Chhattisgarh

April 30, 2024 3:38 PM

Chhattisgarh: Gunfight breaks out between Naxals and security forces in Narayanpur district

Seven Naxals were gunned down in an ongoing encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. The joint operation involving personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) commenced around 6 am on Tuesday in the dense forests along the inter-district border of Kanker and Narayanpur, a police officer said. The security forces ventured into the area for an anti-Naxal operation when they came under heavy fire from Maoist cadres near Tekmeta and...

April 26, 2024 2:42 PM

Lok Sabha polls: Tripura records 54.47 per cent voter turnout, Maharashtra at lowest with 31.77 per cent till 1 pm

Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after 54.47 per cent voting percentage was recorded in the state till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India. Other states where higher voter turnout has been recorded are -- Manipur (54.26 per cent), Chhattisgarh (53.09 per cent), and Assam (46.31 per cent). So far, Maharashtra has registered the lowest voting percentage in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls with 31.77 per cent till 1 pm. According to the poll body data, Bihar ha...

April 16, 2024 9:31 PM

Chhattisgarh: 29 Naxals killed in Bastar encounter

A total of 29 Naxals were killed and three security personnel sustained injuries in an encounter that broke out in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, which lies in the Bastar region, officials said. "On April 16, 2024, a joint search team comprising of Kanker DRG and BSF was launched for searching operations in the Chhottebetiya PS limit area in Kanker District," police stated. They further stated that at around 2 pm in the afternoon, there was an exchange of fire between Naxals and security force...

Bettiah, Mar 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering during the launch, inauguration and foundation stone-laying of development projects worth Rs. 12,800 crores, in Bettiah on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

April 10, 2024 8:38 AM

Prime Minister Modi to hold rally in Nagpur today in support of NDA’s Ramtek candidate

After holding election rallies in Chhattisgarh's Bastar and Chandrapur in Maharashtra, in addition to taking out a colourful roadshow down South, in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Nagpur on Wednesday for an election rally in the Ramtek constituency in support of the Shiv Sena (ruling Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Raju Parwe. The rally is bolstering public support for the Shiv Sena candidate. Earlier on March 24, senior state Congress leader and Umred MLA, Raju Parwe, joi...

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during the 'Startup Mahakumbh' at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)

April 8, 2024 8:38 AM

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi to address rally in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick off the Lok Sabha campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh by addressing a rally in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on Monday. Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap on Sunday said that the Prime Minister would start the Vijay Sankalp Shankhnaad rally, which is starting from Bastar. "Prime Minister's Vijay Sankalp Shankhnad Maharally is starting here from the land of our Bastar. He will address a rally in Aamabal village in Bhanpuri in ...