State gears up for a week of intense heat

Bhopal,The state is preparing for a week of intense heat, with the Gwalior-Chambal region expected to be most affected by the heat wave. Other cities like Bhopal, Indore, and Ujjain are also experiencing high temperatures. Datia recorded a temperature of 47.5 degrees Celsius, with Bhind close behind at 46 degrees. The meteorological department has issued... The post State gears up for a week of intense heat first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

School timings changed in Himachal after heat wave alert in 8 districts

SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA/BILASPUR (HP), May 20: The Directorate of Higher Education in Himachal Pradesh on Monday ordered change in school timings for places in the lower hills after a heat wave alert for several districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a heat wave alert for eight out of 12 districts, barring Shimla, Chamba, Kinnau []

Anand Sharma Slams BJP for Distorting History

Anand Sharma Slams BJP for Distorting History Congress candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Lok Sabha seat Anand Sharma on Monday accused the BJP of trying to disprove history and insulting the nation builders as he asserted that Manmohan Singh left a strong India and a stout economy in 2014. At an election rally in Churah of Chamba district, he also lashed at the BJP-led Centre for its ''step brotherly treatment'' towards the hill state during last year's monsoon disaster. All states are given relief package by the Centre from the National Disaster Relief Fund in the wake of a calamity but Himachal Pradesh was deprived of it as the people voted for the Congress in the assembly polls, Sharma claimed. ''The BJP is extolling the 10 years the Narendra Modi government as 'Amrit Kaal' but it was 10 years of 'anyay' (injustice), the senior Congress leader said as he called upon people to vote for his party ''to bring back the era of justice''. Addressing the rally, he said, ''Independent India's journey did not commence in May 2014 as being portrayed by BJP leaders. It started on August 15, 1947, and the shape the country took thereafter is for everybody to see.'' ''Can history be disproved?'' Sharma asked. ''Our thoughts were different and inclusive -- taking everybody along irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, language and region. But there is another thought of drawing lines between castes, regions and languages. Creating a north-south divide is dangerous and would weaken the country,'' he said. Asserting that the former prime minister Manmohan Singh left a strong economy and a strong country, Sharma said, ''India became nuclear power when Indira Gandhi was prime minister and Aryabhata (satellite) was launched.'' ''I deem it necessary to tell all this as our history, nation builders and martyrs are being insulted which no nation can accept. Those who say India was weak, I want to remind them that it was Indira Gandhi who intervened in the interest of humanity despite pressure from the USA and China and freed the people of East Pakistan by creating Bangladesh,'' the Congress leader said. He said that during the Bangladesh liberation war, one crore refugees had taken refuge in India and one lakh Pakistani soldiers were captured. Even former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had praised Indira Gandhi as 'Durga' in Parliament. Sharma said.

Deep dive: Can BJP retain the 28 seats it won in MP in 2019?

Madhya Pradesh. India's second largest state by area is one where the BJP is defending 28 of the 29 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections? Will the ruling party be able to pull off the feat again? Well, drop in polling compared to 2019 national elections and the 2023 state polls caused by a waveless election, high anti-incumbency against many sitting MPs, deluge of political switchovers and the caste factor being a driving force on many seats has made the contest close in six-eight seats in the state. In which direction these seats go will decide the answer to the big question everyone is posing ahead of the June 4 results. Ruled by the BJP for around 19 years (barring a brief 15-months-stint in power) since 2003, the voting in the 29 seats in MP was spread across four phases (April 19, April 26, May 7 and May 13). While the BJP ran a high-octane campaign targeting wins in all 29 seats this time, the opposition Congress, despite being faced with absence of strong candidates in most seats, seems to have made the contest tough in at least six-eight seats as mentioned, particularly on the back of reasons mentioned above as well as unpopular first time candidates of the ruling party. Kamal Nath's emotional card Two seats out of the six seats -- Chhindwara and Mandla-ST -- turned out to be the most closely contested seats which voted in the first phase on April 19. In Chhindwara a Congress citadel and ex-CM Kamal Naths family pocket-borough since 1980 after the end to the buzz about the possible switch by Kamal Nath and his sitting MP Nakul Nath to the BJP in February, the Congress veteran played an emotional card for his sitting MP and party candidate son Nakul Nath against the BJPs young district president and candidate Vivek Sahu 'Bunty'. While the BJP focussed more on political switchovers from the Congress to give psychological shocks to the Nath family and largely relied on high-octane campaign, including the roadshow by union home minister and party's master poll strategist Amit Shah, the entire Nath family, including the nine-time former MP, his ex-MP wife Alka Nath, first-time MP and Congress candidate son Nakul Nath and Nakul's wife Priya Nath campaigned aggressively through the eight assembly segments in two districts Chhindwara and Pandhurna. While Nath Senior played the emotional card, recounting at small poll meetings about how he worked endlessly throughout his young days for Chhindwara, his son and daughter-in-law came down heavily on the deserters, including ex-minister Deepak Saxena, sitting MLA Kamlesh Shah and first-time mayor Vikram Ahake, said Chhindwara-based journalist Lalit Soni summing up the battle. In a constituency where over 45% of the population is tribal, BJP's tribal leader Nathan Shah had lost by 37,000-plus votes to Nakul Nath in 2019. But instead of repeating Shah or fielding a tribal candidate, the BJP fielded its district president Vivek Sahu, whose baniya (trader) community only has around 8% voters. Kamal Nath: Indiras 3rd son who kept Congress on tenterhooks The mood on the ground, particularly due to Nath Senior's emotional card could be best indicated by city mayor Vikram Ahake's dramatic announcement of support to Nakul Nath on the poll day, just a few days after he switched over to the BJP. All in all, if Nakul Nath wins the battle the margin may well be 50,000-plus, while if the BJP wins the seat, it may surprise the Nath family by 5,000-10,000 votes, Soni claimed. A battle that can go in any direction In the adjoining Mandla-ST seat which was a Congress bastion till 1991, but since then has been won by the BJP's tribal face and union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste six times, the battle is a re-run of 2014, as Kulaste is pitted against four-time Congress MLA and ex-minister Omkar Singh Markam, who lost in 2014 by 1.10 lakh. As an RSS leader in Mandla told The New Indian Express , The battle can go any way, particularly after Kulaste's Vidhan Sabha poll defeat from home seat Niwas-ST in 2023. While the Congress seemed to have an edge in Bichhiya, Niwas, Shahpura and Dindori, the BJP MP seemed to be ahead in Keolari, Gotegaon and Mandla assembly segments. Though the contest may be too close to predict, big leads in Keolari, Mandla and Gotegaon may prove the key, if Kulaste (known to be a successful poll manager) actually manages to win for the seventh time. Another sitting BJP MP Ganesh Singh (the four-times Kurmi caste winner from Satna seat) who too lost the 2023 Vidhan Sabha polls just like Kulaste, is locked in a fierce battle against another OBC candidate and the second time Congress MLA Siddharth Kushwah in Satna constituency in the Vindhya region. With the dominant OBC vote split in two parts between the Congress and BJP candidates (the Congress candidate had defeated the same BJP MP in the 2023 assembly polls), the powerful four lakh-plus Brahmin caste votes may well be the decider in the seat where caste has always been the predominant factor. As per inputs with us, the BSP candidate and ex-BJP MLA Narayan Tripathi might have secured large chunk of Brahmin votes, but the question remains that in this three-cornered battle has he damaged the BJP MPs poll prospects more or jolted the Congress' prospects by cornering the major chunk of anti-Ganesh Singh Brahmin vote, which would have ideally gone to Kushwah had Tripathi not been in the fray. Another key factor is that the BJP MP still enjoys good support among other castes in various pockets of the eight assembly segments strong seat and the tilt of Thakur voters across the seat for the BJP and Sindhi voters in Satna city, may end up playing a definitive role if the contest gets close on expected lines, maintained Satna-based political commentator Vishnukant Tripathi. Region that has given the BJP the most headaches However, the BJP's biggest concern could be the four-seat strong Gwalior-Chambal region , which was the closest contested region in the 2023 assembly polls also, as BJP got 18 seats which was just two more than Congress' 16 in the state elections. Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia (who recently lost his mother Madhavi Raje Scindia) might well make a winning debut as a BJP nominee from the seat (which he won on Congress ticket four times between 2002 and 2014) despite strong Yadav caste opposition due to denial of BJP ticket to sitting BJP MP KP Yadav. But the three other seats of the region may well spring a surprise, largely due to unpopular BJP candidates, all of whom are considered to be Vidhan Sabha speaker and ex-union minister Narendra Singh Tomar's loyalists. Scindia has worked very hard throughout the battle in Guna, but in neighbouring Gwalior, Morena and Bhind-SC seats, the BJP is faced not only with strong contest from the Congress, but also possibility of sabotage from its own cadres, who are concerned with the growing dominance of Narendra Singh Tomar in the politics of the region, which is also the home turf of other BJP leaders, including ex-MP minister Narottam Mishra and current state BJP president VD Sharma. It wouldn't be a surprise if the BJPs loses one of the three bastions (Morena, Gwalior and Bhind-SC), two of them or even all three in a worst case scenario. When the tickets were announced, the Morena seat was looking to be the toughest, but owing to upper caste consolidation against the BJP candidate Bharat Singh Kushwah, the Gwalior seat has ended up becoming the biggest concern for the ruling party among those three closely contested seats, Guna-based journalist Vikash Dixit claimed. In Morena, Tomar's loyalist Shiv Mangal Tomar (who lost 2 consecutive state elections) is pitted against ex-MLA of the ruling party Satyapal Sikarwar and in Bhind-SC seat the sitting MP Sandhya Rai, already braving anti-incumbency is facing a big challenge from Congress' old warhorse and sitting MLA Phul Singh Baraiya. The presence of BSP candidates in Morena and Bhind-SC seat, however, could play a decisive role in case of really close contests. Among the two-three other closely contested seats, Rajgarh seems to be the top one. A seat which was won by sitting MP Rodmal Nagar by 4.35 lakh votes in 2019 has now become very interesting as the biggest Congress politician of the region and ex-CM Digvijaya Singh had returned to his home constituency (which he won in 1984 and 1991, but lost in 1989) as a candidate after 33 years. Knowing well that the two-time sitting MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan-loyalist Rodmal Nagar, is facing massive opposition from voters and party cadres for on-performance, the BJP throughout the campaign kept on harping that the battle was not between Digvijaya Singh and Rodmal Nagar, but actually a contest between Singh and Modi and Singh and BJP. Trying desperately to polarise the battle on Hindutva plank, a local BJP leader even termed it as a battle between Digvijaya Singh and Lord Ram. But Singh astutely responded, It's neither a contest between Modi and me nor can I ever dream of battling Lord Ram. Had Lord Ram been the BJP candidate, I would've been his proposer and not poll rival. This is battle between me and the non-performer BJP MP. Singh's campaign was marked by his padyatras in villages reminding voters about unkept promises of the state government and the local MP. But despite all the hard work put in by the septuagenarian Congress leader, the RSS-BJP top brass in Rajgarh (which has long been RSSs stronghold) believes that reversing the 4.35 lakh lead of 2019 isn't going to be easy for Singh, despite valiant efforts. Besides low polling in Singh's home assembly segment Raghogarh and adjoining Chachauda, compared to other six assembly segments, may well turn out to impact the Congress leader's poll prospects. Seats witnessing close fights in RSS-BJP's biggest base in MP The Malwa-Nimar (agrarian and tribal dominated western and southwestern MP region) which since decades has been considered the RSS-BJP's biggest base in the state, too had two-three seats which may end up becoming closely fought. In the Ratlam-ST seat, a Congress citadel (which has been breached by the BJP only twice, in 2014 and 2019), five-times Congress winner and former union minister Kantilal Bhuria is pitted against MP minister Nagarsingh Chouhans wife Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan in a battle which has been presented as Bhil Vs Bhilala tribe battle. According to Jhabua-based political analyst Chandrabhan Singh Bhadauria, only two seats (Khargone-ST and Ratlam-ST) are going to see a real battle. In Ratlam-ST, despite all efforts by the veteran campaigner Bhuria, the BJP's strong base in Alirajpur, Petlawad, Thandla, Ratlam City and Ratlam-Rural segments may neutralise Congress gains in Sailana, Jobat and Jhabua assembly segments. Also, the presence of a Bhartiya Adivasi Party candidate may also disturb Congress' poll calculations and prove a key factor, if the BJP retains the seat, it won by 90,000 votes in 2019, he said. Lok Sabha polls: Fight for Bhil tribe hometurf in western Madhya Pradesh Also, in the neighbouring Khargone-ST seat, the first-time Congress candidate Porlal Kharte fought a very strong election against first-time sitting BJP MP Gajendra Patel. But if reports from the ground zero are to be believed then the Congress candidate being an ex-government officer and not afull-time Congress leader, could've actually seen the loyalists of established Congress leaders of the region, including ex-minister Bala Bachchan and ex-MLA Ravi Joshi not working in the desired manner for the party candidate, which may help the BJPs poll prospects if the battle goes down the wire. Same seems to be the situation in adjoining Dhar-ST seat, where the ASI's ongoing survey of Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar town would have driven the increase in poll percentages in Dhar and Mhow assembly segments. Also a not-so-active campaign by sitting Congress MLA Dr Hiralal Alawa in Manawar assembly segment too may play a key role if the BJP leads from there. With the Congress candidate Radheyshyam Muvel being seen as leader of opposition Umang Singhar's loyalist, another ex-MP minister and local MLA Surendra Singh 'Honey' Baghel's loyalists are believed to have not whole heartedly backed the party candidate against the former MP and BJP candidate Savitri Thakur. All in all, Congress was only in a fight on three seats of Malwa-Nimar region, but if BJP wins those three seats also, then a faction fight within the Congress could emerge as the biggest contributor, Bhadauria maintained. The most talked about seats and biggest names All three big names ex-CMs Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh and union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia were in the fray in the third phase (May 7). It was these three seats which largely pulled the poll percentage to 66.75% that was more than 66.63% of the 2019 polls. While Singh's seat Rajgarh reported tje maximum 76% voting, Chouhans Vidisha recorded 75% voter turnout and Scindia's Guna was 2.5% behind with 72.5% voting. While Singh is locked in a tough contest, Scindia may manage to wrest the seat he lost as Congress candidate in 2019. But in Vidisha, the five-times former winner Chouhan is eyeing a record win (his supporters are working for a 10-lakh win) to consolidate his position in national politics. The biggest challenge to Chouhan's target of a record winning margin from Vidisha, comes not from any closely contested seat, but from Indore LS seat which is seeing the first-of-its-kind battle between the sitting BJP MP Shankar Lalwani and NOTA following the 'Vote for NOTA' call by Congress, whose nominee Akshay Kanti Bam shocked the opposition party by withdrawing his nomination on April 29. With Indore having reported 60%-plus polling (over 15 lakh out of the 25.26 lakh votes having been polled on May 13), the BJP is confident of the winning margin being much beyond 10 lakh votes, even if NOTA gets 3 lakh plus votes. Fall in poll percentages: What does it mean? The voter turnout in the four-phase poll stood at 66.87% which was lower than 71.16% of the 2019 polls. Both the male and female voting percentages declined by 3-4% across the state. According to Bhopal-based political analyst Chandrashekhar Mishra, The fall in poll percentage can be understood on two counts, firstly that many traditional BJP voters might've skipped voting out of overconfidence that their vote may not be that crucial due to a Modi-wave already sweeping the state, Secondly the old and loyal Congress voters too may've shown less interest in voting, feeling that PM Modi's popularity, particularly in the wake of Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration, left the main opposition party nothing much to gain. While maintaining that decline in women vote in most constituencies doesn't portend well for the BJP (for which the female voters have been the backbone), Jhabua-based political commentator Chandrabhan Singh Bhadauria claimed that in many tribal-dominated areas in western and southwestern MP, the female voters (even including beneficiaries of Modi government's schemes) don't seem to have voted owing to replacement of the state's longest-serving CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan by present CM Dr Mohan Yadav. Summer of discontent in the Hindi heartland

