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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

Doctor operates on MP woman to remove tumour from brain. It turns out to be white fungus

According to celebrated neurosurgeon Deepak Kulkarni, the white fungus in the 50-year-old woman’s brain in Indore looked like a malignant tumour until biopsy showed otherwise. 

What shocking data on Covid second wave deaths really reveals: Yogendra Yadav

Will the Modi government come clean with the entire data on what is clearly the biggest public health scandal of this century?

Why Shivraj Singh Chouhan is under pressure in MP but likely not on his way out as CM

Rumours began after a series of closed-door meetings among MP BJP leaders who are known as Chouhan’s detractors, including Kailash Vijayvargiya, Narottam Mishra & Prahlad Patel.

Attacked by RSS, BJP leaders for ‘anti-Hindu’ tweets, Shivraj’s new OSD says won’t accept post

BJP, RSS leaders, supporters had started a Twitter campaign asking CM Shivraj Chouhan to remove Tushar Panchal as OSD, citing Panchal's past 'anti-Hindu' & anti-Modi tweets.

‘We aren’t God, have basic needs, want protection’: Why 3,500 MP doctors resigned amid pandemic

While doctors insist they are making sure their protest doesn’t affect those in their care, state govt has accused them of 'blackmailing' patients at the peak of the pandemic.

‘Guy Fawkes’ is cooking biryani, feeding Bhopal’s needy living in night shelters

Wearing masks made popular by 'V for Vendetta' movie, a group of three brothers and their friend has been distributing food and ration kits during MP's Covid lockdown.

Why MP first brought scheme for ‘Covid orphans’ with no earning parent & then tweaked it

MP govt was first to launch ‘Covid orphans’ scheme. But many complain it has too many gaps — catering only to those who’ve lost both parents and only during 2nd Covid surge.

‘Nowhere to go’: Second wave brings bigger Covid challenge for Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors have been hit particularly hard by Covid. NGO claim as many as 50% of Bhopal’s Covid fatalities are gas tragedy survivors, but govt estimates vary.

MP’s Satna has many Covid hotspots. But its hospitals are empty as no one trusts doctors

Several villages in Satna district are red zones, or hotspots, but despite having oxygen beds & other resources, the region’s hospitals are empty. 

‘Kya hi hota…mar jaate hum?’ MP’s Panna tribals don’t care to get tested or vaccinated

In Madhya Pradesh’s Panna, a tribal-majority district, villagers say they ‘recovered from Covid on our own’. Now they don’t want vaccine, say would rather die from virus than the needle.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.