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‘Such people mustn’t be spared’, says MP HC judge on comic Faruqui

Published on Jan 26, 2021 05:50 AM IST

“It is obvious to me that freedom of speech and expression is seriously compromised in this country,” former additional solicitor general and senior advocate Indira Jaising said.

Faruqui was arrested on January 1 on the complaint of Hindu Rakshak Sangathan convener Eklavya Singh Gaud, who is also a son of a BJP MLA, Malini Singh Gaud, in Indore just before he was about to start his performance at a restaurant.(Instagram/Munawar Faruqui)

ByShruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal

2 former underworld gang members arrested for drug supply link in Madhya Pradesh

The two accused were identified as Ayub Qureshi, who was convicted in a case of Mumbai Bomb Blast 1993, and Waseem Khan, who was a member of the Abu Salem gang.

Updated on Jan 25, 2021 12:13 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

'Aapka Jai Shri Ram ho jayega', MP protem speaker warns Mamata Banerjee

Yesterday, Banerjee did not deliver her speech at an event at Victoria Memorial to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose "in protest" to 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans raised when she was invited to speak.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata.(PTI)

Published on Jan 24, 2021 07:16 PM IST

ANI | , Bhopal

Kamal Nath files breach of privilege notice against 3 officers of health dept

A controversy has broken out in Madhya Pradesh over veracity of some government staff testing Covid-19 positive before the winter assembly session last year, leading to its cancellation.

The notice filed by Congress leader Kamal Nath has been signed by five Congress MLAs(ANI)

Published on Jan 24, 2021 09:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

Farm laws: Cong leaders among 1,000 booked in Madhya Pradesh

Former CM Digvijaya Singh was among the 110 arrested Congress leaders, said Upendra Jain, ADG Bhopal.

Attacking the BJP-led state government Kamal Nath said, “Police used force against the farmers and Congressmen during the peaceful protest. This barbarism act of BJP-led state government is unacceptable.”(Raj K Raj/HT file photo. Representative image)

Published on Jan 24, 2021 05:31 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

Don't let `ego` come in way of breaking farm laws impasse: Uma Bharti

The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said farmers came together under the leadership of farm leaders Mahendra Singh Tikait and Sharad Joshi around 30 years ago.

The former Union minister said it is after a gap of more than 30 years that farmers have gathered near Delhi to push for their demands.(PTI File Photo)

Updated on Jan 22, 2021 05:22 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

MP order seeking proposal for opening new liquor shops sparks controversy

Former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Uma Bharti opposed the proposal and demanded a ban on the sale of liquor in all BJP-ruled states

Published on Jan 22, 2021 04:53 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

17-yr-old rape victim dies by suicide

“On Monday afternoon, the girl consumed sleeping pills to end her life. She was rushed to Hamidia hospital where she died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment. After post mortem, the body was handed over to the family,” said Sai Krishna Thota, SP, Bhopal (south).

The girl’s family, however, has accused the shelter officials of harassing the girls at the home. “The shelter superintendent was harassing all the girls and a few days ago she physically assaulted them too. Depressed with life in the shelter, my sister ended her life,” the girl’s cousin said.(Representative image)

Published on Jan 22, 2021 05:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

Brother, uncle get double death sentence for raping, beheading 12-year-old girl in MP

The girl’s body was found in an agricultural field a day after she went missing on March 13, 2019. It later emerged that her brother had abducted and taken her to their uncle’s house

Representational Image. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 21, 2021 11:19 AM IST

ByAnupam Pateriya

Morena hooch tragedy: Main accused Mukesh Kirar held from Chennai

The home of main accused Mukesh Kirar in Chhera village was also demolished as part of the action following the tragedy.

The January 11 incident, in which some residents of Manpur and Pahawali villages consumed

Published on Jan 17, 2021 10:58 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal/morena

'Crime which I never committed': Ex-army man acquitted after 14 years in jail

Balveer Singh Yadav, 45, a resident of Bharrad village of Madhya Pradesh's Morena district had been arrested in 2006 in connection to a murder case.

Image for representation. (REUTERS/Representative image)

Updated on Jan 17, 2021 05:29 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal/gwalior

Minor gang-raped by nine people in MP

Umaria superintendent of police (SP) Vikas Shahwal said the girl was in trauma and being counselled.

They were arrested under section 376 (d) (gang rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under relevant section of Protection of Children from Sexual Offence.(AP FILE)

Published on Jan 17, 2021 10:50 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Man dies after friend inserts air compressor into rectum to relieve constipation

The victim died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

Image for representation. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 17, 2021 12:09 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

10 students test positive for Covid-19 at a girls' school in MP's Betul

The local administration has decided to shut the school for a week, after the infections were detected among Class 12 students.

