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MP government plans to bring law to ease tree felling on private land

Published on Mar 25, 2021 01:33 PM IST

Under the new law, the state government is going to relax the norms for cutting trees on private land.

File photo: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (HT photo)

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh CM seeks support in state's anti-coronavirus campaigns

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote letters to religious heads, political parties, different organisations and media, seekin their support in making the government's 'Mera Mask Meri Suraksha' and 'Meri Holi Mere Ghar' campaigns successful.

Chouhan also urged the people to wear masks for their and their family's safety and appealed to them to come forward to raise awareness on the issue.(ANI photo)

Published on Mar 24, 2021 09:27 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal

Govt considering partial lockdown in 2-3 cities as Covid-19 cases rise in MP

State home minister Narpttam Mishra urged people with 'folded hands' to follow Covid-19 guidelines prescribed by the government to prevent the spread of the virus.

On Tuesday, Indore registered 477 Covid-19 cases.(PTI)

Published on Mar 24, 2021 06:41 AM IST

ANI | , Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh's Damoh assembly bypoll on April 17, BJP set to field Lodhi

The bypoll was necessitated after Lodhi resigned from the Assembly and the Congress and joined the BJP in October last year.

The first phase of voting for the three-phased elections to the decentralised tiers of local bodies at the village, block and district levels in Kerala will be conducted by the Kerala State Election Commission on Tuesday.(PTI/ File photo)

Published on Mar 23, 2021 09:28 AM IST

PTI |

‘Turned pandemic into opportunity’: Shivraj Singh Chouhan on past year’s experiences as CM

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister expressed confidence in BJP winning the West Bengal and Assam polls.

File photo: Madhya Pradesh CM and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 21, 2021 11:07 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Former Congress MP Suraj Solanki dies of cardiac arrest in Bhopal

Suraj Solanki, MP from Dhar in 1989 and 1991, was 60 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

Published on Mar 21, 2021 07:08 PM IST

PTI | , Dhar/ Bhopal

Covid-19: Siren to ring twice across Madhya Pradesh on March 23. Here's why

Announcing a campaign, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that on March 23, a siren would ring across Madhya Pradesh for two minutes at 11 am and 7 pm respectively.

“When the siren rings, everyone will have to take a pledge to wear a mask and follow norms of social distancing”, Chouhan’s tweet, translated from Hindi read.(Raj K Raj/HT file photo)

Published on Mar 21, 2021 04:09 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

Amid Covid-19 surge, 1-day lockdown in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur today

The decision to impose the lockdown was taken at a review meeting of the coronavirus situation in the state which was chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday.

During the period of the lockdown, essential services will continue to remain operational.(Ravindra Joshi/HT photo)

Published on Mar 21, 2021 06:41 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Jyotiraditya Scindia helps injured MP cop, video goes viral on social media

The policeman had sustained a minor injury on his forehead and a video of Scindia putting a handkerchief on the wound went viral on social media.

Superintendent of Police (North) Vijay Khatri denied that the policeman was hit by one of the vehicles in Scindia's entourage.(ANI Video Screengrab)

Updated on Mar 20, 2021 09:05 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

MP: Woman cuts off man's genitals after he tries to rape her

As per the complaint lodged by the woman, her husband had gone out of station for some work when the incident took place, Khaddi police outpost in-charge sub inspector (SI) Dharmendra Singh Rajput said.

The accused has been booked under IPC section 354 (criminal force on woman with an intent to outrage her modesty), 456 (house-trespass or house-breaking by night), 294 (obscene acts), 506 (criminal intimidation) and others. (Representative Image)(Reuters File Photo)

Published on Mar 20, 2021 04:06 PM IST

PTI |

It took a DNA test to end the dispute over dog’s ownership in MP

Shadab Khan claimed to have lost his dog Coco in August last year and accused an ABVP leader of stealing it.

Updated on Mar 20, 2021 02:32 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh sees 1,140 Covid-19 cases, 7 deaths, 556 recoveries

He said 556 people were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 2,62,587. Four of 52 districts in the state did not report a new Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours, the official pointed out.

Four of 52 districts in the state did not report a new Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours, the official pointed out.(PTI file photo)

Published on Mar 19, 2021 10:07 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Covid-19: 1-day lockdown in 3 Madhya Pradesh cities on March 21

Madhya Pradesh on Friday logged its highest single-day spike of the year 2021 with 1,140 new Covid-19 disease cases and seven related fatalities, taking the caseload and death toll to 2,73,097 and 3,901 respectively. Friday’s figures have also been the highest since late December last year.

The 1-day lockdown decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.(PTI file photo)

Published on Mar 19, 2021 08:49 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

MP farmers organise marriage at Rewa mandi to send message to Centre

The farmers have decided to organise and celebrate all family and social functions including marriages and festivals at the protest site only, claimed a farmer.

