Everything you need to know about Bijapur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Bijapur Ho: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Raipur, April 24 (IANS) Troopers of the para-military Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had a narrow escape Wednesday in a jungle pocket of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-riddled Bijapur district as Maoists ambushed a search party, police said.
Raipur, April 13 (IANS) Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a gunfight with Maoist militants in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Saturday, police said.
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Persian language for the first time paved the way for secular and mass education in India, said historian and scholar Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeeb.
Hyderabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's police chief Monday made an aerial survey of Maoist-affected areas of Karimnagar district on the new helicopter provided by the central government for operations against the insurgents in north Telangana and adjoining parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Panaji, Jan 27 (IANS) When the Goa assembly convenes Monday, the reams of cyclostyled paper with questions and answers and other text, a common sight in every state legislature, will hardly be seen. High definition (HD) screens will take their place, functioning in the manner of a TV prompter.
Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas killed an assistant sub-inspector of police in Chhattisgarh Wednesday, a day after he was abducted from a forested area, police said.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov.5 (ANI): In a brutal act, the Maoists raped two minor tribal girls in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Police rescued both the victims, while they were out on patrol in the area.
Raipur, Oct.22 (ANI): A Naxalite allegedly involved in a dacoity was arrested from forest area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
Nagpur, Oct.20 (ANI): Police in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli District have arrested a young woman Naxalite during a swift security operation on Friday.
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) A police squad had a narrow escape after Maoist guerrillas ambushed it with a landmine blast and engaged it in a gun battle on the Bijapur-Gidam Road in Dantewada in southern Chhattisgarh, officials said.
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Saturday it was his childhood desire to pray at the Hazratbal shrine, but it came about so that his wish was fulfilled only after taking over as the country's home minister.
Raipur, Oct 9 (IANS) Bijapur police Tuesday arrested four hardcore Maoist ultras involved in half-a-dozen cases of heinous crimes, police officials said.
Raipur, Oct 2 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas fired a rocket-like object at a police station in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh Tuesday but it failed to explode, police said.
Raipur, Sep 20 (IANS) Police and para-military troopers raided a Maoists hideout Thursday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region and destroyed three arms factories, a senior officer said.
Raipur, Sep 1 (IANS) Security forces foiled a bid by Maoist ultras to trigger a massive blast in Bijapur district by defusing a powerful explosive device buried beneath the road surface, police said Saturday.
Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) A large number of technical and explosive experts among the Maoists in Andhra Pradesh have entered Chhattisgarh with a view to attacking security forces, police sources said.
Raipur, Aug 7 (ANI): Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) commandos were killed in a IED blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Tuesday.
Raipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Two CRPF troopers were killed after Maoist guerrillas blew up their vehicle in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, police said.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 3 (ANI): The constant fear of Maoists is forcing local residents to migrate out of Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, July 12 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on the opening day of the monsoon session Thursday as the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party traded charges over the Sarkeguda killings late last month.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that his government is ready to any probe for the Korsaguda gunfight,
Raipur, July 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Thursday asserted that his government was open to any probe that would clear apprehensions over the Korsaguda gunfight, in which 19 villagers were gunned down as Maoists by security forces late last month.
Raipur, July 6 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Government has ordered a judicial probe into last week's Bijapur encounter in which over 20 Maoists were killed.
Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Undeterred by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's cold response to its initial findings in the alleged staged Korasuguda gunfight, the Congress's Chhattisgarh unit Thursday indicated it would raise the 17 tribals' killing in the monsoon session of the assembly beginning July 12.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Following charges that security forces killed 17 Chattisgarh villagers branding them as Maoists last week, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said he was "deeply sorry" if any innocent person was killed.
New Delhi, July 3 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today in the shadow of the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) June 27-28 anti-naxal operation that left 20 people dead.
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Monday dismissed allegations that its anti-Maoist operation had led to the killing of innocent villagers in Chattisgarh last week, terming the claims "stereotypical".
New Delhi/ Hyderabad/ Chennai, June 29 (ANI): Social activist and Maoist sympathiser Swami Agnivesh has called for a judicial probe into gunbattles between security forces and rebels in Chhattisgarh, after the latest exchange of fire.
Raipur, June 29 (ANI): At least 20 Naxals, including a woman, were killed in a fierce overnight encounter in the dense forests of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.
As much as 17 Maoist activists have been killed in three places of Chattisgharh after a clash held between the rebels and jawans of Central Reserve Police Force. The rebels had attacked on CRPF's van Thursday night......
Raipur, June 29 (IANS) Security forces in Chhattisgarh Friday killed at least 17 Maoists and injured several others after being attacked by the rebels at three places, police said.
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said that a detailed report on the firing between the Maoists and the security forces that took place in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District earlier last night has been sought from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and state government.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), May 22 (IANS) A jawan of the Chhattisgarh Police was killed while his colleague sustained serious injury Tuesday when they stepped on a pressure bomb planted by outlawed Maoists, police said.
Raipur, May 16 (IANS) A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and putting up road blocks. They also killed a trader.
