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  Bastar Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP's Mahesh Kashyap to take on Congress’ Kawasi Lakhma

  chhattisgarh | April 18, 2024 18:19 IST

  Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST), stands as a significant electoral battleground among the state's 11 parliamentary seats.

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  Bastar The Naxal Story Box Office: Adah Sharma's film struggles to perform amid clash with Yodha

  March 16, 2024 8:12 IST

  Bastar: The Naxal Story, starring Adah Sharma in the lead role, is struggling at the box office as it is facing a tough competition from Sidharth Malhotra's Yodha.

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  Bastar Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates

  India | May 30, 2024 0:21 IST

  Bastar Lok Sabha Election 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Baliram Kashyap won the Bastar constituency in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2009. His son Dinesh Kashyap also represented the seat twice after Baliram Kashyap's death.

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  Bastar teaser OUT: Adah Sharma as IPS officer declares war against Naxals | WATCH

  February 06, 2024 14:14 IST

  The trio of The Kerala Story Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Sudipto Sen, and Adah Sharma are back with another intriguing tale, Baster: The Naxal Story. A teaser of the upcoming flick is unveiled by its makers. Check it out.

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  Republic Day 2024: Tableaus set to display 'women empowerment' at Kartavya Path

  India | January 23, 2024 7:19 IST

  This Republic Day, tableaus are all set to display 'women empowerment' at Kartavya Path, as the Centre aims to make the programme a women-centric one with the motto 'Viksit Bharat'.

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  Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: First phase voting for 20 seats today | Know key players, issues

  chhattisgarh | November 07, 2023 0:02 IST

  The first phase of polling for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh will take place on November 7, 2023. The remaining 70 seats in the state will go to polls on November 17.

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  Chhattisgarh phase-1 polls: 3-layered security cover for over 600 polling booths in Naxal-hit Bastar

  chhattisgarh | November 06, 2023 8:49 IST

  In the first phase of elections in Chhattisgarh, the political fate of 223 candidates will be decided by an estimated 40,78,681 voters.

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  Chhattisgarh: One Naxal killed as security forces clash with rebels in Bandepara forest

  chhattisgarh | October 17, 2023 11:13 IST

  The encounter, which occurred in the rugged and remote terrain of Bandepara, has been a part of ongoing efforts to flush out Naxal rebels and restore peace in the area.

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  VIDEO: Woman jumps off Chhattisgarh's Chitrakote waterfall, see what happens next

  India | July 19, 2023 14:18 IST

  The minor girl jumped from a height of 90 feet without listening to anyone. However, within a few seconds, she was seen floating.

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  Adah Sharma's 'The Kerala Story' makers announce next film 'Bastar'. Know more about the project

  Bollywood | June 27, 2023 7:27 IST

  As per the makers, Bastar is inspired by "incident". The poster of the film read, "hidden truth that will take the nation by a storm."

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  Chhattisgarh: 11 jawans injured after storm hits CRPF camp in Bastar

  India | May 19, 2023 23:40 IST

  Chhattisgarh news: The camp of 241st battalion, located at Sedva village under Dharbha police station limits, some 336 kilometres from state capital Raipur, suffered substantial damage after a powerful storm hit it, Inspector General of Police Bastar Sundarraj P said.

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  CM Baghel and his cabinet will be swept away if BJP workers spit: D Purandeswari

  News | September 03, 2021 13:40 IST

  While addressing BJP party workers in Bastar in Chhattisgarh on September 02, party's national general secretary and state in-charge D Purandeswari made a controversial remark on Congress-led government in Chhattisgarh by saying CM Bhupesh Baghel and his cabinet will get "swept away" if BJP workers spit.

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  Peace Marathon organised in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit Narayanpur

  News | February 27, 2021 12:18 IST

  'Abujhmad Peace Marathon' was organized in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-prone area Narayanpur on February 27. "The 3rd edition of 'Run for peace' marathon is tribute to those who sacrificed their lives. Despite area being sensitive zone, many runners showed up," said P Sundarraj, IG Bastar.

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  BJP faces wipe out in Bastar as Chitrakot votes on Monday

  Elections | October 20, 2019 20:30 IST

  Bastar has total 12 assembly seats and the BJP would be driven out of the key tribal stronghold region if it loses Chitrakot where the Congress is reportedly comfortable to retain the seat.

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  Defying Maoist threats, Bastar sees 10% voting

  April 11, 2019 12:16 IST

  Long queues of voters were seen in Shyamgiri area of Dantewada where an IED blast triggered by Maoists killed BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four others.

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  Chhattisgarh: Govt to return 1,700 hectares land acquired for Tata steel project in Bastar

  India | December 25, 2018 21:35 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi had last month announced that the land acquired for the project would be returned in case his party was voted to power.

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  Modi in Chhattisgarh: PM flags off flight service from Jagdalpur airport; puts Bastar on aviation map

  India | June 14, 2018 22:41 IST

  Under government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN, Bastar, 20 km from Jagdalpur,was connected with Chhattisgarh’s capital, which is well connected to different cities in the country.

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  PM Modi to launch pro-poor schemes in Bastar on Ambedkar anniversary

  India | April 13, 2018 21:48 IST

  Modi will visit the Jangala Development Hub in Bijapur and will dedicate to the nation the Bhanupratappur-Gudum railway line via video conference and will also flag off a train between Dalli Rajhara and Bhanupratappur.  

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  Chhattisgarh: 14 Naxals arrested in two districts of insurgency-hit Bastar division

  India | January 09, 2018 20:42 IST

  The arrested were allegedly involved in carrying out IED blasts targeting the security forces and firing on police teams in Sukma region.

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  DU professor booked: Not Nandini Sundar’s first run-in with controversial Bastar IG Kalluri

  India | November 08, 2016 18:38 IST

  Bastar IG Kalluri said that police have booked DU professor Nandini Sundar and several others for the alleged murder of a tribal man in Sukma district last week.