Chattisgarh
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Two Naxals involved in Jiram valley attack arrested
India | Aug 26, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTRaipur: Two dreaded Maoists allegedly involved in last year's ghastly Jiram valley attack which killed 31 people including some Congress leaders, were today arrested in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar district. A cache of explosives was also
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8 injured in blast at NTPC plant
India | Aug 07, 2014, 08:24 AM ISTRaipur: Eight persons, including two engineers, sustained burn injuries in a blast last evening in a pipeline at one of the units of an NTPC plant in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said. The incident
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Six dead, over 40 injured after gas leak at Bhilai Steel Plant
India | Jun 13, 2014, 08:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Six people including two Deputy General Managers are dead and over 40 sustained injuries after a gas leak occurred at the Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh on Thursday.“Six people including three deputy general
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Chhattisgarh seeks special status at pre-budget meet
Jun 26, 2014, 07:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Chhattisgarh yesterday reiterated its demand for a 'special category' status for the state at a pre-budget meeting of state finance ministers with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi.Chhattisgarh Commerce and Tax
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Chattisgarh CM Raman Singh calls on Modi
India | May 12, 2014, 10:14 PM ISTGandhinagar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today called on his Gujarat counterpart and BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi at the latter's residence here.“Met Chhattisgarh CM Dr Raman Singh in Gandhinagar,” Modi said in a
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2 tiffin bombs found in Chhattisgarh on polling day; 2 Naxalites held
India | Apr 16, 2014, 05:43 PM ISTRaipur: Two tiffin bombs were found in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh in the insurgency-hit, suspected to be planted by Maoists to hamper security forces and elections. The Naxals were arrested from the Narayanpur districtKanker is
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Campaigning for second phase of polls in Chattisgarh ends
India | Apr 15, 2014, 09:00 PM ISTRaipur: Campaigning for the second phase of polling for three Maoist-affected seats on April 17 in Chhattisgarh ended today, where chief minister Raman Singh's son Abhishek, former chief minister Ajit Jogi, and ex-minister Vikram Usendi
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Change in poll timings of 4 Chattisgarh Lok Sabha constituencies
India | Mar 30, 2014, 07:02 AM ISTRaipur: Election Commission has given its nod for amendments in poll timings in four parliamentary constituencies in Chhattisgarh.State's Chief Election Officer Sunil Kujoor yesterday said EC has made amendments to poll timings for four Lok
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14 Naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh
India | Mar 15, 2014, 07:54 PM ISTRaipur: Fourteen Naxals including four women were arrested in two separate operations in the insurgency-hit regions of Chhattisgarh today, police said.“Eleven cadres were apprehended after a gun-battle between security forces and ultras in Balrampur district
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Congress poll debacle is Rahul Gandhi's defeat: Raman Singh
National | Dec 12, 2013, 10:19 PM ISTRaipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said the poor show by Congress in the recent assembly polls is the defeat of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi because he was the face of party's poll
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Live reporting: Assembly polls, BJP set to win MP, Rajasthan, locked in tight contests in Delhi, Chhattisgarh
National | Dec 08, 2013, 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to score a hattrick in the politically crucial state of Madhya Pradesh, and is surging ahead to return to power in Rajasthan.But in Chhattisgarh, the BJP is
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Live reporting: Chhattisgarh polls, Raman Singh gets a hattrick after daylong suspense
National | Dec 08, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTRaipur: Despite impressive gains, the opposition Congress today failed to dislodge the BJP government from power in the Chhattisgarh assembly election, as a see-saw battle ensued for most part of the day. Chief Minister Dr
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Congress will form govt in C'garh by winning 55 seats: Mahant
National | Nov 23, 2013, 10:22 PM ISTBhopal: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charandas Mahant today claimed his party would form the government in the state by winning 54-55 out of the total 90 assembly seats.The polling
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Chattisgarh richest Cong nominee ready to fight for Ambikapur again
National | Nov 17, 2013, 05:31 PM ISTAmbikapur: Chhattisgarh's richest Congress candidate and a royal family heir, Tribhuneshwar Sharan Singh Dev is going from home to home campaigning for the second phase of upcoming Assembly polls scheduled on Tuesday.Popularly known as 'TS
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BJP looting Chhattisgarh like thieves: Rahul
National | Nov 16, 2013, 04:41 PM ISTKharsiya: With the bitter war of words between Cong and BJP intensifying, Rahul Gandhi today dubbed BJP as a “party of thieves” and accused it of “looting natural resources” of Chhattisgarh.“I want one thing from
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Top Chhattisgarh Maoist gunned down
India | Jun 09, 2013, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 8: A top Maoist was killed Saturday in a shootout with the security forces in Chhattisgarh, an official said here.Udham Singh, general secretary of the area committee, was killed in a gunfight
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List of Maoist attacks on politicians in Chhatisgarh
National | May 26, 2013, 08:49 AM ISTRaipur, May 26: Following is the list of Maoist attacks on political leaders and activists in Chhatisgarh:March 4, 2011: Maoists fire at Congress leader Mahendra Karma's close associate Rajkumar Tamo in Kumhar Ras. Tamo escaped
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PM, Sonia to leave for Chhattisgarh today
National | May 26, 2013, 07:08 AM ISTNew Delhi, May 26: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh today in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead.Congress Vice President
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Crime against women: Chhattisgarh HM blames stars
National | Jan 08, 2013, 01:25 PM ISTRaipur, Jan 8: Facing flak for the Kanker rape case, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar has landed himself in a spot by saying that crimes against women were happening as their stars were in
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Four suspected Naxals held
India | Oct 30, 2012, 09:52 AM ISTRajnandgaon, Oct 30: Four suspected Naxals were arrested here in Chhattisgarh on Monday, police said. The arrests were made by a search party in village Dulki. Arms and ammunition, Naxal literature and posters were seized