The love jihad law comes into effect two weeks after the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved it. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: PTI
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Under the new law, forced conversion of a minor would draw a minimum jail term of 2-10 years with a minimum penalty of Rs 50,000
Forcing religious conversion on someone will attract 1-5 years of imprisonment and a minimum Rs 25,000 fine
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh s Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, came into effect as a law on Saturday after the state government issued a gazette notification. The love jihad law comes into effect two weeks after the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet approved it.
Jan 08, 2021, 13:39 PM IST
BHOPAL: In view of the bird flu outbreak, the Madhya Pradesh government has banned chicken trade with southern states for the next 10 days. We are keeping an eye on bird flu and have issued the guideline for poultry farms. We have banned the supply of chicken from the southern states to Madhya Pradesh for the next 10 days. We are taking precautions, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told media.
On January 7, the Madhya Pradesh government ordered the closure of poultry shops in Neemuch and Indore districts for a week after bird flu infection was found among chickens in these areas. Avian influenza or bird flu virus was found in samples of crow carcasses from seven districts and in chicken samples from Neemuch and Indore, said the state veterinary department in an advisory.
Incidents of stone-pelting were reported in Madhya Pradesh s Ujjain, Indore and Mandsaur a few days back. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Photo Credit: IANS
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced that
reiterated that stone-pelters will not be spared in the state.
While addressing a public meeting in Indore, the MP CM said that a strict law with a provision of life imprisonment will be enacted to keep a tight rein on the incidents of stone-pelting in the state. We are enacting a strong law against the stone-pelters. (Under the proposed law) They will be sentenced to life imprisonment. They will not be allowed to be released from jail before that, said Chouhan.
Bird flu: Madhya Pradesh bans chicken supply from southern states for next 10 days ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 18:33 IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 7 (ANI): In view of the bird flu outbreak, the Madhya Pradesh government has banned chicken trade with southern states for next 10 days. We are keeping an eye on bird flu and have issued the guideline for poultry farms. We have banned the supply of chicken from the southern states to Madhya Pradesh for the next 10 days. We are taking precautions, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told media.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying informed that avian influenza has been reported from the four states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala at 12 epicentres.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to expand cabinet for third time today
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to expand cabinet for third time today
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet is set to be expanded on Sunday, sources said. It will be the third expansion of the state cabinet after Chouhan took over as chief minister for the fourth term in March 2020.
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File photo of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo Credits: PTI)
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet is set to be expanded on Sunday around 53 days after the Bharatiya Janata Party s (BJP) victory in Madhya Pradesh bypolls last year.