Madhya Pradesh

Bodies of 5 recovered a day after boat sinks in MP river

10:16 pm June 21, 2019

Mandla (MP): Bodies of four women and an 8-year-old boy were Friday fished out of Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla district, a day after a boat capsized, a senior official said. Mandla Superintendent of Police RRS Parihar identified the five as Kala Bai (35), Dhaniya Bai (50), Budho Bai (40), Lalita Bai (32) and […]

Police: 13-year-old girl dragged by stolen vehicle dies

Cops on night duty caught napping, suspended

9:09 pm June 18, 2019

Indore: Three policemen were suspended here Tuesday, two of them for sleeping while on night duty. Surprise inspections were carried out at various police stations last night to check police personnel’s level of alertness, said superintendent of police Mohammed Yousuf Qureshi. An Assistant Sub Inspector at Vijay Nagar police station was found to be asleep. […]

Pragya Thakur flies kite `in support of CAA'

Malegaon case: Pragya Thakur gets exemption from appearance on Saturday

8:17 pm June 15, 2019

Mumbai: BJP Lok Sabha MP and Malegaon blast case accused Pragya Singh Thakur was Saturday exempted from appearance at a special court in connection with the matter. Her lawyers sought an exemption from appearance from a Mumbai court as the regular Special Judge V S Padalkar, presiding over the case, was absent on Saturday, special […]

Minor girl raped, killed in Bhopal

1:31 pm June 9, 2019

Bhopal: The body of an eight-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, was found near a drain here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, a police official said. Preliminary investigation revealed that she died of strangulation after being raped, he said. The girl had ventured out of her house in Kamla Nagar area of the state capital […]

Monkey business triggers false alarm over coronavirus

Fifteen monkeys found dead in MP forest after likely water war

7:24 pm June 8, 2019

Bhopal: In a chilling reminder of how rising temperatures can play havoc with an ecosystem, 15 monkeys have died of heat stroke in a Madhya Pradesh forest after another group apparently denied them access to river. Nine Rhesus monkeys were found dead in Joshi Baba area of Punjapura forest range in Dewas district Thursday. Another six emaciated […]