Anurag Dwary

Man Allegedly Shot Dead By Forest Official In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Fourteen people including a forest ranger have been charged for allegedly shooting a man in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district after he tried to intervene in an altercation between his family and the forest department officials over filing water from a hand pump.

"Manifesto Is For 5 Years, Not Months": Kamal Nath On Jyotiraditya Scindia's Remark

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday February 15, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Friday responded to Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia's remark that he will hit the streets if the promises made by his party were not fulfilled, saying the election manifesto talked about the work the government will undertake over the period of five years, not months.

"Call Whoever You Want": Chhattisgarh Officer After MLA's "Aukaat" Jab

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday February 14, 2020

A video of a heated argument between a woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Shakuntla Sahu has gone viral.

Nine Injured As Portion Of Overbrige Collapses At Bhopal Railway Station

Bhopal News | Reported By Anurag Dwary, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Thursday February 13, 2020

At least nine people were injured when a portion of overbridge collapsed this morning at Bhopal Junction railway station.

Protests Erupt Over Removal Of Shivaji Bust In Madhya Pradesh Town

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday February 13, 2020

Protests broke out over the removal of a bust of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji by local officials with an excavator in Chhindwara district's Sausar town on Wednesday. Agitators blocked a section of the Chhindwara-Nagpur highway after the incident.

Teacher Commits Suicide In Madhya Pradesh As Protest Enters 10th Week

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday February 12, 2020

A guest faculty-sports officer at a government college in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district committed suicide at his rented house on Monday as protests in the state over unpaid wages of guest teachers at colleges entered its 65th day today. Sanjay Kumar's family says he was under constant fear of losing his job.

1 Dead As 6 Farmers Attacked Over Child Lifting Rumours In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday February 5, 2020

One farmer has died and five others have been hospitalized - four of them are critical - after they were attacked by hundreds of villagers on the suspicion of being child-lifters in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Wednesday afternoon.

Madhya Pradesh Government Passes Resolution Against CAA

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday February 5, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh government passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Wednesday and asked the centre to withdraw it. BJP leader Ajit Borasi also criticised the CAA. Last month, BJP MLA from Maihar Narayan Tripathi had spoken out against the amended law.

Man Sits In Front Of Plane About To Take Off In Bhopal, Damages Chopper

Bhopal News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday February 3, 2020

A 20-year-old man who entered the aircraft parking bay at Bhopal airport and allegedly damaged a helicopter has been detained. After damaging the nose cone of the helicopter, the man sat down in front of a SpiceJet plane that was spooling its engines for take-off, the police said.

Annoyed With Panchayat Poll Candidate, Chhattisgarh Villagers Pile Freebies At Bus Stop

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday January 31, 2020

A bus stand at Bhansoj village in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district received more than its fair share of attention on Friday when household items and clothes were found dumped there in a messy pile. As it turned out, this was no yard sale.

Medical Student, Mother Under Watch In Ujjain Amid Coronavirus Scare

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday January 28, 2020

A medical student and his mother were admitted to an isolation ward at a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, about 190 km from state capital Bhopal, overpossible exposure to SARS-like coronavirus that originated in China.

Country Shouldn't Be Divided In The Name Of Religion, Says BJP MLA Narayan Tripathi On Citizenship Law

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday January 28, 2020

On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the citizenship law was brought to "correct a historical injustice and fulfil a promise to minorities in the neighbouring countries", an MLA of his BJP from Madhya Pradesh opposed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA and said the country should not be divided in the name of religion as it is ag...

72-Year Old CPM Worker Critical After He Allegedly Set Himself On Fire

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday January 25, 2020

A 72-year-old CPM worker, who was actively participating in protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, is critical after he had allegedly set himself on fire on Friday, police said.

"Bad In Law": Court Stays Madhya Pradesh Principal's Suspension In Row Over VD Savarkar

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Thursday January 23, 2020

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the suspension of a celebrated school principal for allowing the distribution of notebooks with Hindutva icon VD Savarkar's picture on the cover, calling the government's move "bad in law".

29 Students Beaten Over Incomplete Homework In Madhya Pradesh

Cities | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday January 22, 2020

A woman teacher allegedly thrashed as many as 29 girl students of a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Monday, prompting a probe being ordered by chief minister Kamal Nath.