Honour killing: Man shoots dead daughter, lover in MP, dumps bodies in Chambal

A man along with his kin allegedly shot dead his teen daughter and her lover in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh and threw the bodies in the Chambal river, a police official said on Monday. Image......

Women-led water revolution turns dacoits into farmers in Rajasthan

Until about 15 years ago, Sampatti Devi and many women like her in Rajasthan's Karauli district lived in constant fear, dreading the day their husbands might not return home. Image used only for......

Every River Is Under Attack By The Sand Mafia

The demand for minerals, boulders and sand is so great that it has fueled a black market and the goons who control this trade do not hesitate to kill law enforcement officers and reporters who have......

MP: Villagers capture crocodile thinking it swallowed boy

A crocodile was captured by residents of a village who insisted that the reptile had swallowed a 10-year-old boy bathing in a river in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, police said on Tuesday.......

River linking plan on the move

The much awaited Rs 1,85,000 crore (Rs 1,850 billion) river-linking programme is likely to begin with Ken-Betwa and Parbati Kalisindh-Chambal links covering Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and......

Why you must watch Sonchiriya

Sonchiriya is that rare Bollywood film, one that soars wildly above others in its genre, notes Ritwik Sharma Hindi films set in the fabled Chambal valley are replete with legends of Robin Hood......