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Cong, BJP adopt ‘social engineering’ formula

Tuesday 4 November '08

Playing the social engineering card in Chhattisgarh, both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress have not only fielded...
Salwa Judum will benefit BJP in polls: Raman

Friday 31 October '08

Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has claimed that the three-year-old anti-Naxalite movement...
With 29 candidates, Left to provide third alternative

Monday 27 October '08

Gearing up to make a dent in state’s bipolar politics in the next month’s Assembly polls, Left parties will field candidates in 29 constituencies...
12 CRPF men killed after Maoists trigger blast, then fire on injured

Tuesday 21 October '08

Striking in a big way after the announcement of two-phase Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh next month, Maoist rebels ambushed a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel this afternoon, killing 12 and leaving six others wounded near a forest village between Modupal and Kompalli in Bijapur district.
12 CRPF men killed after Maoists trigger blast, then fire on injured

Tuesday 21 October '08

Striking in a big way after the announcement of two-phase Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh next month...
Congress not decided on CM candidate, BJP backs Raman Singh

Monday 20 October '08

With less than a month left for the Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, the Congress is not projecting anyone as its Chief Ministerial candidate...
Tribals see conspiracy in notice to Salwa Judum leader before elections

Thursday 16 October '08

The state Government has issued showcause notice to a prominent anti-Naxalite campaign leader asking why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for not attending to his duties as a teacher in a school run by the Tribal Welfare Department.
Rebel fears grow for BJP, Congress

Thursday 16 October '08

With the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress are facing intense pressure from aspirants for party tickets, leading to speculation about the possibility of both parties facing rebellion from within.
Despite delimitation, tribals hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh

Monday 6 October '08

Even after the number of Assembly seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes was reduced in the latest delimitation of constituencies from 34 to 29...
Salwa Judum debate to dominate polls in south Bastar

Tuesday 23 September '08

Controversial anti-Naxalite movement Salwa Judum is all set to become a poll issue that could make or break the...
Bio-fuel drive loses steam

Tuesday 16 September '08

Diesel nahi ab khaadi se; diesel milega badi se (no more diesel from the Gulf; get diesel from our own field)”...
No flush toilet at home, panchs lose their jobs

Monday 15 September '08

Having failed to construct flush toilets in their houses, 30 elected members of various village Panchayats in Bilaspur...
Post-retirement, babus grab plum posts

Tuesday 2 September '08

If you want lessons in post-retirement planning, turn to Chhattisgarh’s bureaucrats who have found ways and means...
CPI urges EC to assess situation in South Bastar

Monday 1 September '08

Ahead of the coming assembly polls, the Communist Party of India has urged the Election Commission to...
Election staff airlifted to remote Salwa Judum relief camp

Saturday 30 August '08

Even as the state is getting ready for Assembly polls, the staff involved in preparing photo identity cards has been airlifted to the anti-Naxal...
Cash-for-query: Chhattisgarh BJP does a rethink on former MP

Friday 29 August '08

Stung by criticism from within the party as well as from Opposition Congress...
Dantewada awaits its first helping of Indiamix

Tuesday 19 August '08

Clearing the initial bureaucratic red-tape and procedural delays, an ambitious scheme aimed at making...
Chhattisgarh CM poll plan: a quiz on state

Tuesday 12 August '08

Ahead of the Assembly polls, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh has come up with...
Desperate search for missing chopper in Naxal territory

Monday 11 August '08

Security personnel have now sought the help of locals to locate a private helicopter, with four crew members...
Chhattisgarh rights activist gets bail

Friday 8 August '08

Three months after his arrest, human rights activist and filmmaker Ajay T G, alleged to have links with Naxalites...
Cong in a fix over backing Salwa Judum

Thursday 7 August '08

With its leaders holding divergent views on Salwa Judum, the state Congress party is in a fix over what stand to take on the controversial anti-Naxalite movement...
Expelled over cash-for-query, he now offers spiritual answers

Monday 4 August '08

Pradeep Gandhi, who lost place in House, now moves from train to train, pasting quotes from Gayatri Parivar.
5 Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh dists will have to wait for power

Friday 1 August '08

The Chhattisgarh office of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, which had been given the responsibility to execute the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Yojana scheme...
Frontrunner for Chhattisgarh Chief Secy post in bribe row

Thursday 31 July '08

The tenure of Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Shivraj Singh ends only on Thursday.
Sting operation haunts BJP ahead of election season

Wednesday 30 July '08

Beware of sting operations! That’s what the ruling BJP is telling its ministers, MPs, legislators and chairpersons of state-owned corporations and boards.
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