Madhya Pradesh

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Power supply disrupted in parts of Madhya Pradesh

11:12 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi/Jabalpur: Power supply has been disrupted in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to snapping of electricity transmission lines after a storm, officials said on Thursday. “Power supply is cut in some parts of Madhya Pradesh after a storm hit electricity transmission lines near Sasan and Vindhyachal,” a Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) official told […]

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

Chances of locusts reaching Karnataka remote: minister

8:59 pm May 28, 2020

Bengaluru: Amid locusts attack in some parts of the country, the Karnataka government on Thursday claimed chances of a massive locust swarm reaching the state are remote due to change in the wind direction. “…good thing is that the wind is not blowing towards Karnataka..according to the MET department report wind is expected to be […]

Locusts reach Jhansi, other UP districts on alert

11:42 pm May 27, 2020

Jhansi/Lucknow: After attacking crops in Madhya Pradesh, a swarm of locusts reached Jhansi district on Wednesday, an Uttar Pradesh official said. Other districts in the region are also on alert. Locusts struck the district last week as well, but they authorities said they eliminated half of that swarm with the help of local people. The […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

COVID-19 death toll in India climbs to 4,167

2:20 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380 in the country, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases climbed to 80,722, while 60,490 people have recovered […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

COVID-19 dampens Eid celebrations in Madhya Pradesh

7:11 pm May 25, 2020

Bhopal: Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations remained muted on Monday in Madhya Pradesh under the COVID-19 shadow, with Muslims choosing to offer prayers inside their homes across the state. With the coronavirus-induced lockdown restricting public gatherings, the traditional scenes of faithfuls offering prayers at mosques and on open grounds, and greeting each other with celebratory hugs, were not […]