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]Two co-accused of comedian Munawar Faruqui walk out of jail
PTI, Indore
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 07:04 AM IST
Sadaqat Khan and Nalin Yadav walked out of the jail after completing the legal procedure. Upon release in the evening, both said they have full faith in the judiciary.

Authorities blame locals after Indore witnesses spurt in Covid-19 cases
By HT Correspondent, Bhopal, Indore
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 12:23 AM IST
- The local district administration and health officials said the situation is under control but it can turn from bad to worse if people don’t get alert.

Covid-19 cases surge in Indore, health official blames 'careless behaviour'
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 07:55 PM IST
“The death rate is still less than 1.6 per cent. In Indore, we have reported 7 deaths in the month of February," Dr Malakar said.

Man pushes girl off 2 floors after attempting to rape her
PTI, Gwalior
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2021 05:57 AM IST
The girl, who fell unconscious after she landed on the ground, narrated her ordeal after she regained consciousness at a hospital.

First Kisan Mahapanchayat in MP's Khargone to be held on Monday
ANI, Indore
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 06:11 AM IST
Shiv Kumar also informed that after Khargone the Mahapanchayat will be organised in Gwalior, later in Ashoknagar and other districts.

Homeless eviction drive reunites couple in Indore
By HT Correspondent, Bhopal
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2021 07:20 AM IST
“My husband went missing on January 3. I searched for him a lot but didn’t find him anywhere. I lodged a complaint with the police on January 15, but the police also failed to locate him,” Pushpa Salvi, 52, whose husband is mentally ill, said.

Homeless persons' removal drive in Indore leads to reunion of elderly couple
PTI, Indore
UPDATED ON FEB 02, 2021 05:40 PM IST
The man, who is mentally disturbed, left his home here last month. The woman, after being unable to find him, had subsequently lodged a missing person's complaint with police.

Why comedian Munawar Faruqui was arrested: A timeline
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 28, 2021 03:23 PM IST
The four others include Edwin Anthony, Prakhar Vyas, Priyam Vyas and Nalin Yadav.

Indore: Study finds gradual rise in resistance to Covid-19
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Indore
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 09:20 AM IST
Dr Ashok Yadav, the head of Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital’s blood bank, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-approved ELISA kit was used for the antibody tests.

200-year-old fireball-fight banned in MP, locals threaten to boycott civic poll
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2020 09:40 PM IST
Congress attacked the BJP government and said the move showed it had double standards.

Inquiry into land sale by Indore trust begins after HC held it to be illegal
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON OCT 08, 2020 07:29 AM IST
The trust has defended the sale of properties and stated that it was done following all procedures for the purpose of raising funds for maintenance of properties held by the trust.

Indore hospital in the dock after patient, treated by homeopath in ICU, dies
By Neha Jain | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Indore
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2020 04:57 PM IST
The inquiry committee had been set up after the son of the deceased lodged a complaint with the CMHO.

Magisterial inquiry after allegations of rats nibbling dead body of Covid-19 patient
By Neha Jain | Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Indore
UPDATED ON SEP 22, 2020 09:52 AM IST
The inquiry was ordered after the family of the deceased Covid-19 patient complained about the incident which, it alleged, took place due to negligence of the hospital

MP man died by suicide 15 days after wedding, wife also attempts; survives
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Indore/Ujjain
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 12:18 AM IST
Subham Khandelwal, a contractor, died by suicide this week barely 15 days after his wedding. In a note he left behind, he had blamed 2 municipal engineers for his death.

