Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra CM inaugurates coal mine, calls for low pollution

6:18 pm June 6, 2020

Nagpur/Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday inaugurated the Western Coalfields’ Adasa coal mine near Nagpur via video conferencing and stressed the need for proper utilisation of such mines with the focus on lowering pollution levels. Speaking after the inauguration, Thackeray said if focus is kept on production of quality coal, then problems of […]

168 new coronavirus cases in MP, seven deaths

8:58 pm June 3, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported 168 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, taking the case count to 8,588 and fatalities to 371, health officials said. So far, 5,445 persons have recovered from the infection in the state while there are 2,772 active cases. Three persons from Indore and one each from Khandwa, Neemuch, Sagar […]

8171 more COVID-19 cases, 204 deaths in India

3:53 pm June 2, 2020

New Delhi: The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the Health Ministry said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) climbed to 97,581 and as many as 95,526 people have recovered and one patient […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Mathura admin readying for possible locust attack

11:42 pm May 29, 2020

Mathura: Insecticides and pesticides will be sprayed on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable attack of desert locusts in the district, an official said on Friday. Nearly 1,500 spray vehicles have been earmarked for the purpose, District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra said. India is currently battling the worst desert locust invasion in more than […]

No more demand for Shramik Special trains, says Railways

Shramik Special trains ferried around 42 lakh migrants since May 1

3:55 pm May 29, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has ferried around 42 lakh migrant workers on board 3,276 ‘Shramik Special’ trains since May 1, according to official data. Of the total trains, 2,875 have terminated, while 401 are on the run. The top five states/union territories from where maximum trains originated are Gujarat (897), Maharashtra (590), Punjab (358), […]