The polling for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly election is underway amid tight security arrangements. The polling is taking place in 89 constituencies spread across 19 districts of Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed a program on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel at Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium, Bhopal on Monday.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI/PNN): Mangubhai Patel, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, honoured Dr AK Dwivedi, a well-known physician, with the 'Madhya Pradesh Ratna Award' at the glittering ceremony organised by the Madhya Pradesh Press Club on April 22, 2022 in Bhopal.

Bhopal Apr 21 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 48th All India Police Science Congress AIPSC being organised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development BPRD here on Friday The two-day event will be held at the Central Academy of Police Training CAPT in Bhopal said Anupama Nilekar Chandra the director of Research and Correctional Administration BPRD The main objective of this prestigious national event is to provide a common platform to various police forces units social scientists forensic experts and other stakeholders to deliberate on selected themes of topical interest to the Indian police she said For the first time the AIPSC will be attended by police forces units social scientists forensic experts and stakeholders along with the officers of the department of correctional administration Chandra said Deliberation will be held on the papers themed policing in pandemic times need for a protocol police investigation skill of investigator and aid of technology forensic law and order processes human skill and aid of technology human resource management and wellness leadership mentoring and mental health stress management Central Armed Police Force CAPF related and prison processes and good practices she said About 100 participants 20 speakers from states union territories CAPFs Central Police Organisations CPOs prisons and correctional administration as well as forensic science laboratories and various universities are expected to attend the conference the official said Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel will chair the valedictory session of the AIPSC on Saturday she said PTI LAL ARU ARU

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): Before presenting the Budget in the State Assembly, Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda said the budget is going to be as per the expectations of the people.

Indore Feb 19 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated 550-tonne capacity gobar-dhan Bio-CNG plant in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh The plant named as Govardhan plant is based on the concept of waste-to-wealth innovation During the event Modi said Lakhs of tonnes of garbage occupied thousand of acres of land for decades in cities across country that caused air and water pollution which is a major reason for the spread of diseases Therefore in the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission this issue is being addressed he said The prime minister also said that ethanol blending in petrol used to be only 1 per cent to 2 per cent 7 to 8 years ago in India which is now reaching around 8 per cent We have taken an important decision in the budget that stubble will also be used in coal-fired power plants which will not only end farmers woes but also ensure extra income for them he added Talking about Indore which earned the cleanest city tag for fifth time in a row last year Modi said as soon as the name of Indore is mentioned Devi Ahilyabai Holkar and her service come to mind The work of cleanliness also comes to mind with the mention of Indore he added Situated on the Devguradia trenching ground the 550-tone per day capacity Bio-CNG plant is the biggest of its kind in the entire Asian continent an official claimed Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra among others present at the programme PTI ADU MAS NP NP

Bhopal Jan 26 PTI Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the most effective weapon to the world in its war against COVID-19 in the form of a unique gift called Mangal well-being teeka vaccine which continues to protect people from coronavirus Addressing the Republic Day function at the Lal Parade ground here the governor said only two per cent of the infected persons required hospitalisation during the third wave of the pandemic while others are recuperating at home thanks to the PMs extraordinary vision and the rapid free vaccination The severity of the infection has lessened due to the protective cover provided by the vaccine against COVID-19 during the third wave The Prime Minister has given the most effective weapon to the world in its war against COVID-19 by gifting a unique Mangal teeka which is saving the people even today Patel said The governor said that the country could develop a vaccine against coronavirus in a very short time only because of PM Modis leadership and vision He said over 162 crore doses of the vaccine were administered to people in India under the worlds largest vaccination campaign that was rolled out on January 16 2021 The governor said the Madhya Pradesh governments public participation programme to tackle the pandemic has been praised across the country He hoped that the third wave of the pandemic will be controlled effectively by joint efforts of the government and the people Referring to the state governments efforts on the Aatamnirbhar self-reliant front Patel said that the states power generation capacity has reached 21451 MW and this year the target has been raised by another 1587 MW He said electricity is also generated through environment-friendly alternative energy sources and as part of these efforts the worlds largest 600 MW floating solar power plant is coming up in Omkareshwar Simultaneously solar energy parks with a total 4400 MW capacity are being set up in Agar Shajapur Neemuch Chattarpur and Morena districts in MP he added Patel said that the state water resources department will develop a 170 lakh hectare additional irrigation facility in Madhya Pradesh through various projects which are under construction Referring to the ambitious Ken-Betwa River Linking Project the governor said that the Center has sanctioned Rs 44605 crore for the scheme which will provide irrigation facility on 811 lakh hectares of land and drinking water facility to over 41 lakh people besides generating 103 MW hydropower in the state He also highlighted various works done by the state government in the sectors of agriculture education fisheries and rural development The governor mentioned cow conservation a one-nation-one-ration-card scheme SC-ST welfare housing for all Ayushman cards etc and the sections including divyangjan women and elderly in his speech He said the government has set up medical colleges and developed tourism and sports It also introduced a police commissioner system in Bhopal and Indore and cleanliness On the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unfurled the National Flag in Indore and the rest of the ministers in their respective districts PTI MAS NSK NSK

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 26 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has withdrawn a recently issued ordinance for conducting the panchayat election.

Bhopal Nov 27 PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday called on Governor Mangubhai Patel to invite him for a function on December 4 in Patalpani in Indore to mark the martyrdom of freedom fighter and tribal icon Tantya Bhil The meeting between Chouhan and Patel who happens to be the first governor of the state from a tribal community lasted for about thirty minutes at Raj Bhawan officials said Recently Chouhan had announced that Patalpani railway station would be renamed after Tantya Bhil The move is being seen by political observers as the BJPs plan to woo the tribal community back into the partys fold in time for the 2023 Assembly polls As per the 2011 Census tribals in MP number 153 crore which is 2108 per cent of the states 726 crore population with 47 seats in the 230-memberAssembly being reserved for Schedule Tribes The Congress had won 31 of the 47 seats in the 2018 state polls a situation the ruling BJP wants to set right in 2023 PTI LAL BNM BNM BNM

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 14 (ANI): Tribals from all districts of Indore division going to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event in Bhopal on Monday were welcomed by the district administration when they halted in Indore on Sunday.