NEW DELHI: At least 18 Maoists have been killed and three security personnel injured in an ongoing encounter in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.According to Kanker SP IK Elesela, the encounter is taking place in the forest region surrounding the Chhotebethiya police station.The gunfight occurred around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and…
RAIPUR: Eesha Agrawal, a resident of Mumbai originally from Chhattisgarh, emerged victorious in the prestigious Narifirst Jewel of India competition, securing the title in the Empress category. Malaika Arora, a renowned Bollywood actress, presented her with the trophy. Eesha’s journey is a testament to her resolute spirit and determination.After completing her LLM in Chhattisgarh, Eesha…
RAIPUR: Stepping up action in the alleged liquor scam, economic offences wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested in Bihar former excise department special secretary Arun Pati Tripathi, an Indian Telecom Service officer on deputation to Chhattisgarh govt. He is being brought to Raipur, officials said. Tripathi, who was managing director of state marketing corporation, was granted…
RAIPUR: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was talking about the fulfilment of a 500-year-old dream at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in a Bastar village on Monday, temple bells were ringing 180km away to celebrate the reopening of a Ram temple in one of the worst Maoist-hit areas of Sukma.Security forces have reopened the temple in…
Supreme Court invalidated money laundering case tied to Chhattisgarh liquor scam due to absence of predicate offence and crime proceeds. Enforcement Directorate’s complaint lacked basis for invoking PMLA, leading to potential fresh charges. Source link
Congress’s strategy to field veterans to boost the party’s chances in the Lok Sabha elections appears to be coming a cropper in Rajasthan. While seniors like Digvijaya Singh and Bhupesh Baghel have entered the fray in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, heavyweights in Rajasthan appear unwilling to enter the battleground.Ignoring clamour from grassroots, former chief…
RAIPUR: Security forces found three more bodies of Maoists from Tuesday’s shootout site in Gangaloor area of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh‘s Bastar belt, bringing the death toll of insurgents to 13. No security personnel were wounded, officials said Wednesday. The gunfight began at 6am and lasted 14 hours. Bastar range IG P Sundarraj confirmed that three…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asserted that Congress will win in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and has a strong chance of returning to office in Rajasthan, even as he claimed that the cohesion in the opposition INDIA bloc was unprecedented and seat-sharing was pending in just some small states. He said the “BJP…
