Bhopal News

Maoist group threatens to kill Madhya Pradesh chief minister

A Maoist organisation, in a letter to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, threatened to kill him and his wife if services of teachers in 'panchayats' (village councils) are not merged with the education department. Police, however, suspect the authenticity of the letter.

Seven forest officials suspended in Madhya Pradesh

Seven forest officials have been suspended for negligence after it was found that a private telecom company had undertaken illegal digging and cable laying work in Ratapani and Singhori wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.8:06 PM on December 09

Madhya Pradesh hopes to get ample funds for tigers soon

Having signed a tripartite agreement with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the central government, Madhya Pradesh hopes to get ample funds soon to boost conservation and protection of the big cats in its six tiger reserves, an official said Wednesday.2:01 PM on December 09

Case against portal for misleading students

The Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) has lodged a police complaint against a website for spreading misinformation about the timing of its semester exams, university officials said Tuesday.8:05 PM on December 08

Missing Panna tiger located

A radio collared tiger that had gone missing from the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh about 10 days ago has been traced outside the national park, wildlife officials said Tuesday.6:05 PM on December 08

'I am poor' tag to keep affluent from BPL cards

The Madhya Pradesh government plans to write 'I am poor' on walls of houses of people with below poverty line (BPL) cards to discourage the non-deserving families from availing benefits of the scheme, officials said Monday.6:04 PM on December 07

Escaped rape accused nabbed again in Madhya Pradesh

A man, who is accused of raping and killing several women in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested Sunday, less than a fortnight after he escaped from police custody, authorities said Monday.4:00 PM on December 07

Malnutrition killed 25 in 50 days in Madhya Pradesh district: Activists

Malnutrition has reached epidemic proportions in most parts of Madhya Pradesh. While activists say it has claimed 25 lives in nearly 50 days in the tribal-dominated Sidhi district, the administration says the deaths were due to malaria.10:00 AM on December 07

Two youth electrocuted in Bhopal

At least two teenaged boys were killed and four others injured Sunday when they came in contact with a high-tension electricity wire while returning from an Islamic congregation on the outskirts of the state capital, police said.12:01 AM on December 07

Retired Madhya Pradesh official commits suicide

Upset over being charged with possessing disproportionate assets, a 68-year-old retired chairman of the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) shot himself with his licensed revolver, police said Sunday.2:02 PM on December 06

Bhopal gas tragedy survivors hold rallies, all-faith meet

Rallies where effigies of Union Carbide Corporation and its then chairman Warren Anderson were burnt and an all-faith prayer meet marked the 25th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy, which killed over 3,500 people in a matter of hours and maimed several thousands for life.6:03 PM on December 03

Bhopal gas tragedy victims hold torch rally

As the sun went down on Bhopal Wednesday, victims of the gas tragedy set out on a torch light rally from one landmark, Bhopal Talkies, to another unfortunate landmark - the now defunct Union Carbide factory.12:05 AM on December 03

'Disaster tourism would help Union Carbide escape liability'

Efforts to promote 'disaster tourism' here could assist Union Carbide in persuading American courts that no pollution exists and help it escape liability, a lawyer working for the cause of Bhopal gas tragedy victims said Wednesday.8:04 PM on December 02

Remembering Bhopal tragedy with torch rally

As the sun went down on Bhopal Wednesday, victims of the gas tragedy were set for a torch rally from one landmark, Bhopal Talkies, to another unfortunate landmark - the now defunct Union Carbide factory.8:00 PM on December 02

Gazala, blinded again and again by Bhopal tragedy

Gazala, living with her parents and a younger sister in Ginnauri neighbourhood - about three kilometres from the killer Union Carbide factory - was 12 years old when lethal gases leaked out on the night of Dec 2-3, 25 years ago.6:03 PM on December 02