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Topic: Chhattisgarh

‘Sabka Ram’ — in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Baghel govt counters BJP with ‘National Ramayana Festival’

The 'Chhattisgarhi Ram' is party’s answer to BJP’s countrywide nationalism plank. Three-day festival included competition for ‘best Ramayana Mandali’ and Hanuman Chalisa recitals.

Chhattisgarh officer drains irrigation reservoir to look for phone dropped while taking selfie

Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas has been suspended. District Collector Priyanka Shukla said in a press note the matter was under investigation and appropriate action was being taken. 

Bhupesh Baghel’s Kaushalya Mandir is Chattisgarh’s own Ram trail. BJP is ‘uncomfortable’

Chandkhuri: A bridge, a 65-foot statue of Ram, fountains, and lights have put Chhattisgarh’s Kaushalya Mata Mandir on India’s religious tourist map. An obscure...

In this Chhattisgarh village, spectre of love jihad is rising. BJP sees a window

The FIRs, arrests, and compensations are unlikely to heal the rifts. Friendships and relationships are forever fractured in Biranpur.

‘No longer BJP of Vajpayee, Advani days’ — Tribal veteran in poll-bound Chhattisgarh quits BJP, joins Congress

Nand Kumar Sai’s departure is touted to be a major setback for the BJP, which lost its electoral base in tribal-dominated seats in the 2018 assembly elections.

Rigorous training & volleyball to unwind: Life of women CRPF jawans posted in Manipur, Chhattisgarh

CRPF's Bastariya Battalion has inducted women from Maoist insurgency-hit areas of Chhattisgarh. Manipur is not an active combat area and women personnel oversee law & order.

55 kg explosives packed under road, went ‘undetected for over 2 months’ — inside Dantewada Maoist attack

Explosives that killed 10 police personnel & a civilian Wednesday believed to have been placed under road using method called ‘fox-digging’ that creates a cavity under the surface.

10 police personnel killed in Dantewada Maoist attack, struck with IED on way back from anti-Naxal operation

Personnel belonged to District Reserve Guard (DRG), a Chhattisgarh force designed to carry out anti-Maoist operations. Wednesday's attack altogether killed 11 people, including the driver of the vehicle.

10 policemen among 11 killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Explosives were hurled at a vehicle Wednesday carrying personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) near Aranpur.

Naxalites fire at Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur MLA Vikram Mandavi’s convoy, no injuries

Naxalites also fired indiscriminately at the vehicle of district panchayat member Parvati Kashyap, who was in the fleet.

On Camera

XUV 7XO shows Mahindra’s engineering prowess. DAVINCI suspension makes a world of difference

The old XUV 700 was an indication that the Indian manufacturer had begun to up their game. But 7XO is world-class in terms of fit, finish, and equipment.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.