Articles by Shruti Tomar
Tragic cocktail of bad health care, superstition for MP’s tribals
In 2023, the women and child development department identified 11,774 vulnerable families which had considered branding their children as a medical practice

Updated on Feb 14, 2024 03:06 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Shahdol
Immediately release our farmers: Siddaramaiah to MP government
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah criticizes BJP over arrests of farm leaders heading to Delhi for protest. Calls it "highly condemnable" and demands release.

Updated on Feb 13, 2024 09:10 AM IST
States turn fortresses ahead of farmers’ march to Delhi
Thousands of paramilitary and police personnel in riot gear behind multiple layers of metal barriers guarded the state borders to halt the ‘Dilli Chalo’ march.

Updated on Feb 13, 2024 05:57 AM IST
, Chandigarh/karnal/bhopal
Bhavey Nagpal/Sunil Rahar/Shruti TomarFarmers from Karnataka among those detained in Madhya Pradesh ahead of protest
A Madhya Pradesh Police officer said the farmers from Karnataka were detained at the Bhopal railway station based on intelligence inputs regarding the protest in Delhi

Published on Feb 12, 2024 04:31 PM IST
‘Will win 370 seats, wipe out Congress’: PM Modi at tribal outreach event in MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win 370 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in India.

Updated on Feb 12, 2024 02:10 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Intercaste couple killed by woman’s family in Madhya Pradesh: Police
The bodies of Neha Yadav (20) and Rohit Vishwakarma (22), both residents of Ruaha village in Datia district, were recovered from a field in their village on Friday late night, a police officer said, suspecting it to be a case of hate crime

Updated on Feb 11, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Host of violations across the board at MP factory
Irregularities, including excessive storage of explosives and lack of proper safety measures, were found at the factory in Harda that caught fire, killing 11 people. The factory had previously been inspected and violations were identified, but no corrective action was taken. The factory owners have been arrested.

Updated on Feb 08, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/harda
MP factory where 11 died has been a site of 2 similar accidents over last decade
In 2015, one person was killed and two dozen people injured in a similar accident, and in 2021, four people were killed in another blast

Updated on Feb 07, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/harda
11 killed, several injured in blaze at firecracker factory
Harda chief medical and health officer HP Singh said rescue teams had recovered 10 bodies by 4pm, five-and-a-half hours after the explosions first took place

Updated on Feb 07, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/ Harda
11 killed, 60 houses gutted in blast in cracker factory in MP’s Harda
Sixty-three people were injured in the blast and more than hundred houses near to the factory have been evacuated in Bairagarh locality of Harda in Madhya Pradesh

Updated on Feb 06, 2024 02:49 PM IST
16-yr-old gang-raped, thrown off bridge in MP; accused on the run
The accused, identified as Bobby Rawat (19) and Satendra Kushwaha (28), abducted the girl and took her near Sahrai bridge in Dabra where they raped her

Updated on Feb 02, 2024 08:34 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Class 10 girl abducted, gang-raped in Gwalior: Police
Police said the incident took place on Monday (January 29), adding the accused, after raping the minor, threw her from a bridge

Updated on Feb 01, 2024 07:31 PM IST
India’s first river linking project faces hurdle as govt gets no tenders for dam
The government has received no tenders to construct the Daudhan Dam and two tunnels in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur

Published on Jan 31, 2024 08:17 PM IST
Man tries to kill minor daughter in Bhopal; arrested
The eight-year-old is admitted at the Hamidia hospital in a critical condition, while the father has been charged under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC

Published on Jan 31, 2024 08:54 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh sub-divisional magistrate allegedly smothered to death by husband
The family of the deceased sub-divisional officer Nisha Napit alleged that her husband used to harass her for money

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 06:37 PM IST
Clash erupts after Sardar Patel’s statue vandalised in MP village: Police
People pelted stones and used canes, many shops were vandalised, and vehicles were set on fire in the area, said police, adding that a sub-inspector, Lalchand Sharma, and some locals have been injured

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 02:20 PM IST
3 years on, man, son acquitted in false hate crime case in Madhya Pradesh
Though she returned to her village in March last year and recorded her statement at the Amarwada police station, the police took 10 months to establish that she was indeed Kanchan

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 07:06 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Bal Puraskar for 9-year-old who scaled Everest base camp after a battle with Down Syndrome
The government of India citation for Tiwari, awarded in the “social service” category, says, “Avnish is an incredible young individual who has overcome tremendous obstacles in his life”

Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Cheetah Jwala gives birth to three cubs in Kuno National Park
The Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh now has seven cubs and 13 adult cheetahs. A forest official said that Cheetah Pawan is the father of all the seen cubs

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 01:27 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh HC pulls up state govt over ‘frivolous’ review plea, slaps fine
Justice Sanjay Dwivedi asked how could a government advocate move such a review petition despite being well-versed in the pendency of cases in courts

Published on Jan 23, 2024 10:54 AM IST
Shruti Tomar Monika Pandey
Police start probe into allegations of abuse at private orphanage in Indore
The orphanage, run by the Vatsalyapuram Jain Trust, had not been registered under the Juvenile Justice Act for the past three years.

Updated on Jan 19, 2024 05:11 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
7-year-old girl raped, abandoned on farm in Madhya Pradesh
A seven-year-old girl was abducted, raped and left abandoned in a farm in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

Updated on Jan 17, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Shruti Tomar Anupam Pateriya, Bhopal
Police exhume body of infant killed in dog attack in Bhopal
A video of the incident was shared widely on social media platforms and was brought to the notice of the police and the administration

Updated on Jan 14, 2024 12:27 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP plans grand events to mark celebration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration
On Friday, chief minister Mohan Yadav said the state will send five lakh ladoos from Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar shrine to Ayodhya

Updated on Jan 13, 2024 11:41 AM IST
Install replicas of Ram Mandir in shops, malls or people will ‘respond’: Indore Mayor
The statement came 15 days after the mayor wrote to all shopkeepers and mall administrations in Indore to install a replica of the Ram temple from January 15-21

Published on Jan 09, 2024 09:47 AM IST
Missing girls from children’s home in Bhopal found safe; CM orders action
Bhopal district collector suspended the WCD project officer, Komal Upadhyay, supervisor Manjusha Raj and former project officer Brijendra Pratap Singh, for failing to monitor the activities of the children’s home, Anachal, run by one Anil Mathew

Updated on Jan 07, 2024 02:06 PM IST
Namibian cheetah Asha gives birth to 3 cubs at KNP in Madhya Pradesh
Asha is one of the cheetahs who explored over 300 km of forest area near Kuno National Park after being released in the wild last year

Published on Jan 03, 2024 06:10 PM IST
MP man caught for rape dies; police say he ate poison before arrest
A 23-year-old man arrested on rape charges in Madhya Pradesh died due to poisoning, police claim he consumed insecticide, family demands probe.

Updated on Jan 02, 2024 08:54 PM IST
BJP MLA’s son arrested on attempt to murder charge after CCTV clip emerges
Dinesh Lodhi, is the son of BJP MLA Pritam Lodhi who was elected from MP’s Picchore assembly segment in December

Published on Jan 01, 2024 09:37 PM IST
MP woman shoots husband, brother-in-law to death for fighting over land
The woman told police that her husband was habitual drunkard. She was upset with daily abuses and fight among family members

Published on Jan 01, 2024 08:20 PM IST