Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur (MP), Feb 4 (PTI) A trial court in Madhya Pradesh has issued a 'death warrant' against a school teacher who has been convicted of raping a four-year-old girl.

The trial court in Satna district has sent the death warrant of Mahendra Singh Gond (28) to the Central Jail in Jabalpur, a prison official said on Monday.

Bhopal, Jan 30 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government will set up 1,000 'gaushalas' or cow shelters in the state in the next four months to accommodate around one lakh stray cows and their progeny, an official said Wednesday.

Setting up 'gaushalas' in every village panchayat was a key promise made by the Congress in its manifesto for the 2018 assembly elections.

With this announcement, the government expects to not only tackle stray cattle menace but also create 40 lakh man-days employment.

Ratlam (MP), Jan 23 (PTI) A 36-year-old RSS worker was allegedly killed and his body with throat slit was found dumped in his field on Wednesday morning at Kamed village in the district, a police officer said.

The deceased, Himmat Patidar, who was former RSS Shivpur mandal karyawah (president), was found dead with his face burnt in his field located under Bilpank police station area, the officer said.

Jabalpur, Jan 23 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice S K Seth Wednesday inaugurated the e-courtrooms set up at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Central Jail here.

The e-courtrooms in various jails are now connected with different trial courts through online mode across the state, Deputy Inspector General (Jails) Gopal Tamrakar told PTI.

Undertrials lodged in these jails need not to go to the court to attend the hearing of their case, he said.

Indore, Jan 23 (PTI) A court Wednesday awarded a man a life sentence till death for raping two minor sisters here in 2016.

Special Judge Varsha Sharma handed down the punishment to Ramesh Bheel (50) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act and the IPC.

Besides, the judge imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict which he has to pay to the victims.

Barwani (MP), Jan 20 (PTI) A BJP leader was found dead in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh Sunday morning, with the police suspecting that he was murdered.

The death of Manoj Thakre (48) came to light three days after another BJP leader was shot dead in Mandsaur, prompting the party to claim that its leaders were being targeted.

Balwadi, where Thakre's body was found, is around 100 km from the district headquarters.

"The body had injury marks on the face and around the neck," said district Superintendent of Police Y D Bhutia.

Mandsaur (MP), Jan 17 (PTI) A local BJP leader was shot dead by an unidentified person in a busy area of the city Thursday evening, police said.

The victim, Prahlad Bandhwar, was president of the local municipal council.

City Superintendent of Police (CSP) R M Shukla said Bandhwar was attacked when he was standing outside District Cooperative Bank, located in Nai Abadi area, at around 7 pm.

An unidentified person shot him from point-blank range and fled from the spot, Shukla said and added the assailant's motorcycle has been recovered.

Bhind (MP), Jan 16 (PTI) A 16-year old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, the police said Wednesday.

While the alleged incident took place on January 10, a complaint was registered Tuesday, said a police official from Mou police station.

The girl told the police that her marriage had been fixed with Lilu Kushwaha (20), resident of neighbouring Gadroli village, about a year ago, and since then they were in touch with each other on phone.

Bhopal, Jan 15 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath Tuesday launched his government's Rs 50,000-crore farm debt-waiver scheme named 'Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana'.

Hailing the scheme as a milestone, Nath said here it would benefit 55 lakh small and marginal farmers.

He also slammed the opposition parties for alleging that the scheme was being implemented without any budgetary provisions.

Bhopal, Jan 1 (PTI) The incident of "Vande Mataram" not being sung on the the first working day of January at Madhya Pradesh secretariat has come to light, with the opposition BJP Tuesday pointing the finger at Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

Singing of the national song in the Mantralaya or secretariat on the first working day of every month has been the norm since the time of erstwhile Shivraj Singh Chouhan government of the BJP.