MP Assembly creates history

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh State Assembly created history by carrying out business in the house as usual on Sunday, the public holiday. The functioning on Sunday continued till 10 pm, followed by marathon proceedings on Saturday which ran all the way till 11 pm on...

Advocate Protection Act soon: CM

Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath said that the Government had promised to enact Advocates' Protection Act and it would honour its promise. Soon it will be finalized in the cabinet to make it a model law. Responding to the demand of the advocates, Kamal Nath said that...

Uproar over detention of Priyanka

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Saturday witnessed uproarious scenes over Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's detention in Uttar Pradesh on Friday when she was going to Sonbhadra, where 10 people were gunned down this week. Speaker NP Prajapati adjourned...

Stray cows to be shifted to cowsheds

Bhopal: Animal Husbandry Minister Lakhan Singh Yadav told the State assembly on Saturday that all stray cows in Madhya Pradesh would be shifted to gaushalas (cowsheds) in the next 16 to 18 months. Yadav was replying to the demand for grant of funds for his department....

Daylong seminar on Homeopathy

Bhopal: A daylong seminar on ‘Homeopathy, Hypnotherapy & Mesmerism its Practical application with demo’ was organized under research project Sickle Cell Disorder at Government Homeopathy University and hospital. The chief guest of the seminar was Indian Medical...

House adjourned twice over remarks against CM

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Assembly was on Friday adjourned twice during the Question Hour amid bedlam by the ruling Congress members over the alleged statement made by a former BJP MLA against Chief Minister Kamal Nath during a protest. Speaker NP Prajapati adjourned...

Former BJP MLA arrested, released on bail

Bhopal: A day after former BJP’s former MLA Surendranath Singh threatened bloodshed of chief minister on Bhopal roads over public issues, the police arrested him (Singh) here on Friday. Later, by the evening, Singh was granted bail in two cases registered against him....

Over 16,500 saplings planted on initiative of Guv

Bhopal: On the initiative of the Governor Anandiben Patel, over 16,500 peepal saplings were planted in various regions of the state on the occasion of Guru Poornima. Saplings of peepal were planted in the campuses of universities, government and private colleges and...

Walkout over inflated electricity bills

Bhopal: Members of the main opposition BJP staged a walkout in the State assembly on Thursday after the Speaker did not allow a discussion over alleged inflated electricity bills being given to slum dwellers. The issue was raised just after the Question Hour by...

Ensure commercial operation of new food processing units

Bhopal: Chief Minister Kamal Nath gave instructions to Horticulture, Food Processing and Industries Departments to ensure commercial operation of new food processing units by March end by setting new targets. He was reviewing the current status of Food Park and the...