Digital tribal museum in Chhattisgarh sparks pride, connection among youth
RAIPUR: The countrys first digital tribal museum has begun evoking a deep sense of pride and historical connection among tribal youths, women, academicians and tourists. Indias first digital tribal museum, set up in New Raipur, the new capital city of Chhattisgarh, is generating excitement across communities. The recently inaugurated Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial & Digital Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum, opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has quickly become a major attraction. The museum features life-sized sculptures and vivid representations of tribal freedom fighters and their resistance against the British Empire. It serves as an inspiring source for tribal youth and local communities who may be unaware of their rich history. Divided into 17 immersive sections, the museum employs sound, light and digital projections to transport visitors into the world of Chhattisgarhs indigenous communities. Each display, whether showcasing village life, crafts or heroic resistance, offers a visual feast filled with colour and movement that captivates both casual tourists and serious researchers. For local villagers, these exhibits evoke a deep sense of pride and connection. Our ancestors stories of resistance against British colonialism inspire us, said Mahendra Netam, a tribal youth from the Sarguja region who now works as a bike taxi driver in Raipur. He stood in front of an exhibit depicting the 1857 tribal uprisings that swept through central India, where Adivasi leaders like Gend Singh and Veer Narayan Singh bravely fought against British oppression. In addition to documenting tribal resistance history, another section of the museum highlights the daily lives of tribal people, including their cultural practices, food, household chores and last rites. In one corner, a group of women gathered around a display showcasing the transformation of tribal households, from using fuelwood and clay stoves to adopting LPG cooking. The women observed the plaque with intrigued expressions, reflecting on their own changing lifestyles. These types of cooking vessels are still used in our village, said Sinita Goud, a young mother holding her infant, her eyes lighting up with recognition as she pointed to the gleaming bronze vessels. For many, the museum represents more than just an archive; it serves as a bridge between the past and the present. It celebrates resilience, adaptation and identity. By digitally documenting tribal history, everyday life and resistance movements, the museum ensures that the stories of Chhattisgarhs indigenous people are not only preserved but also retold in their own vibrant, proud and enduring voice. The museum was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 November. So far, over one lakh visitors have visited it since then. India is home to several museums dedicated to tribal history and culture. A prominent example is the State Tribal Museum in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, which focuses on tribal life in both Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Other significant sites include the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Museum in Ranchi (Jharkhand), dedicated to tribal freedom fighters; the Tribal Museum in Silvassa (Dadra & Nagar Haveli), showcasing local life; and the Tribal Research & Training Institute Museum in Pune, which preserves Maharashtras tribal heritage.
BHOPAL: The ongoing investigation into the November 10 Delhi blastFaridabad terror module case has now extended to the Mhow town in Madhya Pradeshs Indore district. Investigators from Delhi are reportedly in constant touch with the local police to gather information about the past of Al-Falah Universitys founder and chairman, Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, who originally hails from Mhows Kayastha Mohalla. A senior officer of the Madhya Pradesh Police confirmed to TNIE on Thursday that Delhi investigators are coordinating with the Mhow police to collect background details about Siddiqui and his family. The multi-storeyed ancestral house in Kayastha Mohalla, which still stands tall, once belonged to Mhows former Shahar Qazi, Mohd Hamid Siddiqui, Jawads late father. Jawad is the eldest of two sons from the clerics first wife. According to local police sources, Jawads younger brother was allegedly involved in multiple cases of investment fraud registered in Mhow around the year 2000. Jaish terror module was planning blasts in six cities on Babri demolition anniversary, reveals probe Jawads brother had floated an investment firm that attracted large sums from local residents, both Hindus and Muslims, by promising abnormally high returns. After several fraud cases were registered and small investors began confronting the family to recover their money, the family left Mhow in 2001, a senior local police source told TNIE on Thursday. While Jawads brother faced charges related to investment fraud, one of his stepbrothers was accused in a murder case that occurred during a Muslim religious procession around 20082009. The stepbrother was arrested and jailed but was later acquitted, reportedly after a compromise was reached with the complainants. Residents of Mhows Kayastha Mohalla recall Jawad as a well-read and meritorious student in the 1990s. He completed his B.Tech from the Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) in Indore. He (Jawad) was a brilliant student who also ran coaching classes in Mhow during his youth. I still remember him participating in, and winning, a quiz show on Doordarshan while he was in college, said a local resident who requested anonymity.
When children as art spoke volumes
The children of today will make the India of tomorrow - Jawaharlal Nehru. A nation that understands the value of childhood also ensures its future. Throughout history, artists have depicted childhood to explore varied themes. The image of a child in art has conveyed far stronger messages than those with a hundred painted adults. As we celebrate Childrens Day, heres a look at some impactful artworks. The Fearless Girl This little girl, standing tall and confident, is one of the most powerful symbols of women empowerment. Located in New York City before the Stock Exchange, this 4-feet-high girl, sculpted in bronze, carries a plaque that states, Know the power of women in leadership. SHE makes a difference. When the statue was first installed at Wall Street in 2017, it took the city by storm. Fearless Girl by Kristen Visbal, with her hands on her hips and her chin up, was placed facing the iconic Charging Bull, a day before International Womens Day, to send out the message of gender diversity in the workplace and to persuade companies to recruit women not only as employees but also to their boards. The sculpture was meant to be displayed only for a week, but as her popularity grew rapidly, she continued to remain for the whole year, until someone raised an outcry loud enough to warrant relocation. The Charging Bull sculptor Arturo Di Modica complained to the city officials that the placement of the Fearless Girl created an impression that she was an opposing force to the Bull and completely changed the context. He found it insulting and his protests eventually led to her being shifted to the current location. A plaque with footprints was left behind where she once stood, to facilitate photo seekers. One of the most influential images today, that embodies the resilience of women through the simple posture of a child, was carefully planned by her creator Visbal who had this to say: I made sure to keep her features soft. Shes not defiant, shes brave, proud and strong, not belligerent. The Problem We All Live With The Problem We All Live With, a painting from 1964 by American artist Norman Rockwell, simply depicts a little girl going to school. What could be profound about that? Why is the painting considered iconic? The 1960s wasnt just another period and the child wasnt just another girl going to school. She was six-year-old Ruby Bridges, the first African- American child to attend an all-white public school in 1960, during the school desegregation crisis. Although her father was initially reluctant, her mother was determined to send her to school even with all the violent threats against her, so that it would be a step forward for all African-American children. US Marshalls escorted her for days and according to a former Federal Marshall, She showed a lot of courage. She never cried. She didnt whimper. She just marched along like a little soldier, and were all very very proud of her. And this, despite all the shouting and jeering from the crowds. Rockwell immortalised this moment in his painting, framed to show the heads of the police officers cropped at the shoulders, while focusing only on the brave little girl. On the wall behind her, slurs and a splattered tomato are visible. The artist was also not spared with many accusing him of being a race traitor. When the former US President Barack Obama installed this defining image of the Civil Rights Movement, in the White House in 2011, he told Ruby Bridges, I think its fair to say that if it hadnt been for you guys, I might not be here and we wouldnt be looking at this together. The Girl With The Balloon Here is how the graffiti of a child reaching out for a red, heart-shaped balloon by street artist Banksy, rose to become an art history icon. It appeared as a series of stencil murals around London from 2002, with the accompanying message - There is always hope. The balloon was not a mere toy. It was a metaphor for innocence and dreams, and the prayer of hope. The image became so sought-after that pop stars sported tattoos of it and the Eiffel Tower displayed it as a projected image. In 2018, a framed copy was auctioned at Sothebys and just after the bidding closed, it spontaneously shredded, to everyones shock. Banksy admitted that he had planted a mechanical device in the frame and even gave it a new name: Love Is In The Bin! The Crying Boy This baby boy created quite a scare in the 1980s when mass-produced prints of him, by Italian artist Giovanni Bragolin, were labelled as bearing a dreadful curse. It was found that when houses with a copy of the painting burned down, the painting remained intact. Once the tabloids started reporting this as claims by a firefighter, the belief in the curse spread. Stories of the boy having died in a fire and his spirit being trapped in the painting soon circulated. The case was investigated and it was discovered that the prints were treated with varnish that was fire retardant and when the string that held the painting burned, it resulted in the painting falling face down and thus, remained unaffected. The Unforgettable Face of Tragedy Not all images of children symbolise hope and strength. Some of them will always remain as lessons in history. This haunting photograph from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and its aftermath, will forever shake the collective conscience of the country for generations. The chemical leak that killed almost 22,000 people is a dark blot on humanity and this image serves as a reminder of what human greed and indifference can do to the world.
Bhopal Model Death: Boyfriend Charged Under 'Love Jihad' Law
Following the death of 27-year-old model and social media influencer Khushboo Ahirwar, popularly known as 'Diamond Girl', police have registered an FIR against her live-in partner, Qasim Hussain, based on statements by her family.
MPs Ladli Behna scheme: monthly assistance hiked to Rs 1,500
BHOPAL: The Mukhya Mantri Ladli Behna Scheme, the initiative credited as the game-changer for the BJP in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, saw a major boost on Wednesday as the monthly financial assistance for economically weaker women was increased from Rs 1,250 to Rs 1,500. At a state-level event held in Seoni district, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav transferred Rs 1,857 crore through a single click into the bank accounts of over 1.26 crore women beneficiaries across the state, representing the enhanced monthly instalment of Rs 1,500. Wednesdays transfer marked the 30th instalment since the schemes launch in June 2023 by then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and the 23rd instalment under the current CM, Dr Yadav. This scheme has not only changed the lives of our sisters but also changed my own perspective. Listening to their stories shows the real impact of good policy and intent. Some sisters have started small businesses, others are funding their childrens education, while some are learning new skills. This scheme has transformed not just lives but the future of Madhya Pradesh, Dr Yadav said at the event. Marking the completion of two years of his government next month, the Chief Minister also announced plans to provide employment opportunities offering up to Rs 5,000 per month to Ladli Behna members in various industries. Originally launched by Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Jabalpur in June 2023, the scheme initially offered Rs 1,000 per month, which was increased to Rs 1,250 in September 2023, just ahead of the Assembly elections. However, beneficiaries had to wait 26 months for the next increase to Rs 1,500, announced this week. In line with the BJPs 2023 election promise, the financial assistance under the scheme will be gradually increased to Rs 3,000 per month by 2028, when the next Assembly elections are due. So far, over Rs 44,917 crore has been transferred into the accounts of women beneficiaries between June 2023 and October 2025, of which Rs 34,921 crore has been credited during Dr Yadavs tenure, from January 2024 to October 2025. The Rs 250 increase, initially scheduled for Bhai Dooj last month, was delayed due to administrative and budgetary reasons but was finally disbursed on Wednesday. Between 2023 and 2025, the government also released special festival assistance of Rs 250 on Raksha Bandhan each year for scheme beneficiaries. With the latest increase taking nearly two years to implement, it remains to be seen how the state government will phase in the remaining hikes to reach the promised Rs 3,000 monthly assistance by 2028.
Bhopal Model Death: Post-Mortem Reveals Pregnancy, Family Alleges Murder
A 21-year-old model, Khushboo Verma (Ahirwar), was found dead under suspicious circumstances early Monday morning, sending shockwaves through Bhopal's fashion circuit.
Bhopal model found dead under mysterious circumstances; live-in partner missing
BHOPAL: A 27-year-old female model, Khushboo Ahirwar, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on the outskirts of Madhya Pradeshs capital, Bhopal, early Monday morning. According to reports, Khushboo was allegedly abandoned by her live-in partner, Qasim, at a private hospital near Bhainsakhedi on Indore Road. Qasim has been untraceable since then. Doctors at the hospital declared Khushboo dead upon arrival. After being informed by the hospital, local police rushed to the scene, and the body was sent to Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal for autopsy under magisterial supervision. Outside the hospital, Khushboos mother, Laxmi Ahirwar, broke down in grief and alleged that her daughter had been brutally murdered. There were blue injury marks all over her body, her face was swollen, and there were bruises on her private parts as well. My daughter has been murdered brutally, alleged Laxmi. Family sources said Khushboo, a college dropout, had been in a live-in relationship with Qasim, who left her at the hospital and has been missing since. Preliminary police investigations suggest that Khushboo and Qasim were returning from Ujjain to Bhopal when her health deteriorated. Qasim reportedly left her at the hospital on Indore Road and fled. Echoing their mothers sentiments, Khushboos sister also alleged foul play and demanded Qasims immediate arrest. We want justice. The man who killed Khushboo should be arrested immediately and punished severely, she said. Khushboo, who had dropped out of college during her first year of a BA course, had been living in Bhopal for the past three years. Her mother recalled that three days earlier, Qasim had called the family to inform them that Khushboo was with him and that he was taking her to Ujjain. Later, Khushboo herself had called to reassure them about Qasims intentions. Known online by her Instagram handle @DiamondGirl, Khushboo was a rising model in Bhopals fashion circuit. She was also doing part-time jobs while pursuing her dream of becoming a top model. An inquest has been registered, and police have launched a search to locate and question the absconding Qasim. The autopsy report is awaited. The matter is being probed from all angles, including sexual assault and murder, a local police officer said.
Bhopal Model Khushboo Dies Under Suspicious Conditions, Family Accuses Boyfriend Qasim Of Murder
Khushboo Ahirwar died while travelling in a bus under mysterious circumstances. Her family has accused her boyfriend of pressuring her for religious conversion and beating her.
Workshop for uploading waqf documents on UMEED portal organized in Deoband
Bhopal: An important training workshop of uploading Waqf documents on the UMEED portal process was organized under the auspices of Jamiat Ulama Saharanpur at Jamia Zainab lil-Banaat in Deoband on Wednesday. The event witnessed the participation of around 300 individuals, including Mutawallis (trustees), organizational heads, members and volunteers. A Press release said two professional trainers; 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 .
Asia Cup Gold-Medallist Kayaker And Fellow Navy Athlete Killed In Bhopal Road Crash
Chief Petty Officer Vishnu Raghunathan and Petty Officer Ananth Krishnan died in a hit-and-run in Bhopal while heading to Boat Club.
