Chhattisgarh
- India
HC grants bail to ex-CMO official in 2 cases of Chhattisgarh liquor ‘scam’
Bilaspur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted bail to Saumya Chaurasia, a former deputy secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in the previous Congress government, in two cases about an alleged…
- Telangana
Day after surrender, senior Maoist leaders reunite with families
Hyderabad: A day after their surrender before Telangana Police, Thippiri Tirupati alias Devuji and other senior Maoist leaders had an emotional reunion with their family members here on Wednesday. Devuji, a native…
- India
Surrender of 4 top Maoists in Telangana turning point against extremism: Police
Raipur: The surrender of Maoists’ politburo member Devuji alias Thippiri Tirupati and three other senior operatives in Telangana marks a watershed moment in the fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), a senior…
- Telangana
After decades in the forests, top Maoists lay down their arms in Telangana
Hyderabad: Two days ago, on February 22, top Maoist leaders surrendered before the Telangana police. They were considered among the last surviving top members and was a significant setback to the armed…
- India
2023 Chhattisgarh mob lynching: 17 accused walk free
Seventeen men, charged with the murder of a Muslim father and son in 2023 in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district, were acquitted by a sessions court on Tuesday, February 17. Rahim Umad Mohamed, 55,…
- India
SC rejects plea over hoardings ‘prohibiting’ entry of pastors in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday. February 16, dismissed a plea challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court order in a matter pertaining to hoardings that allegedly prohibit the entry of pastors and…
- India
Naxalite killed in encounter with cops in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, February 5, a police official said. The exchange of fire broke out in a…
- India
Encounter breaks out between Naxalites and cops in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur: An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, a police official said. The face-off started in the morning at a forest in the southern…
- India
IEDs planted by Maoists blasts in Chhattisgarh, 11 personnel injured
Raipur: Eleven security personnel were injured after improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists went off during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, an official said on Monday, January 26. The…
- India
Encounter breaks out between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, January 17, a police official said. The gunfight erupted in the morning hours in the forested…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Ram given as option for dog’s name in exam, sparks outrage
Mahasamund: A multiple-choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after “Ram” was listed as…
- India
Don’t judge people by caste, wealth or language: Mohan Bhagwat
Raipur: Asserting that the country belongs to everyone, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday called for social harmony, urging people to rise above divisions of caste, wealth, and language to treat “everyone…
- India
Hindutva mob vandalise Christmas mall decor during ‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’
Raipur: During the “Chhattisgarh Bandh” on Christmas Eve, Hindutva workers armed with sticks vandalised Raipur’s Magneto Mall, forcibly taking down festive Christmas decorations, alleging illegal religious conversion. The mob barged into the…
- India
‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’ over religious conversions evokes mixed response
Raipur: The day-long ‘Chhattisgarh Bandh’ called by Hindu organisations against alleged religious conversions received a mixed response across the state on Wednesday, with normal life getting disrupted in several cities while partial…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Mobile tower installed at Kondapalli village in Naxal-affected Bijapur
Raipur: A mobile tower has been installed for the first time at Kondapalli village in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected Bijapur district, an area long cut off from the outside world, officials said on Sunday.…