Five Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Tuesday, the police said. The gunfight took place in a forest in Abujhmad, a hilly forest area, when a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official said. Search under … Read more
Image of Chhattisgarh Congress workers protesting against train cancellations. | Photo Credit: File With over 60,000 trains cancellations in the last three years, the Congress has decided to take the matter up as an electoral issue Unlike most election cycles which see divisive social issues at the fore, railways, or specifically, repeated passenger train cancellations, … Read more
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: PTI In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI When an 18-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh cleared her class 10 state board examination, it was an extraordinary feat given her family background. Her parents are active Naxalites, living their lives under the shadow of guns, but that did not deter the teenager from single-mindedly pursuing … Read more
A massive controversy erupted in Odisha over Chhattisgarh’s release of Mahanadi water into lower catchment of the river system. Water experts and political leaders accused the neighbouring State of attempting to mislead the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal led by Supreme Court Justice A.M. Khanwilkar. According to Water Resource Department of Odisha, Chhattisgarh has opened 20 … Read more