C’garh: 12 cops feared dead in Naxal ambush

Thursday 30 August '07

In yet another encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, 12 security personnel were feared killed on Wednesday afternoon in the forests of Jagargunda in Dantewada district, about 550 km from here.

MP, Jharkhand officials fail to attend anti-Naxal meet

Friday 24 August '07

Meeting accepts Bastar as worst-affected region due to its hilly terrain, forests

Raman, 9 MPs to meet BJP brass to settle differences

Thursday 23 August '07

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and nine Lok Sabha MPs from the state have been summoned to New Delhi by the BJP high command...

Raipur: convict on death row found dead

Wednesday 22 August '07

A 36-year-old convict on death row was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the Raipur Central Prison on Tuesday.

Rajnath backs Raman, says no room for indiscipline

Saturday 18 August '07

In a setback to the BJP dissidents in Chhattisgarh, party president Rajnath Singh has expressed total confidence in the leadership of Chief Minister Raman Singh.

Raman Singh’s US trip draws Oppn fire

Thursday 16 August '07

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is under fire from the Opposition as he prepares to embark on a ten-day tour of the US seeking investment for the state.

Raman’s latest: bicycle ‘dole’ to ride to power

Thursday 16 August '07

The decision of the Raman Singh Government to provide bicycles to girls from underprivileged sections is again an attempt to hold on to the BJP

C’garh says no ban on docs without borders

Sunday 12 August '07

A day after The Indian Express reported that international aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres has been asked to withdraw from insurgency-hit Dantewara district of Bastar region

Chhattisgarh govt bars the way for doctors without borders

Saturday 11 August '07

Bans Nobel Peace prize-winning Medecins Sans Frontieres from Naxalite-hit Dantewada district

Polls in mind, C’garh Govt hikes funds allotment

Friday 10 August '07

With an eye on the Assembly polls scheduled for next year, the Raman Singh Government has opened its coffers for ministers by making a five to eight fold increase in discretionary funds allocated through them.

Bastar special: Constables to be promoted as SHOs

Wednesday 8 August '07

Faced with a shortage of officers in Naxal-affected Bastar region, the Chhattisgarh Police has decided to deploy lower ranking personnel...

Andhra cops in Durg to question woman Naxalite

Tuesday 7 August '07

Chhattisgarh Police, aided by their Andhra Pradesh counterparts, are probing for more details on the suspected woman Naxalite, BCH Padma, who was arrested by Durg police on Friday.

NREG: Raipur removes 2 officers after fund misuse

Monday 6 August '07

The Chhattisgarh Government on Sunday removed a District Collector and suspended a Chief Executive Officer of the zilla panchayat for alleged misuse of funds meant for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

Chhattisgarh: Woman Naxal in hospital, poisoning suspected

Monday 6 August '07

A woman, who was picked up by the Chhattisgarh Police on Friday evening for suspected Naxalite links, has been hospitalised with symptoms of poisoning while in custody at the Bhatti Police station of Durg district late on Saturday night.

Steel trader held trying to bribe Durg MP

Sunday 5 August '07

A steel trader was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau while he was allegedly offering Rs 5 lakh as bribe to local Member of Parliament Tarachand Sahu

Raman to induct SPOs into police force

Thursday 2 August '07

Tribal youth, engaged as Special Police Officers (SPOs) to fight Naxalites, will now be inducted as regular policemen with the Chhattisgarh Police.

Polls in mind, C’garh BJP involves rebels in party work

Tuesday 31 July '07

The Chhattisgarh BJP leadership has decided to engage dissidents and critics of the Raman Singh Government in organisational activities

Raman sounds conciliatory, calls for Govt-party cooperation

Monday 30 July '07

After its two-day introspection meet, the Chhattisgarh BJP has sought better coordination between the organisation and the Government...

C’garh: In-camera session dissects Naxal menace

Friday 27 July '07

For the first time ever, an “in-camera” sitting of the Chhattisgarh Assembly was held on Thursday to discuss Maoist-related issues and a strategy to deal with the rebels. As per House Rule 163-A...

Bastar: Naxals kill two farmers for flouting diktat

Thursday 26 July '07

Suspected Naxalites killed two farmers in Bijapur district of south Bastar on Wednesday for defying the extremist diktat to stop cultivating their fields.

Rift within could upset BJP applecart in next polls

Tuesday 24 July '07

A Growing dissidence within may cost the Chhattisgarh BJP dearly.

C’garh: Dissidents receive Rajnath’s assurance

Saturday 21 July '07

The dissidence in the Chhattisgarh BJP seems to have been sorted out for the time being with the Central leadership assuring that all problems would be addressed soon.

C’garh House clears way for new-look police

Friday 20 July '07

The Chhattisgarh Police Act 2007, which proposes to introduce wide ranging changes in the police machinery, was introduced in the Assembly on Thursday.

In C’garh, rebels gun for Raman

Friday 20 July '07

Almost as a photocopy of what is happening in Gujarat, a rebellion by party MLAs against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is out in the open.

Chhattisgarh Assembly’s answer to Naxals: let’s discuss, in secret

Wednesday 18 July '07

In an unprecedented move, the Chhattisgarh Assembly has decided to hold an in-camera session on July 25 to discuss rising Naxal violence and related issues.