BHOPAL: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's recent visit to a Congress training camp in Madhya Pradesh's Pachmarhi has made headlines for an unusual reason: Gandhi complied with the camp's late-arrival punishment of 10 push-ups. Following his precedent, all other late-commers leaders also complied with the push-up punishment. Informed sources recollected that Gandhi had arrived late for the training session on Saturday. The concerned training wings head Sachin Rao informed Gandhi that latecomers have to face punishment. In a light-hearted manner, a curious Gandhi asked Rao, about what punishment was earned by him. Rao then told the Rae Bareli MP that he needed to do at least ten push-ups as punishment. Gandhi promptly complied and completed the punishment. Not just did Gandhi do the push-ups, but also sat with the district and city unit chiefs on the floor, stressing on the principle of team-building and discipline within the party. Gandhi reportedly also demonstrated the skills of Jujitsu (Japanese martial art) which help tighten ones grips on the ground. The session concluded, with Gandhi joining the district and city unit chiefs and their families at a special dinner. Importantly, the MP Congresss ongoing training camp in Pachmarhi (Narmadapuram) is part of the focussed Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan which aims to rebuild the grand old partys organisation across the BJP-ruled state. While the former Congress national president attended the meeting of MP Congress leaders and later addressed the training session of district and city unit Congress heads on Saturday, he was taken on a jungle safari in Pachmarhi with other leaders on Sunday, before flying back to join the last day of campaign in assembly poll bound Bihar. Talking to journalists before returning from Pachmarhi, Gandhi raised the issue of vote-theft and special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls again. Vote theft has not just happened in Haryana, but also in Maharashtra, MP and Chhattisgarh. Weve more evidence about it, which we will continue to make public gradually. The SIR is an institutionalised system to cover up the vote-theft, Gandhi told journalists at Pachmarhi before returning from there. Earlier, while addressing the state Congress leaders and the training session of district and city Congress heads from MP, Gandhi had on Saturday stressed upon the need for strengthening the organisation, clarity of ideology and direct connect and dialogue with the people, which were necessary for making the party prepared fully for the 2028 assembly polls battle in MP. Meanwhile, ruling BJP leaders mocked Gandhi's short trip to MPs hill tourism hot spot, away from the heat and dust of poll bound Bihar. Addressing a poll rally in the eastern state, MP CM Dr Mohan Yadav said, At a time when the poll fever in Bihar is at its peak, the LoP Rahul Gandhi is on holiday at hill station in MP. Its just like a groom running away from the marriage, while a fully decorated wedding horse awaits to take him to the marriage. Sharing a video of Gandhi relishing the jungle safari on a roofless vehicle in the dense hilly forests of Pachmarhi on Sunday, BJPs national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla posted on X (formerly twitter), LoP means Leader of Paryatan and partying for Rahul Gandhi. Even as Bihar polls are on, he is enjoying jungle safari in Pachmarhi. This shows his priorities, when they lose elections, they will blame the EVM and do a power-point presentation of H-Files (holiday files).
MHA, National Judicial Academy host national meet on new criminal laws in Bhopal
A national conference on India's new criminal laws concluded in Bhopal. The Ministry of Home Affairs and National Judicial Academy hosted the event. Training for over 1.5 million police officers and thousands of judicial and prosecution officers is complete. The new laws aim for a decolonized, victim-centric, and technology-enabled justice system. Focus is now on sustained adoption and continuous improvement.
Bhopal Metro Station Row Hits Madhya Pradesh Ahead of Rollout
The digging work on the road began on Saturday
Rahul Gandhi rallies Congress in Madhya Pradesh, urges brave fight against BJP for 2028
BHOPAL: Amid a hectic Bihar Assembly election campaign, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi took time off on Saturday to address the Madhya Pradesh Congress units training camp for newly appointed district and city chiefs at the hill station of Pachmarhi. The former Congress president spoke to leaders appointed under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan, an organisational restructuring initiative launched by him from Bhopal in June. Gandhi emphasised the need to strengthen the organisation, ensure ideological clarity, and build a direct connect with the public to prepare for the 2028 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. The address and his preceding meeting with senior state leaders came as the Election Commission of India began a Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in the state. @RahulGandhi / pic.twitter.com/bSBlciPmTO MP Congress (@INCMP) November 8, 2025 According to party sources, Gandhi urged the Congress leadership at all levels to battle the BJP bravely, saying such determination was key to forming a Congress government in 2028. At the training session, Gandhi reportedly said the Congress had been losing elections in Madhya Pradesh by narrow margins. Weve to fight the elections bravely, which alone could result in the formation of a Congress government in MP, he said. He urged district and city chiefs to work inclusively, strengthen the organisation at the grassroots, and raise the issues of ordinary citizensparticularly farmersmore assertively. Before addressing the camp, Gandhi chaired a meeting with senior state leaders, including MPCC chief Jitu Patwari, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, former minister Kamleshwar Patel, and former Union minister Arun Yadav. His 19-hour stay in Pachmarhis assumed significance as he had reportedly expressed displeasure two months ago over some appointments made under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan in the BJP-ruled state. Sources said the meeting covered organisational issues and political challenges in the BJP-ruled state, with one senior leader stressing the need for key decisions to be made by consensus. After the session, Gandhi was expected to dine with district and city unit chiefs and their families before returning to Bihar on Sunday morning to resume campaigning. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge is also expected to address the training camp soon. Earlier on Saturday, before flying to Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi posted on X a video showing children being served mid-day meals on scrap paper at a government school in Sheopur districts Vijaypur block. Im going to Madhya Pradesh today. Ever since I saw that children are being served mid-day meals in newspapers, my heart has been shattered. These are the same innocent children on whose dreams the future of the country rests, and they arent even getting a plate of meal with dignity, the Congress MP wrote. Over 20 years of BJP government, and theyve even stolen the childrens plate their development is just an illusion. The PM and CM should be ashamed over this, Indias future is in a pitiable state, he added. Meanwhile, mocking Gandhis visit to Pachmarhi, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at a poll rally in Bihar, One can very well understand the condition of Congress and Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, as one of their star campaigners Rahul Gandhi has preferred to escape the poll battleground to be on a pleasure trip in the hills of our state. Its like a groom running away while the decorated horse is ready to take him to marriage.
88,000 infiltrators sent back during UPA rule, BJP Govt found only 2,400: Digvijaya
BHOPAL, Nov 8: Pooh-poohing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh on Saturday claimed that the BJP-led government found only 2,400 infiltrators in 11 years while 88,000 such people had been sent back during the UPA rule. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister was referring to the assertion that the SIR was intended to weed out infiltrators. The BJP is shouting `infiltrators in the Bihar assembly polls, but what is the fact? 88,000 people [] The post 88,000 infiltrators sent back during UPA rule, BJP Govt found only 2,400: Digvijaya appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
NIA files fresh chargesheet in Bhopal terror conspiracy case
The case was originally registered in May 2023 by the Bhopal Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), based on information that HuT members were clandestinely recruiting Muslim youths in Madhya Pradesh and other parts of India to overthrow the democratically elected Union government and establish a Sharia-based Caliphate, the NIA said.
BHOPAL: The World Cup winning feat of the talented 22-year-old pace bowler Kranti Gaud has rekindled her suspended police constable father's hopes of being reinstated. Kranti was felicitated by her home states chief minister Mohan Yadav at a function in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal on Friday, along with her parents Munna Singh Gaud and Neelam Singh Gaud, besides coach Rajeev Birthare. The occasion also saw the MP CM promising that he would initiate the process of reinstating Kranti's father as per the existing rules. Ive come to know about your familys difficulties, there is provision of appeal to the state government. We will certainly work for the reinstatement of your father as per the existing rules, the CM assured Kranti and her parents. Back in 2012, Krantis father was suspended from service due to an incident reportedly during the election process. Since then, the family has had to face many hardships resulting in Krantis elder brothers working as labourers and bus conductors to ensure the livelihood of the family comprising six children, of whom she is the youngest. A native of Ghuwara village of Chhatarpur district in MPs Bundelkhand region, Kranti has been leading the Indian teams pace attack since July and performed particularly well during the tour of England. Addressing the event where Kranti also interacted with girls from the Madhya Pradesh Sports Academy, the CM announced that she will be honoured on November 15 in Jabalpur during the state-level function celebrating tribal icon Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jayanti. He also announced the construction of a new cricket stadium in Krantis home district Chhatarpur to support players practice and development.
BHOPAL: Around 4,000 newly recruited Madhya Pradesh police constables undergoing training at eight centres have been directed to read chapters from the 'Bhagavad Gita' every evening during the Hindu month of Margashirsha. Additional Director General of Police (Training) Raja Babu Singh maintained that the initiative aims to guide trainee constables toward leading righteous and disciplined lives. It will help the newly recruited strike a balance between intelligence quotient (IQ) and emotional quotient (EQ). At a time when a young student is getting killed by on-duty constables in Bhopal, reading chapters of the Bhagavad Gita will certainly have a positive effect on the lives of the newly recruited cops, the ADG (Training) told the TNIE on Friday. The Margashirsha month which started from Thursday, as per scriptures is the month of Lord Krishna. He himself says in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita that Masaanam Margashirshoham, meaning I am Margashirsha among months. The superintendent of police (SPs) of all police training schools have been asked to make the recruits undergoing training there, to read one chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, if possible, before the meditation at night throughout the holy month of Margashirsha. Reading the Bhagavad Gita will help the recruits the art of living a spartan life, he added. Notably, the directive comes four months after the ADG (Training) had encouraged recruits to recite verses from Goswami Tulsidass Ramcharitmanas, believing it would instil discipline and ethical clarity among them. The opposition Congress, however, has criticised the move, calling it an attempt to radicalise and saffronise the police force. In a democratic country like India, each and every individual is at liberty to follow their religion and faith. What has been directed by the ADG-Training is an attempt to radicalise the police force in MP. Its not in line with the spirit of our countrys Constitution, state Congress spokesperson Bhupendra Gupta said, while slamming the state polices training wings head. The ruling BJP has defended the ADG-Trainings decision and criticised the Congress for opposing the initiative. Its shocking that people of one political party are terming the Bhagavad Gita as communal. The ancient book is revered by people across the world for its content about lifes philosophy and not religion, but the Congress seems to be determined to communalise it. ADG (Training) Raja Babu Singhs focus on the Bhagavad Gita isnt new. While being posted as the ADG of Gwalior Range some years back, he had distributed Bhagavad Gita copies among jail inmates and initiated similar reading sessions. Singh is not only focusing on making the young recruits recite the chapters from the Bhagavad Gita every evening till December 4 at the eight PTS. He also plans to hold three days of Heartfulness Meditation sessions between December 19 and 21, marking World Meditation Day on December 21. Sessions will be conducted at heritage and historical sites such as Upper Lake (Bhopal), Rajwada (Indore), Dhuandhar Falls (Jabalpur), Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain), and Khajuraho Temples (Chhatarpur). The programme will be open to all citizens and led by 76 trained Heartfulness instructors within police ranks across 55 districts, with zero cost to the department.
Cellecor Gadgets Limited , one of Indias fastest growing consumer electronics and lifestyle technology companies, today announced a strong performance for the half year ended September 30, 2025, reflecting strong consumer demand across its product portfolio and increasing adoption in Tier II and Tier III markets. Cellecor half yearly report The Company recorded: Net Sales of INR 641.5 crore, a 50.7% increase over H1 FY24-25 (INR 425.7 crore) PAT of INR 19.6 crore , reflecting a 35.2% YoY growth compared to INR 14.5 crore in the same period last year EBITDA of INR 34.1 crore , up 34.8% YoY from INR 25.3 crore in H1 FY24-25 The results reflect growing nationwide demand for feature-rich, design-led gadgets at accessible price points. The company continues to deepen its presence in high-opportunity retail markets while expanding its product portfolio across audio, smart accessories and personal technology categories. Cellecor has expanded to a total of 8 Exclusive Brand Stores across India including Delhi, Bhopal, Mizoram, Leh Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sasaram (Bihar), Nanded (Maharashtra), and Barnala (Punjab). These stores serve as immersive experience hubs and deepen access to the brand in high-potential consumption markets. Business Highlights H1 FY26 Continued retail expansion across Tier II and Tier III cities High consumer uptake across categories like TV and home appliances Enhanced brand visibility through marketing and channel investments Positive operational momentum heading into the festive quarter " Our performance in H1 underscores the trust consumers place in our brand and the strength of our value-plus product strategy , said Ravi Agarwal, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Cellecor Gadgets Limited . " Our strategy is anchored in democratizing smart gadgets by making premium product experiences affordable and widely available. Looking ahead, we see strong headroom for growth driven by retail expansion, product innovation and rising aspirations across emerging markets . Cellecor enters the second half of FY26 positioned to capture emerging demand across Indias rapidly evolving consumer-tech landscape. About Cellecor Gadgets Limited Cellecor Gadgets Limited's journey in the electronics device business, and selling products under its own brand, including Smart TVs, Smart Gadgets, Wearables, Mobile Phones, Home and Kitchen Appliances, and more, outsourced from various electronic assemblers and manufacturers, started in 2012 as M/s Unity Communications-its founder Mr. Ravi Agarwals proprietorship firm. The company is promoted and managed with an enduring, sustainable business strategy, wherein the company aims to synergistically amalgamate business potential embedded in the ever-growing demand for electronic products with a modern business approach of sourcing, producing, and marketing with the objective of providing quality products at affordable prices. Today, Cellecor Gadgets Ltd. is a leading name in the consumer electronics industry, known for its innovative and cutting-edge technology. With a commitment to making happiness affordable, Cellecor offers a diverse range of products, including mobile phones, smart TVs, speakers, neckbands, TWS, soundbars, smartwatches, washing machines, and many more. The securities of the Company are listed on the NSE EMERGE (SME Platform of National Stock Exchange of India Limited) with Scrip Code: CELLECOR www.cellecor.com .
