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.
Sounding the bugle for the year-end elections in Chhattisgarh, Shah questioned Gandhi for seeking an account of the work done by the BJP-led government at the Centre in the last four years.
According to latest updates, the injured soldiers have been admitted to a hospital near Raipur for treatment.
The former IAS officer and first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh was brought to Medanta hospital by an air ambulance on Wednesday after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
The ultras threatened the watchman at the site to leave the place and then targeted the farmhouse with IEDs in which two rooms were damaged, the police official said.
The probe comes in the backdrop of allegations that security forces killed "innocent villagers" by poisoning their meals.
At least two Naxals, including a woman commander, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
The incident comes days after 39 Maoists were gunned down by security forces in Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.
PM Modi also inaugurated a slew of projects in Bijapur, including the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
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.
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asked all the states to ensure security during Ambedkar Jayanti and check any possible attempt to incite violence.
"Lathi, goli chalana padhe to chalayenge, lekin Bharatiya Janata Party ko Chhattisgarh se bhagayenge (will use sticks and bullets, if required, to throw the BJP out of the state)," the Pali-Tanakhar MLA said.
Naxals targeted a bus ferrying nearly 30 jawans with an improvised explosive device (IED) in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, leaving two of them dead and five injured, the second attack today ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the district on Saturday.
Pandey registered victory against Congress candidate Lekhram Sahu by a comfortable margin, roping in the votes of the two MLAs who cross voted in her favour.
For 59 Rajya Sabha seats, 33 candidates from 10 states were already declared elected unopposed on March 15.
"They took turns to rape her. Thereafter, they poisoned her and fled from the spot. The girl somehow managed to reach home and narrate her ordeal to parents before she losing consciousness," SHO said.
Singh’s comments come almost a week after an IED blast by Naxals in Sukma killed nine men of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on March 13.
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