Iram is Principal Correspondent with The Indian Express and she covers Madhya Pradesh. She has been reporting on politics, governance and policy with a focus on environment and agriculture, caste atrocities and minority issues. Previously, Iram has reported extensively on urban transportation, especially Mumbai's rail network, and crime. She tweets at @scribbly_scribe

June 02, 2021 02:52 IST
Sharma’s death has once again brought to the fore the infamous Vyapam scam for which he was arrested in June 2014 from his residence in Bhopal along with 87 others. He was finally given a clean chit by the CBI in January 2019.
Wed, Jun 02, 2021
June 01, 2021 04:04 IST
He appealed that all chief ministers should “come together and approach the Prime Minister to form a centralised policy for Covid vaccination”.
Tue, Jun 01, 2021
May 30, 2021 00:25 IST
It has been this way since April. As the second wave of the pandemic raged, a cloud of uncertainty fell on Daisy’s Board exams, then scheduled for May 11.
Sun, May 30, 2021
May 29, 2021 00:09 IST
Nath, the Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, also attacked the BJP government for allegedly covering up Covid-19 deaths in the state.
Sun, May 30, 2021
May 26, 2021 04:42 IST
On Saturday, an inquiry by Janpad officer for Chanderi stated that the error was made by data entry clerk Gourav Lodhi, who has been issued a showcause notice.
Wed, May 26, 2021
May 25, 2021 02:48 IST
According to Nagda sub-divisional magistrate Ashutosh Goswami, no vaccination has been carried out in the village despite teams visiting them on at least five different occasions over the past fortnight.
Tue, May 25, 2021
May 24, 2021 04:04 IST
The former Chief Minister described the FIR as “an act of desperation”. The government does not have answers, Nath said, and therefore, “Any person who is asking questions is termed as deshdrohi”.
Mon, May 24, 2021
May 23, 2021 04:14 IST
He said India has become the “Covid-19 and black fungus capital” of the world.
Sun, May 23, 2021
May 22, 2021 04:10 IST
Keswani, who worked with Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, had tested positive on April 8. He was admitted to JK Hospital in Bhopal on April 11 and returned home after testing negative on April 20.
Sat, May 22, 2021
May 21, 2021 04:18 IST
Damoh was the only district to be left out of statewide Covid curbs imposed in urban areas from April 7. The curbs came into force in the district only on April 19, two days after voting.
Fri, May 21, 2021
May 20, 2021 02:29 IST
This comes days after Pragya Singh Thakur told a gathering at Sant Nagar that consuming cow urine of a desi cow helps fight lung infection.
Thu, May 20, 2021
May 19, 2021 18:56 IST
Two youths identified as Dinesh Kalme (29) and Narendra Yadav (21) first struck on the idea after they could easily book slots for themselves and got vaccinated last week, Ganj police station in-charge Praveen Kumar said.
Wed, May 19, 2021
May 17, 2021 18:03 IST
Pragya Singh Thakur has been facing allegations of being absent in Covid relief from her constituency of Bhopal, which is the district with the second highest case load in MP.
Mon, May 17, 2021
May 16, 2021 04:32 IST
From Goa Medical College Hospital to Jaipur Golden and Batra in New Delhi last month; from Nashik to Chamrajnagar. Across cities and towns SOSs went out 24 by 7. By the time High Courts and the Supreme Court prodded governments to act, it was too late for many.
Tue, Jul 20, 2021
May 10, 2021 18:54 IST
The incident came to light after a team of Gujarat Police busted a fake Remdesivir manufacturing unit in their state and arrested a medicine supplier, Sapan Jain from Jabalpur on May 7
Mon, May 10, 2021
May 07, 2021 11:21 IST
The incident while the plane was trying to land at the Gwalior airport when it hit the arrestor barrier that was placed at the end of the runway.
Sat, May 08, 2021
May 07, 2021 07:51 IST
MP curfew rules and guidelines: Under the MP government's policy, which comes into effect from Friday, the state will give free treatment to the poor through Ayushman Bharat scheme, Chouhan announced.
Fri, May 07, 2021
May 07, 2021 04:25 IST
The city, with 12,017 active cases, has the highest Covid-19 case load in Madhya Pradesh, and its health infrastructure is creaking with a surge in the second wave of the pandemic.
Fri, May 07, 2021
May 04, 2021 03:50 IST
In 2018, Rahul Singh Lodhi — then with the Congress — wrested the Damoh Assembly seat from senior BJP leader Jayant Malaiya with a thin victory margin. On Sunday, Lodhi lost the seat in a bypoll — necessitated by his defection to BJP — to Congress’s Ajay Tandon.
Tue, May 04, 2021
May 03, 2021 04:36 IST
Records show that the four facilities together also managed 1,273 other, non-Covid, deaths during this period. In contrast, records maintained by these facilities show they laid to rest an estimated 500 bodies in pre-Covid April 2019.
Mon, May 03, 2021
May 01, 2021 03:19 IST
Electioneering in Damoh began from the end of last month, soon after nominations were filed, and continued till April 15.
Sat, May 01, 2021
April 29, 2021 02:44 IST
With active cases of 92,773 on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh hospitals are nearly out of oxygen-equipped beds, with patients like Tulsi bai left to fend for themselves.
Thu, Apr 29, 2021
April 24, 2021 04:00 IST
Two days ago, the 78-year-old former Lok Sabha Speaker was admitted in Indore’s Bombay Hospital with mild fever. Since her grandson, granddaughter and daughter-in-law had tested positive for Covid, she also underwent a test.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
April 24, 2021 01:11 IST
Mahajan, who lives with her two sons in Indore, was admitted to a hospital two days ago with mild fever, at a time when three other family members, including her grandson, granddaughter and daughter-in-law had tested positive.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
April 23, 2021 17:49 IST
The ambulance was carrying bodies of Covid patients for cremation as the district administration is not handing over these bodies to the families for the last rites.
Sat, Apr 24, 2021


