Bhopal News

Illegal Building Demolished In Bhopal Using Controlled Blast

Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

An illegally constructed three-storey commercial complex was demolished using controlled blast in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city on Saturday, an official said.

As Mosquitoes Bother Shivraj Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended

Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Sumana Nandy | Friday February 19, 2021, Bhopal

An official of the Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department has been suspended for dereliction of duty after a "special guest" staying at the circuit house in the state's Sidhi district complained of mosquitoes and an overflowing tank this week. It just so happened that the special guest staying at the facility on Wednesday was Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

17 Arrested For Vandalising Restaurant On Valentine's Day In Bhopal

Written by Anurag Dwary | Sunday February 14, 2021, Bhopal

A restaurant in Bhopal was vandalised when people were out eating on Valentine's Day on Sunday. Some people who identified themselves as Shiv Sena activists entered the restaurant in the city's Arera Colony and vandalised the property, the police said.

BJP's Uma Bharti, Pragya Thakur Seek Renaming Some Places In Bhopal

Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021, Bhopal

Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti and the party's Lok Sabha MP Pragya Singh Thakur have demanded renaming of certain places located in and around Bhopal, including Halali Dam and Islam Nagar.

Madhya Pradesh Rape Survivor Dies Allegedly After Sleeping Pills Overdose

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 21, 2021, Bhopal

A 17-year-old victim of rape, in a case where the accused is an elderly newspaper owner, has died after allegedly taking an overdose of sleeping pills in Bhopal, an official said Thursday.

Curfew, Restrictions On Assembly In Some Parts Of Bhopal

Press Trust of India | Sunday January 17, 2021, Bhopal

The Bhopal district administration on Sunday imposed curfew in three police station limits and restrictions on assembly in some other areas as a precautionary measure over a construction work by a community in the old city area.

Will Get Vaccinated Once Priority Groups Inoculated: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Press Trust of India | Monday January 04, 2021, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said he will take the Covid vaccine shot after priority groups are inoculated.

"Get Covid Vaccine Early, Register For Rs 500": Scam Calls In Bhopal

Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday December 29, 2020, Bhopal

A man in Bhopal got a call on Monday asking him to pay Rs 500 to get his family registered to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the first phase. But on enquiry the family realised it was a scam call.

After Power Cut, 3 Patients Die At Covid Hospital In Bhopal: Sources

Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday December 12, 2020, Bhopal

Three patients died after an hour-long power cut at a multispecialty hospital in Bhopal that is treating COVID-19 patients, sources have said. After the power cut at 6 pm on Friday, the backup generator maintained by the Public Works Department (PWD) did not work and power was restored only at 7 pm, they said.