Bhopal

Gaur – the ‘bulldozer’ minister who went on to become CM

7:03 pm August 21, 2019

Bhopal: BJP veteran Babulal Gaur, who started his career as a trade unionist, went on to become a tall figure of the party in Madhya Pradesh, holding several key positions, including that of the chief minister, during his decades long political career. Gaur, 89, who died here on Wednesday morning after prolonged illness, also courted […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

MP govt signs MoU with Centre for metro rail projects

9:06 pm August 19, 2019

New Delhi: Metro trains will soon be plying in Madhya Pradesh as the state government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for metro rail systems in Bhopal and Indore, officials said. The MoU was signed here in the presence of Madhya Pradesh’s minister for Urban Development and Housing Jaivardhan Singh […]

Several rivers in flood in Madhya Pradesh, four dead

11:54 pm August 14, 2019

Bhopal/Mandsaur/Betul: Four people, including a woman and her daughter, drowned in Mandsaur and Betul districts of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday as around 3,000 people were shifted following heavy rains and floods. Almost the entire state is receiving rains, and some areas are expected to have “very heavy to extremely heavy” rain by Thursday morning, the […]

Foreign tourists hit by shut-down in Khajuraho

11:39 pm August 8, 2019

Bhopal: Awestruck foreign tourists walking among ancient temples known for exquisitely carved erotic sculptures is not an unfamiliar sight in Khajuraho. But foreigners quenching their thirst by working road-side handpumps is. However, these scenes were witnessed in this famous Madhya Pradesh town on Thursday as local residents observed indefinite shut-down to press the demand of […]

Madhya Pradesh was central to Swaraj’s political journey

7:24 pm August 7, 2019

Bhopal: BJP stalwart and former Union minister Sushma Swaraj, who died on Tuesday night, had a special connection with Madhya Pradesh, which she represented in Parliament multiple times. Though she started her electoral career in Haryana and also served as the chief minister of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh was an important destination in her decades-long and […]