Himachal Pradesh Heat Wave Alters School Timings

Himachal Pradesh Heat Wave Alters School Timings The Directorate of Higher Education in Himachal Pradesh on Monday ordered change in school timings for places in the lower hills after a heat wave alert for several districts. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a heat wave alert for eight out of 12 districts, barring Shimla, Chamba, Kinnau and Lahaul and Spiti. The heat wave has also left the political leaders in quandary as they are unable to move out during the daytime for campaigning across the state, which goes to polls on June 1 in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections. Amarjeet Sharma, Director, Higher Education department told PTI that instruction has been issued for adjusting the class timings from 7.30 am to 1 pm in in the schools in Kangra, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh area of Solan, and Poanta sahib and Nahan In Sirmaur district. In a notification issued on Monday, Sharma said that these areas are experiencing unprecedented rise in the maximum temperature up to 45 degree Celsius and students are facing difficulties due to the harsh weather conditions. Meanwhile, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Hemraj Bairwa also announced that classes will now start at 7.30 am and end at 1 pm. The new timings will apply to all sub-divisions of Kangra district, except Dharamshala, Baijnath, Jaisinghpur, and Palampur and will remain in effect until further notice, he said. Additionally, schools have been advised to avoid any outdoor activities during this period and ensure proper drinking water availability for students, Bairwa said. In Bilaspur district, the opening and closing time of schools has been changed. Classes will now be conducted from to 8 am to 2 pm, Bilaspur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq said in a notification in this regard. The new system will come into effect from Tuesday. Besides, Bilaspur Regional Manager of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation has also been requested to reschedule the bus timings for the convenience of students and teachers. Most parts of the state on Sunday reeled under scorching heat as maximum temperatures stayed three to six degrees Celsius above the season's normal. Una was the hottest in the state on Sunday with the maximum temperature reaching 44.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Neri recording 44 degrees Celsius, Bilaspur 42.4 degrees Celsius, Dhaula Kuan 41.9 degrees Celsius, Sundernagar 40.3 degrees Celsius, Berthin 40.2 degrees Celsius and Kangra 40 degrees Celsius. The meteorological centre in Shimla on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heat wave for the next four days. The prolonged heat wave can lead to increased hospital admissions for heat-related illnesses, cardiovascular and respiratory disorders, and various heat stress conditions, such as heat stroke, according to doctors.

Personal connect, not royal background, matters in elections now in Himachal

Personal connect, not royal background, matters in elections now in Himachal Erstwhile royal families dominated the Himachal Pradesh politics for three decades but now it is a personal connection with voters that seems to matter in elections. In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, only one erstwhile royal family member -- Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh -- is in the fray from Mandi seat, while in 2019, nobody with the royal background fought the elections. ''Leaders who have served the people are regarded and now there is no impact of the royal families. What matters is how you behave with people,'' BJP leader, three-time MP and king of erstwhile Kullu royal family Maheshwar Singh told PTI. Congress leader and former minister Asha Kumari of Chamba royal family said, ''It is the personal equation of the candidate that helps in today's era, but Vikramaditya Singh has the benefit of being the son of six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh who did not portray himself as king of erstwhile Rampur State.'' Locals said that the impact of royal families is diminishing in the elections. ''Mandi Lok Sabha seat holds the record of sending a maximum number of 13 royals in 19 elections, including two bypolls held since 1952,'' said Priyanka, a local from Balh area of Mandi. Scion of Rampur estate and state minister, Vikramaditya Singh is the son of Congress state chief and sitting Mandi MP Pratibha Singh. He is pitched against BJP candidate and actor Kangana Ranaut. Scions of Royal families, including three women, were elected to Lok Sabha 17 times since 1952 and former chief minister Virbhadra Singh from Rampur princely state was elected five times, twice from Mahasu and thrice from Mandi while his wife Pratibha Singh was also elected thrice. Maheshwar Singh from erstwhile royal family of Kullu was elected thrice, Tikka Lalit Sen of Suket twice and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur from Kapurthala royal family, Raja Joginder Singh of Mandi, Chandresh Kumari from Katoch dynasty and Anand Chand from Bilaspur were elected once. Himachal came into existence with merger of 31 erstwhile princely states and the people of areas like Chamba, Kullu , Kinnaur and Rampur were dependent financially and for other reasons on the royals earlier, said Professor Ramesh Chauhan, head of the department (political science), Himachal Pradesh University. In old Himachal, feudal mindset still persists in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur and part of Mandi but Kotgarh and Kotkhai were under the British empire so people from there are democratically active, said retired professor (practical science) Kamal Manohar Sharma. Polling for all four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal will be held on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the ongoing general elections.

5 injured in bus-truck collision near Katra

Jammu Tawi, May 17: At least five passengers suffered injuries on Friday when a bus they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on Chamba-Udhampur road near Katra town in Reasi district, police said. A police team and locals nearby immediately swung into action and started the rescue operation. The passengers with critical injuries [] The post 5 injured in bus-truck collision near Katra appeared first on Northlines .

Bus-Truck Collision Leaves Five People Injured In JKs Reasi

SRINAGAR: At least five passengers suffered injuries on Friday when a bus they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on Chamba-Udhampur road near Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A police team and locals nearby immediately swung into action and started the rescue operation. The passengers with critical [] The post Bus-Truck Collision Leaves Five People Injured In JKs Reasi appeared first on Kashmir Life .

Jammu And Kashmir | Five Injured In Bus-Truck Collision Near Katra

DE Web Desk Jammu, May 17: At least five passengers suffered injuries on Friday when a bus they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck on Chamba-Udhampur road near Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A police team and locals nearby immediately swung into action and started the rescue operation. The passengers with critical injuries were referred to the Government Medical College Jammu while others were treated at Katra hospital, said the police. A [] The post Jammu And Kashmir | Five Injured In Bus-Truck Collision Near Katra appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Cong Leaders Mourn Demise of Former MP CM's Mother

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Cong Leaders Mourn Demise of Former MP CM's Mother Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath on Wednesday expressed grief over the death of Rajmata Madhavi Raje Scindia, the mother of Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Madhavi Raje Scindia (70), from the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior in MP, died in the morning at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, a source said. She had been on ventilator in her last few days, the source said, adding she was undergoing treatment at the premier hospital for the last three months and suffered from pneumonia along with sepsis. People from the Gwalior-Chambal region mourned her demise and many took to social media to express grief. Madhavi Raje Scindia, who hailed from Nepal's royal family, got married to former Union minister Madhavrao Scindia in 1966. She is survived by her son Jyotiraditya Scindia and daughter Chitrangada Raje Singh. Her mortal remains will be brought to Gwalior on Thursday morning and will be kept at the Rani Mahal in the Jai Vilas Palace for people to pay their respects. Her last rites will be performed at Amma Maharaj ki Chhatri in Gwalior on Thursday, sources said. The last rites of late Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia and her son Madhav Rao Scindia also took place at the same place. MP Chief Minister Yadav termed the demise of Madhavi Raje Scindia as an ''irreparable loss''. Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh said it was very painful news. The former CM said they have family relations and conveyed his condolences to Jyotiraditya Scindia and other family members. Senior Congress leader and former CM Kamal Nath also termed her death as very unfortunate and painful.

Kota NEET aspirant found alive in Uttar Pradesh

Kota NEET aspirant found alive in Uttar Pradesh A 19-year-old NEET aspirant who went missing from his PG room here has been traced in Uttar Pradesh, Kota police said on Tuesday. Bihar native Aman Kumar Singh left his paying guest room in Swarn Vihar colony on the intervening night of May 11 and 12, police said. The Kota police swung into action and through technical investigation and inquiry, they traced Singhs location in Uttar Pradeshs Kushinagar. The local police were contacted and the whereabouts of the missing teen were shared with them and they rescued him on Monday night, Kota city SP Amrita Duhan said on Tuesday. A team of Kota police was also dispatched to Khushinagar, she added. Kunhari circle inspector Arvind Bhrdwaj said the boy was traced on Monday night and is being brought to Kota by the city police. It is clear that the student reached there by his wish. Further details will be ascertained after his statement is recorded here, Bhrdwaj said Singh had been preparing for the entrance exam in the coaching hub for the last two years. He left his phone and a note behind in which he said that he couldn't do well in the NEET exam and won't be able to crack it, police had said. On the basis of CCTV footage, it was found that Singh got onto a bike with another boy and reached Kota Railway Station from where he boarded a train, DSP Rajesh Soni said. Singh, in his note, asked the readers to look for him near the Kota Barrage, located over the Chambal river, but the police couldnt find him there. It is suspected that the student left the note in his room to misguide the police and his parents, he said. On May 6, Rajasthan native Rajendra Prasad Meena (19) went missing from his PG room here. He sent a text message to his parents saying that he did not want to study any further and was leaving home for five years. Meena wrote that he had Rs 8,000 with him and would contact his family or other relatives if need be. Meena is yet to be traced.

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MP: High court imposes fine on editor for targeting sitting judge

Bhopal : The Madhya Pradesh high court has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on an editor of a local Hindi daily after holding him guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act in connection with a news report targeting one of its sitting judges. The division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Milind Ramesh Phadke held Suman Singh Sikarwar, editor of Dainik Chambal Vani, guilty under the Contempt of Courts Act while calling the news report published in the daily in 2011 against a sitting judge of the court, as an attempt by the editor to scandalise the image of a judge of this court as well as other judges. The court imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the editor while issuing a warning to him to remain cautious in future. The court had taken suo motu cognizance of the front-paged story published in the daily Dainik Chambal Vani in 2011 and initiated proceedings under the Contempt of Court Act. The case was admitted for hearing in 2014 after its transfer from Jabalpur to Gwalior bench. It was finally heard on March 14 this year. The verdict in the case was delivered on May six. The court has held that the news report was not in the nature of mere dispassionate criticism of the judges, their working and their judgements but contained intemperate language and undesirable expletives. Thus, it appears that it was an intentional attempt made by the respondent-contemptor (the editor) to scandalise the image of a judge of this Court as well as other judges, the court held. The court observed that there was no repentance of any kind on his (editors) face and just for the sake of apology, he had made a regretful acknowledgement of the offence, which appears to this court not bona fide. The court rejected the editors oral offer of unconditional apology and held him guilty under Contempt of Court Act.

Medieval-era relief art found along Chambal river in Kota

Congress' Vikramaditya Singh, Anand Sharma file nominations from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, Kangra

Congress leaders Vikramaditya Singh and Anand Sharma filed their nomination papers from Mandi and Kangra Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh, respectively. While Singh will take on BJP's Kangana Ranaut, Sharma is against BJP candidate Rajeev Bhardwaj. Singh said he would make Mandi a smart City. Sharma focused on eco-tourism and adventure sports in Kangra and Chamba districts. Both leaders highlighted Congress achievements and promised to address state issues if elected.

Eyeing clean sweep, BJP faced tough fight in four Gwalior-Chambal seats

BHOPAL: The third and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh, which were held on Tuesday, may turn out to be the toughest phase for the ruling BJP, which has been aiming to win all 29 seats in the state this time. According to informed sources on the ground, four of the nine seats where polling occurred on Tuesday could have seen a tough battle between the BJP and the Congress. The four seats include the Rajgarh seat of central MP, from where ex-CM and Rajya Sabha member Digvijaya Singh is the Congress candidate after 33 years from his home seat, and three seats of the Gwalior-Chambal region, including Gwalior, Morena and Bhind. According to a young BJP leader in Morena district, the battle for the Morena seat between former BJP MLA Satyapal Singh Sikarwar Nitu (who was the Congress candidate this time) and Vidhan Sabha Speaker and ex-MP Narendra Singh Tomars loyalist ex-BJP MLA Shiv Mangal Tomar may really emerge as a tough contest for the ruling party. While the Kshatriya vote may well have split into two parts between the two candidates hailing from the Sikarwar Kshatriya clan and the Tomar Kshatriya clan respectively, the BJPs core Baniya (trader community) vote may have gone in substantial numbers towards the BSP candidate Ramesh Garg. Also, with the BJP candidate being seen as a rubber-stamp of Narendra Singh Tomar, a major faction of the BJP, particularly the Brahmins, may have either been silent or supported the Congress candidate, who is the son of two-time ex-BJP MLA Dada Satyapal Singh Sikarwar. Even the Gurjars, despite efforts by minister Aidal Singh Kansana, may not have significantly backed the BJP candidate, the BJP leader said.

In Madhya Pradesh, Chambal records low turnout, EC refutes Digvijayas charges

In the third phase of the Lok Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh, Rajgarh reported the highest turnout with 76.19% electors voting, while Bhind in the Chambal division recorded the lowest polling in the State at 55.44%

Madhya Pradesh sees 66% polling in third phase; voter turnout nears 2019 levels in high-profile seats

BHOPAL:Three prominent electoral districts, where high profile political figures were competing, recorded the highest voter turnout, with approximately 66% of the electorate casting their votes across nine constituencies in Madhya Pradesh during the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. After the total voter turnout stayed much below the 2019 polls figures in the first two phases, in a pleasant change, the voting percentage in the third phase (till the time of filling this news report) stood at around 66%. It was close to the 66.63% voter turnout reported on the same nine seats in the 2019 elections. Importantly in the first two phases, the voter turnout was eight percent and nine percent less compared to the corresponding figures of the 2019 elections. The Rajgarh seat of central MP from where former CM Digvijaya Singh was contesting as Congress candidate after 33 years reported maximum 75%, followed by 74% in Vidisha where another ex-MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan was the BJP candidate. In Guna, the seat of Gwalior-Chambal region, where union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was the BJP candidate, reported 72% voting, while Betul-ST seat reported 73% polling. The two major cities, including state capital Bhopal and Gwalior reported 64% and 62% polling respectively, while the lowest 55% polling was reported in the Bhind-SC seat and 58% in Morena which have historically been infamous for lower voter turnout. While no major incident was reported from anywhere across the 19 districts, where the polls happened on the nine seats, two groups clashed in Bhind district, where police used mild force later to disperse them. There was an early morning incident of a youth on way for voting, getting injured after being shot at in Bhind district, but later it turned out to be the fallout of a non-poll related dispute between two families belonging to the same Khatik (SC) caste. Also, in pursuance of a past practice dating back to 1996 elections, all three main candidates, including the BJP, Congress and BSP nominees stood at the district police lines for ensuring free and fair polls in the highly sensitive Morena seat.

