Can India and Pakistan learn to get along? Dec 2, 2008
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Delhi encounter exposes SIMI's real face Sep 20, 2008
The revelation came with the discovery of elaborate camps across the country, namely Dharwad in Karnataka, near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, and in Gujarat. But the jihadis were not known to engage cops in gunbattles. (India Times, India)
Parsvnath to build a group housing project at Indore Sep 7, 2008
In Madhya Pradesh, it is also developing another township at Ujjain on 100 acres of area. Parsvnath is currently developing 114 projects across the country covering 211. (India Times)
Parsvnath launches Parsvnath Premier in Indore Sep 6, 2008
Parsvnath also entered into an agreement with Madhya Pradesh government for expeditious and unhindered development of its 76-acre SEZ at Indore which will create direct and indirect employment opportunities for approximately 40,000 people and is developing 100 acre Integrated Township in Ujjain. Sourced From: Adfactors Public Relations Pvt Ltd. (Moneycontrol.com)
Cops in a bind as accused's namaaz eats into remand time Sep 4, 2008
Nagori who belongs to Indore and his associates Hafiz Hussain Tajuddin from Bijapur-Karnataka, Abdul Karim Shibly from Kerala, Ameel Parvez and Karimuddin from Ujjain, were brought from Madhya Pradesh and their 10-day remand concluded on Wednesday. The court granted five more days of police remand when the city crime branch argued that the police took care to give them their rights to offer prayers which consumed considerable amount of remand time. (Times of India)
Jaipur bombers planned more blasts Aug 27, 2008
JAIPUR: In a major boost to the fight against terrorism, Rajasthan police has cracked the May 13 Jaipur blasts case, picking up key plotter Shahbaz and taking the lid off a larger plan to wreak havoc in Delhi around Diwali and stage an attack on Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple ... Also next in line was the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, which would have been targeted by the end of the year as well. (India Times, India)
Nagori, 4 others to be brought to city Aug 22, 2008
Bhopal: A Gujarat police team, carrying a court warrant, arrived in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to take away SIMI leader Safdar Nagori and four others to Gujarat for interrogation in connection with the Ahmedabad blasts. The four others against whom the warrant has been issued are: Nagori's brother Kamaruddin, who was in-charge of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh activities, Ameel Parvez, Shibly, second in command , and Hafiz Hussain, chief of Karnataka unit. (Times of India)
MP introduces guidebook to woo tourists Aug 18, 2008
The state tourism development corporation has been keen to market its product as a one-stop destination where a visitor can experience wildlife at premium parks like Bandhavgarh and Kanha, world-renowned pilgrim centres like Ujjain and Chitrakoot besides heritage sites like Sanchi, Khajuraho and Mandu. At a time when most states are wooing tourists aggressively, MP has turned its focus on targeting itself as first choice for leisure travel. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Gujarat cops crack blasts case Aug 17, 2008
The 10 arrests, which confirm the theory that the attack was locally planned and executed by SIMI, have unfolded the conspiracy and meticulous planning behind the blasts; the attacks seem to have been planned way back in April end to avenge the setback suffered by the outfit when its entire brass, including de-facto chief Safdar Nagori, were arrested in March raids by the Madhya Pradesh police on their hideouts in Indore and Ujjain. The planning of the blasts was done in Ahmedabad by the... (India Times)
India ripe for more attacks Jul 29, 2008
This state, which lies in the heart of India, is not only ruled by the BJP but also it was in Indore and Ujjain that many of SIMI's leaders were arrested this year. It has been obvious for some years that terrorist organizations are targeting India's secular democracy and that they are seeking to stir communal riots with an aim to rending apart the country's secular fabric. (Asia Times Online)
Fitch assigns investment grade rating to many municipalities Jul 8, 2008
These three municipalities were Jabalpur, Ujjain and Guwahati and all of them have been categorised under speculative grade. Fitch Ratings expects to assign ratings to the remaining eight ULBs in the coming days. (Hindu Business Line)
M K Venu: Will Sonia bite the bullet? Jun 24, 2008
Most telling is the picture of Congress president Sonia Gandhi offering prayers in a famous temple in Ujjain in the midst of Congress efforts to persuade the Left leaders to see sense on the nuclear deal. The gods may have instructed the Congress president to take that one decisive step to pull the party out of political lethargy. (India Times)
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The H S Sabharwal murder investigation was shifted out of Ujjain after a media investigation revealed how witnesses had been threatened. Two senior advocates were show caused by the Supreme Court after they were caught on camera trying to influence a key witness in the BMW hit and run case. (CNN-IBN)
