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.
Include Madhya Pradesh in Basmati-producing areas: ChouhanSeptember 24th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the centre to include the state among those where the Basmati rice variety is grown, officials said here Thursday. In a letter written to union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday, Chouhan requested him to direct the Export Development Authority to include Madhya Pradesh in the areas producing Basmati rice.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister mourns YSR's deathSeptember 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.Rajashekhar Reddy, who was killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday. The country, including Andhra Pradesh, has lost an able administrator and a charismatic politician, Chouhan said in his message.
Two killed in Madhya Pradesh accidentAugust 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - Two people were burnt alive when their car caught fire after hitting a tree in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Monday. The car going from Khargone to Khandwa caught fire when it hit a tree in Bhikangaon locality while negotiating a turn.
Prime witness to Madhya Pradesh massacre murderedJuly 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - The prime witness to the massacre in which 12 people of his family were burnt alive by dacoits in a Madhya Pradesh village in March was murdered Saturday night, police said Sunday. "Lallu Singh Gaur was killed by some unidentified persons outside his house in Bichchiyan village in the state's satna district while he was taking a stroll late Saturday night," G.D.
Man caught raping his daughter burnt aliveJuly 3rd, 2009 GUATEMALA CITY - A man who raped his nine-year-old daughter was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepequez, the police said. Some 200 people responded to a call for help from the girl's younger brother while Samuel Cotzajay Cubule, 52, was sexually abusing her, the police said.
Rameshwar Thakur takes oath as Madhya Pradesh GovernorJune 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader Rameshwar Thakur took oath as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice A K Pattnaik administered the oath of office to the Thakur.
Rameshwar Thakur takes over as Madhya Pradesh governorJune 30th, 2009 BHOPAL - Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur was sworn in here Tuesday as the 18th governor of Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Leader of Opposition in assembly Jamuna Devi, state Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri, Madhya Pradesh cabinet ministers and other dignitaries were present on the occasion at Raj Bhavan.
Bikers fire at cops during checks in Madhya PradeshJune 26th, 2009 BHOPAL - At least four unidentified people opened fire at a police team during a surprise check in Gwalior town of Madhya Pradesh Friday, injuring two policemen, an official said. During the surprise check near a hospital at Bahorapur area to catch hooligans, policemen tried to stop the miscreants who were on motorcycles, Gwalior Additional Superintendent of Police B.S.
Four Madhya Pradesh cops booked for raping womanJune 5th, 2009 BHOPAL - Four policemen have been booked for raping a woman in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, police said Friday. The woman, a resident of Jambara village, was arrested for involvement in a dowry harassment case and presented in a local court Tuesday.
12 burnt to death by dacoits in Madhya PradeshMarch 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - Dacoits burnt to death at least 12 people, including three children and four women, after locking them up in their house in a Madhya Pradesh village late Wednesday night, the police said Thursday. More than two dozen dacoits belonging to Sunder Patel and Deepak Patel gang reached the house of Lallu Gaud in Bichichiyan village of the state's Satna district late Wednesday night and locked the 12 up in the house and set fire to it, police inspector G.P.
Four children burnt to death in Madhya PradeshFebruary 22nd, 2009 BHOPAL - Four children of a family were burnt to death and one was injured in Chandrapur village of Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Sunday. Though Singrauli, where the incident occurred Friday-Saturday night, is known as the power capital of the state, the siblings - two brothers and two sisters - who died in the incident used to study at night by candle light since there was no electricity in the area for the past several days.
Madhya Pradesh relaxes eligibility criteria for government jobsFebruary 10th, 2009 BHOPAL - Candidates from the entire country would now be eligible to appear for examinations conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Public service Commission (MPPSC) or other bodies for state government jobs, an official source said Wednesday. The state cabinet Tuesday decided that passing higher secondary or graduation from Madhya Pradesh would not be a criteria for recruitment through the MPPSC.
Madhya Pradesh guest lecturers hold protest sit inJanuary 15th, 2009 BHOPAL - Hundreds of guest lecturers from across Madhya Pradesh held a sit-in outside the house of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here Friday demanding regularization of their service. The protestors demanded to meet the chief minister.
Six killed as tractor-trolley overturns in Madhya PradeshJanuary 1st, 2009 BHOPAL - At least six people, including a woman and her two children, were killed and two others injured when a sand-laden tractor-trolley in which they were traveling overturned in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh early Friday, the police said. 'The accident occurred near Sunehra village in Udaipura area (150 km from Raisen district headquarters).
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