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Chhattisgarh wilts as mercury rises to 47 degrees Celsius

May 23, 2013 at 8:14 PM

Raipur, May 23 (IANS) Cases of sunburns and heat stroke have jumped in Chhattisgarh as most parts of the state are wilting under maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius.

One STF personnel killed in gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh

May 18, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), May 18 (ANI): At least one personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) was killed, while another was critically injured during a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Friday.

Maoists kill 4 security personnel in Bastar

May 12, 2013 at 6:46 PM

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.

Chhattisgarh population rises to 2.55 crore

May 2, 2013 at 11:16 PM

Raipur, May 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's population was at 2,55,45,198 as of March 1, 2011, as per the "Primary Census Abstract" of the 2011 national census released Thursday by the Census Directorate here.

BJP leader gunned down by Maoists in Chhattisgarh

April 29, 2013 at 10:36 PM

Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Maoist militants gunned down a leader of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in insurgency-hit Dantewada district Monday, police said.

Maoists kill two policemen, injure another in Chhattisgarh

April 28, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), April 28 (ANI): A group of Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Kanker District gunned down two policemen and injured one more on Saturday.

Two policemen killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

April 27, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Raipur, April 27 (IANS) Two policeman, including a station house officer, were killed in a nearly-hour-long gunfight with Maoists after a police patrol was attacked by the rebels in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district Saturday, an official said.

Chhattisgarh IAS officer to get PM's award

April 20, 2013 at 10:28 PM

Raipur, April 20 (IANS) O.P. Choudhary, a 2005-batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh, will be conferred an award by the prime minister for his initiatives to provide education to children in Maoist insurgency-hit Dantewada district, official sources said.

HCL to supply laptops for Chhattisgarh distribution scheme

April 18, 2013 at 11:40 PM

Raipur, April 18 (IANS) HCL Infosystems has bagged a major contract from Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for supply of laptops to final year engineering and medical students in the state, official sources said on Thursday.

Ensure availability of doctors in Chhattisgarh jails: NHRC

April 11, 2013 at 11:08 PM

Raipur, April 11 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday directed the Chhattisgarh government to ensure availability of doctors in state-run jails.

Congress indulges in divide and rule: Rajnath

April 11, 2013 at 10:04 PM

Raipur, April 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh said Thursday that the Congress has always indulged in divide and rule policy through pitting one community against other for the sake of grabbing minority vote.

NHRC to hold two-day camp sitting in Raipur

April 10, 2013 at 11:32 PM

Raipur, April 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decided to hold a two-day camp sitting in Raipur April 11-12.

Politics makes politicians richer: Govindacharya

April 9, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Raipur, April 9 (IANS) Former BJP ideologue and RSS thinker K.N. Govindacharya said here Tuesday that politics has become a tool to make politicians wealthier and increase their social stature.

AIIMS Raipur to look after Naxal-hit villages in Chhattisgarh

April 6, 2013 at 4:05 PM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), April 6 (ANI): Security forces have roped in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, to provide treatment to villagers in Naxal-hit Bastar region in India's Chhattisgarh state.

Mining companies owe Rs.220 crore permit fee to Chhattisgarh

March 21, 2013 at 10:49 PM

Raipur, March 21 (IANS) A total of Rs.220.9 crore permit fee for transportation of minerals is outstanding to the Chhattisgarh government from the 10 companies operating in the state, the assembly was told Thursday.

Road built on forest land in Chhattisgarh, claims Congress

March 19, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Raipur, March 19 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh Tuesday said in the assembly that a 3-km long road was constructed under national rural jobs scheme on a forest land in Rajnandgaon district without the approval of the forest department.

Industries purchase 2,745 hectares of land in Raigarh

March 15, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Raipur, March 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government said Friday that industrial units had made direct purchases of 1,842 hectares of agricultural land and obtained another 903 acres through the land aquisition route in Raigarh district.

Two GRP men nabbed in Bengal for abduction

March 14, 2013 at 11:50 PM

Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Three people, including two constables of the Government Railway Police (GRP), were arrested here Thursday for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, abduction and extortion bid, an official said.

