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Articles by Shruti Tomar
Row after 3-year-old sick girl made to 'fast unto death' by parents
The issue came to the limelight after the Golden Book of World Records declared the child 'youngest person to vow the Jain ritual Santhara'.
Published on May 04, 2025 02:15 PM IST
3-year-old dies in MP after parents make her fast unto death in Santhara ritual
Santhara, also called Sallekhana, is a practice in which a person voluntarily gives up food and water with the intention of dying.
Published on May 03, 2025 04:30 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP scientists study whether ‘havan’ can bring rain
On April 24, around 15 scientists, with an army of instruments gathered at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, where seers performed a Som Yagya
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 10:12 AM IST
12 killed in MP as speeding van hits bike, falls into well
Deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda said the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and land into a well
Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:35 AM IST
10 killed, 4 injured after van hits bike, falls into well in Madhya Pradesh
The deceased include eight members of a family travelling in the van, the bike rider, and a villager who tried to rescue people from the well
Published on Apr 27, 2025 05:38 PM IST
MP: As baton is passed, Mohan Yadav tries to leave behind Shivraj legacy
Mohan Yadav was appointed as CM of Madhya Pradesh in December 2023, replacing Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had been CM for 16 years
Updated on Apr 27, 2025 04:05 PM IST
Farmers burning stubble won’t get ₹6,000 benefit, can’t sell at MSP: Mohan Yadav
MP chief minister Mohan Yadav said the new decision will come into effect on May 1. An official said modalities for implementing the order was being discussed
Published on Apr 25, 2025 04:39 PM IST
Pahalgam terror attack: LIC manager from Indore killed; wife, daughter injured
Alirajpur LIC regional manager Sushil Nathaniel along with his wife Jennifer (54), who is a government school teacher, and daughter had gone to Kashmir on April 21 for a vacation
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 11:28 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh tops in wheat stubble burning; ₹25 lakh fined, 50 FIRs filed
Prohibitory orders were issued under Section 19(5) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 in Madhya Pradesh
Published on Apr 19, 2025 03:49 PM IST
Police to reopen probe into 1997 death of Congress leader in Bhopal
A Bhopal court has ordered a reinvestigation into Congress leader Sarla Mishra's 1997 death, citing an incomplete police closure report.
Published on Apr 18, 2025 07:56 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Minor kills husband with help of boyfriend, 2 aides in MP's Bhopal; all held
Police are also looking into possibilities of registering a case of child marriage against the 16-year-old girl’s family members.
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 05:06 AM IST
Probe against ‘fake’ doctor shows 2013 hospital complaint
Narendra Yadav's fake medical degrees were exposed in 2013; he was arrested after seven patient deaths in 2023, leading to charges of fraud and forgery.
Updated on Apr 13, 2025 04:50 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP police to go for polygraph test on fake cardiologist who caused deaths of 7
Police said the arrested fake cardiologist, during interrogation, repeatedly claimed to have worked with prominent doctors at reputed hospitals in India and the United Kingdom in the past 20 years
Published on Apr 12, 2025 05:50 PM IST
Doctor with fake degrees worked through ranks in key hospitals
Yadav, who adopted the name of UK based cardiologist Dr N John Camm, was exposed after the death of seven patients at Mission Hospital in Damoh, MP
Published on Apr 11, 2025 10:22 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
‘Fake’ doctor involved in deaths of 7 death held
Police on Monday arrested a man who is accused of forging his medical degrees
Published on Apr 08, 2025 06:18 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal/sagar
MP: Probe ordered into ‘fake’ cardiologist after 7 deaths
A team of the National Human Rights Commission will camp in Damoh from April 7-9 to conduct an investigation into the matter.
Updated on Apr 07, 2025 11:26 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Indore temple tragedy 2023: Court acquits two Trust officials over lack of evidence
The Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal Temple was built illegally over an old stepwell, and its collapse on 30 March 2023 led to the death of 36 people, including 21 women and two children.
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 04:17 PM IST
8 die inside MP village well, possibly due to toxic gas: Khandwa SP
Khandwa SP Manoj Rai said the eight bodies had been taken from the well in the rescue operation that lasted five hours
Updated on Apr 03, 2025 10:39 PM IST
DSP, head constable held in MP for falsely claiming to kill gangster in 2009
DSP Gladwin Edward Carr and his team claimed to have killed gangster Bansi Gurjar in a police encounter in Neemuch on February 7, 2009
Published on Apr 03, 2025 07:17 PM IST
MP police arrest terrorist wanted in 2022 Jaipur serial blasts conspiracy case
The Madhya Pradesh police said Firoz Khan, a founder member of terrorist gang Al Sufa, had been absconding since March 2022
Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:40 PM IST
MP CM renames CM Rise Schools after Sandipani, Lord Krishna’s guru
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav said the English name was a colonial legacy, and the change will bring in Indian perspective in the education system
Published on Apr 01, 2025 04:21 PM IST
2 decades on, Mohan Yadav govt to play a role in MP’s bus services via PPP route
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav reviewed the plan to launch the proposed Mukhyamantri Sugam Transport Scheme at a meeting on Monday
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 10:06 PM IST
Jobless to be now called ‘aspirational’ in MP
The labour department has changed the term on the state government’s employment portal as well as employment offices across Madhya Pradesh.
Published on Mar 29, 2025 07:56 AM IST
‘Disgraceful’: MP high court reports lawyer’s outburst to chief justice Kait
justice Anuradha Shukla recorded lawyer PC Paliwal’s remarks made in Hindi in her order and requested that the order be placed before chief justice Kait
Published on Mar 26, 2025 07:18 PM IST
Journalist arrested in accident case sparks protest in Bhopal
The family members of the arrested journalist alleged that he was trapped in a fake case for reporting ‘anti-government stories’
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 11:32 PM IST
Not in my nature to apologise, says BJP MLA who dissed ‘spiritual city’ plan
BJP legislator Chintamani Malviya said he had already said whatever he had to and would give the party a factual reply when he receives the notice
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 10:31 PM IST
MP Govt to conserve 1,800 tribal sacred sites, scraps religious corridor plan
In February, the state’s culture department advisor had proposed an Adivasi Lok, similar to the existing Mahakal Lok and Devi Lok
Published on Mar 23, 2025 06:59 PM IST
MP: 17 leopards shifted from GSW sanctuary for welcoming cheetahs; 3 die
The move has faced criticism from a section of wildlife experts as three of the 17 translocated leopards died in territorial fights in their new homes
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 10:30 PM IST
2 killed, 10 injured as police fight villagers to rescue kidnapped man in MP
The family of 52-year-old Ashok Kol, who was killed in an accident two months ago, abducted Sunny Dwivedi and beat him up, accusing him of involvement in the accident
Published on Mar 16, 2025 02:48 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: FM Jagdish Deoda presents budget of ₹4.21 lakh cr
The total expenditure budget estimate for the year 2025-26 is ₹3.75 lakh crore which is ₹48,954 crore more than last year
Published on Mar 13, 2025 12:46 PM IST