Milind Lashkari is a principal correspondent based in Indore. He reports on higher education and sports.
Articles by Milind R Lashkari
In MP village, bullock cart ride costs more than Indore-Delhi air fare
For a six-km bullock cart ride from Ratlam to a Jain temple in Bibrod village, people pay up to Rs 6,000, which is more than the air fare between Indore and Delhi.
Updated on Jan 13, 2016 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and DK Sharma, Indore/ratlam
Volunteers pour in to teach school students in MP
Vidhyadaan, a noble initiative by Indore district school education department and civil society organisations seeking volunteers for teaching students from Class 5-8, has started getting registrations from people belonging to different educational backgrounds.
Published on Jan 03, 2016 04:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore eyes education hub tag in New Year
With an IIM, an IIT, a high-ranking university (Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya), several reputed colleges and coaching institutes, Indore has almost everything to be developed into an educational hub.
Published on Dec 30, 2015 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Nida Khan, Indore
World Cup: Two MP cricketers in U-19 team
Indore boy Avesh Khan and Bhopal’s Rahul Batham on Tuesday were selected for the national cricket team for the next year’s ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.
Published on Dec 23, 2015 06:20 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
MP: Fell in love with Mt Everest while scaling it, says Liaño Gonzalez
Ace mountaineer David Liaño Gonzalez (35) who is on a visit to India arrived in Indore on Saturday and shared valuable mountaineering tips with the children here.
Published on Nov 29, 2015 04:57 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Mumbai win a thriller against MP, march into Ranji quarter
A sensible batting display by lower order batsmen Iqbal Abdullah and Shardul Thakur ensured Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh to reach the quarterfinal stage of the Ranji trophy on Wednesday.
Updated on Nov 26, 2015 05:26 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore jail inmates warm up to yoga to reduce sentence
Jail inmates in Indore are warming up to yoga for its multiple benefits – from building a healthy body and mind to the possibility of trimming their sentence by a few days.
Published on Nov 25, 2015 08:15 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Ranji encounter: MP set 280-run victory target for Mumbai batsmen
The Mumbai-Madhya Pradesh Ranji match is set for an exciting finish as the visitors have two days to negotiate rival team’s bowlers on a tricky wicket to chase 280 runs for victory.
Published on Nov 25, 2015 05:55 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Ranji Trophy: 16 wkts fall on Day 1, MP poised to take lead
With sixteen wickets falling on the opening day of four-day Group B Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh, home team is poised to take first innings lead here at Indore’s Holkar Stadium.
Published on Nov 23, 2015 09:47 PM IST
Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Diwali gift for Indore cricket lovers: Test status for Holkar stadium
Board of Control for Cricket in India accorded Test status to Indore’s Holkar Stadium during its 86th Annual General Meeting held in Mumbai on Monday.
Updated on Nov 09, 2015 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
52 Indore jail inmates to celebrate Diwali with their family
The five-day celebrations for Deepavali that began from Monday also brought cheer for 52 jail inmates of the Indore Central Jail and District Jail, with their release on regular parole so they can celebrate the festival with their families at their native places.
Published on Nov 09, 2015 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore: Geeta shares memories of family with media at IBDA
After spending more than 10 days at Indore Deaf Bilingual Academy, Geeta has begun learning sign language.
Published on Nov 06, 2015 09:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Diwali lights dimming for potters in Madhya Pradesh
58-year-old Ramkumar Prajapati in Indore is a busy man these days. A potter by profession, he is busy making diyas for the festival of lights in front of his modest house at Kumharkheri.
Published on Nov 01, 2015 09:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari
Indore to have state’s first Central Drug Testing Lab
The country’s ninth and Madhya Pradesh’s first Central Drug Testing Laboratory (CDTL) may start operating in Indore within two years.
Updated on Oct 30, 2015 08:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore opens its arms and heart to welcome ‘country’s daughter’
“She will be no less than a daughter for Indore,” said mayor Malini Gaud, as she welcomed Geeta at a programme held at an institute for deaf and mute in Indore on Tuesday.
Updated on Oct 28, 2015 01:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Nida Khan, Indore
Fans of kabbadi are more attached to their heroes: Charu Sharma
In terms of number, cricket always has a big fan following, but in case of kabbadi, which is more of a ‘desi’ game, fans are attached more to their heroes, said cricket commentator Charu Sharma during his visit to Indore.
