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MP Weather Tracker 2026: Track Madhya Pradesh rainfall, monsoon deficit, district alerts, flood risk and the latest IMD forecast for August 20–25. MP Weather Tracker 2026: Madhya Pradesh remains in…

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Activist Suspends Hunger Strike in Ken-Betwa Project Protest After Initial Gains
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Activist Suspends Hunger Strike in Ken-Betwa Project Protest After Initial Gains

Eighteen days after starting an indefinite hunger strike over alleged flaws in rehabilitating families displaced by the Ken-Betwa Link Project in Madhya Pradesh, Jai Kisan Sangathan leader Amit Bhatnagar ended his fast on Wednesday. He described the move as the agitation’s first success, following the state’s agreement to carry out new village-level surveys to identify...

Historic 3.5-Tonne Cannon Stolen from Madhya Pradesh Fort
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Historic 3.5-Tonne Cannon Stolen from Madhya Pradesh Fort

A 400-year-old cannon weighing nearly 3.5 tonnes was taken from Narwar Fort in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district. The artefact, kept in the fort’s Open Kacheri area, is thought to have been removed during the night of July 15-16. Officials suspect an organised group dealing in illegal antiquities carried out the theft. Investigators say the thieves...

Chhattisgarh Assembly Approves Ease of Doing Business Bill
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Chhattisgarh Assembly Approves Ease of Doing Business Bill

The Chhattisgarh Assembly approved the Chhattisgarh Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. The legislation seeks to cut procedural delays and ease the process of setting up businesses in the state. A government statement noted that the measure positions Chhattisgarh as the first state to adopt a risk- and trust-based system...

CAG Audit Flags Irregularities in Chhattisgarh Mining Welfare Fund
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CAG Audit Flags Irregularities in Chhattisgarh Mining Welfare Fund

A Comptroller and Auditor General audit has identified multiple lapses in carrying out the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana in Chhattisgarh. The review highlights problems with oversight, policy shifts, diversion of resources, procurement breaches, unproductive outlays and limited openness in handling the District Mineral Foundation Trust fund of Rs 13,101 crore from 2015-16 to...

Madhya Pradesh CM Takes Over Animal Husbandry Portfolio After Minister Review
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Madhya Pradesh CM Takes Over Animal Husbandry Portfolio After Minister Review

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has assumed responsibility for the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development department after reviewing the work of his ministers. The portfolio was withdrawn from Minister of State Lakhan Patel, who held independent charge, and reassigned to Yadav. Patel was instead given charge of the Anand Department. The General Administration Department issued the...

Probe into alleged rice diversion for ethanol widens across states amid fraud claims; four arrested
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Probe into alleged rice diversion for ethanol widens across states amid fraud claims; four arrested

Four individuals have been detained as an inquiry into claims that government rice intended for ethanol output in Madhya Pradesh was redirected has extended into neighboring Maharashtra. The special team has taken into custody four suspects, among them truck operators, a carrier and an ethanol facility worker. Roughly 20 vehicles suspected of transporting the redirected...

CBI Probes Alleged Fraud in Government Scholarships for MBA Students in Bhopal
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CBI Probes Alleged Fraud in Government Scholarships for MBA Students in Bhopal

A Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry has revealed an alleged scholarship scam in Bhopal where public funds intended for MBA students were reportedly siphoned through bank accounts created without the students’ awareness. The agency filed a case against the former senior manager of UCO Bank’s Habibganj branch and five individuals linked to the Academy of...

Brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Named in Drug Investigation
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Brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Named in Drug Investigation

The detention of two suspected drug peddlers in Indore has sparked political controversy. Police reported that the confiscated narcotics were intended for Nana Patwari, brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari. Deputy Commissioner of Police Narendra Rawat told reporters that Rajendra Nagar officers arrested Irfan Khan, also called Golu Chanderi, and Rani Bhai. They...

Madhya Pradesh First State to Add Non-Muslim Members to Waqf Board
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Madhya Pradesh First State to Add Non-Muslim Members to Waqf Board

Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to implement a provision of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, permitting non-Muslim members on state Waqf boards. This move has triggered political controversy in the state. The Mohan Yadav government issued a gazette notification on Sunday forming a 10-member Waqf Board chaired by Sanwar Patel. Along with Muslim...

IMD Issues Red Alert for Heavy Rainfall in Parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh
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IMD Issues Red Alert for Heavy Rainfall in Parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh

The usual date for the monsoon to cover the whole country is July 8, and this year arrival is expected near that time or a bit later. Formation of the season’s first depression over the Bay of Bengal means eight states along central and western coastal India will face extremely heavy to heavy rainfall in...

