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With health dept in quarantine, MP struggles to tackle coronavirus pandemic

After Kumar and Govil were tested positive, the government's first response was to downplay the news

Covid-19: Bhopal, Kanpur tighten lockdown; only milk, meds, media allowed

Bhopal is the second city in Madhya Pradesh after Indore to implement such stringent lockdown norms

One more patient dies of coronavirus in Indore; MP toll reaches 8

The man, who was a resident of Moti Tabela area, was admitted to the Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital on March 29

Weak economy, coronavirus, political slugfest: A troubled raj for Shivraj

There were rumours that he was not the only candidate for the top job but finally he was in luck and got a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi

MP CM Shivraj Chouhan passes floor test by voice vote; Oppn skips Assembly

Senior BJP MLA Jagdish Devda, one of the members of the speaker's panel, was on the chair of Speaker

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to prove majority in Madhya Pradesh, Speaker resigns

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who jumped the Congress ship and joined BJP earlier this month, vowed to stand by the new government

BJP is back in Madhya Pradesh, but the road ahead is long and tough

The departure of Jyotiraditya Scindia, who crossed over to the BJP, was a work in progress since December 2018, when the Congress chose Nath chief minister after its election victory

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath resigns, BJP set to form govt

The resignation came a few hours before the test of strength in the House as directed by the Supreme Court

MP crisis Highlight: Nath resigns, Congress should introspect, says Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Political Crisis: Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday announced that his resignation to the governor. Stay tuned for MP floor test LIVE updates at Business Standard

MP CM quits: People's victory for Scindia; Singhvi says 'democracy lost'

Kamal Nath, in his resignation letter, states that "All that has happened in Madhya Pradesh in the last two weeks is a new chapter in the weakening of democratic principles."

Cong, BJP issue whip to MLAs for floor test; Nath to brief media at 2 pm

Amid the political crisis, Kamal Nath is set to address the media here on Friday.

MP crisis: SC directs Speaker to hold floor test by 5 pm on Friday

The test, which will be the only agenda item before the Assembly, is to be by raising of hands, said a Bench of judges D Y Chandrachud and Hemant Gupta

MP trust vote at 5 pm on Friday; BJP says Congress govt fall imminent

Shivraj Singh Chouhan moved the Supreme Court seeking an immediate floor test for the Kamal Nath-led government

Kamal Nath, Lalji Tandon in war of letters over MP political crisis

Before this exchange, Nath had shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. "Please use your power as the Union Home Minister so that Congress MLAs held captive can safely reach Madhya Pradesh"

SC refuses proposal to produce rebel MP Cong MLAs in judges chamber

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Chouhan, offered to produce all the 16 rebel MLAs in the judges' chamber, which the court denied

MP politics LIVE: We came to Bengaluru voluntarily, say Congress rebel MLAs

Madhya Pradesh floor test: The Congress-led government has been pushed to the brink following the resignation of 22 MLAs. Stay tuned for MP political crisis LIVE updates at Business Standard

SC refuses to hear plea claiming Cong MLAs being forcefully held captive

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a plea filed by the brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Manoj Choudhary seeking his release claiming that he, along with other MLAs, was being forcefully kept in captivity by BJP members and Karnataka police.Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the petitioner, told a bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud that a "very stable" government had been functioning in the state for the past 18 months."Today, we are in a peculiar situation. The public of the state trusted the Congress party (with 114 seats) while the BJP had won 109 seats. The single largest party had won the vote of confidence on that day," Dave told the court.Dave accused the BJP of using force and might to destroy democratic principles.Congress leaders, including former chief minister Digvijay Singh, have accused the BJP of forcefully holding its MLAs captive and trying to topple the Madhya Pradesh government.This development comes amid the political crisis in Madhya ...

Scindia clears RS nomination hurdle; Kamal Nath stares at tough floor test

The development came as a booster for the Congress rebels and weakened Chief Minister Kamal Nath's position in the ongoing tussle for power in Madhya Pradesh

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Training camps of javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh in Turkey and South Africa, respectively, have been cancelled and they are in the process of returning to India