Madhya Pradesh
PM Modi releases eight cheetahs in MP's Kuno National park
On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi said, "Cheetahs had become extinct from the country in 1952, but for decades, no meaningful effort was made to rehabilitate them. Today, as we celebrate 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', the country has started rehabilitating cheetahs with a new energy."
MP Home Minister calls Shabana Azmi agent of Tukde-Tukde gang
Mishra made the controversial remark while reacting to Shabana Azami's comment questioning the release of 11 persons convicted for the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano during the Gujarat riots in 2002. Talking to mediapersons here, Mishra said these people don't utter even a single word when crimes are committed in a non-BJP state. "Why these people were silent when a minor girl was killed in Jharkhand, why did not they say a single word on the Udaipur murder? Because they see crime in only in BJP-ruled states. These people are agents and sleeper cell of Tukde-Tukde gang," Mishra said.
MP civic polls: Ruling BJP wins 7 mayoral posts, Congress 3
Results for 11 of the 16 Municipal Corporations were announced late on Sunday. BJP has won the post of mayor in five municipal corporations - Bhopal, Indore, Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa, Sagar and Ujjain, while the Congress registered wins in three - Gwalior and Jabalpur and Chhindwara.
MP CM cancels foreign tour after SC's order on OBC reservation
The decision came a day after the Supreme Court directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct local body (gram, nagar and zila panchayat) elections without OBC reservation. "I was scheduled to travel abroad from May 14 to attract investment in Madhya Pradesh, but at this time it is my priority to present my case again in the court and protect the interests of the backward classes.
Kamal Nath resigns as leader of opposition in MP Assembly
Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal wrote to Kamal Nath on Thursday, saying, "This is to inform you that the Congress President has accepted your resignation from the post of Leader, Congress Legislature Party, Madhya Pradesh, with immediate effect. The party wholeheartedly appreciates your contribution as the CLP Leader, Madhya Pradesh."
Shivraj Singh Chouhan's bulldozer act gets party's backing
Endorsing the move to demolish properties of those accused of violence and heinous crimes, the party's in-charge for Madhya Pradesh, P. Murlidhar Rao, said on Thursday that Chouhan took action depending on the ground situation. "Depending on the situation on the ground, Chief Minister Chouhan took the action. Wherever a bulldozer is required, he (Chouhan) is using it," Rao said.
MP: BJP MP who once commented on PM Modi's beard, makes another controversial statement
The Rewa MP was addressing a gathering of the party leaders and workers in his constituency and advising them on ways to come into prominence as a politician. "Slapping district collector or commissioner will establish one as a political leader at least for the next one or two years," he said.
Politics in MP heat up over Khargone violence
Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh, who has held district administration and the police responsible for communal violence, has posted a photo showing a group of people hoisting saffron flag on a mosque. However, the photograph turned out to be a fake and subsequently, Singh's post from his twitter account was deleted.
MP Govt initiates action against Khargone rioters, Cong questions Kapil Mishra's visit
In a joint operation by the district administration and the police, several buildings were bulldozed in the Khargone city area where the incidents took place. Nearly half-a-dozen JCB machines (bulldozers) started demolishing the illegal buildings of rioters. The action came soon after CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a meeting with DGP Sudhir Kumar Saxena and other top bureaucrats including the chief secretary and the principal secretary of the state home department in Bhopal on Monday.
Why is Congress asking its cadre to celebrate festival of one religion, asks Muslim MLA
Arif Masood, who is a prominent Muslim leader of the Congress in the city, said the party was setting a 'wrong precedent' by issuing such a circular. Masood asked why such directives were not issued for the Congress workers to celebrate Ramadan and the festivals of other faiths. He stated that the Congress has always respected all religions equally since its inception and should not follow the BJP's ideology.
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