High Voter Turnout: 62.28% Recorded in Nine Lok Sabha Seats of Madhya Pradesh Till 5 PM

High Voter Turnout: 62.28% Recorded in Nine Lok Sabha Seats of Madhya Pradesh Till 5 PM At least 62.28 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in nine Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh in the third phase of the general elections on Tuesday, a poll official said. Of the nine Lok Sabha seats, Rajgarh recorded the highest 72.08 per cent turnout, followed by Vidisha with 69.2 per cent, Guna with 68.93 per cent, Betul with 67.97 per cent, Sagar with 61.7 per cent, Bhopal with 58.42 per cent, Gwalior with 57.86 per cent, Morena with 55.25 per cent and Bhind with 50.96 per cent, till 5 pm, the official said. Former chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Digvijaya Singh and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president V D Sharma were among the early voters. Congress leader Digvijaya Singh and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who are contesting the polls from Rajgarh and Guna, respectively, will not be able to vote for themselves as the former is a registered voter of Bhopal, and the latter is registered to vote from Gwalior, party sources said. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the BJP candidate from Vidisha seat, exercised franchise with his wife, Sadhna Singh, and two sons at a polling booth in his native village, Jait, in Sehore district. Polling began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm across 20,456 polling stations, including 1,043 managed by women personnel and 75 by Divyang employees, an election official said. To ensure smooth polling, the administration made the local candidates sit in the police control room in Morena in the Gwalior-Chambal region, which is considered a sensitive area. The police made BJP candidate Shivmangal Singh Tomar, BSP's Ramesh Chandra Garg and Congress candidate Satyapal Sikarwar sit in the police control room, Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh Chouhan said. The candidates came to the police control room with their consent and sat together, as it has happened here in the past, he said. A total of 1.77 crore voters will decide the fate of 127 candidates who are contesting from Morena, Bhind (SC-reserved), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh and Betul (ST-reserved) seats spread across 19 districts of the state. Polling in Betul (ST) constituency was initially scheduled to be held in the second phase on April 26 but was deferred due to the death of a candidate. In all, 127 candidates, including nine women, are in the fray in the third phase of the elections. Bhopal has the highest number of 22 candidates, while Bhind has the lowest at 7. Voters include 92.68 lakh men, 84.83 lakh women, and 491 members of the third gender, while 1.66 lakh voters are 'divyangjan' (people with disabilities), 88,106 are above the age of 85, and 1,804 are 100 plus years old, the poll official said. As many as 5.25 lakh voters are in the age group of 18-19 years. Of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, polling for 12 seats took place in the first two phases on April 19 and 26. The remaining eight seats will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13.

MP Bypolls: Third phase to seal fate of Shivraj, Scindia, Digvijaya

MP Bypolls: Third phase to seal fate of Shivraj, Scindia, Digvijaya Voting for the third phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Tuesday for nine seats in Madhya Pradesh where Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and former state chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Digvijaya Singh are in the fray. More than 1.77 crore voters will decide the fate of 127 candidates who are contesting from Morena, Bhind (SC-reserved), Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh and Betul (ST-reserved). Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm across 20,456 polling stations, including 1,043 to be entirely managed by women, an official said. ''All necessary measures have been taken and adequate security arrangements are made to conduct free and fair elections in these constituencies,'' Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Madhya Pradesh, Anupam Rajan, told reporters on Monday. Geographically, these nine Lok Sabha constituencies are spread across 19 districts. Rajan said polling in the Betul (ST) constituency was initially scheduled to be held in the second phase on April 26, but it was deferred to the third phase due to the death of a candidate. ''127 candidates, including nine women, are in the fray for the third phase. At 22, Bhopal has the highest number of candidates, while Bhind has the lowest at 7,'' he said. The 1.77 crore eligible voters include 92.68 lakh men, 84.83 lakh women, and 491 members of the third gender, he said. ''1.66 lakh electors are 'divyangjan' (people with disabilities), 88,106 are above 85, and 1,804 others have crossed the age of 100 years,'' the chief electoral officer said, adding that 5.25 lakh electors are in the age group of 18-19 years. He said 36,778 service voters include personnel of various security forces and the Army. A total of 20,456 booths have been set up in nine constituencies and 2,043 of them will be managed by women employees and 75 by Divyang employees, he said. ''5,744 booths fall under the critical category and arrangements for additional security and webcasting have been made at these centres. Micro observers are also appointed at these critical booths,'' Rajan said. He said almost all the licensed arms have been deposited (by people). A total of 25,108 ballot units, 20,456 control units and an equal number of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be used for polling on Tuesday, Rajan added. All the arrangements, including wheelchairs, and shed for voters, have been made. Meanwhile, 4,619 voters out of 11,747 electors in the 85-plus age group category have used the home voting facility for the third phase, besides 547 persons involved in essential services, including journalists, the chief electoral officer said. The total value of the seizure made at various checkposts after the announcement of the elections stands at around Rs 280 crore, which includes cash, drugs, valuable metals, and liquor. Rajan further said the Election Commission of India will monitor 80 per cent of the booths through webcasting. ''The number of booths to be monitored through webcasting has increased this time. Most of them are located in the Gwalior-Chambal region, especially in Bhind and Morena LS seats,'' he added. Rajan also said a total of 1,433 FIRs have been registered in Madhya Pradesh for the poll code violation. The third phase contest will decide the political future of three bigwigs- Chouhan, Scindia, and Singh among others. At stake is the political future of BJP leader and Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, seeking to reclaim the home turf Guna which he lost in 2019 when he was in Congress. BJP veteran and former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is contesting from Vidisha constituency, a saffron fortress which he had represented five times in Lok Sabha in the past, after almost 17 years, facing Congress candidate Pratap Bhanu Sharma. In Rajgarh, Congress veteran and former chief minister Digvijaya Singh, 77, seeks to reclaim the lost legacy, marking his return to the Lok Sabha electoral contest after more than 30 years. His challenger is two-time BJP MP Rodmal Nagar. Digvijaya Singh won from Rajgarh in 1984 and 1991 but lost in 1989. He became the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh in 1993. The BJP is hoping for a clean sweep in Madhya Pradesh, which sends 29 members to Lok Sabha. In 2019, the BJP failed to win the Chhindwara constituency, the only saving grace for the Congress which managed to retain it on the charisma of party veteran Kamal Nath. His son Nakul Nath won the seat last time. In high-stake Guna, where votes of the Yadav community can tilt the scales, Scindia is facing Yadvendra Singh Yadav of Congress. In 2019, Scindia, who was then the Congress candidate, lost the Scindia family bastion to BJP's KP Yadav. Chouhan looks comfortably placed in Vidisha but the contest in Rajgarh may be a close one. Of the total 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, polling for 12 seats concluded in two phases on April 19 and 26. The remaining eight seats will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13.

Caste equations, three-way fights spice up battle for Gwalior-Chambal region in M.P.

The region comprises the Morena, Bhind (Scheduled Caste) and Gwalior seats, and parts of the Guna Lok Sabha constituency

Chambal Ravines: Caste Dynamics Persist Despite Diminished Banditry

Chambal Ravines: Caste Dynamics Persist Despite Diminished Banditry Madhya Pradesh's Chambal region, once the staple for Bollywood's dacoit and gunslinger dramas, is also a massive caste cauldron where change is seeping in due to modernisation, say a section of people. The Gwalior-Chambal region, which is in the northern part of the state, borders Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and has three seats, namely Gwalior, Morena and Bhind, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes. A part of the Chambal region is in Shivpuri district and falls under Guna Lok Sabha seat. Gwalior, Morena and Bhind (SC) Lok Sabha seats are dominated by Other Backward Classes with a sizable population of SCs. Of the 24 assembly constituencies falling under these three Lok Sabha seats, the Congress had won 13 and the BJP 12 in the November 2023 elections, which was otherwise swept by the ruling party. Of the eight assembly segments of Gwalior and Bhind Lok Sabha seats, the BJP and the Congress won four each, while in Morena, the score was five in favour of the Congress and four for the BJP. The three assembly seats in Shivpuri were swept by the BJP. Bhuvnesh Singh Tomar, a professor at Centre for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication in Gwalior's Jiwaji University, told PTI that caste sentiments were rooted even when the Gwalior-Chambal region was infested with bandits, dacoits or ''baghis'' (rebels) as these outlaws loved to call themselves. ''Casteism in politics is not new. It always existed in the Chambal region, except on occasions when towering leaders, like those from the Scindia family, contested. But a lot of social changes have taken place in the past three decades due to increased road connectivity and modernisation,'' Tomar said. Over the last two decades, the Dalits and backwards have become assertive and are playing a dominant role in politics, he said. ''The last two Lok Sabha elections in this area were held around the narrative set by the BJP. The indication this time is not clear as campaigning is very low-key. BJP candidates were looking weak earlier as the party fielded leaders from Gwalior and Morena, who lost polls earlier,'' he said. However, a strong organisational set-up and the Narendra Modi effect will benefit BJP candidates, Tomar claimed, adding that several leaders from the Congress, including sitting party MLA from Vijaypur (Morena LS seat) Ramniwas Rawat have joined the ruling dispensation. Devesh Sharma, a Morena-based lawyer, claimed caste politics had managed to segregate society, government offices, markets etc in the past three to four decades. ''Caste came first and then nationalism for the people of this region, which inspired so many films due to its ravines and bandits. These bandits used to influence politics in rural areas earlier but those days are long gone,'' he said. KK Mishra, media advisor to state Congress chief Jitu Patwari, told PTI that his party will win half the Lok Sabha seats in the Gwalior-Chambal region. ''Gwalior-Chambal region has traditionally supported the Congress and we will win half the seats here. The BJP knows this fact and will try to manipulate the elections through EVMs. The BJP is ahead only in publicity,'' Mishra alleged. The Congress is on very strong ground as was evident in the assembly polls results, he pointed out. However, state BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi told PTI that his party would win all the Lok Sabha seats in the region. ''The BJP has gone to the voters on the guarantees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the developmental works done by him as well as welfare schemes for the poor. We don't contest on the basis of caste or religion like Congress,'' he claimed. Chaturvedi further claimed that the people are aware that the Congress wants to snatch the quota of OBCs and give it Muslims on the basis of religion like they did in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The ravines along the river Chambal, which runs through Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and gives the region its name, was infested with dacoits, though the last major gang, led by Rambabu Gadariya, ended some 15 years ago. Among the blockbuster films that had Chambal and its bandit lore as base include ''Sholay'', ''Mera Gaon Mera Desh'', ''Gunga Jumna'', ''Mujhe Jeene Do'' and ''Bandit Queen''. According to a BJP leader, the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat has 46 per cent OBCs and 20 per cent SCs, while STs form 5 per cent of the population. The rest are from the general category. The seat was represented by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1971. Jan Sangh stalwart and BJP founder member Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia won from Gwalior seat in 1962 on a Congress ticket, while her son Madhavrao Scindia was elected five times, four times from on a Congress ticket and once on the ticket of the Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress, a party founded by him. The population profile in Morena Lok Sabha seat is 44 per cent OBCs, 20 per cent SCs, 6 per cent STs and the remainder in the general category. Madhya Pradesh assembly speaker Narendra Singh Tomar, a former Union minister, was elected from Morena in 2009 and 2014. He was chosen as MLA in the 2023 assembly polls. In Bhind, 43 per cent voters belong to the OBC segment, 23 per cent are SCs, 21 per cent are from the general category and 1 per cent are STs. Vijaya Raje Scindia was elected from Bhind LS seat in 1971. Her daughter Vasundhara Raje Scindia, former Rajasthan chief minister, incidentally, faced defeat from this seat in 1984 at the hands of Congress' Krishna Singh Judeo, who is part of the royal family of Datia.

MP: Kuno Cheetah Strays Into Rajasthan, Rescued in Challenging Condition

The major threats facing cheetahs are habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, depleting prey and the illegal pet trade. (Photo: Pixabay) The major threats facing cheetahs are habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, depleting prey and the illegal pet trade. (Photo: Pixabay) Bhopal: A cheetah from Kuno National Park in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh, which had strayed into Rajasthan, was on Saturday rescued under challenging condition, a forest officer said. The male cheetah, Pavan, wandered into Rajasthan through Chambal river bank and was spotted in the Kased village under Karoli district in the neighbouring state by the local villagers, official sources said. Rajasthan forest officials alerted Kuno authorities about it, leading them to launch a rescue operation. Male cheetah Pavan was rescued from Karoli district in Rajasthan under challenging conditions involving a ravine and a huge crowd of onlookers, a release issued from the office of the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (ACCF) and Director Lion Project here said. The cheetah had to be handled physically in order to prevent it from falling into the ravine as it cornered at the crest of the ravine after darting amid a gathering of an enormous crowd nearby, the release said. The animal is being shifted to Kuno National Park and going to be released in the wild, a forest officer of the park said. Pavan was free ranging in Kuno National Park and crossed the inter-state boundary amid the human dominated landscape early on Saturday morning. Considering the safety of the animal and of the people, a decision was taken to rescue Pavan, the release said. Eight cheetahs from Namibia and 12 cheetahs from South Africa were brought to Kuno National Park under cheetah introduction project two years ago. The park now has 27 cheetahs including 14 cubs.

Anand Sharma touts 52-year record of public service, launches LS poll campaign in Kangra

Anand Sharma, with 52-year service, criticizes BJP's youth treatment and manifesto disparities. Highlights economic disparity, youth empowerment, inflation, women's participation, and employment opportunities. Vows to serve Kangra, Chamba.

Patwaris juice & sugar syrup jibe lands MP Congress in soup

BHOPAL : A video of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari making an off-the-cuff remark in response to a question about Imarti Devi, a loyalist of BJP leader and Guna Lok Sabha candidate Jyotiraditya Scindia, went viral on Thursday night, landing him in soup. In response to a query about Imarti urging voters to support Congress candidates in Gwalior-Chambal region, Patwari had said, Dekho aisa hai ab Imartiji ka ras khatam ho gaya, jo andar chaashni hoti hai, unke liye mai kuch baat nahi karoonga (The juice in Imarti Devi is no longer there. I wont talk about the sugary syrup anymore). This set off a political slugfest in the state, with Patwari apologising for his deregatory remarks ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 7. Patwari clarified that his intention was not to hurt anyones feelings and that his statement was being twisted and presented out of context. Yesterday, I was questioned about an audio clip there. At that moment, my intention was only to avoid that question. The remark I made in that context is being twisted and presented out of context, he said in a clarification. Imarti Devi ji is my elder sister, and an elder sister is just like a mother. So, I will only say that my context was only to avoid the questionStill, if anyones feelings have been hurt in any way, I express regret and apologise, Patwari added. There was no negativity in my mind, nor was my intention to make fun. The only intention was to avoid the question. I apologise, and my context was misunderstood, the Congress leader said. Imarti Devi lodged a complaint against Patwari, leading to the Congress leader being booked under IPC section 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman) and the provision of the SC and ST Act, 2015, at Dabra police station in Gwalior. While condemning Patwaris statement, the BJP leader demanded that the Congress leadership sack him as the state Congress chief. Dubbing Patwaris remarks as anti-women and anti-Dalit, MP minister Krishna Gaur claimed that the state Congress chiefs remarks exposed what Congress and its leaders feel about women.

