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‘Kochi has failed to recognise waste treatment as a business opportunity’

Kochi Corporation has failed to recognise waste treatment as a business opportunity. Indore has shown how to manage waste effectively. Keralites have high levels of education and civic engagement, yet lack effective urban governance. ULBs need to tap into alternative sources of revenue and digitise local-level data. Political formations in…

The Hindu · Dec 9, 2023

Madhya Pradesh: Class 4 student attacked by classmates 108 times with geometry compass at pvt school in Indore

INDORE: A Class 4 student was reportedly assaulted by three classmates 108 times using a geometry compass during a fight at a private school in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, an official said on Monday.

The Times of India · Nov 27, 2023

Fatal accidents on the rise in national highways in Madhya Pradesh, 3420 more in '22

INDORE: The body count on Madhya Pradesh's roads is rising alarmingly. There were 3,420 more accident deaths on national highways in the state in 2022 than in 2019, and MP's share of accidents in the country has risen to 9.1%.

The Times of India · Nov 27, 2023

Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: IAF deploys C-17 to airlift critical equipment from Indore to Dehradun

NEW DELHI: In the ongoing rescue efforts at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed a C-17 transport aircraft to airlift approximately 22 tonnes of crucial equipment from Indore to Dehradun.

The Times of India · Nov 17, 2023

Between ‘bulldozer justice’ and ‘Cong apathy’: Muslim voters face a tough choice in MP

Amjad Khan stands despairingly before a wreckage that had been his livelihood for a decade. His modest bakery in Khargone, a town 120-km south of Indore city in Madhya Pradesh, was one of the 45 buildings reduced to rubble in a widespread demolition drive in April 2022. Many of these…

Newslaundry · Nov 16, 2023

Foreign diplomats witness PM Modi’s roadshow in M.P.

Delegation of foreign diplomats witness PM Modi's roadshow in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. They met local leaders to understand BJP's election campaign. Japanese diplomat Mayumi Tsubakimoto said elections in India are like a festival people celebrate. Delegation also visited Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat as part of "Know BJP" initiative.

The Hindu · Nov 15, 2023

MP polls: ‘Saving Sanatan’ at PM Modi’s roadshow in Indore

At Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Indore, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande spoke to the people on the popularity of PM Modi against Shivraj Singh Chouhan, poll promises, and the anti-incumbency in the state ahead of the November 17 polls. 

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2023

In MP, BJP turns to welfare schemes amid public anger over price rise

A couple in their forties, Santosh Dhiman and Savita Dhiman, are waiting outside their home in Mhow, a town close to Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. A man riding a motorcycle arrives with three gas cylinders strapped to the pillion seat. “The cylinder now costs Rs 950,” says Savita as…

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2023

‘Organisational issues’: Sumitra Mahajan on BJP’s CM probables in MP, factionalism

As an eight-time MP and the former Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan is seen as one of the tallest leaders in Madhya Pradesh’s politics and part of the BJP’s old guard. We met her at her home in Indore to discuss her party’s poll prospects, the probable chief ministerial candidate…

Newslaundry · Nov 9, 2023

Madhya assembly elections: First-time voters can propel poll outcome in Agar-Malwa

INDORE: Agar Malwa district election office registered 18,444 first-time voters in electoral roll that may play decisive role in two constituencies of the district.

The Times of India · Oct 28, 2023