The tragedy at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur has claimed 11 lives as of Saturday, May 2, 2026, following the recovery of the bodies of two children aged five and six. The state-operated cruise boat capsized in the Narmada River on Thursday evening after being caught in a sudden, violent storm. While 28 passengers were rescued, survivors have alleged significant safety lapses, including the lack of life jackets and a failure to heed weather warnings. NDRF, SDRF, and Army divers continue to scour the waters for two remaining missing persons, while the Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a high-level probe into the negligence that led to the fatal mishap.
The Madhya Pradesh government has accelerated its efforts to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), setting a 60-day deadline for a specially constituted panel to prepare a draft bill. The state aims to introduce and potentially roll out the legislation by Diwali 2026, marking a significant policy shift in personal law governance.
Mahan Aryaman Scindia, son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, took charge as the youngest president of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) on Tuesday and underlined the promotion of young players and women from rural areas as one of his priorities
Leela Sahu(22) from Sidhi in Madhya Pradesh says she has no interest in politics. Yet she found herself in the crosshairs of the local BJP leadership when lack of basic infrastructure like a bad road appeared in her posts.
Madhya Pradesh, once a Congress bastion, but now in doldrums is set to be restructured by the Grand Old Party in one of the strongholds of the saffron camp-Vidisha. Congress leadership must have detected chinks in the BJP armour in this area though Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan won this Lok Sabha seat by 8.2 lakh votes in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
