Madhya Pradesh

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

First Kisan Rail from South India chugs off with fruits to Delhi

3:09 pm September 9, 2020

Amaravati: Connecting the farms to the agricultural markets, the first ‘Kisan Rail’ from south India chugged off from Anantapuramu on Wednesday carrying 322 tonnes of fresh fruits to the famous Azadpur Mandi in the national Capital. Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy flagged off the inaugural Kisan Rail, the second in the […]

India’s COVID-19 infection tally crosses 42 lakh

4:33 pm September 7, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past 42 lakh with a record 90,802 people being infected in a day, while 32,50,429 people have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 77.30 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 42,04,613, […]

MP: Farmer hangs self, kin blame crop destruction due to rains

11:27 pm September 4, 2020

Niwadi: A farmer allegedly committed suicide in Chandeli Toria village in Niwadi in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, police said. Pyarelal Yadav (60) was found hanging from a tree on his farm plot, said Prithvipur police station in-charge Narendra Tripathi. While the deceased’s son Roop Singh said the cause could have been destruction of crops on […]

Raging floodwater washes away bridge in MP

8:45 pm August 30, 2020

Seoni (MP): Overflowing Wainganga river on Sunday washed away the bridge built over it just a month ago under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) near Sunwara village in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, officials said. About 150-metre-long bridge was built on Barabaspur Harduli- Sunwarafor road, some 60 kms away from the district headquarters, […]

MP rain: 1 killed in house collapse, 60 rescued by IAF chopper

1:55 pm August 30, 2020

Bhopal: A 35-year-old woman was killed and three others were injured when a house collapsed after heavy rains at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, while nearly 60 stranded people were airlifted from a village in the district by an IAF helicopter, officials said. Following heavy showers in several parts of Madhya Pradesh in the […]