Swab samples of 10 students from Government Girls Excellence School in Shahpur, about 36 km from the district headquarters, were collected for testing on January 13, school principal Virendra Namdeo said.(Ravindra Joshi/HT FILE PHOTO/For Representative Purposes Only)

Published on Jan 16, 2021 11:31 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

A security guard and a sanitation worker first to get Covid-19 vaccine in MP

Yadav has shown through for his commitment while managing the crowd of patients and visitors at the hospital without taking a single leave since March 2020, said a hospital official

Yadav assured his family that since PM Narendra Modi has guaranteed the safety of Covid-19 vaccine, there was nothing to worry.(HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 16, 2021 02:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

Retd Air Force officer was drugged in MP before set on fire, 6 arrested

The accused confessed to their crime and said they killed Sahu over a dispute over ₹5 crore that the deceased was demanding from Naresh Gurjar, one of the main accused, said police.

The retired air force officer's body was found charred inside his burnt out car. (ANI file photo/Representational use)

Published on Jan 15, 2021 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

'Covaxin, Covishield properly tested and are safe': Madhya Pradesh CM

Covaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) while the Serum Institute of India (SII) has developed Covishield.

Chouhan said that both the vaccines would help build immunity and antibodies against Covid-19 but pointed out that the antibodies would not develop immediately after the vaccination.(Raj K Raj/HT file photo)

Updated on Jan 14, 2021 03:31 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Harshit Sabarwal, New Delhi

Congress leader’s remark on girls’ reproductive age backfires, BJP seeks apology

A senior BJP leader said it was unfortunate that Congress leaders continue to insult women but the Congress high command remains silent.

Madhya Pradesh minister Sajjan Singh Verma made the comments during a press conference. (File ANI)

Published on Jan 14, 2021 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

Chouhan emphasises police action in recovery of missing girls, women

The DGP stated eloping with boyfriends as one of the reasons behind the disappearance of girls and women in urban areas.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan speaks to media persons, in Bhopal. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2021 11:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bhopal

People in MP village go on digging spree in hope to find Mughal-era treasure

People found ancient coins on the bank of river in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpura village a few days ago.

Image for representation. (Waseem Andrabi/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 11, 2021 12:31 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar | Edited by Sparshita Saxena, Bhopal

In Madhya Pradesh, organisations seek to stop Covaxin trial

Covaxin is India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech.

Updated on Jan 10, 2021 10:11 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sparshita Saxena, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh govt to adopt Kerala's Responsible Tourism Mission model

A 13-member high-level delegation led by Madhya Pradesh Tourism minister Usha Thakur will arrive here on January 12 and undertake a seven-day tour of various places to understand the RT mission model, a release said.

The MoU consists of a 16-point programme for creation of a masterplan, developingand training the human resource for the purpose, locate sustainable tourism projects, formulation of social and economic security measures among others.(Madhya Pradesh tourism)

Published on Jan 10, 2021 09:05 PM IST

PTI |

Fog, chill in parts of MP; Bhopal, many other areas get rain

Bhopal received 4.4 mm rainfall, while Indore recorded 2.9 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, as per the IMD.

Commuters on a foggy winter evening in Mayur Vihar, New Delhi, on January 8, 2021. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)(HT_PRINT)

Published on Jan 10, 2021 03:13 PM IST

PTI |

Woman dies by suicide, kin seek case under MP religious conversion law

The accused, meanwhile, told the police that he was in a relationship with the woman for the past eight years.

The Madhya Pradesh Dharmik Swatantrata (Freedom of Religion) Ordinance, 2020, came into effect on Saturday after the state government issued a gazette notification.

Published on Jan 10, 2021 01:56 AM IST

ByShruti Tomar, Bhopal

MP anti-conversion law comes into effect: All you need to know

The aim of the law according to the government is to stop forced religious conversions on the pretext of marriage, and the use of force, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent means for conversion.

Published on Jan 09, 2021 09:13 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni

Days after participating in Covid-19 vaccine trial, man dies in Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Medico Legal Institute Director Dr Ashok Sharma said the doctor who had performed postmortem of the deceased suspects that he died of poisoning.

FILE - This Tuesday Dec. 8, 2020 file photo shows Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine bottles at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, England, as the mass public vaccination program gets underway. Britain races to vaccinate more than 15 million people by mid-February, and in an effort to ensure vaccines get to the right places at the right times, along with the syringes, alcohol swabs and protective equipment needed to administer them, the government has called in the army. (Graeme Robertson/Pool via AP, File)(AP)

Updated on Jan 09, 2021 04:47 PM IST

PTI | , Bhopal

Bird flu spreads in MP, Kadaknath chicken sale in Malwa region causes concern

The sale of high-protein black meat chicken, also known as ‘Kadaknath’, from unregulated markets in Malwa region pose a big challenge for authorities.

