RAIPUR: The suspected poisoning of a tiger in Guru Ghasidas National Park in Chhattisgarh on Friday – the second tiger death here in two years — has rung the alarm bells at a time when there is controversy over the delay in designating the park as a tiger reserve.The demise is also mired in conflicting…
. This attack comes after recent violence in the state, including the killing of a man in Bijapur and the reported death of 38 Naxal cadres in Dantewada. NEW DELHI: Two policemen from Jagargunda police station were injured in a Maoist attack during a weekly market in Sukma, authorities reported on Sunday. The injured personnel…
Women marched from Lendra to Jagdalpur for 25km to meet collector RAIPUR: Some 25 women from a panchayat in Bastar – mostly ‘bahus’ who have married into the villages – walked over 25km to the Jagdalpur district headquarters on Wednesday to demand toilets, saying they are embarrassed to have to go out to relieve themselves.The…
RAIPUR: In a bizarre incident and suspected to be murder, two brothers were found dead and four of the same tribal family were hospitalized in unconscious state, apparently due to prolonged fasting and continuous chants as part of some ‘tantric’ rituals they were performing, in Sakti district of Chhattisgarh.Neighbours had not seen any of the…
RAIPUR: A class 12 student was allegedly drugged, thrashed and gangraped by five youths and left for dead in Surajpur district on Dussehra night, and is now in a critical condition in hospital.The main accused, supposed to be her boyfriend, was found hanging at the crime scene on Tuesday. The survivor has alleged that he…
Saurabh Chandrakar, the promoter of the Mahadev Online Book gaming-betting app, was arrested in Dubai. NEW DELHI: Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev betting app, is expected to be brought to India soon following his recent formal arrest in Dubai on the basis of an Interpol issued arrest warrant in a…
Raipur: Chhattisgarh high court has ruled that the illegitimate son of a deceased govt employee is entitled to be considered for compassionate employment, overturning a decision by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL).The single bench of Justice Sanjay K Agrawal set aside SECL’s April 2015 order, which rejected the petitioner’s application on the grounds of illegitimacy,…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man died after a venomous snake bit him in Chhattisgarh‘s Korba district, following which locals burnt the reptile alive on his funeral pyre. After the incident on Sunday, some locals said they feared the snake might harm someone else also, hence they burnt it on the pyre.Upon being bitten, Rathiya informed…
RAIPUR: In a shocking incident, five members of a family, including three women, were brutally murdered on Sunday in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma, on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. The five alleged accused surrendered and were subsequently arrested by the police, according to Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran G Chavan. The SP dismissed any Maoist involvement in the…
RAIPUR: A Maoist commander, carrying a bounty of Rs 25 lakh, was among the nine insurgents killed in Tuesday’s encounter on the Dantewada-Bijapur border.Police identified him as Randhir, a senior member of ‘Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee’ (DKSZC) and a native of Andhra Pradesh. He is the second DKSZC member to be eliminated this year. The…