MP busts interstate antelope poaching racket with Mumbai links
BHOPAL: From a religious gathering in Bhopal in 2022 to group/coalition poaching in the jungles of MadhyaPradesh from 2023 and from the use of high-end SUVs and MUVs to the modified expensive guns of foreign make -- the disclosures about a recently busted inter-state gang of antelope species poachers are getting bigger. Ten months long investigations by Madhya Pradesh's specialised anti-wildlife crime wing has led to the busting of an inter-state antelopes poaching racket -- which is turning out to be much bigger than imagined. Four men mostly hailing from rich and influential families of Mumbai, have been arrested by the state's tiger strike force (STSF) between December 2024 and October 2025. The latest accused to be arrested is Sabah Antulay, a commerce graduate from the University of Mumbai, who was currently working in the customer service section of a prominent airline company of the Middle East in the Maharashtra capital. Ongoing investigations, particularly based on Sabah's quizzing, has revealed the strong possibility of him being the gang's key link with rich and influential people of Mumbai and neighbourhood, to whom meat and skinbof antelopes poached in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh is believed to have been supplied. The three other arrested men, Johar Hussain, Imtiyaz Khan and Salman, who also hail from Mumbai, were arrested from Kishanganj area of Indore district in December 2024. The STSF had then seized around 65 kg meat of poached blackbucks and chinkara antelope species. The antelopes were poached by the gang members in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh with the help of local contacts spread across the central Indian state, including Bhopal. The gang members met with their key contacts in MP capital during a major religious gathering on the outskirts of the city in 2022. It is from there that there network started spreading its tentacles in the wildlife species rich state since 2023, a source forming part of the ongoing probe confided to the TNIE . Since then the high-end modified foreign made airguns and rifles, mostly of foreign make, including a Swedish make gun (each of whose prices ran into lakhs of rupees) were used by gang in the bush-hunting in MP. Not just high end guns, but expensive MUVs and SUVs were used by the gang members for coalition/group poaching of antelopes and subsequent transporting of the poached blackbucks, chinkara and sambars. They were trained in precision shooting by a Bhopal-based national level shooter, who is now on the run. Our target is now to trace and nab the gang members based in MP, the source connected with the ongoing investigations revealed. As the investigations make headway skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard. Though initial probe suggested that the meat of poached antelopes from MP was consumed and supplied in Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai, inputs based on Sabah's recent questioning has raised the possibility of the meat having been supplied to other states and even being routed to the Middle East. Digital evidences seized so far suggests that the gang members were running closed groups on secure social media platforms, first to share inputs on tracking of the locations of antelopes species, then poach them and route the meat to the rich and influential customers. One group or coalition often poached 4-5 antelopes in a day. While they went for bush hunting in the jungles of MP, seized evidence suggests that they also flew for game hunting in African countries. Their foreign links also need to be proved, the informed sources said.
Suspended MP doctor emerges as mastermind in inter-state fake currency racket busted in Maharashtra
BHOPAL: A suspended government doctor has emerged as the alleged mastermind behind an inter-state Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket busted in Maharashtras Malegaon, where two men, including a Muslim cleric from Madhya Pradesh, were arrested recently. Ongoing interrogation of arrested duo, Mohd Zubair (an Imam of mosque in MPs Khandwa district) and his aide Nazir Akram Ansari, both hailing from southwestern MPs Burhanpur district, has revealed that Prateek Navlakhe, a suspended government doctor in the same district, was supplying the FICN to Zubair and aide. The ongoing quizzing of the arrested duo strongly suggests that it was the suspended doctor in Burhanpur (MP), who supplied them the FICN. Were now making efforts to track Navlakhe, who is absconding, a senior police officer forming part of the special investigation team (SIT) of MP police probing the case told TNIE on Tuesday. Only Navlekhes arrest will help the police in tracking the source, where the FICNs were printed. The two arrested men, including the mosques Imam are merely couriers who were operating for Navlakhe and those who actually printed the FICN. There could be many more couriers of the racket elsewhere in the country, the SIT source added. Like the mosques Imam Mohd Zubair, accused in six cases of robbery and investment frauds before being booked by Maharashtra and MP police in separate cases of FICN recently, Navlakhe too was accused in multiple cases of financial fraud since 2022. Back in 2022, Navlakhe, who was posted at the Burhanpur district hospital, was accused of opening an account in a private bank in the name of the hospital's peon and then parking around Rs 24 lakh. The account was closed after withdrawing the entire money. Two years back, Navlakhe was suspended after he sold hospitals equipment worth Rs 25 lakh as scrap. He was reportedly suspended after that. He was also suspected to be involved reportedly in hawala business, cricket betting and human trafficking. It was while being lodged in Khandwa jail that the suspended doctor met with Mohd Zubair, who was lodged there in multiple cases of robbery and investment frauds. The MP polices SIT suspect that it was at the Khandwa jail only that Navlakhe convinced Zubair to become part of his network of FICN supply racket. Importantly, FICN in the denomination of Rs 500 notes, totalling around Rs 30 lakh have been seized by the Maharashtra police and the MP police from the arrested duo in Malegaon on October 30 and later from the room of Zubair in the Imambara in Pethia village of Khandwa district on November 2.
Dutch national arrested from Gwalior Airport for possessing GPS device sans permission
BHOPAL: A Dutch national has been arrested from the Gwalior Airport in Madhya Pradesh, for possessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device sans permission of relevant authorities. Identified as Slightenhorst Remco, the Dutch national was detained at the Gwalior Airport, before he was to board the flight to Delhi on Monday evening. The CISF personnel during frisking found a GPS device in his possession. When he was asked to present the necessary documentary permission of requisite authorities for the GPS device, the Dutch tourist failed to furnish it. The matter was subsequently informed to the Maharajpura police and the foreign national was arrested. A case was subsequently registered under Section 42(3)(d) of The Telecommunications Act 2023, circle SP (CSP-Gwalior) Nagendra Singh Sikarwar said on Tuesday. The GPS device found during the CISF frisking was a Garmin GPS receiver, whose usage is banned in India, sans permission from the Department of Telecommunications. The arrested Dutch national was a part of a tourist group which had travelled across multiple destinations across India during the last few weeks. He along with other members of the group had attended a wedding function in Gwalior recently and was about to fly to Delhi on Monday evening, as his visa was slated to expire on November 5.
Fact-finding report released by APCR on communal violence in MPs Multai
Bhopal: Addressing a Press Conference here the Madhya Pradesh State Secretary of APCR (Association for Protection of Civil Rights), Syed Javed Akhtar, said that the organizations fact-finding team visited the site of the communal disturbance in Multai, in Betul district, which took place on October 9, 2025, and has now prepared a detailed report. Javed 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 .
On Tuesday, two Air India flights faced unexpected mid-air technical issues, leading to significant passenger disruptions. A flight journeying from Delhi to Bengaluru was rerouted to Bhopal, while another, traveling from San Francisco to Delhi, made an emergency landing in Mongolia. Air India is currently offering immediate support and is organizing alternative travel plans for those affected.
Bus and car plunge into gorge in Indore, three dead and 13 injured
BHOPAL: Three passengers, including two women from Indore and a young man from eastern Uttar Pradeshs Deoria district, died after a bus and a car plunged into a gorge following a collision in the hilly Bheru Ghat area of Indores Mhow subdivision. The accident occurred on Monday night around 10 pm and left at least 13 others injured. They are receiving treatment at hospitals in Mhow and Indore. The deceased have been identified as Padma Bai (45) and Anita Rao (40), both residents of Indore, and 25-year-old Rahul from Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. Among the 13 injured were four women and two teenagers. They hail from Indore and Khandwa districts of Madhya Pradesh, Mainpuri (UP), as well as Pune and Ahmednagar districts of Maharashtra and Surat (Gujarat). According to sources, the bus, which was travelling from Omkareshwar (Khandwa) to Indore, was carrying 3540 passengers. Many injured passengers trapped inside the bus were reportedly rescued after breaking the window glass. The mishap is believed to have occurred due to possible drunken driving by the bus driver. Condoling the deaths, the states Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav, who is also the guardian minister of Indore district, announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh each from the CM Discretionary Fund to the three bereaved families. The state government will also cover the treatment costs of the 13 injured passengers at Mhow Civil Hospital and MY Hospital, Indore.
Madhya Pradesh announces Rs one crore reward for World Cup-winning pacer Kranti Goud
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 crore for Kranti Goud, the Chhatarpur native pacer who played a key role in Indias ICC Womens ODI World Cup triumph on Sunday night . Yesterday (Sunday), our daughters created a sensation in world cricket. We announce awarding Rs one crore to MPs daughter Kranti Goud for the historic feat, Yadav announced in Bhopal. Kranti, a native of Ghuwara village in Chhatarpur district, partnered with Renuka Singh Thakur to open the bowling for India in the final against South Africa, continuing the successful pairing from earlier matches in her first World Cup appearance. Celebrations erupted in her village after Indias win, with residents dancing to drum beats and lighting fireworks through the night. Villagers had gathered around a large LED screen at the village square to cheer for their local hero. The youngest of six siblings, Krantis rise has been remarkable amid hardship. Her father, a police constable, was suspended years ago, forcing her brothers to work as daily wage labourers and a bus conductor to support the family. Remembering her sister, Roshni, She (Kranti) started by playing in front of the house, she loved cricket and watched matches along with her brothers. She studied till Class IX, at her first tournament, where she was the player of the match. Our parents told her to study, but she loved playing. Initially playing with boys in local matches, Krantis raw pace caught the eye of Rajiv Bilthare, coach and secretary of the Chhatarpur District Cricket Association, who honed her fitness and technique. Training at the Chhatarpur Academy, she soon broke into the Madhya Pradesh senior womens team, helping them clinch their first-ever domestic one-day title in 2024 with her pace and lower-order batting. Her domestic success earned her a Rs 10 lakh contract with UP Warriorz in the 2025 Womens Premier League. Later, she was selected for Indias senior team for the England tour, where she impressed with 6 wickets for 52 runs at Chester-le-Street. From heartbreak to history: India brings home their first-ever Women's World Cup
Air India DelhiBengaluru flight diverted to Bhopal after midair snag, second incident on same day
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru carrying 172 passengers was diverted to Bhopal on Monday evening following a suspected technical issue, the second such diversion involving the airline on the same day. Flight AI 2487, an A320 Neo aircraft, departed from Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport at 6.47 pm but was diverted to Bhopals Raja Bhoj Airport after a snag was detected midair. An emergency was declared around 7.30 pm to ensure a safe landing, and the aircraft touched down smoothly. Air India confirmed the incident in a statement, saying, Flight AI2487 operating from Delhi to Bengaluru on November 3 was diverted to Bhopal due to a suspected technical issue. The aircraft landed safely and is undergoing precautionary checks, which require extended time for rectification. Our ground team at Bhopal has been providing immediate assistance and support to passengers. Every effort is being made to fly them to their destination at the earliest, it added.
Delhi-Bengaluru Air India Flight Diverted To Bhopal Due To Technical Snag
An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru with 172 persons on board was diverted to Bhopal due to a technical snag and made a safe landing under emergency conditions at the Raja Bhoj Airport here on Monday night, an official said.
Bengaluru-Bound Air India Flight Diverted To Bhopal Due To Technical Snag
Air India flight AI 2487 from New Delhi to Bengaluru was diverted to Bhopal due to a technical snag; all 172 on board landed safely.
Delhi-Bengaluru Air India flight diverted to Bhopal after technical snag
Bhopal: An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru with 172 persons on board was diverted to Bhopal due to a technical snag and made a safe landing under emergency conditions at the Raja Bhoj Airport here on Monday night, an official said. The flight (AIC 2487, A320 Neo, VT-EXO) was diverted to Bhopal airport 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 .
Top woman Naxal surrenders in MPs Balaghat; result of Shahs stern warning to ultras, says CM
BHOPAL, Nov 2: A woman Naxalite carrying a reward of Rs 14 lakh on her head surrendered in Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Sunday. Sunita laid down arms on November 1 before Rupendra Dhurve, assistant commander of Hawk Force, a specialised anti-Naxal unit of the MP police, he added. Sunita was an armed guard of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) Central Committee member and NMC Zone in charge Ramder. She was carrying a bounty [] The post Top woman Naxal surrenders in MPs Balaghat; result of Shahs stern warning to ultras, says CM appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Wanted woman Maoist carrying Rs 14 lakh bounty surrenders in MPs Balaghat district
BHOPAL: A wanted CPI (Maoist) cadre from Chhattisgarh surrendered before police in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Carrying a reward of Rs 14 lakh, the woman, identified as Sunita from Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, surrendered at the Choriya police camp in the Lanji police station area of Balaghat district, the Madhya Pradesh Police said in an official statement on Sunday. The development marks the first surrender by an armed Naxal cadre from outside Madhya Pradesh since 1992. It is also the first surrender by any armed Maoist cadre in the state under the Madhya Pradesh Surrender, Rehabilitation and Relief Policy, 2023. Sunita laid down an INSAS rifle, three magazines, 30 live rounds, and an under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) shell before the police. She was an area committee member (ACM) of the Malajkhand-Darre Khasa Dalam and was active in the Gondia-Rajnandgaon-Balaghat (GRB) division, covering parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The Rs 14 lakh bounty on her was jointly announced by the police of all three states. Sunita joined the outlawed outfit in 2022 and initially served as a guard to central committee member Ramder. Congratulating the state police and its anti-Naxal operations on securing the first surrender in 33 years, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that armed Naxal cadres carrying a total bounty of Rs 1.46 crore have been neutralised by the state police over the past ten months.
