Chhattisgarh
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Church demolished in Chhattisgarh over encroachment accusations
A building that was formerly a church was demolished in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district. The demolition took place after a public threat by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuneja on December 29…
- India
Chhattisgarh journalist murder: PWD suspends main accused’s registration
Bijapur: Chhattisgarh Public Works Department (PWD) has suspended the registration of construction contractor Suresh Chandrakar, the main accused in the murder of a 33-year-old freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar in Bijapur district, officials…
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Chhattisgarh BJP leader threatens to demolish church, alleges illegal encroachment
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anshu Tuteja escalated tensions by launching a targeted campaign against a local church in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, accusing the religious structure of being illegally constructed on an…
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Chhattisgarh: 3 held in connection with Bijapur journalist’s murder
Bijapur: Three persons have been detained in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old journalist whose body was found in a septic tank on a local contractor’s property in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district,…
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Cow vigilantes mercilesly beat up truck drivers in Chhattisgarh
In yet another incident of vigilantism, two truck drivers transporting cowhide were brutally assaulted by a group of self-proclaimed cow protectors in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district. The violent attack, which occurred on December…
- India
Sexual acts on dead don’t constitute rape, says Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently passed a verdict on sexual intercourse with a dead body, stating that such an action does not legally constitute rape under Indian law. The judgment was delivered…
- India
Will end Naxalism in Chhattisgarh by March 2026: Amit Shah
Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated the government’s resolve to rid Chhattisgarh of Maoism by March 31, 2026, and hailed the state police’s efforts in curbing Left-wing extremism over…
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Amit Shah to visit Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-hit areas for three days
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a three-day visit to Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected areas from December 14 during which he will review the law-and-order situation in the state and…
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Chhattisgarh: Around 7 Maoists killed during encounter in Abujhmad forests
Hyderabad: At least seven Maoists belonging to the People’s Guerrilla Liberation Army (PGLA) were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Abujhmad forests bordering Dantewada and Narayanpur districts of…
- India
Bail granted to 2 convicts in two-decade-old murder case of Chhattisgarh NCP leader
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment of two convicts in the 2003 murder case of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ram Avatar Jaggi in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. Jaggi, the…
- India
Ten Maoists killed in encounter in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district
Hyderabad: Ten naxals of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a fierce encounter with the security forces under the Bhejji police station’s limits in Sukma district on Friday,…
- Hyderabad
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Chhattisgarh Waqf board’s prayer proposal
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Chhattisgarh government has proposed a new rule requiring mosque preachers (Khatibs) to get prior approval from the state Waqf Board before delivering Friday sermons (Khutbah). The government…
- India
SC reinstates woman sarpanch, imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on Chhattisgarh for harassment
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the Chhattisgarh government for removing an elected woman sarpanch of a remote village for “unjustified reasons,” the Supreme Court on Monday observed the state wanted the…
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Lawyer Faizan Khan nabbed from Chhattisgarh for threatening Shah Rukh Khan
Mumbai: A man named Mohammad Faizan Khan, who gave out death threats to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was arrested from Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The accused, a lawyer, was arrested from his…
- India
19 Naxalites held in separate operations in Chhattisgarh
Sukma: At least 19 Naxalites, three of them carrying bounty, were arrested by the security forces in separate operations in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on Tuesday, October 29. As many as…
