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
Bhopal: Even women, kids not spared in attack
The mob that torched about 50 houses in Aman Colony didn’t spare even women and small children of the Irani population living in the area.
Updated on Dec 12, 2014 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Yogendra Pratap Singh and Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Dalit sarpanch wins over upper caste lobby, gets nod for school
Dalit woman sarpanch of Puravaskalan village in Morena, Badami Devi, won her fight against upper caste lobby which was opposed to opening a middle school in Harijan basti. The school's construction began on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 11, 2014 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Boarding a radio taxi in Bhopal? Top 3 things you should know
If you thought boarding radio taxis, especially the ones that boast of a GPS device, are safe, HT gives you a reality check about police verification of drivers in MP and more.
Updated on Dec 09, 2014 04:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Veggies become costlier in Bhopal, beat fruits in price race
In the vegetable market, fruits like apples, oranges and pomegranate which are imported from other states are cheaper than locally acquired vegetables like capsicum, spinach, pea, brinjal, beans, carrot and potato.
Updated on Dec 08, 2014 09:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: Stopped in the tracks for their Dow demonstration
Young disabled athletes whose parents survived the Bhopal gas disaster were wallowing on the sidelines as a punishment for protesting Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of 2012 London Olympics.
Updated on Dec 02, 2014 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal tragedy: No total recall for youngsters
Thirty years and two generations later, does the Bhopal gas tragedy still evoke nightmares among the people of the city, specially the younger generation? HT finds out.
Updated on Dec 02, 2014 05:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Khushboo Joshi, Shayali Choudhury and Prachi Mujumdar, Bhopal
Vegetable vendors in Bhopal trick buyers using coloured lights
Vendors in vegetable market in Bhopal are using lights of different colours to trick the buyers into believing that their vegetables and fruits are fresh and pollution free.
Updated on Nov 26, 2014 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Child rights activists wary of cleanliness drive's success
Child rights activists feel that PM Narendra Modi's Bal Swachhta Abhiyan may or may not contribute towards success of his cleanliness drive, but it has the potential to reinforce the caste system.
Updated on Nov 24, 2014 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Rajnagar tense as residents oppose eviction notices
Tension gripped Rajnagar town on Tuesday after residents stormed the office of the South Eastern Coal Field Limited on Wednesday to protest eviction notices served on them by the Coal India subsidiary, police said.
Updated on Nov 19, 2014 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Italian lensman’s photo gives new lease of life to Poonam
Six-year-old Poonam Jatev, refreshing under the rain on a gloomy day outside her hut in August 2009, never knew that the apparently inconsequential act had the potential to change her life forever.
Updated on Nov 18, 2014 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Hunt for goat-lifters leads to arrest gang of killers in MP
Police have stumbled upon a gang of killers while hunting for goat-lifters in MP’s Singrauli district. Police said they have arrested all five members of the gang who have "confessed" to killing four persons in 3 years.
Updated on Nov 17, 2014 10:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Yogendra Pratap Singh and Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Naming black money depositors is a stunt, says Venkatchalam in Bhopal
The revelation of names of businessmen who have deposited their money in Swiss banks is just a publicity stunt, said CH Venkatchalam, general secretary of All India Bank Employees' Association, in Bhopal.
Updated on Nov 17, 2014 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhajan-kirtan replaces 'Kiss of love' campaign in Bhopal
Residents of Bhopal were seen crooning devotional songs at the new Raahgiri Day venue, Shahpura lake, on Sunday after 'Kiss of love' campagn fiasco.
Updated on Nov 16, 2014 08:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Caged childhood inside four walls of Bhopal central jail
As many as 23 children, aged between six months and nine years, are living with their mothers in the women prisoners’ cell of the Bhopal central jail. At least, six of them were born in the jail itself.
Updated on Nov 14, 2014 06:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP govt to open centres to help, rehabilitate women in distress
Directorate of Women Empowerment will open two centres to help and rehabilitate women in distress. Initially, these centres would be started at Indore and Gwalior and will be run by department's employees and NGOs.
