Around 23,000 women, girls missing in Madhya Pradesh for over a month to 1.5 years: State government
Bhopal: Around 23,000 women and girls have been missing for periods ranging from over a month to up to 1.5 years in Madhya Pradesh, according to official data shared by the state government.
The information came to light during the ongoing monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha in response to a query raised by senior Congress MLA Bala Bachchan. The government’s written reply, cited by The New Indian Express, states that as of June 30, 2025, more than 21,000 women and over 1,900 girls had been missing for longer than a month in Madhya Pradesh.
The data includes cases reported between January and December 2024, as well as from January to June 2025. Alarmingly, several districts reported particularly high numbers. In at least 30 districts, the number of missing women exceeded 500. These include Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, as well as Gwalior, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Dhar, and Rewa.
The government’s information also highlighted a troubling detail: around 1,500 individuals accused in various crimes against women remain untraceable. Among them, 575 are wanted in rape cases, and over 600 are linked to other sexual offences.
In connection with missing persons cases, 76 suspects are currently on the run in cases involving missing women, while 254 are absconding in cases of abduction of minor girls.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