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MP: My Father Did Not Inherit Wealth, But Martyrdom: Priyanka Gandhi

Bhopal: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday said that her father (late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi) did not inherit wealth, but martyrdom (of his mother Indira Gandhi). Ms Gandhis statement comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Rajiv Gandhi amended the inheritance tax act to ensure that wealth of Indira Gandhi did not go to the government. Addressing a poll rally in Morena under Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, Ms Gandhi recounted the assassination of her father and said that she had received pieces of his father when she was barely 17 years old. The Congress leader said that she was then seriously upset that her father was not given adequate security by the country which led to his assassination in a brutal manner. Ms Gandhi said that she was then angry with the country because she loved her father. She understands it now. My father did not inherit wealth, but inherited martyrdom, she said while referring to assassination of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Referring to electoral bonds, she described it the biggest scam and extortion of corrupt people by BJP. She said that the people who were raided by the Central agencies were the donors of BJP through electoral bonds, making it the richest party in the country. The raids on these donors stopped after they gave donations to BJP through electoral bonds and their cases were put in cold storage. Their names were concealed as donors in the electoral bonds. Is it not extortion? she asked. She said that one of the vaccine providers was a donor of BJP through electoral bonds. Now, things are coming out that some vaccinated people died of cardiac arrest. She also hit out at BJP for inducting leaders from other parties after levelling corruption charges against them. These leaders become clean after they join BJP, she said sarcastically. She alleged that BJP promoted those leaders who are corrupt and those who never raised peoples issues. She said that BJP never raised peoples issues such as price rise and unemployment problem and diverted attention of people from these issues by raking up non issues. Ms Gandhi said that BJP plans to make people dependent by providing them with five kg of ration and exhorted people to seek jobs from the ruling party instead. She said that Congress has named its manifesto Nyay Patra as injustice has been done to the people in the last ten years of the Narendra Modi government. Earlier in the day, she addressed an election rally in Chirmiri under Korba Lok Sabha constituency in Chhattisgarh.

Madhya Pradesh: BJP, Congress bank on defectors in Morena

BHOPAL : As the Lok Sabha polls move into the third phase in Madhya Pradesh, the spotlight will be on the Gwalior-Chambal region the most fiercely contested region in the 2023 assembly polls, where BJP won 18 and Congress finished a close second with 16 seats. While the region houses four seats Guna, Gwalior, Bhind-SC and Morena the last one, Morena, seems to be emerging as the hottest and toughest. Spread across eight assembly segments in Morena and Sheopur districts bordering Rajasthan, Morena is famous for being the land of the sweet Gajak (sweet prepared with sesame and jaggery), the expanding Banmore Industrial Area, and the Kuno National Park (KNP), which is home to African cheetahs since September 2022. The constituency, which houses around 20.04 lakh voters (10.70 lakh males, 9.34 lakh females and 24 third gender), has turned into a BJP citadel since 1996, with former Morena mayor Ashok Argal, infamous for being allegedly involved in the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal, winning the seat four times in a row between 1996 and 2004. With the BSP too being a formidable player, the contest this time in Morena appears to be three-cornered, but as per political observers, the battle may ultimately boil down to the BJP and Congress. The BSP may largely play a spoiler for either of the two main parties. Aiming to snatch the seat from the BJP, the Congress has fielded Satyapal Singh Neetu Sikarwar, the son of a BJP leader. The younger son of BJP veteran and two-time former BJP MLA from Morena Lok Sabha seats Sumaoli assembly segment Gajraj Singh Sikarwar, the Congress candidate had won the seat in 2013 assembly polls on BJP ticket. Neetus elder brother Satish Sikawar, also a former BJP man who defected to the Congress in 2020, is the first-time Congress MLA from Gwalior-East seat, while Satishs wife Shobha Sikarwar is currently Congress Gwalior mayor. Though Neetu was declared the Congress candidate from Morena after a long delay and only around a month before the May 7 poll battle, the partys best bet is his familys major influence not just among the Kshatriya community he hails from, but also other castes including Brahmins, Kushwahas and SCs. Gajraj Singh Sikarwar, who is known among Kshatriyas as Dada (elder brother), now remains confined to a wheelchair due to severe paralytic attack. But despite this, the former BJP veteran has issued a pamphlet appeal to voters (particularly eyeing the 2 lakh plus Kshatriya voters) for his sons poll success. On the other hand, the BJP nominee Shiv Mangal Singh Tomar is an ex-MLA from Dimani assembly segment, currently represented by his mentor and Vidhan Sabha Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar. Shiv Mangal Tomar won from Dimani on the BJP ticket in 2008 by just 256 votes, but lost by bigger margins from the same assembly seat in 2013 and 2018. With the second-time MP and former Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar who won the Morena seat in 2009 and 2018 now being the states Vidhan Sabha speaker, BJP has fielded Shiv Mangal Tomar, who is being largely seen as the former Union ministers shadow candidate to maintain his clout in the regions politics. Narendra Singh Tomar and Dada Gajraj Singh Sikarwar are considered two major Kshatriya politicians in Morena. It is an open secret in local BJP circles that Tomar was instrumental in Dadas elder son Satishs defeat in 2018 assembly polls in Gwalior-East, when Satish contested as BJP candidate. Tomars hand is also alleged in the defeats of other BJP leaders, including former Madhya Pradesh ministers Jaibhan Singh Pavaiya and Anoop Mishra in Gwalior district in 2013 and 2018 assembly polls. With a major section of BJP in Gwalior-Chambal region, particularly in Morena, being averse to Tomar, the possibility of some BJP quarters internally backing the Congress candidate in the May 7 polls cannot be ruled out, a BJP leader in Morena, who wished not to be named, told this newspaper. While the Congress is eyeing the seat it had last won in 1991 through a BJP family scion, the BJP too is working on a counter plan of banking on desertions from other parties. The list of major politicians from the region who have joined the BJP in this poll season include six-time MLA and former minister Ramniwas Rawat (a powerful OBC leader who missed out the Congress ticket despite having finished runners up from the seat in 2019 and 2009), Morena mayor Sharda Solanki, former Congress MLAs Rakesh Mawai and Ajab Singh Kushwah (all from Congress), besides BSPs ex-Brahmin MLA Balveer Dandotiya, who lost to Narendra Singh Tomar in 2023 assembly polls. There is no other issue except caste in the politics of Gwalior-Chambal region, particularly Morena. Even the dacoits who once called the shots in the Chambal ravines of Bhind and Morena largely headed the gangs on caste lines. By roping in these former Congress and BSP leaders in its ranks, the BJP is eyeing to cut into Congress and BSP votes in various dominant castes, including Gurjars, Brahmins, Kushwah, Rawat (Meena) and Scheduled Castes. But the ruling party also risks the possibility of other castes and its own cadres averse to these leaders since long, actually working against the partys candidate on the poll day, Morena-based political analyst Hariom Gaur said. A caste-wise break-up of the 20.04 lakh voters in Morena constituency reveals that the Scheduled Castes form the largest chunk with around 4 lakh plus votes, Kshatriyas (2.75 lakh), the OBCs including Gurjars, Rawats and Kushwahas collectively around 4-5 lakh, Brahmins who are around 2.5 lakh and the Baniyas around one lakh. With the BSP fielding Ramesh Chand Garg for the May 7 battle, the Congress hopes to profit from the possibility of the BSP candidate eating into BJPs traditional voter base. 2,361 polling stations spread across 8 assembly segments in Morena and Sheopur districts.

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Madhya Pradesh: Congress migration unabated as 6-time MLA joins BJP

BHOPAL : Six-time Congress MLA and former Madhya Pradesh minister Ramniwas Rawat on Tuesday snapped his decades-long association with the Congress and joined the BJP in Sheopur district. He crossed over to the BJP at a poll rally in his assembly constituency Vijaypur in Sheopur district, which forms part of the Morena Lok Sabha seat. The latest switchover is being seen as one of the biggest jolts the grand old party has suffered during the last two months. Rawat, a sitting MLA and a veteran OBC leader, was welcomed into the BJP party fold by CM Mohan Yadav and state party chief VD Sharma a day after Indore LS seat candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination papers and subsequently joined the BJP. His joining assumed particular significance, as it happened at the same time when former Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a poll rally in the adjoining Bhind-Datia SC constituency of the same Gwalior-Chambal region. But it was not just Rawat who somersaulted as Morenas mayor Sharda Solanki too joined the BJP on the stage during the same rally in Vijaypur (Sheopur). With Solanki joining the BJP, three out of the five Congress mayors, including Jagat Bahadur Singh Annu (Jabalpur), Vikram Ahake (Chhindwara) and Sharda Solanki (Morena) have joined the BJP in the poll season.

MP: Timed to Rahuls poll tour of Chambal, 6-time Congress MLA inducted in BJP

Bhopal: Six-time Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat, considered a prominent OBC figure in Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, switched over to BJP, dealing a huge blow to the grand old party ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state, scheduled to be held on May seven. Incidentally, the desertion of Congress by Mr Rawat, considered a loyalist of late former Union minister Madhavrao Scindia, coincided with the visit of ex-AICC president Rahul Gandhi to the region on the day. Mr Rawat, who represents Vijaypur Assembly constituency under Sheopur district in Gwalior-Chambal region of the state, joined BJP in the presence of chief minister Mohan Yadav. The OBC leader, who was a minister in the Digvijay Singh cabinet, later said that his marginalisation in Congress was the key reason for his decision to snap ties with it and join BJP. He was executive president of state Congress when Kamal Nath headed the state unit of the party and felt marginalised in the party after Mr Nath was replaced by Jitu Patwari in the post. He was fielded by Congress in Morena Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh in 2019 polls against former Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar of BJP. He had however lost to Mr Tomar by a huge margin of votes. I will campaign for BJP candidate in Morena LS seat Shiv Mangal Singh Tomar, Mr Rawat said. Morena LS seat is going to polls in the third phase polling on May seven along with seven other seats in the state. He is the second sitting Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh to leave the party in the last couple of months. The Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara district Kamlesh Shah, a descendant of the local Gond royal family, had quit the party and joined BJP a couple of months ago. Mr Rawats decision to join BJP comes a day after Congress candidate in Indore LS seat Akshay Kanti Bamb withdrew his nomination and subsequently quit the party. He later joined BJP. Mr Gandhi on Tuesday visited Madhya Pradesh to address an election rally in Bhind falling under the Gwalior- Chambal region of the state.

Big jolt to Congress in Madhya Pradesh as veteran OBC leader snaps ties with party to join BJP

BHOPAL: The Congress continues to be hit by defections by prominent leaders to the ruling BJP amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh. The latest switchover on Tuesday is seen as one of the biggest jolts the grand old party has suffered during the last two months. Six-time sitting MLA, veteran OBC leader and former MP Ramniwas Rawat ended his decades-old association with the party and joined the BJP at a poll rally of the ruling party in his assembly constituency Vijaypur in Sheopur district, which forms part of the Morena Lok Sabha seat. Rawats switch to the BJP in presence of CM Dr Mohan Yadav and state party chief VD Sharma happened a day after the Congress had suffered huge embarrassment following the withdrawal of nomination papers by its Indore Lok Sabha candidate Akshay Kanti Bam, who too had subsequently joined the BJP. Rawats entry into the BJP assumed significance, as it happened at the same time that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a poll rally in the adjoining Bhind-Datia SC constituency of the same Gwalior-Chambal region. But it was not just Rawat who switched from the Congress to the BJP, as Morenas mayor Sharda Solanki too joined the latter on the stage of the same poll rally in Vijaypur (Sheopur). With Solanki joining the BJP, now three out of the five Congress mayors, including Jagat Bahadur Singh Annu (Jabalpur), Vikram Ahake (Chhindwara) and Sharda Solanki (Morena), have joined the BJP in the ongoing poll season. After joining the BJP, Rawat said he took the decision to ensure proper development of his Vijaypur assembly constituency. He promised to script a new chapter of development in the area after joining. Rawats departure to the BJP is being seen as a major loss for the Congress in the Gwalior-Chambal region, particularly in Morena Lok Sabha constituency, where his (Meena) caste voters number around one lakh in Sheopur and Vijaypur assembly segments. The BJP candidate Shiv Mangal Tomar is facing a tough fight against ex-BJP MLA and Congress candidate Satyapal Sikarwar. Rawat who was a minister in the erstwhile Congress government led by Digvijaya Singh is among the most powerful Congress leaders of the Gwalior-Chambal region. Despite being considered close to Gwaliors erstwhile royal Scindia family, Rawat had stayed back in the Congress, when Jyotiraditya Scindia along with 22 loyalist MLAs had walked into the BJP in March 2020. But not being considered either for the post of state Congress president or the leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha after the change of guard in the MP Congress following the 2023 assembly polls debacle, Rawat was feeling ignored in the party on whose ticket he won six out of the eight assembly polls he contested from Vijaypur seat. The former chief whip of the Congress in the Vidhan Sabha, Rawat was also upset on not being considered for the Congress ticket for the Morena Lok Sabha seat from where he twice finished runner-up behind the BJPs Narendra Singh Tomar in 2019 and 2009. Rawat had planned to join the BJP at the April 25 poll rally of PM Narendra Modi in Morena, but phone calls from ex-Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former MP CM Digvijaya Singh had delayed his exit. Rawats entry into the BJP is another jolt to the Congress after the exit of ex-minister Deepak Saxena and ex-Union minister and former state party chief Suresh Pachouri.

At his first rally in MPs Gwalior-Chambal, Rahul hits out at Modi govt over Agnipath scheme

BHOPAL: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed his first rally of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. The Gwalior-Chambal region, which has four Lok Sabha seats, was the most closely contested among the six regions in the state in the 2023 assembly polls, where the Congress finished just two seats behind the ruling BJP. Rahul addressed the rally in support of the party's Bhind-Datia SC seat candidate and sitting MLA Phul Singh Baraiya in Bhind district, which is among the districts of MP that sends the maximum jawans to the country's defence forces. Gandhis poll rally happened just two days before Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's roadshow in the adjoining Morena constituency on Thursday. Modi government made 20-25 people billionaires: RahulGandhi Hitting out at the Narendra Modi government over the Agnipath scheme, Rahul said, I know that Bhind is that district of MP, which gives maximum jawans to Indias defence forces. But youll be surprised to know that except Narendra Modi, no one else (even the defence forces) are supportive of the Agnipath scheme. Through this scheme, the PM has divided our jawans into two categories, one who are normal defence force personnel (enjoying pension, canteen, adequate training and all other benefits) and the Agniveers who dont enjoy such benefits. Now imagine Agniveers facing the Chinese forces on the border. China gives its jawans all facilities and takes care of the families of its jawans in case of any tragedy. But what about the Agniveers, they wont get any benefits available to normal defence forces personnel, Rahul said while promising to abolish the Agnipath scheme if the Congress-INDI alliance government came to power at the Centre. Rahul also accused the Modi government of not inviting the countrys first tribal woman President Droupadi Murmu to the unveiling of the new Parliament building in Delhi and the Ram Temple inauguration at Ayodhya. She (President) was told neither to come to the Parliament building inauguration nor to the Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya. Both the inaugurations were done only by Narendra Modi. This exposes how much Narendra Modi and the BJP respect the adivasis (tribals). On the contrary, at the Ram Temple opening in Ayodhya, the 20-25 billionaire friends of the PM and his party, Bollywood actors and Indian cricket team players were present, but no poor, Dalit, backward or tribal found any place among those present there, he said. Describing the ongoing Lok Sabha polls as a battle between those who are fighting to save the constitution and democracy (Congress and INDI alliance) and those who are determined to tear the constitution (BJP), Rahul, while holding the Constitutions mini book in his hands, said, Constitution is the soul of Indias poor, no power in the world can change it. BJP is day dreaming of changing the Constitution.