Tribals migration as labour rocks Chhattisgarh assembly

March 12, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Raipur, March 12 (IANS) The issue of migration of poor tribal people from Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region as labourers to neighbouring states in search of jobs rocked state assembly Tuesday.

Chhattisgarh farmers to earn Rs.1,900 crore as bonus

March 8, 2013 at 2:20 PM

Raipur, March 8 (IANS) In a bid to bag the mandate of rural families to form the government for the third consecutive time, Chhattisgarh's BJP government has decided to speed up disbursal of paddy bonus, a touchy issue for this agrarian state.

Industrial accidents killed 106 in 13 months in Chhattisgarh

February 19, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Raipur, Feb 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Tuesday told the state assembly that 106 people were killed in industrial accidents in 13 months.

Rajnath wants two-third majority in Chhattisgarh

February 13, 2013 at 11:30 PM

Raipur, Feb 13 (IANS) BJP president Rajnath Singh Wednesday praised Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and asked the party's youth leaders to ensure his third consecutive victory in assembly elections to be held later this year.

Chhattisgarh doctor murdered in own house

February 11, 2013 at 8:35 PM

Raipur, Feb 11 (IANS) Masked assailants Monday killed a government doctor in his own house in Chhattisgarh, police said.

Third front emerges in Chhattisgarh

January 28, 2013 at 9:52 PM

Raipur, Jan 28 (IANS) Nine of the smaller parties in the state, including Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) Monday formed a third front here and announced that they would work in unison to vote out the saffron regime in Chhattisgarh.

Maoists attack Chhattisgarh police station, beaten off

January 21, 2013 at 8:16 PM

Raipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Maoist militants attacked a police station located alongside a key national highway in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar district early Monday but the alert cops repulsed them, police said.

Police personnel injured in encounter with Maoists rushed to Raipur for better treatment

January 20, 2013 at 9:45 AM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Jan.20 (ANI): After sustaining severe injuries during a gunfight with Maoists, two police personnel have rushed for better medical care to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.

IAF chopper attacked by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, crew safe

January 18, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Raipur, Jan 18 (IANS) An Indian Air Force helicopter had to make an emergency landing at a forested location in Chhattisgarh Friday evening after Maoist rebels opened fire on it, police said. The crew, one of whom was injured, safely reached a nearby paramilitary camp.

Errant Chhattisgarh doctors to face action for negligence

December 17, 2012 at 10:14 PM

Raipur, Dec 17 (IANS) A day after 15 people were hospitalised here after botched up eye surgeries at a camp, Chhattisgarh Health Minister Amar Agrawal Monday met the victims and assured strong action against the erring doctors.

Chhattisgarh paid Kareena Rs.1.40 crore for dance show

December 13, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Raipur, Dec 13 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government admitted Thursday that it paid a whopping sum of Rs.1.40 crore to Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor for her performance last month at the state's anniversary function.

Malaria toll in Chhattisgarh doubles to 84 in 2012

December 13, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Raipur, Dec 13 (IANS) The number of deaths caused by malaria in Chhattisgarh in 2012 were 84 - double the number of fatalities last year, state Health Minister Amar Agrawal told the assembly Thursday.

Chhattisgarh assembly winter session to be stormy

December 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM

Raipur, Dec 10 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh assembly's winter session, starting Tuesday, will be stormy with the opposition Congress deciding to raise issues of corruption and scandals allegedly engineered by the Raman Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.

ADB approves Rs.2,354 crore for Chhattisgarh roads

December 7, 2012 at 10:36 PM

Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved financial assistance of Rs.2,354.40 crore for 19 key roads in the mineral-rich Chhattisgarh, an official statement said Friday.

International Sufi artists to perform at Kolkata music fest

December 7, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Soulful Sufi and mystic music from Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkey, the Netherlands, Pakistan and India is set to enthrall music lovers at the Kolkata leg of the 12th All India Sufi and Mystic Music Festival at the Tollygunge Club here Dec 8.

Ramniwas to be new Chhattisgarh Police chief

November 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Raipur, Nov 26 (IANS) Ramniwas, a 1982 batch Indian Police Service officer, has been appointed he new director general of police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh which is fighting Maoist militancy, an official statement said Monday.

