Eight CRPF jawans killed in IED blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Mar 13, 2018, at 08:11 pm
Raipur, Mar 13 (IBNS) : At least eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, and six others injured in an IED blast by Maoists in the Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Tuesday, media reports said.
Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists, 1 cop killed in encounter
Mar 02, 2018, at 06:41 pm
Raipur, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least 10 Maoists, including some top leaders, and police personnel have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district bordering Telangana on Friday morning, media reports said.
School children from Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, call on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Feb 01, 2018, at 01:34 am
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS): A group of school children from Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Wednesday.
Chhattisgarh: Four CRPF men killed, one injured in camp
Dec 10, 2017, at 02:39 am
Raipur, Dec 9 (IBNS): Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were killed and one injured after one of their colleagues opened fire at a camp in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, media reports said.
Chhattisgarh: Bijapur: Diminishing Heartland
Nov 21, 2017, at 08:01 pm
On November 12, 2017, three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) near Mankeli village under the Bijapur Police Station limits in Bijapur District. SF personnel who were on an anti-Maoist operation in the area came under Maoist fire and an encounter ensued. SFs recovered bodies of three Maoists, along with three weapons, including one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from the encounter site.
President of India visits Guru Ghasidas Jaitkham at Girodhpuri in Chhattisgarh
Nov 06, 2017, at 11:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind visited Guru Ghasidas Jaitkham and attended the bhoomi pujan for a Saamudayik Bhavan at Girodhpuri in Chhattisgarh on Monday.
President of India Ram Nath Kovind visits Chhattisgarh
Nov 06, 2017, at 05:06 am
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind, addressed the Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava on Sunday in Naya Raipur.
President of India to visit Chhattisgarh on Nov 5 and 6
Nov 04, 2017, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Chhattisgarh on Nov 5 and 6.
Rajnath Singh chairs high level meeting to review LWE situation in Chhattisgarh
Nov 04, 2017, at 01:43 am
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meeting to review the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chhattisgarh here on Friday.
Rajnath Singh chairs high level meeting to review LWE situation in Chhattisgarh
Nov 04, 2017, at 01:19 am
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meeting to review the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chhattisgarh here on Friday.
CDs recovered from Vinod Verma have objectionable contents: Chhattisgarh police
Oct 27, 2017, at 06:11 pm
Raipur, Oct 27 (IBNS): The Chattisgarh police has said the CDs recovered from journalist Vinod Verma, who was arrested on Friday morning allegedly for extortion, have objectionable contents which goes against the IT act, media reports said.
Journalist working on investigative story arrested over charges of extortion
Oct 27, 2017, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): A senior journalist, Vinod Verma, who was working on an investigative story on the Chhattisgarh government, was arrested with the charges of extortion on Friday, media reports said.
Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon: Blocking Maoist Recovery
Oct 12, 2017, at 01:53 am
On October 4, 2017, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two civilians on the suspicion of being 'Police informers' in the Aundhi area of Rajnandgaon District. The victims, identified as Chandan Kirsam (51) and Vinod Salame (18), were first assaulted and then strangulated by the Maoists.
Chhattisgarh: Insecure in Sukma
Sep 26, 2017, at 10:26 pm
On September 21, 2017, Security Forces (SFs) killed an 'area commander' of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Podiyam Bheema, during an encounter in the forests between Pidmel and Palamdgu villages under Polampalli Police Station limits in Sukma District. SFs later recovered the dead body of the slain Maoist along with three country-made firearms, explosives and other materials. The slain Maoist was handling operations in at least 10 villages in the area.
Chhattisgarh: Narayanpur: Entering the Heartland
Sep 05, 2017, at 05:19 pm
On August 16, 2017, three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) from Tumiradi village in the Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh. The arrested Maoists were identified as Vijay Dhruva, Gore Hichami and Maniram Dhruva.
Chhattisgarh: School girls allege harassment against CRPF members, committee probing incident
Aug 08, 2017, at 03:51 pm
Raipur, Aug 8 (IBNS): A five-member district-level committee is probing into an incident about molestation after a few school girls from Dantewada alleged the same by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) members, reports said.