Brahmapur-Udhna Amrit Bharat Express Upgraded to Daily Service
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Brahmapur-Udhna Amrit Bharat Express Upgraded to Daily Service

The Brahmapur-Udhna Amrit Bharat Express will now operate daily rather than three times weekly. Indian Railways has made this change to strengthen connections between Odisha and Gujarat. The service passes through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will launch the daily runs on Monday. The train targets affordable travel for...

Low Pressure System Over Bay of Bengal Expected to Boost Monsoon Rainfall
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Low Pressure System Over Bay of Bengal Expected to Boost Monsoon Rainfall

The season’s first low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is set to strengthen the monsoon and deliver widespread rainfall across western and central India over the next four to five days. Officials stated the system is expected to track across northern Odisha and northern Chhattisgarh during the coming three days. Kerala along with...

Centre Tracks Drought Threat as El Nino Causes Rainfall Shortfall, Amit Shah Says
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Centre Tracks Drought Threat as El Nino Causes Rainfall Shortfall, Amit Shah Says

India is experiencing a significant rainfall shortfall with forecasts indicating below-normal monsoon rains in July. Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the developing conditions on Friday and instructed ministries to stay alert for possible drought in several regions. During a high-level discussion with Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and senior officials, Shah noted that the...

Congress Faces Fresh Internal Dispute in Madhya Pradesh Over Ujjain Land Allegations
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Congress Faces Fresh Internal Dispute in Madhya Pradesh Over Ujjain Land Allegations

The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has encountered another internal setback while attempting to criticize Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and the BJP over an alleged land scam involving his family in Ujjain. Earlier in June, the party dealt with the rejection of its Rajya Sabha nominee Meenakshi Natarajan’s candidacy due to an unreported court notice, prompting...

Madhya Pradesh judge receives threats after sentencing cow vigilantes as related Supreme Court case remains pending
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Madhya Pradesh judge receives threats after sentencing cow vigilantes as related Supreme Court case remains pending

Madhya Pradesh Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan has endured online abuse and threats since June 12 after sentencing cow vigilantes to life imprisonment for the 2022 lynching of truck driver Sheikh Lala Nazir Ahmed. Meanwhile a suo motu Supreme Court case addressing protection for judges from pressure and violence has stalled. The case...

FIR Registered Against IPL Cricketer and Retired IPS Father Over Alleged Assault
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FIR Registered Against IPL Cricketer and Retired IPS Father Over Alleged Assault

IPL cricketer Shashank Singh and his father, a retired IPS officer, face charges in Bhopal after their cook claimed he was beaten, verbally abused and pressured to send money when he asked for his phone back. The player has rejected the claims. Police at Ratibad station filed the case against Shashank, who represents Punjab Kings,...

Chhattisgarh Village Links Eight Deaths to Poisoned Alcohol
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Chhattisgarh Village Links Eight Deaths to Poisoned Alcohol

In February, 58-year-old Badri Patel was found dead on a cot in his courtyard in Kharve village, Chhattisgarh. In March, former sarpanch Chhaturam Sahu, aged 59, felt unwell during funeral preparations and collapsed. Later that month, 38-year-old Vinod Sahu was discovered slumped near the river. These were among eight deaths in the village of about...

Madhya Pradesh Police Plan First Coordinated Crackdown on Turtle Trafficking via Railways
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Madhya Pradesh Police Plan First Coordinated Crackdown on Turtle Trafficking via Railways

Police in Madhya Pradesh are preparing their first coordinated operation against wildlife trafficking on the state’s railway network. An analysis of six years of seizure data revealed organised interstate networks moving protected freshwater turtles from northern river systems to markets in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Between 2020 and 2026, the State Tiger Strike...

Three Men Held in Madhya Pradesh Over Alleged Pond Poisoning for Wildlife Hunt
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Three Men Held in Madhya Pradesh Over Alleged Pond Poisoning for Wildlife Hunt

Madhya Pradesh forest officials have detained three individuals suspected of contaminating a pond to kill wild animals. Twelve chital and two sambar deer were discovered dead in the Vijayraghavgarh forest range of Katni district. The carcasses were located on Thursday by staff on routine patrol in the Ghughri beat, spread across roughly 100 metres around...

IMD Issues Orange Alert for Heavy Rainfall Across Multiple States
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IMD Issues Orange Alert for Heavy Rainfall Across Multiple States

The India Meteorological Department has placed Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, parts of West Bengal, East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh under an orange alert for heavy rainfall today. Conditions remain favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance further into additional areas of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the next three...

Social Boycott of 26 Tribal Families Sparks Tensions in Chhattisgarh
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Social Boycott of 26 Tribal Families Sparks Tensions in Chhattisgarh

A conversion dispute led to a standoff in a Chhattisgarh village on Tuesday, prompting the deployment of 100 police officers. In Narayanpur district, 26 families face social boycott and report receiving a 30-day ultimatum to revert to tribal traditions. Communal strains have risen in Bharanda village since December, when objections to Christian prayers reportedly resulted...

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