New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh has tightened security across the state ahead of the visit by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who will be inaugurating a Buddist University in Sanchi. The MDMK of Tamil Nadu had announced a protest in the state against his visit. MDMK General Secretary Vaiko had called for a black flag demonstration against the Sri Lankan President for the alleged violation of rights of the ethnic Tamilians...
07:50 AM, Sep 21, 2012
New Delhi: The bandh called by the BJP, Left parties and the UPA's outside supporter the Samajwadi Party (SP) to protest diesel price hike and FDI in multi-brand retail on Thursday evoked mixed response with life being disrupted in some states and their top leaders courting arrest. Protesters blocked trains and road traffic in many areas in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other places...
06:33 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Indore: A team of doctors on Tuesday removed about 1.8 kg hair from the stomach of a 19-year-old girl after an open surgery at the government hospital in Indore. Dr Parvinder Singh Lubana of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore, led a team of gastro-surgeons in conducting the operation. Lubana claimed that it was a rare case in which such a heavy chunk of hair wrapped around a chalk or stone...
02:54 AM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: Rejecting Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's appeal, MDMK leader Vaiko on Monday evening left for Sanchi where Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is expected to arrive for a visit. Vaiko, a strong critic of Rajapakse, has held him responsible for the killing of civilian Tamils in the war against LTTE in 2009. Vaiko was accompanied by around 1000 supporters, who will hold a blackflag protest against...
11:53 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Bhopal: In a major setback for Bhopal, a German company has pulled out of the project to clean 350 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide Plant, saying it is too hazardous. The plant was the site of the world's worst disaster in which 15,000 people were killed in 1984. India was going to pay the German government firm GIZ $ 4.5 million for the job. The company has...
09:16 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Chennai: Rejecting Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's appeal, MDMK leader Vaiko will go ahead with his planned black flag demonstration against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his proposed visit to Sanchi in that state. Vaiko, a strong critic of Rajapakse, holding him responsible for the killing of civilian Tamils in the war against LTTE in 2009, will leave for Sanchi on Monday afternoon, an MDMK spokesperson said....
01:50 PM, Sep 17, 2012
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07:56 PM, Sep 14, 2012
Bhopal: The much-awaited expansion of Madhya Pradesh Cabinet will take place on Friday, with the induction of two or three members. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told reporters in Gwalior that the Cabinet expansion will take place on Friday. While Chouhan did not reveal names of the new ministers, highly placed sources said former minister Anoop Mishra, nephew of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is likely to be inducted...
01:03 AM, Sep 14, 2012
Dramatic scenes in Madhya Pradesh as the state used force to evict a group of villagers protesting in neck deep water. ...
11:31 PM, Sep 12, 2012
The government, which conceded to demands of protestors in the first case of jal stayagraha at Khandwa, acted tough in Harda. ...
10:00 PM, Sep 12, 2012
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Police on Wednesday released 221 people, who were demanding land as compensation and reduction of height of Indira Sagar deam on Narmada River, on a personal surety of Rs 5000. 241 protestors were arrested by the Harda district police on Wednesday morning. Earlier, police cracked down on over 100 protesters on 'Jal Satyagraha', pulling them out of water after they refused to call off their agitation....
07:04 PM, Sep 12, 2012
Harda: Hours after police evicted them from their protest site in Harda in Madhya Pradesh, the villagers staging 'Jal Satyagraha' against raising the level of Indira Sagar Dam, tried to enter water again. On Wednesday morning, situation got tensed in Harda when police evicted all the protesters from the site where over 50 villagers were holding 'Jal Satyagraha'. Ironically, while the Khandwa villagers have won the battle against dams through...
02:14 PM, Sep 12, 2012
The villagers, who were staging a protest in neck-deep water for most than 15 days, were forcefully pulled out of the water and evicted from the site by police on Wednesday. The villagers want the Indira Sagar Dam level to go down by two notches at 260 metres. But the government plans to raise it further, which could inundate 19 villages. In fact, three villages have already submerged. Ironically, the ...
12:44 PM, Sep 12, 2012
The villagers in Harda, protesting against the Indira Sagar Dam in neck-deep water, were forcefully evicted by the police. ...
09:57 AM, Sep 12, 2012
New Delhi: The situation in Harda in Madhya Pradesh is getting tense by the hour. All the protestors were forcefully evicted on Wednesday morning from the site where over 50 villagers were holding a 'Jal Satyagraha' protest. While Khandwa has won the battle against dams through a 17-day long 'Jal Satyagraha', prohibitory orders have been placed in Harda now. The protests in neck-deep water entered the 15th day on Wednesday....
06:30 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Indore: A police guard posted at the residence of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kantilal Bhuria was found dead in Indore on Tuesday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as Gajraj Singh Parihar (46), who was deployed at the house of PCC president and former Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria located in scheme no 78 in Lasudiya area in Indore, police said. A police officer probing the incident said that...
05:19 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Harda: Protests against the Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh have entered their 14th day. People in Harda were displaced by the Indira Sagar dam. As a mark of protest, they have submerged themselves in neck-deep water. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ruled out a compromise similar to the one in Khandwa. When asked whether the decision on Khandwa was also applicable for Harda, Chouhan said, "Some...
11:45 AM, Sep 11, 2012
Khandwa: After 17 days of protests in neck deep water, the farmers of Khandwa won some form of victory on Monday with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan agreeing to reduce the water level in the dam and also promising to look at all their demands over the next three months. For the villagers in Khandwa, fighting against displacement from dam waters, it was a major victory. Their battles...
10:02 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Khandwa: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has agreed to reduce the water level at the Omkareshwar Dam to 189 metre, says sources, after the villagers were protesting in neck-deep water for 17 days. He has also agreed to form a five-member committee that will look at all their demands in the next three months. Chouhan has also agreed on the land for land demand as per the GRA...
10:45 AM, Sep 10, 2012
Khandwa: A central team will visit Khandwa on Monday where villagers displaced by the Omkareshwar Dam have been protesting in neck-deep water for 17 days seeking rehabilitation and compensation. This comes two days after the state government promised to look into the matter. The people have been protesting against the rising water level in the dam that threatens to wipe out their villages. The protests are led by the Narmada...
08:26 AM, Sep 10, 2012