Close contest between Congresss Baraiya and BJPs Sandhya Rai

Congress made BJPs electoral path somewhat difficult by making leader Phool Singh Baraiya its candidate from Bhind Datia Lok Sabha constituency Mahesh Mishra, Bhind Bhind Datia Lok Sabha seat of Gwalior Chambal division has been a stronghold of BJP for more than three decades. From here, BJP has been fighting for victory in every election... The post Close contest between Congresss Baraiya and BJPs Sandhya Rai first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

BJP, Cong sabotaging BSPs prospects in Chambal: Mayawati

Bhopal: During an electoral rally in Morena, BSP leader Mayawati accused the BJP and Congress of orchestrating a campaign to undermine her partys prospects in the upcoming Gwalior-Chambal polls. Highlighting the history of BSP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati recalled the persistent challenges posed by Congress, BJP, and other caste-based parties aiming to weaken her... The post BJP, Cong sabotaging BSPs prospects in Chambal: Mayawati first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

BJP, Congress try to weaken BSP, says Mayawati

Bhopal: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused the BJP and the Congress of conspiring to weaken her party in Uttar Pradesh by engineering the exodus of selfish leaders in the party. Addressing an election rally in Morena in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, Ms Mayawati pointed out that the BSP had ruled Uttar Pradesh four times earlier. The BJP and the Congress had later conspired to weaken her party in UP by instigating some selfish leaders of the BSP to break away from it and float new caste-based parties to take on the BSP, she said. She said that a similar situation has prevailed in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh. These selfish leaders of the BSP have served the interests of the BJP and the Congress, she said. Training her gun at the Congress, she attributed the decline of the grand old party to its flawed policies towards the socially and economically backward classes. Thats why there was a need to rebuild the BSP, she added. She predicted that it would not be smooth sailing in the general election this time for the BJP. Ms Mayawati accused the BJP of politicising the Central agencies such as the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the income-tax department to target its adversaries. She said that politicisation of the Central agencies was also done under the Congress regime at the Centre. She attacked the BJP for relying on freebies to come to power at the Centre and said that young people needed jobs, not free rations. She also demanded reservation of jobs in the private sector for the SC, ST and OBC people. The BSP has fielded candidates in half a dozen Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the coming polls. This was the second visit to the state by Ms Mayawati. She had earlier visited Rewa in Madhya Pradesh on April 19 to campaign for the party.

BJP And Congress Conspired To Weaken BSP In UP Alleges Mayawati In MP

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused BJP and Congress of conspiring to weaken her party in Uttar Pradesh by engineering the exodus of selfish leaders from the party. Addressing an election rally in Morena under Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, Ms. Mayawati said that BSP had ruled Uttar Pradesh four times earlier. BJP and Congress had later conspired to weaken the party in UP by instigating some selfish leaders of BSP to break away from it and float new caste-based parties to take on BSP, she said. She said that a similar situation has prevailed in the Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh. These selfish leaders of BSP have served the interests of BJP and Congress, she said. Training her guns at Congress, she attributed the decline of the grand old party to its flawed policies towards the socially and economically backward classes. Thats why there is a need to rebuild the BSP, she added. She predicted that it would not be a smooth sailing in the general elections this time for BJP. Ms. Mayawati accused BJP of politicising the Central agencies such as CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax to target its adversaries. She said that politicisation of the Central agencies was also done during the Congress regime at the Centre. She attacked the BJP for relying on freebies to come to power at the Centre and said that youth needed jobs, not free rations. She also demanded reservation of jobs in the private sector for SC, ST and OBC. BSP has fielded its candidates in half-a-dozen LS constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the coming polls. This was the second visit to the state by Ms. Mayawati. She had visited Rewa in Madhya Pradesh on April 19 to campaign for the party.

'Law and order broken down, CM abusing BJP in rallies': Himachal BJP chief

'Law and order broken down, CM abusing BJP in rallies': Himachal BJP chief Accusing Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of abusing the BJP in his rallies, State BJP chief Rajeev Bindal said that law and order has broken down in the last 15 months under the Congress government in the state. Addressing a press conference in Shimla on Saturday, the BJP leader said, The Congress government has lost the right to seek votes from the public. Law and order in Himachal Pradesh has also broken down in the last 15 months. Not a single new institute has been opened. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is doing nothing but abusing only the Bharatiya Janata Party and blaming us for his inability. In such a situation, the public is questioning. Development has completely come to a standstill in the state, Bindal said. He further said, As the election campaign is gaining momentum in the state, the confusion of the state government is coming to the fore. The Chief Minister is abusing the BJP every day in his every rally. The BJP leader also referred to a Dalit youth who was killed in Chamba. It's been over one and a half years, but the Chief Minister has not so far visited the family of the victim, he said. He further claimed that the state is witnessing an increase in the number of drug cases. Over 2500 cases of drugs have been registered in the state. The drug cases are increasing, but the Congress leaders, including the Chief Minister, are not speaking a single word about it, Bindal added. The elections to the four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh and by-polls to the six assembly constituencies that fell vacant with the disqualification of six rebel Congress MLAs and their eventual switch to the BJP will be held on June 1. The voting for the first two phases of Lok Sabha elections has been completed so far. The third phase of voting will be held on May 7. Lok Sabha polls are being held across seven phases till June 1, and votes will be counted on June 4. (ANI)

3.2-magnitude earthquake hits Haryana's Sirsa

CHANDIGARH: Sirsa and adjoining areas experienced mild tremors Thursday evening after a 3.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Haryana district. The earthquake struck at 6.10 pm at a depth of 10 km, the National Center for Seismology said. On April 4, tremors were felt in parts of north India as a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. on Wednesday evening, a 2.6 magnitude tremor was recorded in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district. Mild tremor felt in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh

Let Congress' Shehzada abuse me, people should not be angry about it: PM Modi

Let Congress' Shehzada abuse me, people should not be angry about it: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi enjoys abusing him but people should not be angry about it adding that since centuries Naamdars have abused Kaamdars. Addressing an election rally in Morena, Prime Minister Modi said, Congress' Shehzada enjoys abusing Modi. People on social media are saying that this language is not right. People are getting upset about it. I am appealing to them that you don't have to be sad. They are Naamdar and we are Kaamdar. Naamdars have been abusing kaamdars for centuries. I have come out from poverty if again I get abused, then let it be. Don't waste your time. Prime Minister was responding to the language used by Rahul Gandhi against him. The moment I talked about X-Ray, Narendra Modi was in fear. He started trembling. Jaise hi usko dar lagta hai vo jhoot bolne lagta hai. (Whenever he is in fear, he starts lying). Sometimes he talks about China, then Pakistan. He is lying repeatedly. Is baar nahi nikalpaega (This time he won't be able to escape), Rahul Gandhi had said at a public meeting on Wednesday. Prime Minister Modi said that for the Congress 'Gandhi family' comes before the development of the nation. Nothing is greater than the country for BJP. But for Congress, it is family first. Congress' policy is to keep the one who makes the maximum contribution, hard work and dedication for the country at the back. Therefore, for so many years, Congress did not allow the demands of army personnel like One Rank-One Pension to be fulfilled. We implemented One Rank-One Pension as soon as the government was formed, he said. He also said that Madhya Pradesh became a 'Bimaru Rajya' during Congress' rule. After filling the potholes of Congress, the BJP has given a new identity to Chambal and Madhya Pradesh. The people of Bhind, Morena and Gwalior, who have seen the dark period of the Congress, are experiencing the development that has taken place under the BJP government more, the PM said. The people of Madhya Pradesh know that once you get rid of a problem, you should stay away from it. Congress party is such an anti-development party, he added. Prime Minister further mentioned that Congress accepted the partition of the country on religious lines. Congress still does not want to improve their habits. For them, it is the easiest way of success. They are playing games. They have made religion appeasement as their pawn and are now playing with the future of the country, he said. Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh are being conducted in four phases. The first phase of polling was held on April 19. The next three phases will be conducted on April 26, May 7 and May 13. The counting of votes will be held on June 4. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, making it the sixth-largest state in terms of parliamentary representation. Out of these, 10 seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates, while the remaining 19 are unreserved. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP secured a massive victory in Madhya Pradesh, winning 28 out of the 29 seats. Congress managed to win only one seat. (ANI)

Development projects like river linking, roads and railway lines changing scenario in Chambal area: PM Modi at rally in MP.

Development projects like river linking, roads and railway lines changing scenario in Chambal area: PM Modi at rally in MP. Development projects like river linking, roads and railway lines changing scenario in Chambal area: PM Modi at rally in MP.

In a tough fight, Om Birla faces off with ex-BJP member in Kota

Despite 83% of the regions land being irrigated by river waters, farmers are suffering because of constant increase in input costs, and the Chambal canal network that has not been expanded

104 roads blocked in Himachal after widespread rain, snowfall; MeT sounds yellow alert

104 roads blocked in Himachal after widespread rain, snowfall; MeT sounds yellow alert Normal life was disrupted in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday as higher reaches received snowfall and rain lash mid and lower hills, blocking 104 roads and three national highways, officials said. The vehicular movement to Keylong was suspended due to a massive landslide at the Selfie Point near Sissu on Manali- Keylong highway, they said. As many as 104 roads, including 99 in Lahaul and Spiti, are closed due to snowfall, according to the state emergency operation centre. Movement on Gramphu-Losar, Darcha-Sarchu and Rohtang Pass were blocked in Lahaul and Spiti, it said. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has deployed men and machinery to clear the blockade and traffic is expected to resume in next two to three hours, a spokesman of BRO said. The local meteorological station has issued a yellow warning of thunderstorm at isolated places on April 22 and 23. It has forecast rain in mid hills and rain and snowfall in higher reaches for the next six days from April 21 to April 26 as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from April 22. Koksar received 19 cm of snowfall, followed by Gondla recording 16.5 cm, Keylong 8.5 cm and Kukumseri 2.4 cm, according to weather data. As widespread rains lashed mid and lower hills, Bharmaur and Chamba were the wettest with 25 mm rain, Tissa 24.3 mm Solan 24 mm, Rajgarh 20.4 mm, Kalpa 20.2 mm, Renuka 19.4 mm, Kukumseri 19.3 mm, Reckong Peo, Dalhousie, Koksar and Shillaro 19 mm. Shimla and its surrounding areas received intermittent rain accompanied by lightning and the sky remained heavily overcast. Farmers and fruit growers are a worried lot as stormy conditions and hailstorms are harmful for apple and wheat crop.

Tara Sutaria in and as Apurva, World Television premiere to screen on Weekend

Star Gold is all set to present the World TV Premiere of the survival thriller 'Apurva' on 21st April at 12 pm. Critically acclaimed 'Apurva' is a Hindi language film written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, starring Tara Sutaria Abhishek Banerjee, Dhairya Karwa and Rajpal Yadav. Set in Chambal, the plot follows the story of an ordinary woman who gets taken hostage and must use all her wits and strength to survive. Tara Sutaria who received tremendous accolades for her performance in the film said, I was delighted to play a complex and once in a lifetime role like Apurva. The making of the film was an incredible feat made possible by our director and one of my favorite people to work with, Mr. Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and our wonderful producer Mr. Murad Khetani. I had the good fortune of working with phenomenal and loved actors like Rajpal Yadav and Abhishek Banerjee who added such effortless charisma and energy to the film. Apurva is a film I am proudest of in my career and the response to it thus far has been overwhelming by people in our industry and audiences alike. I cannot wait for the country to watch it when it premieres on Star Gold on April 21, 2024, at 12 PM! Playing the negative lead, actor Abhishek Banerjee said, I play a very dark character in Apurva, perhaps the darkest I have ever played in my career. Although it was very challenging to get into this character but as an actor, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to Apurva coming on TV, the biggest medium to reach audiences with their families. Tune in to watch the World TV Premiere of 'Apurva' on Star Gold on 21st April at 12 pm Prepare for a thrilling roller coaster ride of emotions with the World TV Premiere of 'Apurva' on 21st April at 12 pm on Star Gold, your ultimate destination for unforgettable entertainment.About the movie: Apurva is the story of an ordinary girl who faces extraordinary circumstances and will do anything to fight her fear. Set in one of the most dangerous places in India - Chambal, the movie is presented by some of India's leading creative powerhouses who have come together for this gritty thriller.Star Studios presents APURVA, a Cine1 Studios and Star Studios Production. Apurva is written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and produced by Star Studios and Murad Khetani.

Congress is mother of corruption.. says BJP's Himachal Pradesh Vice President Rajeev Bhardwaj

Congress is mother of corruption.. says BJP's Himachal Pradesh Vice President Rajeev Bhardwaj The Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh and candidate from Chambal Lok Sabha Seat, Rajeev Bhardwaj, launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, labelling it as the mother of corruption. While speaking at a public meeting in the Nurpur city of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, Bhardwaj said, Congress has an old relationship with corruption, and Congress is the mother of corruption. The BJP's PM Modi has put a lock on Congress' looting system. Corruption became the identity of the country during the Congress government. Before 2014, there were scams worth crores of rupees. The former Prime Minister of the Congress himself said that if one rupee is sent from Delhi, only 15 paise reach the poor, so the public needs to recognise who's 'Panja' stole money in between, he added. Accusing the Congress of siphoning off public funds, he stated that if there was a Congress government in the country, they would have looted 28 lakh crore Rupees out of these 34 lakh crore. The BJP government has sent 34 lakh crore rupees directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries in the last ten years. If there was a Congress government in the country, Congress would have looted 28 lakh crore rupees out of these 34 lakh crore. Since independence, Congress has understood that it has a licence to loot the country, Bhardwaj said. After coming to power in 2014, Modi cancelled the licence of Congress' loot and this has only been possible because of the immense support of the public. This time too, the public will overwhelmingly vote for the BJP from Kangra and the BJP will once again form the government at the center, he added. He further alleged that Congress' criticism of Modi stemmed from its inability to continue its alleged looting practices. It is only because the shop of loot has closed that Congress is now abusing Modi. But Congress does not know that crores of people and mothers and sisters of the country are standing as a shield for Modi. Since the earning of these scammers and middlemen has been stopped, their temper has reached the seventh sky. Such is the situation of Congress Party in both the country and Himachal Pradesh, Bhardwaj said. Expressing optimism about the party's prospects in the upcoming elections and reaffirming the public's endorsement of Modi's leadership, Rajeev Bharadwaj said that the enthusiasm of BJP workers shows that Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister of the country for the third time. Himachal Pradesh has four Lok Sabha seats-Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, and Kangra. The polling for four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh, along with six Assembly seats that fell vacant following the disqualification of Congress MLAs, will be held on June 1. (ANI)

SHRC seeks solution to rising road accident deaths on Kaimanam-Pravachambalam stretch of NH 66

Explore Chambas Iconic Temple Complex Housing Relics of Life After Death

As the BJP candidate campaigns in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the 2024 elections, Kangana Ranaut visited some of the historic temples in Chamba to learn about the town's deep-rooted traditions. The actor sought blessings at the iconic Laxmi Narayan temple, also known as Lachhmi Nath ka Dera, a sacred site home to 84 unique places [] The post Explore Chambas Iconic Temple Complex Housing Relics of Life After Death appeared first on Northlines .