Suspected inter-state fake currency racket busted in Maharashtra; two arrested
BHOPAL: A suspected inter-state fake Indian currency notes (FICN) racket has been uncovered with the arrest of two men in Maharashtras Malegaon town and the recovery of counterfeit notes worth nearly Rs 29 lakh from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Around Rs 10 lakh in fake Rs 500 notes was seized from the possession of Zubair Ansari and Nazim Ansari, both residents of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh, when they were arrested in Malegaon on October 30. Following the arrests, Madhya Pradesh Police searched a mosque-cum-madrasa in Pethia village of Khandwa district, where Zubair had been working as a Hafiz, and recovered an additional Rs 19.78 lakh in counterfeit currency on Sunday. From recent news reports we came to know about the arrest of the two men in Maharashtra. The residents of Pethia village told the local police in Jawar, about one of the arrested men, Zubair working as a Hafiz at the local mosque for the last three months. Subsequently, a police team started on Sunday, searching the room in the mosque-cum-madrasa, where Zubair lived. The search has so far led to the recovery of counterfeit Indian currency notes totalling over Rs 19 lakh. The seized FICN is in the denomination of Rs 500 notes, Khandwa district police superintendent Manoj Rai told the TNIE on Sunday. We are sending a team to Malegaon (Maharashtra) also to bring Zubair on remand to Khandwa for questioning. A case pertaining to the FICN is being registered at Jawar police station, Rai added. Preliminary inquiries revealed that Zubair had been employed at the mosque in Pethia for the past three months, earning Rs 12,000 per month. He had been away from the village since October 26, reportedly to visit an ailing family member in Burhanpur and to collect donations for mosque construction. Sources said Zubair had earlier worked as a Hafiz at another mosque in Khandwa district. Investigators are now probing whether the two men were part of a larger network distributing fake currency across state borders.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launches Viksit Madhya Pradesh@2047 vision document
BHOPAL: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav marked Madhya Pradeshs 70 th Foundation Day by launching the Viksit Madhya Pradesh@2047 Vision Document on Saturday. We are not only celebrating the states achievements on Foundation Day, but also marking the beginning of the next 25 years of progress. The past two years have laid the foundation for a developed and self-reliant MP. The state has made remarkable achievements in industrial growth, job creation, investment promotion, and infrastructure building. This momentum will establish Madhya Pradesh as one of the leading industrial centres of India, the CM said, addressing the vision document ceremony in Bhopal. At the same event, the CM announced development of Omkareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, which will cover parts of western and southwestern MPs Khandwa and Dewas districts a dream which remained unrealised for nearly four decades. Yadav also launched the Wash on Wheels mobile app developed by the Panchayat and Rural Development Department. Also, agreements were signed for the Ujjain Airport Development project, which will usher in a full-fledged airport in the religious city of Ujjain. It will be the fourth airport in MP, after Rewa, Satna and Datia districts in the last two years. The new airport will benefit pilgrims visiting Ujjain. Once the Ujjain airport becomes functional, MP will have a total of nine airports. The CM also launched the MP e-Seva Portal, providing all government services to citizens on one platform simply and transparently, and the Invest MP 3.0 Portal, which simplifies digital investment and industrial services. He also inaugurated the Wash on Wheels mobile app, linking sanitation services with new technology. While detailing the vision document, the states chief secretary, Anurag Jain, said that suggestions for the document were gathered from every district and panchayat, with special support from the NITI Aayog. The three key pillars of a developed Madhya Pradesh are happiness, prosperity, and culture. The state is emphasising 'Make in Madhya Pradesh' to promote employment and industry. Farmers are being connected with new technologies; 97% of farmers digital registries are complete - the highest in the country. Three AI cities will be developed in the state as part of expanding the service sector. Madhya Pradesh will be the first state in India where the entire government is accessible on one screen. From today, citizens can access 500 online government services through the MP e-Seva Portal, with 1,750 more services to be added soon, Jain said. The 70th Foundation Day also saw MP reportedly becoming the first state to launch intra-state air services. Several key and innovative initiatives, including thePM Shri Aerial Tourism Helicopter Service, Digi Yatra, Flybrary, Kids Play Zone, and the upgraded CAT-II ILS system, were launched by the CM from the Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal. In the initial phase, the PM Shri Aerial Tourism Helicopter Service will operate in three major tourism sectors - IndoreUjjainOmkareshwar, BhopalMadaiPachmarhi, and JabalpurBandhavgarhKanha. This service will allow tourists to cover multiple destinations in less time, while also promoting rural and semi-urban employment, homestay businesses, and local product marketing. The initiative will also open new opportunities for helicopter charter companies, tourism agencies, guides, and womens self-help groups. The service will be operated under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, strengthening air connectivity between tourist destinations in Madhya Pradesh. Operations will run five days a week in each sector. Sector-1: Managed by M/s Trans Bharat Aviation, Sectors-2 and 3: Managed by M/s Jet Serve Aviation Pvt. Ltd. Each helicopter will have at least six passenger seats. On Saturday only, the CM flagged off six mobile medical units (MMUs) as part of the central governments Dharti Aaba Janajatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan. The CM emphasised, These MMUs will ensure that no resident of tribal villages is deprived of medical facilities. Health care will reach villages that have no government health centres or hospitals within a 10-kilometre radius. The units will provide free medical consultations, medicine distribution, maternal and child care, immunisation, creation of Ayushman Bharat Health IDs, physiotherapy using modern equipment, screening for sickle cell anaemia, diabetes and other pathological tests.
Deaths from Sub-standard drugs: Painful price of policy failure
Lessons from Chhindwara: Health governance needs accountability By Raju Kumar BHOPAL: The Chhindwara cough syrup tragedy has once again exposed the deep cracks in Madhya Pradeshs health systemespecially in the quality control and supply chain of medicines. Dozens of children lost their lives, and the investigation revealed that the cough syrup administered to them [] The post Deaths from Sub-standard drugs: Painful price of policy failure appeared first on Northlines .
BHOPAL: Society has accepted the RSS as the organisation which works for the nations unity, security, culture and development. It cannot be banned as a few leader wishes for it, RSS national general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Saturday. Reacting to Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharges call to ban the RSS in the country, Hosabale said, Entire society recognises the Sangh as the organisation which works for the unity, security, culture and development of the country. Three times in the past, the RSS was banned, but everyone knows what happened later. Before making any such demand, politicians should learn lessons from past experiences. On the 150 th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Friday, the Congress national president had reiterated that the RSS should be banned in the country, stating that even Sardar Patel had banned the participation of government employees in RSS's activities. Talking to journalists in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) on the concluding day of the three-day RSS national executive meeting on Saturday, the RSS general secretary, when questioned about the changing dynamics of RSS-BJP ties post 2014, said, Weve stated our stand on the issue of relations between the RSS and BJP, maybe 50,000 times in the past 50 years. Sanghs Swayamsevaks are in every party, but their numbers are more in the BJP, because unlike the other parties, the BJP doesnt restrict the entry of Sangh Swayamsevaks within its fold. RSS is an organisation of people, and it has kept on raising contemporary national and social issues with governments and individuals within the governments, irrespective of who is in power. Its up to the other side to decide whether to keep doors shut or open them for our Swayamsevaks. Countrys former President Pranab Mukerjee wasnt a Swayamsevak, but we had good ties with him, which is why he attended our event in Nagpur. But when the Swayamsevaks are themselves running the government, then naturally our coordination with the government is better. Dynamics havent changed after 2014, they (BJP) are ghar ke log (from the same family), so the bhaichara (brotherhood) prevails, Hosabale maintained. Raising concern over the issue of Demographic Imbalance, the RSS top functionary said, A population policy is needed to address the problem of demographic imbalance; its up to the government to swiftly formulate the policy. Infiltration, religious conversion and high rate of population growth in some communities are primarily behind the rising threat of democratic imbalance. He particularly mentioned about religious conversion of Sikhs in Punjab, which needed to be dealt with adequately. While maintaining that the situation in West Bengal wasnt part of the agenda at the three-day RSS All India executive body meeting in Jabalpur, he, however, added that a resolution was passed about Bengal in the last meeting. The situation is actually bad in Bengal, particularly after the last election. Hatred and conflicts have risen there, especially due to the political leadership and the CM there. Keeping a border state violent and unstable isnt good for the country. Our Swayamsevaks are regularly working in Bengal for national unity and social harmony there. While making it clear that no discussions happened at the three-day conclave about Bihar elections, Hosabale said, We always appeal for cent voting. We also appeal that voters should exercise their franchise based on national and social issues, rather than voting based on caste, money or promises of freebies by political parties. On the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, he said, The refining of voter lists isnt happening for the first time; it happens at regular intervals and is essential. There should be no opposition to it; those having objections to the SIR methodology should approach the ECI in the matter. While informing that the Manipur situation was discussed at the meeting chaired by the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS general secretary said, The situation in the bordering state is improving. The centre has taken steps, including the Prime Minister being there despite inclement weather. The Swayamsevaks have worked on the ground there for two years. Like the people of the state, we also want a popular government there; we sincerely hope the government will work in that direction at the appropriate time. While welcoming the surrender of Maoists in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, he said that the government needs to deal with the concerns of those areas in a very sensitive manner. He further informed that the three-day meeting also discussed the issue of the rising menace of drug abuse among youngsters, spanning from schools and universities to hostels, including IIMs and IITs, particularly in the bordering states. The three-day meeting, which was attended by 397 out of the 407 delegates from across the country, was the brainstorming of the second-highest decision-making body of the RSS. The three-day meeting largely focused on the Sanghs activities and events in the organisations centenary year, including its ongoing and coming initiatives to connect the RSSs Panch Parivartan to every nook and cranny of the country. Around 80,000 Hindu Sammelans will be held (45,000 in rural areas and the remaining 35,000 in urban clusters). Grih Sampark Abhiyan to connect door-to-door with families, besides Samajik Sadbhav meeting at block level, and meetings of prominent citizens and intellectuals will be held at the district level nationally. On the last day of the meeting, the RSS also released statements on the 150th year of the birth of Birsa Munda, the 350th year of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, and 150 years of the composition of the national song Vande Mataram.
Minister Rammohan Naidu who is in Bhopal cancelled his official programmes to come back to Srikakulam district to console the families of deceased persons
BHOPAL: Fifth-time sitting BJP MP Ganesh Singh lost his cool and slapped a crane operator after the hydraulic box in the crane boarded by Singh for garlanding the Dr BR Ambedkar statue, got stuck with a jerk mid-air. The incident took place at a program marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Satna district of BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh on Friday. The video of the incident shot at Satnas Semaria Chowk has gone viral all over social media platforms. Importantly, the crane reportedly belonged to the Satna Municipal Corporation. Singh climbed into the cranes hydraulic box to garland Dr BR Ambedkars statue. While he was coming down after garlanding the statue, the crane got stuck with a jolt, giving a tough time to the LS member. The crane remained stuck mid-air for a short time, but on restarting, it moved unevenly, creating an imbalance and consequently annoying Singh. A visibly annoyed Singh caught hold of the crane operator and slapped him a scene which was recorded on a phone by some resident. The crane operator who was slapped by the MP is reportedly a muster roll employee in the Satna Municipal Corporation. Meanwhile, the opposition Congress slammed the Satna MP over the incident. The incident has once again publicly exposed the arrogance of BJP leaders. Slapping of the Municipal Corporation worker by the conceited BJP MP not just exposes the arrogance of the BJP leader, but also proves that the BJP is no longer for the people; instead, it works for its own pride, State Congress spokesperson Abhinav Baroliya said.
Bhopal youngster on official company tour to Thailand dies after drowning in sea at Phuket
BHOPAL:A Bhopal-based youngster, Ankit Sahu, who was on a company trip, died after drowning in the sea in Phuket (Thailand). Ankit Sahu worked with BL Lifesciences, a prominent medical device company, went to Thailand as a part of the company's official tour. Ankits friend Nikesh was rescued safely. Former Madhya Pradesh minister and ninth-time BJP MLA from Rehli (Sagar) shared the sad news on social media on Thursday. Upon receiving this extremely sad news, Chandrakant Sahu (Ankits relative), a resident of Garhakota (Sagar), contacted me and informed me about the entire situation. Understanding the family's concern and pain, I immediately discussed the situation with the Chief Minister's Office and high-level administrative officials and requested them to expedite the process of bringing the body back to India. The former minister further mentioned that Neeraj Mandloi, the additional chief secretary (ACS) at the CMO, demonstrating sensitivity, coordinated with the Thai Embassy in Delhi and an Indian Embassy official in Thailand. With their cooperation, the bodys post-mortem will be completed on Saturday, and all arrangements have been made to bring Ankits body to India and hand it over to his family on November 1. The prompt cooperation of the administrative officials was commendable during this entire difficult time. I pray to God to grant peace to the soul of late Ankit Sahu and give strength to the bereaved family to bear this unbearable grief, Bhargava posted.
BHOPAL: A five-month-old girl, administered a combination of medications, including a herbal cough syrup, passed away today in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. Trgically, Chhindwara is where at least 20 kids lost their lives due to contaminated cough syrup-induced acute kidney failure, recently. Two men running a medical store in Bichua town of Chhindwara district are being questioned by police, while samples of medications at their shop are being tested by a team of the state food and drugs department. The victim Ruhi Minote, was declared brought dead at the Bichua community health centre of Chhindwara district on Thursday early morning. My daughter was down with a cough, cold and fever on Monday. We first took her to the government health facility in Bichua town, but with no doctors being present, we went to the Kurethe Medicals (a private medical shop) where the staff gave us pudiyas (sachets) of some medications and a herbal cough syrup. Her condition improved initially on administering the medications, but her condition started deteriorating from Tuesday. We rushed her to the government community health centre (CHC) on Thursday morning, where the doctors declared her as brought dead, Ruhis father, Sandip Minote, said. The matter was reported to the Bichua police station, after which an inquest was lodged for investigation under Section 194 BNSS. An inquest has been lodged under Section 194 BNSS, teams of the health department and the food and drugs department too are conducting an enquiry in the matter through analysis of samples seized from the shop, Bichua police station in-charge Satish Uikey said. The incident happened days after the deaths of 20 kids from Parasia and Chourai in Chhindwara district and three more kids from Pandhurna and Betul districts. These kids were administered Coldrif cough syrup prescribed by government paediatrician Dr Pravin Soni at his private clinic in Parasia town in September. An SIT probe is currently underway in the case, and six persons have so far been arrested in the case, including Dr Pravin Soni, Ranganathan Govindan who is the owner of the Tamil Nadu-based pharmaceutical firm and the firms female pharmacist, besides a medical representative working for the firm.
