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Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha polls: EVM snags, stray incidents of violence dominate day; 74.61% turnout till 6 pm

Nearly 55 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 3.30 pm Wednesday in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections which were marred by complaints of faulty Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and stray incidents of violence.

MP polls: Bhind DM orders media organisations to register WhatsApp groups else face legal action to curb spread of fake news

A message is doing rounds on the social media claiming that the admins of WhatsApp groups run by media organisations will have to register themselves by 15 October, else face legal consequences.

Women key to increasing voter turnout; low participation in Madhya Pradesh is most worrying

Although female voter turnout has been increasing across India – from 51 percent in 1980 to 66 percent in 2014 – it remains low when compared with the adult population sex ratio in most states.

Bharat Bandh: Madhya Pradesh protests against SC/ST Act, security beefed up as over 150 groups plan to agitate

Brahma Samagam Sawarna Jankalyan Sangathan's national president Dharmendra Sharma said that about 150 organisations of upper castes and OBCs would participate in the Bharat bandh against the amendments in SC/ST Act.

Madhya Pradesh ups security ahead of 6 Sept bandh protesting SC/ST Act; sensitive Morena, Shivpuri, Bhind on high alert

Some organisations have also given a call for 'Bharat bandh' against the SC/ST Amendment Bill passed in the Parliament last month. The administration has imposed prohibitive orders under CrPC in four districts

Two held for violence in Madhya Pradesh's Morena during 2 April Bharat Bandh, taking total arrests in district to 100

Police have arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the violence in Morena during the 2 April Bharat Bandh, an officer said.

Bharat Bandh: Bhopal authorities enforce prohibitory orders under Section 144; mobile internet blocked in Jaipur

A nationwide anti-quota bandh call on Tuesday received mixed reactions with shops remaining closed in some parts of states such as Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan amidst heavy security arrangements.

Bharat Bandh: Shutdown call by anti-reservation groups evokes partial response in Madhya Pradesh

The 'Bharat Bandh' called by some groups opposed to the caste-based reservations evoked a partial response in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

Bharat Bandh: Two Madhya Pradesh policemen booked over death of Bhind protester

A case has been registered against two policemen in connection with the death of a man during the Bharat Bandh protests in Madhya Pradesh, media sources said

Shivraj Singh Chaouhan recommends CBI probe into Madhya Pradesh journalist killing

Shivraj Singh Chouhan recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of a Bhind-based television channel journalist