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Articles by Shruti Tomar
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
Smell test: Is garlic vegetable or spice? Madhya Pradesh HC breaks deadlock
Garlic is ruled a vegetable by the Indore bench of MP high court, allowing it to be sold in both vegetable and spice markets, benefiting farmers and sellers.
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 05:03 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
3 allegedly beaten to death in MP’s Panna over suspicion of occult practice
The deceased were identified as Arjun Singh, 60, his son Govind Singh, 30, and his friend Dhoop Singh, 34, all residents of Kadhna village
Published on Aug 10, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Nine children dead as wall collapses in MP
Bhopal/Sagar: Nine children were killed and four were injured on Sunday after a wall collapsed on a tent where they were attending a religious function in Shahpur village of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, police said
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Shruti Tomar/ Anupam Pateriya
MP: 14 including 13 children killed in 2 separate incidents of wall collapse
The children, all students of Sunrise Public School, were returning home early due to heavy rainfall when a wall of a house, located 20 metres from the school, fell and buried them, police said
Updated on Aug 04, 2024 02:03 PM IST
MP rains: Two children of family killed, four injured in house collapse
On Friday, the water resource department officials opened nine gates of Tawa Dam in Narmadapuram due to a rise in the water and level of the river Narmada
Published on Aug 03, 2024 05:20 PM IST
MP: Forest department says ‘only 1 tiger missing’ not 2 from VRD reserve
The statement came amid claims from wildlife activist Ajay Dubey who said that one female tiger N-112 has been missing and N-111 has been assigned the identity of N-112
Published on Jul 25, 2024 06:08 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh diverts SC/ST funds for cows, religious sites
A state finance department official said that while this is exceptional, the fact is that people from SC and ST communities will also benefit from the spend.
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
CBI will require written consent to probe state officials: Madhya Pradesh
The MP government, however, said no permission will be required to probe central government officials or private individuals.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:27 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Special train in MP evacuates 2 tiger cubs injured in rail accident
The two cubs were among three that were run over by a train at Midghat section in MP’s Sehore. One cub died on the spot
Published on Jul 16, 2024 10:36 PM IST
Probe ordered after MP tribal man held for theft dies in police custody
The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday ordered a magisterial enquiry after a 28-year-old tribal man died in police custody, hours after he was picked up from his own wedding procession.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple
ASI submitted a report to Madhya Pradesh high court stating Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula masjid was built from earlier temples, sparking a religious dispute.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
From shadow to spotlight, a leap to big league
Bharti Pardhi, a first-time MP from Balaghat, overcame setbacks to win the seat.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 06:13 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Balaghat
Madhya Pradesh man proves brother’s murder two years after police shut case
Twenty-one months after his elder brother was killed, a resident of Manasa village in Dewas managed to prove that it was a case of murder.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 01:53 AM IST
Shruti Tomar/Nitin Gupta, Bhopal/dewas
MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls
Kamlesh Shah defeated Congress candidate Dhiren Shah in the last three rounds. Kamlesh was trailing behind Dhiren Shah from round four to 17 but he took the lead in round 18th and registered his win in round 20 of the counting
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 03:58 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh colleges to have uniform dress code
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh has directed all government and private colleges in the state to implement a uniform dress code for their students, while restricting any other kinds of clothing, state’s higher education minister Inder Singh Parmar announced on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Dip in wheat procurement in MP, govt cites higher market price as reason
Experts believe that more than 50% of wheat in Madhya Pradesh has either been hoarded by farmers or sold directly to wheat traders
Published on Jul 08, 2024 01:51 PM IST
Ex-Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat takes oath as minister in Madhya Pradesh cabinet
After taking oath, Rawat wrote a letter to MP legislative assembly speaker and resigned from the membership as Congress MLA
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 12:50 PM IST
Wheat procurement and sale touches new low in MP
The data showed that as compared to last year, the sale of wheat in 175-grain markets in MP in 2024 was five lakh tonnes less
Published on Jul 07, 2024 04:57 PM IST
Forest officers flag concerns over Madhya Pradesh appraisal rules
They highlighted that the objectives of forest officials (conservation) sometimes clash with those of the so-called revenue officials (revenue maximisation)
Updated on Jul 06, 2024 01:53 AM IST
Jayashree NandiShruti Tomar, New Delhi/bhopal
5 shelter home children die of cholera in MP’s Indore: Officials
Speaking to media persons, a district administration official who is part of the probe committee said that the children had complained of diarrhoea and dehydration on June 27 but it was not taken seriously
Published on Jul 04, 2024 07:25 PM IST
Cow, religious places in focus as Madhya Pradesh tables ₹3.65L-cr budget
The minister said that ₹10,000 crore was allocated for development of expressways, including Atal Pragati Path.
Updated on Jul 04, 2024 10:45 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh budget hikes allocations for culture department, cow welfare
The Madhya Pradesh government has increased the budget for cow conservation by three times and that of the culture department by 2.5 times
Published on Jul 03, 2024 06:25 PM IST
Probe ordered after 5 children died, 29 fell ill in 2 days at Indore orphanage
The Indore district collector said the children died of some blood infection as they complained of diarrhoea and dehydration, but the exact reason will be known only after a thorough investigation
Published on Jul 02, 2024 08:36 PM IST
MP clears bill to let collectors confiscate vehicles used in cow slaughter trade
The MP cabinet also decided to amend a law to require state ministers to deposit their income tax instead of the government bearing the burden
Published on Jul 01, 2024 09:43 PM IST
Case of body parts in 2 trains cracked — thanks to the killer’s wife
On June 8, a passenger discovered blood stains, a trolley and a bag with butchered human remains aboard a train in Ujjain.
Updated on Jun 25, 2024 07:06 AM IST
NSA invoked against 4 for conspiring to create communal tension in Ratlam
Police said there was a huge uproar after the incident, but now the situation has been normalised and markets have been opened
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 09:30 AM IST
Neighbours beat elderly man to death after his grandson elopes with girl in MP
A resident of Parsona village, Atar Singh Yadav, 76, was attacked by his neighbours – Rajesh Bhadoria, Sonu Bhadoria, Komal Bhadoriya and Bheem Bhadoriya – with sticks and axe on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday
Published on Jun 15, 2024 05:07 PM IST
Woman awarded death penalty for stabbing mother-in-law 90 times
24-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh sentenced to death for brutally killing her mother-in-law with an iron pan and a sickle in 2022.
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 12:28 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP woman who stabbed mother-in-law 100 times sentenced to death: Rewa prosecutor
Rewa public prosecutor Vikas Dwivedi said the victim’s husband, who was arrested for conspiracy in the case, was acquitted
Updated on Jun 11, 2024 05:32 PM IST