Bhopal DSP Booked for Stealing Cash, Mobile from Friend
Ms. Tiwari who found her money and mobile phone missing in her home recently had gone through the CCTV footage and noticed her friend Raghuvamsi taking the cash and mobile phone
Acting woman DySP in MP on run after stealing Rs 2 lakh cash, mobile from her friends home
BHOPAL: The Bhopal police are in search for an officiating female deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Kalpana Raghuvanshi, accused of stealing a cell phone and Rs 2 lakh cash from her close friend's home in Mahalaxmi Parisar residential colony. Her friend, the complainant, is employed at an insurance company. A case has been registered at the Jahangirabad police station of Bhopal against Raghuvanshi. The complainant alleged that on returning to the main room after taking a bath, she couldnt find the cell phone put on charge and a handbag containing Rs 2 lakh cash. The incident allegedly took place a month back. She added that the houses door was slightly open and her daughter was studying in the other room. On checking the CCTV footage, it was found that DySP Kalpana Raghuvanshi, who has been her friend for the last six years, entered and exited the house in a short time. According to sources privy to the ongoing police probe, the CCTV grab showed the DySP holding a bundle of currency notes while leaving the premises. After seeing the CCTV grabs, the complainant reported the matter to the Jahangirabad police station. A case of theft was subsequently registered against the acting DySP. While the cell phone has been recovered, the DySP remains untraceable along with Rs 2 lakh cash. According to additional superintendent of police (ASP) Bittu Sharma, Raghuvanshi has been served a notice; she is absconding. Meanwhile, sources at the state PHQ told TNIE that the concerned acting DySP is already facing a departmental probe for undue absence from duty for around a year and is likely to be demoted back to an inspectors post. Importantly, this is the third incident due to which the state police have been in the news for the wrong reasons in recent times. Earlier this month, 11 police personnel posted in Seoni district, including a woman sub-divisional officer police (SDOP) and a sub-inspector, were arrested for allegedly looting suspected hawala money. During the same period, two police constables posted at Bhopals Piplani police station were arrested for murdering an engineering student in Bhopals Indrapuri area.
Bhopal Cop Caught On Camera Stealing Cash, Phone From Friends House | Video
The police officer allegedly entered the house and took away Rs 2 lakh in cash along with another mobile phone from her handbag
Two accused in BJP leader's murder injured, arrested after encounter in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Around 15 hours after BJP leader Nilesh Rajak was shot dead in broad daylight, the two accused, Akram Khan and Prince Joseph, were injured and arrested following a brief gun battle with police in the Kajrwara area of Katni district early Wednesday. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Santosh Dehriya, the encounter occurred around 2.30 am after a high-speed chase based on specific intelligence inputs. Both accused sustained bullet injuries and were apprehended following retaliatory fire by the police. A high-speed chase of the duo ensued, during which the two men fired on the police. The police team responded identically, resulting in four rounds of fire. Both accused sustained serious injuries and were subsequently arrested. They were later referred to the adjoining Jabalpur for treatment in police custody, Dehriya said. Multiple police teams were constituted to track and nab the accused, who had allegedly shot dead Nilesh Rajak (30) near a nationalised bank branch in Kaimor town of Katni district at around 11 am on Tuesday. Formerly associated with the Bajrang Dal and currently a ruling BJP leader, Nilesh Rajak was considered close to local BJP MLA and former MP minister Sanjay Pathak. Hours after the broad daylight killing, Pathak had said that the angry residents and family members of Nilesh Rajak wanted Yogi Adityanath government-style justice in the matter. Yogi Waala Nyaya Chahiya (We want a Yogi Adityanath government like justice), the BJP workers and residents accompanying Pathak had raised slogans in Kaimor town on Tuesday. The murder is suspected to have stemmed from a month-and-a-half-old dispute between Akram and Nilesh, which had earlier led both sides to file counter FIRs at the Kaimor police station. The former minister alleged that about a month and a half ago, Akram had threatened to kill Rajak inside the police station, but the local police failed to take any action. Based on the demands of the bereaved family, the SP of Katni district, Abhinay Vishwakarma, had suspended local police station in charge Arvind Chaubey and a head constable in the matter and attached them to the district police lines. Just around an hour after the killing, Nelson Joseph, the father of one of the accused, Prince Joseph, had died by suicide at his house.
Prime accused involved in brutal killing of farmer in MP's Guna district arrested
BHOPAL:More than 50 hours after the brutal killing of a middle-aged farmer and assault of his two daughters in Guna district, the Madhya Pradesh Police arrested the prime accused, an expelled BJP leader, Mahendra Nagar, and his two close relatives on Tuesday evening. Mahendra Nagar, Harish, and Jitendra Nagar were arrested hours after the declaration of a bounty of Rs 10,000 each on the arrest of 13 absconding accused. Confirming the three fresh arrests in the case, a senior MP police officer told TNIE that with the recent arrests, the total arrests now stand at 4, which also include Mahendras brother, Hukum Singh. The 10 other accused on the run include Mahendras wife and two sons, besides two other female members of the extended family. Meanwhile, the local administration also freed large tracts of forest land encroached by Nagar and aides in multiple villages of the Fatehgarh police station area of Guna district on Tuesday. Farmer brutally murdered, daughters assaulted by BJP leader in MP's Guna over land dispute Earlier, on Monday evening, the ruling BJPs Guna district unit chief, Dharmendra Sikarwar, had expelled Mahendra Nagar from the party following the Sunday afternoons barbaric incident. On Sunday afternoon, horrific savagery had unfolded in Ganeshpura village of Guna district, when the BJPs local booth committee chief, Mahendra Nagar, along with relatives and aides, brutally murdered middle-aged farmer Ramswaroop Dhakad over a dispute about six bighas of land in adjoining Baran district of Rajasthan. Mahendra, along with aides, broke the limbs of the farmer before running an MUV and a tractor over him. To ensure that he didnt survive, the gun-wielding men accompanying the BJP leader didnt allow the villagers to take Ramswaroop to the hospital. When Ramswaroops two teenage daughters (aged 16 and 17 years) tried to save their father, Mahendra and aides assaulted them, tore their clothes, and even opened fire while being seated over them to scare villagers away. A critically wounded Ramswaroop died later at the Guna district hospital. Mahendra Nagar already faces five criminal cases, including rape, loot, and forgery. Not only had Mahendra Nagar encroached forest land and forced villagers to sell their lands to him at throwaway prices, but had even illegally erected electric poles to supply electricity from Guna district of MP to neighbouring Rajasthan. The poles were removed by the local administration on Tuesday.
BJP leader shot dead by two men on bike in MP's Katni, father of one of the accused dies by suicide
BHOPAL: A ruling BJP leader, who was formerly associated with the Bajrang Dal was shot dead by two motorbike-borne men in broad daylight in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. In a related development, after a short while following the broad daylight murder, the father of one of the accused men allegedly died by suicide at his house in the same district. The incident happened near a nationalised banks branch in Kaimor town under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district at around 11 am, when the local BJP leader Nilesh Rajak (30) was driving his motorbike to the market. Suddenly, two masked men riding another motorcycle came from behind and shot Rajak from close range in the chest. The young BJP leader fell on the ground and died. The entire broad daylight killing was captured in the CCTV camera installed near the spot. Subsequent police probe revealed that Rajak, who was close to former MP minister and local BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak, had a violent brawl with a local youth, Akram Khan (already facing three cases) in August and both sides had lodged counter FIRs against each other at Kaimor police station. A detailed probe by multiple teams of the police established that Akram Khan and his aide, Prince Joseph, were involved in the sensational killing. Meanwhile, in a related development, Princes father Nelson Joseph, on coming to know about sons alleged involvement in the BJP leaders killing, rushed to his home and locked himself in a room. He was later found hanging to death in the room. As per the police, prime facie Nelson died by suicide, possibly on coming to know about his sons role in the killing. Meanwhile, the local MLA and former MP minister Sanjay Pathak blamed the local police for the killing. A month and half back, a girl had complained to Nilesh Rajak about Akram often stalking and troubling her. Nilesh had then stopped Akram near DAV and raised the issue when Akram had threatened to kill him. Even at the Kaimor police station, Akram had threatened to kill Nilesh. But instead of acting against Akram, the local police had lodged a case against Nilesh. The family members of Nilesh have alleged that Akram had protection from the local police, Pathak said. Pathak further demanded action in the matter on the lines of the action by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. The people of the town want that both the accused be gunned down in an encounter by police and bulldozer action against the illegal houses of the accused men. All those who protected Akram, including the local police, should also be booked. We want Yogi Waalaa Nyay (action on the lines of the Yogi Adityanath government). Angered over the incident, the family of the murdered BJP leader refused to get the bodys autopsy done till the killers were arrested. The accused have been identified and efforts are being made to arrest them. Multiple teams are working on the case. The local police station in charge, Arvind Jain has been suspended and attached to the district police lines. Anyone else whose negligence is found will also face action, Katni district police superintendent Abhinay Vishwakarma said.
Farmer brutally murdered, daughters assaulted by BJP leader in MP's Guna over land dispute
BHOPAL: In a horrific incident on Sunday, a 40-year-old farmer was brutally beaten to death, allegedly by local BJP leader Mahendra Nagar and his aides in Ganeshpura village of Madhya Pradesh's Guna district. The farmer, identified as Ramswaroop Dhakad, was first mercilessly beaten with sticks and rods and was then allegedly run over by an MUV on Sunday afternoon. The brutality, reportedly linked to a dispute over six bighas of land in the adjoining Baran district of Rajasthan, did not end there. The accused men, armed with guns, allegedly prevented anyone in the village from taking the gravely injured farmer to the hospital for nearly an hour, ensuring his death. While villagers remained silent spectators out of fear of the gun-toting men accompanying Nagar, the farmer's daughters, who rushed to save him, were also assaulted and humiliated. When I went to save my father, they pushed me down, sat on me, tore my clothes, and fired shots to scare us. My mother and father were going to the fields when Mahendra, Harish, and Gautam attacked them. Then they ran over my father with the Thar. He screamed, but no one dared to help, as the attackers were armed with guns, recounted the murdered farmers daughter. According to locals, Mahendra Nagar the BJPs local booth committee chief and a former office-bearer of the party's farmers wing in Guna district has long run a reign of terror in Ganeshpura village under the Fatehgarh police station area. He has been grabbing land for years. At least 25 farmers have sold their land at throwaway prices and left the village. Those who dared to resist were either assaulted or driven out. Ramswaroop refused to surrender to Nagars terror and held on to his ten bighas of land in Ganeshpura, while his relatives lived in the adjoining Pachlavada village in Rajasthan. That defiance finally cost him his life, a villager said on condition of anonymity. Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOPBamori) Vivek Asthana confirmed the incident and said a long-running land feud between the deceased farmer and a relative of the local BJP leader was the motive behind the brutal murder. Ramswaroop Dhakad had a dispute with Kanhaiya Nagar over six bighas of land in adjoining Rajasthan. Kanhaiya, a resident of Pachlavada, is a relative of Mahendra. It was this long-running land feud that actually triggered Sundays incident. Mahendra, Kanhaiya, and 1314 others, including some women, attacked Ramswaroop. He sustained multiple fractures all over his body. His daughters, too were assaulted. All of them were taken to the Guna district hospital, but doctors could not save Ramswaroop, Asthana said. A case has been registered against 14 persons, including Mahendra Nagar, his sons Nitesh and Devendra, wife Kamlesh Bai Nagar, nephew Jitendra, and two other women from the Nagar family, under multiple BNS sections related to murder, criminal conspiracy, assault, and outraging the modesty of women. One of the accused, Hukum Singh, Mahendras elder brother, has been arrested, while raids are underway to nab the absconding accused. Meanwhile, Guna district BJP president Dharmendra Sikarwar, while confirming Nagars association with the party, has sought his immediate expulsion. Mahendra Nagar is a party worker and the local booth chief. We have written to senior party leaders seeking his immediate removal, Sikarwar said. According to informed sources, Mahendra Nagar was among the Congress workers who joined the BJP in 2020, after Jyotiraditya Scindia and 22 loyalist MLAs quit the party, toppling the Kamal Nath-led government. Guna is one of three districts in the Gwalior-Chambal region that make up the Guna Lok Sabha constituency, represented by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister and BJPs former national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiyya's remarks over the alleged stalking-sexual harassment of Australian women cricketers in Indore on October 23 have triggered controversy. This day, when a local court in Indore sent 28-year-old Aqeel Khan into 15-day judicial custody at Indore District Jail, Vijayvargiya, the senior-most cabinet minister in the Dr Mohan Yadav-led BJP government, said, The October 23 incident was a lesson for all concerned, for us as well as the cricket players. Instead of focusing entirely on security lapses, the 69-year-old minister said, When we go abroad, we inform the local administration and security personnel. This incident is a lesson for all, for us as well as the players. I think this will remind the players that in the future, one should inform security personnel or local administration before leaving, as there is a huge craze for cricket players here. Cricket and players have the same craze in India, which Soccer enjoys in England. I have seen football players clothes being torn at a hotel. We were staying at the hotel and having coffee. So many young men came over. Someone was asking for autographs from a famous player. A girl even kissed him. He was a very famous football player from England. The MP minister further said, At times, the players dont realise their popularity. They should be careful. Vijayvargiyas statements drew sharp criticism from the Congress. His (Vijayvargiyas) statement is unfortunate. Its such a disgusting statement, which I cant repeat here. At a time when the incident has damaged Indias reputation globally, a responsible minister and BJP politician is making such statements, which actually reflect his mindset. Instead of accepting and regretting the failure of local police in providing adequate security to the cricket players, he is blaming the players for the incident, which is really disgusting. CA confirms two women cricketers 'touched inappropriately' in Indore, BCCI secretary Saikia condemns incident This isnt the first time that Vijayvargiya has kicked up a political row with his public utterances. A few weeks back, he had made controversial remarks, mocking at the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for kissing MP sister Priyanka Gandhi, publicly. The ministers remarks had then triggered widespread protests from the Congress across the state. Earlier in June, while addressing an event in native Indore, he had kicked up another controversy by saying that he didnt like girls and women wearing skimpy clothes. Also in 2022, while addressing a Hanuman Jayanti event, Vijayvargiya had said, I won't lie on Hanuman Jayanti... but girls these days wear such filthy clothes... We call women goddesses, but they don't appear that way... They look like Shurpanakha (a demoness from Hindu mythology). God has given you a beautiful body; at least wear decent clothes. Teach your children values. Meanwhile, the district administration and police might also invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against Aqeel Khan, given his past criminal history of being accused in ten cases of loot, robbery, theft, drug peddling, possession of illegal arms and attempt to murder. He had spent many years at the Bherugarh Central Jail in Ujjain in a criminal case and came out of jail just a few months back. The Indore Police are now also searching for the local resident, who had actually helped the two Aussie cricketers on October 23, by noting the accuseds vehicle details. Once tracked, he will be felicitated by the authorities. Two Australian women cricketers molested in Indore; accused arrested
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister and BJPs former national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiyya's remarks over the alleged stalking-sexual harassment of Australian women cricketers in Indore on October 23 have triggered controversy. This day, when a local court in Indore sent 28-year-old Aqeel Khan into 15-day judicial custody at Indore District Jail, Vijayvargiya, the senior-most cabinet minister in the Dr Mohan Yadav-led BJP government, said, The October 23 incident was a lesson for all concerned, for us as well as the cricket players. Instead of focusing entirely on security lapses, the 69-year-old minister said, When we go abroad, we inform the local administration and security personnel. This incident is a lesson for all, for us as well as the players. I think this will remind the players that in the future, one should inform security personnel or local administration before leaving, as there is a huge craze for cricket players here. Cricket and players have the same craze in India, which Soccer enjoys in England. I have seen football players clothes being torn at a hotel. We were staying at the hotel and having coffee. So many young men came over. Someone was asking for autographs from a famous player. A girl even kissed him. He was a very famous football player from England. The MP minister further said, At times, the players dont realise their popularity. They should be careful. Vijayvargiyas statements drew sharp criticism from the Congress. His (Vijayvargiyas) statement is unfortunate. Its such a disgusting statement, which I cant repeat here. At a time when the incident has damaged Indias reputation globally, a responsible minister and BJP politician is making such statements, which actually reflect his mindset. Instead of accepting and regretting the failure of local police in providing adequate security to the cricket players, he is blaming the players for the incident, which is really disgusting. CA confirms two women cricketers 'touched inappropriately' in Indore, BCCI secretary Saikia condemns incident This isnt the first time that Vijayvargiya has kicked up a political row with his public utterances. A few weeks back, he had made controversial remarks, mocking at the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for kissing MP sister Priyanka Gandhi, publicly. The ministers remarks had then triggered widespread protests from the Congress across the state. Earlier in June, while addressing an event in native Indore, he had kicked up another controversy by saying that he didnt like girls and women wearing skimpy clothes. Also in 2022, while addressing a Hanuman Jayanti event, Vijayvargiya had said, I won't lie on Hanuman Jayanti... but girls these days wear such filthy clothes... We call women goddesses, but they don't appear that way... They look like Shurpanakha (a demoness from Hindu mythology). God has given you a beautiful body; at least wear decent clothes. Teach your children values. Meanwhile, the district administration and police might also invoke the National Security Act (NSA) against Aqeel Khan, given his past criminal history of being accused in ten cases of loot, robbery, theft, drug peddling, possession of illegal arms and attempt to murder. He had spent many years at the Bherugarh Central Jail in Ujjain in a criminal case and came out of jail just a few months back. The Indore Police are now also searching for the local resident, who had actually helped the two Aussie cricketers on October 23, by noting the accuseds vehicle details. Once tracked, he will be felicitated by the authorities. Two Australian women cricketers molested in Indore; accused arrested
He Sacrificed Everything But The Shroud
Kamran Hamid Bhat The afternoon Sun was harsher than usual today its fierce warmth pricking my tender skin, burning quietly through the surface of my body. One could not expect anything more of Bhopal, after all, a city in which the sun always appears determined to burn the flesh to ashes? I was not [] The post He Sacrificed Everything But The Shroud appeared first on Northlines .
