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TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

2 civil servants doing RSS salute at Sangh function sparks political row in Madhya Pradesh

Viral photo is purportedly from RSS’s ‘Samarpan Samaroh’ held at Satna on 11 June. Congress says it’s compiling a list of such ‘partisan officials’ and also writing to central govt. 

‘Bulldozer chalega,’ says MP minister of action against men who made Bhopal youth act like dog

A viral video show a group of men torturing one Vijay Ramchandani asking him to apologise while behaving like a dog.

Long, unbroken CM tenures aren’t good for democracy. See Odisha, MP example

A dispassionate look at the data on health, education and economic outcomes indicates that Odisha and MP have been on cruise control, though near the bottom.

Fiscal health check — how India’s 4 big poll-bound states stack up

Ahead of assembly polls in Rajasthan, MP, Telangana & Chhattisgarh, analysis of metrics like committed expenditures, additional spending, etc, reveals their fiscal strengths & weaknesses.

‘Hanuman bhakt’ Kamal Nath unites with Bajrang Sena. What it means for Congress in Madhya Pradesh

Ranveer Pateriya says his outfit worked for Yogi’s campaign as well as Ram Janmabhoomi but BJP gave nothing. Praises PCC chief for working towards cow protection.

Congress fires ‘corruption’ salvo at MP BJP after squall topples Mahakal statues — ‘made of paper?’

With assembly elections scheduled in MP later this year, Congress plans to use corruption allegations are one of its major poll planks, just like it did in Karnataka, it is learnt.

Madhya Pradesh is richer than Bihar. So, why is it still lagging behind in health?

Compared to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh has better healthcare infrastructure. But at 637 doctors per million, the former has more registered doctors than the latter.

‘Drink poison like Neelkanth, don’t complain’: How BJP is trying to prevent a Karnataka-like fiasco in MP

A 14-member BJP delegation has advised old-timers in poll-bound MP to ‘sacrifice’ their own political ambitions for the party’s victory, but not all seem to be convinced.

MP man declared ‘dead’ in Gujarat hospital due to Covid returns home after 2 years

Kamlesh Patidar's family was taken by surprise when he knocked the door of his maternal aunt’s house in Karodkala village, almost 2 years after they performed his last rites.

13 dead in Indore temple as stepwell roof collapses, inquiry ordered

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed the accident ‘extremely unfortunate’ and announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the kin of the dead.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.