Madhya Pradesh

A village in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh has gone into a self-imposed lockdown after four Covid-19 related deaths in the area. The 3,500 residents of Hinota Kalan village are avoiding all public rallies and gatherings organized by leaders for the upcoming by-polls in the district on April 17. Moreover, they agitated at the government's Covid-19 management protocols and they decided to shut down all shops over the weekend.

A leopard was reported dead after jumping over a power transformer in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. Reportedly, the big cat was roaming in an agricultural land in search of food while the stubble caught fire and it jumped onto a power transformer and died of electrocution. However, the forest officials after post-mortem dumped the dead carcass as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines.

An auto-rickshaw driver, Krishna Keyer (35) was subjected to police brutality in broad daylight after his mask slipped off his nose in MP’s Indore district. Reportedly, he was going towards hospital to meet his sick father while the police asked him to appear at the police station. After Keyer refused, the officer started beating him mercilessly. However, the officers were suspended after the video of the incident went viral.

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s unique 'Kitab Ghar' initiative is collecting books from residents and redistributing them to underprivileged children. Partnering with Kabadiwala – a doorstep scrap collecting portal, the civic body provides the books and notebooks collected to BMC-run libraries, and also recycles some of them for environmental cause. Started under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan, the initiative garnered huge support from Bhopalis… read-more

Known for its Royal Bengal Tigers, Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh National Park is ablaze since March 29. Reportedly, the raging fire has spread to Khitoli, Magadhi and Tala zones while efforts are underway to douse the fire. However, complaining about the ill-timed action by the authorities, the locals said that necessary arrangements were not made to extinguish wildfires. Recently in March, Odisha's Similipal Reserve had witnessed a similar… read-more