Articles by Shruti Tomar
CBSE Class 12 economics re-exam paper was mostly easy, say Bhopal students
CBSE Class 12 economics re-exam: The CBSE conducted the Class 12 economics exam again on Wednesday, almost a month after it was cancelled following reports of the question paper getting leaked.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 03:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Candidates make pleas to evaluators to pass them as result may affect their bachelor status
Not only girls but the boys have also expressed their concern on their marriages linked to the result but they want to clear the examinations so that they could get a good life partner
Published on Apr 24, 2018 10:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Sushma Swaraj plays matchmaker, seeks groom for Pakistan-returned Geeta
Geeta had drifted to Pakistan when she was a child and was under the care of the Edhi Foundation, a Pakistani charity. Since her return to India, efforts to reunite her with her family have proved futile.
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 07:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Stop underage wedding: Mentioning age made mandatory in marriage cards in MP
Apart from printing press, caterers, cook, religious guru, band owners, transporters and marriage garden owners have also been asked to check the age of the bride and groom before giving their services, the order has warned.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 08:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
In Madhya Pradesh, govt shakes off caste tags by renaming 80 schools
The schools which were earlier named after the dominant castes in those area were creating divisions in the society.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
MP Board Class 10, Class 12 exam results in May
The Madhya Pradesh Board for Secondary Education (MPBSE) is likely to declare the results of Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations in the third or fourth week of May, officials said on Friday.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 05:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Govt all set to scrap laws discriminating against leprosy patients
In India, there are 119 laws which have discriminatory sections against leprosy patients and five of them are still in-force in the state. Madhya Pradesh government is all set to scrap objectionable sections from five separate acts which discriminate against leprosy patients.
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 06:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Funds provided to spread violence during Bharat bandh, say MP police
A police official says money was provided for banners, posters, lathis and it was but natural that youngsters armed with lathis would indulge in violence.
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 08:23 PM IST
Bhopal, Hindustan Times |
Punya Priya Mitra and Shruti Tomar
They had nothing to do with protests: Kin of victims killed in MP violence
At least 10 people were killed in widespread violence during protests by Dalit groups across the country against a Supreme Court ruling that they say diluted provisions of a law aimed at preventing atrocities against SCs and STs.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Gwalior | Shruti Tomar
Police book man seen firing pistol during Dalit protests in Gwalior
Police identified the accused as Raja Singh Chauhan, a resident of Thatipur locality in Gwalior.
Published on Apr 04, 2018 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Gwalior | Shruti Tomar
Dalit protests: Simmering caste tension in MP erupted after shutdown
While peace prevailed in these districts on Tuesday, police and ground reports indicate caste tensions were simmering and the bandh acted as a trigger for the differences to erupt.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 07:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
Shruti Tomar, Punya Priya Mitra and Ranjan
MPPSC blacklists seven senior professors over model answers goof up
The professors from reputable institutions across the country are debarred from setting question papers for the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 09:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
‘SIMI operatives’ in Bhopal jail being mentally and physically tortured: NHRC
Director general jail dubs the report as one-sided and bereft of truth.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 04:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Madhya Pradesh still hotbed of illegal sand mining
A total of 42,152 cases of illegal mining for major and minor minerals were registered in the state from 2009 to 2015.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 11:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
Ranjan and Shruti Tomar
Shivraj Chouhan orders CBI inquiry into death of journalist who exposed police-mining mafia nexus in MP
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the decision to recommend a CBI inquiry during a meeting with top officials.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 08:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Journalist, who exposed police-mining mafia nexus, run over by dumper in MP
The journalist had submitted a letter to Bhind superintendent of police in November last year, citing threat to his life from a sub-divisional officer of police and the mining mafia.
Updated on Mar 26, 2018 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Guna BJP MLA’s solution for ending crimes against women: Stop making boyfriends
According to National Crime Records Bureau figures, Madhya Pradesh recorded more than 8,000 cases of sexual harassment against women in 2016, the third highest in the country.
Updated on Mar 25, 2018 08:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Locals, cops clash over molesters’ arrest in MP village; prohibitory orders imposed
At least six policemen were injured in the clash at Barbai village, following which police imposed prohibitory orders there and the adjoining villages.
Updated on Mar 25, 2018 10:22 AM IST
Bhopal/Morena, Hindustan Times |
Shruti Tomar & Mahesh Shivhare
CM’s call for action sees MP police punish unsuspecting youth in public for ‘harassing’ girls
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had warned police and bureaucrats to improve the law and order situation in the state within a week or face transfers.
Updated on Mar 24, 2018 07:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
Punya Priya Mitra and Shruti Tomar
NLIU to check 8,000 degrees over past 13 years for irregularities
The NLIU started courting controversy after some students complaint to chief justice of MP in 2016 that degrees were being sold for lakhs of rupees in NLIU in 2016.
Published on Mar 22, 2018 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
MP police lodges FIR against man on wife’s complaint that he gave triple talak as she failed to give dowry
Madhya Pradesh police lodged an FIR against a man based on his wife’s complaint merely a month after their marriage. Wife had complained to police that her husband gave her triple talak as her family failed to give Rs 5 lakh dowry, said police.
Published on Mar 20, 2018 09:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Improve law and order or face transfer: MP CM to police and bureaucrats
“Mujhe shabd nahin chahiye, parinaam chahiye. Mai saat din samay de rah hun. Mai phir video conferencing karoonga. Action, action, action (I don’t want words, but results. I am giving seven days. I will talk to you again through video conferencing. I want action, action, action),” the CM said.
Published on Mar 19, 2018 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Improve law and order or face transfer: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to MP police, bureaucrats
In the last one week, three girls allegedly committed suicide after police reportedly delayed action on their complaints regarding sexual harassment.
Published on Mar 19, 2018 09:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Vyapam scam: Forgery blame flies as departments try to deflect taint
Madhya Pradesh professional examination board, known as Vyapam, and the directorate of medial education are engaged in a blame game over a letter from 2014 which “exposed” a development that later grew on to take shape of the wide-ranging “scam”.
Updated on Mar 17, 2018 10:49 PM IST
Bhopal, Hindustan Times |
Punya Priya Mitra and Shruti Tomar
MPBSE Class 12 boards: Disabled students get extra time, separate paper
Hundreds of disabled students in Madhya Pradesh began their Class 12 board examination on Thursday.
Updated on Mar 03, 2018 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Naib tehsildar’s reader caught with Rs 4000 and 4 kg peas
A female reader of a naib tehsildar in Gorkhi, Gwalior district demanded four kg of peas along with Rs 4,000 in cash from a farmer, who wanted to get his ancestral land transferred in his name.
Published on Feb 24, 2018 08:17 PM IST
Shruti Tomar, Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar
MP BJP leader Namdeo accused of molesting acid attack survivor, suspended
Police are questioning Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Rajendra Namdeo, who was the vice president of the MP Silai Kadai Board, a position that gave him the status of a minister of state.
Updated on Feb 19, 2018 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
40000 students have enrolled in ‘tour schools’ of Madhya Pradesh from across the nation
Education department sources said that in these ‘tour schools’ the students would be allowed to use unfair means and pass the exam. For this, they are charged anywhere between Rs 15,000 to Rs 80,000 depending on the marks they want to get.
Published on Feb 17, 2018 02:39 PM IST
Shruti Tomar, Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
DPS school bus accident: Former principal arrested for negligence
Updated on Feb 12, 2018 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
Band of 14 murder convicts in Bhopal Central Jail turn to music for redemption
Patriotism is what the band holds dear and music maestro AR Rahman is their icon of choice.
Updated on Feb 12, 2018 09:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar