Madhya Pradesh government has appointed 2014-batch IAS officer Kshitij Singhal as the new Indore Municipal Commissioner following deaths linked to contaminated water. The move comes amid suspensions, investigations and a large-scale survey of water quality in affected areas
03 January,2026 06:00 PM IST | Indore | mid-day online correspondent
32 patients are currently undergoing treatment in intensive care units
03 January,2026 09:54 AM IST | Indore | Agencies
The Congress chief said PM Modi keeps trumpeting the Jal Jeevan Mission but has not spoken about the deaths linked to contaminated drinking water in Indore. He also alleged that for the past 11 years, the country has been fed “long speeches, lies and deceit, empty promises, and boasts” about the so-called double-engine government
02 January,2026 04:38 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
At least 200 parrots were found dead along the banks of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district due to food poisoning, officials said. Some parrots were alive during rescue operations, but the toxicity of the food was so severe that they died shortly thereafter, District wildlife warden Tony Sharma said
02 January,2026 12:45 PM IST | Khargone | PTIADVERTISEMENT
