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SC stays HC order asking political parties to hold virtual bypoll campaigns

SC on Monday stayed the Madhya Pradesh HC order asking political parties to conduct their campaign for the November 3 assembly bypolls virtually instead of holding physical rallies due to COVID-19

MP bypolls: Congress, BJP slug it out as campaign heats up in 28 seats

Resignations by Congress MLAs reduced the strength of the assembly from the original 230 seats to 205, paving the way for the return of saffron rule in the state

Poll panel moves SC against HC order on political gatherings in MP

Election Commission has moved SC challenging an order of MP High Court which put various conditions in holding physical gatherings by political parties for campaigning in assembly bye-polls

Ahead of bypolls, MP CM says poor to get coronavirus vaccine for free

The announcement comes ahead of the November 3 bypolls to 28 assembly seats in the state, the outcome of which will decide the fate of the current government

ONGC wins seven of 11 blocks, OIL the remaining four under OALP-V

OALP Round V is expected to generate exploration work commitment of $400-450 mn; the 11 blocks spread over 8 sedimentary basins include 8 on-land, two shallow-water, and one ultra-deepwater block

Will provide Covid-19 vaccine free of cost once ready: Madhya Pradesh CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced that once the coronavirus vaccine gets ready, it would be administered to all the people in the state free of cost

Kamal Nath expresses regret over remarks against woman MP minister

"I did not say anything disrespectful. I respect women. If anyone thinks this is disrespectful, then I regret it," Kamal Nath told reporters on Monday night

Rahul Gandhi disapproves of Kamal Nath's 'item' remark against MP minister

"One cannot treat women with disrespect. Kamalnath ji is from my party. But I don''t like personally that type of language that Kamalnath ji has used. I do not appreciate it . it is unfortunate"

ECI seeks detailed report from Madhya Pradesh CEO over Kamal Nath's remark

ECI has sought a detailed report from Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer over the Congress leader Kamal Nath's "item remark" at an election rally made against BJP leader Imarti Devi

NHRC issues notice to MP govt, police over 'gangrape' of woman in lock-up

NHRC has issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh government and the state's police and prison chiefs over reports that a woman was allegedly gangraped in a lock-up by five police personnel

India Coronavirus Dispatch: ASHA workers face notices, FIRs after protests

Stories of doctors who died of Covid, Control measures stepped up in Kochi, no new hits in cinema houses--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Cong will lose its shrinking base in Madhya Pradesh with cheap talk: Tomar

Hitting back at the Congress for taunting MP CM Chouhan as "nange bhooke ghar ka", Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday said the opposition party will further lose its base among masses

ADB, India sign $270 mn loan to improve urban services in 64 cities of MP

ADB and the Government of India on Monday signed a $270 million loan to develop water supply and integrated stormwater and sewage management infrastructure for improved service delivery in MP

ADB, govt ink $570 mn loan agreement to fund public infra in Rajasthan, MP

Under the funding programme for Rajasthan, water supply systems in at least eight project towns are expected to improve by 2027, benefiting more than 5,70,000 people

Every vote to 'lotus' will strengthen PM Modi: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Every vote to 'Lotus' will strengthen PM Modi who paved the path to the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and who also abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, said MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Restrictions for rallies relaxed, masks mandatory: Madhya Pradesh minister

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said in its fresh set of Covid guidelines, the Union Home Ministry has relaxed the restriction on gathering of more than 100 people at political rallies

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 1,720 new cases take tally to 135,000

Madhya Pradesh recorded 1,720 fresh Covid-19 cases which pushed the infection tally further to 135,638, while 35 more fatalities took the death toll to 2,434

Being a farmer, I can say farm Acts are farmer-friendly: MP CM Chouhan

Farmers are guaranteed to be paid within a maximum period of three days, says CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: State reports 1,811 cases, 27 deaths

As many as 1,811 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, according to the State Health Department

Madhya Pradesh: Rape victim ends life, family alleges cops did not act

A 32-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly raped by three men four days ago, committed suicide on Friday in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district