Lost in the crowds of Hyderabad May 24, 2008
"Though not from the same community, we are all outsiders. Localites continually criticise and make fun of us," says Arti Chabria from Ujjain. Apparently regional cultural associations create a platform to bond over during festivals, but their ethnic activities dont appeal to cool youngsters. (India Times, India)
New facts emerge on Mumbai blasts Apr 14, 2008
He was known to have participated in a meeting at Ujjain a week before the bombings, where the SIMI discussed plans to escalate the jihad. However, police sources familiar with the investigation said Nagori s statement has not, so far, been corroborated by material evidence or the confessional statements of close associates, including the Sheikh brothers and Siddiqui. (Hindu)
India 'decapitates' jihadi group Apr 4, 2008
Nagori is said to have organized a meeting at Ujjain a few days ahead of the July 11, 2006, serial bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai, which was attended - among others - by SIMI's then Maharashtra chief Ehtesham Siddiqui, one of the suspected bombers now facing trial. Nagori does not figure on the list of co-conspirators in the Mumbai bombings but he is suspected of having played a role in the planning of the attacks and in providing logistical support. (Asia Times Online)
Police bust SIMI terror camp in Madhya Pradesh Apr 3, 2008
IGP (Ujjain range) M P Dwivedi told TOI : "Shaheen Force was their children's wing. But over the past few years, they seem to have accepted women members into the wing. We have got some inputs and a few names. We are trying to get the details regarding what the activities of the women were in the Shaheen Force and how much was their involvement in the organisation. We need time to verify the information regarding its strength and whereabouts.". But the police refused to furnish further details... (India Times, India -- Community News)
SIMI leaders met at Ujjain before 7/11 Apr 1, 2008
SIMI leaders met at Ujjain before Mumbai blast: Police-India-The Times of India ... SIMI leaders met at Ujjain before Mumbai blast: Police1 Apr 2008, 0747 hrs IST ... INDORE: Banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) head Safdar Hussein Nagori on Tuesday admitted before the police officials that a meeting of important leaders of the outfit took place at Ujjain just before the Mumbai train blast which claimed a large number of lives. (India Times, India)
SIMI leadership was planning big Mar 29, 2008
Shibly is believed to have attended the Simis Ujjain conclave in 2005 where the Mumbai local train blasts conspiracy was hatched, besides creating terror cells in Karnataka. He has been liaisoning with LeT and Huji-B to organise terror attacks in the hinterland. (India Times)
Probe into SIMI-7/11 link Mar 28, 2008
Shibly is considered a prize catch as he is alleged to be part of the conclave which had met in Ujjain ahead of the Mumbai serial blasts that left over 180 people dead and hundred others injured. Police have also recovered weapons, money and documents from the SIMI militants. (Times Now.tv)
Ujjain prof death: SC not in favour of fresh probe by CBI Mar 8, 2008
NEW DELHI: Seeking transfer of the trial from Ujjain to Delhi, murdered professor H S Sabharwal's son, Himanshu Singh, wanted CBI probe into the case as witness after witness, including policemen, were turning hostile. On Friday, a Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and P Sathasivam expressed its disinclination to entrust the case to CBI for a fresh probe, but appeared to favour transfer of the trial outside the state. (Times of India)
Bollywood box-office report of the week Feb 27, 2008
20 lakhs from Ujjain, 2. 25 lakhs from Guawahati, 75. (Glam Sham)
ABVP men beat up college principal Jan 11, 2008
In a chilling reminder to the assault and subsequent death of Ujjain's Madhav College teacher H S Sabharwal in 2006, BJP student activists thrashed the principal of a private college in the same city after the latter refused to allow some of their supporters to copy from textbooks during a chemistry examination ... The Ujjain ABVP president denied his group's role in the incident and even refused to acknowledge that Vikas and Bhanu were ABVP members ... Ujjain range IG MP Dwivedi said a case was... (Times of India)
CAT 2007 Results on Mobile Phones Jan 9, 2008
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Rajasthan cops working on new leads Oct 15, 2007
The cities that the Rajasthan team has visited so far are Indore, Ujjain and Ratlam. The MP police, in particular, is on a state of alert in Ujjain, which too is a temple town, and where activities of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have been reported, according to Ujjain SP Jaideep Prasad. (Times of India)
College polls put off in Ujjain Aug 22, 2007
Sachin Goel Tuesday, August 21, 2007 (Ujjain) Elections at Madhav College in Ujjain have been postponed ... It has been decided to stay elections this year,'' said NL Verma, Former Principal, Madhav College, Ujjain. (NDTV.com)
ABVP members rough up professor Aug 19, 2007