Updated on Nov 13, 2014 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP's Naman Ojha selected for opening test match in Australia
Though wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha from MP has been selected in the Indian team for the opening match of the four-test series in Australia, former international and national cricketers from the state want that he gets a chance to play.
Updated on Nov 10, 2014 10:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Usha Kiran scheme of MP govt fails to curb domestic violence
The Madhya Pradesh government's much-hyped scheme Usha Kiran Yojana, aimed to deal with the rising cases of domestice violence, has failed to make impact in Bhopal.
Updated on Nov 10, 2014 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Consumers fume over milk price hike in Bhopal
At a time when inflation has gone down and fuel prices too have been slashed, the hike of Rs 2 per kg in Sanchi milk prices has raised hackles of consumers and experts alike.
Updated on Nov 08, 2014 04:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
BJP fails to keep its promise of providing smartphones to students
Almost a year after the BJP promised that it would provide smartphones to meritorious students of Class 12 if it comes to power, phone manufacturing companies have shown no interest in supplying phones to students.
Updated on Nov 05, 2014 05:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: Rly passengers compelled to buy local brands of drinking water
Passengers at Bhopal and Habibganj railway stations are compelled to buy bottled drinking water of local brands as the more established brands like the railway’s own "Rail Neer" are not sold at the stations.
Updated on Nov 02, 2014 10:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Exposed: NCTE's lack of monitoring colleges in MP
The STF's notice to Barkatullah University on issues relating to colleges of physical education has exposed the absolute lack of monitoring on part of the NCTE, western regional committee.
Updated on Oct 31, 2014 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: BU seeks info sought by STF from BPEd colleges
It appears that the BU administration does not go beyond giving affiliation to private colleges that run BPed courses as the university has asked the private colleges to give information of their affiliation to the NCTE.
Updated on Oct 30, 2014 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Woman consumes acid after hubby goes to watch 'Happy New Year' alone
A 21-year-old woman consumed acid in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district after her husband allegedly did not allow her to watch Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Happy New Year, police said.
Updated on Oct 29, 2014 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: Students cry foul after being told to vacate BU hostels
Barkatullah University's girl students from Kashmir and other states alleged that they were compelled to vacate the hostel on the occasion of Diwali by matron and university administration in contravention to rules.
Updated on Oct 25, 2014 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Sharp spike in Bhopal air pollution on Diwali
Minimum temperature rose sharply and air pollution levels touched alarming levels on Diwali leaving many at the risk of respiratory problems in the state capital.
Updated on Oct 25, 2014 02:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal civic body ill-equipped to deal with fire emergency on Diwali
Bhopal Municipal Corporation is ill-equipped to handle emergency situation during Diwali when fire incidents usually occur. The BMC has only 22 fire tenders against requirement of 63.
Updated on Oct 22, 2014 06:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
E-tailers force Bhopal traders to offer gifts, discounts like never before
As Diwali is round the corner, the market offers gifts and discounts to consumers as never before. At the back of the traders' mind is a sense of competition infused by online retail shopping giants.
Updated on Oct 21, 2014 06:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal's Varsha scores highest point in double-trap shooting
International shooter Varsha Varman has scored the highest point in double-trap shooting event in Incheon Asian Games 2014 and found a place in the list of record-holders on the basis of that score.
Updated on Oct 20, 2014 07:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: Satyarthi gets Nobel, but plight of child workers still deplorable
At a time when Kailash Satyarthi was being awarded Nobel peace prize for his struggle for child rights, a BJP woman leader was busy organising a handicraft fair, where majority of the stalls are being manned by minors.
Updated on Oct 16, 2014 03:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bhopal: Manit director rubbishes allegations of ragging
After the national anti-ragging helpline forwarded the complaint of ragging against Bachelor of Architecture students of MANIT to UGC, MANIT director Appu Kuttan came forward to save the image of the institute.
Updated on Oct 08, 2014 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Shruti Tomar, Bhopal