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Row after Kamal Nath says he has clips of 2019 honey trap scandal

Published on May 22, 2021 06:12 AM IST

In 2019, it emerged that a gang of five women and a men were blackmailing some bureaucrats and politicians using sex tapes shot without their knowledge. The names of the politicians ensnared in the case have not been made public to date.

“Many journalists and others have a pen drive of the honey trap scandal. It was first on pen drive, the matter went to police and court later,” Nath said. (ANI file photo)

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Eight cheetahs to be translocated from Africa to MP’s Kuno National Park

The translocation of the 8 cheetahs from South Africa comes more than a decade after the proposal was first mooted in 2010 by the central government

Cheetahs roamed India’s grasslands till the 1950s when they were hunted to extinction from the country. India will now get 8 cheetahs donated by the Endangered Wildlife Trust of South Africa (AFP/File photo)

Published on May 22, 2021 12:12 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar

MP minister faces Cong ire after driver named in Remdevisir black marketing racket

Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat said the driver, who had landed him in a controversy, had been working at his house for just a few months and called for a fair probe to establish the truth.

Indore police had busted a racket of black marketing Remdesivir vials prescribed to Covid-19 patients (HT Photo/Praful Gangurde)

Published on May 19, 2021 09:07 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

'Corona curfew' extended in many districts across Madhya Pradesh

In the state capital Bhopal, the coronavirus-induced curfew has been extended till 6 am on May 24, while in the industrial hub of Indore, it will remain in force till May 29 night, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Rajesh Rajora said.

A deserted view of a road during curfew due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, in Bhopal.(ANI)

Published on May 18, 2021 02:24 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

MP Congress MLA booked for abetment of woman’s ‘suicide’ at his bungalow

The Congress leader said he had lost a ‘dear friend’ in the death of the woman. Her son told police that his widowed mother met Singhar on a matrimonial website in September last year.

The house help at the Congress leader’s Shahpura bungalow first discovered the body and informed the police. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on May 18, 2021 10:59 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Aircraft mishap: MP may face ₹46 cr loss due to no insurance

Likewise, the state government’s helicopter, used by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, also does not have any insurance cover, the officials cited above added.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. (HT archive)(HT_PRINT)

Updated on May 15, 2021 04:18 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

Tiger strays from MP’s Bandhavgarh reserve, stays at shut resort

The big cat, nine-year-old T-37, entered the resort, Samod Safari Lodge, on May 5, spent two days there, and left on its own later

Tiger, T-37, in the lodge’s corridor. (Sourced)

Published on May 14, 2021 01:08 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh govt announces free education for kids orphaned due to Covid-19

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that the state will grant loans to women, who want to work or start a business, on government guarantee.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that children who lost their parents to Covid will be provided free education.(HT file photo for representation)

Published on May 13, 2021 03:29 PM IST

ANI | , Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh logs 8,970 new Covid-19 cases, 84 related deaths

A total of 10,324 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, which pushed the state's recovery count to 5,83,595.

With 1,597 new cases, Indore's caseload went up to 1,31,707, while that of Bhopal rose to 1,08,546 with 1,304 new cases.(ANI)

Published on May 12, 2021 09:35 PM IST

PTI |

Elgar Parishad case: Hany Babu has got eye infection, needs help, says kin

The family of Hany Babu, 54, an associate professor in the department of English with Delhi University and an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, has expressed fear that Babu may suffer brain damage if not treated in time

Published on May 12, 2021 12:43 AM IST

ByCharul Shah, Mumbai

Vedic science, Vaastu in MP’s new vocational curriculum

Educationists said the BJP-led state govt is pushing the agenda of its ideological parent, the RSS.

The curriculum framing committee has also decided that the state government will promote new Indian writers and remove Shakespeare and other foreign writers from the syllabus. In picture - MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.(HT File Photo)

Updated on May 12, 2021 04:47 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

‘MP’s Covid-19 positivity rate declining, but can't be relaxed’: CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh’s daily Covid-19 disease tally dropped below the 10,000-mark on Monday as 9,715 fresh cases were reported, taking the state’s caseload to 681,478, according to the health department’s bulletin.

