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Smart City Mission funds likely to run out by September, hubs under strain

Smart City Mission funds likely to run out by September, hubs under strain

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When Covid-19 hit, Jabalpur’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), like those in many of India’s 100 Smart Cities, became the city’s operational lifeline. Repurposed as the District Covid Command Centre, it tracked cases in real time, coordinated between departments and handled citizen distress calls. During the vaccination drive, the same digital backbone supported rollout efforts. ICCCs were conceived as integrated command rooms linking cameras, sensors and IoT devices on a single dashboard for traffic management (File Photo/ @LtGovDelhi) The ICCC also ran Jabalpur’s Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS), detecting red-light violations and other traffic offences through cameras installed under a joint Madhya Pradesh government project covering Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur and Ujjain. Read More: Madhya Pradesh bans overseas trips for officials to cut costs Sixteen months after the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) officially ended in March 2025 with the cessation of central funding, that digital backbone is under severe strain. Jabalpur’s grievance redressal platform suffers frequent server issues. Its ITMS has remained shut for over a year because of funding shortages. A temporary state grant …

Over 31 NCC cadets hospitalised amid heatwave at Jabalpur training camp

Over 31 NCC cadets hospitalised amid heatwave at Jabalpur training camp

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The cadets experienced symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness and semi-consciousness, prompting immediate hospitalisation. Health officials said the primary cause appears to be heatstroke linked to extreme temperatures and strenuous outdoor activities Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CJI calls for deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture for faster justice delivery

CJI calls for deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture for faster justice delivery

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Jabalpur, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday called for deepening technology and artificial intelligence -based judicial architecture, and using technological advancements to expedite justice delivery. CJI calls for deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture for faster justice delivery Stating that technology was the only effective answer to wastage of judiciary’s time, he said the country’s judiciary was committed to ensuring optimum utilisation of technological advancements and AI for the benefit of the common man. The CJI was speaking at a programme organised by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the topic of “Fragmentation to fusion, empowering justice via united digital platform integration”. He also launched the MP high court’s newly-developed digital platforms. “Indian judiciary is committed to ensuring optimum utilisation of not only technological advancements that have been going on and which are integral part of our system since 1990, but also of latest designs of AI and how we can use them for the benefit of the common man,” he said. “We should think of deepening technology and AI-based judicial architecture. Technology …

Madhya Pradesh court orders registration of FIR in Jabalpur boat tragedy that killed 13 people

Madhya Pradesh court orders registration of FIR in Jabalpur boat tragedy that killed 13 people

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NDRF and other rescue personnel conduct an operation to recover the cruise boat in the Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on May 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) took cognisance of the cruise boat tragedy that claimed the lives of 13 persons in the district’s Bargi Dam reservoir last week and directed the police to register an FIR. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) D.P. Sutrakar said the “failure” of the cruise boat driver and other crew members to make any effort to rescue the drowning passengers constitutes an attempt to commit culpable homicide. Published – May 06, 2026 06:32 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sonu Sood raises alarm over boat safety after Jabalpur tragedy

Sonu Sood raises alarm over boat safety after Jabalpur tragedy

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Actor Sonu Sood on Monday reacted to the Jabalpur boat tragedy and called for strict safety rules, as the country continues to mourn the loss of lives in the accident. The tragedy took place at Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, where a cruise boat capsized, leaving several families shattered. As stories of survivors and victims came out, Sonu Sood took to social media and raised concerns over repeated incidents and lack of safety measures. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Jabalpur boat tragedy: Sonu Sood demands accountability, says no boat should leave without all passengers in life jacket

Jabalpur boat tragedy: Sonu Sood demands accountability, says no boat should leave without all passengers in life jacket

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Jabalpur boat tragedy: The bodies of a five-year-old boy and his uncle were recovered from Bargi Dam in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district on Sunday morning, raising the death toll in the cruise boat tragedy to 13, police said. Now actor Sonu Sood has expressed his concern about the accident and called for ‘strict accountability’ in cases like these. (Also read: Bhumi Pednekar calls Bargi Dam tragedy ‘heartbreaking’, demands accountability: This is so tragic…) Villagers and department workers had begun the initial rescue operation before SDRF’s arrival, saving 28 lives. (PTI) What Sonu wrote Taking to his X account, Sonu wrote, “A while ago I tweeted about the Bihar boat tragedy, urging life jackets for every passenger. Then came Vrindavan… and now Madhya Pradesh, more lives lost the same way. How many more? It’s time to make it mandatory: no boat should leave without every passenger wearing a life jacket. We also need a govt portal where each trip uploads time-stamped proof of all passengers in life jackets before departure. Only strict accountability can save lives.” …

‘Jumped last, unaware of yellow alert’: Cruise boat’s helmsman reveals lapses, his truth in Jabalpur tragedy

‘Jumped last, unaware of yellow alert’: Cruise boat’s helmsman reveals lapses, his truth in Jabalpur tragedy

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The death toll in the Narmada Queen capsize in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur rose to 11 on Saturday as divers recovered two bodies of children from the Bargi Dam, as the boat’s helmsman, Mahesh Patel, broke his silence and defended himself against accusations. Villagers and department workers had begun the initial rescue operation before SDRF’s arrival, saving 28 lives. (PTI) He said that when the situation began to worsen, he alerted the Boat Club control room. Patel said he was shocked that people were blaming him, saying he jumped only after all the passengers were off the cruise, HT reported earlier. While survivors earlier alleged that their request to turn around as strong winds began to blow was ignored, Patel defended himself against the accusations, saying he turned the boat around immediately after the winds started blowing. Speaking to NDTV, he said, “God is my witness, no one told me that the wind was picking up, take the boat back to shore.” ALSO READ | Jabalpur tragedy: MP tourism boat sailed despite yellow alert, life jackets …

Bargi Dam tragedy: Bodies of mother, son found in final embrace

Bargi Dam tragedy: Bodies of mother, son found in final embrace

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At around 5.30pm on Thursday, Treeza Chauhan (36) received a video call from her sister Merina — hair blowing in the wind, smiling, turning the camera to show Treeza the boat she was aboard on Bargi Dam reservoir, 35km from Jabalpur. NDRF and other rescue personnel recover the cruise boat that capsized in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. (PTI) “Look how beautiful this is, Treeza… look at the dam, look at the water!” The next call came at 6.07pm. “She was hysterical. She was shouting, crying that they were drowning. She asked me to pray for them. She kept saying ‘save us, save us’ and then the call got disconnected. I called back multiple times but no one took my calls… When she called me around 5.30 pm, no one was wearing life jackets, which was shocking for me but I didn’t say anything because she looked very happy showing me the views,” Treeza said, breaking down at her parents’ house in Delhi Cantt. on Friday afternoon. The Narmada Queen — carrying around what locals estimate …

Jabalpur tragedy: MP tourism boat sailed despite yellow alert, life jackets locked below deck

Jabalpur tragedy: MP tourism boat sailed despite yellow alert, life jackets locked below deck

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Survivors of the Bargi Dam boat capsize said on Friday that the Narmada Queen was allowed to sail despite a storm alert from the weather department, and that no passengers had been made to wear life-jackets before boarding — as rescue teams continued to search for the missing a day after the accident that killed at least nine people with six still unaccounted for. Rescue personnel and locals gather as an excavator retrieves the wreckage of a cruise boat that capsized at the Bargi Dam reservoir, in Jabalpur on Friday. (ANI) The Narmada Queen, a 90-passenger vessel operated by the MP Tourism Department and in service since 2006, was carrying over 40 tourists when a violent storm struck at around 6pm on Thursday. Chief minister Mohan Yadav said 29 tickets had been issued but a local rescuer said several more were allowed to board because it was the day’s last ride. Rajesh Soni, a survivor who was on board with three family members, said weather alerts should have stopped the boat from sailing. “Despite that …