Kangana Ranaut meets exiled Buddhist leader Dalai Lama at Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala

She continued her election campaign after the meeting, travelling to the Bharmour area of the Chamba district.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms likely in parts of Himachal

Heavy rain, thunderstorms likely in parts of Himachal An orange alert warning of heavy rain in the state on Sunday and Monday has been issued by the weather office. According to the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, some isolated parts of the state are likely to experience heavy rain, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail and gusty winds at the speed of 40-50 km per hour on Sunday and Monday. Intermittent light rain was witnessed in some parts of the state in the last 24 hours. Kothi recorded 9.5 mm of rainfall followed by Manali with 7 mm, Bilapsur with 5.5 mm, Dalhousie with 5 mm, Chamba with 3 mm and Bhuntar with 2.5 mm. Palampur and Sarahan received 2 mm of rain, while Shimla and Kufri experienced only traces of precipitation. A total of 116 roads, including three national highways, remain closed in the state. Of these, 111 are located in the snow-bound tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti, as per the data shared by the state's emergency operation centre. There has been no significant change in the minimum and maximum temperatures in the state.

Travel tips: Apart from traveling, Leh-Ladakh is also best for camping, enjoy it at these 6 places.

When it comes to traveling in India, the name Leh-Ladakh is included in everyone's list. Leh-Ladakh, a valley with lush green pine trees, high mountains, and beautiful lakes, is a great place to visit. Situated at an altitude of 11,500 feet above sea level, Ladakh offers you clean air and a serene environment away from polluted cities. There are many places to visit here, it is also famous for camping. The camping experience here is no less than a thrill. Today in this episode, we are going to tell you about such places in Leh-Ladakh that are best for camping. If you want to spend time in peace and clean air in a faraway city, then you can enjoy camping at these places. Let us know about these places... Nubra Valley This stunning valley is also known as Tri-Arm Valley. If you are going to Ladakh, then this is a good place for camping. Here you will get to see snow-covered mountains, old palaces, and other things. The best time to go camping here is between June to September when the weather is very pleasant. Some of the best camps in this place are at the Desert Himalayan Resort, which has luxury tents as well as the Nubra Organic Retreat surrounded by organic gardens. You will get all kinds of facilities in this type of camp. Indian, Chinese, and Continental food is available here. Zanskar Valley One of the most famous valleys in Zanskar Valley. This is the highest valley of Jammu and there is a trekking trail nearby. It would be good to go here for camping from June to September. This track is a frozen river. The extent to which this river freezes in winter can be easily estimated from the fact that people also do trekking on it. For this reason, it is also famous by the name of 'Chadar Track' all over the world. This name has been given to it because in winter a sheet of ice forms over the Zanskar River. According to reports in 2018, given the increasing number of tourists on the Chadar Track the garbage spread by it, and the danger posed by global warming, there may be a ban on tourists coming there. Apart from this, due to extremely low temperatures there, people go trekking during the day and camp at night, due to which the environment and peace of the valley are adversely affected. Pangong Lake Pangong Lake is one of the best and most beautiful camping sites in Ladakh. If you want to spend some time at a quiet place, then this is perfect for camping. There are many places for self-camping as well as camping sites along the lakeshore, which provide various facilities to the tourists like sheet tents and warm clothes, bedding, sightseeing, food, water, and a secure complex. If you are looking for a peaceful environment then this place is perfect for you. Pangong Retreat is one of the best camping sites located on the banks of Pangong Lake. Indus River You must have read about the Indus River in history, go and visit here. Leh, one of the most beautiful valleys of the Indus River in Ladakh, is a great camping spot with natural beauty and stunning views. The region is particularly home to the Indus Valley Civilization, the oldest known to mankind. Here you can trek during the day and spend the night camping for the best experience. Tso Moriri Tso Moriri is another beautiful lake located in Ladakh. It is the largest lake in Ladakh and is situated at an altitude of 15,075 feet above sea level. Many types of flora and fauna are found here. You can see 30 different types of birds at this place. There are several camping sites along the lake, if you want to go camping on your own, we recommend You should talk to the local people here about self-camping because most of the land there belongs to the villagers. Norling Camp and Nomadic Camp are the camping sites here. Thiksey Monastery Another place in Ladakh to stay amidst the Himalayas is Thiksi. This is a wonderful place where you can enjoy camping. Besides, many adventure activities are also conducted here. Chamba Camp located here along with Thiksi Monastery is the perfect place for you to camp in Thiksi. Here you can indulge in activities like rafting, cycling, bridge-watching, and playing polo. (PC: Lifeberrys)

Congress plays BKY card, banks on candidates from traditional BJP families in Gwalior-Chambal

BHOPAL: Aiming to challenge the ruling BJP in the Gwalior-Chambal region which was the most closely contested among the five regions in the state in the 2023 assembly polls the Congress has played the Brahmin-Kshatriya-Yadav card in three Lok Sabha seats, besides fielding candidates from traditional BJP families. Ending ten days of suspense, the Congress announced its candidates for the three remaining seats Morena, Gwalior (both in Gwalior-Chambal region) and Khandwa in the southwestern MP region on Saturday. While ex-BJP MLA Satyapal Singh Sikarwar was fielded from Morena, the partys former legislator Praveen Pathak was named as the candidate from Gwalior and 2023 assembly poll loser Narendra Patel was fielded from Khandwa. With this, the Congress has named candidates for all 28 seats its contesting in the state, including four seats of the Gwalior-Chambal region. All four seats in the region -- Bhind-SC, Morena, Gwalior and Guna -- go to the polls in the third phase (April 7). Knowing well the possibility of cracks within the BJP as the polls draw close, the Congress has tried to challenge the saffron party with its old family sons -- Satyapal Sikarwar in Morena and Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav in Guna. Madhya Pradesh: Two decades after Assembly poll fight, ex-CMs eye LS return from home turfs Theres a growing feeling in BJP circles that the party in Gwalior-Chambal region is slowly being dominated either by union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia or Vidhan Sabha speaker Narendra Singh Tomar and their loyalists. While both the candidates, Shivmangal Tomar (Morena) and Bharat Singh Kushwah (Gwalior), are sworn Narendra Singh Tomar loyalists, a large section of the old BJP is unhappy over denial of ticket to popular first time MP Dr KP Yadav to field Scindia from Guna. Though the Modi factor is the predominant factor in the polls in Gwalior-Chambal also, the possibility of many BJP cadres silently backing their old family sons, Satyapal Sikarwar in Morena and Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav in Guna, cannot be ruled out, a Brahmin leader of the ruling BJP in Morena told The New Indian Express . In the Morena Lok Sabha seat (which was won by Narendra Singh Tomar in 2009 and 2019) particularly, the ground is already fertile for the Congress, as it won five of the eight assembly segments in the 2023 assembly polls. Shiv Mangal Tomar who is being seen in some BJP circles as the dummy candidate of Narendra Singh Tomar has won from Dimani assembly seat (which was won by Narendra Singh Tomar in 2023) by 250 odd votes in 2008, but lost from the same seat in 2013 and 2018 by bigger margins. Still he has been named the BJP candidate from Morena. On the other hand, the Congress candidate Satyapal Sikarwar Neetu hails from one of the oldest and most powerful BJP families headed by Gajraj Singh Sikarwar. While Gajraj won the Sumaoli assembly seat in 1990 and 2003, his son Satyapal won the same assembly seat in 2013, another BJP leader from Morena district said. The Sikarwar family which has a big influence among Kshatriya voters of Morena constituency is now totally with the Congress. While elder brother Satish Sikarwar is the Congress MLA in Gwalior district, Satishs wife Shobha is the Gwalior mayor. With Satyapal now being named the Congress candidate from Morena, the family will use all its influence among the Kshatriya and Brahmin voters to win the seat, which the Congress won last in 1991. In the adjoining Gwalior Lok Sabha seat, while the BJP has fielded another Tomar loyalist and ex-minister Bharat Singh Kushwah, who lost the 2023 assembly polls from Gwalior-Rural by over 3000 votes, the Congress has fielded its ex-Gwalior South MLA Praveen Pathak, who failed to retain his assembly seat by merely 200-odd votes in 2023. The BJP and the Congress had both won four assembly segments each of the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat in 2023. By fielding Praveen Pathak from Gwalior, the Congress is seeking to give a positive signal to Brahmins (who constitute 2-3 lakh votes in the adjoining Morena Lok Sabha seat) and by fielding Sikarwar from Morena, its trying to add to Pathaks popularity the power of the Sikarwar family in Gwalior, thus hoping to do something big in both seats through the targeted Brahmin-Kshatriya chemistry. In the adjoining Guna seat, the Congress is pinning hopes on the possibility of internal sabotage by BJP cadres against Scindia coupled with the angst of the Yadav caste (the most dominant OBC bloc in the constituency) over the denial of a ticket to first-time MP Dr KP Yadav. To benefit on both counts, the Congress has fielded the traditional BJP familys elder son Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav against Scindia in Guna.

No loss of life reported, only partial damages to houses in Chamba earthquake: HP Chief Secretary

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5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Chamba in Himachal

An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude jolted Chamba region in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday . No casualty and damage to property have been reported so far. Further details are awaited. Tremors were felt in parts of north India. The earthquake struck at 9.34 pm, the National Center for Seismology said. Mild tremors were also felt in [] The post 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits Chamba in Himachal appeared first on Northlines .

Another earthquake hits Himachal Pradeshs Chamba within 2 days

Shimla: Tremors were felt in parts of north India as a 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. The earthquake struck at 9.34 pm, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. Also ReadEarthquake of magnitude 3.5 hits Himachal Pradeshs Lahaul & Spiti Mild tremors were also felt in Chandigarh and parts of Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Chamba in Himachal Pradesh

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km in Chamba district, officials of the meteorological department in Shimla said; mild tremors were also felt in Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana

5.3-magnitude Earthquake Hits Himachal Near Chamba

Mild tremors were also felt in Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana. The quake lasted for a few seconds

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chamba Town in Himachal Pradesh, No Casualties Reported

A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted Chamba town in Himachal Pradesh on the evening of April 4th, sending shockwaves across the region. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at around 9:30 PM at a shallow depth of 10 km below the earth's surface, with the epicenter located near Chamba. [] The post 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chamba Town in Himachal Pradesh, No Casualties Reported appeared first on Northlines .

5.3 Earthquake Hits Chamba In Himachal Pradesh

An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit Chamba town in Himachal Pradesh this evening. Strong tremors were felt across the town and also in Manali.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 shakes Himachal Pradesh

The National Center for Seismology reported that Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, was struck by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale at 9:34 pm on Thursday.

5.3 earthquake hits Chamba region in Himachal Pradesh

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hits Himachal's Chamba district

Earthquake of magnitude hits Himachals Chamba district

Widespread heat waves predicted across state in April

Month end to see temps surpassing 45C; Gwalior-Chambal region to sizzle Bhopal: As April progresses, Madhya Pradesh braces for scorching temperatures, particularly in the Gwalior-Chambal belt, anticipated to be the hottest zone. Meteorologists predict widespread heat waves across the state. In the coming week, Gwalior is poised to peak at 46 degrees Celsius, with neighboring... The post Widespread heat waves predicted across state in April first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

MP strategy: Cong plays Yadav card, pits ex-BJP leader against Scindia in Guna

BHOPAL : Seeking to capitalise on potential discontent among the Yadav caste following the BJPs refusal to grant a ticket to its incumbent MP KP Yadav, the opposition Congress has strategically deployed Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav to contest against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Guna seat of Madhya Pradesh. The Congress eighth list for the Lok Sabha polls includes three candidates for MP. Alongside Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav, Pratap Bhanu Sharma will face former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vidisha, and Tarvar Lodhi will contest Damoh. Rao Yadvendra Singh Yadav comes from a prominent BJP family in the Gwalior-Chambal region. His father, Late Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav, had previously won the Mungaoli seat thrice for the BJP. Despite his familys historical ties with the BJP, Yadvendra chose to join the Congress in 2023 due to Scindia familys increasing influence within the BJP ranks. Addressing a Yadav caste gathering in Chanderi assembly segment, MP Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said, This election in Guna isnt Scindias election; its my own and the entire Yadav brothers election. I thank PM Modi and the BJP top brass for elevating an ordinary worker like me to the position of MPs CM, like another Yadav politician, Babulal Gaur, was made CM years ago. The Congresss decision to nominate Yadvendra, a Yadav candidate, is strategic, given the substantial Yadav population in several key assembly segments of the Guna constituency.By fielding him against Scindia, the party aims to replicate the surprising victory of KP Yadav in the 2019 polls. Ensure 370 votes: Scindia Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, addressing a gathering of the Rawat community on Thursday, asked people to ensure the BJP gets 370 votes extra in every booth than that in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, so that Narendra Modi is elected as prime minister for a third term.

