Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), July 24 (UNI) Thirteen Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-affected Bastar division’s Narayanpur and Sukma districts. Eight rebels — including a technical team commander — who were active in Narayanpur’s Abujhmad, capitulated during an anti-Naxal operation. The others were active in Sukma’s Jagargunda and Chintalnar areas. In order to implement Union Home Affairs…
Raipur, July 22 (UNI) The Congress blocked roads across all 33 districts of Chhattisgarh today as a statewide economic blockade in protest against the arrest of erstwhile chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Since morning, Congress workers took to the streets in Surguja, Bastar, Durg, Bilaspur and Raipur divisions. In…
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), July 19 (UNI) Four persons were burnt alive and two injured today when their speeding car — heading here from Keshkal along National Highway 30 — burst into flames after colliding against the railing of a bridge in the vicinity of this district’s Aatur village, police said. The deceased were identified as Deepak…
Raipur, Jun 22 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and I-Hub Raipur in Nava Raipur on Sunday. Shah said that this marks a historic day for Chhattisgarh in the direction of modernising and scientifying the criminal justice system. The NFSU temporary campus and…
Raipur, May 21 (UNI) At least 26 Naxalites have been killed and many others injured in an ongoing operation involving security forces and left-wing extremists at hilly areas of Abujhmad in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, security sources said on Wednesday. Sources said forces have surrounded many senior commanders of the extremists, adding these top Naxalites…
Bijapur, May 17 (UNI) Following conclusion of the Karregutta operation aimed at eliminating Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, the police in Telangana’s Mulugu district have carried out a major crackdown on Naxal activities and have arrested 20 Naxals from various police station areas, including Wazed, Venkatapuram, and Kannigudem. Those arrested include one Divisional Committee Member…
Balod, May 5 (UNI) A passenger bus heading from Jagdalpur to Raipur collided with a parked truck on National Highway 30 in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district on Monday, resulting in one death and eight injuries. The deceased has been identified as Ramprasad Markam, 23. The injured were sent to Dhamtari district hospital for treatment. The accident…
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Mar 26 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at the residence of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with a money laundering case. According to sources, he is being questioned in connection with Mahadev betting, liquor and coal scam cases. It is being told that the…
Raipur, Mar 20 (UNI) Bodies of 30 Naxalites have been recovered so far in an encounter between security forces and Naxalites in Bijapur and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh on Thursday morning, police said. Bastar Police Inspector General P Sundarraj said that a joint team had gone out on an anti-Maoist operation in the Gangalur area…
Balod (Chhattisgarh), Mar 16 (UNI) Three people were killed in a road accident in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district here on Saturday night, police said. According to the police, the accident took place when a motorcycle collided with a stationary truck, three people were riding on the motorcycle. All three died on the spot. The accident took…
