The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Delhi, July 24: An NGO has questioned Madhya Pradesh's credentials as India's top performer in the rural job scheme, saying state officials had siphoned off at least 75 per cent of the funds by showing bogus projects.
Timpu (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Bhopal, Jul 21: Rumours about presence of a live bomb in the arrival lounge of Raja Bhoj airport on Monday, July 21, kept the security agencies at tenterhooks, but later it was found to be part of a mock drill by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Click Here To Read the Full Post
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) There are plans to restore the lost glory of a monument here known as the Taj Mahal, which is a grand structure in its own right but has been facing neglect for decades unlike its namesake in Agra. The Taj Mahal here was built by Shah Jahan Begum over 130 years [...]
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
There are plans to restore the lost glory of a monument here known as the Taj Mahal, which is a grand structure in its own right
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Bhopal, July 26 (IANS) A scheme to provide economic security to over 7.4 million labourers in Madhya Pradesh seems to be a non-starter with only 9,750 labourers benefiting from it. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is unhappy with the progress and has asked for stepping up the pace. Expressing displeasure over the slow pace of [...]
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Sanjay Sharma Bhopal, July 25 (IANS) As many as 13 malnutrition deaths have taken place in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh in the last two months, say child rights activists. “At least two more children have died of malnutrition in Satna district - emblematic of a deep-rooted problem afflicting over 80,000 children in this state,” [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri has welcomed the UPA Government’s victory in Parliament on Tuesday saying that party president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deserve full credit for ...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... Select.East cricket academy squad: Kyle Smith (West Lothian and Merchiston Castle), captain, Rajan BhopaL, Fraser Boyd, Nick Martin, Zaki Yusaf (all Carlton), Cameron Crawford, Grant Davidson (both Penicuik), Oasmaan Malik (Holy Cross), Ally Maxwell (Peebles County), Kris Mein (Gala), Sohaib Asghar (Livingston) and Patrick Sadler (RH Corstorphine).
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... in the incident. This is the holy place of Sant Tukaram. We fear that given Dow’s history in Bhopal and elsewhere, its presence here would adversely affect the environment,’’ said Pune Zilla Warkari Maharashtra president R K Ranjane. ‘‘For the last six months, we have been protesting non-violently but the Government’s inaction has prompted us to take this move,’’ he added. ‘‘We want to build...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Madhya Pradesh“Welcome to school” — Photo: A.M. Faruqui CREATING A BOND: Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor’s wife Kirti Kapoor, President of the Army Wives Welfare Association, with tiny tots during the inauguration of Army Public School in Bhopal on Friday.
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
NGO raises “13 malnutrition deaths” Lalit Shastri Emphasis on involving people’s representatives to face the challenge BHOPAL: A Right to Food Campaign support group here has raised the issue of “13 malnutrition deaths” in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, the worst-hit State with 60 per cent children suffering from malnutrition. Talking to The Hindu on Friday, Sachin Kumar Jain of Vikas Samvad,...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
... chemical maker.For many Indians, Dow is synonymous with the catastrophic industrial accident in Bhopal in central India in 1984, when tonnes of toxic gas leaked from a pesticide plant owned at the time by Union Carbide.Nearly 3,800 people died soon after exposure to the gas, while tens of thousands more people were made sick. Union Carbide later became a subsidiary of Dow. There is still...
Hindu (Free subscription) | yesterday
Madhya PradeshTribals voice demands Photo: A.M. Faruqui Tribals from Khandwa, Betul, Harda and Hoshangabad districts staging dharna at the Chief Minister’s residence in Bhopal on Thursday demanding implementation of tribal rights Bill, payment of wages under the Employment Guarantee Scheme and five acre forest land to each family.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ever since he abstained from the trust vote on Tuesday, expelled BJP MP Chandrabhan Singh's bungalow in Jabalpur...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Milind Ghatwai & ApurvaJaipur/Bhopal, July 22: They come from backward and reserved constituencies and rarely have been in headlines. On Tuesday, however, Faggan Singh Kulaste, Ashok Argal and Mahavir Bhagora, BJP MPs who alleged that they were bribed to abstain from voting in the Lok Sabha, found their 15 minutes of prime-time TV. Jaipur/Bhopal, July 22: They come from backward and reserved...