Panama Papers Leak: Rahul Gandhi attacks Raman Singh
Jul 30, 2017, at 01:40 am
Jagdalpur, July 29 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh over the Panama Papers issue.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Chhattisgarh today
Jul 28, 2017, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Friday, his party said.
Chhattisgarh: Challenges Unabated
Jul 11, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Gandai Forest near Suktara village in the Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh on June 28, 2017. During subsequent search operations, SFs recovered their bodies, as well as a .315 bore gun and a pistol. Superintendent of Police (SP), Prashant Agrawal stated, "Identity of the killed rebels is being ascertained. Although prima facie it is clear that they belonged to expansion team of ultras who are making attempts to expand their base along the border of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh." A joint squad of the Special Task Force (STF) and District Police Force had launched an operation in the area, acting on inputs about the movement of a vistaar(expansion) party of Maoists in the forests over the preceding few days.
Chhattisgarh: 12 Maoists killed during operation
Jun 25, 2017, at 11:51 pm
Sukma, June 25 (IBNS): At least 12 Maoists were killed during an operation carried out by Chhattisgarh Police and CRPF forces in Bastar area, media reports said on Sunday.
Maoist-BSF encounter in Chhattisgarh
May 11, 2017, at 07:56 pm
Raipur, May 11 (IBNS) : Maoists and BSF personnel were engaged in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Chhattisgarh: Blood in the Last Bastion
May 02, 2017, at 12:59 am
In the worst attack targeting the Security Forces (SFs), in terms of fatalities, across India, since the June 29, 2010, Jhadha Ghati attack, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed at least 25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured another six in an ambush at Kalapattar in the Burkapal area of the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on April 24, 2017. According to details available, an estimated 200-300 Maoists attacked the CRPF personnel who were out to provide protection for road construction work in the area. Though the CRPF claimed that "a considerable number of Maoists are believed to have been eliminated (in retaliatory action by CRPF men) as the tell-tale sign indicate from the ground," only one body of a Maoist fighter was recovered, in the night of April 27, "just 500 metres away from the spot where the gun battle had taken place". The body was recovered during search operations in the area. The Maoists had also looted at least 21 weapons, ammunition and 22 bullet proof jackets from the possession of the slain CRPF personnel.
Condolences pour in for the CRPF personnel slain and injured in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh
Apr 25, 2017, at 09:45 pm
Raipur, Apr 25 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh joined Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Tuesday to pay tributes to the slain CRPF personnel while condolence messages poured in from all over the country.
Maoist attack: CRPF death toll rises to 25, Rajnath to visit Raipur today
Apr 25, 2017, at 04:07 pm
Raipur, Apr 25 (IBNS): The death toll in the Maoist ambush on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans has risen to 25, reports said.
Chhattisgarh: News anchor completes bulletin even after finding about husband's death
Apr 09, 2017, at 06:09 pm
Chhattisgarh, Apr 9 (IBNS): Supreet Kaur, a news anchor based in Chhattisgarh, has been in news after she completed her bulletin even as she learnt about the death of her husband while being on air.
Sushma Swaraj inquires about alleged abduction of Canadian national in Odisha's Koraput
Mar 28, 2017, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, on Tuesday, inquired into the alleged abduction of a Canadian national in Odisha's Koraput district, according to media reports.
NCST orders probe into Chhattisgarh farmer's death allegedly under suspicious circumstances
Mar 27, 2017, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs said on Monday that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary (CS) and Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh to inquire into the death of Jai Lal Rathiya.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh apprises Lok Sabha about attack on CRPF men in Chhattisgarh
Mar 14, 2017, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in a recent attack on security forces at Sukma, Chhattisgarh.
CBI arrests Chhattisgarh senior bureaucrat in alleged corruption case
Feb 21, 2017, at 09:13 pm
Raipur, Feb 21 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Chhattisgarh Principal Secretary BL Agrawal and two others in a corruption case, according to media reports.
Feb 07, 2017, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IBNS): A Special Court on Tuesday granted bail to ex-Coal Secretary HC Gupta and others in a case concerning alleged irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh, according to media reports.