Three of family killed in road accident

A couple and their seven-year-old son were killed in a road accident in Chhattisgarh Monday, police said.

The accident took place on the outskirts of state capital Raipur.

An unidentified vehicle crushed to death the three, who were on a two-wheeler. A c

Poverty-stricken woman set kids, herself ablaze

Unable to get money to treat her children, a poor woman in a Chhattisgarh village set herself and her two children on fire, police said Friday.

The incident took place Thursday in Bhelwa Pataibahar village in Jashpur district, some 400 km north of capital R

Mob kills cop who goes on killing spree

A mob hacked to death a police constable in Chhattisgarh Wednesday after he gunned down two civilians in an inebriated condition.

The incident took place in village Bakarkatta in the state’s Maoist insurgency-hit Rajnandgaon district, some 225 km west of st

Chhattisgarh shuts three polluting industries

The Chhattisgarh government Saturday forced three industrial units here to shut down production after a state minister found them openly defying pollution control norms.

Official sources said during a surprise check Friday at a cluster of industrial units o

Maoists blow up school building in Chhattisgarh

Maoist rebels blew up a primary school building and a panchayat office in Chhattisgarh’s violence-hit Bastar region Thursday, police said.

The incident took place in a forested locality under Kirandul police station area in Dantewada district, about 420 km

NMDC’s Chhattisgarh steel plant to be ready by 2012

Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh announced Tuesday that India’s top iron ore producer NMDC Ltd would complete construction work for its integrated three million tonne steel unit in Chhattisgarh by 2012.

The minister, along with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ram

Probe ordered into prisoner’s death

Chhattisgarh Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into the death of a prisoner at a government medical college hospital here last month, a statement said.

Jaishree Jain, a sub-divisional magistrate, has been appointed to probe the death of a 48-year-old pris

Farmer commits suicide after rain devastates crops in Chhattisgarh

A 50-year-old farmer committed suicide in Chhattisgarh after incessant heavy rains devastated his standing paddy crop, an official said Monday.

Khokhan Mandal, a resident of village Panawar in Bastar region’s Kanker district, was found hanging from a tree i

Chhattisgarh has best government-party tuning: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is experiencing the best co-ordination between government and party in Chhattisgarh, party’s newly-appointed state in-charge J.P. Nadda said Saturday.

“There is an absolute tuning between the party’s state government and sta

Chhattisgarh police arrest 16 Maoists

At least 16 members of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist were arrested Thursday from Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, police said.

The rebels were described as low-ranked cadre of the CPI-Maoist. They were picked up from the inter

‘Major’ gunfight between Maoists, cops in Chhattisgarh

A major gunfight between heavily armed Maoists and police personnel broke out Wednesday in a forest in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada area, sources at the police headquarters here said.

The gunfight began when Maoists attacked a search party of the sta

Half of Chhattisgarh’s diamond belt in Maoist strongholds

Diamond reserves could be present in eight belts in Chhattisgarh, half of which are in Maoist strongholds, Chief Minister Raman Singh said Monday.

“A total eight belts have been listed as having possible reserves of kimberlite that contains diamo

10 cops suspended, five others held for attacks on lovebirds

The Chhattisgarh government suspended 10 policemen Monday, a day after several girls and boys were attacked by activists of Hindu right wing group Dharma Sena opposed to Friendship Day celebrations in capital Raipur. Five people have been arrested.

Congress walks out of Chhattisgarh assembly

Chhattisgarh’s main opposition Congress staged a walkout from the state assembly Wednesday, accusing Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ramvichar Netam of not taking action against contractors allegedly involved in poor road constructions.

Maoists want to usurp power at gunpoint: Raman Singh

Maoists have been stepping up their war against the state with the aim of usurping power in Delhi at gunpoint, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said Tuesday.

Replying to a day-long debate over an adjournment motion in the state assembly, S

Heavy rains hit life in Chhattisgarh, six killed

At least six people have been killed in incessant rains in Chhattisgarh where road and rail services continue to be hit, officials said Monday.

The state has been witnessing heavy rains since Saturday because of low pressure area over Orissa.

Maoists storm into bus in Bijapur district, passengers terrorised

Raipur, July 23 (IANS) Armed Maoists stormed into a bus in Chhattisgarh, forced the 40-odd passengers out and drove away, leaving the commuters to walk several kilometers on a jungle road, police said Friday.

The Maoists, also numbering over 40,

Chhattisgarh seeks ban on iron ore exports

Raipur, July 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh, which has roughly 20 percent of India’s iron ore reserves, Tuesday sought a ban on export of iron ore.

“For the past six years, I am reiterating that a ban must be placed on export of iron ore urgently. It is

Maoists kill tribal for being ‘police spy’

Raipur, July 17 (IANS) Maoists shot dead a tribal civilian Saturday in Chhattisgarh’s troubled Bastar region, police said.

Sodhi Hunga, 40, was shot dead at his native village Kankerlanka in Dantewada district, some 500 km south of capital Raipur

Coming up in Chhattisgarh: India’s 21st century city

Raipur, July 13 (IANS) In the news more for its chronic insurgeny and tribal poverty, Chhattisgarh will soon boast of one of India’s most advanced, eco-friendly modern cities that will be the new capital of the mineral-rich state.

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