New Delhi | Amid rift in Chhattisgarh Congress, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Health Minister T.S. Singh Deo, but no discussion took place on change of leadership in the state. The meeting lasted for over two and a half hours at the residence of Rahul Gandhi here. After […]
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2 ITBP personnel killed in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi | Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were killed in an encounter with Maoists near Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh on Friday, force officials said. According to the ITBP, the exchange of fire took place at Kademeta (Narayanpur), a bordering area of Dantwada, when one company of the 45th Battalion was out on an area domination […]
Chhattisgarh CM removes Surajpur collector for slapping youth
New Delhi/Raipur | Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel removed Surajpur Collector Ranbir Sharma after a video of him surfaced in which he c0an be seen hitting a youth for violating lockdown rules. The incident was followed by an uproar on the social media. Gaurav Kumar Singh has been appointed the new Collector of Surajpur. Shocking visuals from […]
NSUI files FIR against Raman Singh, Sambit Patra over alleged toolkit in Chhattisgarh
Raipur | A day after the Congress approached the Delhi Police to file a case against BJP national President J.P. Nadda, Smriti Irani and several others over the alleged fake ‘toolkit,’ the National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Wednesday lodged an FIR against former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and party spokesperson Sambit Patra here. […]
Quarantine for travelers without -ve report in Chhattisgarh
Raipur | Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has sent senior officials to Hyderabad and Maharashtra to ensure smooth supply of Remdesivir, a key anti-viral drug in the fight against Covid-19. The state government has also made mandatory to produce RT-PCR negative report obtained within 72 hours at airports and railway stations while those arriving without negative […]
Bijapur Maoist attack: 22 security personnel killed, search on
Raipur | In a major Maoist attack this year, at least 22 security personnel were killed and 20 more injured in a fierce gun battle with a platoon of over 300 People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, officials said. The gun battle took place on Saturday. As the identity of the security personnel is […]
5 security personnel killed, 20 hurt in gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Raipur | Five security personnel, including two CRPF and three DRG men of the state police, were killed and 20 suffered injuries in a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. At least two Maoists’ bodies were also visible on the spot near Tekulgudem village under Tarrem police station where the shootout began at noon […]
CRPF Deputy Commandant succumbs to injuries after getting injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
Sukma (Chhattisgarh): A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Deputy Commandant succumbed to his injuries after getting injured in an IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, said the CRPF on Monday. The officer was injured during a security operation in the Maoist bastion on Sunday. Vikash Kumar, who was deputed in CRPF’s 208 Battalion, died at midnight […]
IAS officer suspended on rape charges in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday suspended an IAS officer after an FIR was filed against him for allegedly raping a woman in his chamber when he was the District Collector of Janjgir-Champa district. The woman, who is in her early 30s, accused Janak Prasad Pathak, a 2007 batch IAS officer, of raping her in […]
Trooper martyred in Maoist encounter in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A 32-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable on Monday got martyred in a gun battle between a group of Maoists and a joint team of security personnel in a densely forested area in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Manna Kumar, a resident of Sahibganj in Jharkhand, received bullet injuries in the shootout that took place […]