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Chhattisgarh student tops class 10 board exams amid battle with cancer

By Odisha News Online May 8, 2025 209

RAIPUR,MAY 8 : Amid ongoing treatment for cancer, Ishika Bala, a student from Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-hit Kanker district, has emerged as the Class 10 state topper, balancing her studies with a personal battle few her age face. The daughter of a farmer, Shankar Bala, she was diagnosed with blood cancer in October 2023. Her health issues […]Continue Reading

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Two hardcore Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

By Odisha News Online Apr 16, 2025 81

RAIPUR, APRIL 16 : Two senior cadres of CPI (Maoist), carrying a bounty of Rs 13 lakh, were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Kilam-Bargum forest in Kondagaon district, about 250 km south of Raipur on Wednesday. “Based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoists at the Kilam-Bargum forest region, […]Continue Reading

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At least 30 Maoists, one security personnel killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh

By Odisha News Online Mar 20, 2025 96

RAIPUR, MAR 20 : At least 30 cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist) were killed in two separate encounters in Bastar division, south Chhattisgarh, on Thursday, as security forces intensified operations against left-wing insurgency. According to Bastar police, a joint team of security forces launched an anti-Maoist operation based on specific intelligence inputs. Around 7 […]Continue Reading

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31 Naxals, two cops killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

By Odisha News Online Feb 9, 2025 204

RAIPUR, FEB 9 : Around 31 Naxal militants from the banned CPI (Maoist) were killed in an encounter with security forces on Sunday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, about 400 km south of Raipur, police said. Two security personnel were killed and two others were injured in the face-off, they said. Both were airlifted by chopper […]Continue Reading

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Four Maoists, one jawan killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad

By Odisha News Online Jan 5, 2025 147

RAIPUR, JAN 5: Four Maoists in uniform and a security personnel were killed during a fierce encounter in the Abujhmad area of Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday. The gunfight took place as security forces intensified their anti-Maoist operations in the region. “Based on specific inputs about the presence of Maoists in the Abujhmad (meaning unfamiliar […]Continue Reading

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Nagpur-Kolkata IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Raipur after bomb threat

By Odisha News Online Nov 14, 2024 156

RAIPUR, NOV 14 : A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said. The aircraft, which had taken off from Nagpur for Kolkata, was diverted after airport authorities received the threat, Raipur’s Senior […]Continue Reading

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Two jawans seriously injured in Maoist attack in Chhatisgarh’s Sukma

By Odisha News Online Nov 3, 2024 194

RAIPUR, OCT 3: Two jawans were seriously injured in a Maoist attack at the Haat bazar- the weekly market in Jagargunda of Sukma district on Sunday. The attack was carried out by the banned outfit CPI (Maoists) with sharp-edge weapons leading to a chaotic situation here, the Bastar police stated. “In a surprise attack, two […]Continue Reading

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Two STF personnel killed, four injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

By Odisha News Online Jul 18, 2024 202

RAIPUR, JULY 18 : Two jawans of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed and four personnel injured in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists near Mandimarka forested terrain at Tarrem in strife-torn Bijapur district, about 380 km south of Raipur, the police said on Thursday. “Based on a tip-off about […]Continue Reading

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4 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

By Odisha News Online Apr 2, 2024 223

RAIPUR, APR 2: Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said. The gun battle took place in a forest near Lendra village under Gangaloor police station area at around 6 am, when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector […]Continue Reading

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Raipur Diary: Uptick in conjunctivitis cases

By Odisha News Online Jul 30, 2023 292

Raipur,JULY 30:  The state capital is reeling under an outbreak of conjunctivitis, or pink eye, with widespread occurrence of the seasonal infection being reported. Surge in the eye infection has also been reported in other parts of the state with around 20,000 cases emerging in the last one week. However, every fourth patient for the […]Continue Reading