Strike hits production at NMDC mines

November 22, 2012 at 11:54 PM

Raipur, Nov 22 (IANS) Iron?ore production in Chhattisgarh's Bailadila hill mines of the NMDC Ltd., India's largest iron ore exporter and producer in public sector, was suspended Thursday as workers stayed away from duty, trade unions and officials said.

Chhattisgarh praised on Scheduled Castes' welfare

November 20, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman P.L. Punia, Tuesday praised the BJP government in Chhattisgarh saying its schemes for the socially marginalised sections of society could be models for others states.

Chhattisgarh offers free religious trips for aged

November 17, 2012 at 10:02 PM

Raipur, Nov 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has signed an agreement with the Indian Railways for free?of?cost pilgrimage schemes for the state's senior citizens, officials said Saturday.

'No to pneumonia' campaign launched in Chhattisgarh

November 12, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Raipur, Nov 12 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) Monday launched a 'say no to pneumonia' campaign in all the 27 districts of the state to mark World Pneumonia Day, Nov 12.

President inaugurates a new integrated terminal of Raipur Airport

November 7, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Raipur, Nov. 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday inaugurated a new integrated terminal of Swami Vivekanand Airport at Raipur and dedicated it to the nation.

Pranab inaugurates new airport terminal in Chhattisgarh

November 7, 2012 at 8:12 PM

Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) The 12-year-old mineral rich Chhattisgarh got a new state capital - Naya Raipur - Nov 1 and now an airport terminal which was Wednesday dedicated to the people by President Pranab Mukherjee here, an official said.

Ircon, Chhattisgarh sign pact for rail corridor

November 5, 2012 at 7:11 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Ircon International, the Chhattisgarh government and the South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL) have signed a pact to build around 300 km of rail corridor for better transportation of coal, a statement said Monday.

Maoists kill two CISF men in Chhattisgarh

November 4, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Raipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constables were killed early Sunday in a firefight with Maoist guerrillas near an iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.

Maoists kill two CISF constables in Chhattisgarh

November 4, 2012 at 1:27 PM

Raipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constables were killed early Sunday in a gun battle with Maoist guerrillas near an iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.

Kenya's runners delay US visit in face of Sandy

November 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM

Nairobi, Nov 1 (IANS) Elite Kenyan runners penned for Sunday's New York Marathon had delayed leaving the country even as organisers continue battling to have 50,000 runners start the race following the Superstorm Sandy.

Environment clearance just a click away in Chhattisgarh now

October 30, 2012 at 12:44 PM

Raipur, Oct 30 (IANS) Ahead of the first ever Global Investors Meet (GIM) in Chhattisgarh from Nov 2, the state government Tuesday launched an online system for businessmen and industrialists to apply for and obtain environment clearances without repeated trips to government offices.

Maoists to boycott Chhattisgarh anniversary Nov 1

October 28, 2012 at 9:19 PM

Raipur, Oct 28 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region Sunday after the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced it will observe black day Nov 1, the day the state was formed 12 years ago, police said.

Third front a waste of time in Chhattisgarh: CPI-M

October 27, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Raipur, Oct 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday rejected a call by smaller parties to form a third front in Chhattisgarh.

Two JSPL officials surrender in court

October 20, 2012 at 11:18 AM

Raipur, Oct 20 (IANS) Two officials of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) have surrendered in a court for their involvement in attacking RTI activist Ramesh Agrawal in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, police said Saturday.

IAC to dig up graft cases on Chhattisgarh politicians

October 17, 2012 at 1:31 PM

Raipur, Oct 17 (IANS) India Against Corruption (IAC) has asked its cadre in Chhattisgarh to compile records of alleged cases of corruption against key leaders of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the opposition Congress, a senior member of the outfit said Wednesday.

Four Chhattisgarh cops injured in Maoist ambush

October 15, 2012 at 4:52 PM

Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) A police squad had a narrow escape after Maoist guerrillas ambushed it with a landmine blast and engaged it in a gun battle on the Bijapur-Gidam Road in Dantewada in southern Chhattisgarh, officials said.

