Tag: Chhattisgarh

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): Two CRPF troopers were injured when Maoist rebels triggered an IED (improvised explosive device) on Thursday in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district. According to Central Reserve Police Force officials, the blast that took place at 7.45 a.m., was targeted at the troops of 206 Cobra Battalion who were on a routine operation in the area. […]

Raipur: Six police personnel were killed and another was critically wounded in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Sunday when a landmine planted by Maoists ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in. P. Sundarraj, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada Range), told IANS: “Six personnel were killed while one was seriously injured.” Among the dead, five […]

Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh): Two dreaded Maoists carrying rewards on their head were on Friday were shot dead in a gunfight with police in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, a senior police officer said. Arms and ammunition and some other items of daily use were recovered from the two Maoists, who together carried a bounty of Rs 10 […]

Raipur/Jagdalpur: Four CRPF troopers were killed and one grievously injured when a fellow trooper opened fire at them at a CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday evening. The injured trooper has been flown to capital Raipur for medical treatment. DIG P. Sunderaj said the incident occurred in Bijapur district’s Basguda camp of the […]

Ghaziabad: Senior journalist Vinod Verma was arrested for allegedly blackmailing a BJP leader in Chhattisgarh here early on Friday. The Chhattisgarh Police raided the journalist’s residence at Indirapuram along with the Uttar Pradesh Police and recovered 500 compact discs (CDs), a pen drive and Rs 200,000 in cash. Inspector Sushil Dubey said the Chhattisgarh Police […]

Raipur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday termed the massacre of 25 CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh “cold blooded murder” and said the government will review its anti-Maoist strategy. Singh, who visited the state capital to pay tributes to the dead Central Reserve Police Force troopers at their camp, also said that Maoist outfits were against […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Prasad Harichandan on Monday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with Chhattisgarh. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the PCC President urged him to ensure formation of an Inter-State River Water Dispute Tribunal and direct the Chhattisgarh government to […]

New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the state of Odisha is very close to her heart and asserted that the central government will not do anything or allow anything to happen that will hamper its interests. “Odisha is a beloved state of ours. We cannot do anything or allow anything […]

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday said the Centre should waive farm loans across the country like the Congress has done after coming to power recently in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. He also said a farmers’ rally will be organised in the state soon, and the details will be finalised after a discussion with […]

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday conducted the first expansion of his Cabinet by inducting nine Congress MLAs, including a woman legislator, as ministers. Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to the new ministers at the Police Parade Ground here. The ministers took oath in Hindi. Among the ministers sworn in included Mohammed […]

Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said his government will waive short-term agricultural loans of farmers and hike the MSP for paddy to Rs 2,500 per quintal, fulfilling promises made by the Congress ahead of the state Assembly polls. The state government will also set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the […]

New Delhi: In the wake of BJP’s defeat in three big states which many attributed to growing farm distress, the party-led Maharasthra government is considering a host of measures like ex-gratia grant and transport subsidy for onion growers to provide them relief against sliding prices. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has suffered a rural drubbing […]

Raipur:  A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. A cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), frequently used by Naxals to target security personnel, was also recovered from the encounter spot, he said. The skirmish took place around 9 am near Tarrem […]

New Delhi: Counting of votes for five state assemblies began on Tuesday amid tight security. In the multi-phase polling, Chhattisgarh voted on November 12 (18 seats) and November 20 (72 seats); Madhya Pradesh (230 seats) and Mizoram (40 seats) on November 28; and Rajasthan (199 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) on December 7. Over 8,500 […]

New Delhi: Exit polls Friday predicted a tight finish between the BJP and the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and a win for the opposition party in Rajasthan. They also predicted that the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi in Telangana will retain power. Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are all ruled by the BJP presently. […]