She is a senior reporter based at Bhopal. She covers higher education, social issues, youth affairs, woman and child development related issues, sports and business & industries.
Articles by Shruti Tomar
Indore educator gets sharp-edged weapon licence after 7-year-long fight
Subhash Singh applied for the licence of a sharp-edged weapon for self-defense in 2017 as he had to go to many remote areas.
Published on Sep 21, 2024 05:44 PM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP farmer, his son die after jumping into river, daughter missing: Police
A farmer in Madhya Pradesh died by suicide with his two children; bodies found in a river. Debt may have driven him to this tragedy.
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 09:04 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh adds street sport Pittu in sports calender of all colleges for its ‘revival’
According to the game’s rulebook, Pittu is played in 26 m by 14 m field by two teams of six players each (each team is allowed four substitutes).
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Seven people killed after 400-yr-old wall collapses in MP’s Datia district
Expressing grief over the incident, chief minister Mohan Yadav announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh each to the family of the deceased
Published on Sep 12, 2024 03:40 PM IST
Indians ‘discovered’ America before Columbus: MP minister
Madhya Pradesh minister claims Indians discovered America before Columbus, suggesting a need to revise historical teachings in education.
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 05:50 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh: Students’ fate in limbo as govt cracks down on madrasas
A 12-year-old girl is among the four students enrolled at the Barkatullah Madrasa in Vidisha city of Madhya Pradesh, but uncertainty looms over her education.
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP: 37.5% madrasas closed in 3 yrs due to irregularities, fake enrolments
An official said the non-Muslim students were enrolled in madrasas fraudulently for receiving funds for mid-day meals, not for conversion
Published on Sep 08, 2024 07:36 PM IST
MP: GRP police thrash minor boy, grandmother; 6 suspended after video goes viral
Congress state president Jitendra Patwari took to X to share the video of the incident where a woman officer can be seen beating an elderly woman with a wooden stick
Published on Aug 29, 2024 06:59 PM IST
Namibian cheetahdies at Kuno due to ‘drowning’
The only free-ranging cheetah at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh has died, officials said on Tuesday, suspecting that the six-year-old cheetah, Pawan, drowned.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
MP govt to appoint volunteers with honorarium to shift stray cattle to shelters
The Madhya Pradesh government has also decided to purchase hydraulic cattle lifting trolleys to shift the cattle to safe places from roads
Published on Aug 24, 2024 03:06 PM IST
MP: Tribal man allegedly dies by suicide in custody; four cops suspended
The family members of the deceased have alleged that he was tortured in custody to confess to the alleged crimes and later killed by the police
Published on Aug 24, 2024 01:42 PM IST
MP: Five labourers killed after roof of under-construction house collapses
The owners of the farmhouse, identified as Kanhaiya Lal and Bharat Demla, allegedly placed the rooftop slab on the iron pillar without any external support.
Published on Aug 23, 2024 02:27 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: ABVP takes to streets over use of Pakistan flags in school play
Deepak Panth, the school director, said the play was based on the independence struggle and that the flags were used to depict a scene of the partition of India and Pakistan
Published on Aug 21, 2024 04:27 PM IST
MP: Doctor thrashed to death for allegedly harassing patient’s wife over phone
The police have booked five people, including the woman and husband Prasoon Tiwari, 37, and their relative Shashank Tiwari, 36, who is the director of the de-addiction centre, for murder.
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Madhya Pradesh: Partially charred bodies of 2 found, probe on
The partially charred bodies of a man and a woman were found tied in chains to a tree in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, police said.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Shruti TomarAnupam Pateriya, Bhopal
Ground report: Overworked, unsafe — young doctors battle apathy in line of duty
The brutal rape and murder of a 32-year-old doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last Friday has sparked nationwide protests
Published on Aug 14, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Smell test: Is garlic vegetable or spice? Madhya Pradesh HC breaks deadlock
Garlic is ruled a vegetable by the Indore bench of MP high court, allowing it to be sold in both vegetable and spice markets, benefiting farmers and sellers.
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 05:03 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
3 allegedly beaten to death in MP’s Panna over suspicion of occult practice
The deceased were identified as Arjun Singh, 60, his son Govind Singh, 30, and his friend Dhoop Singh, 34, all residents of Kadhna village
Published on Aug 10, 2024 06:39 PM IST
Nine children dead as wall collapses in MP
Bhopal/Sagar: Nine children were killed and four were injured on Sunday after a wall collapsed on a tent where they were attending a religious function in Shahpur village of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, police said
Updated on Aug 05, 2024 06:08 AM IST
Shruti Tomar/ Anupam Pateriya
MP: 14 including 13 children killed in 2 separate incidents of wall collapse
The children, all students of Sunrise Public School, were returning home early due to heavy rainfall when a wall of a house, located 20 metres from the school, fell and buried them, police said
Updated on Aug 04, 2024 02:03 PM IST
MP rains: Two children of family killed, four injured in house collapse
On Friday, the water resource department officials opened nine gates of Tawa Dam in Narmadapuram due to a rise in the water and level of the river Narmada
Published on Aug 03, 2024 05:20 PM IST
MP: Forest department says ‘only 1 tiger missing’ not 2 from VRD reserve
The statement came amid claims from wildlife activist Ajay Dubey who said that one female tiger N-112 has been missing and N-111 has been assigned the identity of N-112
Published on Jul 25, 2024 06:08 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh diverts SC/ST funds for cows, religious sites
A state finance department official said that while this is exceptional, the fact is that people from SC and ST communities will also benefit from the spend.
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 06:14 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
CBI will require written consent to probe state officials: Madhya Pradesh
The MP government, however, said no permission will be required to probe central government officials or private individuals.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:27 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Special train in MP evacuates 2 tiger cubs injured in rail accident
The two cubs were among three that were run over by a train at Midghat section in MP’s Sehore. One cub died on the spot
Published on Jul 16, 2024 10:36 PM IST
Probe ordered after MP tribal man held for theft dies in police custody
The Madhya Pradesh government on Monday ordered a magisterial enquiry after a 28-year-old tribal man died in police custody, hours after he was picked up from his own wedding procession.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
ASI report links MP’s Bhojshala with temple
ASI submitted a report to Madhya Pradesh high court stating Bhojshala temple-Kamal Maula masjid was built from earlier temples, sparking a religious dispute.
Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:00 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
From shadow to spotlight, a leap to big league
Bharti Pardhi, a first-time MP from Balaghat, overcame setbacks to win the seat.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 06:13 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Balaghat
Madhya Pradesh man proves brother’s murder two years after police shut case
Twenty-one months after his elder brother was killed, a resident of Manasa village in Dewas managed to prove that it was a case of murder.
Updated on Jul 15, 2024 01:53 AM IST
Shruti Tomar/Nitin Gupta, Bhopal/dewas
MP: Congress turncoat Kamlesh Shah who joined BJP wins Amarwara bypolls
Kamlesh Shah defeated Congress candidate Dhiren Shah in the last three rounds. Kamlesh was trailing behind Dhiren Shah from round four to 17 but he took the lead in round 18th and registered his win in round 20 of the counting
Updated on Jul 13, 2024 03:58 PM IST