Everything you need to know about Jagdalpur Sadar Bzr: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jagdalpur Sadar Bzr: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A four-storey residential building situated in a busy market area suddenly collapsed here Monday evening, said police. No one injured in the incident.
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Four security personnel were killed while another was seriously injured in two separate insurgency-related incidents in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, police said Sunday.
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), May 8 (IANS) Two policeman of the Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) were killed and two injured Wednesday in an intense gun battle in a forested stretch in the state's southern tip in Sukma district, police said.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday upheld a trial court order sentencing three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists to life imprisonment under the stringent POTA for plotting a terror attack in the national capital, while reducing life terms of two other accused to 11-year jail.
Raipur, April 16 (IANS) At least 10 Maoists were killed early Tuesday when commandos from Andhra Pradesh stormed a forested area in Chhattisgarh, triggering a fierce firefight that lasted about 150 minutes.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will deploy a squadron of its latest Mi-17 V-5 helicopters in Nagpur for assistance of security forces deployed in Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and other states, officials said.
Gurgaon, Feb 28 (IANS) Members of Hero Motocorp Ltd. workers' union Thursday sat on fast-unto-death at the main gate of the company here, demanding the settlement of a three-year wage accord, a union leader said.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A fire that started in a shop damaged commercial property worth lakhs of rupees in a busy market here Wednesday, said a fire service official. No casualty or injury was reported.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A fire broke out in a busy market here Wednesday evening and destroyed much property, said a fire service official. No casualty or injury was reported.
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), Feb.27 (ANI): Protests against Naxals over the murder of Sukma-based journalist Nemichand Jain have escalated.
Kohima, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after Nagaland recorded 83 percent polling in the state assembly elections, Nagaland People's Front (NPF) Sunday exuded confidence of crossing the majority figure.
Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) Voters were still lined up at many polling booths across Nagaland at the scheduled end of voting at 4 p.m. as the state recorded a heavy turnout in the assembly elections Sunday, officials said. Polling was peaceful.
Delhi Waveriders didn't lose a single match throughout the Hockey India League but when it mattered the most they lost. Waveriders lost the final match of HIL to Ranchi Rhinos played at Birsa Munda AstroTurf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi on Sunday.
Raipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's tribal population in the Maoist bastion Bastar Saturday defied Maoist dictates and celebrated Republic Day although the rebels blocked dozens of roads in forested interiors.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A 16-year-old student of an Air Force Senior Secondary School was found dead here Tuesday in a police memorial park, said police.
Dantewada, Jan. 18 (ANI): A chopper of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which was sent to rescue two army personnel who were injured in Naxal attack, went missing from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh today.
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) At least three people have been killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi in different incidents of violence, Dawn News reported Saturday.
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A man, trying to escape a blaze that broke out in a 15?storey building in Pakistan's port city Karachi, died when he jumped from the eighth floor, officials said.
Kabul, Nov 16 (IANS) A Taliban leader has been killed during a security operation in Afghanistan's Gazni province, NATO?led coalition forces said Friday.
New York, Oct.25 (ANI): Bangladeshi authorities should halt ongoing mass trials, related to the 2009 mutiny by members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), which have been proven repeatedly to violate basic fair trial standards, New York-based Human Rights Watch has said.
Raipur, Oct 10 (IANS) Bastar was finally linked to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur Wednesday when Chief Minister Raman Singh and union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Charandas Mahant jointly flagged off the Jagdalpur-Durg tri-weekly express train at Jagdalpur.
Raipur, Oct 4 (IANS) A human-trafficking bid was foiled in Chhattisgarh with 35 workers, majority of them minors, rescued from a Odisha-bound private bus, a police official said Thursday.
Raipur, Oct 2 (IANS) Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh, demanding release of two of their jailed cadres, had blocked traffic and dug up roads in Sukma district, officials said Tuesday.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Sep 17 (IANS) To minimise the loss of lives of security personnel in the Maoist stronghold of Bastar, the Chhattisgarh government has decided to employ robots to detect and defuse explosive devices, sources said Monday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 28 (ANI): Residents of Gorakhpur have expressed anger and disappointment over the dismal health facilities, especially in the wake of fresh cases of swine flu surfacing in the region.
Gurgaon, Aug 6 (IANS) A footballer, with the now defunct Mahindra United football club, Monday committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of his apartment here, police said.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitender Singh will be visiting Chhattisgarh on Saturday during which he would review the development works being implemented under various Central Government schemes being implemented by the state government and the Central Paramilitary Forces.
Raipur, July 14 (IANS) The T.P. Sharma judicial commission, probing the killings of two people in police action in four Chhattisgarh villages, completed its two-day sitting but without recording statements of victims and villagers, who failed to turn up.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) In a road rage incident, a 45-year-old man and his son were beaten up here after their motorcycle brushed past two pedestrians, police said Thursday. The two accused were arrested.
Raipur, July 4 (IANS) The tribal card played by senior Congress leader Arvind Netam in favour of opposition presidential candidate P.A. Sangma will not impact on the voting pattern of party legislators in Chhattisgarh, the state Congress chief says.