Hijab at the doorstep of Church!
By Er Rajesh Pathak, Bhopal Affiliated with a Church, Sister Ritas Public School is there in Kochi of Kerala state. It is along with Hindu and Christian students that there are 100 Muslim girls also study in the school. The other day, a Muslim girl came to the school wearing hijab. Management objected to the [] The post Hijab at the doorstep of Church! appeared first on Northlines .
Two Australian women cricketers stalked, molested in Indore; accused held
BHOPAL: In a shocking incident, two Australian women cricketers visiting India for the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup were allegedly stalked and molested by a motorcycle-borne man in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Acting on the matter, the Indore Police, after registering an FIR on the complaint of the Australian teams security manager, Danny Simmons, tracked and nabbed the accused Aqeel, a resident of Khajrana area, on Friday evening. The incident happened just a day after the Aussie team defeated the English team at Indores Holkar Stadium by six wickets in the ongoing Women's World Cup match. According to Indore Police sources, the incident happened at around 11 am on October 23, while the two players were jogging from the Radisson Blu Hotel where they were staying to a popular caf located in the vicinity. The accused youth, who was driving a motorcycle without a helmet, stalked the two players who were jogging to the caf. The accused, who was wearing a white shirt and a black cap, followed the duo. He first tried to grab one of them and drove off. He didnt stop there but came from behind again and grabbed the other woman cricketer. Shocked by the unruly approach, the duo resisted the conduct to protect their privacy. They sent a distress signal to the teams security manager, Danny Simmons, over the phone through the live location of the place. One of the cricketers then called the teams security manager to inform about the incident, after which the manager rushed to the spot in a car to help the duo. By the time the teams security manager reached the spot, a resident man had come to the two cricketers rescue. He had already noted the registration number of the bike driven by the accused and rang the police about it. The matter was later reported to Indore Police by Simmons with the help of MP Cricket Associations chief administrative officer (CAO) Rohit Pandit, following which an FIR was lodged at the citys MIG Police Station on October 23. The FIR was lodged under BNS Sections 74 and 78, which deal with stalking and outraging a woman's modesty through assault or use of criminal force. With the help of the CCTV grabs and other evidence, the accused was tracked and arrested in less than a day, by October 24 (Friday) evening, additional DCP (ADCP-Crime) Rajesh Dandotiya told TNIE on Saturday. Khan has prior criminal cases registered against him, and an investigation is on in the case, police said.
According to officials, the Lucknow-Bhopal expressway will be built along the lines of the Yamuna Expressway, and plans are in place to connect it from Lucknow to Kanpur via the two-lane highway and expressway.
Two cops sounded alarm, but MP failed to take action on carbide guns
Two alert police officers in Gwalior and Bhopal filed FIRs days before Diwali after spotting illegal carbide gun sales, but these warnings went unheeded. Despite these early actions, the dangerous weapons continued to be sold openly and online, leading to a dark Diwali tragedy with hundreds injured. A subsequent crackdown seized numerous guns and explosives.
MP cracks down on carbide guns after 300 injured, mostly children, teenagers
BHOPAL: Authorities in various parts of Madhya Pradesh have initiated a crackdown against carbide guns. Collectors in at least four major districts Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Sagar districts having issued prohibitory orders under Section 163 BNSS, banning the assembling, sale and use of the guns which have so far inflicted injuries of varied magnitude to eyes of around 300 people, mostly children and teenagers across the state. According to the Bhopal district collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh, So far six FIRs have been registered against those involved in assembling and selling such guns. As many as 55 such guns have been seized from sellers, who dont have the proper license from the authorities to sell crackers. Action is being taken against the offenders under BNS and Explosive Substance Act. Also, adequate treatment is being ensured to all those who have suffered injuries due to such guns. As the festival season is still continuing raids are being conducted across the district to ensure action against all those involved in making and selling those guns. Were also writing to the e-Commerce portals and social media platforms to stop promoting the making and sale of such carbide guns, Singh added. Out of the 36 patients who have been admitted over the last four days at state governments Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, due to injuries caused by blast and rupture of the guns, ten have suffered serious damage in eyes. All ten people have suffered damage in one eye, were ensuring that best surgical intervention can save their eyes. If need arises, well fly them to most advanced centres anywhere in the country, the Bhopal collector added. In Gwalior district, meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against one person, involved in manufacture and sale of the guns and he has been arrested, the district police superintendent Dharamveer Singh said. According to reports coming from various parts of the state, so far around 300 persons, mostly kids and teenagers, who have sustained injuries due to the carbide guns have been hospitalised. Out of them, more than 150-170 have suffered significant damage to their eyes. Out of the 36 patients admitted at Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, surgeries have already been performed to treat the damage caused to eyes by the gun. Some other patients have also been admitted at AIIMS Bhopal and other hospitals of the state capital. While over 150 patients have reportedly been administered treatment at various hospitals in Bhopal, 50-plus persons have suffered eye injuries in adjoining Vidisha, more than 20 in Gwalior, 13 in Sagar, 15 in Ujjain and 11 in Shivpuri district. Most children hurt by the carbide gun explosions are aged between seven and 15 years. Doctors treating the victims warn that several children may even suffer permanent vision loss.
Two ISIS Operatives Held in Delhi, Bhopal; Plastic Bombs, Molotov Cocktails Recovered
Delhi Police foil major terror plot during festive season; duo planned strikes at malls, parks under guidance of Syria-based handler
MP: Over 300 suffer eye injuries after using 'carbide guns' during Diwali celebrations
Diwali celebrations saw over 300 people sustain eye injuries. Carbide guns, used to scare animals, were fired during festivities. Most injuries occurred in Bhopal and nearby districts. Around 50 cases were reported from Gwalior and Jabalpur. Thirty individuals are in serious condition and risk losing sight. Authorities are reviewing the situation and have admitted children to hospitals.
From CA Aspirant To ISIS Operative: 20-Year-Old Man Arrested In Bhopal
A 20-year-old man from Bhopal has been arrested for having alleged links with an Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired terror module.
2 Suspected ISIS Operatives Arrested in Delhi for Planning Terror Attack
New Delhi, Oct 24: The Delhi Police on Friday arrested two suspected ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning a terror attack in a crowded area of the national capital, officials said. The suspects, both named Adnan and residents of Bhopal, were arrested following a coordinated operation between Delhi and Madhya Pradesh police, based on specific [] The post 2 Suspected ISIS Operatives Arrested in Delhi for Planning Terror Attack appeared first on Northlines .
Bhopal administration prohibits use of carbide guns after children suffer eye injuries
A Prohibitory Orderrestricts manufacture, storage, sale, or purchase of noisy firecrackers and carbide guns made using explosive materials
Delhi Police arrests 2 suspected ISIS operatives plotting attack in capital
The accused, both named Adnan and hailing from Bhopal, were arrested based on specific intelligence inputs following a coordinated operation in Delhi's Sadiq Nagar and Bhopal, a senior police officer said
MP: More than 100 hospitalised, mostly children, from use of calcium carbide guns during Diwali
BHOPAL, Oct 23: More than 100 persons, most of them children aged between 8 and 14, were hospitalised in Bhopal and neighbouring Vidisha district in Madhya Pradesh due to injuries sustained after using calcium carbide guns on Diwali, officials said on Thursday. While 60 are admitted in government hospitals in the state capital, 50 are recuperating in facilities in Vidisha, including five with eye injuries, they added. These crude guns, made using a gas lighter, a plastic pipe, and calcium [] The post MP: More than 100 hospitalised, mostly children, from use of calcium carbide guns during Diwali appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
100 hospitalised in MP on Diwali: Carbide guns cause eye injuries; most victims are children
Diwali celebrations turned dangerous in Bhopal and Vidisha as over 100 people, mostly children, were hospitalized due to calcium carbide guns. These makeshift weapons caused serious eye injuries, with some requiring surgery. Authorities have seized hundreds of guns and detained individuals, despite a prior ban. Families are demanding stricter action against sellers.
