Satna

Recurrent water crisis forces Mawasis in MP to migrate to cities for livelihood as parched forests run dry of produce

Recurrent drought in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh has turned the once all-providing summer months into a nightmare for Mawasi tribals, forcing the youth to migrate for livelihood while women walk at least 16 kilometres daily for water

For Mawasi tribe in MP's Satna, limited access to forests results in livelihood loss and a generation forsaking tribal knowledge

Mawasi tribal villages in Madhya Pradesh's Satna face uncertain future as limitations on access to forests pushes the once self-sufficient Scheduled Tribe towards migration and scarcity of food

Sentenced to death for raping minor, Madhya Pradesh school teacher challenges penalty in Supreme Court

According to the prosecution, the Madhya Pradesh convict had raped the minor girl after kidnapping her from her house on 1 July, 2018 and later dumped her in the bushes. The girl received severe injuries in the incident and was admitted to a Delhi-based hospital

Madhya Pradesh election: Congress expresses 'suspicion' about EVMs in Vindhya region, mulls probe by experts on voting pattern

The Vindhya region comprises Rewa, Satna, Singrauli, Sidhi and Anuppur districts, comprising 30 seats, of which the Congress managed to win just six seats down from the 12 it had won in the 2013 polls.

Madhya Pradesh: Congress meets EC over EVM 'conspiracy', raises tampering concerns; poll panel says all machines safe

Opposition parties in Madhya Pradesh raised vociferous protests over alleged foul play with respect to EVMs and said that this was part of a "major conspiracy."

MP election 2018: High turnout in Assembly polls amid EVM snags perfectly captures paradox of Hindi heartland

Though voting is conducted electronically, hundreds of electors returned after waiting for hours, when Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) malfunctioned.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Of frogs, scales and why (upper) caste equations may not worry Shivraj Singh Chouhan

What makes Shivraj Singh Chouhan's task a bit easier is the clear distinction between the BJP and the Congress: while the former is firing on all cylinders, the latter is awaiting a windfall

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections: Defective EVMs send voters packing without casting ballot; EC replaces 250, many still to go

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were first deployed by the Election Commission of India in 1999 during Goa Assembly elections. Two decades later, every time India votes, it still somehow begins with complaints related to faulty or malfunctioning EVMs which leads to loss of crucial voting hours.

Speech, hearing-impaired man may contest Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, wants to uplift the poor and disabled

Sudeep Shukla, who was earning a salary of Rs 1 lakh per month, quit his job and decided to jump into Madhya Pradesh politics.

Madhya Pradesh court sentences man to death for raping four-year-old girl in Satna district

Madhya Pradesh was the first state to enact a law last December providing for death penalty for rapists of minor girls below 12.