Bhopal Feb 18 PTI The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 1032477 on Friday with the detection of 888 cases while the deaths of two patients in the last 24 hours took the toll to 10711 an official said The positivity rate stood at 14 per cent down from 18 per cent on Thursday he said So far 1012060 people have been discharged post recovery including 2715 during the day leaving the state with an active tally of 9706 the official said Bhopal and Indore the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh registered 182 and 100 cases respectively during the past 24 hours he said With 60278 samples examined during the day the number of tests in MP went up to 27231041 he added A government release said 112851755 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including 92462 on Friday Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 1032477 new cases 888 death toll 10711 recoveries 1012060 active cases 9706 number of tests so far 27231041 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Jan 31 PTI The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 967501 on Monday with the detection of 8062 new cases while the toll increased to 10618 after two patients succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours a state health department official said The positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests decreased to 108 per cent on Monday from 1149 per cent a day earlier he pointed out The recovery count stood at 896274 after 10478 people were discharged during the day leaving the state with an active tally of 60609 the official said Bhopal and Indore the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh registered 1757 and 1197 cases respectively during the past 24 hours he added With 74554 samples examined during the day the number of tests in MP went up to 25928853 A government release said 109557000 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including 238754 on Monday Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 967501 new cases 8062 death toll 10618 recoveries 896274 active cases 60609 number of tests 25928853 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Jan 25 PTI The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 914195 on Tuesday after the detection of 9451 new cases while the toll increased to 10583 with seven patients succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours a health department official said The positivity rate remained unchanged at 130 per cent on Tuesday he said The recovery count was 832742 after 8467 people were discharged from hospitals during the day leaving the state with an active caseload of 70870 he said Bhopal and Indore the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh registered 2024 and 1963 cases respectively during the past 24 hours the official added With 72382 samples examined during the day the number of tests in MP went up to 25467354 he said A government release said 108888345 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including 95996 on Tuesday Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 914195 new cases 9451 death toll 10583 recoveries 832742 active cases 70870 number of tests so far 25467354 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Jan 24 PTI The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 904744 on Monday after the detection of 10585 new cases while the toll increased to 10576 with six patients succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours an official said The positivity rate reduced to 130 per cent on Monday from 134 per cent on Sunday he pointed out The recovery count stood at 824275 after 7822 people were discharged from hospitals during the day leaving the state with 69893 active cases he said Indore and Bhopal the two worst coronavirus-hit cities of Madhya Pradesh registered 2665 and 2128 cases respectively in the last 24 hours he said With 80967 samples examined during the day the number of tests in MP went up to 25394972 the official added A government release said 108744479 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including 127907 on Monday Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 904744 new cases 10585 death toll 10576 recoveries 824275 active cases 69893 number of tests so far 25394972 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Jan 21 PTI The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 871632 on Friday with the addition of 9603 cases while the death toll increased by four to reach 10557 in the last 24 hours a health department official said The positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests stood at 120 per cent up from 117 per cent recorded on Thursday when the addition to the tally was 9385 he said The recovery count was 805990 after 4255 people were discharged from hospitals during the day leaving the state with 55085 active cases the official said Indore and Bhopal the two worst coronavirus-hit cities in Madhya Pradesh registered 2838 and 1991 cases respectively during the past 24 hours he added With 79779 samples examined during the day the total number of tests conducted so far in MP went up to 25146946 the official said A total of 108454723 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in MP including 90864 on Friday an official release said Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 871632 new cases 9603 death toll 10557 recoveries 805990 active cases 55085 number of tests so far 25146946 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Dec 24 PTI The COVID-19 count in Madhya Pradesh reached 793613 on Friday after 32 cases were detected while one death took the toll to 10532 an official said So far 782873 people have been discharged post recovery including 14 during the day leaving the state with an active tally of 208 he said With 62065 samples being examined during the day the number of tests carried out in MP went up to 23277656 the official added A release said 101006862 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including 282774 on Friday The coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 793613 new cases 32 death toll 10532 recoveries 782873 active cases 208 number of tests so far 23277656 PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Dec 24 PTI Madhya Pradesh water resources minister Tulsiram Silawat has directed his department to draw up a plan to build sport complexes on land available with it an official said on Friday After visiting Damkheda in Kolar area here Silawat said his department would build a sports complex at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore the official added Silawat local BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma and other senior officials visited the proposed site where the complex will come up on an 8-acre plot It will have facilities for badminton swimming basketball outdoor and indoor games It will also generate employment he said The 3D map of the proposed complex will be made soon and an action plan for it will be presented in a fortnight he added Silawat directed officials to draw a plan to develop