Congress leader Pravesh Agrawal dies of suffocation after fire breaks out at his Indore penthouse
BHOPAL: A blaze possibly triggered by the Akhand Jyoti (eternal flame) of the temple housed in one of the rooms of a penthouse, choked a businessman-turned-Congress leader Pravesh Agrawal to death in Madhya Pradeshs commercial capital Indore early on Thursday. While the 40-year-old Congress leader died due to asphyxia, his 14-year-old elder daughter Saumya has been admitted at the Bombay Hospital, where her condition remains stable. Praveshs wife Shweta, saved her daughters life, by driving her timely to the Bombay Hospital, around 5 km from the familys penthouse located on the first floor of the building which houses the Mahindra showroom owned by Agrawal on the ground floor. According to Lasudiya police station inspector Neetu Singh, the blaze was triggered at around 5 am. On the spot investigations suggest the strong possibility of the fire having triggered through the Akhand Jyoti lit in the temple in one of the rooms. Assets in that particular room and adjoining store space was gutted. It was the heavy smoke emanating from the blaze, which engulfed the entire penthouse. While the elder daughter Saumya was sleeping alone in one room, her parents Pravesh and Shweta and youngster sister Mayra (10) were asleep in the other room, when the blaze erupted. Since the family employed a couple of servants and guards, they informed the police and saved Shweta and Mayra in time. The first response vehicle (FRV) of police reached the spot and managed to get Pravesh Agrawal out from the heavy smoke. He was unconscious and on being rushed to the hospital, the doctors declared him as brought dead, Singh added. Agrawal, the owner of the Mahindra showroom, was also a Congress leader, who was considered close to former MP CM and ex-state party chief Kamal Nath. Expressing grief over the tragedy, Nath posted on social media platform X, I was deeply pained to hear the news of the demise of Congress leader Pravesh Agrawal. He was a true soldier of the Congress. May god grant peace to his soul. I pray for the swift recovery of the other family members. pic.twitter.com/3XuQbTk1yy Nakul Kamal Nath (@NakulKNath) October 23, 2025
Over 60 land in Bhopal hospitals due to use of dangerous carbide guns on Deepavali
Over 60 people, mostly children, were hospitalised in Bhopal after injuries from calcium carbide guns during Deepavali celebrations; health officials condemn their use and call for stricter sales enforcement
50 Children Among 60 Hospitalised in Bhopal After Diwali Carbide Gun Injuries
Children among victims suffer eye damage and facial burns as illegal firecrackers cause havoc
Over 60 injured, several children lose eyesight in Bhopal due to calcium carbide guns on Diwali
More than 60 people, most of them children aged between 8 and 14, were hospitalised in Bhopal after suffering injuries caused by the use of calcium carbide guns during Diwali celebrations, PTI reported on Thursday. According to Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Manish Sharma, the makeshift carbide pipe guns are extremely dangerous. About 60 people injured by these guns are currently being treated in various hospitals across the city. Though there is no threat to their lives, some of the injured persons have lost their eyesight, while a few have suffered facial burns, he said. The so-called guns are crudely assembled using a plastic pipe, a gas lighter, and calcium carbide. When water comes into contact with calcium carbide, it produces acetylene gas, which explodes upon ignition. The resulting blast can propel fragments of the plastic pipe at high speeds, causing shrapnel-like injuries to the eyes, face, and skin. Officials reported that more than 150 cases of carbide gun injuries were registered across Bhopal a day after Diwali. While many victims were discharged after first aid, several children remain hospitalised with serious injuries. VIDEO | Bhopal: Over 60 people, mostly children aged 814, injured by a makeshift carbide gun this Diwali, with severe injuries to eyes, face, and skin. Hospitals report ongoing treatment. CMHO Manish Sharma warns against the use of carbide guns. (Full video available on PTI pic.twitter.com/zh2sNFh22k Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 22, 2025 Doctors at AIIMS are reportedly working to restore the eyesight of a 12-year-old boy, while two more children are under treatment at Hamidia Hospital, which has admitted nearly 10 young patients. Families of the injured children have blamed the authorities for allowing the sale of these hazardous devices. CMHO Sharma said the district administration has launched a crackdown on the illegal manufacture and sale of carbide guns. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a meeting held on October 18, had instructed district magistrates and police officials across Madhya Pradesh to prevent the sale of such devices. However, despite these directives, the guns were sold widely in local markets during Diwali. (With inputs from PTI)
Two killed, one injured over land dispute clash in Madhya Pradesh
BHOPAL: Two brothers were killed and a third critically injured in a violent clash over a longstanding land dispute in Balbahara village, Shahdol district, on Tuesday night. The victims, Rakesh Tiwari (40) and Rahul Tiwari (32), were among three sons of the Tiwari family who had gone to light ceremonial diyas when a group led by ex-army man Anurag Sharma confronted them. The confrontation quickly escalated into violence. Satish Tiwari (45), the third brother, sustained serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at Shahdol Medical College Hospital. Following the incident, five men, including prime accused Anurag Sharma, surrendered at Burhar police station. Shahdol Superintendent of Police Ramji Srivastava confirmed the arrests, adding that they were made based on the dying declaration of Rahul Tiwari. Investigations are ongoing, and further arrests are expected. The clash is reportedly linked to a four-year-old land dispute. Police sources said both families had a history of conflict, including past altercations and involvement in a case of Ganja smuggling. In a related development, Ashish Jharia, in charge of the Keshwahi police outpost, has been attached to the district police lines for dereliction of duty in handling the matter. The Tiwari family, angered by the killings, blocked National Highway 43 on Wednesday, demanding the demolition of Anurag Sharmas house and that the remaining accused be shot in a police encounter.
Break their legs if: Pragya Thakur urges parents to punish daughters
Hindutva activist and former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakurs remarks have sparked controversy once again after stating that parents should stop their daughters from visiting the houses of non-Hindus and to break their legs if they disobey. Addressing a religious event in Bhopal earlier in October, Thakur urged parents to physically punish their daughters for 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 .
Bhopal Diary | BJPs new executive body after Bihar polls
The long wait for the state BJPs new executive body is likely to end after the Bihar Assembly elections. More than 110 days after second-time legislator and former MP Hemant Khandelwal was elected as the ruling partys new state president, his team is yet to be formed. According to sources, the list of the possible faces in the new state BJP executive is already ready, however the state leaders await clearance from the national leadership, which is currently occupied with the all-important Bihar Assembly polls. The list may finally be approved by Delhi soon after Bihar polls. Corrupt retired officials under MP police lens Two raids by the states anti-corruption watchdog -- the Lokayukta Special Police Establishment (SPE) at the premises of two retired state government officials could have opened the floodgates of similar searches at the premises of other superannuated officials. Sources say there may be more such officials on SPEs radar, based on inputs about them having amassed massive wealth disproportionate to their income sources. Over the last few days, SPE unearthed unaccounted assets running into crores. State Congress chief booked over protest Protest by Congress workers and farmers led by state party chief Jitu Patwari outside the residence of Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over farmers issues in Bhopal, has led to the registration of an FIR against Patwari. On October 15, Patwari had carried a sack of paddy on his shoulder, while walking to Chouhans residence, along with around 50 party workers and farmers. He had managed to reach the destination, despite police action. The union minister stepped out to meet the protestors and invited them inside for discussions. However, some hours later, an FIR was registered against Patwari at the TT Nagar police station. Anuraag Singh Our correspondent in Madhya Pradesh singhanuraag.jaurno@gmail.com
BHOPAL: Diwali, the festival of lights, has brought a glimmer of helicopter-powered hope to farmers, holding the promise of freeing them, particularly in the western parts of Madhya Pradesh, of the menace of blackbucks and nilgais, which have been devouring standing crops for long. The helicopter-driven boma technique has been initiated by the forest department to capture herds of blackbucks and later nilgais and then shift them to wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves of MP, which is the only state to have cheetahs, tigers and leopards. The start was made on Monday in Kalapipal area of western MPs Shajapur district, which houses large populations of blackbucks and nilgais that have become a major destroyer of farmers standing crops. On Day One of the exercise, as many as 45 blackbucks were successfully captured and shifted to the safe zone of the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located 275 km away. The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located in Mandsaur and Neemuch districts of western MP, is the second home to African cheetahs in India as well as a habitat of more than 35 leopards. Confirming the start of the exercise, MPs additional principal chief conservator of forests (APCCF-Wildlife) L Krishnamoorthy told TNIE on Tuesday, The helicopter-driven boma technique to capture the key antelope species began on Monday with the successful capture and shifting of 45 blackbucks. Though the exercise wasnt undertaken on Tuesday, it will be resumed on Wednesday, under the guidance of a 15-strong team of experts from South Africa, who over the years have mastered this art in their nation. This preliminary exercise will be ten days long in Shajapur district. Based on its success, it will be replicated in other parts of the state covering more antelope species, like the nilgais. The helicopter boma technique in South Africa is a method of mass animal capture where a helicopter herds animals into a large, funnel-shaped enclosure made of plastic or netting. As the animals move through the funnel, plastic curtains are closed behind them, forcing them into a solid-sided crush and up a ramp into a loading bay for transport. This technique is used for capturing large numbers of animals with minimal stress and contact, but it requires careful planning regarding wind direction. According to informed sources, the department plans to shift around 400 blackbucks and 100 nilgais to the Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, using the helicopter boma technique. Shajapur is among the districts of MP where farmers have been suffering loss of crops due to blackbucks and nilgais. The district reportedly houses around 20,000 blackbucks and more than 3000 nilgais. The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which became home to African cheetahs in April 2025, currently houses three South African cheetahs and more than 35 leopards. The blackbucks have been freed in another part of the sanctuary, which is free from cheetahs or leopards. The aim is to first stabilize the population of blackbucks and nilgais there, a source connected to the developments said. While the helicopter-driven exercise is being used for the first time anywhere in India for blackbuck capture, back in 2016-17 it was used to capture more than 25 nilgais in western MPs Mandsaur district and relocate them to the Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary.
2 Killed, 2 Injured As Speeding Jeep Crashes Into Motorcycles In Bhopal
Two persons were killed and as many others injured when a speeding jeep collided with two motorcycles in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, police said on Tuesday.
Uma Bharti says she is willing to contest 2029 Lok Sabha polls if Uttar Pradeshs Jhansi seat given
BHOPAL:Perhaps the lone politician from Madhya Pradesh who has won Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls from two states former Chief Minister Uma Bharti is willing to contest the 2029 LS polls, if the BJP fields her from Uttar Pradeshs Jhansi seat. I have told journalists in UPs Lalitpur district that Im ready to contest the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, if fielded by the party (BJP) from Jhansi, the 66-year-old saffron-clad politician posted on the social media platform X (formerly twitter) on Sunday. Importantly, the former Madhya Pradesh CM, who has been a cabinet minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government as well as the Narendra Modi 1.0 regime at the centre, has won six LS polls between 1989 and 2014 from three seats of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, including four times from Khajuraho, once from Bhopal (MP) and the last time in 2014 from UPs Jhansi seat. Not only has she won the Lok Sabha polls from both MP and UP, but also emerged victorious for the BJP in assembly polls from the two neighbouring states, including the Malhara seat of Chhatarpur district of MP in 2003 and the Charkhari seat in Mahoba district of UP in 2012. Earlier on Saturday, while interacting with journalists in Lalitpur (UP), Bharti had reportedly said, Bundelkhand, of which Jhansi is a part, is my emotional home. I share a deep bond with its people. If the party asks, I will definitely contest. Bharti has kept herself away from electoral politics after winning the 2014 LS polls from Jhansi. She had cited health grounds and commitment to the cause of River Ganga to keep herself away from contesting the 2019 and 2024 national elections. In August this year, she had maintained that she wasnt away from politics and would return to the electoral field at an appropriate time. Back in March 2024, just a month before the Lok Sabha polls, Bharti (one of the frontal leaders of the Ram Temple Movement) had said, Till January 21, 2024, I was keen at contesting the LS polls and a prominent individual (who isnt part of BJP, but the party acts on his advice) asked me to finalize out of 2-3seats of UP (which didnt include Jhansi). I assured him that on my return from Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, Iwouldmake my choice of the seat in UP known. She added, But once at the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, I remembered former VHP president Late Ashok Singhal, whose perseverance led to the realisation of the dream of Ram Temple construction. Suddenly, I was blessed with garlands of Ram Lala, which I offered in river Ganga in Unnao later and took a vow to work for the sacred rivers cause for the next two years. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, when the BJP swept Samajwadi Party-ruled UP, winning 73 seats out of the total 80 seats with its ally Apna Dal (Sonelal), Bharti had wrested the Jhansi Lok Sabha seat for the BJP from the Congress, by defeating the 2004 winner Chandra Pal Singh Yadav (SP) by over 1.90 lakh votes. The seat was retained by the BJP in 2019 and 2024 also, with the ruling partys nominee Anurag Sharma, winning it by 3.65 lakh and 1.02 lakh votes respectively.
Eviction Notice After 70 Years, Diwali Goes Dark In Bhopal Slum
As India celebrates Diwali with homes shimmering in gold and markets echoing with laughter, there lies a patch of darkness behind Manas Bhavan in the heart of Bhopal.
Ex-BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur has made shocking comments on girls in a religious event in Bhopal, that has now gone viral. In her comments in hindu girls, she asked parents to beat and even break legs of their daughters.
'Break daughters' legs for ties with Muslim men,' says Former MP Pragya Singh Thakur
BHOPAL: Known for making provocative statements, former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur is making headlines again this time for exhorting Hindu parents to break the legs of daughters, if they get involved with Vidharmi (non-Hindu) men. Make your heart and mind strong, if your daughter even attempts to get involved and go to a Vidharmi (non-Hindu), dont hesitate to break her legs. Always remember those daughters who dont have respect for our culture and values and dont understand the language of words, need to be punished physically, Thakur was seen saying in a viral video on Sunday. The video, which was possibly shot at a recent event in Bhopal, shows Thakur saying further, Dont hesitate to punish your children physically, if it is for their good. When a girl child is born, elated mothers herald the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi/Saraswati. But if the same girl on growing up is indulgent in becoming a Miyain (a Muslim woman), then parents need to physically punish such stubborn daughters, who dont have any respect for parents and culture and values, Thakur is seen saying in the video, which was perhaps shot during VHPs women wing Durga Vahinis program in Bhopal last month. At the same event, which was organized last month, the former BJP MP had appealed to Hindu women and girls to completely stay away from Muslim men by not allowing them to enter their houses even for repair works. Meanwhile, it was Thakurs provocative speaking, which have prompted the BJP to deny her Lok Sabha polls ticket in the 2024 general elections, despite being a huge first-time poll winner against ex-CM Digvijaya Singh in the 2019 polls. Owing to her praise for Mahatma Gandhis assassin, Nathuram Godse during the 2019 LS polls campaign, even PM Narendra Modi had reportedly said that he would never forgive her. Hitting out at Thakur, Congress leader KK Mishra said, Will she go and break the legs of daughters of BJP and RSS leaders, who have married Vidharmis (non-Hindus, particularly Muslims).
Break Daughter's Legs If She Visits Non-Hindus: Pragya Thakur's Shocker
A controversy has erupted over former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks that parents should refrain their daughters from visiting the houses of on-Hindus and reak their legs if they disobey.
Over 4.6 lakh suspicious claims under PM-JAY detected, states told to probe
NEW DELHI: The Centre has detected over 4.6 lakh suspicious claims made under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PM-JAY) from September 2023 to March 2025, latest government data said. The National Health Authority (NHA) the worlds largest publicly funded health insurance scheme also flagged more than 1,33,611 claims amounting to a total of `272 crore as fraudulent. According to the NHA annual report 2024-25 released at a two-day national review meeting in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the claims were rejected before payment could be made. Over 4,63,669 suspicious claims have been shared with states for further investigation. The only state which is not implementing the scheme is West Bengal. The NHAs national anti-fraud unit (NAFU) team has conducted approximately 120 Joint Field Medical audits across various states and UTs. Also, over 2,283 Desk Medical Audits have been conducted across states, and suspicious entities have been shared with states for further investigation. Stressing that institutionalising an anti-fraud framework is key to preserving the integrity of the scheme and building trust, the report said that in the future, predictive analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated checks will be carried out to proactively detect, deter, and address suspicious activities and fraudulent claims will be further strengthened. Launched seven years ago, the scheme provides financial protection against catastrophic health expenditure by offering health coverage of up to `5 lakhs per family annually for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisations. As of March 31, 2025, the AB PM-JAY has covered 15.14 crore eligible families and an additional 8.57 crore families under state-specific schemes, equivalent to more than 80 crore eligible individuals. It targets the bottom 40% of the population. By March 31, over 9.19 crore hospital admissions, amounting to approximately `1.29 lakh crores, have been facilitated. While 52% of hospital admissions were in the private sector, 48% were in the public sector. Similarly, 66% of the total amount was allocated to the private sector, compared to 34% for the public sector. Speaking at the review meeting, Dr Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, NHA, said, Ayushman Bharat, with its four strong pillars, has benefited over 45 crore people.
