Milind R Lashkari

Kin of Malegaon blast accused say Dange, Kalsangra dead, want fair probe

The family members of Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalsangra, two of the absconding accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, appeared before media persons and demanded a free and fair probe into the incident.

Biometrics attendance mandatory for govt college faculty, employees in MP

The Madhya Pradesh higher education department has linked e-attendance with disbursement of salaries of principals, teachers and employees of government colleges in the state to stem rampant absenteeism among faculty and staff in the institutes, officials said on Friday.

Cashless village tag just a step away for MP’s Palakhedi village

Amid chaos and public outrage over demonetisation and Centre’s push for digital transaction, Palakhedi village in Agar Malwa district is heading towards becoming the first ‘cashless village’ in Madhya Pradesh.

Experience in jail during emergency changed me: MP chief minister

MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan here on Monday said that he has come to his home while addressing office bearers, workers and former members of the Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP).

ABVP not just a student union, but an ideology, says Bidre in Indore

Ahead of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad’s (ABVP) 62nd national conference in Indore, its national president and general secretary have come out to clear the air on its autonomy, saying it’s a student body which is independent from the political party.

ABVP saffronising educational institutions: NSUI

Ahead of the 62nd national conference of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Indore, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) has accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s students’ wing of “saffronisation of educational institutions”. The ABVP, however, claimed that Congress student’s wing was creating an issue to stay alive in the state.

Toilet doubles up as makeshift classroom in MP village

A toilet built under the scheme at Mama Basti Badi Bandh in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district has been converted into makeshift classrooms for a local government primary school.

MP: Shajapur gets ‘swachh’ crusader in school teacher

Upset over the molestation of a friend’s sister, a school teacher in Shajapur district has dedicated himself to the Swachh Bharat Mission, helping build 1,824 toilets in villages across the district.

JEE Advanced 2016: Meet Indore’s Kartik Patekar who clinches 6th spot

Indore boy Kartik Patekar claimed the sixth position in the All-India Ranking of the Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced), the results of which were declared on Sunday.

Tehsildar triggers row after FB post on ‘Rajiv Gandhi Suicide Scheme’

Madhya Pradesh farmer digs 90-feet-deep well in fight against drought

Bhagwan Singh, 38, of Nevari village in Agar district dug a 90-feet-deep well all by himself in just under 20 days.

IIT dream a step away for 60 MP tribal kids who cleared JEE

This year, 210 tribals, who lived in government hostels and studied at tribal welfare department schools in remote areas, sat for the exam for admission to the premier technology institute — 150 from Jhabua and 60 from Alirajpur. The results were declared on April 27.

Water crisis hits marriages in MP village

Acute water crisis for the past two decades in Agar district’s Dewali village in Madhya Pradesh is hurting the marriage prospects of the 150-odd young men, who say no woman wants to wed for fear of trekking long distances to reach wells.

Mom wanted me to be an engineer, I chose TT: Achanta

“Like any other Indian mother, my mom wanted me to be an engineer and move to US, but I chose table tennis above all,” said India’s ace paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal.

Trucks in MP to carry slogans for girl child

Awareness slogans such as Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao will add to the list of catchphrases painted on trucks in Neemuch and other western Madhya Pradesh districts.

MP: Class 12 maths paper leaked on WhatsApp at Ujjain centre

Minutes before the Class 12 Madhya Pradesh board examination commenced, the snapshots of the mathematics question paper went viral on WhatsApp group at an exam centre in Ujjain, an official said.

Class 12 maths paper leaked on WhatsApp at Ujjain centre

The snapshots of the mathematics question paper went viral on WhatsApp group at an exam centre in Ujjain.

In bid to pay off debt, Indore man puts wife up for sale on Facebook

Unable to pay back borrowed money, a man in Indore decided to try and sell his wife for one lakh rupees and posted the offer along with her photograph on Facebook.

‘Miss Haemoglobin’ contest catching on in rural Indore

The Madhya Pradesh government’s ‘Miss Haemoglobin’ title is becoming as popular among rural girls of Indore as Miss India-like pageants are among their urban counterparts, thanks to the Women and Child Development (WCD) department’s unique initiative to combat iron deficiency.

‘Forced to wait’ for 17 hrs over age proof, couple get married on V-Day

The lack of age proof of a bride forced a groom to wait for over 17 hours to get married. However, the delay helped the couple marry on Valentine’s Day in Indore.

‘Forced to wait’ for 17 hours over age proof, couple get married on V-Day

The lack of age proof of a bride forced a groom to wait for over 17 hours to get married. However, the delay helped the couple marry on Valentine’s Day.

Indore girl Mahak adds another feather to her cap by winning Rendez-vous

Indore girl Mahak Jain has emerged champion in the second edition of Rendez-vous a Roland- Garros by defeating Humera Shaikh 6-2, 6-3 in straight sets at the DLTA Complex in Delhi.

MP: Jal Mahotsav from Feb 12; water-based tourist circuit on the cards

The Indira Sagar Sports Complex near Hanumantia village at Indira Sagar Dam in MP - the biggest man-made lake in the country - is all set to host the maiden Jal Mahotsav (water tourism event) from Friday.

Ralawati dam water snaps connectivity between villages in Barwani

Over 20,000 people living along the Goi river in Barwani district have been cut off as backwater from the Ralawati dam has flooded pathways between villages.

Indore central jail staff cremate inmate as family refuses to take body

Officials and sanitation workers at Indore’s central jail performed the last rites of an inmate after his family refused to receive his body.

Illicit hooch manufacturing unit unearthed in Jhabua

Excise department and police in a joint operation raided a house and unearthed an illicit hooch manufacturing unit at a village in MP’s Jhabua district on Wednesday.

Suspended for 3 years, MP panchayat secretary seeks mercy killing

Pushed to the wall, a 33-year-old suspended panchayat secretary from Julvania village in Madhya Pradesh sought permission to end his life from officials during a weekly public hearing at Jhabua district headquarters on Tuesday.

MP govt trying to privatise school education, say teachers

The Madhya Pradesh government is trying to privatise education in state-run schools, said contractual teachers on Sunday.

MP edu dept plans campaign to boost enrolment under RTE

After failing to elicit a favourable response from parents regarding admissions under the RTE Act last year, the Madhya Pradesh’s school education department is going to launch an aggressive campaign for the academic year 2016-17.

Schools in MP’s Agar-Malwa dist running without teachers

A majority of government-run schools in Madhya Pradesh’s Agar-Malwa district have no teachers and the education system is in shambles, officials said.