CPI (M) Politburo member Brinda Karat addressing a public meeting of party workers in Bhopal on Friday.

PM, Sonia in Jhabua

Bhopal, Jan 11: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would lay the foundation of construction work of much-awaited Godhra-Jhabua-Maksi rail line in tribal-dominated Jhabua on February 8. Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rail Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav were expected to be present on the occasion.

Lifer for murder

Ashok Nagar, Jan 11: A local court has sentenced life imprisonment to a woman for burning to death her neighbour on the suspicion of theft of only Rs 15. Additional Sessions Judge Shriram Dinkar convicted Komalbai (58) on Wednesday. 

NVDA chairman

Bhopal, Jan 11: Additional Chief Secretary and Vice Chairman Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) Pradeep Bhargav would be in the valley on January 12 and 13 for on the spot review of on going works under ISP and OSP.

MPSTDC efforts to woo tourists

Bhopal, Jan 11: Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) has initiated efforts for wooing tourists from metropolitan cities of the country. It has chalked out a strategy to showcase Madhya Pradesh tourism potential in different states. The corporation is mainly targeting Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Bangalore and Kolkata. In Ahmedabad and Bangalore, offices of the corporation have been introduced to attract tourists.

MP leads country in law and order: CM

Sagar, Jan 11: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Madhya Pradesh is among the leading states in peace and law and order situation. He said that development is impossible without peace and prosperity and days are not far when Madhya Pradesh would become the topmost state in the matter of peace and security.

My party playing true opposition: Brinda

Bhopal, Jan 11: CPI (M) Politburo member Brinda Karat on Friday said her party was playing the role of true opposition in Parliament instead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “The BJP has remained a mute spectator to public welfare related issues and matters concerning weaker sections. On the other hand, the CPI (M) had been continuously raising these issues,” Ms Karat told a 'Meet the Press' programme organised at central press club here.

Kapildhara wells would improve lives

Bhopal, Jan 11: Forest and Tribal Welfare Minister Vijay Shah has said that the economic condition of tribal and poor farmers would improve with the digging of Kapildhara wells in their fields. With the view to save farmers from the clutch of loan, the state government is digging Kapildhara wells from its own funds. Shah was addressing residents of remote forest village Anwaliya.

Workshop for training to land rights

Bhopal, Jan 11: A daylong workshop was held here Academy of Administration to impart training to master trainers about process related to implementation of Schedule Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006 and 2007. A total of 150 master trainers from Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Sagar division took part in the workshop.