MP Evening Wrap:Maithili Thakur joins BJP, party announces 71 Bihar poll candidates; MP govt raises DA to 55% for 4.5 lakh pensioners more

Bhaskar English brings you the biggest news from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day: 1. Maithili Thakur joins BJP; party announces 71 Bihar poll candidates, Nitish Kumar unhappy with seat-sharing deal BJP released its first list of 71 Bihar Assembly poll candidates. Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha to contest from Tarapur and Lakhisarai; Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav denied ticket. Folk singer Maithili Thakur joins BJP, may contest Aligarh seat. Read More 2. MP govt raises DA to 55% for 4.5 lakh pensioners; Cabinet fixes Bhavantar: Kodo ₹3,500, Kutki ₹2,500 per quintal The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet, under CM Dr. Mohan Yadav, approved key measures: raising pensioners’ dearness allowance, implementing the soybean price differential scheme, and fixing procurement rates for minor millets kodo and kutki. Read More 3. Indore hospital rat-bite incident, Dean, Superintendent held responsible; pest control firm paid crores without performing work A committee led by Dr. Yogesh Bharsat found MY Hospital officials—Dean Dr. Arvind Ghanghoria and Superintendent Dr. Ashok Yadav—responsible for two newborns’ deaths from rat bites in the NICU, report submitted to Indore HC on October 8, 2025. Read More 4. Two terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara Security forces in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, killed two terrorists, on Tuesday morning. The operation had been ongoing since 7 PM on 13 October in the Kumbakadi forests near the India-Pakistan border (LoC). The terrorists had attempted to infiltrate from this area, but the security forces foiled their attempt. Read More 5. 10 years on, no mid-day meals at this Rewa school, parents complain to Collector as children survive on water Students at Government Middle School Neebi in Rewa have not received mid-day meals for over a decade, forcing them to manage hunger with water. Read More 6. 10th-class student in Niwari hangs self after school suspended him for bursting firecracker A 10th class student, Sahil Yadav, allegedly committed suicide in Niwari district, after being suspended from St. Alphonsa High School for 15 days. His father, Ramkumar Yadav, said Sahil had burst firecrackers at school with friends on Saturday. Read More 7. Trump at Gaza Peace Summit- says, ‘India-Pakistan will live in harmony, asks Pakistan PM, and compliments Italy’s PM Meloni, calling her beautiful At the Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt, Trump said India and Pakistan will live peacefully, turning to Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and asking, “Isn’t that so?” Leaders on stage laughed at the remark. Read More 8. MP nursing colleges scam- ‘Suitable’ tags bought with bribes; 60,000 counselling seats blocked The state of nursing education in Madhya Pradesh is in disarray. Out of 21 government nursing colleges, only 8 are recognised, while 13 remain unrecognised. Meanwhile, private colleges dominate the sector, with 188 recognised for BSc Nursing and 231 for GNM Nursing. Read More 9. FIR filed against 3 bankers for ₹1.28 cr embezzlement from displaced Sagar families; policy sold under FD holder’s name A major scam of ₹1.28 crore has been uncovered involving compensation meant for poor families displaced from Virangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve. Three former employees of HDFC Bank’s Rahli branch are accused of embezzling the money from the accounts of 26 account holders. Read More 10. Google to Invest $15 Billion in India’s AI Hub in Andhra Pradesh ​​​​​​The US-based tech giant, Google, has announced the setting up of India’s largest data centre worth $15 billion in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub will be established in partnership with the Adani Group. Read More