Chouhan announced every household in MP will be surveyed for Covid-19 and medicine kits will be provided in case anyone is suffering from cold or fever and they will also be tested for the infection.(ANI file photo)

Published on May 10, 2021 09:53 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi

Retd chemistry professor kills doctor husband

The police arrested Mamta Pathak, former professor of chemistry at the Maharaja Chhatrasal Government college in the area, for killing her 63-year-old husband Dr Neeraj Pathak, said Sachin Sharma, superintendent of police, Chhatarpur.

The police are investigating if the couple’s 28-year-old son, Nitesh, was also involved in the murder.(Representational image)

Published on May 10, 2021 01:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Bhopal/sagar

Madhya Pradesh: Man attends wedding despite testing Covid-19 positive, FIR filed

Multiple FIRs have been filed in the incident -- two have been lodged for organising the wedding ceremony without having taken permission from the administration, while another was booked for taking part in the ceremony and concealing the fact that he had been tested positive for Covid-19.

After the wedding till Wednesday, as many as 60 people from the village got themselves tested. Out of which, more than three dozens have tested positive. (File Photo)

Published on May 09, 2021 03:11 PM IST

ANI |

Covid: Madhya Pradesh govt extends ongoing 'Janata Curfew' in state till May 15

Addressing a virtual conference on the ‘Kill Corona-2 Campaign’, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “The only way to control Covid-19 is by breaking the chain of transmission. Therefore, I request that everything in the state should be stopped till May 15."

The janata curfew was earlier supposed to end on May 7. (PTI file photo)

Updated on May 06, 2021 06:23 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Avik Roy, New Delhi

Former MP CM Nath seeks ₹4 lakh assistance for Covid-19 victims' kin

Many families have become helpless and have no source of income now as their head or earning members have succumbed to the viral infection, the leader of opposition in the state Assembly said.

Published on May 06, 2021 04:46 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh's Covid-19 tally nearing 625,000; 12,319 new cases reported

A total of 9,643 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries to 5,29,667, the department said.

The number of active cases in the state stands at 89,244.(ANI file photo)

Published on May 05, 2021 09:21 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Villagers in MP oppose cremation of Covid-19 victims fearing for their own lives

Bagli town inspector Jayram Chauhan said they assured the villagers that Kuntibai’s cremation in the local crematorium will not lead to Covid-19 infection spreading in the areas, as feared by the locals.

MP district officials have been asked to ensure respectful cremation of the infected people. AFP Photo/Representative use.

Published on May 05, 2021 03:44 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Covid in MP: Vaccination for 18-44 age group to begin on May 5, says CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state government has already placed orders to purchase 4.25 crore doses of Covishield and about 52.25 lakh doses of Covaxin.

The CM said the manufacturers of Covaxin and Covishield are not in a position to specify the exact quantum of vaccines they will be providing to Madhya Pradesh.(Raj K Raj/HT file photo)

Published on May 03, 2021 09:57 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh's Covid-19 caseload crosses 6 lakh mark; 12,062 new cases seen

The caseload in MP now stands at 6,00,430, including 5,905 deaths, 93 of which took place during the day, an official said.

With 59,448 samples being examined in the last 24 hours, the number of tests in MP crossed 79.28 lakh.(PTI file photo)

Published on May 03, 2021 08:48 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Damoh bypolls: Madhya Pradesh BJP candidate blames internal sabotage for defeat

Congress' Ajay Tandon beat BJP's Rahul Lodhi by 17,097 votes, the bypoll having been necessitated after the latter left the Congress and joined the BJP late last year.

Published on May 03, 2021 06:23 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Shivraj Singh Chouhan declares journalist as frontline workers

Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday informed that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 for people aged 18 to 45 will be not be beginning from May 1 in Madhya Pradesh as vaccines are not available.

Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday asked residents of Madhya Pradesh to observe Janata Curfew till April 30 amid rising Covid-19 cases. (HT PHOTO.)(HT_PRINT)

Published on May 03, 2021 12:23 PM IST

ANI | , Bhopal

MP comedian withdraws video after objection from outfit of BJP MLA's son

Comedian Ranjeet Kaushal, also known as Ranjeet Bhaiya, told PTI on Saturday that he got a call from a person from 'Hind Rakshak', an outfit run by Eklavya Singh, the son of Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh Gaud.

Eklavya Singh was in news earlier this year when he filed a case against comedian Munawar Faruqui for allegedly cracking jokes about Hindu deities, leading to the latter's arrest. (File Photo)

Published on May 02, 2021 01:42 PM IST

PTI |

2 MP men convert bike, auto into mini ambulances to help people amid Covid-19 crisis

An auto driver in Bhopal converted his auto into an ambulance after selling his wife’s gold pendant and earrings.

Thirty-four-year-old Javed Khan, an auto driver in Bhopal. (ANI)

Updated on Apr 30, 2021 09:50 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Madhya Pradesh reports 12,762 Covid-19 cases, 95 fatalities

Out of 8,998 fresh Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, 1,789 new cases were reported in Indore, while 1,811 new cases were reported in Bhopal.

According to the health department, as many as 59,388 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the positivity rate in the state is at 21.4 per cent. (PTI PHOTO.)

Published on Apr 30, 2021 03:54 PM IST

ANI | , Bhopal

'Criminal negligence': Kamal Nath accuses MP govt of mismanaging Covid crisis

Talking to reporters , senior Congress leader Kamal Nath also alleged under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths in Madhya Pradesh. The state government has denied such allegations.

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath claimed hospitals in the state have no beds, injections, oxygen, medicines and ambulances.(ANI file photo)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 02:34 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

'Corona curfew' in Madhya Pradesh extended till May 7

"Chief Minister (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) has decided to extend the corona curfew (or Janata curfew) till May 7," state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said here.

A deserted view of a road during curfew due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Bhopal.(ANI / File Photo)

Published on Apr 29, 2021 07:51 AM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Vaccination suspended for two days in MP due to Phase 3 dry run

Madhya Pradesh along with neighbours Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute crisis as several hospitals in its major cities are reeling under an oxygen crisis.

A medic administers the Covishield vaccine to a beneficiary during a nationwide vaccination drive at Taj-ul-Masajid in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)

Published on Apr 28, 2021 10:36 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Treat vaccination against as national duty: Madhya Pradesh home minister

Narottam Mishra also urged people not to attack doctors, paramedical staff, nursing staff and policemen in the event of the death of any person as they are putting themselves at grave risk for the safety of the citizens.

Madhya Pradesh has vaccinated 80,10,424 beneficiaries against the Covid-19 disease till now, according to the Union health ministry. (PTI file photo)

Published on Apr 28, 2021 04:14 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

Covid-19 surge: 'Oxygen Express' leaves for Madhya Pradesh from Bokaro

"The 'Oxygen Express' loaded with six tankers having a combined capacity of 64 MT of the life-saving gas left from Bokaro at 5.30 am. It is expected to reach Jabalpur tonight and Bhopal on Wednesday," a railway official said.

Special arrangements have been made at Jabalpur and Mandideep to unload the tankers, the railway official said.(HT file photo. Representative image)

Published on Apr 27, 2021 04:26 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Bhopal

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In 2019, it emerged that a gang of five women and a men were blackmailing some bureaucrats and politicians using sex tapes shot without their knowledge. The names of the politicians ensnared in the case have not been made public to date.

The translocation of the 8 cheetahs from South Africa comes more than a decade after the proposal was first mooted in 2010 by the central government

Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsi Silawat said the driver, who had landed him in a controversy, had been working at his house for just a few months and called for a fair probe to establish the truth.

