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Articles by Shruti Tomar
Bandhavgarh deaths: Experts probe nature of toxins consumed by elephants
Ten elephants part of a herd of 13 died at the Madhya Pradesh reserve last week of what officials said was suspected poisoning after they consumed kodo millet
Updated on Nov 03, 2024 12:57 AM IST
Jayashree NandiShruti Tomar
7 elephants die in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in 2 days
Four wild elephants were found dead in Salakhaniya Beat of Khitauli and Pataur core ranges respectively just 100-200 metres away from each other
Published on Oct 30, 2024 01:08 PM IST
MP HC acquits woman after 14 years in jail, orders prosecution of cops, witnesses
he court said that if the prosecution witnesses and investigating officers are allowed to go scot-free, then it would encourage such unscrupulous persons to falsely implicate innocent persons
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 04:24 PM IST
Shruti Tomar/Monika Pandey
Woman raped, filmed in front of husband by 8 men at picnic spot in MP
The Opposition Congress alleged that the police hid the matter for four days as a regional industry conclave was being held in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 10:11 AM IST
MP: Callers demand money from BJP to boost drive, FIRs filed
The Jabalpur police have registered a FIR against an unnamed agencyfor offering to boost numbers to help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meet the target of its ongoing membership drive.
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/jabalpur
BJP MLA sends resignation to speaker during protest to get FIR registered; regrets move later
Brijbihari Pateria expressed regret over his decision to send his resignation after the authorities shunted out Kesali town inspector Ajay Kumar
Updated on Oct 11, 2024 10:03 PM IST
Shruti TomarAnupam Pateriya
Madhya Pradesh to soon notify Ratapani sanctuary as state’s eighth tiger reserve
Forest department principal secretary Ashok Varnwal said all formalities for notifying Ratapani sanctuary as a tiger reserve have been completed
Updated on Oct 10, 2024 10:21 PM IST
14-yr-old teen, raped by cousin, booked along with mother for abandoning baby
A nurse, allegedly suspected to have paid ₹60,000 by the rape survivor’s mother to help deliver the infant and take it away has also been arrested
Published on Oct 10, 2024 07:47 PM IST
Eight months on, Harda blast victims still await govt compensation
The 50 affected families were shifted to ITI hostel, Panchayat Bhawan and Old Civil Lines police station as a temporary measure, and were supposed to move to their own houses once compensation was paid.
Updated on Oct 07, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Anurag Jain appointed as next chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government issued an order announcing Jain’s appointment, and he will take charge from October 1.
Published on Oct 01, 2024 10:16 AM IST
9 killed, 24 injured in bus-truck collision on NH-30 in Madhya Pradesh
The five deceased people have been identified as residents of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra while the four others are being identified with the help of clothes
Published on Sep 29, 2024 11:55 AM IST
2 dead, 2 hurt after wall near Mahakal temple collapses
The wall was being constructed around the building of an old Maharajwada school which was being converted into a heritage hotel
Published on Sep 27, 2024 09:46 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: One dead, seven injured in clash in Shajapur
The dispute began two days ago when some men thrashed a person named Sameer Mev when he was returning from the BJP membership drive.
Published on Sep 26, 2024 09:17 AM IST
2 MP students tasked to clean hostel’s water tank electrocuted: Police
The two students were found in the hostel’s water tank on Wednesday morning by some villagers who raised an alarm
Published on Sep 25, 2024 06:52 PM IST
Indore educator gets sharp-edged weapon licence after 7-year-long fight
Subhash Singh applied for the licence of a sharp-edged weapon for self-defense in 2017 as he had to go to many remote areas.
Published on Sep 21, 2024 05:44 PM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP farmer, his son die after jumping into river, daughter missing: Police
A farmer in Madhya Pradesh died by suicide with his two children; bodies found in a river. Debt may have driven him to this tragedy.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh adds street sport Pittu in sports calender of all colleges for its ‘revival’
According to the game’s rulebook, Pittu is played in 26 m by 14 m field by two teams of six players each (each team is allowed four substitutes).
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Seven people killed after 400-yr-old wall collapses in MP’s Datia district
Expressing grief over the incident, chief minister Mohan Yadav announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh each to the family of the deceased
Published on Sep 12, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Indians ‘discovered’ America before Columbus: MP minister
Madhya Pradesh minister claims Indians discovered America before Columbus, suggesting a need to revise historical teachings in education.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh: Students’ fate in limbo as govt cracks down on madrasas
A 12-year-old girl is among the four students enrolled at the Barkatullah Madrasa in Vidisha city of Madhya Pradesh, but uncertainty looms over her education.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments
An official said the non-Muslim students were enrolled in madrasas fraudulently for receiving funds for mid-day meals, not for conversion
Published on Sep 08, 2024 07:36 PM IST
MP: GRP police thrash minor boy, grandmother; 6 suspended after video goes viral
Congress state president Jitendra Patwari took to X to share the video of the incident where a woman officer can be seen beating an elderly woman with a wooden stick
Published on Aug 29, 2024 06:59 PM IST
Namibian cheetahdies at Kuno due to ‘drowning’
The only free-ranging cheetah at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has died, officials said on Tuesday, suspecting that the six-year-old cheetah, Pawan, drowned.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP govt to appoint volunteers with honorarium to shift stray cattle to shelters
The Madhya Pradesh government has also decided to purchase hydraulic cattle lifting trolleys to shift the cattle to safe places from roads
Published on Aug 24, 2024 03:06 PM IST
MP: Tribal man allegedly dies by suicide in custody; four cops suspended
The family members of the deceased have alleged that he was tortured in custody to confess to the alleged crimes and later killed by the police
Published on Aug 24, 2024 01:42 PM IST
MP: Five labourers killed after roof of under-construction house collapses
The owners of the farmhouse, identified as Kanhaiya Lal and Bharat Demla, allegedly placed the rooftop slab on the iron pillar without any external support.
Published on Aug 23, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: ABVP takes to streets over use of Pakistan flags in school play
Deepak Panth, the school director, said the play was based on the independence struggle and that the flags were used to depict a scene of the partition of India and Pakistan
Published on Aug 21, 2024 04:27 PM IST
MP: Doctor thrashed to death for allegedly harassing patient’s wife over phone
The police have booked five people, including the woman and husband Prasoon Tiwari, 37, and their relative Shashank Tiwari, 36, who is the director of the de-addiction centre, for murder.
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Partially charred bodies of 2 found, probe on
The partially charred bodies of a man and a woman were found tied in chains to a tree in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Shruti TomarAnupam Pateriya, Bhopal
Ground report: Overworked, unsafe — young doctors battle apathy in line of duty
The brutal rape and murder of a 32-year-old doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last Friday has sparked nationwide protests
Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:52 PM IST