Purvi Jain

Wall of dedication in Bhopal: Leave what you don’t need, pick what you do

Inspired by the concept of neki ki deewar (wall of kindness) in different parts of the country, a youth group has installed a samarpan ki deewar (wall of dedication) in Bhopal.

Digital vision syndrome rising in youths of Bhopal

Digital vision syndrome, a medical condition where a patient suffers from dryness in eyes, chronic headaches and problems like neck and back pain, is likely to rise with the youths spending more time on mobiles, computers and televisions in Bhopal.

MP records most suicides due to mental disorders

Mental disorders have turned out to be major killer in Madhya Pradesh with 1,227 people suffering from such illnesses committing suicide in Madhya Pradesh in 2015, as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The figure puts state at the top of the ignominious list where it is followed by Maharashtra (990 cases) and Tamil Nadu (914 cases).

MP reports second highest deaths during pregnancy

Madhya Pradesh reported 113 deaths during pregnancy in 2015 -- the second highest in the country, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. Maharashtra topped the list with 633 cases.

MP saw 4th highest number of students’ suicides in 2015

Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2015 have revealed that Madhya Pradesh saw the fourth highest number of students committing suicide, with 625 such cases.

Bhopal’s Taj Mahal to turn in a heritage hotel in 2017

A private builder from Indore will develop the 120-room Taj Mahal - the royal residence of erstwhile Begum of Bhopal - into a heritage hotel from Januar

In 2015, dowry claimed 45 women every month in MP

More than 45 women committed suicide every month in Madhya Pradesh over dowry, revealed the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. Of the 565 such cases recorded in 2015 in the state, 554 were women.

MP to introduce yoga period in schools to curb student suicides

State crime records bureau (SCRB) indicates 625 students ended their lives in Madhya Pradesh in 2015.

MP chief minister faces risk on life post SIMI encounter: Anti-terror front chief

Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan is possibly facing an “assassination” plot after the state police’s Monday encounter with SIMI operatives on the outskirts of Bhopal, All-India Anti-Terrorist Front chairman Maninderjit Singh Bitta claimed on Thursday.

Nadda faces ink attack at Bhopal AIIMS

AIIMS Bhopal medicos throw ink on Nadda, protest against lack of facilities

Medical students protesting over lack of facilities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal threw black ink at Union minister for health and family welfare JP Nadda during his visit on Saturday.

Going the Vicky donor way: Bhopal college boys look to become sperm donors

More and more college boys from the city are taking to donating their sperm as a means to earn some extra pocket money, say infertility specialists. The doctors say that they now get 5-7 calls every day with related enquiries.

Engineer’s family alleges misbehaviour, MPEB denies

Family of Kamlakar Warathe, a Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board (MPEB) engineer who died on August 10 after an alleged attack, accused managing director Vivek Porwal of misbehaving with them when they went to enquire about the case on September 7. Porwal, however, refuted the allegation.

MP doctors attend meeting as woman delivers baby outside hospital

A 23-year-old woman was reportedly forced to deliver her infant in a makeshift tent of sarees outside the government medical institute on Friday just because its doctors were too busy attending a meeting.

Over 50% MP teachers don’t go to school, but take salaries

More than 50% of teachers in several government schools in Madhya Pradesh have been found to be absent from duty on any given day despite drawing full salaries, a top government official said on Thursday.

At 26, son of MP farmer is creator of 13 apps with international downloaders

From a relatively unknown locality in Hoshangabad of Madhya Pradesh, a 26-year-old son of a farmer has made his way into the international arena with his 13 Android apps, now earning a lakh per month.

Three tribals die in MP village after drinking contaminated water

Villagers are suffering from diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water from a village well and a 30-member team of healthcare workers was rushed to the village to treat the sick, district chief medical and health officer Dr Pradeep Mojis said on Saturday.

Fire cases leap in Bhopal, but safety steps limp

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation received 2,104 fire-related emergency calls between April 2015 and March 2016, a 140% increase from 875 in 2014. Despite the jump, there has been little change in the number of fire stations in the city.

Bhopal: Deadline over, but where are municipal body’s ‘she lounges’?

The much-hyped ‘she lounges’ that were set to come up at eight locations in the capital city to provide women clean, convenient waiting room facility by December last year are yet to see the light of day.

Rs 1,000 cr spent but no Narmada water in pipeline for parched Bhopal

The Bhopal Municipal Corporation has spent about Rs 1,000 crore on the Narmada pipeline to bring water to the parched city, but four years after the construction deadline, water problem continues to plague residents.

Bhopal: Father refuses to pay Rs 250, school withholds child’s result

A Class 1 student of All Saints’ School in Bhopal’s Gandhinagar area was allegedly denied result after his father refused to pay Rs 250 charge without receipt. The CBSE-affiliated school finally issued the result on April 24 after the intervention of the district education officer .

Bhopal: Shunted official back in building permission dept

Sunita Singh, who was shifted from the building permission department of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) in wake of several irregularities, has been given charge of the department again due to a staff crunch.

Bhopal: Files move slow in building permission department

Red-tape seems to be rampant phenomenon in the online building permissions department of Bhopal Municipal Corporation, in which nothing has changed even after seven officers were removed after irregularities were found.

Sans B Ed and D Ed, 5 lakh school teachers may lose job in MP

Five lakh teachers in Madhya Pradesh may lose their jobs as they are teaching without a diploma in education or bachelors in education degree, a prerequisite to teach in schools under right to education.

Please pass me, my life is in your hands: MP boys to board examiners

Evaluators say the messages left behind by students are at times “funny”, but a few are more serious and emotional.

Pre-board result pits student against private school in Bhopal

A private school in Bhopal’s Kolar area is facing parents’ ire for not allowing an aspiring Class 11 student to attend class allegedly citing ‘low marks’ in the Class-10 pre-board examination.

No leave, no facilities: Tough task for MP board exam evaluators

The department could manage to get 600 teachers to check 5 lakh copies, and the Hindi-speaking state of Madhya Pradesh faces severe shortage of Hindi and Sanskrit evaluators.

50 lakh schoolkids in MP may not get books on time

Fifty lakh students across the state may not get their textbooks on time as the Madhya Pradesh Text Book Corporation is yet to start publications for the current academic session.

Irregular supply triggers water crisis in parts of Bhopal

With the mercury rising, irregular supply and ground water levels dropping, residents in Bhopal say they are facing a water crisis.

MP: A search for better life, an ardour to do job and a fatal prank

A fatal prank played by a handful of teenagers in Bhopal stubbed out life from not just a 38-year-old school security guard, but also a family which lost their sole breadwinner.