Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 (ANI/PNN): A meeting for the pilot Financial Inclusion campaign in the country, at Gram Panchayat Level on the theme "Vittiya Samaveshan Se Sashaktikaran", was held on October 10, 2022 at Pune. Sanjay Malhotra, Secretary, Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, presided over the meeting. Dr Rajesh Deshmukh, Collector of Pune District, presented the roadmap of the Financial Inclusion Campaign to be held from 15.10.2022 to 26.11.2022.
Datia (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): A six-year-old boy was allegedly killed by a policeman for repeatedly asking him for money to buy food during the Rath Yatra in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
Jalaun (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 26 (ANI): The son of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Yogesh Kumar Maurya, met with a road accident in Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. He has not suffered any serious injury and his condition is stable.
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI The Narendra Modi government has accorded approval for the construction of 21 greenfield airports in the country President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday Among them the countrys biggest airport is coming up at Gautam Buddha Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh he said his address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget SessionMinister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh had in December 2021 told Parliament that the Civil Aviation Ministry has so far accorded in-principle approval for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country in places such as Mopa Goa Navi Mumbai Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra Kalaburagi Bijapur Hassan and Shimoga in KarnatakaThe greenfield airports will also come up in Datia Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh Kushinagar and Noida Jewar in Uttar Pradesh Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat Karaikal in Puducherry Dagadarthi Bhogapuram and Oravackal in Andhra Pradesh Durgapur in West Bengal Pakyong in Sikkim Kannur in Kerala and Hollongi Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh Singh had notedKovind said on Monday A new airport is being set up at Hollongi Itanagar A modern new terminal has recently been opened at the Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura This development of the North East will prove to be a golden chapter in Indias growth story The president also said that a new era of development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh region has begun and commencement of international flights on Srinagar-Sharjah route is a part of this PTI DSP DV DV
Bhopal Jan 27 PTI Parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday remained under the grip of a severe cold wave as northerly winds blew into the state a senior official of the India Meteorological Department IMD said hereThe lowest minimum temperature of 35 degrees Celsius was recorded in Raisen districtSevere cold conditions are likely across 19 districts in the next two days senior meteorologist P K Saha told PTIThe IMD has issued orange alerts about severe cold waves or cold waves for the districts of Bhopal Jabalpur Rewa Umaria Chhindwara Balaghat Seoni Chhattarpur Sagar Hoshangabad Betul Raisen Sehore Dhar Khandwa Khargone Ratlam Ujjain and GunaBesides yellow alerts of severe cold and cold days have been issued for the next two daysVery likely severe cold day has been forecast at isolated places in 14 districts -- Indore Alirajpur Barwani Burhanpur Dhar Jhabua Khandwa Khargone Ujjain Datia Tikamgarh Betul Damoh and Balaghat Likely cold days are forecast at isolated places in the divisions of Bhopal Rewa Shahdol and Chambal and in the districts of Chhindwara Jabalpur Mandla Chhatarpur Sagar Niwari Panna Ratlam Shajapur Guna Shivpuri and Ashok Nagar Saha saidBhopal Indore Ujjain Raisen Dhar Mandla Tikamgarh Damoh Satna Sidhi Betul and Malajkhand in Balaghat experienced a severe cold day on Thursday the senior meteorologist saidJabalpur Gwalior Khandwa Khargone Chhindwara Umaria Ratlam Shajapur and the tourist hotspot Khajuraho in Chhatarpur district saw a cold day The maximum and minimum temperatures in Bhopal were 198 degrees Celsius seven degrees below normal and 53 degrees Celsius six degrees below normal respectivelyThe maximum and minimum temperatures of Indore were 194 9 degrees below normal and 68 4 degrees below normal Saha saidMaximum and minimum temperatures of Jabalpur were 197 -5 and 65 -5As per the IMD a cold day is one when the minimum temperature drops to 10 degrees Celsius or below and the normal maximum temperature dips by at least 45 degreesA severe cold day is when the normal maximum temperature drops by at least 65 degrees Celsius Chilly winds are blowing into the state from Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir which are experiencing snowfall Saha saidLight to moderate fog is likely to envelop eight districts including Gwalior and Tikamgarh for the next two daysThe cold is likely to prevail in Madhya Pradesh for two to three more days the IMD official said PTI LAL KRK KRK
