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Articles by Shruti Tomar
Madhya Pradesh tribal man killed, 3 others hurt in firing by forest officials
Opposition Congress leader Kamal Nath hit out the government and asked chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to apologise to the tribal community
Updated on Aug 10, 2022 03:07 PM IST
Translocation of cheetahs from Africa to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno delayed
The delay comes as a dozen officers of the state forest department and experts from the Wildlife Institute of India were catching leopards over a 500-hectare area developed for cheetahs in Kuno
Updated on Aug 10, 2022 02:18 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh man set on fire for flashing private parts, 2 arrested: Police
According to the police, Deepchand often harassed women of Kajli village in the district by standing naked in front of them, despite several warnings.
Updated on Aug 08, 2022 02:31 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
India likely to receive 1st batch of cheetahs from Africa on Aug 13:MP officials
India is likely to receive the first batch of cheetahs from two African countries —South Africa and Namibia — for their translocation in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on August 13, multiple officials involved in the process said.
Updated on Aug 06, 2022 01:58 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Kuno National Park to get long-awaited cheetahs from Africa on August 13
The translocation of African Cheetah is a part of India’s plan to reintroduce the fastest land animal after extinction of the Asiatic cheetah in the 1950s
Published on Aug 05, 2022 06:38 PM IST
MP: Clerk consumes floor cleaner during EOW raid at his house
The officials of the Madhya Pradesh Economic Offence Wing (EOW) were at the clerk’s house to conduct searches in connection to a complaint of disproportionate assets
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 08:02 PM IST
MP hospital fire: Hospital owners, manager booked
The owners and a manager of the Newlife Multispeciality Hospital in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh were booked in connection with Monday’s fire at the facility in which eight people were killed and 13 others were injured, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
Updated on Aug 03, 2022 05:41 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Jabalpur hospital fire: 4 doctors, manager booked for negligence
Police superintendent Siddharth Bahuguna said an investigation was on into the role of the government officials
Published on Aug 02, 2022 01:45 PM IST
8 killed, 13 injured after fire breaks out in Madhya Pradesh hospital
Eight of the injured were admitted to the intensive care unit of a government hospital in the city and said to be in critical condition.
Updated on Aug 02, 2022 01:03 AM IST
Shruti Tomar /Monika Pandey, Bhopal /jabalpur
Cong councillor’s son arrested for Khargone communal violence in April: Police
Khargone district collector Kumar Purushottam said he has invoked the National Security Act against Sameer Ullah on a report from the district SP
Published on Aug 01, 2022 10:19 PM IST
MP local body polls: What results indicate about 2023 assembly elections
The BJP won big in the recently concluded local body polls in Madhya Pradesh while the Congress claimed that the ruling party has showed its real face by using official machinery to win
Updated on Jul 31, 2022 04:49 PM IST
MP: Retd bank official dies by suicide after killing wife, injuring children
The retired bank official was upset due to financial distress, said his son who was seriously injured and admitted to a hospital along with his sister
Published on Jul 30, 2022 04:44 PM IST
MP: BJP claims win in 40 zila panchayat chairperson seats, Cong clash with police
The Congress in a memorandum to the state election commission alleged that gross irregularities were carried out by the ruling BJP, local administration and police in the zila panchayat polls
Updated on Jul 30, 2022 10:32 AM IST
Indore: 8 students of government medical college booked for ragging
Police claimed the senior medical students used to call the junior students at their rented flats where they used to force them to do obscene acts with classmates
Published on Jul 26, 2022 05:20 PM IST
Class 4 student raped in toilet of government school in Bhopal, 1 held
Bhopal Police said the student, who had taken admission to the school just a week ago, was going to the toilet after school on Friday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Updated on Jul 24, 2022 01:29 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
After SC order, MP govt initiates process of returning Khasgi Trust’s properties
The Holkar royal family owns the Khasgi Trust, which claims rights of 110 properties in Madhya Pradesh and 246 properties across the country
Published on Jul 23, 2022 04:23 PM IST
Presidential polls: Cross voting in MP as Murmu got 146 votes, Sinha 79 votes
Other than 127 MLAs of BJP, two independent, one Samajwadi Party and two BSP MLAs supported Murmu, who received 146 votes
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 04:41 PM IST
PFI’s political wing SDPI wins 3 municipal seats in Neemuch district
The first phase civic body election results in Madhya Pradesh were declared on Sunday, while the counting of votes for the second phase of polling was held on Wednesday.
Updated on Jul 22, 2022 11:44 AM IST
BJP wins 9 of 16 mayoral seats in Madhya Pradesh urban civic body polls
The ruling BJP emerged victorious in the Madhya Pradesh urban civic body elections, winning nine out of the total 16 mayor seats, even as the Congress delivered its best performance since 2009 in the state, bagging five seats
Published on Jul 21, 2022 12:15 AM IST
12 killed after bus falls into river in Madhya Pradesh, PM announces ex gratia
According to police, the bus was on its way to Amalner in Jalgaon district when it crashed through the railing of a bridge and plunged into the river. Police suspect that the driver lost control while trying to overtake another vehicle on the bridge.
Updated on Jul 19, 2022 06:33 AM IST
Shruti Tomar and Nadeem Inamdar, Bhopal/pune
13 dead in MP’s Khalghat after Pune-bound bus plunges off bridge into Narmada
About 15-20 people, most of them from Maharashtra, were travelling in the state roadways bus on the Indore-Pune route when the accident took place on Monday morning
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 05:45 PM IST
10 Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs miss meet on Presidential election
Former state ministers and senior leaders such as Jitu Patwari, Tarun Bhanot, Arif Aqueel and Sanjay Yadav were among the absentees, party leaders said.
Published on Jul 16, 2022 12:27 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Villagers capture crocodile to recover body of boy they thought it had swallowed
After hours of convincing by the forest department and search operations team, the villagers finally relented after they found the boy’s body in the Chambal River
Updated on Jul 12, 2022 06:15 PM IST
MP govt writes to Centre seeking change in industrial corridor route
A 1,080-km ‘fastest’ route of the Delhi-Nagpur Industrial Corridor passes through Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary and Pench Tiger Reserve between Seoni and Nagpur districts.
Updated on Jul 11, 2022 05:51 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh tribal woman set afire over land dispute succumbs to injuries
A 48-year-old tribal woman, who was set ablaze by six people in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna district six days ago over a land dispute, succumbed to injuries on Friday, police said.
Updated on Jul 09, 2022 05:53 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Students fined for reciting Hanuman Chalisa; state HM asks to withdraw it
Last week, a group of 20 B-Tech students organised a mass recitation of Hanuman Chalisa in the hostel room and some junior students filed a complaint with the institute’s management
Published on Jul 08, 2022 06:51 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh police book TMC MP Mahua Moitra over comments on Goddess Kaali
The Madhya Pradesh police booked Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after her comments on Goddess Kaali drew flak on social media
Updated on Jul 06, 2022 03:51 PM IST
How a tribal woman’s battle for land left her battling for life
Rampyari and Arjun were among the beneficiaries – but, as it turned out, only on paper.
Updated on Jul 06, 2022 10:55 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Tribal woman allegedly thrashed, forced to carry husband on her shoulders
The villagers forced her to wear garland of shoes and later forced her to carry her husband while four villagers helped the woman in carrying the husband and walking in the village
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 04:46 AM IST
5 arrested for setting tribal woman on fire over land dispute in MP district
According to the police, the incident took place on Saturday and the victim, identified as Rampyaru Sehariya, has been admitted to district hospital, where her condition is stated to be serious.
Updated on Jul 04, 2022 03:31 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
