Mischa News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mischa Barton and Martin Sheen were both recently interviewed by CNN-IBN about their roles in the movie Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain which they are currently filming in Hyderbad, India. While Mischa talks more about the experience of filming in India, Sheen talks more about the movie itself. (in the clip after the the jump) Bhopal: A [...]
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Badee Jheel, a picturesque water body that draws large number of people and also provides drinking water to nearly half the city, is fast drying up. From a once sprawling spread of 31 sq km, the Upper Lake has shrunk to less than nine sq km. This year the region received little over half its average rainfall, exposing stark patches in the lake that seems to be expanding every day. The state Government...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Sunday said that people of Bhopal will get water from Narmada in next nine months. “People of Bhopal will get Narmada water by September 25,” Mr. Chauhan said ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
BHOPAL: Senior BJP leader Ishwardas Rohani was unanimously elected Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly here on Wednesday. Soon after the House assembled at 10-30 a.m., pro-tem Speaker Jamuna Devi announced that only Mr. ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Governor, Balram Jakhar, on Wednesday said the results of the recent Assembly elections showed that the people had given their approval to the development works launched by the State Government in the last five ...
Black Heart Gold Pants (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
"...so that means zero bars out here in Bhopal..."
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Former ‘The O.C.’ star Mischa Barton is embracing the Indian culture as she films for her new movie in the country based on real-life Bhopal industrial disaster. The 22-year-old actress, who’s is shooting in Hyderabad, is enjoying traditional fare, and is also learning to play sitar. “I’ve been having an amazing spiritual exploration visiting Hindu temples and [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Bhopal: As many as 215 of a total of 230 legislators in the 13th Madhya Pradesh Assembly on Monday took oath as members of the House on the first day of its maiden nine-day session. Of these members, 21 took oath in Sanskrit and they ...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... K. Chandran Pillai, MP, offered felicitations. Dr. S.A. Pillai, Managing Director of IIMSHE, Bhopal, explained the objectives of the Diploma course. K. S. Divakaran Nair, Regional Director, IGNOU, welcomed the gathering.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... in place by the end of 2009 and 20,000 MW by 2012. In addition, the transmission capacity at the Bhopal unit would increase to 30,000 MVA by March and at Jhansi to 15,000 MVA by the end of October. The expansion programme up to 15,000 MW with an investment of Rs. 4,200 crore had been approved for this purpose.Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh, who recently made visits to BHEL facilities...
H5N1 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via Mid-Day.com: Mizoram on bird flu alert.Despite not affected by the outbreak despite its contiguity with bird flu-hit states and countries, the Mizoram government has stepped up vigil in the border areas. State Animal Husbandry and veterinary officials said here...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Madhya Pradesh government has allocated over Rs 1.53 crore to four districts which are affected by drought and drinking water problems.These funds will be utilised for drought relief works and supply of drinking water in the rural areas of Sagar, Datia, Gwalior and Shajapur districts, an official release said in Bhopal, on Tuesday.Out of these funds, Rs 73.65 lakh has been allocated to Sagar...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
The pro tem speaker Jamuna Devi, the senior most member of the House, first administered the oath to Chouhan and his cabinet and then to the members of the panel of Speakers.
Credit Writedowns (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
... with the conventional wisdom. Below is what Wikipedia says about Rajan: Raghuram Govind Rajan (Bhopal, India, February 3, 1963) was the “Economic Counselor and Director of Research” (Chief Economist) at the International Monetary Fund from September 2003 until January 2007. He replaced Ken Rogoff at the IMF in September 2003. He was the youngest individual to hold the position (beginning...
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
... the source added.The national squad is currently at the training camp at the SAI centre in Bhopal before leaving for Argentina for a Test series on January 11. This will be playing its first international match since the loss to Great Britain in the Olympic qualifier March last and coach in charge Harendra Singh is upbeat about the challenge. “The boys have responded well to the training...
