RAIPUR, JUL 3 : Snakes often become more active during the rainy season and are frequently spotted near human habitats. But few can stay calm when faced with not just one or two, but dozens of snakes clustered inside a home, even if they know how to stay safe from reptiles during the monsoon. At […]Continue Reading
RAIPUR, JUN 9 : Additional superintendent of police (ASP) of Konta division succumbed to severe injuries he sustained in a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast planted by Maoists in Sukma, about 500 km south of Raipur, on Monday. In the IED blast, the SDOP and station house officer of Konta were also injured; the […]Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
