Ujjain: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday said that he is not in the race for the Chief Ministership of Madhya Pradesh and would not contest the state Assembly elections slated later in 2013. "I want to make it clear that come what may I am not in the race for the Chief Ministership of Madhya Pradesh and I am sure not to contest the Assembly elections in the...
05:53 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Nagpur: A five-year-old girl, who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansore town of Seoni, died in hospital in Nagpur on Monday evening. She had been admitted in Nagpur hospital for a week. The hospital said the minor died at 7.45 pm after suffering a cardiac arrest. Her body has now been sent to the Nagpur government hospital for post-mortem. The hospital has also informed the Madhya Pradesh government....
10:47 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Bhopal: Rescue and search operations have been completed at the BHEL-run Kasturba Hospital in Bhopal, where the ceiling of the women's ward collapsed on Friday evening. Fifteen people have been rescued with minor injuries and two people have died in the mishap. "The bodies of two persons identified as Jameel and Arun were found when the rescue team started removing debris of the collapsed structure," Collector Nikunj Shrivastava said on...
09:19 AM, Apr 27, 2013
Bhopal: Two people were confirmed dead by late Friday evening in the Kasturba hospital ward ceiling collapse. The ceiling of the women's ward of the BHEL-run hospital had collapsed at around 5.00 pm on Friday. Between 5 to 10 people are still believed to be trapped under the debris. Several people have been rescued. All of them are said to be safe, reporting only minor injuries. Around 20-25 people were...
09:28 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Bhopal: At least 20 people are feared trapped when the ceiling of the first floor of a hospital run by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in Bhopal collapsed on Friday evening. Sources said that the section of the two-storey Kasturba hospital that collapsed housed the women's ward and had 20-25 patients, although none of them was critical. Nearly 15 people have been rescued so far, Additional DM, Bhopal said....
06:25 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Sounsar: Expressing concern over the growing incidents of rapes in the country, BJP Vice-President Uma Bharti on Thursday said the issue should be tackled urgently by keeping aside political and regional considerations. "I am concerned with the growing incidents of rapes especially with minor girls, in the country. I am of firm opinion that the issue should be looked into by all concern by keeping aside politics and state-specific element,"...
01:27 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Dhar: Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said factionalism was one of the main problems plaguing the party and assured that voice of ordinary workers would be heard at the time of ticket distribution. Factionalism was one of the three problems plaguing the Congress. The other two were neglect of party workers and sabotage during elections, he said. Rahul was addressing a meeting of Panchayat representatives and office-bearers of the...
02:55 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Government on Wednesday decided to change the rule which makes those getting married before attaining the required age ineligible for government job. The decision was taken by the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal. "Child-marriage is arranged by the parents because of the prevailing customs; the children (who get married) have no role in the decision and they unnecessarily...
01:55 AM, Apr 25, 2013
Indore: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should step down first in wake of growing child rape cases in the state. The Congress leader was reacting to a query over demands of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's resignation over the Delhi rape case involving a five-year-old. "If that is the case, then Shivraj Singh Chouhan should step down first. There is...
05:48 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: The health of the 4-year-old girl who was raped in Ghansore area of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh is deteriorating, according to doctors. Doctors at the Nagpur hospital, where the rape survivor is being treated, said her BP is falling. The rape survivor has suffered severe brain injuries. "Patient condition is critical. BP is continuously falling. Patient is sinking, and her condition is deteriorating. Urine output has decreased....
01:58 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Bhopal: A Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh has landed himself in a controversy by making sexist remarks that women invite trouble by looking at men in a suggestive manner, drawing flak from BJP. "Jab tak mahila tirchi najar se nahi dekhegi, tab tak purush use nahi chedega" (No man will harass a woman till she looks at him in a suggestive manner)," Satyadev Katare, a former minister, said at a...
01:05 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Dhar: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday arrived in Mohankheda, about 40 km from Dhar, as part of his two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh. Rahul arrived in Mohankheda from Indore along with state Congress president Kantilal Bhuria, in a helicopter at around 10.30 am. Rahul went to a Jain temple immediately after his arrival and offered prayers for about 20 minutes. Later, he went to hold a meeting of...
12:33 PM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will begin his two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. He will be visiting state capital Bhopal and Dhar district. Rahul will meet office bearers and block level party members in Mohankedha in Dhar district, and then proceed to Bhopal on Thursday, where he is likely to hold talks with members of the Congress Committee. In Bhopal, he will meet representatives of parliamentary...
10:17 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: The man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Ghansore area of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh was arrested on Tuesday from Bhagalpur in Bihar. The accused identified as Mohd Feroz, was apprehended by the public and beaten up. The accused is now under police custody. The MP Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh rupees on him. "The aunt of the person arrested who lives...
07:49 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Nagpur: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday demanded that child rapists be hanged within a month after fast-tracking trials in such cases. "The government should set up fast track courts to try rape cases within 15 days and the rapist should be hanged within a month. Government should decide upon the mercy petition, if any, of the convicts in such cases within 30 days to ensure that...
01:15 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: The man accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in Ghansore area of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh was arrested on Tuesday from Bhagalpur in Bihar. The accused has been identified as Mohd Feroz. The minor continues to remain critical in a Nagpur hospital. Her condition deteriorated on Tuesday and she was put on life support. The survivor has suffered severe brain injuries, doctors say. A team is now...
09:49 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Banka: A joint team of MP and Bihar police have failed to arrest the main accused involved in allegedly raping a 4-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh and it is suspected that he might have fled to Nepal taking advantage of the porous border, police said on Tuesday. The minor, who was allegedly raped on April 17, is at present battling for life in a hospital in Nagpur. After search for...
04:56 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Nagpur: The 4-year-old, who was allegedly raped in the Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh and shifted to Nagpur, continues to be critical. She has suffered severe brain injuries and is on life support. While one of the accused has been arrested, the Madhya Pradesh police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused, who is still absconding. In Bhopal, women Congress workers thronged the gates of...
08:53 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Nagpur: The 4-year-old, who was allegedly raped in Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh, continues to be critical with severe brain injuries. She continues to be on mechanical ventilator and life support system. The child is still not able to breathe and is in a deep coma with no oxygen supply to the brain. The child was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old man on Wednesday after he lured her with a...
08:00 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Nagpur: The four-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansour town of Madhya Pradesh, has shown no signs of improvement since she was brought to Nagpur. She has suffered severe brain injuries, her doctors said on Monday. Her CT scan, MRI and EEG have reportedly been done. The minor was shifted to Nagpur in neighbouring Maharashtra in an air ambulance on Sunday as her condition remained...
12:48 PM, Apr 22, 2013
