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The Avenue Mail

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Rs 80,000 reward dacoit Dalli Gurjar captured in Morena

Police officers arrested notorious dacoit Kalli Gurjar and his associate Ajay Gurjar after an encounter in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on Thursday morning. The Madhya Pradesh police had placed an ₹80,000 bounty on Kalli Gurjar. Authorities had sought him across multiple districts for numerous…

Orissa Post

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Hardeep Singh Puri wins Rajya Sabha seat unopposed from MP

Bhopal: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh Thursday after the nomination papers of two independent candidates were rejected during scrutiny, leaving him as the sole candidate in the by-election. The by-election was…

The Times of India

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Hardeep Singh Puri elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh

Hardeep Singh Puri was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh after other candidates failed to qualify. The nominations of Rajkumar Lohani and Kante Sayanna were rejected for not meeting necessary requirements. Puri's election follows the resignation of Union minister of state L…

The Tribune

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TREX Energy Commissions BESS Manufacturing Facility in Hyderabad

The new facility features a 12 PPM automatic module assembly line, capable of producing 5 kWh to 5 MWh BESS solutions, with Phase 2 expansion planned in Madhya Pradesh Key pointers: • TREX Energy commissions its Hyderabad lithium battery manufacturing facility on 21 September 2026, featuring a 12…

The Pioneer

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MP: SC sets 2-month deadline on MLA’s disqualification

The Supreme Court has directed Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar to decide within two months the petition seeking disqualification of Bina MLA Nirmala Sapre over her alleged defection from the Congress to the BJP. The case has remained pending for two-and-a-half years. The…

The Shillong Times

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Women’s ACT: Indian hockey team to open against Malaysia

NEW DELHI, Nov 4: In pursuit of a third consecutive Asian Champions Trophy crown, the Indian women’s hockey team will open its campaign by taking on Malaysia when the six-nation tournament kicks off on November 19 in Bhopal. The event will be staged at Bhopal’s new hockey stadium at the…

The Hindu

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How the Supreme Court shaped due process in death penalty cases

In Bachan Singh, the apex court upheld the death penalty but laid down guidelines for judicial discretion; in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh, it prescribed ‘practical guidelines’, including the submission of mental health evaluations and custody conduct reports of the accused

Mongabay India

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The world’s largest bovine

Species File: Exploring India’s biodiversity, one species at a time. Decades after disappearing from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the gaur or Indian bison made a comeback following conservation efforts, according to media reports. In 2011-12, a herd of 40 gaur were reintroduced from…

The Shillong Times

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MP HC rejects bail plea of Giribala Singh in Twisha Sharma death case

Bhopal, Nov 4: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of Giribala Singh, a former District and Sessions Judge from Bhopal, who is facing charges in connection with the suspicious death of her daughter-in-law, model Twisha Sharma. A single-judge bench of Justice Ajay…

The Tribune

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Twisha Sharma murder: Madhya Pradesh HC denies bail to retired judge Giribala

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former district judge Giribala Singh in the alleged suicide case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma on the ground investigation was still on and key forensic and digital extraction reports were awaited. The plea was rejected by a…