similar facilities in other areas as the department has land at a number of places in Bhopal the state public relations department official further said PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Dec 20 PTI A senior IAS officer attached to the horticulture department who recently initiated a probe into scam allegations in onion seed purchase was shifted to the state secretariat without any new department being assigned to her The transfer order of horticulture department principal secretary and 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service official Kalpana Shrivastava which was issued on December 18 a holiday has given rise to speculation here that the shift may be linked to her initiating a probe into alleged irregularities in onion seed purchases The departments charge has been given to Additional Chief Secretary JN Kansotia who also has charge of the animal husbandry department Horticulture commissioner Manoj Kumar Agrawal a 1993 batch Indian Forest Service IFoS official has been sent back to the forest department as well they said Department sources told PTI the MP Economic Offences Wing has started a probe into the onion seed matter The Kisan Ekta Manch in a letter to MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had alleged that the purchase of onions by the department was a Rs 2 crore scam and it had demanded that a criminal case be filed in the matter Udyaniki Adhikari Karmachari Sanghs horticultute department working president Mahesh Pratap Singh Bundela had also written a letter to the CM as well as Shrivastava and the EOW demanding a probe and registration of a criminal case Bundela in his complaint letter had claimed that the department bought onion seeds at Rs 2300 per kilogram against a prevailing rate of Rs 1100 per kg Sources said Shrivastava as principal secretary of the department had initiated a probe based on the complaints and had directed the commissioner on October 18 to take legal action against those responsible for violating rules in the purchase Payments had also been stopped in the matter these sources said PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Nov 19 PTI Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh on Friday welcomed the Centres decision to repeal the three contentious farm laws terming it a victory of farmers and democracy and said it would have been better if the rollback was carried out earlier as it would have saved the lives of several protesters The farmers protesting against these three laws braved severe heat cold and rains and spent several nights on the streets leading to around 600 of them losing their lives and they were labeled terrorists anti-national and middlemen but they did not relent Nath said in a statement The Congress openly supported their farmers demands and now after a year on the occasion of the Guru Nanaks Prakash Parv the Modi government has been forced to announce their repeal We welcome it Nath a former chief minister and current Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly said It is a victory of justice truth and the tough struggle of the farmers which has forced an arrogant and stubborn government to bow down If the people of the country continue to teach such lessons to the BJP an apparent reference to the poor show of the ruling party in the recent bypolls then they will always win like this Nath added Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi his cabinet and the BJP continuously asserting that these laws were good for farmers democracy and the agitation of farmers have won said Rajya Sabha MP Singh Praising the protesters and expressing grief over those who died amid the stir Singh said it has been explicitly expressed that if a government introduces a law without consultation then these farmers who are aware of their rights will show that they cannot be fooled Singh demanded that the PM bring a bill to quash these laws in the coming session of Parliament discuss the matter with political parties and farmers organizations to give it a legal shape announce a law for the purchase of crops on MSP and recognize the sacrifice of farmers who lost their lives in the stir by giving them compensation The Centre will repeal the three farm laws Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday marking a climbdown by his government to meet the unrelenting demand of farmers protesting in several states against the reform measures for over a year Several farmer bodies had been protesting against the laws since they were passed in Parliament in September last year after being first enacted through ordinances They were encamped at Delhis borders since November 2020 seeking the repeal of the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Promotion and Facilitation Act 2020 Farmers Empowerment and Protection Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities Amendment Act 2020 They also sought a new law to guarantee a minimum support price for crops PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM

Bhopal Oct 25 PTI Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday condemned the ruckus created a day earlier in Bhopal by the Bajrang Dal on the sets of filmmaker Prakash Jhas web series Ashram and criticized Madhya Pradesh police for going soft on the right wing outfit He said the outfit was allegedly involved in the killing of office bearers of the Congress-affiliated National Students Union of India NSUI in Mandla district I strongly condemn the attack on noted film producer and director Prakash Jha and his crew in the Old Jail premises in Bhopal on Sunday Singh said in a statement and alleged that Bajrang Dal leader Sushil Surhele was a habitual offender who is out on bail after being sentenced in a murder case connected to a trader in Bhopals Hamidia Road While talking to reporters earlier in the day Bajrang Dal state convener Sushil Surhele had said his organisation will not allow the shooting of Ashram in Bhopal and admitted that his activists had thrown ink on filmmaker Jha What is the police administration doing I dont have any expectations from the Mamu apparently referring to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is fondly called Mama by supporters and the state home minister Narottam Mishra but we have faith in the director general of police DGP He should take strong action in the matter the Rajya Sabha MP said He alleged Bajrang Dal members were involved in the killing of NSUI functionaries in Mandla in 2020 adding that the district police had failed to take action with the local SP stating they were not Bajrang Dal members Singh claimed he had proof that those involved in the incident were Bajrang Dal members If the administration fails to act on these incidents the Congress would agitate he warned Bajrang Dal activists on Sunday evening ransacked the set of the third season of web series Ashram and threw ink on its producer-director Prakash Jha after accusing him of portraying Hindus wrongly The windscreens of two crew buses were broken in stone pelting and one person was injured police had said PTI MAS BNM BNM BNM