Madhya Pradesh

IVRCL bags orders worth Rs 639 crore

Tuesday May 14, 2013

According to a press release issued by the company, its Transportation Division bagged orders worth Rs 445.54 crore.

Congress 'adopts' boy who gave newspaper to Rahul Gandhi for free

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013

Madhya Pradesh Congress has "adopted" a 10-year-old hawker who gave a newspaper for free to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, because the latter had no change.

Karnataka elections: NCP chief Sharad Pawar cautions ally Congress ahead of 2014 general elections

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Thursday May 9, 2013

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has cautioned ally Congress not to be over-confident after its victory in Karnataka assembly elections. He said it was far too early for the UPA to celebrate as the victory was no indication that th...

Six-year-old allegedly raped, murdered in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Saturday May 4, 2013

Even as a nine-year-old girl from Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh fights for her life in a Nagpur hospital after being gang-raped, another case has been reported from the same district.

Angry villagers kill wild bear in Bhopal forest zone

Press Trust of India | Friday May 3, 2013

Two days after a person was killed and three others were injured in a bear attack, angry villagers of Golgaon killed the wild animal in Samardha range of Bhopal forest zone to end its menace, police said today.

Two weeks apart, two little girls, raped, brought to this hospital

Sanjay Ramakant Tiwari | Friday May 3, 2013

Just days after a four-year-old died at a hospital in Nagpur where she was air-lifted after being raped in Madhya Pradesh, a nine-year-old from the same state is battling for her life after being gang-raped.

In Nagpur hospital, a nine-year-old, raped, fights for her life

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday May 3, 2013

A nine-year-old girl is in critical condition in a hospital in Nagpur after being raped in Madhya Pradesh. This is the same hospital where a four-year-old, who had been raped in Madhya Pradesh, died late last month after remaining in a coma for o...

One killed, three injured in bear attack

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013

One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when a bear attacked them at a village near Bhopal, police said.

Four-year-old, who died of rape injuries, buried in her home village

Reported by Syed Imtiaz Jaleel and Siddharth Ranjan Das; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday April 30, 2013

The four-year-old child -- who died yesterday at a Nagpur hospital from rape injuries -- was today buried in her village in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, where had been assaulted on April 17.

Hang him publicly, says mother of 4-year-old who died from rape injuries

Edited by Janaki Fernandes (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday April 30, 2013

The body of the four-year-old who died in a Nagpur hospital nine days after she was brought there in an air ambulance is being taken back to her village in Madhya Pradesh. The child had been kidnapped and raped near her house on April 17; her pare...

Four-year-old, raped, dies in Nagpur hospital

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday April 30, 2013

A four-year-old girl, who was raped nearly two weeks ago in a village in Madhya Pradesh, has died in a hospital in Nagpur. The child had been in coma ever since she was found in front of a farm near her house.

Two killed, 14 injured as part of hospital building collapses

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2013

Two persons were killed and 14 others injured when the two-storied portion of a women's ward of BHEL-run Kasturba Hospital in Bhopal collapsed yesterday evening, officials said.

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.

Time to end neglect of Congress workers, says Rahul Gandhi

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2013

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said factionalism was one of the main problems plaguing the party and assured that voice of ordinary workers would be heard at the time of ticket distribution.

Madhya Pradesh government to set up task force to curb crimes against women

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2013

Madhya Pradesh government has decided to set up a special task force to check crimes against women in the state, an official release said today.