Dengue claims second victim in MP

Bhopal: Dengue claimed its second victim in Madhya Pradesh after a six-year-old boy from Betul district succumbed to the disease in a private hospital here, officials said on Monday.

The boy identified as Tarun Sahu died yesterday after he was diagnosed with the dreaded fever and shifted to Bhopal a few days back.

The boy identified as Tarun Sahu died yesterday after he was diagnosed with the dreaded fever and shifted to Bhopal a few days back.

He was suffering from high temperature since he was admitted to the hospital. His condition further deteriorated resulting in his death, they said.

Since January this year, a total of 54 positive cases of dengue have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Director Malaria, Dr K L Sahoo said, adding so far two persons, including Sahu, have succumbed to the disease

Student kills self at MGM medical college

Indore: A final year MBBS student of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) medical college here allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on Thursday, police said.

Ravi Pippal (28) was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room, they said. An empty liquor bottle and a laptop were also found from the spot. Police suspect that Ravi could have taken the extreme step following an unsuccessful love affair of five years.

His body was sent to M Y Hospital for postmortem, police said, adding further investigations are on.

MP: Student beaten up for not taking tuition from school teacher

Shahdol (MP): 

A class X student of a government school here was injured when he was allegedly beaten up by his teacher for not taking private tuition from him, police said on Monday. Noushad, the student of Government Excellence School here, sustained injuries on his ears when his mathematics teacher RP Sharma allegedly thrashed him on Saturday at the tuition, they said.
The boy's father Abdul Ahad said in his complaint that his son was attacked as he had stopped taking tuitions from Sharma and opted for other teacher as he had raised fees. Noushad was admitted in the district hospital and is recovering, police said.
Kotwali Police have booked Sharma, who is yet to be arrested, under sections 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code and is further investigating the case.

Madhya Pradesh: Man held for raping six-year-old

Shajapur: A man, who had earlier served 10 years in jail for raping a minor, has been arrested again for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Sunera village about 10 km away from the district headquarters, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday, when the minor girl was sleeping with her parents in a hut on their farm.
The accused, identified as Gokul Bagri (40), first gagged the victim, quietly took her away from the hut and then raped her, Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) RK Mishra told reporters. After committing the crime, he dumped the victim near her hut and when her parents spotted the girl crying with pain they informed the police about the incident.
Earlier in 2000, Bagri was jailed for 10 years for raping a four-year-old girl, police said adding that he had been released from jail in 2010. Further investigation is on

Madhya Pradesh government increases bus passengers fairs

Exercising the powers vested in the Motor Vehicle Act, the Madhya Pradesh government has increased passenger fares of vehicles with effect from October 26. The hike has been effected in the fares of general vehicles, passenger bus service, deluxe vehicles and AC vehicles. A notification to this effect has been published in the State Gazette as well.

The fare for the first five kilometres for general transport buses will be Rs 5 per passenger and 80 paise per kilometre thereafter. This increase will not apply to the city transport buses.

Under the orders issued by the State Government, maximum hike in fares of various types of vehicles will be as follows:

Maximum increase is up to 10 percent for passenger bus night service, 25 percent for non-AC deluxe buses and up to 50 percent for AC buses.

It has been made clear by the government that night bus service charge will be applicable only to general transport vehicle service and not on deluxe or AC buses. Similarly, except for deluxe and AC buses, no additional fare can be charged from passengers of express bus service.