People handover their licensed arms to police in wake of municipal electionsGWALIOR - Following the code of conduct for the municipal elections, the people here deposited their licensed arms with the police. Radical Communists hold rally for Maoists in BhopalBHOPAL - Radical Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) -Liberation, CPI (ML)-L activists staged a rally in Bhopal on Saturday in support of Maoist rebels activists. Madhya Pradesh farmers rally to demand ban on GM crop trialsJABALPUR - Thousands of farmers from 20 districts of Madhya Pradesh held a peaceful demonstration here Thursday to protest against the GM Corn field trial and demanded that the state government declare the state as a GM-free state. Fire walking to propitiate goddess in Mandsaur in Madhya PradeshMANDSAUR - The devotees walked on fire to propitiate the divinities at the ‘Nalchamata’ Temple in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh. Stone pelting festival celebrated in Madhya PradeshVIDISHA - Hundreds of people converged at Kaladev village in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district on the final day of Dussera to indulge in a traditional stone hurling festival. School children using tyres to cross river in Madhya PradeshASHOKNAGAR - Following apathetic attitude of the administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Ashoknagar district where there are no bridge or culvert over Kathon river, children of several villages are compelled to use automobile tyres to cross the river to reach their school. Villagers organise age-old stone pelting festival in Madhya PradeshCHINDWARA - Hundreds of people in Madhya Pradesh’s Chindwara district hurled stones at each other as part of a centuries ritual to mark the annual festival known as Gotmar Mela on Saturday. Panna Diamond Mine in Madhya Pradesh reopens after four yearsPANNA - Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday rededicated the Panna Diamond Mine of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NDMC) in Madhya Pradesh. Deficit rainfall further aggravates water scarcity in Madhya PradeshDATIA - Farmers are a worried lot in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district as they are experiencing acute water scarcity, which has been further aggravated by deficit rainfall leading to a drought like situation in the region. Pre-meal prayer orders in state-run schools of MP generate controversyBHOPAL - The directive issued by the Madhya Pradesh Government on reciting ‘Bhojan mantra’, a Hindu chant before partaking of midday meals by students in the state-run schools, has stirred a controversy as Muslims claim it to be against their belief. Solar eclipse enthusiasts in MP disappointed due to bad weatherBHIMBETKA - Hundreds of enthusiastic and curious people who had gathered at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday were dejected as bad weather played spoilsport, blocking the view of the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh faces hazards due to contaminated waterSHIVPURI - Contaminated water in Karera Block of Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, has posed serious threat to residents’ health in many villages here. Two tribal girls backtrack from their virginity tests claim in MPSHAHDOL - Two tribal girls, who had alleged that a virginity test was conducted on them ahead of a mass marriage function on June 30, have now claimed that they were forced to lodge complaint against three government officers. Drought hit Madhya Pradesh villagers migrateCHATARPUR - Prolonged spell of drought forced people to migrate from Chatarpur in Madhya Pradesh to other parts of the country. Pre-historic cave discovered in Madhya PradeshRAISEN - A cave, which is of great archaeological interest and could hold immense tourism potential, has been discovered at Patni village of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh. Acute water crisis in UttarakhandHaldwani (Uttarakhand)/CHHATARPUR - Residents in Haldwani in Uttarakhand are facing acute water shortage. 8 killed, 40 injured in Madhya Pradesh factory blastSINGRAULI - At least eight persons were killed and over 40 injured in blasts in two private explosive manufacturing factories in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district. Five killed, 100 injured in Madhya Pradesh factory blastsSINGRAULI - At least five people were feared dead and over 100 injured late Sunday when multiple blasts triggered a massive fire in two explosive factories in an industrial area of this Madhya Pradesh district, police and eyewitnesses said. Over 100 injured in factory blasts in Madhya PradeshSINGRAULI - Over 100 factory workers were injured in four blasts occurred in a detonator factory, located in Baidan Village of Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli area. Five feared dead in Madhya Pradesh factory explosionsSINGRAULI - At least five people were feared dead and around 100 injured late Sunday when multiple blasts triggered massive fire in two explosive factories in an industrial area of this Madhya Pradesh district, police and eyewitnesses said. Climate change could help terrorists against India: PachauriMHOW - Climate change poses threats to India beyond the sphere of environment as passages opened up by the melting snows in the northern Himalayas could be used by terrorists to infiltrate into the country, eminent environmentalist R.K. Pachauri said here Saturday. Ragas and rituals for the annoyed Rain Gods in Madhya PradeshCHHATTARPUR - The delayed monsoon has motivated people in Madhya Pradesh’s Chattarpur area to perform prayers and also sing ‘Ragas’ or, traditional songs to appease Rain Gods. ABVP activists target private institute over racial attacks in AustraliaJABALPUR - Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) targeted a private institute, which facilitates admission to Australian universities, on Saturday to express anguish over racial attacks on Indian students Down Under. French or Spanish, Khajuraho cops speak it allKHAJURAHO - Policemen in this village known for its erotic temple sculptures are hard at work - learning English, Spanish, French, Italian and more. So the next time a foreign tourist asks for help, they can confidently rattle off a “Bonjour” or an “Hola”! Making a difference in the lives of the unwanted in Madhya PradeshBANMOR - A voluntary organisation in Madhya Pradesh is giving a new meaning to the lives of scores of recuperated mentally challenged individuals through their rehabilitation. Congress, BJP workers clash in Bhind DistrictBHIND - Activists of the Congress and BJP clashed outside a polling booth in Chandrapura in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind District on Thursday, even as the state went to polls in the third phase of general elections. Rahul Gandhi criticizes BJP’s ‘India Shining’ campaignBHIND - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday criticized BJP’s ‘India Shining’ campaign, saying so long as “there is one poor and one unemployed in the country, India cannot shine”. Solar energy brightens Madhya Pradesh villagesCHAITH - After living in the dark for ages, the residents of Chaith village in Gwalior District of Madhya Pradesh are now enjoying the benefits Solar energy. Congress doesn’t need BJP’s advice to tackle terrorism: Sonia GandhiDHAR - Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that her party did not need the Bharatiya Janata Party’s advice for tackling issues like terrorism. BJP, Congress condemn shoe-hurling at AdvaniKATNI - Political parties on Thursday condemned the shoe-throwing incident at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani during a public rally here in Madhya Pradesh. |