Indore Apr 22 PTI If poll strategist Prashant Kishor joins the Congress the party should take advantage of his experience former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath said on Friday There is speculation in the media about Kishor joining the Congress as he has met party chief Sonia Gandhi two times recently Kishor is an experienced hand in election strategy and has worked with different parties If he foresees that the Congress is the future of the country and he wants to connect to help the party what is wrong in it Nath told reporters here If Kishor joins the Congress the party should take advantage of his experience Nath the MP unit chief of the party added Questioned about some recent statements of Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel who seems to be upset with the party Nath said there was need to understand his issues if he was making such statements due to internal politics PTI HWP LAL BNM BNM

Indore Mar 25 PTI Hospitality player Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels ASPHL is planning to raise its number of hotels from 27 to 50 by 2024 a senior official said on Friday At present we are running 27 hotels and by 2024 we will raise the numbers to 50 We are also looking towards small towns for the expansion ASPHL general manager Debjeet Banerjee told reporters here He also informed that currently construction of new hotels in different cities of the country is going on Banerjee also formally announced the launch of The Park hotel in the city on the occasion The facility has 99-rooms He said that this is the 27th hotel of the ASPHL and with this the company has stepped into Madhya Pradesh Banerjee also added that the company is keen on starting a hotel in Bhopal PTI HWP MAS MR MR

Indore Feb 21 PTI A woman and her grandson were booked in Indore in Madhya Pradesh for beating a bull with sticks after it entered their field and damaged crops police said on Monday The incident took place in Lasudia area here on February 19 and action was taken against Kailashi Bai of Kailod Hala village and her grandson Vishal Rathore under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act after a video went viral an official said No arrest has been made and the bull has been shifted to a shelter he added PTI HWP LAL BNM BNM BNM

Indore Jan 28 PTI A 26-year-old man who fled from the court here in November last year after he was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping a minor girl has been arrested a police official said on Friday The man had pushed a policeman and run away from court after he was convicted under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act provisions for the 2016 incident MG Road police station in charge DVS Nagar said He was held on Thursday he added PTI HWP LAL BNM BNM BNM

Indore Jan 21 PTI A 40-year-old man climbed atop a 50-foot high tower on Friday in an inebriated condition in Indore in Madhya Pradesh an official said The man identified as Kailash came down from the tower located in Vijay Nagar area after two-and-half hours after much coaxing from police personnel assembled at the site he said Kailash was drunk and was sent to a hospital for a breath test Why he climbed atop the tower will be known after an inquiry Inspector Tehzeeb Qazi of Vijay Nagar police station said PTI HWP LAL BNM BNM BNM

Indore Jan 20 PTI Madhya Pradesh energy minister Pradhuman Singh Tomar on Thursday said it is the responsibility of people to stop consuming liquor comments coming after the BJP government reduced the prices of alcohol and allowed their sale at all airports in the state and select supermarkets in four big cities under a new excise policy He said there was no move to increase the number of liquor shops in the state It is the responsibility of the society and our duty that we should stop consuming liquor Tomar told reporters here when asked about the new excise policy and demand in certain quarters for total prohibition in the state The state government has decided to reduce the rates of liquor by 20 per cent in the excise policy for 2022-23 approved by the cabinet two days ago Besides it has given its nod to sell liquor at all airports in the state and also at supermarkets in four big cities Moreover the government has made a provision of issuing home bar licenses to those earning Rs one crore or more annually However the minister said In our new policy there is no room to increase even a single liquor shop in the state Tomar arrived here to take part in a review meeting of MPs state-run western region power distribution company Asked about alleged inflated power bills being given to consumers the minister maintained that if errors are detected in consumption of electricity units they will be rectified after examination PTI HWP MAS RSY RSY

Indore Dec 30 PTI The entire eligible population in Madhya Pradeshs Indore district has been fully vaccinated against coronavirus an official said on Thursday Notably the Indore city the district headquarters has been earning the top rank in the national cleanliness survey for the last five years The district among the worst-hit in the state during the pandemic achieved the feat of full vaccination within 11 months after the inoculation drive began We had set ourselves the target of inoculating 2807558 people above 18 years Against the target 2818304 eligible people have got double shots district immunization officer Dr Tarun Gupta said Teams of the health department ran a special drive from November 10 to jab the people who were hesitant to take the second dose he said According to government figures 55 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in the district in the last 24 hours taking the case tally to 153686 Of them 1395 people have died so far PTI HWP LAL KRK KRK

Indore Dec 23 PTI As many as 14 overseas travelers who landed at the Indore airport in Madhya Pradesh in the last one month have tested positive for COVID-19 amid concerns over Omicron variant an official said here on Thursday Of 3300 persons who flew to Indore from foreign countries via different airports in the country in the last one month 2100 were screened said Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr B S Saitya Fourteen of them tested positive for the viral infection and their samples have been sent for genome sequencing to the National Center for Disease Control NCDC to ascertain if they have contracted Omicron variant he added The report of the NCDC was awaited he said The state government was informed about nearly 800 passengers who traveled to various districts after landing at the Indore airport Dr Saitya said Efforts were on to trace the remaining passengers so that they can be tested he added PTI HWP MAS KRK KRK

Indore Nov 29 PTI A total of 15 commercial workplaces in industrial and business areas were sealed here in Madhya Pradesh on Monday as workers at these establishments have not taken the second dose of the anti-COVID-19 vaccine within the prescribed time officials said The sealed units included shops and vehicle showrooms they said These units would be allowed to reopen only after they produce the certificates of the second dose administered to their staffers the officials added According to officials 3068 lakh eligible people have been inoculated with the first dose and 2433 lakh of them with the second dose in Indore so far officials said They said nearly four lakh eligible people have not turned up at vaccination centres in the Indore district for receiving the second dose even after the stipulated time has lapsed PTI HWP LAL NSK NSK