Madhya Pradesh

MP reports first COVID-19 death; elderly woman succumbs

11:08 pm March 25, 2020

Indore: A 65-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus at a government hospital here on Wednesday, becoming the first case of COVID-19 death in Madhya Pradesh, officials said. The woman, who had no history of travelling abroad in recent times, originally hailed from neighbouring Ujjain and was undergoing treatment at the government-run M Y Hospital here. This […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 9; cases jump to 468

11:05 pm March 23, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to nine on Monday after West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh reported a casualty each, while the number of confirmed cases soared to 468, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases are 424 now and 35 people have been cured/discharged/migrated, […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

BJP legislator Bhargava resigns as Leader of Opposition

10:24 pm March 23, 2020

Bhopal: Minutes before the BJP legislators meeting was scheduled to begin on Monday evening to elect a new leader, senior party MLA Gopal Bhargava tendered his resignation from the post of Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly. Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan was later elected the new leader of the legislature party, […]

COVID-19: Death toll rises to 7, total cases 360

11:50 pm March 22, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to seven, while the total number of cases soared to 360 as fresh cases were reported from various parts of the country on Sunday, the Union Health Ministry said. Gujarat, Bihar and Maharashtra reported a death each on Sunday, while four deaths were […]

MP: Sunday lockdown extended to four districts

Janata curfew: People stay indoors, shops closed in MP

9:57 pm March 22, 2020

Bhopal: People in Madhya Pradesh remained indoors and roads wore a deserted look Sunday in view of the ‘Janata curfew’ call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight off coronavirus. Most of the cities woke up to empty streets as even morning walkers and joggers did not venture out of their homes. Gardens, stadiums […]