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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicMadhya Pradesh

Topic: Madhya Pradesh

Congress in talks with Prashant Kishor for upcoming bypolls in MP, says MLA PC Sharma

Kishor also worked for the party in the previous Assembly election in MP. He would help the party in candidate selections and poll issues, Sharma added.

Swarms of locusts enter Chhattisgarh forest area from Madhya Pradesh

According to officials, all departments concerned immediately sprayed chemicals through fire brigade vehicles following which most of the insects died or flew away.

States are going ahead with labour reforms, even if Modi govt is finding it hard to do so

The labour ministry has told a parliamentary panel that over 10 states have reformed some labour laws over the last year or more. A dozen more are considering them.

Madhya Pradesh High Court judge makes donations for food to poor a bail condition

Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari has been directing bail applicants to donate an amount between Rs 10,000 and Rs 25,000 to the district collector.

Clash over ‘home quarantine’ in MP’s Bhind leaves 2 Jatavs dead, 9 from Muslim family booked

Neighbouring families clashed and pelted stones at each other in MP's Bhind. Police have booked Muslim family members as the Jatavs' side suffered more casualties.

Besides Covid, Shivraj’s fighting dissent — from Congress defectors & BJP leaders they beat

The rebel Congress MLAs want a state cabinet expansion soon while BJP leaders, who lost to the MLAs in 2018, feel their political futures are at stake. 

How Congress defectors in MP are being indoctrinated into BJP-RSS ideology, culture, values

Minister Kamal Patel is leading a project to distribute books about BJP & RSS ideologues among former MP Congress leaders who toppled Kamal Nath govt by joining BJP.

Don’t let your dislike of Yogi Adityanath get in the way. Labour reform is a good idea

A rational labour framework will lead to a larger number of Indian workers enjoying basic protections. Much depends on what the new labour landscape in UP and MP looks like.

Public relations chief among 50 IAS officers transferred in Shivraj Chouhan govt in MP

In its first major reshuffle, the MP govt has posted Vinod Kumar as ACS of the general administration department and J N Kansotia as ACS of the animal husbandry department.

At least 5 dead in Madhya Pradesh as truck carrying migrant workers overturns

The accident took place near Patha village Saturday night. Nearly 20 migrant workers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

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.