A 35-year-old man was killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on the suspicion of being a police informer, police said on Wednesday (October 30, 2024). “The incident took place on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) night in Putkel village under Basaguda police station limits,” a police official here said. “After being alerted, a … Read more
Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Bhabesh Kalita felicitates party leader Ramen Deka after he was elected as the Governor of Chhattisgarh, at the party office, in Guwahati, Assam on July 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Ramen Deka on July 31 took oath as the 10th Governor of Chhattisgarh at a function held at … Read more
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
In the early hours of June 7, 2024, two Uttar Pradesh residents were found dead while a third sustained injuries in the Arang area. Photo: Special Arrangement Till Sunday, nearly ‘nine to ten persons’, some with previous history of cow vigilantism, have been questioned in connection with the Arang mob lynching case of Chhattisgarh, an … Read more
Security personnel at the site of an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on April 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Not following usual routes, improved coordination between forces, and additional backup helped security personnel minimise risk and inflict more damage in the April 16 anti-Maoist operation in which 29 alleged Maoists were killed … Read more
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh addressing the media. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress on April 8 alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “failed” to protect the rights of tribal communities in Chhattisgarh and asked whether he will ever meaningfully commit himself to tribal welfare. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed … Read more
Bhubaneswar: CureBay has successfully raised approximately Rs 62 crore in a Series A1 funding round. The round was led by Elevar Equity, their existing investor and saw participation from CureBay founders and some of the leadership team members. The newly raised funding will enable the health-tech innovator to continue creating access to high-quality and affordable … Read more
Mumbai: Sounding a note of caution, a Reserve Bank report has said that reverting to the DA-linked Old Pension Scheme (OPS) will exert huge pressure on state finances and restrict their capacity to undertake developmental expenditure. The Reserve Bank’s report on ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2023-24’ also said the provision of non-merit … Read more
The second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections for the remaining 70 seats will be held on Friday and decide the electoral fate of political heavyweights like Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, his deputy T.S. Singh Deo, eight State Ministers and four members of Parliament. A total of 958 candidates — 827 men, 130 women … Read more
Wall paintings ahead of Mizoram Assembly election in Aizawl town on November 05, 2023. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Campaigning ends in Mizoram and for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh The campaign for the elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly and 20 Assembly segments in Chhattisgarh came to a close on Sunday ahead of the … Read more