Chhattisgarh woman official sacked after 16 years of absence

October 13, 2012 at 4:24 PM

Raipur, Oct 13 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has finally dismissed from service a woman employee of the horticulture department for remaining absent from her duty for 16 years, longer than the state has been in existance, an official source said Saturday.

Kejriwal detained, released; refuses to leave detention venue

October 12, 2012 at 9:56 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters were Friday detained while protesting alleged irregularities in a NGO run by Law Minister Salman Khurshid and his wife Louise. Taken to a stadium on the outskirts of Delhi, they refused to leave even after being later released by the police.

Man-eater leopard brought to zoo

October 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) A man-eater leopard caught in Mahasamund district was brought to Raipur's Nandanvan Zoo to save it from the wrath of villagers, zoo officials said Friday.

Chhattisgarh sounds alert as swine flu claims five lives

October 11, 2012 at 4:04 PM

Raipur, Oct 11 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Thursday sounded a high alert after swine flu claimed five lives in the state within less than a fortnight, a health department official here said.

10-kg tiffin bomb recovered in Chhattisgarh

October 8, 2012 at 9:47 PM

Raipur, Oct 8 (IANS) Security forces Monday foiled a major bid of Maoists to wreck havoc on them by recovering a 10-kg tiffin bomb hidden beneath the soil on a road near Dornapal in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said.

Sharad Pawar's green signal to Third Front in Chhattisgarh

October 7, 2012 at 9:25 PM

Raipur, Oct 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar Sunday gave his green signal to a proposal for the formation of a Third Front in Chhattisgarh in association with the Swabhiman Manch headed by former MP Tarachand Sahu, state NCP sources said.

Pawar announces setting up of agriculture research centre in Chhattisgarh

October 7, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Raipur, Oct 7 (ANI): Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday announced the setting up of an agriculture research centre for farmers in Chhattisgarh.

Raipur schoolteacher wins Mrs.India World Wide title (With Image)

September 30, 2012 at 4:50 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Rebecca Logein Benn, a sports teacher from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, has won the title of Mrs.India World Wide 2012. A mother of two, she says this is her "first step towards glamour" and that she will now pursue "acting and modelling".

Maoists shoot and injure cop at Chhattisgarh bus stand

September 26, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Raipur, Sep 26 (IANS) Maoist insurgents shot and injured a police constable at a bus stand in Sukma town in Chhattisgarh, police officials said Wednesday.

Troopers to vacate Chhattisgarh schools

September 24, 2012 at 6:03 PM

Raipur, Sep 24 (IANS) Paramilitary troopers and police housed in at least 36 schools and hostels would be shifted out to solve the problems being faced by students in the insurgency-hit Bastar division of Chhattisgarh, an official said Monday.

Shutdown paralyses Chhattisgarh

September 20, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Raipur, Sep 20 (IANS) Normal life was badly disrupted in Chhattisgarh Thursday in response to a protest called against raised diesel prices and FDI in multi-brand retail trade,

Ex-RSS chief Sudarshan dead, cremation Sunday (Third Lead) (With Image)

September 15, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Nagpur/Raipur, Sep 15 (IANS) Kuppali Sitaramaiyya Sudarshan, who headed the RSS for much of the period Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the prime minister, died early Saturday in Raipur after suffering a cardiac arrest, RSS officials said.

Ex-RSS chief Sudarshan is dead, cremation Sunday

September 15, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Nagpur, Sep 15 (IANS) K.S. Sudarshan, who headed the RSS for much of the period Atal Behari Vajpayee was the prime minister, died early Saturday in Raipur after suffering a cardiac arrest, RSS officials said.

Former RSS chief K. Sudarshan dead

September 15, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Nagpur, Sep 15 (IANS) Former head of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh K. Sudarshan died of heart attack in Raipur in Chhattisgarh early Saturday, an official said here. He was 81.

CBI raids offices of three firms in Chhattisgarh

September 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The CBI, probing alleged irregularities in coal block allocations, Tuesday conducted raids at offices of three companies in Chhattisgarh, officials said.

