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

October 26, 2022 20:56 IST
As the news of the tribal man’s death spread, members of Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti staged a protest, blocking a road by placing the body, demanding that a case of abetment to suicide be registered against the forest officials.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
October 23, 2022 13:33 IST
Jai Yuva Adivasi Shakti prepares to transition from social organisation to a political movement demanding the rights of jal, jangal aur zameen; gets support from Gujarat tribal leader
Sun, Oct 23, 2022
October 23, 2022 04:11 IST
Ramsingh, who used to sell medicines and herbs, was convicted of raping a 4-year-old girl in a tent. According to the court order, on May 31, 2007, Ramsingh lured the girl to the tent by offering her one rupee and raped her.
Sun, Oct 23, 2022
October 16, 2022 17:15 IST
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan accused post-Independence governments of making Indians use the language of the erstwhile colonisers
Sun, Oct 16, 2022
October 16, 2022 16:07 IST
Amit Shah said that Modi is changing “brain drain” into “brain gain” by enabling students to pursue medical and technical education in Hindi and other regional languages.
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
October 12, 2022 04:15 IST
The Mahakaal Lok is part of the urban transformation of the Mahakaaleshwar temple, among the 12 most revered jyotirlingas.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
October 09, 2022 10:59 IST
Bhim Army, a tribal group called JAYS, SDPI and internal friction on the talks table as BJP's top state leaders meet to start 2023 countdown.
Mon, Oct 10, 2022
October 08, 2022 01:59 IST
The accused MLAs were identified as Sidharth Kushwaha (Satna) and Suneel Saraf (Kotma) who were booked by the GRP under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (use of assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty) at Sagar station.
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
October 06, 2022 02:32 IST
The Mandsaur district administration demolished the homes of the families on October 4, two days after a dispute between Salman Khan, 14, and Shivlal Patidar, a few feet away from a garba pandal in Surjani village.
Thu, Oct 06, 2022
September 30, 2022 04:15 IST
The location to set up quarantine bomas for the 12 cheetahs arriving from South Africa has been identified, said Uttam Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forest at Kuno-Palpur National Park.
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
September 29, 2022 09:04 IST
Prime Minister Modi dedicated the Mahakaleshwar Corridor to the nation on Tuesday.
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
September 27, 2022 17:44 IST
‘Mahakal Corridor’ to be known as ‘Mahakal Lok’, says Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
September 22, 2022 03:08 IST
The man, Wajid Ali, said the residents beat him up and dragged him with a bike while also tearing his mother’s burqa, robbing her, and pulling his father’s beard.
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
September 18, 2022 06:15 IST
As India gears up to welcome the first batch of Namibian cheetahs in MP’s Kuno National Park, hope and trepidation abound in its adjoining villages
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
September 18, 2022 03:42 IST
For the first time in 70 years since the species became extinct, India is now home to the cheetah as the big cats landed in Gwalior early Saturday morning, and then made their way to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, their new home.
Sun, Sep 18, 2022
September 17, 2022 06:24 IST
Eight cheetahs had landed in Gwalior from Namibia's capital Windhoek at around 8 am on September 17, which is also Prime Minister Modi's 72nd birthday.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
September 17, 2022 03:55 IST
The special cargo plane carrying the felines, which left Namibia Friday, will land at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh between 6 am and 6:30 am, instead of Jaipur in Rajasthan, as planned earlier, officials said.
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
September 17, 2022 01:32 IST
On the edge of Sheopur district’s Vijaypur block, Bagcha village is dominated by Sahariya adivasis falling under the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG). Main source of income for Gutti and others is sale of forest produce such as resin from ‘chir’ trees along with ‘tendu’ leaves.
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
September 14, 2022 02:04 IST
Merely two hours before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a helicopter with all eight cheetahs on board will land 200 metres away from the enclosure inside the core area of 748-square-km Kuno National Park.
Wed, Sep 14, 2022
September 07, 2022 23:40 IST
Anita Ruhela, according to the petitioner, was separated from Satyanarayan Ruhela years ago and has remarried since and lives in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district. Vinita is now married to Satyanarayan.
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
September 06, 2022 17:02 IST
The translocation of cheetah was to take place in November last year, but it got delayed owing to the Covid pandemic.
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
September 06, 2022 15:38 IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist ministers speak up against officials, as he and Vijayvargiya show newfound bonhomie
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
September 06, 2022 02:49 IST
For the report, the auditors reviewed THR component of ICDS distributed to 11.98 lakh beneficiaries — 24% of total beneficiaries — and found that in 2020-21, ration worth Rs 110.83 crore was distributed to fake beneficiaries.
Tue, Sep 06, 2022
September 03, 2022 23:18 IST
After his arrest, Shivprasad is said to have told police that the killings were borne out of an urge to become a “famous and rich gangster”. Police said he was motivated by violent social media videos.
Sun, Sep 04, 2022
September 03, 2022 01:35 IST
He is the man who — in a five-day spree — allegedly bludgeoned four security guards to death in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar town and Bhopal city, police said.
Sat, Sep 03, 2022




