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Madhya Pradesh elections: Voting for bypolls in 28 Assembly seats begins

Voting for bypolls in 28 Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh began on Tuesday morning

After UP and Haryana, Madhya Pradesh considering law against love jihad

With this, Madhya Pradesh has become the third BJP- ruled state to announce its intention to make legal provisions against "love jihad"

People of MP will make Kamal Nath apologise on November 3: Scindia

Jyotiraditya Scindia said that people of the state would make former chief minister Kamal Nath apologise for his comments on a woman leader, on Nov 3 when the Madhya Pradesh bypolls are set to be held

People will give befitting reply to BJP in MP bypolls: Kamal Nath

Congress leader Kamal Nath on Saturday said that the people will give a befitting reply to the BJP in the upcoming bypolls in the state

Madhya Pradesh reports 691 more Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths, 1,074 recoveries

Madhya Pradesh on Friday reported 691 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 170,690, while 12 fatalities pushed the toll to 2,941, a health department official said

Protest against Macron: MP govt registers case against demonstrators

In Madhya Pradesh, the state Government has taken a strong stand against those who demonstrated against French President Emmanuel Macron in Bhopal

After Bihar, now BJP promises free Covid-19 vaccine in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has issued a resolution document, a manifesto of sorts for the bypolls that promises the provision of a free Covid-19 vaccine to every person in the state by the government

Madhya Pradesh reports 514 new Covid cases, 1,010 recoveries, 8 deaths

The tally of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh rose to 1,68,483 as 514 persons tested positive for the infection, while eight fatalities took the death toll to 2,898, a health official said

MP Assembly bypolls: Kamal Nath, Pilot woo voters in Scindia bastion

Nearly a week ahead of by-elections to the 28 MP Assembly seats, the Congress fielded Kamal Nath in Gwalior and Sachin Pilot in the Gwalior-Chambal area -- considered a bastion of Jyotiraditya Scindia

SC stays HC order asking political parties to hold virtual bypoll campaigns

SC on Monday stayed the Madhya Pradesh HC order asking political parties to conduct their campaign for the November 3 assembly bypolls virtually instead of holding physical rallies due to COVID-19

MP bypolls: Congress, BJP slug it out as campaign heats up in 28 seats

Resignations by Congress MLAs reduced the strength of the assembly from the original 230 seats to 205, paving the way for the return of saffron rule in the state

Poll panel moves SC against HC order on political gatherings in MP

Election Commission has moved SC challenging an order of MP High Court which put various conditions in holding physical gatherings by political parties for campaigning in assembly bye-polls

Ahead of bypolls, MP CM says poor to get coronavirus vaccine for free

The announcement comes ahead of the November 3 bypolls to 28 assembly seats in the state, the outcome of which will decide the fate of the current government

ONGC wins seven of 11 blocks, OIL the remaining four under OALP-V

OALP Round V is expected to generate exploration work commitment of $400-450 mn; the 11 blocks spread over 8 sedimentary basins include 8 on-land, two shallow-water, and one ultra-deepwater block

Will provide Covid-19 vaccine free of cost once ready: Madhya Pradesh CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced that once the coronavirus vaccine gets ready, it would be administered to all the people in the state free of cost

Kamal Nath expresses regret over remarks against woman MP minister

"I did not say anything disrespectful. I respect women. If anyone thinks this is disrespectful, then I regret it," Kamal Nath told reporters on Monday night

Rahul Gandhi disapproves of Kamal Nath's 'item' remark against MP minister

"One cannot treat women with disrespect. Kamalnath ji is from my party. But I don''t like personally that type of language that Kamalnath ji has used. I do not appreciate it . it is unfortunate"

ECI seeks detailed report from Madhya Pradesh CEO over Kamal Nath's remark

ECI has sought a detailed report from Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer over the Congress leader Kamal Nath's "item remark" at an election rally made against BJP leader Imarti Devi

NHRC issues notice to MP govt, police over 'gangrape' of woman in lock-up

NHRC has issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the state's police and prison chiefs over reports that a woman was allegedly gangraped in a lock-up by five police personnel

India Coronavirus Dispatch: ASHA workers face notices, FIRs after protests

Stories of doctors who died of Covid, Control measures stepped up in Kochi, no new hits in cinema houses--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic