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Articles by Shruti Tomar
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 TomarMonika 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 TomarAnupam 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
Madhya Pradesh: Infant dies after branded with hot iron in Shahdol
This is the third death of children due to branding in stomach, locally known as ‘Dagna’, in Shahdol district since November 21
Published on Dec 31, 2023 04:54 PM IST
MP CM allocates portfolios, keeps home; dy CMs get finance, health
The chief minister also retained the General Administration Department (GAD), industrial policies and investment promotion, besides all other departments not specifically assigned to any minister
Updated on Dec 31, 2023 11:30 AM IST
13 charred to death as bus catches fire in MP’s Guna; CM announces ex-gratia
The bus collided head-on with the dumper truck in the valley of Duhai Temple. The collision was so strong that the bus caught fire, said Guna superintendent of police (SP) Vijay Khatri
Published on Dec 28, 2023 05:48 PM IST
Prahlad Patel, Vijayvargiya among 28 inducted as Madhya Pradesh ministers
Mohan Yadav took oath as chief minister on December 13 along with Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda who were sworn in as deputy CMs
Updated on Dec 25, 2023 04:58 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: CM Mohan Yadav to expand Cabinet, induct 28 ministers today
A BJP leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Yadav’s Cabinet will have new faces and senior leaders, including members of Parliament, who successfully contested the assembly elections
Published on Dec 25, 2023 11:06 AM IST
MP school admin booked for thrashing students for shouting Jai Shree Ram
The case was registered after National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo visited the school in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha
Updated on Dec 24, 2023 02:15 PM IST
We will prove Prime Meridian runs through Ujjain, and change world time: MP CM
Mohan Yadav was referencing an ancient Hindu astronomical belief that Ujjain was once considered India’s central meridian
Updated on Dec 22, 2023 11:39 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
5-year-old girl gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh, one arrested
Subsequently, the girl’s family filed a complaint of abduction against the two men, following which a search was launched to find the minor, the senior officer said
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 07:12 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP cities to have separate markets for meat and fish: CM Mohan Yadav
Till the development of markets, temporary sheds should be installed for shifting all the shops at one place, Yadav said.
Published on Dec 19, 2023 11:12 PM IST
2 ABVP activists who snatched car to rush V-C to hospital get bail from HC
Justice Sunita Yadav of the high court observed that the offence was not driven by criminal intentions but to save a life, said lawyer Bhanu Pratap Singh Chauhan
Published on Dec 18, 2023 09:58 PM IST
Controversy erupts over replacement of Nehru’s poster in MP legislative assembly
The Congress said that it was a conspiracy of the BJP to change history and said Nehru was a freedom fighter and his contribution towards India can’t be ignored
Published on Dec 18, 2023 08:27 PM IST
MP CM Mohan Yadav orders to ban loudspeakers/DJs at religious, public places
The state government has also decided to form flying squads in all the districts to check noise pollution and illegal use of loudspeakers etc
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 08:59 PM IST
BJP to decide for me, says Shivraj in farewell message
Following the BJP’s win in the state assembly elections on December 3, Chouhan had told reporters he would not go to Delhi amid suspense over the next chief minister
Updated on Dec 13, 2023 06:56 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Chouhan’s MP era ends after nearly two decades
In the days after December 3, when the BJP bested 18 years of anti-incumbency to win 163 seats in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan did not stop touring the state.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 08:28 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
ABVP leader to Madhya Pradesh CM: Mohan Yadav rises up the ranks in BJP to helm MP
Mohan Yadav, 58, may have been a surprise pick as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh – his name did not even find a mention among the hopefuls being speculated upon – but there’s no denying his credentials.
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 07:54 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Mohan Yadav is next Madhya Pradesh CM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday picked three-time lawmaker Mohan Yadav as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, implementing a generational shift in the heartland state that delivered the party the biggest victory in the recently concluded round of assembly elections
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 06:08 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Mohan Yadav named Madhya Pradesh chief minister
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on December 1 stormed back to power in the state and wrested it from the Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 05:42 PM IST