Senior BJP Leader Sushma Swaraj presenting awards to the winner of 'Mrs Bhopal' contest at Ravindra Bhawan on Saturday.

Ambedkar Mahakumbh

Indore, Apr 12: Elaborate arrangements are being made in view of the Ambedkar Mahakumbh to mark Baba Saheb Ambedkar's birth anniversary on April 14. The construction work of grand and attractive monument made from marble and granite brought from Makarana had been completed at his birthplace Mhow.

Man burnt in fire

Bhopal, Apr 12: A man sustained serious burn injuries in a fire incident at Habibganj railway station on Saturday night. Tension prevailed in the station premises after the fire broke out in a goods train. The incident occurred when a wagon of a goods train filled with fuel caught fire.

Anil Dave’s book

Bhopal, Apr 12: State BJP Vice-President Anil Dave's new book 'Shatabdi ke panch kale dhabbe would be dedicated before Netaji Subhashchandra Bose's statue in Jabalpur. The book revealing five biggest mistakes in the past century would be dedicated on the occasion of Jalianwala Bagh massacre anniversary.

Bhopal, Apr 12: About 55.90 per cent of the nearly 11 lakh electorate exercised their franchise on Saturday for the Lok Sabha by-election in Madhya Pradesh's Betul constituency. According to the Chief Election Officer's office, no untoward incident was reported during the polling.

Two more SIMI activists nabbed

Bhopal, Apr 12: In its ongoing drive against the banned outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Madhya Pradesh police on Saturday arrested two more SIMI activists from Indore. City Superintendent of Police Sanjay Singh said Mohammed Shahid and Burhanpur-resident Syed Iqbal were arrested today. They were involved in raising money for SIMI. Syed had been arrested earlier also for allegedly having connections with SIMI.

PIL dismissed, fine on petitioner

Indore, Apr 12: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to land acquisition for setting up Special Economic Zone in Indore and imposed cost of Rs 15,000 on the petitioners saying an effort has been made to play foul with the basic norms of PIL.

Adequate power supply to be ensured

Bhopal, Apr 12: The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that adequate power supply should be ensured in rural areas during the summer season. He asked the officers to explore the possibilities of purchasing power from other states apart from supplying single-phase power to rural areas for at least 12 hours a day.

Food grains on cheaper price from Apr 15

Bhopal, Apr 12: Mukhya Mantri Annapurna Yojana would be launched in the state on April 15 through which families living below poverty line would be supplied wheat at the reduced rate of Rs three per kg and rice at the rate of Rs 4.50 per kg from government fair price shops.