In the state capital Bhopal, the coronavirus-induced curfew has been extended till 6 am on May 24, while in the industrial hub of Indore, it will remain in force till May 29 night, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Dr Rajesh Rajora said.

The Congress leader said he had lost a ‘dear friend’ in the death of the woman. Her son told police that his widowed mother met Singhar on a matrimonial website in September last year.

Likewise, the state government’s helicopter, used by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, also does not have any insurance cover, the officials cited above added.

The big cat, nine-year-old T-37, entered the resort, Samod Safari Lodge, on May 5, spent two days there, and left on its own later

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also said that the state will grant loans to women, who want to work or start a business, on government guarantee.

A total of 10,324 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, which pushed the state's recovery count to 5,83,595.

The family of Hany Babu, 54, an associate professor in the department of English with Delhi University and an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, has expressed fear that Babu may suffer brain damage if not treated in time

Educationists said the BJP-led state govt is pushing the agenda of its ideological parent, the RSS.

Madhya Pradesh’s daily Covid-19 disease tally dropped below the 10,000-mark on Monday as 9,715 fresh cases were reported, taking the state’s caseload to 681,478, according to the health department’s bulletin.

The police arrested Mamta Pathak, former professor of chemistry at the Maharaja Chhatrasal Government college in the area, for killing her 63-year-old husband Dr Neeraj Pathak, said Sachin Sharma, superintendent of police, Chhatarpur.

Multiple FIRs have been filed in the incident -- two have been lodged for organising the wedding ceremony without having taken permission from the administration, while another was booked for taking part in the ceremony and concealing the fact that he had been tested positive for Covid-19.

Addressing a virtual conference on the ‘Kill Corona-2 Campaign’, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “The only way to control Covid-19 is by breaking the chain of transmission. Therefore, I request that everything in the state should be stopped till May 15."

Many families have become helpless and have no source of income now as their head or earning members have succumbed to the viral infection, the leader of opposition in the state Assembly said.

A total of 9,643 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the count of recoveries to 5,29,667, the department said.

Bagli town inspector Jayram Chauhan said they assured the villagers that Kuntibai’s cremation in the local crematorium will not lead to Covid-19 infection spreading in the areas, as feared by the locals.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state government has already placed orders to purchase 4.25 crore doses of Covishield and about 52.25 lakh doses of Covaxin.

The caseload in MP now stands at 6,00,430, including 5,905 deaths, 93 of which took place during the day, an official said.

Congress' Ajay Tandon beat BJP's Rahul Lodhi by 17,097 votes, the bypoll having been necessitated after the latter left the Congress and joined the BJP late last year.

Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday informed that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 for people aged 18 to 45 will be not be beginning from May 1 in Madhya Pradesh as vaccines are not available.

Comedian Ranjeet Kaushal, also known as Ranjeet Bhaiya, told PTI on Saturday that he got a call from a person from 'Hind Rakshak', an outfit run by Eklavya Singh, the son of Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh Gaud.

An auto driver in Bhopal converted his auto into an ambulance after selling his wife’s gold pendant and earrings.

Out of 8,998 fresh Covid-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, 1,789 new cases were reported in Indore, while 1,811 new cases were reported in Bhopal.

Talking to reporters , senior Congress leader Kamal Nath also alleged under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths in Madhya Pradesh. The state government has denied such allegations.

"Chief Minister (Shivraj Singh Chouhan) has decided to extend the corona curfew (or Janata curfew) till May 7," state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said here.

Madhya Pradesh along with neighbours Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is facing an acute crisis as several hospitals in its major cities are reeling under an oxygen crisis.

Narottam Mishra also urged people not to attack doctors, paramedical staff, nursing staff and policemen in the event of the death of any person as they are putting themselves at grave risk for the safety of the citizens.

"The 'Oxygen Express' loaded with six tankers having a combined capacity of 64 MT of the life-saving gas left from Bokaro at 5.30 am. It is expected to reach Jabalpur tonight and Bhopal on Wednesday," a railway official said.

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