Shivraj Singh Chouhan

The state is slated for assembly polls later this year along with Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and possibly Telangana

Gandhi will arrive in Bhopal Monday and embark on a 15-kilometre road show from Lalghati Chowk to the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd's Dussehra Maidan.

The protesters staged a demonstration outside the bungalows of Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar at Gwalior and Member of Parliament (MP) Bhagirath Prasad at Bhind.

Chouhan's vehicle was attacked September 2 at Churhat in Sidhi district while he was touring the area as part of his "Jan Ashirwad Yatra".

Referring to Gandhi's speeches in Germany and England, Chouhan said Gandhi's criticism of the PM, the RSS and the BJP on the foreign soil is "perplexing".

Vajpayee, 93, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on June 11 with a kidney tract infection.

While Chouhan claimed that Nath had termed him as a "madari" (juggler), the Congress veteran denied having made any such remark.

Chouhan, who embarked on a 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' from the city earlier, said, "A 'bhaiya' (Gandhi) recently visited Mandsaur. He himself said I am ready to become prime minister. Who is making you PM?

The Madhya Pradesh chief minister had on Saturday said that cities in state will be better than that of US cities in the next five years.

Chouhan said that the state government had carried out the "impossible" work of connecting the Kshipra River with the Narmada in order to enhance irrigation facilities.

Addressing a function in Sagar yesterday, the chief minister, who has been at the helm of the state since 2005, also said that the cities in the central state would emerge as the "cleanest, prettiest and developed cities," in the country in the next five years

The chief minister said he was writing the letter as some incidents of rape in the country had created an uproar among people in general, and a "feeling of distress" in his mind.

According to the Election Commission figures, the BJP is ahead in over 112 seats and appears set for getting a majority in the Karnataka Assembly.

In another sop, Chouhan said that the retirement age of Anganwadi workers would now be 62 years, at par with that of state government employees.

"Under this scheme farmers will be given Rs 200 per quintal incentive in the support price for wheat and paddy crops. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a support price of Rs 1,735 per quintal for wheat. After adding this incentive to it, it will be about Rs 2,000 per quintal," Chouhan announced while addressing a convention of farmers here yesterday.

The expansion is being seen by some as an attempt by the BJP to balance regional aspirations of the people of the state, where Assembly polls are expected by the year-end.

A Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan approved the proposal moved by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) seeking land to build the temple of the "Mother India", in an area near Airport Road.

Chouhan has asked every department to submit a progress report on 5th of every month with the CM’s Secretariat.

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched the 'Ekatm Yatra' with an aim to collect metal pieces to install a 108- feet tall statue of Adi Shankaracharya at Omkareshwar in Khandwa district.

The woman was allegedly abducted and raped by four men on October 31 night when she was returning home after attending a coaching class.