Rubina Shapoo Saturday, August 18, 2007 (Tikamgarh) After the infamous Professor Sabharwal incident in Ujjain, there has been yet another case of alleged ABVP student violence against a Professor in Madhya Pradesh, this time in Tikamgarh ... In August 2006, Professor H S Sabharwal, died after he was allegedly manhandled by agitating ABVP students of Madhav College in Ujjain. (NDTV.com)
Emraan Hashmi isn't kissing here: Ashwin Choudhary Apr 29, 2007
I saw this news of a professor who was killed by some college students some eight months back in Ujjain. I just put the idea across to Sanjay and he liked it. (SantaBanta.com)
Sabharwal's son refuses to appear before Ujjain court Mar 29, 2007
DNA - India - Sabharwal's son refuses to appear before Ujjain court - Daily News sis ... Sabharwal's son refuses to appear before Ujjain court PTI Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:47 IST ... UJJAIN (MP): The son of Professor HS Sabharwal on Wednesday refused to appear in a local court conducting trial of his father's murder case. (Daily News & Analysis)
Sabharwal's son stays away from court Mar 28, 2007
UJJAIN (MP): The son of Professor H S Sabharwal on Wednesday refused to appear in a local court conducting trial of his father's murder case. "Till the Supreme Court delivers its ruling in the case, I will not appear in the lower court where trial in the case filed by the state CID is going on and the investigation in the case is not yet complete," Himanshu Sabharwal said over the phone from New Delhi. (India Times, India)
Encounter fake, admits Gujarat Mar 24, 2007
Tulsi assured the court that the Gujarat government was duty bound to protect the petitioner and that it would coordinate with the Madhya Pradesh government to provide the best possible security to the petitioner, who is staying in a village in Ujjain district. However, the court refused to take into account another petition filed by B G Verghese who sought an independent probe into 21 encounter killings in Gujarat in the last three years. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Prof murder case falling apart? Feb 20, 2007
UJJAIN: It was the trial for assault and murder in broad daylight and in front of a gaping crowd. But at the fourth hearing of Ujjain professor H S Sabharwals murder on Monday, there were still no eye-witnesses. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Prof murder: 3 cops record statements Feb 20, 2007
New Delhi: The professor H S Sabharwal murder case came up for hearing in an Ujjain court on Monday when three constables who were posted outside the Madhav College on that fateful day recorded their statements. Five witnesses in the case - including staff of the college, Komal Singh Sengar and Manohar Singh Dadia have turned hostile. (CNN-IBN)
Sabharwal murder: 2 witnesses turn hostile Feb 6, 2007
BHOPAL: The political killing of an Ujjain professor that shook the holy city of Madhya Pradesh in August last year took a curious turn on Monday with two of the key witnesses in the murder case turning hostile in the trial court. Prof H S Sabharwal of Madhav College in Ujjain was killed, while two other teachers were injured after they were beaten by a group of ABVP students' wing of BJP activists protesting against calling off of student elections by the college management because of... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Bollywood's biggest stars engaged Jan 16, 2007
Members of the Bachchan family also left for the central Indian city of Ujjain to offer prayers at a revered temple, Indian television reports said. Rai, 33, and Bachchan, 30, have worked together on at least five films, and both have been in the past romantically linked to other Bollywood stars. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Bathing festivalsMaps, facts and satellite images of India's Ardh Kumbh Mela Jan 15, 2007
The festivals alternate between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain and Haridwar roughly every three years depending on the alignment of the planets. ARDH KUMBH FIGURES. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Hindus Converge on the Sangam at Allahabad Jan 4, 2007
During the battle, a few drops of the nectar fell at four places -- Allahabad, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik -- now considered the holiest centers of Hindu pilgrimages. Since then, every 12 years, a mega religious fair called Kumbh Mela (Pitcher Fair) takes place at these places. (OhmyNews International)
Elixir of life Jan 4, 2007
When the devas and asuras fought over the pot of nectar (amrit) that emerged from the churning of the ocean, a few drops were spilt at four places where till this day kumbh melas are held at Allahabad (Prayag), Ujjain, Haridwar and Nasik. The Ardh Kumbh at Prayag began on Jan 3, 2007. (India Times, India)
Millions make tryst with faith at Ardh Kumbh Mela Jan 3, 2007
"Clearly, she gets her inspiration from the likes of 80-year-old Rama Devi, who has not missed a 'Kumbh' dip at the Sangam since she was born. Her 30-year-old son BK Mishra, a soldier in the army guarding India's Northeast borders, took his mother on his back from their home in Allahabad to the Sangam about 10 km away.The biggest days of the festival are January 19 (Mauni Amavasya), when about 20-25 million are expected, January 14-15 (Makar Sakranti and the day after), January 23 (Basant... (Hindustan Times, India)