Kadaknath is much in demand in Madhya Pradesh and elsewhere given its nutritional value.(HT Photo)

Published on Jan 09, 2021 04:19 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Bhopal

First case of infection of UK-strain of coronavirus found in Madhya Pradesh

The patient, who is asymptomatic, has been placed in home isolation, district collector Manish Singh said. It was the first case of infection of the UK variant of the virus in the state, said Dr Veena Sinha, additional director, MP Health Department.

After returning from the UK, the man had come in contact with 39 persons, 34 of them from outside Indore district, a local health official said. These 34 persons were contacted and informed about his status.(AP Photo. Representative image)

Published on Jan 08, 2021 07:58 PM IST

Indore | ByPress Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

MP police nabs men for robbery; their phone reveals a teenager’s gang rape

the 18-year-old rape survivor told the police in her complaint that the accused looted her silver ornaments, cash and the mobile phones belonging to her and her companion.

The survivor told the police that she didn’t mention the gang rape in her complaint as she feared social stigma.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 08, 2021 05:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Sagar | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay

MP guv clears ‘love jihad’ ordinance

One of the ordinances prescribes punishment of those guilty of adulteration of food and drugs with up to a life term in prison.

The stringent laws do not use the words “love jihad”, and the UP law has already been challenged in the Supreme Court.(Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jan 08, 2021 12:07 AM IST

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“It is obvious to me that freedom of speech and expression is seriously compromised in this country,” former additional solicitor general and senior advocate Indira Jaising said.

The two accused were identified as Ayub Qureshi, who was convicted in a case of Mumbai Bomb Blast 1993, and Waseem Khan, who was a member of the Abu Salem gang.

Yesterday, Banerjee did not deliver her speech at an event at Victoria Memorial to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose "in protest" to 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans raised when she was invited to speak.

A controversy has broken out in Madhya Pradesh over veracity of some government staff testing Covid-19 positive before the winter assembly session last year, leading to its cancellation.

Former CM Digvijaya Singh was among the 110 arrested Congress leaders, said Upendra Jain, ADG Bhopal.

The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said farmers came together under the leadership of farm leaders Mahendra Singh Tikait and Sharad Joshi around 30 years ago.

Former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Uma Bharti opposed the proposal and demanded a ban on the sale of liquor in all BJP-ruled states

“On Monday afternoon, the girl consumed sleeping pills to end her life. She was rushed to Hamidia hospital where she died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment. After post mortem, the body was handed over to the family,” said Sai Krishna Thota, SP, Bhopal (south).

The girl’s body was found in an agricultural field a day after she went missing on March 13, 2019. It later emerged that her brother had abducted and taken her to their uncle’s house

The home of main accused Mukesh Kirar in Chhera village was also demolished as part of the action following the tragedy.

Balveer Singh Yadav, 45, a resident of Bharrad village of Madhya Pradesh's Morena district had been arrested in 2006 in connection to a murder case.

Umaria superintendent of police (SP) Vikas Shahwal said the girl was in trauma and being counselled.

The victim died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

The local administration has decided to shut the school for a week, after the infections were detected among Class 12 students.

Yadav has shown through for his commitment while managing the crowd of patients and visitors at the hospital without taking a single leave since March 2020, said a hospital official

The accused confessed to their crime and said they killed Sahu over a dispute over ₹5 crore that the deceased was demanding from Naresh Gurjar, one of the main accused, said police.

Covaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) while the Serum Institute of India (SII) has developed Covishield.

A senior BJP leader said it was unfortunate that Congress leaders continue to insult women but the Congress high command remains silent.

The DGP stated eloping with boyfriends as one of the reasons behind the disappearance of girls and women in urban areas.

People found ancient coins on the bank of river in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpura village a few days ago.

Covaxin is India’s first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech.

A 13-member high-level delegation led by Madhya Pradesh Tourism minister Usha Thakur will arrive here on January 12 and undertake a seven-day tour of various places to understand the RT mission model, a release said.

Bhopal received 4.4 mm rainfall, while Indore recorded 2.9 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, as per the IMD.

The accused, meanwhile, told the police that he was in a relationship with the woman for the past eight years.

The aim of the law according to the government is to stop forced religious conversions on the pretext of marriage, and the use of force, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent means for conversion.

Madhya Pradesh Medico Legal Institute Director Dr Ashok Sharma said the doctor who had performed postmortem of the deceased suspects that he died of poisoning.

The sale of high-protein black meat chicken, also known as ‘Kadaknath’, from unregulated markets in Malwa region pose a big challenge for authorities.

The patient, who is asymptomatic, has been placed in home isolation, district collector Manish Singh said. It was the first case of infection of the UK variant of the virus in the state, said Dr Veena Sinha, additional director, MP Health Department.

the 18-year-old rape survivor told the police in her complaint that the accused looted her silver ornaments, cash and the mobile phones belonging to her and her companion.

One of the ordinances prescribes punishment of those guilty of adulteration of food and drugs with up to a life term in prison.

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