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BJP's behaviour more worrying than Coronavirus: Chavan on situation in MP

He added that the Congress was trying to find an antibiotic for it

Coronavirus in India: 9 Italian tourists, guide quarantined in MP

The Italian tourists and their Indian guide reached here in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday evening by road after travelling by train to Jhansi from Agra.

Madhya Pradesh, Odisha top performers in digitising land records: NCAER

From sixth to tenth position, are West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, respectively.

Congress in a spot as Scindia drifts away, MP unit's power struggle worsens

The state Congress unit, too, appears to be divided on the rift between the two heavyweights - some call it "pressure politics", while others feel Scindia is being sidelined.

MP seeks to punish officials for delay in approvals; some experts unhappy

MP proposes to punish officials for delay in industrial approvals, but experts say this should be backed by transparency

MP provides legal backing to time-bound clearance to industrial licences

The new law will be applicable to greenfield industrial projects under Information Technology, Tourism, MSME and Industries categories

MP govt looks for alternatives to 'collector' to shed colonial legacy

Most other states in India use the term "district magistrate" instead of "collector"

Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan losing his relevance in Madhya Pradesh politics

A closed-door meeting was held recently between Rakesh Singh, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar and state organisational general secretary Suhas Bhagat

At least 35 arrested amid anti-citizenship act protests in Madhya Pradesh

Curfew was imposed in parts of Jabalpur city, while internet was suspended for six hours in the capital city of Bhopal.

Agri input players gain momentum on prospect of an improved Rabi season

Coromandel International, PI Industries may be some of the beneficiaries

MP court junks application on plea challenging Pragya's election to LS

The court while dismissing the plea slated the matter for further hearing to January 6.

Loan waivers drive bank NPAs in MP up by Rs 2,949 cr in 10 months to Sept

Farmers, meanwhile, are paying for their seed and fertiliser needs in cash as the loan write-offs have taken them off the credit grid

Bhayyu Maharaj case: Court asks police to produce case diary by Nov 25

The next hearing in the case will take place on November 25

MP govt plans to operate intra-state rapid rail, DMRC to study feasibility

The MP government on Tuesday said its plans to operate intrastate rapid rail, faster than Metro trains, and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has been asked to carry out a feasibility study. MP Urban Development Minister Jaivardhan Singh told reporters here the plan was run rapid rail between Indore- Ujjain, Indore-Pithampur and Indore-Dewas. "We have asked DMRC to study its feasibility," he said. "We are going to plan a metropolitan area involving Bhopal and Indore as both cities are expanding rapidly. It is important areas around these two major cities are developed into satellite townships," Singh said. He said the draft for this plan has been charted out and final talks were underway with the rural development department since some of the areas are rural pockets. The minister said 350 electric buses would be run after phasing out diesel ones in a phased manner in the state. Forty electric buses have been introduced in Indore, and they would also be run in Bhopa

The dark side of the veil

As long as the community insisted young women follow hackneyed traditions, Mausariya said, it won't be easy.

Statehood day: PM lauds K'taka, MP, Kerala, Haryana for role in progress

Wishing the people of Madhya Pradesh on its statehood day, the prime minister wished the state success.

The ABC of change

As new partners start working in conjunction with the state school system, a slow but distinct transformation is occurring in India's education delivery

No English for Fadnavis: Maharashtra CM has a penchant for local languages

When Devendra Fadnavis was asked to comment in English, he declined, saying he spoke the language only when the audience did not understand Marathi or Hindi, or when he travelled abroad

Kamal Nath on a charm offensive to woo investors amid economic slowdown

A slump in growth and declining economic activities across sectors portended that it would be difficult to attract investment at this juncture

MP draws investment proposals from Reliance, ITC and other groups

Reliance is among the largest investors in the state, having pumped in over Rs 20,000 crore in the last few years