She is a senior reporter based at Bhopal. She covers higher education, social issues, youth affairs, woman and child development related issues, sports and business & industries.
Articles by Shruti Tomar
Residents, BMC at odds over dilapidated flats in Bhopal
"Twenty years ago, when I came to live in one of these flats after getting married, I was told that we would be required to vacate the houses very soon because they were dilapidated. People had requested the BMC to shift them to a safer place, but that never happened," said Mohini Chingaria, a resident of Vinoba Colony.
Updated on Aug 16, 2015 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Yogendra Pratap Singh and Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Mahak of Indore wins Wimbeldon Under-14 title
MP girl Mahak Jain created history by winning the title of the "Road to Wimbledon 2015" for under-14 girls. Mahak defeated Hampshire's Esther Adeshina to lift the title.
Updated on Aug 16, 2015 09:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Young street vendors in Bhopal revel in Tricolour cheer
August 15 is a “wonderful” day for Aman Yadav, a nine-year-old newspaper vendor in Bhopal. The boy has already made more money in the past three days than he does vending evening newspapers on the streets of the state capital.
Updated on Aug 14, 2015 09:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
BSNL sees conspiracy behind smutty messages on its network
A flood of salacious messages and ‘hot’ offers delivered via SMS has offended many BSNL subscribers across Madhya Pradesh, but the state-run telephony says it is investigating what is possibly a conspiracy by hackers to embarrass the company.
Updated on Aug 12, 2015 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Swachh Bharat ranking: 3 MP cities list among worst 10
Three cities of Madhya Pradesh have been listed among the worst 10 in the Swachh Bharat ranking released on Saturday, putting a question mark over the state government's sanitation drive.
Updated on Aug 08, 2015 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
70 jailed Vyapam accused to prez: Grant us bail or allow us to die
Seventy medical students and junior doctors, who are lodged in Gwalior central jail for allegedly rigging their entrance examination, wrote to the President on Saturday, requesting him to either grant them bail or allow them to commit suicide.
Updated on Aug 09, 2015 09:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: I'm happy I made a comeback, says Dutee Chand
Every eyeball was fixed on her speeding feet. Deafening motivations soon changed to standing ovation as she bagged a silver medal in a 100m race at the 81st All India Railway Athletics Meet organised here at SAI centre, Bhopal. Yet, the support was not for Dutee’s performance, but for her excellent comeback on track after a year.
Updated on Aug 08, 2015 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Four years after death, MBBS student termed Vyapam scam accused
In police records, Shyamveer Yadav was a racketeer in the Vyapam scam, a middleman who helped candidates in the pre-medical tests secure seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Updated on Aug 04, 2015 10:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Gwalior
Students cry foul as colleges delinked from Sagar varsity
The Madhya Pradesh government’s recent shifting of 136 colleges’ affiliation from its central university to an under-staffed state varsity has made students, colleges and educationists feel “cheated”.
Updated on Aug 04, 2015 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar and Anupam Pateriya, Sagar/bhopal
Did STF use ‘dead leads’ to deviate Vyapam scam probe?
The families of three Vyapam scam accused who died in a road accident five years ago have separately alleged the deceased were deliberately implicated as they could not defend themselves and could conveniently be used to shield real culprits.
Updated on Jul 31, 2015 01:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sravani Sarkar, Shruti Tomar and Neelesh Chaudhari, Bhopal
Bhopal: 20% budget cut hits MANIT activities
The Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) in Bhopal is undergoing a difficult time in meeting its financial requirements for various activities as the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) has slashed funds meant for all the National Institute of Technology (NIT) by 20%.
Updated on Jul 23, 2015 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Vyapam scam: Family members point out weak links in police probe
As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team probing the Vyapam scam has reportedly summoned the police case diaries relating to several deaths, the families of Namrata Damor, Rajendra Arya and Deepak Verma have pointed out the weak areas during police investigations into their deaths.
Updated on Jul 17, 2015 10:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ashutosh Shukla, Sravani Sarkar and Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Rakshabandhan Special: Bhai No. 1 contest to reward brothers who gift toilet to sisters in MP's Harda
A competition launched by the administration of Harda district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday will reward men who ensure their sisters have access to clean toilets as part of efforts to discourage the habit of defecating in the open.