7 robbers held for Shiv Sena leader’s murder in Indore
By Neha Jain | Hindustan times, Indore
PUBLISHED ON SEP 11, 2020 10:33 AM IST
The accused, Rahul Bhilala, Prem, Kamal, Sunil, Kalu Solanki, Vijay and Antim, allegedly barged into Sahu’s house and thrashed his wife and daughter before shooting him dead over a week ago

Ex-corporator in Indore among six booked under NSA, 22 others arrested for religious gathering
By Neha Jain | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON SEP 02, 2020 01:13 AM IST
The police station in-charge was shunted out to police lines and an SDM issued show cause for not taking steps to avoid a religious procession disallowed due to prohibitory orders

Thousands displaced, 24 dead, as excess rain and overflowing dams flood central India
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 05:00 AM IST
Rainfall has been 25% more than normal in August, which India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the highest for the month in 44 years. The previous highest in August was recorded in 1983, when rain was 23.8% more than the normal.

Sero survey suggests 7.75% people in Indore have Covid-19 antibodies
By Neha Jain | Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Indore
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2020 09:03 PM IST
As per 2011 census, Indore’s population was 1.94 million. However, the present population in the city is supposed to be 2.6 million which suggests 203,160 people in the city have developed antibodies.

Man throws chilli powder on jeweller in attempt to steal gold, locals foil bid
By Asian News International | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Indore
UPDATED ON AUG 21, 2020 02:35 PM IST
The entire incident was recorded in the CCTV camera installed at the shop. The accused is currently in police custody. During interrogation, he revealed his identity as Anand from Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas.

Covid-19 positive CM Chouhan takes to washing clothes, says it healed his hand
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2020 03:01 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, conducted a state cabinet meeting on Tuesday via video conferencing.

Unable to find a job, Indore woman with PhD degree sells fruits
By Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Indore
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 02:51 PM IST
Raisa Ansari, who lives at Bakery Street in Pardeshipura with her family said she wanted to be a scientist but did not get a job anywhere.

Indore’s Covid-19 tally rises to 4,134 but officials say chain of transmission broken
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 17, 2020 11:03 AM IST
State capital Bhopal, meanwhile, saw 48 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 2,283.

Once a coronavirus hotspot, Covid-19 recovery rate in Indore now at healthy 64%
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2020 03:28 PM IST
The Madhya Pradesh chief minister was reviewing the Covid-19 situation in the city and also held a meeting at the Indore District Collector’s office on Monday.

80-year-old MP man found tied to hospital bed over alleged non-payment of bill, CM Chouhan takes note
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2020 08:29 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday took note of the incident and said the culprits will not be spared, assuring strict action.

Indore engages more than 5,000 personnel in identifying Covid-19 patients
By Ranjan | Edited by Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2020 09:39 AM IST
Indore registered 3,260 Covid-19 cases till Thursday evening that accounts for 43% of the infections in Madhya Pradesh that stood at 7,453 as on Thursday evening, according to the state government’s health department’s bulletin.

95-year-old woman recovers from Covid-19 in Indore
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Harshita Singh | Indore
PUBLISHED ON MAY 22, 2020 05:35 PM IST
According to the officials, the 95-year-old woman was admitted to a private hospital in the city on May 10 after testing Covid-19 positive.

Doctors at Indore hospital refuse to wear Covid-19 masks, probe ordered
By Ranjan | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON MAY 13, 2020 08:26 AM IST
Indore district collector Manish Singh also shifted the officer in-charge of the health department’s store.

18 men caught travelling in concrete mixer truck in MP’s Indore
By HT Correspondent| Edited by: Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2020 03:05 PM IST
The agency tweeted a 41-second video showing the men coming out of the tank one after the other as police officials looked on.

With 326 cases, toll of Covid-19 cases reaches 4721 in Gujarat
By Jaykishan Sharma | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2020 09:45 PM IST
So on Friday, the worst five affected districts of the state were Ahmedabad (3293 total cases), Surat (640), Vadodra (308), Rajkot (58) and Bhavnagar (47).

Jumping jacks to frog jumps: Indore Police’s style of punishing lockdown violators
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 22, 2020 10:55 AM IST
In a video shared by news agency ANI, the police personnel were seen rounding up the violators and making them exercise.