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
September 02, 2022 10:52 IST
Prabharis, seh-prabharis to function independently from district presidents, belong to different caste
Fri, Sep 02, 2022September 02, 2022 06:00 IST
"They want to sack us but cannot do it openly. So, they are taking this route. The factory owner refused to talk to us. When we reported for work, we were told there was no work for us," Vishwakarma said:
Fri, Sep 02, 2022September 01, 2022 18:33 IST
The police said all seven workers were in a stable condition and as per preliminary findings, the workers were not paid their wages regularly over the past seven months.
Thu, Sep 01, 2022August 25, 2022 21:00 IST
On August 19, the BJP expelled Lodhi from the party for six years after he made controversial remarks against the Brahmin community while speaking at a students' function in Kharaih village in Shivpuri district.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022August 24, 2022 01:55 IST
The Act that was enacted on December 16, 2021, and came into effect on January 4, 2022, empowers a two-member committee through a claims tribunal to recover from the accused the cost of damage to a public or private property during any kind of violence.
Wed, Aug 24, 2022August 23, 2022 02:50 IST
Eighteen issues were discussed during the meeting, attended by Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel joined the meeting virtually, their visit having been cancelled by bad weather.
Tue, Aug 23, 2022August 20, 2022 09:08 IST
Of the BJP's total 3,468 councillors elected to 347 local bodies in the state, only 94 are Muslims as compared to 120 councillors from the community who were elected in the previous civic polls, in 2014-15. In both the polls, the BJP gave tickets to over 380 Muslim candidates.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022August 17, 2022 17:47 IST
From former Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal to ex-Haryana MP Sudha Yadav, here are the profiles of the BJP's new parliamentary board members.
Thu, Aug 18, 2022August 12, 2022 22:56 IST
According to Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP), Manoj Mishra, “It seems that in an effort to catch the bag, Sonam fell into the river as the motorcycle skid.” Her brother Kallu tried to follow her on his motorcycle but lost her trail after about a kilometre.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022August 09, 2022 19:13 IST
According to the police, the woman came in contact with Mirchi Baba in July over the phone and on July 17, he called her over to his residence in Bhopal.
Tue, Aug 09, 2022August 08, 2022 19:35 IST
The order was issued after it came to light that husbands, brothers-in-law and fathers-in-law of elected women representatives were administered the official oath in at least three panchayats under Sagar, Damoh and Dhar districts.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022August 04, 2022 15:45 IST
The internal wrangling is intense in the Gwalior-Chambal region, the political turf of several of the BJP's heavyweight leaders such as Union ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Narendra Singh Tomar and state Home Minister Narottam Mishra
Fri, Aug 05, 2022August 03, 2022 18:35 IST
The truck was carrying 28 bovines of which two were found dead, police said.
Thu, Aug 04, 2022August 03, 2022 03:31 IST
The FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), Superintendent of Police Siddharth Bahuguna said.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022August 02, 2022 15:32 IST
Eight people were killed and five others injured in the fire that broke out at New Life Multi-Speciality Hospital Monday afternoon.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022August 01, 2022 16:46 IST
Following the incident, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of the four deceased.
Tue, Aug 02, 2022August 01, 2022 02:49 IST
Bhati had died on June 23 after being hit by a train while overseeing work on tracks near Amlai station of Shahdol district.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022July 30, 2022 09:03 IST
The incident, according to Jabalpur GRP, occurred on July 27 at around 3 pm when the constable, identified as Anand Sharma, was heading back to Rewa from Jabalpur after submitting a case diary at the High Court.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022July 29, 2022 20:19 IST
It was the first time that the BJP lost the Gwalior mayoral seat in 57 years, while it has never lost Morena before this. The two fall in the Gwalior-Chambal region, which is not only the BJP's citadel in MP, but home turf of some of its biggest leaders.
Fri, Jul 29, 2022July 29, 2022 02:24 IST
During her rewilding programme in Kanha, she had torn apart two mannequins put inside her enclosure, said forest department officials.
Sat, Jul 30, 2022July 24, 2022 04:06 IST
A Yuva panchayat will also be held each year and the winners from each district will be sent to international borders to instill in them a sense of patriotism under the state government’s ‘Maa Tujhe Pranam Scheme’, Chouhan said.
Sun, Jul 24, 2022July 23, 2022 09:04 IST
Murmu's victory assumes greater significance in MP which has the highest tribal population in the country and has 47 reserved Schedule Tribe seats. Of these 47 seats, Congress had won 31 ST seats while 16 went to the BJP in the 2018 Assembly elections.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022July 21, 2022 15:47 IST
From 0 mayor seats in 2014, Cong tally now 5; BJP loses in bastions of its stalwarts Tomar, Scindia, Narottam Mishra, state chief V D Sharma
Thu, Jul 28, 2022July 21, 2022 02:38 IST
The forest guards were allegedly thrashed with sticks and rods by Singrauli MLA Ram Lalu Vaishya’s son Vivek and latter's five-six aides when the truck they were travelling in was stopped at a check post on the MP-UP border, 35km from Singrauli.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022July 21, 2022 02:13 IST
Both phases combined, BJP has won nine of total 16 mayor posts, while Congress has won five. The other two went to AAP and Independent Suri.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022