Caught between Naxals, Salwa Judum, tribals left ‘power’less

Monday 8 October '07

Salwa Judum, which was launched against Naxalite extremism with tacit support from the Chhattisgarh Government in the Maoist-infested Bastar region...

Anti-conversion Bill: C’garh Governor seeks Attorney Gen’s advice

Saturday 6 October '07

Gubernatorial assent to Chhattisgarh’s controversial Anti-Conversion Bill has further been delayed with Governor...

‘Stressed-out’ cop shoots top Naxalite in custody

Thursday 4 October '07

Blaming maoists for his posting in an extremist-infested area and citing stress in his job and family life, a Chhattisgarh...

As V C Shukla returns to party, Chhattisgarh Cong split wide open

Wednesday 3 October '07

Within days of the re-entry of former Union minister and Congress stalwart V C Shukla into the party fold, Chhattisgarh Congress...

Dalit+OBC is Maya’s formula for Chhattisgarh

Monday 1 October '07

After successfully wooing Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party in Chhattisgarh has decided to engineer a social pact...

C’garh: alarm bells as wild buffaloes go missing

Saturday 29 September '07

Chhattisgarh’s state animal, the wild buffalo, is on the verge of extinction. The Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary is left...

Binayak Sen’s family turns to RTI for help

Friday 28 September '07

For the past four months, Dr Ilina Sen’s routine includes combing through legal documents, meeting human rights activists and mustering strength to fight the state for arresting her husband on allegations of being a “Naxal sympathiser”.

Naxal leader dies of snakebite near C’garh border

Wednesday 26 September '07

One of the highest ranking Naxalite commanders operating in northern Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand for several years, Rahul Tiwari alias Abhay, died...

Raman writes to Govt on Forest Rights Bill

Tuesday 25 September '07

Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has written a letter to Central Tribal Affairs Minister PR Kyndiah,

Naxal foundation day passes off peacefully

Saturday 22 September '07

The day-long bandh call issued by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) to observe the foundation day of the extremist organisation passed off...

Naxal diktat for foundation day: no work

Friday 21 September '07

Naxalite insurgents have issued a diktat to people residing in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh to observe the foundation day of the Communist Party...

Cash reward for info on former PSC member

Thursday 20 September '07

A cash reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced for information leading to the arrest of former Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission...

Job ban lifted, 30,000 vacancies to be filled

Thursday 20 September '07

The Raman Singh Government has decided to lift the ban on regular recruitment of Government employees to fill the backlog of 30,000 vacancies...

Mistaken to be Naxals, group beaten up

Tuesday 18 September '07

In another case of attempted mob justice, this time in Chhattisgarh, a policeman and group of construction workers...

Polls ahead but Chhattisgarh Cong busy with battle within

Monday 17 September '07

The Chhattisgarh Congress is virtually in a state of disarray. No state executive committee has been formed even after over two years of Pradesh Congress Committee chief Charan Das Mahant’s leadership.

Chhattisgarh gets a chopper to aid its fight against Naxals

Saturday 15 September '07

Chhattisgarh has secured the services of a 26-seater Mi172 helicopter to conduct surveillance, search and rescue missions in the Naxal affected...

Raman to bypass PSC, recruit directly

Friday 14 September '07

With the state Public Service Commission’s credibility coming under a cloud after two successive chairmen were booked on charges of graft and irregularities in the examination process...

C’garh: Govt official held for posing as Naxal

Thursday 13 September '07

A suspended government official was arrested by the Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly posing as a Naxalite...

Cops to vacate camps in village buildings

Wednesday 12 September '07

The Chhattisgarh Police, which was till now using Government infrastructure like hostels, schools and panchayat buildings...

Wildlife sanctuaries turn hubs for Naxal activities in Bastar district

Wednesday 12 September '07

The Indravati Tiger Reserve, located in the Naxal-infested area of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, is now at the mercy of the extremists.

Farmer panel gets Raman Singh’s green signal

Monday 10 September '07

With nearly 78 per cent of the total rural households engaged in farming activity, the Raman Singh Cabinet has approved the creation of Chhattisgarh Farmers’ Welfare Commission...

Village panch beheads daughter-in-law, surrenders

Saturday 8 September '07

A village panch in Durg district of Chhattisgarh beheaded his daughter-in-law after an altercation and then surrendered before the police.

IPS men held back to fight Naxals

Friday 7 September '07

Faced with a deteriorating law and order situation in Chhattisgarh, the Raman Singh Government has rejected the application of nine senior IPS officers seeking to be relieved for Central deputation...

As number of Naxal inmates grow, C’garh moots e-courts

Wednesday 5 September '07

With the number of Naxalite inmates in Chhattisgarh’s prisons growing, the state Government on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious project...

Cops ran away, let Naxals mow down 55: Official probe

Saturday 1 September '07

Security personnel abandoned posts, sought shelter in girls’ hostel; many could have been drunk; too much confidence in poorly trained ‘Special Police Officers’