Ujjain breaks Ayodhya's record by lighting 18.8 lakh diyas on Maha ShivaratriThe Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday evening set a new Guinness world record by lighting 18.82 lakh diyas or earthen oil lamps. Ab...
Kumbha Sankranti 2023: Check date, history, significance and rituals to perform on this dayKumbha Sankranti which will be celebrated on February 13 this year marks the periodic movement of the Sun from one zodiac sign to another.
UPIDR helps locals women weavers, artisans gain global exposurePart of the state's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises department, UPIDR has a sprawling campus spread across four acres with modern class...
MP Assembly polls: Pollution of Kshipra river now a rallying pointThe polluted and depleted Kshipra river has become a major talking point in the runup to the assembly election scheduled for November 28.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in 10 rivers of MPThe ashes from one of the 10 urns would be immersed in the Narmada, MP's most sacred river, tomorrow, while the rest would be immersed on T...
L&T Construction gets orders worth Rs 2,210 croreIt has received an order from HPCL for the execution of an Integrated Effluent Treatment Plant for Visakh refinery modernisation project in...
MP approves Rs 7,546 crore Narmada, Parvati linking projectNarmada Control Board (NCB), in a meeting held yesterday, approved the project for linking the two rivers- Narmada and Parvati- in Malwa re...
Donkeys named after Ram Rahim, Honeypreet sold at Rs 11,000 in Ujjain fairAccording to organisers, sellers usually give 'fancy' names to sell donkeys although their breed and physical features count a lot in cutti...
MP to launch Narmada-like initiative to revive big rivers''As and when people will raise a demand for rejuvenating and cleaning rivers in their respective areas, the government will extend full su...
Railways to run 2,190 special trains for Simhastha MelaRailways is expecting to carry about 50 million pilgrims for the month-long fair at the Kshipra river, the venue of the Simhastha fair.
Kumbh Mela begins in UjjainThe largest congregation of Hindus has begun with the arrival of Juna Akhara for the royal bath on the banks of Kshipra river for the holy ...
Government mulling law to cap water usage: Uma BhartiWater Resources Minister Uma Bharti has said that the government is mulling to enact a law to put a cap on the usage of river water as well...
6,000 people evacuated as rains continue to lash Madhya PradeshTen people died as heavy rains continued to lash western part of Madhya Pradesh following which around 6,000 people were evacuated from inu...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to attend closing ceremony of Simhastha next yearPrime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the closing ceremony of Simhastha, a religious festival, next year in Madhya Pradesh's Ujj...
River linking project revives Kshipra river with Narmada waterAt an initial cost of Rs 432 crore, the project has virtually revived the Kshipra river in Ujjain, which was almost dry an year ago.
Madhya Pradesh government approves Narmada-Malwa-Gambhir link projectThe Chief Minister said Narmada-Malwa Link Project is also important for utilising Madhya Pradesh's share in Narmada water before 2024.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan wants Narmada-Malwa link to be made national projectChouhan, in a letter to Bharti urged for early clearance of pending irrigation projects of the state, an official release said.