Bhopal: Forty brides were allegedly subjected to pregnancy test in Bajak village of Dindori district, 460 kilometre from Bhopal, ahead of a mass marriage. The brides had applied for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's scheme - Kanyadan scheme.
The five brides who were found pregnant were barred from the mass wedding function and were not allowed to get any benefit from the scheme.
It comes days after the controversy over pregnancy tests on tribal girls in Betul district.
On June 13, the brides were subjected to the pregnacy tests. Although authorities deny any such tests being carried out, the doctors at the primary health centre say they got direction from janpad officials....
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04:50 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday congratulated Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on being anointed as BJP's 2014 poll campaign chairman. He said, "I congratulate Narendra Modi and we shall collectively ensure BJP's victory." ...
04:30 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Betul: Close to 350 women were allegedly asked to go through virginity and pregnancy tests during a mass marriage programme in Betul. Sources said that the tests were apparently ordered by the government officials. The incident took place at Harad village in Betul, a tribal-dominated district. About 90 women who underwent these tests are tribals. The district administration has ordered a magisterial probe and a report will be submitted within...
08:29 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Betul (MP): As many as 350 women were allegedly put through virginity and pregnancy tests during a mass marriage programme organised by the Madhya Pradesh government at Harad village in the tribal-dominated district. Sources said that the tests were apparently ordered by the government officials. A day after the alleged incident, the district administration on Saturday ordered a magisterial probe into the complaints regarding the tests conducted on the would-be-brides,...
11:36 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Indore: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said that party officials in Madhya Pradesh seldom invited her for the important programmes organised by them and claimed that she was clueless as to why that was so. She clarified, however, that she had no differences with MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. "I have been invited by people across the country. But I am surprised on not being invited to...
11:21 PM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday took potshots at the BJP leadership on the controversy after LK Advani's praise for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying it seems that the leaders in the opposition party are forcing Advani to retire from politics. "The way they (BJP leaders) are treating Advani, it seems they are forcing him to take retirement," Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed told reporters. He said BJP is...
12:59 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Mumbai: In a dig at BJP over its leader LK Advani's remarks which pitched Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi against his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress on Tuesday described its main political rival as "a pizza without topping". "BJP is disturbed by internal squabbles on the leadership issue. The party does not have even four faces at the top level who are united. It can be best described...
10:21 PM, Jun 04, 2013
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11:18 PM, Jun 03, 2013
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04:28 PM, Jun 03, 2013
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02:04 PM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress party on Sunday said a civil war was on in the BJP, a day after the party's senior leader LK Advani took a jibe at Narendra Modi by comparing his performance with that of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. "BJP story by Advani ji. Chauhan ji verus Modi versus Rajnath ji versus Sushma ji versus Jaitley ji versus Gadkari ji. RSS versus BJP ji-Civil...
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10:11 PM, Jun 01, 2013
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06:26 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has hiked by eight per cent the dearness allowance (DA) of employees with effect from January 1, 2013. This was announced by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday while laying the foundation stone for several developmental projects worth Rs 27.66 crore at Budha village in Mandsour district. With the revised allowance, state employees will now be entitled to a total of 80 per cent DA...
02:42 PM, May 26, 2013
CNN-IBN on Tuesday broke the story showing how close relatives and aides of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan had cornered prime plots in the heart of Bhopal against all norms. ...
11:26 PM, May 15, 2013
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09:43 PM, May 15, 2013
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09:19 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress has targetted Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after CNN-IBN exposed how prime land in Bhopal was given to his relatives and party members. Digvijaya Singh claimed this is one of the many corruption charges against the Madhya Pradesh CM. "About 10 people in Chouhan's family were given membership and land. There is a provision that two members of a family cannot be given a...
09:40 AM, May 15, 2013