Updated on Oct 19, 2015 05:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore prison inmates, including Muslims, observe fast on Navratri
More than 700 prisoners, including women and Muslims in Indore jails, are observing Navratri fast to seek divine pardon for their crimes and sins, an official said on Friday.
Updated on Oct 18, 2015 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indian, S African greats give tips to young cricketers in Indore
India and South Africa teams gave some bowling and batting tips to local budding cricketers at Indore’s Holkar Satidium during a practice session on the eve of the one-dayer.
Updated on Oct 14, 2015 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore: Test debut a dream come true for Naman Ojha
A dream came true for Indore boy Naman Ojha on Friday as Indian team director Ravi Shastri confirmed his position in the test side for the third and final game against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Updated on Aug 29, 2015 06:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore's Mahak wins Wimbeldon Under-14 title
Bringing more glory to country from tennis court, Indore's Mahak Jain won HSBC Road to Wimbledon 2015 for girls under-14 beating Hampshire's Esther Adeshina. In the summit clash, Mahak defeated her Hampshire counterpart by 6-4, 6-3.
Updated on Aug 16, 2015 08:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Biometric attendance system fails to take off at govt colleges in Indore division
The Madhya Pradesh government’s move to switch attendance in its colleges to biometric system has failed to take off despite the department of higher education’s (DHE) setting deadlines for them to install the machines.
Updated on Aug 05, 2015 06:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
HIV/AIDS cases on the rise among the Banchharas in Neemuch, reveals government agency
The rise in the number of HIV/AIDS cases and recent deaths in Neemuch district, particularly in areas dominated by the Banchhara community, has raised several questions on the government health schemes and projects.
Updated on Aug 04, 2015 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari & Mustafa Hussain, Indore/neemuch
Passengers hit as pvt buses go off the road in Indore division
Private bus operators kept their fleet off the road for a day in Madhya Pradesh's Indore division in protest against the transport authorities' plan to rework road permit rules, putting commuters to a lot of hardships in the wake.
Updated on Jul 28, 2015 09:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Digital eyes to watch over Asia’s biggest opium processing plant in Neemuch
The recent ransacking and gang war incidents in Neemuch and its surrounding areas have driven the “Government Opium and Alkaloid Works” — Asia’s biggest opium alkaloid processing plant — to upgrade its security measures.
Updated on Jul 28, 2015 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Mustafa Hussain, Indore/neemuch
CRPF’s contribution in any critical situation incredible, says Rajnath in Neemuch
Union home minister Rajnath Singh in on Monday expressed concern over the terrorist attack in Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Answering media queries after addressing the 76th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Raising Day Function in Neemuch, Singh said he will give his statement on Gurdaspur incident in parliament on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 28, 2015 06:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Mustafa Hussain, Neemuch
Shajapur district collector reaches with Facebook page
With social networking sites becoming an integral part people’s everyday lives, Shajapur district collector has decided to increase the administration’s presence online with a Facebook page for a more direct interaction with the public.
Updated on Jul 14, 2015 09:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Ramesh Dhagat, Indore/shajapur
ISL will help develop football in country, says Chhetri in Indore
A day after Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri was grabbed by the Mumbai City FC for a whopping Rs 1.2 crore at the inaugural player auction of the Indian Super League (ISL), the star striker shared his hopes and expectations for the second season of the football tournament during his maiden visit to Indore on Saturday.
Updated on Jul 11, 2015 08:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Khandwa police ready to take on rash drivers
Taking cue from a fatal head-on collision, the Khandwa traffic police have decided to install speed radar guns at strategic and accident prone points on the Indore-Khandwa highway to monitor speed of buses and heavy vehicles plying on the route.
Updated on Jul 04, 2015 06:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari and Sunil Kerhalkar, Indore/khandwa
WCD ministry allots Rs 47 lakh for 5 more mobile anganwadis in Indore
Impressed with the success of ‘Jugnu’, a mobile anganwadi service, the state women and child development (WCD) ministry has decided to now roll out five more mobile anganwadis in Indore.
Updated on Jun 07, 2015 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Tribal village head attacked by deputy sarpanch, 8 others
A tribal lady sarpanch was allegedly beaten and threatened by a group of nine people led by deputy sarpanch in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district. Two of her sons were also injured in the attack.
Updated on Jun 06, 2015 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari/Nitin Gupta, Dewas