Milind Lashkari is a principal correspondent based in Indore. He reports on higher education and sports.
Articles by Milind R Lashkari
450-yr-old Dussehra celebrations blooms under Indore shadow
Traditions of Mysore, Jaipur and Kullu are synonymous with grand Dussehra celebrations but not many know that the festival is royally celebrated only 55km West of Indore in the erstwhile Jamniya state capital in Vidhya region.
Updated on Oct 25, 2012 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Indore Central Jail set to become a shopping destination
Prisons are no longer seen as places where criminals are kept to pay for their crimes. The Indore Central Jail is set to become a shopping destination for Indoreans from where they can buy goods produced by jail inmates.
Updated on Oct 08, 2012 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
My next target is ISSF World Cup: Vijay Kumar
"There can be no bigger motivation for me than representing India at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but for the time being, I am focusing on the upcoming ISSF World Cup," said London Olympics silver medallist Subedar Major Vijay Kumar.
Updated on Sep 24, 2012 12:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R. Lashkari, Indore
We will try for an IPL franchise: Scindia
“We are trying our best to get IPL (Indian Premier League) team franchise to Indore, but the final decision will be taken by the BCCI and the IPL Committee,” Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) president and union minister of state for commerce and industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday.
Updated on Sep 22, 2012 03:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R. Lashkari, Indore
Man kills daughter over affair, confesses
In the first reported case of honour killing in Indore, a man strangled his daughter after failing to convince her against eloping with her boyfriend, walked to the police station and "confessed" to the crime during the early hours of Sunday.
Updated on Apr 29, 2012 10:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore
Passersby join gangrape of 2 girls in MP
The stepson of local BJP corporator, grandson of a Congress corporator and sons of two advocates are among the 11 arrested for the gangrape of two girls from Betma by 16 people. HT reports.
Updated on Feb 21, 2012 01:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Milind R Lashkari, Indore