Three labourers killed in wall collapse
Sehore: Three labourers including two women were killed and six were injured on Sunday when an under-construction side-wall of a drainage collapsed in Budhni, the Assembly constituency of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Sehore District Collector Kavindra Kiyawat said the injured persons were sent to Hoshangabad for treatment. The deceased labourers were identified as Seema Gaud (18), lalita Gaud (18) and Mithilesh Gaud (18), police said, adding they belonged to Daudi village in Betul district. Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh who arrived at Ahmedpur in the district for poll campaigning expressed grief about the incident and demanded probe. Three labourers, including two women, were killed while five others sustained injuries when the wall of an under construction drain caved in Budhni headquarters today, police said. The drain was being constructed by the Budhni Municipal Corporation for outlet of dirty water through sewage system in the area. Eight labourers, who were working, came under the debris and sustained grave injuries. They were admitted to Budhni Hospital where three died during treatment. Five others were referred to Hoshangabad for further treatment.
Over 10 villages to Boycott lS Elections
Bhind: Voters of more than 10 villages in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh have decided to boycott the lok Sabha elections to protest the lack of basic amenities in the area. The villagers, led by Sarpanch Ramkali Baghel in a meeting at Khamrauli village on Saturday expressed their anger and alleged that the candidates of all parties made false promises and did not turn up after winning. Basic amenities such as drinking water, electricity, and roads were absent in these villages, they said. Voters of Madanpura, Dongarpur, Dimarpura and Chitai, among other villages in the district, have decided to boycott the lok Sabha elections.
Woman burnt alive in father's presence
Bhind: A newly-wed woman was burnt alive by her husband and mother-in-law in presence of her father in Pithanpura village, police said. Mehra village-resident Siya Sharan Rajak and his nephew Rajesh went to his daughter Babli's in-law's house on Saturday to bring her to his place but her husband Sonu Rajak and his mother Rajkumari made Babli captive in a room and doused kerosene on her body and then set her ablaze. When critically burnt Babli managed to come out of the room, her father rescued her and admitted to hospital where she died during treatment this morning. Sonu and Rajkumari killed Babli as she was adamant to go to his parent's place despite they asked her to stay with them. The accused fled soon after committing the crime.
Cong demands Z-protection for Modi's wife
Bhopal: Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh have demanded Z-category security for Jashodaben, the wife of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, on the ground that she could be a ‘soft target’ for terrorists. State Congress spokespersons Abhay Dube and Ravi Saxena wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, making the demand two days ago after Modi's disclosure about his marital status for the first time in his election affidavit. The letter said the news that Jashodaben had gone on a pilgrimage ‘leads to suspicion’. If Modi was on the hit list of terrorists, Jashodaben could prove to be a soft target for them, it said.
`19 lakh Seized from Farmer
Bhopal: Cash amounting to `19 lakh was seized from a farmer in the city during a checking exercise being conducted in view of the ongoing elections, police said on Sunday. The money was seized from one Maharaj Singh, a resident of Khajuri Sadak in the city, under the Sukhi Sewaniya police station limits of the city on Saturday. Police said Singh told them that he was taking the money to make payment to a person. The seized amount was handed over to the Income Tax Department for further verification, they added.
Home Department raids in twin nursing homes
Bhind: The Health Department raided two nursing homes here after receiving complaint of not complying with the standard set by the Madhya Pradesh Government, official sources said. On the directive of the Health Department in Bhopal, Chief Medical and Health Officer Rakesh Sharma with his team conducted the raids in Gulab Nursing Home run by Madhya Pradesh Backward Class Commission Member Gulab Singh Kirar and Sanjeevani Nursing Home on Saturday but there were no patients in both nursing homes. However, the team found an ultra-sound machine in Gulab Nursing Home. When asked for its record and other documents related to the authorities could not provide it. Sharma said notices were served to the directors of the twin nursing homes and reports were sent to Bhopal. Besides these two nursing homes, complaints were received against seven such nursing homes here and notice was served to them also, he added.