Air India announces 174 weekly flights as part of Northern Winter Schedule
NEW DELHI: Air India has announced the addition of 174 weekly flights on key domestic and short-haul international routes, operated by its single-aisle aircraft, as part of the Northern Winter Schedule.The domestic additions are effective from October 26. This expansion enhances connectivity to major cities in India and Southeast Asia which are in high demand. An official release listed additions to these international routes:Delhi-Kuala Lumpur:Increasing from seven to 10 weekly flights (from November 15) andDelhi-Denpasar (Bali):Increasing from seven to 10 weekly flights (from December 1). These are the additions to domestic routes, all of which are effective from October 26: Flights to Rajasthan: Delhi-Jaipur (new route):three daily flights;Delhi-Jaisalmer (new route):two daily flights;Delhi-Udaipur:Increasing from two to three daily flights;Mumbai-Jaipur:Increasing from three to four daily flights;Mumbai-Udaipur:Increasing from three to four daily flights;Mumbai-Jodhpur:Increasing from one to two daily flights. Flights toMadhya Pradesh: Delhi-Indore:Increasing from three to four daily flights;Delhi-Bhopal:Increasing from two to three daily flights; andMumbai-Indore:Increasing from one to two daily flights. Flights to Gujarat:Mumbai-Bhuj:Increasing from one to two daily flights andDelhi to Rajkot:Increasing from one to two daily flights. Other frequency additions, effective from the same date: Delhi-Varanasi:Increasing from two to threedaily flights;Delhi-Raipur:Increasing from two to three daily flights;Delhi-Port Blair:Increasing from one to two daily flights;Delhi-Aurangabad:Increasing from one to two daily flights;Delhi-Guwahati:Increasing from one to two daily flights;Delhi-Nagpur:Increasing from one to two daily flights;Mumbai-Dehradun:Increasing from one to two daily flights;Mumbai-Patna:Increasing from one to two daily flights andMumbai-Amritsar:Increasing from one to two daily flights.
Rajasthan Police busts 'fake news', extortion racket targeting deputy CM; two held from MP
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Police has detained two people from Madhya Pradesh associated with a news portal for allegedly publishing a series of fake and defamatory reports against Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari and demanding Rs 5 crore for their removal. According to the complaint lodged on September 28, the accused -- Anand Pandey and Harish Divekar -- had published around a dozen allegedly baseless and fabricated stories against Kumari over the last month on the news portal, 'The Sutra'. The complainant claimed that the duo later contacted acquaintances of the deputy chief minister, demanding several crores of rupees to delete the false reports and to refrain from publishing such content in the future. They also allegedly threatened to damage her political and social image if the demand was not met, Jaipur police said in a statement issued late Friday. Police said the same misleading content was also circulated on another affiliated web portal called 'The Capital'. Technical examination and witness statements confirmed that the reports were not fact-based, the release said. During the investigation, it emerged that the accused had threatened to launch a campaign titled Destroy Diya if their extortion demand was not met. Based on the evidence collected, the investigating officer detained Pandey and Divekar from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday and brought them to Jaipur for further questioning. Police said further investigation is underway to identify other individuals involved in the criminal conspiracy.
Vande Bharat Sleeper Train 2025: First look, features, routes & launch details
India's premium overnight Vande Bharat Sleeper train is set to revolutionize long-distance travel. Featuring a 16-coach prototype with AC 3-Tier, AC 2-Tier, and AC First Class, it will accommodate over 1,100 passengers. Designed for speeds up to 180 km/h, the train promises enhanced comfort and modern amenities, with initial routes connecting Delhi to Ahmedabad, Bhopal, and Patna.
After Cough Syrup Tragedy, Madhya Pradesh Hospital Under Lens Over 'Worms' In Medicine | News18
Amid child deaths linked to a toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, a government hospital in Gwalior is now facing a complaint over worms allegedly found in a bottle of antibiotic medicine given to a child, officials said on Thursday (October 16, 2025)Following a complaint by a woman whose child was given the medicine, the entire stock of Azithromycin antibiotic at the government hospital in Morar town of Gwalior district has been sealed and samples have been sent to a laboratory in Bhopal for testing, they said. n18oc_indian18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube
Blood Plasma Loot Gang Busted, 6 Arrested In Bhopal
Police investigation suggested that the gang has so far stolen 1,150 units of FFP from the blood bank of AIIMS, Bhopal, and sold them to two labs in Nashik and Aurangabad in Maharashtra at the rate of Rs 5,800 per unit.
BHOPAL: In a shocking incident, a scheduled caste (SC) man in Madhya Pradeshs Katni district has alleged that the upper caste sarpanch of the village along with aides, subjected him to utmost cruelty for opposing illegal sand mining. The complainant Rajkumar Chowdhary alleged that he was not only assaulted by the sarpanch Ramanuj Pandey and aides, but the sarpanchs son Pawan Pandey even urinated on him. The alleged incident happened in Matwara village of Katni district on October 13. The villages sarpanch, Ramanuj Pandey, is involved in illegal sand mining in the village. When I opposed it, the sarpanch and aides, including a key associate, son and nephew, assaulted me, and the sarpanchs son Pawan Pandey even urinated on my face. When my mother protested the cruelty which was being unleashed on me, they caught and dragged her by the hair and assaulted her, the complainant Rajkumar Chowdhary alleged. The unimaginable insult which has happened with me just for opposing illegal mining, has pushed me to the verge of contemplating committing suicide, but Ive to live for my kids, he said. Instead of going to the local police station, the complainant went to the Katni district police superintendent's office and reported the matter immediately after getting treatment at the hospital for the alleged assault injuries. While confirming about having received a complaint from Chowdhary, the Katni districts additional SP (ASP) Santosh Dehriya said the police have been directed to probe the matter and act accordingly. According to latest reports, a case has been registered against the accused under the provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
After cough syrup tragedy, MP hospital recalls Azithromycin bottles over alleged worms
Amid growing concerns over child deaths linked to toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, a government hospital in Gwalior is facing a complaint over worms reportedly found in a bottle of antibiotic medicine given to a child, media reports said on Thursday. According to these reports, following a complaint by a woman whose child was administered the medicine, the entire stock of Azithromycin oral suspension at the government hospital in Morar town has been sealed, and samples have been sent to a laboratory in Bhopal for testing. Azithromycin is commonly prescribed to children for various infections. The medicine in question was reportedly a generic version manufactured by a Madhya Pradesh-based company. A drug inspector, Anubhuti Sharma, told media that a woman at the government hospital in Morar complained of worms in a bottle of Azithromycin oral suspension. Although the bottle brought in by the complainant was already opened, the matter was investigated immediately. All 306 bottles stored and distributed at the hospital have been recalled and seized, the reports added. Preliminary inspections of some bottles did not reveal signs of insects, but testing is being conducted to confirm safety. Some bottles have been sent to a laboratory in Bhopal, while a sample will also be sent to the Central Drug Laboratory in Kolkata. This incident comes after 24 children in Chhindwara district reportedly died due to suspected renal failure after consuming adulterated Coldrif cough syrup. The tragedy had earlier prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to issue an alert against three substandard oral cough syrups identified in IndiaColdrif, Respifresh TR, and ReLife.
Chhattisgarh wins best performing state award for transparent PM-JAY implementation
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh was bestowed with an award as best performing state for its effective execution, transparency and almost zero pendency on health care insurance claims and related issues under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). The award was received by Dr Priyanka Shukla, chief executive officer (CEO) of the state nodal agency at the National Health Authority (NHA) Conclave held in Bhopal on Wednesday. At the NHA review meeting in January 2025, Chhattisgarh was found to have a relatively high number of suspicious claims. To improve this situation, the state nodal agency developed and implemented a swift action plan to strengthen accountability and transparency in health services. The nodal agency has taken steady, resolute steps in recent months, including conducting extensive field audits to identify suspicious claims, significantly reducing the turnaround time (TAT) for claims processing, orientation and sensitivity training for all stakeholders, strengthening the State Anti-Fraud Unit (SAFU) team, and establishing regular communication and coordination mechanisms with empanelled healthcare providers (EHCPs). Besides intensive reviews at district and state level by the health secretary and CEO (state nodal officer), the health department team conducted surprise inspections of many hospitals across the state. Penalty action was taken against 45 hospitals (the highest ever) for non-compliance with the scheme's standards. Additionally, field audits were conducted in over 32,000 cases, preventing fraudulent claims and making the claim settlement process more transparent. Regular meetings are being held with representatives of the Indian Medical Association and private hospitals to address issues faced by empanelled hospitals. According to data from the National Health Authority, 97 percent of hospitals (the highest) registered under PM-JAY in Chhattisgarh are active, a testament to hospitals' confidence in the scheme. In contrast, this rate in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh is 62 %, and the national average is only 52 percent. (PM-JAY) (Zero Pendency) NHA CEO pic.twitter.com/dgxrj6KzRB ShyamBihari Jaiswal (@ShyamBihariBjp) October 15, 2025 Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal congratulating the department officials, said, The state government's goal remains to provide quality and respectable healthcare to all eligible families. The Ayushman Bharat Scheme was included as an agenda for the first time in the recently held Collectors' Conference, chaired by CMVishnu Deo Sai in Raipur. CM Sai has directed all collectors to conduct regular reviews of the scheme in their respective districts.
Madhya Pradesh cop steals Rs 55 lakh cash, Rs 10 lakh jewellery from evidence room for gambling
BHOPAL:Madhya Pradesh Police continue to make news for wrong reasons. After the arrest of cops from Seoni and Bhopal districts in connection with two separate cases of alleged hawala moneys loot and the killing of a B.Tech student, now a head constable of police in Balaghat district, has been booked for theft of Rs 55 lakh cash and precious jewellery worth around Rs 10 lakh from the Malkhana (evidence storage room) of the Balaghat Kotwali police station. Deployed at the Balaghat Kotwalis Malkhana since last three years, the Malkhanas head constable in-charge, Rajiv Pandre, has been booked under the BNS and Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. The money that was used by Pandre in gambling and betting was actually proceeds or crucial evidence of crime in various criminal cases, which was kept safely at the Malkhana. Investigations till now have revealed that Pandre had lost cash in gambling and betting. To offset the loss, he then pledged the gold and silver jewellery of the Malkhana in the same gambling and betting. The alleged theft came to light when a woman, after completing court procedures, approached the Kotwali police station in-charge for getting the money seized by the police in a case some months back. When the Balaghat Kotwali police station in-charge asked head constable Pandre to bring the money belonging to the woman, he first tried to mislead the police station in-charge, but, afraid of being caught, he attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself from a fan inside the police station premises, after locking himself in the Malkhana. The cops, however, saved Pandre in time. According to deputy police superintendent-Balaghat district, Pratistha Rathore, Rs 40 lakh cash and 140 gm gold have been recovered. Investigations have revealed that Pandre had a habit of gambling and betting in the adjoining Seoni district as well as Gondia in neighbouring Maharashtra. Earlier, he used to gamble with the money stolen from Malkhana. Pandre is being questioned.
MP Govt Hikes Dearness Relief for 4.5 Lakh Pensioners Ahead of Diwali
Bhopal, October 15 (Daily Kiran): The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a major Diwali gift for over 4.5 lakh pensioners and their families, increasing the Dearness Relief (DR) rates for retirees under both the Sixth and Seventh Pay Commissions. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav approved the decision, which will provide additional financial relief to pensioners ... Read more MP Govt Hikes Dearness Relief for 4.5 Lakh Pensioners Ahead of Diwali
Madhya Pradesh Government Increases Dearness Relief for 4.5 Lakh Pensioners
Bhopal, October 15 (Udaipur Kiran): In a major relief ahead of Diwali, the Madhya Pradesh government has announced an increase in Dearness Relief (DR) for around 4.5 lakh pensioners and their families. The decision, approved by Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, will come into effect from September 1, 2025, and the enhanced pension amount will ... Read more Madhya Pradesh Government Increases Dearness Relief for 4.5 Lakh Pensioners
MP cough syrup tragedy: Child death toll rises to 24 after three year-old girl dies in Nagpur
BHOPAL: Acute kidney failure caused by poisoning from Coldrif cough syrup has claimed the life of one more child from Madhya Pradesh, taking the total death toll from the tragedy to 24. The latest death was reported from a hospital in Nagpur (Maharashtra), where Ambika Viswakarma, aged three and a half years, a native of the Chourai area of Chhindwara district, who had been under treatment since September 14, died due to acute renal failure on Wednesday. While confirming the tragic development, Chhindwaras additional district collector Dhirendra Singh told TNIE that with this latest death, as many as 21 children from various parts of Chhindwara district have died at hospitals in Chhindwara and Nagpur due to the cough syrup poisoning-induced acute kidney failure since September 3. With three more children, including one from Pandhurna district and two from Betul district, also having fallen prey due to similar health complications, the total number of children from southern MP districts who have died due to it now stands at 24. Meanwhile, a team from the Chhindwara district polices Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case and currently camping in Tamil Nadu, has arrested the woman chemical analyst of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of the concerned cough syrup. The 61-year-old woman chemical analyst who has been arrested from Tamil Nadu will now be brought on transit remand to MP. This is the second arrest in the case from Tamil Nadu, after the October 11 arrest of the manufacturing firms 75-year-old owner Ranganathan Govindan, and overall, the fifth arrest in the case. Three others who have so far been arrested in the case from Chhindwara district of MP include the government doctor Dr. Pravin Soni (who prescribed the Coldrif cough syrup at his private clinic in Parasia town to most of the children who died later), the local stockist of the syrup Rajesh Soni, and Saurabh Jain, the pharmacist at Apna Medical Store. Two more arrests made in Madhya Pradesh Coldrif cough syrup deaths; four arrested so far
