Shimla: A spokesman of State Government said here today that Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India had decided to provide a one time relaxation of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines in the case of Himachal Pradesh and released the withheld amount of Rs. 26.66 crore on the request of the State [...]

New Delhi: Bhopal Municipal Corporation will develop Hathaikhera Dam as a tourist spot. Rs. 1.25 crore will be arranged by the Tourism Department on the construction of a boat club, cafeteria and huts in the next financial year. This information was given at a meeting chaired by Urban Administration and Development Minister Babulal Gaur here today. Corporator [...]

Bhopal: A delegation of German Company M.A.N and Force India called on Chief Minister  Shivraj Singh Chouhan here today. George Astalos of M.A.N. and Dr. Abhay Firodia of Force India specially comprised the delegation. Chief Minister Chouhan said that Udyog Mitra policy is in vogue in Madhya Pradesh. The State Government is especially promoting foreign [...]

Bhopal: Pilot DPRs worth Rs. 233 crore 29 lakh for four cities of the state including Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Sagar have been approved by the Union Government under Rajiv Awas Yojna launched for making cities slum-free. In the first phase of the scheme, six cities of the state including Indore, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Gwalior and Sagar [...]

Bhopal: Cooperatives Minister Gaurishankar Bisen has said that like primary cooperative societies, free of cost land will also be made available to the cooperative committee associated with State Cooperative Seed Producers Federation for developing seed processing centres and godowns. A scheme has been prepared for it. Cooperatives Minister Bisen was addressing the seventh annual general [...]

Bhopal: A state-wide campaign for creating awareness against the health hazards of tobacco consumption will be launched in cooperation with Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. A delegation of doctors and office-bearers of managements of both the hospitals called on Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here today and [...]

Bhopal: Mosquito-nets will be distributed in highly malaria-prone districts of Madhya Pradesh under Carrier Diseases Control Programme. Seven lakh 7 thousand 540 mosquito-nets will be distributed in 8 districts of the state. The work of distributing long-lasting impregnated nets in tribal-dominated areas has been started by the Health Department from Nalchha village in Dhar district. [...]