Bikano launches gift packs for Diwali

Bhopal: Bikano, one of the leaders in the market of packaged foods, here on Thursday launched its Diwali products with 19 types of beautiful gift packs besides 10-12 types of special sweets. The special thing about these products is that their self-life is 4-6 months...

Special drive to hold rain water

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has issued instructions to launch a drive for holding flowing rain water from September 15. He has instructed to make action plan for farmers’ income not getting reduced due to rain deficit, observe Swachhata...

MISA pension hiked, rules changed

Bhopal: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday decided to pay an honorarium of Rs 8,000 per month to those who spent less than one month in prison under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) and Defence of India (DIR) rules during Emergency. The...

NHRC issues notice over refusal to treat HIV patient

New Delhi: Terming it the worst example of cruelty, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government over reports that doctors at a district hospital allegedly refused to treat a woman at an advance stage of pregnancy...

Swine flu has claimed 44 lives in MP

Bhopal: Swine flu has claimed 44 lives in Madhya Pradesh with five patients each succumbing to the deadly H1N1 virus in Bhopal and Indore districts since July 1 this year. So far, 226 positive cases of swine flu have been reported from different districts of Madhya...