
Madhya Pradesh Nears Monsoon End, Rainfall Short in Half the Districts
Madhya Pradesh recorded 35.6 inches of rain this monsoon, reaching 95.4% of the average, yet half its districts remain below quota as the season winds down on September 30.
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Madhya Pradesh recorded 35.6 inches of rain this monsoon, reaching 95.4% of the average, yet half its districts remain below quota as the season winds down on September 30.

Madhya Pradesh brought back its state-run bus network after two decades, launching 351 vehicles under a new scheme while Nitin Gadkari publicly pressed operators and officials to lift safety standards.

The 69th Akhil Bharatiya Kalidas Samaroh will run November 21 to 27 in Ujjain, with organisers pushing for greater youth participation and a sharper focus on Malwa's cultural traditions.

Madhya Pradesh's aviation department has told the Sagar collector to find fresh land for a new airport after Dhana airstrip's hilly terrain ruled out expansion, with Bina's refinery boom driving the search.

Madhya Pradesh food safety officials seized roughly 10,500 litres of edible oil worth Rs 21 lakh from a Malharganj warehouse and a Siyaganj trader, sending samples to Bhopal's state lab for testing.

Madhya Pradesh's Food Safety Administration seized over Rs 8 lakh worth of edible oil during a surprise Indore inspection, sending five brand samples for lab testing while clearing Blinkit and Zepto warehouses of expired stock.

Residents across Bhopal will face scheduled blackouts on September 21, with cut‑off times ranging from 10 am to 4 pm in areas like Ashok Vihar, Siddharth Lake City and Pristine Villa Colony. Authorities urge people to charge devices and plan activities ahead.

Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP and opposition Congress have spent the past two months courting Gen Z voters through youth conclaves, scholarships and skilling schemes, with the 18-29 bracket making up nearly a third of the state's electorate.

CM Mohan Yadav closed Ujjain's Yuva Dharm Sansad by invoking Ram's hardships, the Krishna-Sudama friendship and the Mahabharata's Drupada episode as lessons for today's youth.

Indore's Crime Branch arrested two men and seized 14.9 grams of MD drugs hidden inside an e-rickshaw dashboard on MR-4 Road, police said Thursday, as the city's 2026 NDPS tally keeps climbing.

IIT Indore's Water, Climate and Sustainability Lab has placed its AI platform HydroVerse among the top 11 finalists of the National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge 2026, out of over 150 entries nationwide.

Madhya Pradesh's BJP government and party unit begin a month-long Sewa Sankalp Abhiyan on September 17, PM Modi's birthday, pairing new rural schemes with an internal push to unite quarrelling leaders and energise workers.

Madhya Pradesh's Scooty Yojana, which hands scooters to meritorious Class 12 students, has been postponed from September 11 to September 16, with a ₹200 crore budget and a shift toward electric models.

Bhopal police launched the She-Shakti campaign on Sunday, deploying women officers at markets, fairs and garba venues to tackle harassment and stalking before the festive rush begins.

Madhya Pradesh's new Bombardier Challenger 3500, bought for over ₹230 crore, is set to arrive after two pilots finish US training this month, ending years of hiring planes for VVIP travel.

Bhopal's 'Bhopal Ke Raja' idol marks 80 years of unbroken tradition as the city's Ganesh Utsav opens Monday, with a Dagdusheth Halwai replica and Simhastha-themed pandals drawing devotees across the Old City and beyond.

Dairy farmers across Indore district submitted memoranda at more than fifty Sanchi milk cooperative societies on Thursday, demanding higher prices, pending bonuses and warning of an intensified agitation ahead.

Indore's Devlalikar Kala Veethika, the city's oldest art institution, is getting a ₹75 lakh renovation ahead of its 2027 centenary, with the original 1927 building's architecture staying untouched.

Three cooperative society employees in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district face an FIR after the EOW found they bought cheap moong pulse and resold it to the government at inflated MSP rates, netting ₹13.34 lakh.

Two cousins from Indore drowned at the notorious Lodhiya Kund waterfall near Mhow after a weekend trek turned into a swim that went wrong, police said, reviving concerns about the spot's hidden currents.