Farmers wanted to convey that they were prepared for a long-drawn struggle against the three farm laws. (PTI Photo/Representative use)

Updated on Mar 19, 2021 01:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

MiG-21 crash: Mortal remains of IAF fighter pilot taken for last rites

Gupta, according to Bharat Rakshak, had been a part of the fighter squadron and also trained to become a squadron pilot. He had previously also been eligible to fly the T-75 and Jaguar aircraft and held the position of a 4 aircraft Leader as well as of a trainer captain.

Published on Mar 18, 2021 03:31 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Vani Agnihotri

IAF group captain killed in MiG-21 Bison crash in Gwalior

The MiG-21 was upgraded to MiG-21 Bison in 2000. Experts said it is a reliable aircraft but nearing the end of its service life.

Wreckage of the Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison fighter jet lies in a field after the crash in Gwalior. Group Captain A Gupta lost his life in the tragic accident. (PTI Photo)

Published on Mar 18, 2021 01:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Indore, Bhopal account for 54% of Madhya Pradesh’s Covid caseload: CM

Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 817 fresh Covid-19 disease cases, one fatality and 554 recoveries. This is the first time this year that the daily cases have gone past the 800-mark in the state, though the overall situation has been aggravating since the beginning of this month.

Maharashtra travellers to carry negative Covid-19 report in Madhya Pradesh(Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash)

Updated on Mar 17, 2021 10:19 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

MP school principal framed under freedom of religion law, says court

Ruby Singh had filed the complaint at the police station against the school principal in the presence of leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parshad stating that she was under pressure from her school principal to convert.

Published on Mar 17, 2021 10:55 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh announces night curfew in Bhopal & Indore as Covid-19 cases rise

According to a government order, the night curfew will come in effect from March 17. In eight other cities, markets will have to close by 10pm, as per the order.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan (HT File Photo)

Updated on Mar 16, 2021 06:16 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral

Amid rise in Covid-19 cases, night curfew in Bhopal, Indore from tomorrow

The decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by chief minister Shivraj Sigh Chouhan on Tuesday to contain the spread of Covid 19 as the positivity rate has increased to 5.4% in MP

A medic administers the first dose of Covishield vaccine to a frontline workerin Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. (File photo)

Updated on Mar 16, 2021 05:19 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh govt issues rules for 15-year-old vehicles

In its notification, the Madhya Pradesh government has also said that cars older than 15 years will need a ‘fitness certificate’. This will be applicable for both government as well as private vehicles and the policy is expected to be implemented from April.

According to the Centre’s scrappage policy, cars that have aged more than eight years will have to undergo a ‘fitness test’ and if they fail the test, owners will not be allowed to drive them anymore.(Representational Photo)

Published on Mar 16, 2021 07:55 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni

Madhya Pradesh govt releases fresh guidelines to contain Covid 19 spread

Travellers from Maharashtra must undergo seven days of home quarantine.

The worst affected districts in Madhya Pradesh are Indore and Bhopal.(File photo for representation)

Updated on Mar 14, 2021 10:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

MP to auction unused govt properties to fund direct money transfer schemes

The MP government has released tenders for selling 18 properties including three bus depots and booking offices of MP Road Transport Corporation (MPRTC) apart from other government owned properties in the past 2 months.

MP government has asked all departments to prepare a list of unused government properties.(Raj K Raj/HT Archive)

Updated on Mar 14, 2021 02:43 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

MP needs 8.1 million first doses of vaccine: CM Chouhan as tally nears 268,000

“The Union health minister has promised to provide the remaining shots very soon,” Chouhan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The chief minister’s remarks come after he met Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in Bhopal.

Chouhan also told ANI the surge in Madhya Pradesh’s cases is a serious concern and urged that people should follow all preventive measures.(ANI file photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2021 12:24 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

MP Congress seeks Shivraj Chouhan's resignation after SC slammed law & order

Govind Singh and four others were accused of killing Congress leader Devendra Chaurasia in front of his son in March 2019. However, criminal charges were dropped against him later.

The additional sessions judge hearing Congress leader's murder case has accused MP police of trying to implicate him falsely. (Representational photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2021 09:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal/sagar

Over six Covid-19 vaccines in offing in India: Harsh Vardhan

He also said that 1.84 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted.

He was speaking while inaugurating the new green campus of the National Institute of Research in Environmental Health near here.(PTI)

Published on Mar 13, 2021 03:55 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Covid-19 positivity rate climbs to 4.1% in Madhya Pradesh, highest in 2 months

The state has 4,335 active cases of Covid-19. The highest number of cases have been reported in Indore (203), followed by Bhopal (138).

Updated on Mar 13, 2021 12:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

Maharashtra devotees defy ban, walk through forests to reach Shiva temples in MP

The SP said most of the devotees, who approached by road in vehicles, were sent back, but devotees, in small groups reached the temples on foot from Nagpur.