40-kg explosive device defused in Chhattisgarh

September 1, 2012 at 3:45 PM

Raipur, Sep 1 (IANS) Security forces foiled a bid by Maoist ultras to trigger a massive blast in Bijapur district by defusing a powerful explosive device buried beneath the road surface, police said Saturday.

Maoist base destroyed in Chhattisgarh

August 28, 2012 at 8:50 PM

Raipur, Aug 28 (IANS) In an overnight operation, joint team of district police and CRPF destroyed a Maoist hideout located in the dense forest after a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district and recovered arms and ammunition, officials said Tuesday.

NIA files charge sheet against five Maoists

August 24, 2012 at 4:24 PM

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against five Maoist cadres in Kolkata NIA special court.

KBC hot seat coming to your town!

August 22, 2012 at 6:48 PM

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The celebrated 'hot seat' of popular game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC)" is set to travel across towns like Raipur, Patna and Nagpur, giving the common man a closer experience of the show on their local streets!

Maoists push farmers to grow marijuana

August 17, 2012 at 3:16 PM

Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region is fast turning into a hotspot for growing marijuana with Maoist guerrillas making farmers switch to the cash crop, say police officials.

Maoists blow up CRPF vehicle, kill trooper in Chhattisgarh

August 6, 2012 at 9:21 PM

Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the spot and injuring five others, police officials said.

Private doctors on warpath in uterus removal scam

August 6, 2012 at 4:41 PM

Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Accusing the state government of taking arbitrary action against doctors in a uterus removal scam and considering passage of a draconian Nursing Home Act which will "ruin private healthcare facilities", the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday warned of a state-wide agitation if the government failed to address the issue in time.

Chhattisgarh doctors questioned on womb removals

July 23, 2012 at 10:19 PM

Raipur, July 23 (IANS) Health officials in Chhattisgarh Monday finished the two-day questioning of nine doctors accused of removing wombs of young women to make money under the National Health Insurance Scheme, government sources said.

AIIMS paper leak case: Another doctor arrested

July 17, 2012 at 8:08 PM

New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) After six months of investigation, one more doctor was arrested in connection with the leak of papers of AIIMS post-graduate medical entrance test organised Jan 8, police said Tuesday.

Chhattisgarh RTI activist shot at, in stable condition

July 7, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Raipur, July 7 (IANS) A leading Chhattisgarh rights activist was injured when two unidentified gunmen shot him twice in the state's industrial town Raigarh. He is said to be out of danger now.

Congress questions Maoist killings in Chhattisgarh

June 30, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Raipur, June 30 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh Saturday formed a panel to probe Friday's killing of 19 Maoist insurgents by security forces saying the presence of women and children among the dead and the "shabby way" the state government handled the issue gave rise to the suspicion they were killed in staged shootouts.

Maoist encounter in Dantewada was a prelude to more violence

June 29, 2012 at 9:24 PM

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The overnight encounter in Dantewada in Chattisgarh prevented a planned attack by Maoists who were mobilising forces in the area.

17 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh

June 29, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Raipur, June 29 (IANS) Security forces killed at least 17 Maoists and injured several others after being attacked by the rebels at three places in Chhattisgarh Friday, police said.

16 Naxals killed, two injured in Chhattisgarh encounter

June 29, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Raipur, June 29 (ANI): Sixteen Naxals were killed in a fierce encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the jungles of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.

Air Arabia to increase frequency from Nagpur

May 29, 2012 at 6:39 PM

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Low cost airline Air Arabia Tuesday announced that it will increase the frequency of flights from Nagpur to United Arab Emirates (UAE) to four times a week starting June 15.

Terror grips NMDC miners a day after Maoist attack

May 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM

Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Dozens of miners at the public sector National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) Ltd. in Chhattisgarh skipped work Monday as more explosives were found at the mining site in Dantewada where rebels had killed six paramilitary troopers and a civilian Sunday night.

Maoists kill six CISF troopers, driver in Chhattisgarh

May 14, 2012 at 12:02 AM

Raipur, May 13 (IANS) The Maoists Sunday night carried out a deadly attack on a patrol party of paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in which six jawans and a civilian driver were killed, police said.

