When the State politics is hot with claims and counter claims from the main Opposition Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over illegal mining, the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department that has the greater responsibility to curb the criminal activity in the forest, is ill equipped to fight the menace.

Bhopal: Slain DSP Narendra Kumar Singh’s wife Madhurani Teotia has said her husband got no help from his department while taking on the illegal mining mafia in Morena district. “Narendra told me several times that there was lot of pressure in his work environment and he was fighting a one-man war against illegal mining in Banmour,” Teotia told TOI on the phone from Aligarh on Sunday, where she is on maternity leave and is expecting her child this month.

The Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the IPS officer Narendra Kumar's death would not be spared. With the brutal killing of young IPS officer Narendra Kumar evoking strong reactions across the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has said that the culprits responsible for the officer's death would not be spared.

The state mining minister has expressed regret over the killing and said that the government will ensure that the officer's killers were punished at the earliest.

The State Government’s initiative in IT sector yielded result as the Union Government has recognised its superlative works towards e-governance and as a token of this recognition, has announced to bestow the State with the National e-governance Award at the 15th National Conference on e-Governance in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on February 10.

On the special initiative of the State Government, the Gwalior division has reached a target of constructing 8,400 houses under Indira Housing Scheme. With this, Gwalior has constructed total 3,000 houses for weaker section. These houses would be constructed for needy families, which are leading life below the poverty line in the rural areas of the division. This target of the houses is different from Indira Housing Scheme being executed at present already.

With developers bidding aggressively in roads and highways projects, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) may borrow much less than the proposed Rs 1,91,000 crore in its financing plan for national highway constructions till 2031. In 30 years, the authority could manage to get a premium of Rs 77,000 crore from 10 projects alone, according to NHAI data.

As many as 78 dairy societies have been formed in Tikamgarh district under Bundelkhand special package. The societies have been constituted by Gwalior Dairy Federation, affiliated to MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation. These societies are collecting 4,300 litres of milk daily at present. Milk chilling plants have also been established in Tikamgarh and Jatara with a view to give a fillip to dairy activities.

As many as 78 dairy societies have been formed in Tikamgarh district under Bundelkhand Special Package. The societies have been constituted by Gwalior Dairy Federation, which affiliated to MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation. These societies are collecting 4300 litres of milk daily at present. Milk chilling plants have also been established in Tikamgarh and Jatara with a view to giving a fillip to dairy activities.

The first phase of monsoon has brought smile on the faces of farmers in Madhya Pradesh. As of today, there is not even a single district which can be listed for scanty rainfall in the State.