Tiger mauls cub

Umaria, Apr 01: A tiger mauled to death a one-year-old cub when it was loitering with its mother and three other siblings at charger point in this district's Bandhavgarh National Park. Park sources said yesterday that after the incident, the tigress fled away along with the other three cubs from the spot. Senior park officials reached the spot.

No ticket to tainted

Satna, Apr 01: Tainted leaders and those having poor image would be denied ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the coming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, party chief Rajnath Singh said. “New faces would be given tickets to avert anti-incumbency factor,” he told news persons here.

Sarangpur peaceful

Rajgarh, Apr 01: Prohibitory orders clamped in this district's Sarangpur town following stone pelting on a procession during Rangpanchami on March 26 have been lifted this morning. Official sources said today that normalcy had been restored in the area. Prohibitory orders were imposed under Criminal Procedure Code's Section 144.

Jaya alleges Maya using Amitabh’s name

Bhopal, Apr 01: In a stinging attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday accused her of pursuing action against her husband Amitabh Bachchan only for ‘cheap publicity’. Ms Bachchan, who arrived to campaign for her party for the Lok Sabha by-election from Betul constituency, told reporters here that her husband was being dragged into the Barabanki land allotment controversy due to this intention.

MPERC announces retail supply tariff

Bhopal, Apr 01: The MP Electricity Regulation Commission (MPERC) has announced the revised retail supply tariffs with an overall increase of 2.76 percent for the year 2008-09. The domestic consumers have been spared with any kind of hike in tariffs, while the rebate for agricultural consumers has been hiked to 1.5 times. Special incentive of 5 percent on energy charges has been offered to various sections of consumers for encouraging energy efficiency.

SP legislator suspended for indiscipline

Bhopal, Apr 01: Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday suspended it legislator Vijay Bahadur Singh Bundela who had voted against party whip to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party candidates in the recently held Rajya Sabha elections. The party leader of legislators in Madhya Pradesh assembly Sunilam had recently written to high command for strict action against Bundela and he also wrote to Vidhan Saha Speaker Ishwardas Rohani terminating Bundela’s membership from the assembly as he overlooked party whip.

CAG pulls Power Distribution Company

Bhopal, Apr 01: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has pulled up the Madhya Pradesh Central Region Power Distribution Company for its 'injudicious decision' to keep in abeyance line work to solve voltage problem in interior areas. “The injudicious decision to keep the work in abeyance after incurring huge sum resulted in blocking of Rs 76.85 lakh with consequential loss of interest of Rs 25.83 lakh till September last year,” said the CAG's report for 2006-07 presented in the Assembly recently.

NCA cheating 10,000 families

Bhopal, Apr 01: Narmada Bacaho Andolan leader Medha Patkar has lashed out at the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) for deceiving the 10,000 families of the state by not conveying them that they are going to be submerged with the completion of installation of gates of Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). She charged that big dams constructed on Narmada Valley are all set to devastate the 2.5 lakhs people residing in near by areas and demanded a review regarding the burgeoning cost of the SSP by planning commission.