Protest In Madhya Pradesh

In a protest against the gang-rape of a newly married woman in Rewa district, a group of women leaders of Madhya Pradesh Congress visited the crime spot and sprinkled 'gangajal' over the place on Monday.

Senior IAS officer Shailbala Martin's social media post questioning the public address system installed at temples causing noise pollution has sparked a controversy in Madhya Pradesh with religious groups calling for protests against the officer.

Two policemen were removed from field duty on allegations of cutting the "shikha" (a tuft of hair worn by Brahmins) and breaking the sacred thread of a protester in Mauganj district, an official said.

Students of a government school in Madhya Pradesh protested on Wednesday against the weird punishment of cleaning the toilet, if they reach the educational institution five to 10 minutes late.

Students at a government school for girls in Bhopal rose up in protest Wednesday claiming they are forced to clean the premises and face harsh punishments for minor infractions, including standing in the baking sun if they are even five minutes late.

A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.

The death of a 25-year-old tribal man from the Pardhi community in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna has triggered massive protests and outrage.

Residents of a village in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district set ablaze a liquor shop after the body of an 8-year-old girl was found in a lake, a police official has said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today condemned the arrest of state farmers in Madhya Pradesh who were heading to the national capital to protest against the central government.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday removed Shajapur Collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal from his post following the official's rude questioning of a driver's "aukat" (status) amid a protest by truckers against the new hit-and-run law.

Amid ongoing protests by truckers, a video of Shajapur district collector in Madhya Pradesh questioning "aukaat" (status) of a driver during a meeting on Tuesday surfaced on social media.

The newly elected BJP government in Madhya Pradesh held its first Assembly session Monday and immediately triggered a row after a portrait of the late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was swapped out for one of the late Dr BR Ambedkar.

Only one voter from Shahpur village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara assembly constituency cast vote in the state elections on Friday as the rest of the locals boycotted polling to protest the denial of ticket by the Congress to a local leader from ano

Voices of rebellion in the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress seem to be getting louder as the party workers are protesting against the ticket allotment by the party.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress workers staged a protest in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday over the ticket distribution for next month's assembly elections.

In a protest against the gang-rape of a newly married woman in Rewa district, a group of women leaders of Madhya Pradesh Congress visited the crime spot and sprinkled 'gangajal' over the place on Monday.

Senior IAS officer Shailbala Martin's social media post questioning the public address system installed at temples causing noise pollution has sparked a controversy in Madhya Pradesh with religious groups calling for protests against the officer.

Two policemen were removed from field duty on allegations of cutting the "shikha" (a tuft of hair worn by Brahmins) and breaking the sacred thread of a protester in Mauganj district, an official said.

Students of a government school in Madhya Pradesh protested on Wednesday against the weird punishment of cleaning the toilet, if they reach the educational institution five to 10 minutes late.

Students at a government school for girls in Bhopal rose up in protest Wednesday claiming they are forced to clean the premises and face harsh punishments for minor infractions, including standing in the baking sun if they are even five minutes late.

A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.

The death of a 25-year-old tribal man from the Pardhi community in police custody in Madhya Pradesh's Guna has triggered massive protests and outrage.

Residents of a village in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district set ablaze a liquor shop after the body of an 8-year-old girl was found in a lake, a police official has said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today condemned the arrest of state farmers in Madhya Pradesh who were heading to the national capital to protest against the central government.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday removed Shajapur Collector Kishore Kumar Kanyal from his post following the official's rude questioning of a driver's "aukat" (status) amid a protest by truckers against the new hit-and-run law.

Amid ongoing protests by truckers, a video of Shajapur district collector in Madhya Pradesh questioning "aukaat" (status) of a driver during a meeting on Tuesday surfaced on social media.

The newly elected BJP government in Madhya Pradesh held its first Assembly session Monday and immediately triggered a row after a portrait of the late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was swapped out for one of the late Dr BR Ambedkar.

Only one voter from Shahpur village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara assembly constituency cast vote in the state elections on Friday as the rest of the locals boycotted polling to protest the denial of ticket by the Congress to a local leader from ano

Voices of rebellion in the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Congress seem to be getting louder as the party workers are protesting against the ticket allotment by the party.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress workers staged a protest in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday over the ticket distribution for next month's assembly elections.