Country's largest power generation and other heavy equipment maker, Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has informed that it has secured an order worth Rs 3,150-crore contract from the Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company for installing main plant package (steam turbines and generators).

It should be noted that this is the first order secured by BHEL for the new-rating units of 600 MW.

Indore, Feb 17 : Union Human Resources Development Minster Arjun Singh on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Simrol here.

Simrol is about 25 kilometers from Indore.

With the opening of this institute, Indore has now become the first city in the country to have both an IIM and an IIT.

The institute will be opening on 525 acres of land at Simrol.

IIT Mumbai''s Director and Registrar in the same capacities will look after IIT Indore as well.

Agral (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 17: Sixteen persons were killed and 30 others were injured on Tuesday morning in a tractor-truck collision that took place near Agral village, about 20 km away from the

Bhopal, Feb 16 : The o

Bhopal, Feb 13 : Lawyers here have formed a squad to prevent Hindu radicals from protesting against the Valentine''s Day celebrations.

Bhopal, Feb 10 : Shooting of Bollywood flick ''Rajniti'', which depicts the political scenario of the country, got underway in Bhopal.

The film is directed by Prakash Jha known for his hard-hitting films ''Gangaajal'' and ''Apaharan''.

Prakash Jha''s film stars Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai.

Speaking to the media, director Prakash Jha denied that the character of Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif resembled that of Sonia Gandhi.