Raipur, June 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh is making determined efforts to win back tribals to the party in the run-up to the assembly elections due in 2013.
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Fire engulfed transport godowns in Sadar Bazar market area here on Saturday, as fire fighters struggled to control the blaze and rescue those trapped inside.
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Ahead of assembly elections next year, the Congress in Chhattisgarh is desperate to woo the tribal community.
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) A policeman was killed and his five colleagues were injured, along with 19 prisoners, Saturday when a blast triggered by the Maoists ripped through their vehicle in the insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Six policemen and 19 prisoners were injured Saturday when a blast triggered by Maoists ripped through their vehicle in the insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said.
Raipur, June 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh authorities Saturday assured the railways of providing adequate security for the 95-km-long Dalli-Rajhara-Raoghat stretch, which falls in Naxal-dominated areas, and asked it to begin work on the crucial project.
Raipur, June 1 (IANS) In view of a Maoists protest week from Friday, security forces in Chhattisgarh went on high alert fearing violence by the guerrillas.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings were destroyed.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Around a thousand people were left homeless as about 250 jhuggis (shacks) were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old quarters of the city early Friday, officials said. No casualties were reported.
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels resorting to firing and putting up road blocks besides killing a trader.
Raipur, May 15 (IANS) Security forces are set to launch a major offensive against Maoists in Chhattisgarh following renewed violence by the guerrillas, official sources said Monday.
Chitalnar/Chennai, May 3 (ANI): Maoist appointed mediators arrived in Chintalnar forest area of Chhattisgarh on Thursday to hold talks with the ultras and secure early release of abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon.
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) After its drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the national leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) changed the state unit president and appointed Laxmikant Bajpai as its new state head.
Madrid, March 30 (IANS) Real Madrid face one of the most difficult games of the Spanish Primera Liga season when they travel to Pamplona Saturday to face an in-form Osasuna in the El Sadar Stadium.
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), Dec 4 (ANI): A charming drive through the Keshkal Valley on National Highway 43 introduces a visitor to Chhattisgarh's many picturesque waterfalls and forests; traversing the state's southern part from the state capital of Raipur to Jagdalpur in Bastar.
Imphal, Nov 30 (ANI): Residents have expressed relief and joy over the lifting of an economic blockade on Tuesday that had affected life in Manipur for 120 days.
Raipur, Nov. 15 (ANI): Stating that the Naxals are the worst violators of human rights, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the people at large need to understand that the rebels are involved in widespread cases of human rights violation.
Imphal (Manipur), Nov.10 (ANI): Manipur heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday as the state government took steps to ensure that supply of fuel resumes at 28 selected oil pump outlets.
Imphal, Nov.7 (ANI): Manipur is running out of fuel supply even as the economic blocakde entered it's 99th day on Monday.
Imphal, Nov 4 (ANI): Despite the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) lifting the economic blockade in Manipur, the counter embargo imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) on National Highways 39 and 37 has adversely affected normal life, as there has been an acute shortage of petrol and diesel in the state.
Imphal, Nov 2 (ANI): The news of the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) lifting the blockade in Manipur, following a written assurance from the State government to upgrade Sadar Hills as a full fledged district, has brought no respite to the people of the Manipur as a counter economic blockade by United Naga Council (UNC) continues to be in full swing along the national highways.
Imphal, Oct 30 (ANI): With the economic blockade of Manipur entering its 90th day on Saturday, prices of essential commodities have shot up, affecting one and all.
Imphal, Oct 22 (ANI): A student rally organized under the banner of Sadar Hills Private Schools Association, Kangpokpi has urged the blockaders to reach an amicable solution with the government to end the stalemate.
Imphal/New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Supporters and members of Communist Party of India (CPI) have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to end the economic blockade of Manipur.
Imphal, Oct 15 (ANI): The Sadar Hill District Demand Committee has decided to continue its two-month-old economic blockade of Manipur even after government's assurance.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Oct 7 (ANI): At least four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and ten others injured when Maoists triggered off a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
Imphal, Oct 4 (ANI): Five time women world boxing champion, MC Mary Kom is facing a stiff fight against the economic blockade in Imphal.
Imphal, Sep 30 (ANI)): A large number of school students of Heirok village in Manipur recently took out a mass protest rally demanding an end to the ongoing economic blockade in the state.
Imphal, Sep.26 (ANI): It has been over 45 days since the campaign for the creation of a separate Sadar Hills District began, and with sign in sight of it ending, the state's economic losses are reportedly mounting.
Lahore, Sept 20(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt, whose tenure as PCB Chairman ends on October 8, is unlikely to get a term extension, as President Asif Ali Zardari, also the patron of the board, had denied meeting him in London, according to a news report.
Imphal, Aug 29 (ANI): Fuel prices have soared up due to the 28-day economic blockade in Imphal over a demand for the conversion of Sadar Hills into a full-fledged district
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram at his residence here on Sunday to discuss their demand for creation of a full fledged district of Sadar Hills.
Ludhiana, Mar 26(ANI): A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety measures.
Dantewada, Mar 14 (ANI): At least three security personnel are reported to have been killed and seven others injured in an encounter between the Naxals and the security forces in the Morpalli forests of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District.
