RAIPUR: Nine Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter in forests bordering Dantewada and Bijapur districts in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Security personnel have recovered weapons from the encounter site including SLR, .303 rifle, 315 rifle and the Naxal bodies.According to Dantewada superintendent of police Gaurav Rai, a joint team of troops from…
‘Gau Satyagrah’ (Photo: INC Chhattisgarh X handle) RAIPUR: All in the name of the cow, the Chhattisgarh Congress staged a quirky ‘Gau Satyagrah’, during which stray cattle were delivered to district and SDM offices to highlight the growing menace of stray cows—a problem the party claims it managed better during its previous tenure. By reclaiming…
RAIPUR: Two security personnel lost their lives and four were injured in an IED blast during an anti-Maoist operation in forests of Bijapur district of insurgency-hit Bastar region on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.The injured jawans were being airlifted and brought to Raipur for treatment.Bijapur police said that a joint team of Special…
RAIPUR: Members of Sarva Adivasi Samaj have announced a ‘jail bharo andolan’ in Mohla-Manpur district of Chhattisgarh to demand the release of tribal leader Sarju Tekam and to protest alleged atrocities in Bastar.BS Rawte, acting state president of Sarva Adivasi Samaj, in a memorandum addressed to the director general of police has said that there…
RAIPUR: In a massive violent protest, thousands of Scheduled Caste Satnami community members set fire a portion of the collectorate building in Baloda Bazar district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, vandalizing vehicles and clashing with police, protesting the desecration of their religious site on the night of May 15-16.The demonstrators also torched two of the seven…
RAIPUR: At least 12 Naxalites were killed in forests of restive Bijapur district on Friday in yet another fierce encounter between security personnel and Maoists, as the gun-battle continued.According to preliminary information, a team of security personnel were out on search operation when an encounter broke out with Naxalites in the morning near Pidia village…
RAIPUR: At least seven Maoists including two women were killed in an encounter with security forces in forests bordering Narayanpur and Kanker districts in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning.According to a senior police officer, the number of Maoists killed might rise as the encounter still goes on.A police statement said that an encounter…
NEW DELHI: A Chhattisgarh police officer lost his life and another was injured in an accidental firing while cleaning their service weapons at the residence of a former MLA on Friday. Preliminary information suggests that a bullet accidentally discharged from a pistol, piercing through the palm of assistant platoon commander Ram Kumar Dohare and hitting…
RAIPUR: Two days before Bastar constituency goes for Lok Sabha elections, Maoists on Tuesday killed a deputy sarpanch who was also a BJP worker, in Narayanpur district. The incident took place in village Dandvan of Farasgaon around 11 pm on Tuesday when armed cadres broke the door of deputy sarpanch’s house and killed him in…
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…
