
Bhopal: The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has issued notices to five telecom companies in the state for not following due procedure while issuing SIM cards. The notice comes after some SIM cards were allegedly procured by five members of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) on fake identities. The members of the terror outfits were arrested in June 2011 from Bhopal and Jabalpur. ...

12:09 PM, Jun 01, 2012

Bhopal: The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday claimed that Congress workers under the garb of saffron activists may create "disturbance" during the day-long nationwide bandh on Thursday on the issue of steep hike in petrol prices. "We have received credible information that some Congressmen under the garb of VHP, Shiv Sena and Bajrang Dal workers may create disturbance in major cities of the state to defame the ruling...

11:58 PM, May 30, 2012

Thiruvananthapuram: Citing increasing incidence of diseases like oral cancer, the Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Friday announced a ban on the manufacture and sale of gutka and pan masala containing tobacco in the state with immediate effect. Announcing the decision at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the ban on gutka and pan masala containing tobacco and nicotine was enforced under the provisions of Food...

03:55 PM, May 25, 2012

Balaghat: An 18-year-old girl allegedly killed her father with the help of her uncle when he tried to molest her, police said on Wednesday. Top Singh Dhalavi, 50, had on several occasions made sexual overtures towards his daughter, following which she was sent by her mother to Dhaba village, where the girl's uncle stayed, they said. However, Dhalavi reached the village and again made an attempt to molest the girl...

06:05 PM, May 23, 2012

Morena: A man and his first wife allegedly killed a newborn girl from his second wife by poisoning the infant before strangulating her and throwing her body in a river in Morena, police said. The incident occured at Jaderua Ka Pura village under Noorabad police station six days ago but was reported to the police on Friday. According to police, the accused, 25-year-old Rajveer Gurjar and his first wife Munesh,...

09:04 AM, May 19, 2012

New Delhi: A day after a helicopter crash-landed in Ranchi injuring Chief Minister Arjun Munda, aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday grounded the entire fleet of Madhya Pradesh government for serious violation of safety norms. The action came after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation carried out safety audit of the state government's fleet of two airplanes and two helicopters and its separate aviation department. This was part of a process...

07:35 PM, May 10, 2012

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Health Director A N Mittal was on Thursday suspended after the state Lokayukta police carried out raids at his house and the residence of his subordinate Ganesh Prasad Kirar. Following the raids, Lokayukta officials said that Rs 38 lakh in cash, jewellery worth Rs 72 lakh and foreign currency of 3,000 Euros and 1,080 Australian dollars were recovered from Mittal's residence in the Shantiniketan area of Bhopal....

06:21 PM, May 10, 2012

Suspected members of the mining mafia tried to mow down a police officer who was trying to inspect a tractor-trolley. ...

08:57 AM, May 10, 2012

Morena: In an incident reminiscent of the murder of IPS officer Narendra Kumar, two members of mining mafia on Wednesday allegedly tried to kill a police officer who was trying to stop a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined sand. The incident occurred about 40 km from Morena, under the jurisdiction of Chinnoni Police Station. Hitendra Rathore, Station in-charge, found during the checking of vehicles that a tractor-trolley was carrying illegally mined...

07:29 PM, May 09, 2012

New Delhi: Three days after actor Aamir Khan's TV show Satyamev Jayate on female foeticide was aired, the Madhya Pradesh Health Department has suspended the licences of 65 Medical Termination of Pregnancy centres for not submitting their reports on the prescribed form. The suspension will be revoked if the centres submit their updated forms by Monday. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan will meet Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday. He is...

03:46 PM, May 09, 2012

Raisen: Protests over wheat procurement and shortage of jute bags at Bareli town near Raisen took a violent turn on Monday as a farmer got killed in police firing and about 40 farmers and some officials got injured. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the town following the incident. According to police, former Sarpanch Hari Singh Prajapati was killed in police firing while three others sustained bullet injuries. Raisen...

10:21 PM, May 07, 2012

Morena: In a case of human trafficking, a widow was allegedly sold by three persons, including a woman, for Rs 60,000 to a Rajasthan-based man, police said on Thursday. Seema Parihar, a resident of Keshav colony in Morena was taken to Rajasthan by her acquaintance Vijay Singh Rawat under the pretext of visiting Kaila Devi temple but he sold her there to one Kalli Meena of Kaseda village in Karauli...

06:39 PM, May 03, 2012

Betul (MP): A director of a private school was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl student at his residence, along with his wife, who abetted the crime, police said. The couple runs a private school in the town where the victim was studying in seventh class, they said. According to police, the incident took place four months back when Yashwant Kharpate with the help of his wife...

11:36 PM, May 02, 2012

Bhopal: A deputy forest officer was raided by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday. The raids were conducted at three places - Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur. Sources say that the raids against Forest Officer SK Palaash revealed property worth Rs 30 to 35 crore. It included Rs 24 lakh in cash, Rs 30 lakh in jewellery and 4 luxury cars. Officials also found a plot of land and a gas...

09:23 AM, May 01, 2012

Balaghat: A mentally challenged woman allegedly killed her baby by hitting with a stone soon after giving birth to him in Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh. The incident took place at the local bus stand late on Friday night and the concerned woman was arrested, police said on Saturday. Malti Lakhera, a beggar who used to live at the bus stand after her husband left her, delivered a baby boy on...

05:51 PM, Apr 28, 2012