The devotees defied ban on gathering in Hoshangabad district to pray at Shiva Temples on Maha Shivratri(AFP)

Published on Mar 12, 2021 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal/hoshangabad

Gandhi statue damaged by monkeys in MP's Mandsaur, say Police

"No one was seen crossing the school boundary and a watchman was on duty till 8 pm. Earlier, an incident was reported where monkeys broke the arm of the idol and it was repaired," said Siddharth Chaudhary, Mandsaur SP.

Published on Mar 11, 2021 12:32 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal

Suspecting her character, MP man chops off wife's hand, leg

Rajput allegedly chopped his wife's left hand from the wrist and also hacked her left foot, the official said.

Police included the rape charge after the intervention of Moradabad senior superintendent of police Prabhakar Choudhury, the survivor’s family has alleged.(HT file photo)

Published on Mar 10, 2021 01:59 PM IST

PTI | , Hindustan Times, Bhopal

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Under the new law, the state government is going to relax the norms for cutting trees on private land.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wrote letters to religious heads, political parties, different organisations and media, seekin their support in making the government's 'Mera Mask Meri Suraksha' and 'Meri Holi Mere Ghar' campaigns successful.

State home minister Narpttam Mishra urged people with 'folded hands' to follow Covid-19 guidelines prescribed by the government to prevent the spread of the virus.

The bypoll was necessitated after Lodhi resigned from the Assembly and the Congress and joined the BJP in October last year.

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister expressed confidence in BJP winning the West Bengal and Assam polls.

Suraj Solanki, MP from Dhar in 1989 and 1991, was 60 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.

Announcing a campaign, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that on March 23, a siren would ring across Madhya Pradesh for two minutes at 11 am and 7 pm respectively.

The decision to impose the lockdown was taken at a review meeting of the coronavirus situation in the state which was chaired by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday.

The policeman had sustained a minor injury on his forehead and a video of Scindia putting a handkerchief on the wound went viral on social media.

As per the complaint lodged by the woman, her husband had gone out of station for some work when the incident took place, Khaddi police outpost in-charge sub inspector (SI) Dharmendra Singh Rajput said.

Shadab Khan claimed to have lost his dog Coco in August last year and accused an ABVP leader of stealing it.

He said 556 people were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 2,62,587. Four of 52 districts in the state did not report a new Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours, the official pointed out.

Madhya Pradesh on Friday logged its highest single-day spike of the year 2021 with 1,140 new Covid-19 disease cases and seven related fatalities, taking the caseload and death toll to 2,73,097 and 3,901 respectively. Friday’s figures have also been the highest since late December last year.

The farmers have decided to organise and celebrate all family and social functions including marriages and festivals at the protest site only, claimed a farmer.

Gupta, according to Bharat Rakshak, had been a part of the fighter squadron and also trained to become a squadron pilot. He had previously also been eligible to fly the T-75 and Jaguar aircraft and held the position of a 4 aircraft Leader as well as of a trainer captain.

The MiG-21 was upgraded to MiG-21 Bison in 2000. Experts said it is a reliable aircraft but nearing the end of its service life.

Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday reported 817 fresh Covid-19 disease cases, one fatality and 554 recoveries. This is the first time this year that the daily cases have gone past the 800-mark in the state, though the overall situation has been aggravating since the beginning of this month.

Ruby Singh had filed the complaint at the police station against the school principal in the presence of leaders of Vishwa Hindu Parshad stating that she was under pressure from her school principal to convert.

According to a government order, the night curfew will come in effect from March 17. In eight other cities, markets will have to close by 10pm, as per the order.

The decision was taken in a review meeting chaired by chief minister Shivraj Sigh Chouhan on Tuesday to contain the spread of Covid 19 as the positivity rate has increased to 5.4% in MP

In its notification, the Madhya Pradesh government has also said that cars older than 15 years will need a ‘fitness certificate’. This will be applicable for both government as well as private vehicles and the policy is expected to be implemented from April.

Travellers from Maharashtra must undergo seven days of home quarantine.

The MP government has released tenders for selling 18 properties including three bus depots and booking offices of MP Road Transport Corporation (MPRTC) apart from other government owned properties in the past 2 months.

“The Union health minister has promised to provide the remaining shots very soon,” Chouhan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. The chief minister’s remarks come after he met Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in Bhopal.

Govind Singh and four others were accused of killing Congress leader Devendra Chaurasia in front of his son in March 2019. However, criminal charges were dropped against him later.

He also said that 1.84 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted.

The state has 4,335 active cases of Covid-19. The highest number of cases have been reported in Indore (203), followed by Bhopal (138).

The SP said most of the devotees, who approached by road in vehicles, were sent back, but devotees, in small groups reached the temples on foot from Nagpur.

"No one was seen crossing the school boundary and a watchman was on duty till 8 pm. Earlier, an incident was reported where monkeys broke the arm of the idol and it was repaired," said Siddharth Chaudhary, Mandsaur SP.

Rajput allegedly chopped his wife's left hand from the wrist and also hacked her left foot, the official said.

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