Four bogies of Barauni-Gwalior mail caught fire late Monday evening when the train was stationed at a railway station near Jhansi, disrupting the train traffic on the Jhansi-Kanpur route for about two hours. The sleeper coach S-8 of the Gwalior-bound train caught fire at Moth station, around 320-kms from Lucknow, and soon it spread to three other bogies, Public Relations Officer, Jhansi Division, Ravi Prakash said. ...
07:44 AM, Jan 15, 2013
A 23-year-old youth, who had to appear before police in Piparia town in connection with abduction and rape of a minor girl, allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in a train in Bhopal, police said. The deceased, Golu Sharma, was asked by his lawyer to appear before police on Sunday. ...
01:15 PM, Jan 14, 2013
After Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya drew flak for 'Lakshman rekha' remark, his senior colleague Babulal Gaur on Sunday said 'foreign culture' of women wearing jeans and T-shirts, drinking liquor and dancing with other men is not good for India. ...
11:51 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Nagendra Singh today handed over a cheque of Rs 15 lakh to the widow of martyred Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh at his ancestral village Dadhia. Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh was killed in a brutal manner by Pakistan Army at the LoC in Mendhar sector of Jammu region on January 8. ...
04:58 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to state Medical Education Minister Anoop Mishra, Gwalior Mayor Sameeksha Gupta and others in connection with a programme eulogising dacoits recently. The division bench of Justices SK Gangele and GD Saxena issued the notices on Wednesday on a contempt petition filed by an advocate Awdhesh Singh Bhadouria. ...
11:10 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly, Ajay Singh, on Friday demanded that School Education Minister Archana Chitnis be removed from the state Cabinet for organising the marriage of a minor girl. Chitnis organised the marriage under the 'Kanyadan Scheme' on Friday. ...
08:05 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Madhya Pradesh Industry Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijaywargiya, who at a party function said that women who cross the Lakshman Rekha face rape, has now blamed the influence of western culture in the country for crimes against women. ...
09:40 PM, Jan 04, 2013
Following the brutal gangrape and murder of a student in Delhi, the Madhya Pradesh government has decided that only a lady officer will investigate rape cases. ...
05:10 PM, Jan 04, 2013
In an embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Madhya Pradesh Cabinet minister has stirred more controvery by making an irreponsible remark. He suggested that if women breach their moral limits they ask for punishment. ...
07:15 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Saurashtra beat Madhya Pradesh by 227 runs on the final day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match and entered the quarter-finals. ...
04:31 PM, Jan 01, 2013
In yet another shocking case, a tribal girl from a village in Madhya Pradesh was allegedly gangraped by four youths, police said on Monday. Police said the 18-year-old tribal was gangraped by the youths on Friday evening near Durghatna Devi Mandir at village Badgawan in neighbouring Singrauli district when she was returning from work at a local power plant. ...
11:28 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Pujara stroked his way to an unbeaten double century as Saurashtra brightened their chances of making the quarter-finals. ...
08:19 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Pacers Krishna Kant Upadhyay and Ranjit Mali rocked the depleted Bengal to give Railways a 77-run first innings lead. ...
08:53 PM, Dec 30, 2012
As many as 36 youths were detained from various parts of the city for allegedly indulging in molestation, police said on Sunday. The youths were held from the New Market area, 10 number bus stop, Manisha Market among others on Saturday evening when they were caught passing lewd comments at women. ...
03:51 PM, Dec 30, 2012
Ishwar Pandey led an impressive bowling effort as MP left Saurashtra struggling at 212 for nine on the first day. ...
09:08 PM, Dec 29, 2012
A college girl has alleged that her friend, a classmate, raped her. 20 year-old Ravi Verma, the accused, was remanded in police custody by the magistrate's court here on Friday. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 29, 2012
The Madhya Pradesh government has issued directives for reviewing arms licences of those involved in crimes against women and girls and cancel the licences of persons found guilty prima facie. The directives to initiate steps for effective check on crimes against women and girls have been given to all the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police in the state, an official release said here today. ...
12:04 PM, Dec 28, 2012
A divorcee was allegedly gangraped by two milkmen at a house near Khajrana area in Indore, police said on Wednesday. The 45-year-old victim, who resided close to Khajrana Thana used to do cleaning jobs in the area. ...
05:37 PM, Dec 26, 2012
The two-year-old daughter of a gangrape victim, admitted to a government Hospital at Sagar with burn injuries, died while being taken to the state capital, police said. ...
01:09 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Zaheer Khan's incisive spell helped Mumbai pull off a stunning seven-run win over Madhya Pradesh. ...
07:26 PM, Dec 25, 2012
