Three held for woman's gangrape in Madhya PradeshOctober 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - Three men were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said Wednesday. "The woman was waiting for a bus to go to Ujjain Tuesday when the trio offered her lift in their jeep.
Parched Madhya Pradesh seeks divine help for rainfallJune 23rd, 2009 BHOPAL - From frog marriages to non-stop prayers, the people of parched Madhya Pradesh are turning to every known ritual to please the rain gods. The people of Madhya Pradesh are taking their cue from the state government which has been performing several 'Som Yagna' (fire rituals) in order to invoke the skies to let up.
Girl, accomplice held with drugs in Madhya Pradesh (Lead)May 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two youths, including a girl, were arrested with three kg of smack in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Sunday. The two, residents of Vasant Vihar in New Delhi, were arrested late Saturday from a bus on way from Mandsaur to Rajasthan.
Mizo girl, accomplice held with drugs in Madhya PradeshMay 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two youths, including a Mizo girl, were arrested with three kg of smack in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Sunday. The two, residents of Vasant Vihar in New Delhi, were arrested late Saturday from a bus on way from Mandsaur to Rajasthan.
Second phase of polls under way in Madhya PradeshApril 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Voting was underway amid tight security Thursday for 16 of Madhya Pradesh's 29 parliamentary seats in the second and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state. Polling began at 7 a.m.
11 killed in Madhya Pradesh road accidentApril 18th, 2009 BHOPAL - Eleven people including six women and three children were killed and five were injured after a jeep carrying them collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh Saturday, police said. The jeep collided with the truck coming from the opposite side on the Ujjain-Agar road, about 225 km from here.
32 more nominations rejected in Madhya PradeshApril 12th, 2009 BHOPAL - Nominations of 32 candidates have been rejected during the scrutiny process for 16 of Madhya Pradesh's 29 parliamentary seats which go to the polls April 30, Election Commission sources said Sunday. A total of 299 nominations were filed for the 16 seats.
Curfew continues for fourth day in parts of UjjainMarch 14th, 2009 BHOPAL - An indefinite curfew remained in force for the fourth day in parts of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh Friday, after communal violence erupted in the area Tuesday, officials said. The university exams were cancelled while students appearing for Madhya Pradesh state education board and the Central Board of Secondary Education exams were given relaxation, official sources said.
Holi revelry is a washout in Madhya PradeshMarch 12th, 2009 BHOPAL - Time was when people could not imagine playing Holi without water but that is what many were forced to do this year in parts of Madhya Pradesh, as water shortage forced them to celebrate the festival with only dry colours. Given the water scarcity in Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and other districts, several organisations had appealed to the people to celebrate 'Tilak Holi' this year and save precious water.
Curfew-hit Ujjain tense, calmMarch 11th, 2009 BHOPAL - An indefinite curfew remained in force in parts of Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh Wednesday, a day after communal violence erupted, with officials saying the situation was tense but calm. One person was killed and nearly 40 people were injured in Tuesday's clash between Hindus and Muslims in Mahidpur area.
Prohibitory orders in Madhya Pradesh town after communal tensionMarch 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Prohibitory orders were imposed Monday in parts of Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur town following communal tension as two groups belonging to different communities clashed, police said. A member of a particular community was beaten up Sunday night by few people belonging to another community while he was eating at a hotel in the Bus Stand area of the town, police said.
V-Day violence: Youth beaten up by Bajrang Dal activists in Madhya PradeshFebruary 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - A youth accompanying his sister was brutally beaten up by Bajrang Dal activists in Ujjain, while over 50 activists of right-wing Hindu organisations were detained in Gwalior and Bhopal on Valentine's Day Saturday, Madhya Pradesh police said. Elsewhere in the state, Valentine's Day passed off peacefully with no untoward incident being reported from anywhere.
Six killed in Madhya Pradesh accidentFebruary 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least six people were killed and 25 injured when the bus they were travelling in fell into a ditch in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the police said Wednesday. The bus, carrying over 40 passengers, was plying between the holy town of Ujjain and Sidhi Tuesday night when the driver swerved to avoid a collision with a jeep coming from the opposite direction.
Three Madhya Pradesh towns get status of 'holy towns'February 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Three more towns in Madhya Pradesh, Maihar, Chitrakut and Salkanpur have been declared 'holy towns' - a status that prohibits the sale of liquor, meat and eggs there, official sources said Wednesday. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting here chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan late Tuesday evening.
No to tainted legislator as Madhya Pradesh's Leader of OppositionDecember 22nd, 2008 BHOPAL - Even as the Congress is yet to select the Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh, the Association for Democratic Reforms - a network of over 1,200 civil society groups - has urged it not to consider any legislator with a criminal background for the post. 'All the political parties should take such a step as a gesture of cleansing the governance and politics of unsavoury elements', said Jagdeep S.
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