Madhya Pradesh Travel: If you do not explore these valleys of Madhya Pradesh then travelling is useless

Valley in Madhya Pradesh: Apart from being a beautiful state of the country, Madhya Pradesh is also the largest state. The beauty of this state is so popular that thousands of domestic and foreign tourists come here every day. There are many great places to visit in Indore, Gwalior, Panchmarhi or the capital Bhopal. Many cities of this state are also famous throughout the country for their beautiful greenery. The historical fort, holy temple or charming waterfall located in Madhya Pradesh are popular, similarly many valleys located here also attract tourists. In this article, we are going to tell you about some such valleys located in Madhya Pradesh, where after visiting, you will forget the valleys located in Uttarakhand or Himachal Pradesh. Patalkot Valley When the most beautiful and charming valley situated in Madhya Pradesh is mentioned, the name of Patalkot Valley is taken first. This valley is considered to be the hidden treasure of this state. Patalkot Valley is a picturesque valley located in Tamia tehsil of Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. The greenery of this valley looks so enchanting that sometimes even the beauty of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh seems pale in comparison to it. Why is Patalkot Valley special for tourists? Patalkot Valley is very special for tourists. This valley is famous throughout the state for trekking. Apart from this, Patalkot Valley is also considered to be the home of many extinct trees and plants. Many people believe that tribals of the Gond and Bharia tribes live in this valley. Best time to visit in Patalkot Valley You can visit Patalkot Valley at any time, but its real beauty is seen during monsoon. Apart from this, the cool breeze here can make you crazy during the summer season. The valley of the Chambal Chambal Valley is a famous place in Madhya Pradesh as well as a charming place. Although earlier this valley was considered the home of bandits, now thousands of tourists come every day to admire its beauty. Chambal Valley comes under three districts of Madhya Pradesh, Sheopur, Morena and Bhind. This charming valley is spread over about 19,500 square kilometers. Why is Chambal Valley special for tourists? Chambal Valley is very special for tourists. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, this valley attracts a lot of tourists. The greenery located along the banks of the river adds to the beauty. Every day thousands of domestic and foreign tourists come to explore the National Chambal Sanctuary located near the Chambal Valley. Monsoon is considered the best time to visit here. Tamia Tamiya is a beautiful and enchanting valley located in Madhya Pradesh. Many people also know this charming valley by the name of Tamiya Hill Station. High mountains, dense forests lakes and waterfalls add to the beauty of this valley. Tamia Valley is also very popular among tourists. The beauty of this valley is so popular that it is also considered the hidden treasure of Madhya Pradesh. More than a dozen tourists come here every day for trekking. Image-@insta

Man beaten to death by neighbours in Kota; 3 booked

Kota (Rajasthan) Mar 26 (PTI) A man was allegedly beaten to death by neighbours here after a heated argument, police said on Tuesday. Three people were detained over the killing of Sunil Valmiki, who has several criminal cases against him, including attempt to murder, they said. Kunhari Circle Inspector Arvind Bhardwaj said the incident occurred when Valmiki, 33, a resident of the Chambal Colony in Kota, was returning around midnight on Monday. The three accused, also residing in the same colony, attacked him with sticks and sharp-edged weapons and left him critically injured. He was then rushed to MBS Hospital in Kota where he succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Tuesday morning, Bhardwaj said. The reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained. However, police have learnt that the three accused had a heated argument with Valimki on Monday, he said. Based on the complaint filed by the victims sister, police have lodged an FIR against Sumit Valmiki (19), Golu (30) and Piyush Valmiki (20) under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302 (murder), he added. The accused have been detained and the body has been handed over to the family after post-mortem, the officer said. The deceased has seven criminal cases registered against him, including under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 308 (culpable homicide), he added. PTI COR HIG SKY SKY Disclaimer: This article is published from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by the Deccan Chronicle team

Madhya Pradesh: Once BSPs arch enemies, these ex-BJP men now star campaigners

BHOPAL: The proverbial saying politics makes strange bedfellows is turning out to be true in Madhya Pradesh this Lok Sabha poll season. Two former BJP politicians for whom the BSP was once the arch rival, are now star campaigners of the same political party. The BSP recently released its 40-strong list of star campaigners for the first and second phase of LS polls in MP. The list not only included party president Mayawati and other prominent national leaders, but also included BJPs former senior leaders, including ex-MP Ramlakhan Singh Kushwah and ex-MP minister Rustam Singh. Ramlakhan Singh Kushwah is four times former BJP MP from Bhind LS seat of MPs Gwalior-Chambal region for whom, in the first two triumphs (1996 and 1998), the same BSP was the arch rival. Kushwah isnt alone in the list, but is accompanied by his former Bhind MLA son Sanjeev Singh Kushwah, who had won in 2018 polls on a BSP ticket after being denied ticket by BJP. He again contested as BSP candidate (on being denied BJP ticket) in 2023, but finished third. Joining the father-son duo in the list of BSPs star campaigners is ex-MP minister Rustam Singh, who along with son Rakesh Singh had quit the BJP before the 2023 Assembly polls on being denied the ruling party ticket from Morena seat. Singh (a former police officer) had won the Assembly polls from Morena seat in 2003 and 2013 by defeating BSP candidates only. Three other former BJP politicians too are part of the BSP star campaigners list, including former MLA from Maihar seat Narayan Tripathi (who has been named the BSP candidate from Satna LS seat), Ratnakar Chaturvedi and Subhash Sharma Doli. All three Brahmin leaders Tripathi, Chaturvedi and Sharma hail from the Vindhya region and had contested the 2023 Assembly polls as independents from separate seats of Satna and Maihar districts after being denied BJP tickets, but finished distant third. Importantly, the BSP had recently named seven candidates for the LS polls in MP, including Narayan Tripathi from Satna seat.

Travel tips: This city situated near Chambal river is very beautiful, spend holidays with family in Education City of Rajasthan.

Kota is famous for its successfully conducted coaching. Every year, more than four lakh students come to Kota to prepare for the engineering and medical examinations to take admission. That's why Kota city has been recognized with names like Coaching Capital of India and Education City of India. Kota City is considered to be the second-best livable place in Rajasthan after Jaipur. Chambal River in Rajasthan not only enhances the beauty of Kota but is also known as the lifeline of this place. Apart from this, glimpses of the history of ancient palaces in Kota city are also worth seeing. There are also many gardens here, the most special of these is Chambal Garden. If you are also planning to visit Kota, then this article is going to be very useful for you. We will tell you about such beautiful places in Kota where you will be able to enjoy your holidays freely. Kota-Barrage Kota Barrage built on the Chambal River is popular among the people as a tourist spot, although it was built to store the water of the three dams Jawahar Sagar Dam, Gandhi Sagar Dam, and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam. The white smoke rising here due to water remains the center of attraction among the people. The areas around the bridge are crowded with picnickers and tourists coming from outside throughout the year. Seven Wonder Park There is a park in Kota where you can see all the seven wonders of the world simultaneously, yes, by going to Kota's Seven Wonders Park you can see the seven wonders of the world simultaneously. This park is situated on the banks of Kishore Sagar Lake which enhances the beauty of this place even more. This place is one of the best places to visit in Kota which houses Small Monuments of all the seven wonders of the world. This park includes the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid, the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower, Christ the Redeemer of Brazil, the Colosseum, and the Statue of Liberty. There are food stalls inside the park and people come here to enjoy picnics with family and friends. Khad Ganesh Temple This Ganesh temple of Kota is very special in itself, the unique thing here is that there is a standing idol of Lord Ganesha which is considered to be the only standing idol of Lord Ganesha in the whole of India. It is believed that this temple is more than 600 years old, there is a lake near the temple around which the presence of many peacocks makes this place even more attractive. Chambal Garden Situated on the banks of the Chambal River, this place is one of the most beautiful picnic spots in Kota city. The Chambal River is a part of the National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary. By reaching Chambal Udyan, you can enjoy peace in the lap of greenery. The main attraction here is the boat ride through which you can go to the ghats around the Chambal River. Geparnath Falls This is a very beautiful and fascinating place to see. If you want to see this waterfall well then go here during monsoon season. It is popular among tourists for nature photography, picnics, and short treks along with other reasons. The view of this waterfall is worth seeing. Which attracts the waterfall even more due to rainwater. Shivpuri Dham India is a country inhabited by religious beliefs and holy temples, there are many ancient and holy temples here, among them the women of the temples of Lord Bholenath are immense. According to beliefs, Lord Shiva himself is present in the form of light in the 12 Jyotirlingas of Bholenath. All these Jyotirlingas are located in different states of India. But Shivpuri Dham located in Kota city is a unique temple, Shivpuri Dham is dedicated to Shiva, and about 525 Shiv Lingas are installed in the temple complex. It is said that there are 525 Shivalingas in the temple. Adding them together gives 12. In such a situation, the devotees who visit and worship here get the fruits of 12 Jyotirlingas. Rao Madho Singh Museum Rao Madho Singh Museum is located on the premises of the old palace in Kota, Rajasthan. Which is a rich incredible collection of history, culture, artifacts, and documents of Rajasthan. The silver sculptures, coins, and terracotta figures in Rao Madho Singh Museum attract historians and tourists. Godavari Dham This place dedicated to Hanuman ji is situated on the banks of Chambal river, the aarti performed in this temple is quite different and famous. (PC: Lifeberrys)

Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh to witness rainfall and hailstorms in next 2 hrs

Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh to witness rainfall and hailstorms in next 2 hrs The post-midweek-March sun has become a little unbearable though still there is a slight nip in the air. The Meteorological office has predicted the possibility of rainfall and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next 2 hrs. According to the IMD, hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during the next 2 hours. With gusty winds of 40-60 kmph, lightning and light to moderate spells of rain over MP in Chindwara, Seoni, Mandla and Anuppur and Chhatisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bemetara, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Raigarh and Korea, IMD added in an X. With gusty winds of 60-70 kmph, lightning and a moderate spell of rain are expected over Balaghat and Dindori, Chhatisgarh: Kabirdham, Janjgir-Champa, Mungeli, Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, Korba, Surguja, Surajpur, Balarampur and Jashpur. Further, IMD stated that the impact expected due to thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds and Hailstorm over the region is Strong wind or hail may damage plantations, horticulture and standing crops. It may injure people and cattle in open places. Partial damage to vulnerable structures due to strong wind and minor damage to kutcha houses and huts, IMD said. The IMD further suggested a few precautions to tackle the hail storm and thunderstorms. Stay indoors, close windows and doors. Avoid travel if possible and take safe shelters instead of standing below the trees, IMD on X. Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls. Unplug electronic appliances and immediately get out of water bodies, it added. Meanwhile light to moderate rain and snow accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hail are likely to occur in the districts of Kullu, Mandi and Shimla for the next 1-2 hours, IMD said in a tweet. Light to moderate precipitation is likely to occur at a few places in the districts of Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu and Chamba for the next 1- 2 hours, it added. (ANI)

CRPF lauded for free medicare facilities in last hamlet of J-Ks Bhadarwah

CRPF lauded for free medicare facilities in last hamlet of J-Ks Bhadarwah As part of its civic action programme, the CRPF on Monday organised a free specialised medical camp at Thanahala the last panchayat of Jammu and Kashmir bordering Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said. The day-long camp was held at Dina Nagar hamlet of Thanahala, mostly inhabited by families belonging to the below poverty line (BPL), in the foothills of Ashapati Glacier on Bhadarwah-Chamba interstate road, they said. CRPF's Chief Medical Officer Dr Jaishree Singh said though the role of the paramilitary force is to give internal security, it is always there to provide assistance to the public during elections or natural calamities like earthquakes and landslides. ''A team of special doctors from CRPF and sub-district hospital Bhaderwah provided free treatment and medicines to the patients who availed the facility at their doorstep, she said. Former sarpanch, Thanahala Shakoor Ahmed, thanked the 33 battalion CRPF for organising the camp and providing assistance to the locals. ''The CRPF is also informing us about government schemes meant to uplift the poor,'' he said. A resident, Aijaz Hussain Hamdan, also appreciated the work of the CRPF and said his sick mother was treated by the lady doctors, providing lot of relief to the family. The (government) medical centre is very far from here, so this camp is of great help to poor people like us in this far flung area,'' he said.

EC launches campaign in Himachal Pradesh to boost voter turnout

EC launches campaign in Himachal Pradesh to boost voter turnout The Election Commission has launched a special campaign in Himachal Pradesh to maximise voter turnout in 414 polling stations which registered less than 60 per cent voting in the last Lok Sabha polls. Bypolls to six assembly seats that fell vacant after disqualification of Congress MLAs would be held simultaneously with four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh in the last phase on June 1. The main focus of the campaign -- ''Mission 414'' -- is increasing the vote percentage in 414 identified polling stations which registered less than 60 percent voting in the last Lok Sabha polls, Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh, Maneesh Garg told PTI on Monday. Awareness campaigns and cultural events would be held besides making these 414 stations model polling stations. Booth youth icons from first time voters would be roped in and special invitation cards made by children would be given to prospective voters, he said. Letters had been sent to the respective Deputy Commissioners in February for increasing voter participation in low voter turnout polling stations and assembly constituencies, sources in the department said. A similar initiative is underway for 22 assembly segments and is aimed at increasing the voter turnout to 72 percent in polling stations where the turnout was less than 70 percent in the last Lok Sabha elections. The average voter turnout in Himachal Pradesh in 2019 was 72.42 percent. ''Basically it is an activity to reach out to the voters at the ground level and educate them about exercising their right to vote'', Garg said, adding interventions in these segments would be on motivating employees, women and youth and carrying out a door-to-door outreach programme. Another initiative is related to eight assembly constituencies where turnout of women voters was less than men. 'Mahila Preraks' (motivators) would be appointed in gram panchayats in these segments to motivate women to vote. Besides appointing women icons, girls studying in educational institutes would be motivated by campus ambassadors to reach out to working women and housewives through anganwadi workers, self-help groups, Mahila Mandals, officials said. As many as 7,990 polling stations, which are 267 more than the last Lok Sabha elections have been notified and 150 polling stations would be supervised exclusively by women election officers, 54 by youth and 29 by PwD (People with Disability). Sharing details, Garg said people with more than 40 percent disability (PwD) and voters above the age of 85 would have facility of home voting. There are 56,320 PWD voters and 60,995 voters aged above 85 years in the state. A total of 56,38,422 voters -- 28,79,200 men, 27,59,187 women, and 35 third gender persons are eligible to exercise their franchise for four Lok Sabha seats of Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, and Shimla (SC) seats in the seventh and last phase of polling, Garg said. There are 1,38,918 first time voters while the number of voters in the age bracket of 20-29 is 10,40,756, which is over 20 percent of the total voters (56,38,422). However, this number is expected to go up as the state election commission has received 8,654 advance applications of youth in the 17 plus age group attaining 18 years of age on April 1. The expenditure limit of candidates for Lok Sabha polls would be Rs 95 lakh and assembly bypolls Rs 40 lakh. Tashigang polling station in Lahaul and Spiti located at an altitude of 15,256 feet is the highest polling booth in the country. Manola polling station in Dalhousie of Chamba district has the maximum number of 1,410 voters, while Kaa polling station in Kinnaur district has the lowest of 16 voters.

