2021

Coronavirus

Eight cases of Delta Plus variant found in MP

At least eight persons have been found infected with the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh so far, State Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said on Saturday, adding none of the contacts of these patients was found to be infected with this strain.

24 Jun 2021

Coronavirus

MP registers five cases of Delta Plus infection; one dead

Five persons have so far been found infected with the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh and one of them has died, State Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said on Thursday.

23 Jun 2021

Jabalpur

Farmer hires nine dogs, three guards to protect rare mangoes

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has hired three security guards and nine dogs to secure trees bearing a rare variety of mangoes that are worth around Rs. 21,000 per fruit.

23 Jun 2021

Ujjain

No vaccine, no salary: Ujjain Collector tells government staff

In a bid to achieve the target of 100 percent vaccination against the deadly COVID-19, the Ujjain district administration in Madhya Pradesh has issued an order saying that government employees will not get their salaries from next month if they are not inoculated.

22 Jun 2021

Karnataka

Bengaluru Urban number one among districts in nationwide vaccination drive

Bengaluru Urban stood number one among districts in the country in the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday, by administering 2,09,256 doses, while Karnataka stood second among states by administering 10.36 lakh doses, Health Minister K Sudhakar said.

10 Jun 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination

MP Police carries out 'Roko-Toko Abhiyan' to encourage vaccinations

In a bid to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the police in Prithvipur Town of Madhya Pradesh's Niwari District distributed tricolor badges.

3,000 doctors resign in MP after court calls strike 'illegal'

Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh have resigned, following a High Court order which said their strike was "illegal" and asked them to resume duties by today.

31 May 2021

India

Junior doctors strike in MP, demand reservation of COVID-19 beds

Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh today boycotted work, except COVID-19 duties, to raise several demands including free treatment for themselves and their families in case they contract the coronavirus.

Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in MP go on strike

Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday struck work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the infection.

31 May 2021

Bhopal

A murder investigation leads police to another five-year-old killing

Bhopal Police stumbled upon a five-year-old murder case while probing an alleged killing of a 30-year-old-man, whose body was recovered two days ago, with the accused woman confessing to both the crimes, officials said on Sunday.

28 May 2021

Remdesivir

Student duped victims of over Rs. 2L for Remdesivir, held

An 18-year-old college student was arrested from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of providing them Remdesivir injections, Delhi police said on Friday.

24 May 2021

Coronavirus

Woman doctor slammed for propagating religion during COVID-19 campaign

A controversy has erupted after a woman doctor, hired on contract by the Madhya Pradesh government, was captured in a video purportedly asking people to offer prayers to the god of a particular religion for staying away from coronavirus infection or for recovery from the disease.

15 May 2021

Ujjain

Anger erupts after MP's staffers, family get jab at home

A controversy has erupted after a government medical team allegedly administered COVID- 19 vaccines to Ujjain BJP MP Anil Firojiya's staffers, family members, and supporters at his residence in Ujjain, prompting the district authorities to order an inquiry into the incident.

14 May 2021

India

Woman killed for giving birth to four girls

A 28-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to four girls, the last of which was born just three months ago, and also over dowry in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, police said on Friday.

13 May 2021

Shivraj Singh Chouhan

MP announces free education for children orphaned due to COVID-19

The Madhya Pradesh government will provide free education and a pension of Rs. 5,000 per month to children whose parents died of COVID-19, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.

10 May 2021

Coronavirus

MP prepares for third COVID-19 wave with ICUs for kids

The Madhya Pradesh government will set up 360 ICU beds for children in hospitals across the state as part of its preparations for the third wave of COVID-19, BJP Leader and Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang said on Monday.

07 May 2021

COVID-19

MP: Three booked for spreading COVID-19 at wedding in Niwari

A case has been registered against three men, including two COVID-19 patients, for allegedly breaking quarantine rules and spreading COVID-19 at a wedding in Madhya Pradesh's Niwari district, police said on Friday.

07 May 2021

Gwalior

MP: Crash landing of plane carrying Remdesivir to be probed

Aviation experts will conduct a probe into the crash-landing of a Madhya Pradesh government plane carrying a stock of anti-viral drug Remdesivir at Gwalior Airport following a technical snag, a senior official said on Friday.

05 May 2021

Vaccine

MP: Enthusiasm marks first day of vaccination for 18-44 group

Several people in the age group of 18 to 44 queued up outside inoculation centers in Madhya Pradesh as the COVID-19 vaccination drive for this category began in the state on Wednesday.

01 May 2021

Bharat Biotech

Truck laden with COVAXIN abandoned for 12 hours, driver missing

A truck carrying 2.40 lakh doses of COVAXIN worth Rs. 8 crore was left parked for nearly 12 hours after its driver went missing under mysterious circumstances in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district.

27 Apr 2021

Coronavirus

MP proposes special package for industries to increase oxygen production

The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to offer a special package to industrial units to increase oxygen production and set up new plants of the life-saving gas amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said on Tuesday.

23 Apr 2021

Coronavirus

COVID-19 patient's dead body falls off ambulance in MP

In a shocking incident captured on camera, the dead body of a COVID-19 patient fell on the road from an ambulance in the Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh.