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Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh), Jun 26 (PTI) Two women Naxalites carrying a collective bounty of Rs 6 lakh have been killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said on Thursday. The gunfight broke out late Wednesday evening in a forest under Kohkameta police station limits in Abhujmaad area when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, said Sundarraj P, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range. District Reserve Guard ( ...Read More >
Raipur, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) A villager was brutally murdered in Puvarti village, located within the Jagargunda police station area of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Puvarti village holds significant strategic importance as it is the native place of Maoist commander Hidma and Battalion 1 chief Deva Barse. The village has produced 22 hardcore Maoists. The attack was allegedly carried out by a group of ten to fifteen Maoists, who ambushed the victim and killed him using sharp weapons, police ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Bank of Baroda (Bank), one of India's leading public sector banks, has announced the reduction in its Repo Linked Lending Rate by 50 basis points following the policy rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of India. This move will make borrowing cheaper, which can encourage more people to take loans for homes, cars, or businesses. Also Read | Online Scam in Navi Mumbai: Woman Loses INR 49 Lakh After Being Lured With 'Gift' From Abroad. The revised rates came i ...Read More >
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai presented a proposed blueprint for Bastar's development to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting held on June 6 in the national capital. The latter has agreed to the proposals stating that a final decision on their execution will be taken soon. The proposals pertain to a couple of mega projects that have the potential to change the face of the Bastar division as well as the entire state of Chhattisgarh. The government has adopted the twin s ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met and felicitated officers of the Chhattisgarh Police who played a key role in the recent anti-Naxal operations in Bijapur and Narayanpur that led to the elimination of top CPI(Maoist) leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and 57 others.On X later, Shah said, "Met the officers who played a crucial role in the recent anti-Naxal operations and congratulated them on the historic success of these operations. I am eager to meet the brave jawans wh ...Read More >
Security forces killed top Maoist leader Gautam alias Sudhakar in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. Gautam carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh. He was a Central Committee Member. He was responsible for violence and radicalizing youth. This is a major blow to Maoist leadership in Dandakaranya region. Security forces recovered an AK-47 and explosives.After CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao's (70) killing, another top Maoist and senior Central Committee Member (CCM), Gautam alias Sudhakar ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his visit to Delhi and had a detailed discussion with the PM regarding the construction of the multipurpose Bodhghat dam project and the Indravati-Mahanadi interlinking project as national projects. During their discussion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the Bastar division has long been affected by Naxalism, which has hindered the development of irrigat ...Read More >
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Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his visit to Delhi and had a detailed discussion with the PM regarding the construction of the multipurpose Bodhghat dam project and the Indravati-Mahanadi interlinking project as national projects. During their discussion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the Bastar division has long been affected by Naxalism, which has hindered the development of irrigat ...Read More >
RAIPUR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against a Maoist operative in connection with the targeted killing of Indian Army personnel Motiram Achala in Chhattisgarh's Bastar. The incident, which occurred in February 2024, is being investigated as part of a larger conspiracy by the banned CPI (Maoist) group to spread terror in the region. The accused, Ashu Korsa from Bijapur district, has been charged under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawfu ...Read More >
Itanagar, Jun 7 (PTI) The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh improved on Saturday with water levels of most rivers receding, even as 33,000 people in 24 districts remained affected, officials said. Twelve people lost their lives and one person went missing in rain-related incidents, including landslides, after the monsoon set in, they said. In its daily report, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said 33,200 people in 215 villages remained affected due to floods and landslides in the ...Read More >
Raipur, Jun 7 (PTI) Veteran tribal leader from Chhattisgarh and former Union minister Arvind Netam on Saturday said the Congress should clarify its stance on religious conversion. Netam said he suspects that Chhattisgarh Congress chief Deepak Baij, a tribal leader from the Bastar region, has embraced Christianity. He was talking to reporters in Raipur, two days after attending the concluding ceremony of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's training camp 'Karyakarta Vikas Varg-Dwitiya' in Nagpur as th ...Read More >
Raipur, Jun 7 (PTI) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Saturday that he discussed two proposed irrigation projects in the state with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Delhi and sought the Centre's nod for them. Sai, who returned to Raipur in the morning, said the PM assured that he would consider the two projects - Bodhghat and Indravati-Mahanadi interlinking work. Crucial for the development of the Bastar region, where Naxalites are retreating, they have been pro ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The Central government has raised financial limits under the General Financial Rules (GFRs) for procurement of scientific equipment and consumables. The simplification of GFRs will reduce delays and enhance autonomy and flexibility for the research organisations. Under the new rules, the Finance Ministry said that Vice Chancelors, Dierectors and academic institutions under specified departments and ministries will be able to make non-Government e-Marketplace (G ...Read More >
Bijapur, June 7: Five Naxalites were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. With the latest casualties, seven Naxalites, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, they said. "Security forces have recovered the bodies of seven Maoists during the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the Indravati National Park area ...Read More >
Bijapur, Jun 7 (PTI) Five Naxalites were killed in two encounters with security forces in an ongoing operation in the Indravati National Park area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Saturday. With the latest casualties, seven Naxalites, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, they said. "Security forces have recovered the bodies of seven Maoists during the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the Indravati National Park ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted an accused arrested earlier in the Chhattisgarh Indian Army personnel's targeted killing case of February 2024, according to an official statement from the agency. Ashu Korsa of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) has been chargesheeted under section 302 read with 120B of IPC, 1860 and sections 16, 18, 20, 38 & 39 of UA (P) Act before the NIA Special Court at Jagdalpur. NIA investigations in the case had revealed tha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted an accused arrested earlier in the Chhattisgarh Indian Army personnel's targeted killing case of February 2024, according to an official statement from the agency. Ashu Korsa of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) has been chargesheeted under section 302 read with 120B of IPC, 1860 and sections 16, 18, 20, 38 & 39 of UA (P) Act before the NIA Special Court at Jagdalpur. NIA investigations in the case had revealed tha ...Read More >
Imphal, June 7 (UNI) Three militants were nabbed in separate incidents during the last 24 hours in Manipur, police said on Saturday. Manipur Police arrested a militant from Moidangpok Awang Leikai from Khumbong Bazar under Imphal West District, they said. Security forces arrested a militant from the Elangkhanpokpi Mayai Leikai area under Kakching district. Security forces apprehended a militant from Wangoo Samushang in Bishnupur district and elected members from Kumbi area. In an operation, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a Maoist cadre for his involvement in the targeted killing of an Army personnel in Chhattisgarh last year, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Ashu Korsa of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jagdalpur on Friday, they said. NIA investigations in the case revealed that the accused was involved in the criminal conspiracy of the CPI (Maoist), a ...Read More >
Raipur, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against a Maoist operative in connection with the targeted killing of Indian Army personnel Motiram Achala in Chhattisgarh, the agency said in a statement on Saturday. The accused, Ashu Korsa, a resident of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, has been chargesheeted under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including Section 302 (murder) read with 120B (criminal conspiracy), and various p ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a Maoist cadre for his involvement in the targeted killing of an Army personnel in Chhattisgarh last year, officials said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Ashu Korsa of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh in the chargesheet filed before the NIA special court in Jagdalpur on Friday, they said. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 7, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Saturday Lucky Draw Results Declared ...Read More >
New Delhi: The first warship in the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft series, equipped to conduct subsurface surveillance, search and rescue missions, and low-intensity maritime operations, is set to be inducted into the Indian Navy on June 18, officials said on Friday. The commissioning ceremony of 'Arnala' at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam will be presided over by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan. "The warship incorporates more than 80 per cent indigenous content and integrate ...Read More >
Bijapur, Jun 6 (PTI) Top Naxalite leader Bhaskar, who carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 45 lakh, has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Indravati National Park area in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, a senior police official said citing "preliminary identification of body". The encounter was part of the same anti-Naxal operation underway since Wednesday by personnel from the state police's Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) as well as the CRPF' ...Read More >
Bijapur: A day after top Naxal leader Sudhakar was killed by security forces in Indravati National Park area of Bijapur district, an encounter is on in the region on Friday. Police said a fierce encounter between security forces and the Naxalites is on in the National Park area. Personnel of DRG, STF and CoBRA are present on the spot. ADG Vivekanand Sinha, Bastar IG P Sundarraj and IG CRPF Rakesh Agarwal are monitoring the operation. Meanwhile, the body of a Naxalite and an AK 47 assault rifle ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the back of Naxalism has been broken and urged remaining Maoist rebels to lay down arms and join the mainstream. The surrender of Naxalites with bounties of more than Rs 1 crore on their heads shows they have lost trust in the outlawed movement, he told reporters in Gadchiroli, some 900 kilometres from here. Gadchiroli in the state's Vidarbha region is among the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas of the countr ...Read More >
Bijapur, Jun 6 (PTI) A day after top Naxal leader Sudhakar was eliminated by security forces in Indravati National Park area in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, an encounter broke out in the same area on Friday, an official said. The encounter is part of the same anti-Naxal operation underway since Wednesday by personnel from the state police's Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) as well as the CRPF's specialised unit CoBRA, he added. Intermittent firing between security ...Read More >
Mumbai: While the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway is now fully operational, a crucial extension of the Mumbai-Nashik Highway from four to eight lanes over a 23-km stretch between Magathane and Vadpe remains incomplete -- even after more than four years of work. The project, whose revised deadline was Feb 2025, continues to be behind schedule.The widening of this stretch was supposed to be completed before the Samruddhi Expressway was opened, in order to accommodate the anticipated surge in tr ...Read More >
Nagpur: Forced or allured conversion is violence, and bringing tribal brethren back to their original fold is correction, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat during the valedictory function of RSS' Karyakarta Vikas Varg-II at Hedgewar Smruti Mandir premises in Reshimbagh on Thursday.Bhagwat was responding to concerns raised by the chief guest, former Congressman and minister in Indira Gandhi's govt, Arvind Netam, who warned the gathering of swayamsevaks that wides ...Read More >
SHILLONG, June 4: The United Democratic Party (UDP) has announced its decision to participate in the all-party committee on railways, with working president Titosstarwell Chyne and MLA Lahkmen Rymbui nominated to represent it. Chyne stated that the party will consult with its MLAs and leaders before presenting its stance in the committee. However, he clarified that the UDP's position remains firm: the party opposes the introduction of railway projects in the region unless the government establi ...Read More >
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