Maoists kill cop in Chhattisgarh

May 13, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Kanker, May 13 (IANS) A policeman was shot dead Sunday by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said.

Maoists kill tribal in Chhattisgarh

May 12, 2012 at 10:34 PM

Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Maoist militants Saturday gunned down a tribal man, accused of being a police informer, in insurgency-riddled Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, police said.

Maoist interlocutor Sharma defends Chhattisgarh tribals

May 5, 2012 at 1:03 PM

Raipur, May 5 (ANI): Maoist appointed mediator B.D. Sharma has stressed the need to review cases against Chhattisgarh tribals by a state committee even as he maintained that they have been ripped off their basic rights.

Sukma collector released by Maoists

May 3, 2012 at 6:38 PM

Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon was released by Maoist militants Thursday after 12 days in captivity.

Confusion over release of Sukma collector

May 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM

Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Hours after the fireworks and celebrations began Thursday, confusion persisted over the release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. Meanwhile, the rebels have called mediapersons waiting to receive Menon to Tarmetla.

Fireworks as reports say Sukma collector released

May 3, 2012 at 4:54 PM

Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Celebrations began at the Sukma district collector's residence Thursday afternoon as reports said that Alex Paul Menon had been released by the Maoists after 12 days of captivity.

Maoists release Sukma District Collector Menon (Lead: Sukma)

May 3, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Raipur, May 3 (ANI): The hostage crisis in Chhattisgarh ended on Thursday afternoon with the Maoists setting Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon free almost two weeks after his kidnapping.

Sukma Collector likely to release today

May 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM

The 12 daylong hostages crisis is likely to end today, as the Maoist will release abducted Sukma collector Paul Menon today afternoon.

Maoists to release abducted collector Thursday

May 3, 2012 at 8:30 AM

Raipur, May 3 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh government chopper Thursday morning left Raipur for Tarmetla, where Maoist guerillas are expected to release kidnapped Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, state govermment sources said.

Maoists to release collector Thursday

May 2, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Raipur, May 2 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Wednesday said they will release kidnapped Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon Thursday.

Maoists to release Menon Thursday

May 2, 2012 at 1:06 PM

Raipur, May 2 (IANS) Maoist guerillas Wednesday said they would release kidnapped Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon Thursday.

Abducted Chhattisgarh collector may be freed Wednesday

May 1, 2012 at 9:22 PM

Raipur, May 1 (IANS) Maoists may set abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon free Wednesday, official sources in Chhattisgarh said Tuesday.

Abducted Chhattisgarh district collector's release likely

April 30, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Raipur, April 30 (IANS) The release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon seemed likely with the Maoist interlocutors and the Chhattisgarh government-appointed mediators agreeing Monday night to form a high-powered panel to deal with the Maoists' demands.

Mediators resume talks for release of Sukma collector

April 30, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Raipur, April 30 (IANS) Mediators resumed talks here Monday for a consensus on the release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, as Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh discussed with top officials the new "unreported" demands set by the Maoists, sources said.

Collector's abduction: Mediators meet fail to break deadlock

April 29, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Maoists interlocutors and the Chhattisgarh government-appointed mediators ended their meeting here Sunday night here but failed to find way out to ensure release of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon who was abducted by guerillas at gun point April 21, an official said.

Maoist negotiators airdash to Raipur to meet state government representatives

April 29, 2012 at 4:10 PM

Raipur, Apr 29 (ANI): Maoist interlocutors B.D.Sharma and Professor Hargopal reportedly airdashed to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur to meet with state government representatives and brief them about their talks with the rebels to secure the release of kidnapped Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon.

Sukma collector safe, say mediators after meeting Maoists

April 29, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe, two interlocutors who met Maoists in their jungle hideout said Sunday, adding the rebels had replied to the Chhattisgarh government's message on their demands for his release.

Armed Maoists receive interlocutors in Chhattisgarh jungle

April 28, 2012 at 5:22 PM

Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Armed Maoists received both of their interlocutors, bearing the Chhattisgarh government's response to their demands for release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, in a jungle pocket in violence-hit Bastar region Saturday afternoon, raising hopes of the official's safe and early release.