Bhopal Jan 23 PTI Winter chill is likely to return to Madhya Pradesh from Monday after a brief spell of rains in several districts and temperatures could fall by 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in the next three days a senior India Meteorological Department official said The maximum day temperature has started dipping already and was 21 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius below normal in Bhopal 193 degrees Celsius or 8 degrees Celsius below normal in Indore 227 degrees Celsius or 2 degrees Celsius below normal in Jabalpur and 198 degrees Celsius in Gwalior which is 4 degrees Celsius below normal the official informed Senior meteorologist PK Saha of IMDs Bhopal office said the cloud cover shielding MP from cold and light rainfall was expected to start departing from Monday though rains or thunderstorms are likely to occur in isolated places in Rewa Sidhi Satna Singrauli Shahdol Umaria Anuppur Mandla Balaghat Sagar Seoni Morena Datia and Bhind districts Weather is likely to remain dry in the remaining 38 districts Moderate to dense fog is likely to envelop isolated places in districts of Rewa Sagar Jabalpur Gwalior and Chambal divisions Shallow to moderate fog may be seen in some areas of districts of Bhopal Indore Ujjain and Shahdol divisions he said on Sunday The senior meteorologist said an east-west trough was running from the above cyclonic circulation over Haryana and neighbourhood to north Chhattisgarh across south Uttar Pradesh The lowest minimum temperature of 8 degree Celsius was recorded in Nowgong area in Chhattarpur district Some parts of Madhya Pradesh received rainfall in the last 24 hours he added PTI LAL BNM BNM BNM
New Delhi Jan 21 PTI Army chief General M M Naravane on Friday concluded his two-day visit to Bhopal where he was briefed by the commanders on operational preparedness and reforms that are being undertaken an official statement said Lieutenant General J S Nain Southern Army Commander was also present during Naravanes visit the defence ministrys statement noted The COAS Chief of Army Staff was briefed by the Sudarshan Chakra Corps Commander and other commanders on operational preparedness and on the reforms being undertaken towards transforming the formation into a modern cohesive lean and agile war fighting force it mentioned The Army chief was appreciative of the formations high levels of operational preparedness despite the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 pandemic it stated He complimented their proactive approach in undertaking flood relief operations at Datia Shivpuri Sheopur Morena Ashoknagar and Jalon of Madhya Pradesh it noted The COAS also interacted with troops and exhorted them to continue working with zeal and be prepared for any future operational challenges it mentioned PTI DSP CJ CJ
Bhopal Jan 21 PTI The India Meteorological Department on Friday issued an orange alert for rain and thundershowers accompanied by lightning and hail in 19 districts of Madhya Pradesh It also issued a yellow alert for moderate to dense fog cover in isolated places in Gwalior Datia Bhind Morena Niwari Chhatapur and Tikamagarh districts Both alerts are valid till Saturday morning an official said The orange alert is for Gwalior Shivpuri Guna Datia Ashok Nagar Sheopur Morena Bhind Neemuch Mandsaur Raltam Rajgarh Agar Malwa Vidisha Tikamgarh Chhatarpur Niwari Damoh and Sagar districts he said PK Saha senior meteorologist with IMDs Bhopal office said an induced cyclonic circulation was lying over central parts of Madhya Pradesh while another induced cyclonic circulation was lover south Pakistan and adjoining southwest Rajasthan and these two systems were bringing in moisture to Madhya Pradesh He said cloudy weather conditions were likely to prevail for two or three days giving a respite to the people from the chill However the minimum temperature is likely to start dipping in western MP after three days to mark the return of a fresh spell of cold he added The lowest minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius in MP was recorded at Khajuraho in Chhatarpur district he said As per IMD data the maximum and minimum temperature was recorded as 256 and 113 degrees Celsius in Bhopal which is one above normal In Indore it was 258 degrees Celsius or one above normal and 125 degrees Celsius which was two above normal It was 257 degrees Celsius one above normal and 104 degrees Celsius in Jabalpur while the maximum temperature in Gwalior was 164 degrees Celsius which is seven below normal and the minimum temperature was 75 degrees Celsius which is one above normal PTI LAL BNM BNM BNM
Bhopal Dec 21 PTI A total of 40 doctors died due to COVID-19 while performing their duty during the pandemic so far in Madhya Pradesh the Legislative Assembly was told on Tuesday The state government also told the House that it had spent Rs 247060 crore on the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 during the pandemic A question on the death of doctors was asked by Congress MLA Tarun Bhanot in the House As per the data provided along with the written reply of state health minister Prabhuram Choudhary the highest number of 12 doctors died of COVID-19 in Gwalior four in Indore and two each in Hoshangabad Datia Panna Singrauli and Chhindwara A doctor died each in Bhopal Raisen Sehore Rajgarh Vidisha Ujjain Agar Malwa Guna Ashok Nagar Sagar Satna Jabalpur Seoni and Dindori it said In a written reply to a question asked separately by Congress MLA Omkar Singh Markam Choudhary stated that the state government had spent Rs 247060 crore on treatment and prevention of COVID-19 during the pandemic The minister also informed that 448 fatalities due to COVID-19 were reported in the home isolation in MP A total of 572077 patients recovered from COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh till December 5 2021 Till December 20 Madhya Pradesh had reported 793509 COVID-19 cases 10530 fatalities and 782796 recoveries according to health officials PTI ADU NSK NSK