Bhopal | The Asian Age

Friday, Jun 09, 2023 | Last Update : 04:25 PM IST

Bhopal Page-8

BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur has approached the Madhya Pradesh police with a demand that they register a case against a Congress MLA who allegedly threatened to "burn" her over her remarks on Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Pragya Thakur goes to police over Congress MLA's threat to ‘burn’ her

Thakur came to the Kamla Nehru police station in the Madhya Pradesh capital on Saturday night, a senior police officer said.

08 Dec 2019 10:46 AM

AICC general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath at a wedding ceremony.

‘Sulking’ Jyotiraditya Scindia meets Kamal Nath, irons out differences

Sources said that the duo discussed a wide range of issues on the flight to and from Morena.

01 Dec 2019 5:18 AM

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Kailash Joshi died at a private hospital in Bhopal on Sunday after prolonged illness, a family member said. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kailash Joshi died at 90

The last rites will be performed on Monday at his ancestral town Hatpipalya in Dewas district, former BJP MP Alok Sanjar said.

24 Nov 2019 2:02 PM

More than 500 hydroelectric generating sets of various ratings have been ordered on BHEL with a cumulative capacity of more than 30,000 MW.

BHEL commissions pumping units for irrigation scheme in Telangana

BHEL is also carrying out comprehensive renovation and modernisation of more than 684 MW hydro projects across the country.

19 Nov 2019 9:40 AM

100 langurs trapped in waterlogged Bastar hill

Forest officials launch operation to rescue simians.

19 Nov 2019 1:35 AM

Abdul Jabbar, alias “Jabbar Bhai”, as he was famously known in the city of Bhopal, died of cardiac arrest.

Oldest activist of Bhopal gas tragedy stir no more

Abdul Jabbar had rehabilitated over 6000 survivors by providing them vocational training.

16 Nov 2019 5:42 AM

People throng the miracle tree in Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

MP ‘miracle tree’ out of bounds for its ‘devotees’

Irate mob on Wednesday attacked policemen deployed in the village for regulating them, leaving 11 cops injured.

15 Nov 2019 4:57 AM

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Centre was adopting "step-motherly behaviour" towards Madhya Pradesh and asked former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to take up the issue to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Digvijaya blames Centre of 'step-motherly' treatment for MP, seeks PM's attention

The Centre has also not released Rs 498 crore for construction and rejuvenation of roads in Madhya Pradesh.

08 Nov 2019 12:18 PM

According to latest data of NITI Ayog, around 37.60 children in Chhattisgarh are suffering from malnutrition. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

‘Nutrition gardens’ provide balanced diet in Chhattisgarh schools

Concept developed by Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Kanker, in Naxal-hit Bastar region.

02 Nov 2019 1:43 AM

Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopal Bhargava on Wednesday while criticising the government's recent move to serve eggs in mid-day meals. (Photo: ANI)

We may become man-eaters if we eat non-veg food from childhood: BJP leader

Responding to allegations of the opposition, the minister, on Thursday said that eggs are not non-vegetarian food.

31 Oct 2019 2:25 PM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday said that as the BJP has been rejected by the people, they will now do 'jugaad' with other parties and independents to form the government. (Photo: File)

BJP to do 'jugaad' with independents, others to form govt in Haryana: Kamal Nath

The BJP needs the support of six MLAs to cross the half-way mark to retain power in the state.

25 Oct 2019 9:04 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said the Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia was right in claiming that farm loan of only up to Rs 50,000 has been waived off so far but he promised that his government will waive off farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh in due course of time. (Photo: File)

Scindia's right, farm loan up to Rs 2 lakh will be waived off: Kamal Nath

Chief Minister Kamal Nath had said that his government has waived the loans of 20 lakh farmers amounting to Rs 7,000 crore.

12 Oct 2019 1:36 PM

Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chauhan slammed the Congress for mocking Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performing 'Shastra Puja' and said it is the habit of Congress to make fun of Indian culture and Hindu beliefs. (Photo: File)

It's habit of Cong to make fun of Indian culture and Hindu beliefs: Chauhan

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had termed the acceptance ceremony and 'Shastra Puja' of Rafale fighter jet in France as 'tamasha'.

10 Oct 2019 9:36 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath (Photo: File)

Honey-trap probe: SIT reconstituted, BJP sees cover up

Incidentally, this is the second time in the last eight days the SIT has been reconstituted, replacing its chief and most of its members.

03 Oct 2019 4:27 AM

Preliminary investigation by police suggested that superstition driven by evil practice of 'untouchability' might have led to the gory incident.

2 MP dalit kids lynched for defecating on road

The incident took place in the village of Bhavkhedi under Sirsoud police station in Shivpuri district.

26 Sep 2019 2:32 AM

Before the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Rahul Gandhi had promised a waiver of outstanding loans if Congress were to come to power. (Photo: File)

'Rahul Gandhi should apologise to farmers of MP,' says Congress MLA

The Chachoda MLA pointed out that many farmers in the state had certificates but were not exempted.

20 Sep 2019 4:58 PM

‘The Hindu society calls for putting a ban on the entry of anti-Hindu Digvijaya Singh into temples. Ban! Ban! By Hindu Samaj,’ read one such poster pasted outside the Parushram Temple in Bhopal. (Photo: File)

Posters calling for ban on Digvijaya Singh's entry into temples appear in Bhopal

This came after Singh stroked controversy on Tuesday by saying that ‘people wearing saffron clothes commit crimes like rape inside temples.’

19 Sep 2019 2:10 PM

Kushwaha and Singh said that they are with their party leader Mayawati and will remain with her in future too. "All is well here (in Madhya Pradesh). There is no problem," Kushwaha said. (Photo: File | PTI)

After 6 BSP MLAs jump ship in Rajasthan, MP leaders say will stay loyal to Mayawati

All 6 MLAs in Rajasthan wrote to Assembly Speaker C P Joshi to merge the legislative party with Congress.

19 Sep 2019 1:02 PM

The minister claimed the state administration has so far rescued about 50,000 people and shifted them to safer places in different parts of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: ANI)

MP govt seeks Rs 11,861-crore flood relief package from Centre

'The rains and floods have damaged crops on 24 lakh hectares of land, affecting 22 lakh farmers,' MP minister said.

18 Sep 2019 8:23 PM

Bachchan claimed that according to the Narmada Control Authority's schedule, the dam was to be filled up to its full reservoir level by mid-October. (Photo: File)

Narmada dam fully filled 'before schedule' for PM's b'day: MP minister

He said this disturbed the relief and rehabilitation works underway in the Madhya Pradesh areas submerged under the dam water.

17 Sep 2019 3:48 PM

8 of 57

Columns

Shikha Mukerjee