Madhya Pradesh

IMD issues red warning for Sunday as cold wave tightens grip; 2 dead in Haryana vehicle pile-up

11:33 pm December 28, 2019

New Delhi: The frigid air barrelling through north India plummeted temperatures to season’s lowest in Delhi and neighbouring states on Saturday with many places recording a minimum of below two degrees Celsius, as dense fog reduced visibility and disrupted air, rail and road traffic. The cold wave was not expected to relent until the New […]

Doctor, JE held for taking bribe in Rajasthan

MP: Highway official held for graft

4:17 pm December 28, 2019

Chhatarpur (MP): An official of the National Highway Authority of India was arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in lieu of issuing a no- objection certificate, Lokayukta police said on Saturday. The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Friday nabbed, S K Agnihotri, the manager of NHAI’s Chhatarpur office, while allegedly accepting […]

MP govt official caught taking Rs 20,000 bribe

9:06 pm December 25, 2019

Agar Malwa (MP): An official of the Weights and Measurement Department in Madhya Pradesh was on Wednesday caught taking a bribe of Rs 20,000, the Lokayukta Police said. District Weight and Measurement officer, Pankaj Kanodia, had sought the bribe amount from complainant, Suresh Ratadiya, for the verification of a petrol pump, Lokayukta Police Deputy Superintendent […]

MP CM to lead anti-CAA rally in Bhopal on Wednesday

10:51 pm December 24, 2019

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath will lead a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act in state capital Bhopal on Wednesday, Congress leaders said. Called ‘Samvidhan Bachao Nyaya Shanti Yatra’, it will start at noon from Rangmahal Talkies and culminate at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Minto Hall (old Vidhan Sabha), MP […]

Anti-CAA protests: 35 arrested for stone-pelting in MP

3:22 pm December 21, 2019

Jabalpur (MP): At least 35 people have been arrested in connection with Friday’s violent protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act in Madhya Pradesh, which left 20 police personnel injured, an official said. Demonstrations against the law were held across the state on Friday, with protesters pelting stones at police in some places. Police used […]