Clear divide between Shimla and Kangra parliamentary constituencies in Himachal Pradesh

Clear divide between Shimla and Kangra parliamentary constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Even though the two parliamentary constituencies hold the same number of assembly segments, Shimla emerges as a favourite over Kangra when it comes to picking of people to be inducted into the cabinet. The present Congress cabinet has five ministers, one deputy speaker, and three chief parliamentary secretaries from Shilma, while two ministers, a speaker, and two CPSs from Kangra. Both parliamentary constituencies have 17 assembly segments each. Kangra Lok Sabha seat has 13 assembly segments from Kangra and four from Chamba district. The Shimla LS seat consists of seven assembly segments from Shimla and five each from Solan and Sirmaur districts. Kangra, though overlooked, holds the key to power in the state if the pattern so far is to be believed. It has become kind of become a thumb rule that the party which captures Kangra district forms the government in the state. The rule was vindicated once again in 2022 assembly polls, when Congress formed the government on the back of 10 assembly seats from Kangra. Initially, only one minister was inducted in the cabinet from Kangra. However, as tensions brewed in the party, another was included in cabinet expansion in December 2023. Since 1966, when Kangra was merged with Himachal, people have a feeling that the district has been given a short shrift which has reflected, at least this time, in an iniquitous representation in the cabinet. For this reason and more, the disparity, in the coming Lok Sabha election, may benefit the BJP, which has been upbeat since the Ram Temple consecration and may leverage the sentiments of the people in the Hindu predominant state. The party also received a vote of confidence when six Congress MLAs cast their lot in its favour during the recently held Rajya Sabha election. On the other hand, Congress is struggling to quell infighting in the party and is accused of allowing over-concentration of power in Shimla district. There is also a speculation that the BJP may field Sudhir Sharma, one of the six Congress rebels, from Kangra parliamentary constituency. According to the long held convention, when Congress comes to power in the state, its chief minister hails from old areas of Shimla or Sirmaur, while when the BJP forms the government, the CM comes from merged areas of Kangra and Hamirpur. For the first time in 2022, the state got a chief minister in Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu from the merged areas. The BJP won all four Lok Sabha seats in 2014 and swept the polls by a huge margin in 2019, with Krishan Kapoor from Kangra, Ram Swaroop Sharma from Mandi, Anurag Thakur from Hamirpur, and Suresh Kashyap from Shimla elected as MPs. However, the death of Ram Swaroop Sharma led to by-elections in the Mandi parliament seat in 2021. The election was won by Pratibha Singh, the wife of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and current Congress state chief.

Four national highways, 279 roads closed as snow, rain lash Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: A total of 279 roads, including four national highways, have been closed for vehicular traffic in Himachal Pradesh due to recent snow and rains even though the state witnessed a dry day on Friday. Manali received traces of snow in the past 24 hours, the MeT said on Saturday, adding a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from the night of March 20. About 96 per cent of the total roads are blocked in the high altitude and tribal areas, and a maximum of 249 roads were closed in Tribal Lahaul and Spiti, 11 in Chamba and nine in Kinnaur on Friday night. Four roads are blocked each in Kullu and Mandi, one each in Kangra and Shimla, as per the state emergency operation centre. As many as 246 transformers are out of order and three water supply schemes are disrupted. There was no significant change in the minimum temperatures and Keylong at minus 7. 7 degree Celsius was the coldest at night while Kukumseri recorded a low of minus 4.1 degree Celsius.

Six historical heritage sites of Madhya Pradesh included in UNESCO tentative list

Bhopal: UNESCO has included six tourist places of Madhya Pradesh in its tentative list. These tourist places are Gwalior Fort, Historical Group of Dhamnar, Bhojeshwar Mahadev Temple-Bhojpur, Rock Art Sites of Chambal Valley, Khooni Bhandara, Burhanpur and Ramnagar and Gond Memorial of Mandla. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that the great culture and civilization... The post Six historical heritage sites of Madhya Pradesh included in UNESCO tentative list first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal, intermittent showers at several places

Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal, intermittent showers at several places Higher reaches in Shimla and parts of Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur received another spell of fresh snowfall on Thursday, according to the meteorological department here. Widespread intermittent rain was witnessed in Dalhousie, Manali, Jogindernagar, Chamba, Seobagh, Reckong Peo, Chauri, Tissa and Saloni, the weather bulletin showed. In the past 24 hours, Hansa received 10.1 cm of snowfall, Kalpa 9.6 cm, Kukumseri 6.2 cm, Pooh 6 cm Sangala 5.6 cm, Keylong 5 cm and Khadrala 4 cm, according to the bulletin. There was no significant change in the minimum temperatures across the state. Keylong recording a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius at night was the coldest in the state, the MeT said. There was an appreciable rise in the maximum temperatures and Una was hottest during the day with the mercury reaching 29 degrees Celsius. The MeT office has predicted dry weather in the state for the next six days till March 20.

Intermittent rains, thunderstorms lash Shimla and surrounding areas

Intermittent rains, thunderstorms lash Shimla and surrounding areas Intermittent rains and thunderstorms lashed Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla and the surrounding areas on Wednesday while scattered rains occurred at isolated places and the tourist resort of Kufri received traces of snow. Rajgarh received 13.4 mm rain, followed by Shimla 8 mm, Baijnath 5 mm, Kufri 4 mm, Gohar 2 mm and Jubbarhatti 1.3 mm. The day temperatures dropped by a few notches and Dhaulakuan was hottest in the state with a high of 25.8 degree while Dharamshala, Shimla and Manali recorded a high of 18.1 degree, 14.8 degree and 11.5 degree. The local meteorological office has predicted rain, snow and thunderstorms at isolated places in mid and higher hills on March 14 and dry weather thereafter. As many as 280 roads, including 255 roads in Lahaul and Spiti, ten in Kinnaur, six in Kullu, five in Chamba, two in Mandi and one each in Shimla and Kangra districts, and five national highways are closed while 280 power transformers and three water supplies schemes are disrupted.

Will frame stringent laws to eliminate corruption: HP CM

Will frame stringent laws to eliminate corruption: HP CM The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh is committed to curbing corruption and would frame strict laws to eradicate it completely, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday. Addressing public meetings in Fatehpur in Kangra district and Chamba, Sukhu lashed out at the BJP, saying its efforts to snatch power in the state will not succeed as the people have given a clear mandate to the Congress. ''The state government is committed to curbing corruption and will frame strict laws to eradicate it completely,'' Sukhu said. The chief minister dedicated 14 developmental projects worth Rs 232 crore to the people of Fatehpur and 24 development projects worth Rs 275 crore to Chamba, a statement issued here said. ''I have never compromised with my principles and always raised the voice of the poor and the downtrodden. I am well aware of the sufferings of the common man, the farmers and the employees as well,'' Sukhu said. Referring to the six Congress rebels who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, the chief minister attacked the BJP and asked who was financing their stay in a five-star hotel in Panchkula and posh resorts in Rishikesh in Uttarakhand. ''The BJP is managing all this with the help of its central leadership and it seems the rebel MLAs have surrendered to them. But truth will prevail at last and the people of the state will never forgive the politics of horse-trading,'' he said. ''The BJP tried to destabilise our government by using money power, but as long as I am here, every door leading to corruption will be closed,'' he added. The rebel MLAs had voted for the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha election for the lone seat in Himachal Pradesh, leading to the defeat of the Congress' official candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania later disqualified the six MLAs for allegedly defying a party whip on being present in the house and voting for the state Budget in the assembly.

CM flags off Ken-Betwa and Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Jal Kalash Yatra

24 police personnel promoted out of turn; appointment letters provided to 1000 candidates Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal CM Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that all organs of governance should become a symbol of good governance. Steps like registry in the purchase and sale of movable property as well as the system of name transfer and simplification... The post CM flags off Ken-Betwa and Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Jal Kalash Yatra first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

Chief Minister Dr. Yadav seeks blessings of Boreshwar Mahadev at Dangwara in Ujjain district on Mahashivratri

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav reached Shri Boreshwar Mahadev Temple located on the banks of Chambal in village Dangwada of Badnagar in Ujjain and offered prayers on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri. He wished for the welfare of the people of the state. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav extended best wishes to all the people of []

Fresh western disturbance likely to hit Himachal, over 400 roads remain closed

Fresh western disturbance likely to hit Himachal, over 400 roads remain closed A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region next week, likely triggering thunderstorms and rain in Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological department said. Meanwhile, over 400 roads, including four national highways, in the state remained shut for vehicular traffic on Thursday after heavy snowfall and rain lashed several areas recently. According to the meteorological department, a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from the night of March 10. The MeT has sounded a 'yellow' warning for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning at isolated places from March 11 to 13. According to the state emergency operation centre, of the 400 roads shut, 286 are closed in Lahaul and Spiti, followed by 51 in Chamba, 24 in Kinnaur and Kullu each, 21 in Shimla, two in Mandi and one in Kangra district. As many as 629 transformers are out of order and 22 water supply schemes have been disrupted, the centre said. Mild snow was witnessed in a few high altitude and tribal areas. In the past 24 hours, Kalpa in Kinnaur district recorded 3.8 cm deep snow, while Manali was the wettest receiving 10 mm of rain followed by 2.2 mm at Bhuntar and 1 mm at Pandoh, the weather bulletin showed. Kukumseri was the coldest at night, recording a minimum temperature of minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, followed by minus 1.6 degrees at Kalpa, 2.6 degrees at Manali and 2.7 degrees Celsius at Kufri, according to the bulletin. Dalhousie recorded a low of 3.2 degrees Celsius, Bharmaur noted 3.5 degrees Celsius, Sarahan 3.5 degrees Celsius and Shimla 4.1 degrees Celsius, it added.

Travel tips: Himachal Pradesh is known for its traditional taste, if you go to visit then definitely taste these dishes.

North Indian state Himachal Pradesh is a state present on the map, which everyone desires to see closely. Who would not want to enjoy the natural beauty of this place, snow-covered hills, beautiful valleys, valleys, and clean air. Along with beautiful places, Himachal Pradesh is also popular for its traditional cuisine. It is also the food that defines the unity in diversity of the country. The traditional taste here is much more enjoyable than the pleasure of visiting the tourist places of Himachal. Today in this episode, we are going to tell you about some famous dishes of Himachal Pradesh, which you must taste if you visit here. #Babru To make this dish, first, soak black gram dal in water overnight or for 5-6 hours. After this, drain off the excess water put the lentils in a blender, and make a paste. Now mix wheat flour, 1/2 cup refined oil, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Mix all the ingredients well and knead a soft dough with the help of water. Take small portions of the roll and add black gram paste to each portion. Roll it back into the shape of a puri. Fry on both sides until they puff up and get cooked evenly. Serve it hot with any vegetable, tamarind chutney, or pickle. # Dham Dishes This is a thali full of delicious dishes, in which you will get to taste things like dal, rajma, rice, curd, etc. Jaggery adds charm to this dish. It is made during the festivals and special occasions of Himachal. It is considered special in marriages and small festivals. It is prevalent almost all over Himachal and it is also called the main food of Himachal. If you come to visit Himachal, then definitely eat this thali. # Tudkiya bhagat To make this delicious dish, add chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, cloves, poppy seeds, mace, green chilies, coriander, cardamom, cinnamon stick, fennel, stone flower, and red chili powder in a bowl. Mix all these spices and make a paste. Add chopped potatoes to it. Soak masoor dal in water and keep it for 30 minutes. Apart from this, wash the rice and soak it in a separate bowl for 30 minutes. Add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cardamom and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add prepared masala along with potatoes in it. Mix all the ingredients well. Add curd to the mixture and then add rice and dal. Cover and pressure cook and serve hot rice. #Chana Mudra Himachal A popular food of the state is served as Chana Madra in the Chamba district. It is cooked well in oil along with various spices like cardamom, cloves, turmeric powder, cinnamon, and coriander powder to enhance the taste of the dish. Chana Madra is served in almost all the restaurants in Chamba and is a food that reflects the food culture of the state. # Bhe To make this delicious dish, fry chopped ginger, garlic, and onion in a hot pan. Once done, add turmeric, coriander powder, black pepper, chili powder, and salt and cook. After this, add gram flour to the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Add washed and boiled lotus stalks to it. Mix well with other ingredients and let it cook for 20 minutes. When the lotus stems are cooked, place them in a serving dish and serve hot. #Siddu This dish is mostly liked in Mandi, Kullu, Manali, and Shimla. It is kneaded by adding yeast to wheat flour. This yeast mixture is left for about 5-6 hours. After this, it is made. Generally, it is taken with desi ghee, dal and chutney. #Chha Gosht If you are a non-vegetarian then nothing can be served better than Chha Gosht. A typical Himachal delicacy Chha Gosht is an aromatic dish prepared from marinated lamb, cooked in a gravy of gram flour and curd. The taste of this dish increases when it is cooked properly in Indian spices like cardamom and red chili. powder, coriander powder, bay leaves, asafoetida, and ginger-garlic paste. #Bowl Akotori is a famous dish that is loved by the people of Himachal Pradesh during their festive time. Akori is prepared as a cake or pancake made with buckwheat leaves cooked in wheat flour. Although this dish originates in the Spiti Valley, it is often prepared and consumed throughout Himachal Pradesh. (PC: Lifeberrys)

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu launches toll-free number 1962 for mobile veterinary services

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu launches toll-free number 1962 for mobile veterinary services Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched the 1962-Mobile Veterinary Service of the Animal Husbandry Department on Tuesday. Under this service, ambulances have been provided in 44 development blocks in the first phase, spending Rs 7.04 crore. Three mobile ambulances each are being provided to Bilaspur, Una, Solan and Kullu districts, two for Lahaul-Spiti, five for Mandi and Shimla, four each to Chamba, Sirmaur and Hamirpur, one to Kinnaur and seven for Kangra district. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the Pashu Sanjeevani Call Centre on the occasion. The Chief Minister said that with the launch of these two services, farmers from any part of the state can call on toll-free number 1962 and get veterinary services at their doorstep for the treatment of serious animal diseases in case of any emergency. He said that a veterinary doctor and a pharmacist would be available with each ambulance. Whenever any cattle breeder needs help in an emergency, he would be able to call the toll-free number 1962 and help will be provided to him through the nearest veterinary service. The veterinary services in the state would be available from 9 am to 5 pm on any working day, he added. He said that this service would be expanded in a phased manner in the coming days. Sukhu said that the state government was taking many steps to protect the interests of farmers. Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to provide minimum support price on milk, where cow milk is being purchased at the rate of Rs 45 per litre and buffalo milk at Rs 55 per litre. He said that the state government was going to set up a milk processing plant of one lakh 50 thousand litres per day capacity at Dhagwar in Kangra district, its capacity could be increased to 3 lakh litres per day. This plant would be fully automated and Rs 226 crore will be spent on the project. He said that the state government was making efforts to strengthen the rural economy because the state can be made self-reliant only by making the villages self-reliant. He said that the state government had started many schemes in the agriculture sector to strengthen the economy of the farmers and farmers should take maximum benefit of these schemes. While speaking to the media, he said that the lease period of the Shanan project was going to end soon and Himachal should get its all due rights. He said that the state government would strongly plead its stand on this matter in the Supreme Court. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Minister Prof. Chander Kumar, MLA Neeraj Nayyar, Principal Advisor (Media) to the Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan, former MLA Satpal Raizada, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. Pradeep Sharma and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. (ANI)

Scindia returns to his fort, remaining seats of Chambal handed over to Tomar camp

Rest given to three sitting MPs, speculations about the candidature of Pavaiya and Narottam put to an end Harish Dubey, Gwalior BJP has opened its cards for the upcoming general elections on all four seats of Gwalior-Chambal. Ending the dilemma of Gwalior or Guna, the party has chosen Guna for Jyotiraditya Scindia, his old political...

Stranded Tourists in HP's Spiti Valley Shifted; Man Killed in Landslide During Road Clearing Work

The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Chandigarh has issued avalanche warning for five districts of Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu, Kinnaur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh