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TopicChhattisgarh

Topic: Chhattisgarh

3 DRG personnel killed, bodies of 12 Maoists recovered in Bijapur-Dantewada border gunfight

Encounter began around 9am with joint team of Dantewada-Bijapur DRG, Special Task Force, CRPF and CoBRA commandos launching a search operation.

Same same but different—the FIR clubbing riddle & how SC has dealt with it over the years

Hearing plea by Johar Chhattisgarh Party chief Amit Baghel, SC told him to ‘enjoy travelling all over the country’. Baghel faces FIRs in multiple states stemming from his remarks on Sindhis.

Internal security, anti-Naxal strategy on agenda at DG-IG police conference in Raipur

The 60th annual national conference, being held for the first time in Chhattisgah capital, is likely to be attended by PM Modi.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

41 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, 32 collectively carried Rs 1.19 cr bounty

The Naxalites surrendered before senior police officers, saying they were influenced by the new surrender policy and the 'Poona Margham' reintegration drive, SP Jitendra Kumar Yadav said.

Blood-stained stamp of Madvi Hidma: Lethal Maoist commander who outsmarted security forces for decades

Security forces took down Hidma, known for brutal attacks on security personnel in Chhattisgarh, in an encounter Tuesday, a ‘more significant’ killing than of top leader Basavaraju.

Dreaded Maoist commander Madvi Hidma killed in encounter at Chhattisgarh-Andhra border

Hidma, the second in command among the Maoist ranks, was among the key planners of several deadly attacks, including the 2010 Dantewada ambush that killed 74 CRPF personnel.

Bilaspur train accident: Death toll rises to 8, several trapped and critically injured

The accident occurred when the irst bogie of a goods train collided with the last bogie of a local train. Railways have mobilised all resources & are taking measure to treat the injured.

‘Can’t be made scapegoats’: Why CBI court exonerated two UPA-era officials in coal scam case

Special CBI judge also discharges RKM Powergen, the company allotted the Fatehpur East coal block in Chhattisgarh, and two of its officials, saying its application made it the ‘most deserving’ firm

Modi marks Chhattisgarh’s 25th with infra bonanza, big promises to tribals—‘Atal’s dream, our mission’

Joining the silver jubilee celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the state’s new Vidhan Sabha building and a digitally-focused tribal museum in the city.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.