Khandwa

A bride who rode up to the groom's house

Written by Shamik Ghosh | Saturday April 27, 2013

Breaking convention to spread a strong message on women empowerment, a young bride rode a horse to her marriage ceremony in Satwara village of Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi to visit Madhya Pradesh on April 24-25

Press Trust of India | Friday April 19, 2013

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day tour of assembly poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on April 24-25, the party's state unit said today.

Rail Budget 2013: 67 express trains, 26 passenger trains introduced

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 26, 2013

Rail Budget 2013: As many as 67 express trains and 26 passenger trains are being introduced this year, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal announced today.

Nine-year-old girl allegedly raped, murdered in Madhya Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2013

A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her father's friend at Surgaon Joshi village, about five km away from Khandwa, police said on Friday.

Rape trial completed in 10 days in Madhya Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Monday January 28, 2013

Setting a precedent by completing the trial in ten days after filing of the chargesheet, a fast-track court in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh today sentenced a man to 14-year rigorous imprisonment for raping a one-and-a-half-years-old girl in 2012.

Kishore Kumar's fans want his ancestral house to be made a memorial

Press Trust of India | Friday September 28, 2012

The two-storey 'Ganguly House' in Khandwa district has seen better days but the haveli, which was once the home of singer Kishore Kumar, is lying in a dilapidated condition now.

Kudankulam protesters to stand in sea today, taking cue from Khandwa 'jal satyagraha'

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 13, 2012

Taking a cue from the 'Jal Satyagraha' activists in Madhya Pradesh, opponents of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will stand in the sea off Idianthakarai coast today as a stepped-up form of agitation.

Harda's jal satyagraha: Prohibitory orders imposed, protesters may be arrested

Reported by Siddharth Ranjan Das; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday September 11, 2012

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus today shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 30 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water d...

Jal satyagraha: Focus now shifts to Harda

Siddharth Ranjan Das | Tuesday September 11, 2012

A day after the victory of those sitting on a jal satyagraha in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the focus has now shifted to Harda where a similar protest is going on for the last 13 days. More than 50 villagers are sitting here in neck-deep water...

Jal satyagraha: Govt agrees to protesters' demand, will lower water level in dam

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday September 10, 2012

Fifty one villagers have stood in neck-deep water - their bodies shriveled, covered with rashes and with their skin peeling - for 17 days, forcing the Madhya Pradesh government to accept their demands. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today agree...

After 17-day protest in water, Madhya Pradesh farmers win: Latest Developments

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday September 10, 2012

A group of protesters who have spent the last 17 days in neck-deep water in Madhya Pradesh have accomplished some of their goals today.

Jal satyagraha: Govt agrees to protesters' demand, will lower water level in dam

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Monday September 10, 2012

The 51 protesters in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district have been sitting in water for 17 days now hoping to draw attention to their displacement by a big dam.

Jal satyagraha: Ministers meet Khandwa protesters

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday September 8, 2012

It has taken Madhya Pradesh government almost two weeks to take notice of 51 protesters who have spent almost a fortnight immersed in water in Khandwa district.

Shivraj Singh Chauhan deputes minister to resolve Khandwa protest

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday September 7, 2012

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has deputed minister for industries and development of the state, Kailash Vijayvargiya, to resolve the protest in Khandwa. Mr Vijayvargi is scheduled to meet activists of the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan...

A protest, standing in water, for 14 days

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday September 7, 2012

In Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa area, 51 people stayed immersed in water for the 13th day today in what's being called a 'jal satyagraha'. The protestors are demanding compensation and rehabilitation for villagers whose homes will be submerged under wate...