Bastar, Feb 15 (ANI): Four Maoists have been surrendered before the top brass of the district police at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Aug 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police have found a body of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable near a camp in Bastar District.
Sadar Hills (Manipur), Aug.9 (ANI): Innocent villagers have long been victims of militants' atrocities. Now they are becoming scapegoats of internal fights among militant groups.
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): The Central Government has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers of Naxal-affected States on July 14 to discuss the strategy to deal with the Naxal menace effectively.
New Delhi, 1 July (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said a rethink is required on the deployment of security forces in the Maoist affected areas.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), June 26 (ANI): Police authorities and residents of Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur town on Friday paid tributes to the security personnel killed while fighting the Maoists.
Batkanta (Chhattisgarh), Apr 20 (ANI): Suspected Maoist rebels damaged a portion of a railway track near Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur District on Monday.
Puducherry, Apr 10 (ANI): A day after his offer to resign, which was highlighted in media, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday described issues surrounding it as a closed chapter.
Raipur/Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said both the paramilitary and local forces would fight the Maoists in a more coordinated and integrated manner.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 6 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday expressing grief over the attack in which at least 70 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, said the main objective of the government was to send reinforcements and rescue those injured.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Apr.6 (ANI): Expressing deep shock over the attack in which at least 70 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have been reportedly killed, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said something went drastically wrong.
Dantewada (Chattisgarh), Apr.6 (ANI): At least 20-25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans have reportedly been killed in an intense encounter between security forces and Naxals in the dense forests of Dantewada District on Tuesday.
Imphal, Apr 3 (ANI): Manipur, a land of pristine natural beauty consists of valleys surrounded by magnificent hills that are inhabited by different tribal communities.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): A fire in slum settlement of north Delhi's Sadar Bazaar killed at least four people and gutted 350 dwellings on Monday morning.
Jamnagar, Dec 20 (ANI): Gujarat Police on Sunday seized fake Afghan currency notes worth six million and arrested five persons, including two college students from a hideout in Jamnagar.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Nov 23 (ANI): Security forces have seized a large cache of explosives in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Nov 14 (ANI): The Police are involving villagers in the fight against the Maoists, through village defence committees.
Dhamtari, Nov 10 (ANI): A protest by farmers demanding bonus on paddy procurement turned violent here on Monday.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Sep.26 (ANI): Maoist rebels on Saturday fired at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bastar Lok Sabha MP Baliram Kashyap' two sons Dinesh and Tansen at Bedaguda Village in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Sep.1 (ANI): In Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, which is one the most Maoist infested districts of the State, the frequent shutdown calls by Maoists have badly affected people's daily lives.
New Delhi. 1 (ANI): After tactically retreating from Lalgarh in West Bengal following an armed counter-offensive on the orders of the State and Central Governments, the Maoists have trained their sites on Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 21 (ANI): Police in the Jagdalpur area of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh are investigating a threat letter received by the authorities of four colleges, allegedly sent by the Maoists, threatening out-station staff to leave the place.
Siliguri, May 27 (IANS) With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in the landslides triggered by Cyclone Aila in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling rose to 24 Wednesday, the administration said.
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) Projecting L.K. Advani as the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate was a mistake, veteran BJP leader from Chhattisgarh Baliram Kashyap said Saturday as the party lost the Lok Sabha elections.
Raipur, May 9 (IANS) Maoist insurgents Saturday killed three people, including two special police officers, in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, police said.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A day before the capital goes to polls, a Delhi government official on election duty was suspended for violating the model code of conduct set by the Election Commission Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has a role to play in anti-terror operations within the country, its top-most commander said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 2(IANS) Congress leader and party candidate for Lok Sabha election from Delhi Jagdish Tytler Thursday said he was relieved that 'truth has come out' after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave him a clean chit in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Perhaps he is hoping for a galloping win. Manish Kunjam, the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from Maoist-insurgency hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh, rode a horse to file his nomination papers!
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Perhaps he is hoping for a galloping win. Manish Kunjam, the Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from Maoist-insurgency hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh, rode a horse to file his nomination papers!
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) She would beam down at people from posters at bus stops, subways and other public utilities. But suddenly, Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra's smiling pictures have disappeared.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel remembers the days when his family and fellow party workers made posters, flags and other campaign material with their bare hands. 'It's all commercial now,' he scoffs.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) From selling safety razors and combs on the pavements of the walled city in Delhi as a child worker in the early 1950s, Jaswin Jassi went on to become the 'fastest Indian filmmaker', a prime time TV news anchor and a commercially successful jingle producer.
Raipur, Dec 20 (IANS) A man deserted his wife in Chhattisgarh when she gave birth to a girl despite having undergone a tubectomy in order not to have any more children, an official said Saturday.
Islamabad, Dec. 15 (ANI): Pakistans's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Monday expressed their resolve to safeguard the country's defence and security and that Pakistan will itself investigate the elements posing threats in this regard.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Beggars and traders, especially those dealing in coins, are cheering because it's election time. No, they aren't excited about the political process and changing governments, but are just happy to make a fast buck.
