Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Nov 17 (UNI) An estimated 56 per cent voting was recorded until 3 pm on Friday in Chhattisgarh where exercise of franchise is underway amid heavy security arrangements across 70 Assembly constituencies in the second and final phase of polling. With the exception of isolated wrangles between political parties’ workers, no untoward incident was…

Raipur, Nov 17 (UNI) An estimated 25 per cent voting was recorded until noon on Friday in Chhattisgarh where exercise of franchise is underway amid heavy security arrangements across 70 Assembly constituencies in the second and final phase of polling. Official sources provided the district-wise break-up as Korba 26 percent, Koriya 25, Gariaband 24, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi…

Raipur, Nov 17 (UNI) Voting commenced on Friday in Chhattisgarh where exercise of franchise is underway amid heavy security arrangements across 70 Assembly constituencies in the second and final phase of polling. It was officially learnt that the polling centres number 18,833 and the timings are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. barring nine places in…

Mungeli, Nov 13 (UNI) In an attempt to blow the Congress to smithereens in election-bound Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Monday that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is himself on the route to encountering a debacle in his constituency. Addressing a public meeting in this district, the visiting dignitary averred, “These days, journalist friends…

Raipur, Nov 7 (UNI) An estimated 71 percent turnout was recorded in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday during the largely-peaceful maiden phase of Assembly poll, covering 20 constituencies, including ten in areas severely affected by Left-wing extremism. A CRPF officer was injured when an IED exploded within the restive Sukma district of Bastar division. Amid heavy security…

Raipur, Nov 7 (UNI) A CRPF officer was injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh where an estimated 50 percent turnout was recorded till 1400 hours on Tuesday in the maiden phase of Assembly poll covering 20 constituencies, including 10 in areas severely hit by Left-wing extremism. Polling is being conducted under a thick security…

Sukma (Chhattisgarh), Nov 7 (UNI) Even as first-phase voting commenced in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a CRPF officer was injured when an IED exploded in this restive district of Leftwing extremism-affected Bastar division. Confirming the incident, SP Kiran Chauhan said, “A detachment of the Force’s 206th Commando Battalion for Resolute Action had left Camp Tondamarka and…

Kanker/Rajnandgaon/Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh), Nov 4 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a diatribe on the Congress Party government in Chhattisgarh alleged that while its partner in Bihar did fodder scam, the grand old party itself was responsible for the cow dung scam worth Rs 1,300 crore in the state. Yogi held four rallies in…

Narayanpur, Nov 4 (UNI) A BJP leader was gunned down by Maoists while on the campaign trail on Saturday at Koshalnar village in this restive district of election-bound and Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh’s Left-wing extremism-affected Bastar division. Police confirmed the death of District Working President Ratan Dubey (45). A force has been despatched to the scene of…