Chhattisgarh

Two Naxals were killed following an exchange of fire with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Saturday morning, a top police official said. The official further said that the District Reserve Guards recovered two bodies of Naxals, along with arms and ammunition, in the Gome Jungle of Koylibeda police station limits […]

Accusing the BJP-led government at the centre of misusing its power as well as central agencies, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday alleged that the central government will immediately take action against him on getting an opportunity. CM Bhupesh Baghel said, “They are not getting any chance (to arrest […]

 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a comprehensive chargesheet against 12 accused individuals in connection with the 2019 tiriya-encounter-case”>Tiriya encounter case in Chhattisgarh that resulted in the deaths of six naxals and one civilian. The case relates to an incident in which armed naxal cadres had launched an attack on security personnel near Tiriya […]

The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for assembly election in five states with Chhattisgarh going to the polls in two phases on November 7 and 17. The remaining four states – Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana – will go to the polls in a single phase. Addressing a […]

Traffic on Chhattisgarh’s highway Korba was brought to a standstill after a herd of elephants in the Chodhwa village of the Kendai forest range displayed remarkable group defence for an elephant calf that fell into a deep ditch. According to Katghora Divisional Forest Officer, Nishant Kumar, “The cause of the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Danteshwari Temple in Bastar, Jagdalpur after arriving in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari, the temple is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas, shrines of Shakti, the divine feminine, spread across India. During his visit to Bastar, the Prime Minister will visit the tribal […]

As an educator, the teacher can positively impact the fertile minds of youngsters. This stands true and has been proved time and again by a teacher in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. Gaukaran Pradhan, a teacher posted in the Nilegondi village of the insurgency-hit Kanker district has been successful in […]

One paramilitary personnel has sustained minor injuries in a blast triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device along Kamarguda-Jagargunda road in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said. According to Inspector General Bastar P Sundarraj, the injured security personnel is an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the 231 Battalion Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). “The treatment […]

Four people including two minors, were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a river in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district on Wednesday, police said. The tragic mishap took place on a bridge over the Shivnath River under Pulgaon police station limits in the early morning hours of Wednesday, according to SDRF […]

 Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with police personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, Sukma police said. A Joint operation was conducted by the District Reserve Group (DRG) Sukma and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 223 Corps. A 12 bore double barrel rifle and 1 pistol have been recovered from the spot. SP Sukma Kiran Chavan said, “Based on the […]