Noted film actress Sharmila Tagore Pataudi along with her husband arrived in Bhopal on Tuesday evening at Bhopal airport.

Sabharwal case in Nagpur

Ujjain, Apr 08: The first hearing in the Professor HS Sabharwal murder case in the Nagpur court where it was transferred by the Supreme Court recently would take place on April 17. All the documents pertaining to the case are being sent to Nagpur by the sessions court here. The first hearing would take place on April 17.

female leopard dies

Umaria, Apr 08: A female leopard on Tuesday died on the spot following a fight with a tigers near Kallwah area at Bandhavgarh National Park in this district, the park sources said. The leopard, about five-six years old, scummbed to severe injuries in its throat. Last week, a female cub also died following a fight with a tiger.

Man kills two sisters

Betul, Apr 08: Enraged over an argument related to going abroad, a man today killed his two sisters and later attempted suicide by inflicting a gunshot at Multai town in this district, police said. Bhimu Kadwe's son Satish was working as a guard in a private company in Mumbai. He was being sent to Saudi Arabia by his company.

Bhopal, Apr 08: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving little chance to win Betul Lok Sabha by-election. Considering facts that Harda assembly segment was week for the party, the BJP is concentrating more on this segment. Almost all the party leaders are conducting election meetings in Harda. In the recent past, State BJP president Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministers Rustam Singh, Gauri Shankar Shejwar and Ajay Vishnoi have addressed several meetings.

Rs 322.75 crore for drinking water

Bhopal, Apr 08: Public Health Engineering Department has proposed an action plan to the tune of Rs 322.75 crore for drinking water. Out of this amount, Rs 232.44 crore is proposed for rural areas and Rs 90.31 crore for urban areas. Capacity is also proposed to be enhanced from 40 to 55 litres per day per head in full satiation three thousand habitats.

Three of a family run over by train

Bhopal, Apr 08: Three-woman members of a family including a 14-month-old girl child were killed while one sustained grievous injuries when a speeding train ran over them near the Mandideep railway station on Tuesday morning. The incident was reported when a mentally challenged woman of the family after alighting from a train started running towards the speeding Tamil Nadu express, which was coming from Bhopal.

MP High Court to hear Pardhis case

Bhopal, Apr 08: Madhya Pradesh High Court has put of for Thursday the hearing on petition demanding security to Pardhis so that they were able to exercise their right to franchise during the by-polls being conducted for Betul Parliamentary seat on April 12. The petitioner, Anurag Modi of Samajwadi Jan Parishad, had claimed that Pardhis - a de-notified nomadic tribe of Madhya Pradesh - are being kept at camps by Betul district administration on the ground.

81.52 lakh for tribal sub-plan

Bhopal, Apr 08: The state government has released amount to the tune of Rs 81.52 lakh as a special central grant for the year 2007-08 under Tribal sub-plan head. These funds have been allotted for primitive tribes. The government has also issued necessary instructions and directives for spending the funds to Project Administrative, Integrated Tribal Project, Baiga and Bhariya Development Authority, and others.