Hockey lovers burning hockey sticks to protest against Indian Hockey Federation President KPS Gill Indian team failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

Rs 50 lakh property tax

Bhopal, Mar 11: Madhya Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and main opposition Congress owe more than Rs 50 lakh as property tax to the Bhopal Municipal Corporation for the parties' main office buildings here, the Assembly was informed today.

Metro police station

Bhopal, Mar 11: Foundation stone for the construction of state’s first metro police station at Habibganj, was laid here at a function on Tuesday. Home Minister Himmat Kothari was chief guest while Minister for Commercial Taxes Babulal Gaur presided over the programme. This would be constructed with an estimated cost Rs 57 lakh.

Rs 10 lakh to academy

Bhopal, Mar 11: Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) Dara Singh has sanctioned Rs 10 Lakh for the construction of the new wing at ‘Ravindra Jain Acadamy’ of Music and Fine Arts, near Mother Teresa Ashram, Kotra Sultanabad, Bhopal.

Bhopal, Mar 11: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made a number of announcements for development of Katni district during his visit to Katni on Tuesday. Chouhan said that the present government has made several special provisions so as to ensure the participation of women in decision-making process.

Congress stages walk out twice

Bhopal, Mar 11: Dissatisfied with the reply of the Madhya Pradesh Government over corruption-related issues, the main opposition Congress staged walk out twice in the state Assembly on Tuesday. Raising the matter about alleged corruption related to a lease of Indore-based Regal Talkies during the Question Hour, Premchand Guddu of Congress alleged that the government was attempting to shield corrupt officials in connection with encroachment on land worth about Rs 100 crore.

Dharna in well over jailing farmers

Bhopal, Mar 11: Congress-led opposition members staged a dharna in the well of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly and later staged a walkout over putting several thousand farmers in jail on a charge of power theft and not providing regular electricity supply for students preparing for examination.

Lalu Yadav accused of neglecting staff

Ratlam, Mar 11: Alleging that Rail Minister Lalu Prasad was neglecting the welfare of railway officials and making false statements regarding privatisation of railways, Indian Railway Men's Federation National Chairman M Raghvaiya has warned that a nationwide strike would be called to protest this.

Beating journalist echoed in House

Bhopal, Mar 11: The Madhya Pradesh Assembly echoed with the issue of beating up a senior journalist by a team of police and administrative officials after he published news related to Sehore Collector. Raising the matter after the Question Hour, Sajjan Singh Verma of Congress said Sehore UNI stringer Ramnarayan Tamrakar had published news regarding an argument between Sehore Collector and the driver of an MP.