Updated on Jul 16, 2015 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Mukesh Pandey and Shruti Tomar, Harda
UGC notification on retired profs may prove a problem for Barkatullah University research guides
Superannuated professors at universities cannot act as guides or supervisors in awarding M Phil or PhD degrees, according to a University Grants Commission circular.
Updated on Jul 12, 2015 10:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Vyapam probe slaps firearms, illicit liquor charges on 400 students
A court-monitored special inquiry into the multi-crore exam-rigging scandal, or the Vyapam scam, slapped identical charges against hundreds of accused students and parents, including allegations of gun-running and selling illicit liquor, an HT investigation has found.
Updated on Jul 10, 2015 09:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Vyapam scam victims: Bright students now branded as cheats
They were once acknowledged as brilliant students by family and friends and hailed as role-models in their respective hometowns and villages.
Updated on Jul 09, 2015 02:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar/M Poornima, Bhopal
Vyapam fallout: MPPEB turns to technology to plug holes in system
The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) that is mired in a mega scandal has taken recourse to technology and “certified honest” officers to plug loopholes and spruce up its dented image, sources told HT.
Updated on Jul 08, 2015 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Civil services exam: Girls dominate in MP too; two placed in top 100
Keeping to the national trend, girls dominated the results of civil services examination 2014 in Madhya Pradesh too. Two girls of Bhopal made it to top 100 in the exam, the result of which was announced by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Saturday.
Updated on Aug 03, 2015 06:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/indore
Kin of dead want CBI probe, say police demanded bribes from them
Families of two men linked to a Madhya Pradesh examination scam who died under suspicious circumstances last week demanded a CBI probe on Wednesday, alleging they were murdered at the behest of government officials to cover up the high-profile scandal.
Updated on Jul 06, 2015 01:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind Lashkari and Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/indore
On cloud nine: Fighting odds to fly high
When 21-year-old Ravi Kanabar told his friends about his dream of becoming a pilot, they laughed at him and said he would not be able to realise his dream in seven lifetimes, let alone this one.
Updated on Jun 28, 2015 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
I am ready for trials for world championship, says Sushil Kumar in Bhopal
Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar says he is ready for any selection trial for the upcoming wrestling world championships scheduled in Las Vegas from September 7-12.
Updated on Jun 18, 2015 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: CLAT counselling process goof-up adds to controversy
If controversies related to the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) regarding wrong questions asked were not enough, goof-up was done in the counselling process conducted by Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Law University (RMLLU), Lucknow.
Updated on Jun 18, 2015 04:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
This Muslim woman does yoga and trains others at an MP school
A 47-year-old Muslim woman does yoga every day and trains others at a government-run training centre in the Madhya Pradesh capital, saying the ancient exercise and meditation routine helps her offer namaz without distractions.
Updated on Jun 16, 2015 01:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Mandideep industrial area awaits advanced fire station
The Mandideep Industrial Area (MIA) is waiting for a fully equipped fire station that could control fire in a short time. There are more than 700 industries in the area but the Mandideep municipality has only four fire tenders (water based).
Updated on Jun 09, 2015 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
The periodic misogyny of tribal Madhya Pradesh
Menstruating is still a taboo in the tribal pockets of Madhya Pradesh.
Updated on May 30, 2015 08:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Make campus tobacco-free from May 31, varsities told
The MP government on Saturday directed all colleges and universities of the state to make their campuses tobacco-free from May 31, the World Anti-Tobacco Day.
Updated on May 24, 2015 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Ankit chosen for athletic tourney after controversy
The controversy surrounding the omission of long jumper Ankit Sharma from the Asian Athletics Championship in China has been put to rest with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) including him in the Indian squad bound for the championship.
Updated on May 23, 2015 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal acid attack: Babulal Gaur says home dept has nothing to do with acid sale
The Madhya Pradesh government has failed to curb acid sale in the capital city even after the Supreme Court had in July 2013 asked the state government to control sale of acid within three months by formulating rules and implement them strictly.
Updated on May 23, 2015 03:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Residents anxious about consuming Maggi
The presence of high-level of monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in Maggi as scientists reportedly found in it recently has made residents in Bhopal anxious about the quality of the product that they’ve been consuming for years.
Updated on Jun 08, 2015 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Highway Tales: For Bhopal's Tabassum, being in the driver’s seat gives the ultimate kick
For Bhopal's Tabassum Ali, 25, driving a truck may not be a big deal, but for the common man on the street watching a woman driving a truck definitely is not a common sight.
Updated on May 20, 2015 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal