Articles by Nida Khan
Indore: Cop rushes woman to hospital for delivery
Sitting in a gynecology department at Hukum Chand Polyclinic in Indore watching his newborn boy sleep, Vicky Kerasiya narrates how his wife, Durga, was helped at 3am by the police officials patrolling in a PCR van.

Indore: Children reach out to CM for Devguradia residents
“I can’t breathe properly,” said a Class 2 student in his letter to the Madhya Pradesh chief minister, urging him to act on the problem of large-scale burning of garbage at the Devguradia landfill.

Published on Mar 14, 2016 09:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
Vinit and Nida KhanWomen’s day joke spirals into molestation charge on WhatsApp
What started as a joke on WhatsApp has led to a group of female students from MGM medical college filing a complaint of molestation against eight classmates. The police detained them on Thursday.

Updated on Mar 11, 2016 12:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
Ritesh Mishra and Nida KhanIndore: Visually impaired RJs give light to their dreams
Two visually impaired youngsters in Indore who double up as radio jockeys while holding regular jobs in banks have blended a perfect balance to realise their dream of making a difference in the lives of people like them

MP: For these children, punches and karate chops will do the talking
Karate black belt holder Diljeet Kaur (23) and another trainer Rani Kharodiya (17) take free classes on self-defence for hearing and speech impaired children. They have been taking classes for around 80 such students every day at an electronic complex in Pardeshipura area of the city for the past one year.

Indore youth’s short film creates buzz online
An Indore-based filmmaker is making waves on social media after the United Nations shared his short film on acid attack victims via its official Twitter account.

MP launches mobile app to map infant, maternal mortality rates
The Madhya Pradesh health department has launched an Android-based application to map the infant mortality and maternal mortality rate in the state, an official said on Saturday.

Moms with gum disease linked to thin babies, pre-term delivery
An expecting mother suffering a gum disease not only requires an urgent visit to the dentist but the condition could also lead to a pre-term delivery or complicated pregnancy.

Low-budget toilets in MP village to set example
The measures adopted by residents of Simrol village in Madhya Pradesh to end the problem of defecating in the open could soon become a model for Maharashtra.

MP: Crops dry up near water sports site
The Madhya Pradesh government is developing a water sports destination in Khandwa, but nearby villagers reel under drought and drinking water.

Madhya Pradesh cabinet holds meet on cruise
The entire MP State Cabinet seemed to be on ‘cruise mode’ on Tuesday when it took some important decisions while enjoying a boat ride on Indira Sagar lake at the scenic island of Hanumantiya in Khandwa district.

Touring states, in a truck full of books, to promote reading
It’s not fiction-Indore residents have a truckload of books to read from.

Published on Jan 31, 2016 07:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
Nida Khan and Ritesh MishraIndore lakes to be developed as tourism spots
Three lakes of Indore will soon be developed as tourism spots including facilities like boating and other attractions.

Taking a leak in public? Activists to blow the whistle on offenders
Social activists in Indore have decided to blow the whistle on public urination, almost literally.

Indore makes a mark in organ donation
Organ donations are on the rise in Indore, taking the city to the top league of donors.

No mean feat: MP’s youth on cover of UAE magazine
Twenty-six-year-old Yasir Khan from Bhopal has become the first Indian to feature on the cover of a fitness magazine from the United Arab Emirates.

60 lost sight because of contaminated operation theatre in MP hospital
A contaminated operation theatre at a state-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district blinded 60 people in November, said a Kolkata

Updated on Jan 09, 2016 03:41 PM IST
Hidnustan Times | Nida Khan, Indore
Indore eyes education hub tag in New Year
With an IIM, an IIT, a high-ranking university (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya), several reputed colleges and coaching institutes, Indore has almost everything to be developed into an educational hub.

Published on Dec 30, 2015 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Indore
Milind R Lashkari and Nida KhanMP health dept has its task cut out for new year
Madhya Pradesh has always been at the bottom of the heap in all the health indices. Things are marginally better in Indore district, but they are bleak in the remaining seven districts of Indore division, which has vast swathes of tribal population.

MP: New generation start-up big
A new breed of entrepreneurs in MP are tapping into the technology wave, showing how ideas can be incubated anywhere.

Published on Dec 27, 2015 07:48 PM IST
, Bhopal/indore
Nida Khan and Purvi JainIndore: No liquor after 11.30 pm for New Year party
New Year revellers in Indore are in for a disappointment as the excise department will not be relaxing its 11.30 pm deadline for serving alcoholic drinks in restaurants, hotels, pubs, lounges and bars during this year-end.

Having frequent heartburns? You might be under bacteria attack!
Irritated about the recurring bouts of acidity, despite cautiously avoiding oily and sticky food? It’s time you quit popping in an antacid tablet and get checked for Helicobacter Pylori—a type of bacteria commonly found in the digestive tract.

‘Barwani-like incident can repeat anywhere in Madhya Pradesh’
A Barwani-like incident can happen anytime anywhere, thanks to poor health infrastructure, ill-equipped hospitals, staff shortage and overworked doctors across Madhya Pradesh, health experts said on Thursday.

Published on Dec 11, 2015 06:13 PM IST
, Barwani/indore
Animesh Jain and Nida Khan19 ‘unsafe’ drugs banned in Madhya Pradesh
Days after the Barwani eye camp incident where 45 people lost their sight, the Madhya Pradesh health department banned on Tuesday 19 drugs that are unsafe and of sub-standard quality.

MP: Victims of botched cataract surgery call hospital callous
Baitul Bi, 55, is afraid that she will lose her job as a cook’s assistant now that she has lost her eyesight after a botched cataract surgery at a Barwani eye surgery camp last month.

Barwani botched eye surgery: Eye wash caused infection, blindness
The eye wash manufactured by a Madhya Pradesh based company has caused fungal infection and blindness amongst the 45 patients in Barwani.

MP govt to launch mobile app on Dec 4 to track vaccine system
The MP health department will launch a mobile application that will enable healthcare workers to effectively manage vaccine logistics and have real-time information on availability of vaccines, an official said on Wednesday.

Indore varsity, IIT at loggerheads over non-payment of rent
The ongoing rent row between the Institute for Engineering and Technology and the Indian Institute of Technology -Indore reached boiling point on Tuesday after the vice-chancellor of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya sought the intervention of the Ministry for Human Resource Development in the matter.

Indore: Signs say Geeta is now confident
Geeta appeared before journalists during Sushma Swaraj’s press conference in Indore in dark pink suit and matching accessories.
