The interim protection from arrest to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's nephew Ratul Puri will continue till Friday as the hearing on his anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam remained inconclusive. Special judge Arvind Kumar will resume hearing the arguments on Friday.

Seeking his custodial interrogation, the ED made the claims before special judge Arvind Kumar during the hearing of anticipatory bail application filed by Puri. The court extended Puri's interim protection from arrest till Thursday after the arguments on the application remained inconclusive.

Sharma and Patwari are holding the portfolios of Law and Legislative Affairs Minister, and Higher Education Minister respectively in the current Kamal Nath-led Congress government in the state.

The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday dismissed before a Delhi court the allegations of 'political vendetta' against Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, for being probed in connection with a money laundering case related to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.

The Income Tax Department on Tuesday attached benami equity shares worth Rs 254 crore belonging to Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

Ratul Puri, the chairman of Hindustan Power projects Pvt Ltd, approached the court saying he was anticipating arrest in the case. He said he was cooperating in the probe and there was no need of his arrest.

The about Rs 3,600 crore deal to purchase AgustaWestland choppers for the VVIPs was scrapped by India over allegations of corruption and kick backs being paid in the deal.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has asserted that the MLAs of the Congress party are not for sale. The statement by Kamal Nath comes a day after the fall of Congress-JDS government in Karnataka. Exuding confidence in his government, Kamal Nath said this government will complete a five-year term and that we will work with full might and strength.

During voting on criminal law (amendment) in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, two BJP MLAs voted in favour of the Kamal Nath government today.

In 2010, the then Shivraj-government had announced to build a Sita temple at the site, where Raavan held her hostage. The then state government had also sanctioned Rs 1 crore for the temple. However, no progress was made over the past nine years. 

A Congress leader has now likened the whole of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to dogs, saying "unki maansikta hi kutton jaisi hai."

The Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday presented its maiden budget aiming to please various sections of society wherein it has proposed to allocate Rs 132 crore for the welfare of bovines and hiked grant to the state Waqf Board and Haj committee.

 Chief Minister Kamal Nath said this in the state assembly while intervening in a discussion on a question on age relaxation for "outside" (other states) candidates in Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission and other job recruitment exams.

After Chhattisgarh, the Congress has started search for a new party chief in Madhya Pradesh with focus on a clutch of leaders from the tribal community whose support was crucial in propelling it to power last year.

The order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), General Administration Department (GAD), PC Meena stated that family income of an eligible candidate should not exceed Rs 8 lakh annually.

The chief minister said he informed Gadkari about the proposed Bhopal-Indore six-lane green field Expressway, which can be constructed either by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) or the state government.

Not only did the top district court declined to hear the bail plea of Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of BJP national General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, but he has also been arrested in another case.

The Kamal Nath-led government is likely to bring an amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Cow Progeny Slaughter Prevention Act 2004 in the next Assembly session.

The Kamal Nath-led government in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday gave its nod to providing 10 per cent reservation to the underprivileged people in the state belonging to the general category.

"The chief minister was admitted to Hamidia Hospital around 9 am on Saturday. A team of doctors performed a surgery for a medical condition of trigger finger," Aruna Kumar, dean of Gandhi Medical College (Hamidia Hospital) said.