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) In a deadly attack on the convoy of a legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Maoist rebels Friday triggered a powerful landmine blast in the troubled Bastar region killing three people, police said.
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Friday carried out a deadly attack on the convoy of a legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) triggering a powerful landmine blast in the troubled Bastar region in which three persons were killed, police said.
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 5 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao, on Thursday called for increased participation and retention of women scientists for overall development of the nation.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Aug 20(ANI): At least 11 policemen were killed in an ambush laid by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday.
Bijapur, June 6 (ANI): A Maoist ultra was killed in a fierce encounter with the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Sunday.
Bijapur, Jan 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police gunned down two Maoists and arrested six in Bijapur district on Tuesday.
Bijapur, Jan 13 (ANI): In a joint operation, the state police and the paramilitary forces busted a camp of Maoists in the Kutru region of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Wednesday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov.27 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police on Saturday confirmed the arrest of a senior Maoist rebel during a routine operation near Bijapur.
Bijapur, Oct.20 (ANI): The Maoists opened fire at a bus carrying both civilians and police personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Wednesday.
Bijapur, Oct 1 (ANI): The four policemen kidnapped by Maoists from Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh, have been released.
New Delhi, Sept.30 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today appealed to the Maoists to respect international humanitarian law and release all the four policemen from their custody unharmed.
Raipur, Sep 29 (ANI): Maoists on Tuesday night extended the 48-hours-long deadline by another 24 hours for the release of four policemen held captive by them in the jungles of Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, Sep. 27 (ANI): The families of policemen being held hostage by Maoists in Bhopalpatnam, near the Chhattisgarh- Andhra border, have appealed for their release without delay.
Rajnandgaon/ Raipur/ Durg, Sep 21 (ANI): Maoists killed a village head and three police personnel at various places in Chhattisgarh.
Dantewada, Aug 14 (ANI): Around 60 armed Maoists set at least six trucks loaded with iron ore on fire in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Saturday.
Chhattisgarh (Kanker), July 23 (ANI): The story of Bastar has unfortunately shrunk to that of a battle ground; a battle of wits and a show of strength between State authorities and the Naxals.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), July 23 (ANI): Maoists on Thursday killed a prominent leader of the civil militia movement, Salwa Judum, in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District.
Bijapur/ Kanker (Chhattisgarh), July 21 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh police arrested 18 suspected Maoists during a routine police patrol in Bijapur District on Wednesday.
Bijapur, July 16 (ANI): Maoist rebels felled trees and dug up roads in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Thursday to protest against the alleged fake encounter killing of their leader, Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad.
Raipur, July 11 (ANI): The Maoist blocked by felling trees in the middle of the road National Highway 16 in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
Bijapur, July 10 (ANI): Two Naxals have been arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District during a combing operation.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), June 30 (ANI): At least nine personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a landmine blast suspected to be trigged by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Wednesday.
Bankura (West Bengal), June 26 (ANI): Suspected Maoists torched a house killing an 80-year-old woman and her elderly daughter in Baghdubi village in West Bengal's Bankura district on Friday.
Bijapur (Chhattigarh), June 24 (ANI): The Maoists in Chhattigarh's Bijapur District killed a former police official and his cousin on Thursday.
Kanker/Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), June 14 (ANI): Suspected Maoist killed a police official and two villagers in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), June 6 (ANI): Suspected Maoists burnt down a forest rest house in the Mader range of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 28 (ANI): Suspected Maoists triggered a pressure bomb blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District, which caused serious injuries to two engineers of the Central Government owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
Bijapur (Chhattisagarh), Apr 24 (ANI): Three Maoists surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District on Friday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 21 (ANI): Armed Maoists killed a postman in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur District suspecting him to be a supporter of their opponents.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Mar 19 (ANI): Two CRPF personnel were killed and three others injured when Naxals triggered a blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday.
Bijapur, Feb 5 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday displayed the bodies of eight Maoists who were killed in two separate incidents.
Bijapur, Jan 12 (ANI): Indian Paramilitary forces gunned down three Maoists during an encounter in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Bijapur, Jan 9 (ANI): Police and excise officials recently destroyed cannabis plants, spread across an area of ten acres, in Maoist infested Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.
Bangalore, Dec 30 (ANI): Flood-hit farmers on Tuesday protested outside Karnataka Assembly, demanding compensation for damaged crops.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Dec 23 (ANI): Security forces gunned down three suspected Maoists during an encounter in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
Basrtar (Chhattisgarh), Dec 16 (ANI): Security forces killed two Maoist rebels in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh after a fierce gun battle on Tuesday.
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Dec 4 (ANI): India has launched a major offensive codenamed 'Operation Green Hunt' against Maoist rebels here on Thursday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), Nov 25 (ANI): Security forces gunned down a suspected Maoist rebel in the dense forest region of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.
Bijapur (Chattisgarh), Oct 25 (ANI): A Maoist was killed by the security forces in an encounter in the dense forests of Bijapur District in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 11 (ANI): The Swine Flu death toll in India has gone up to 156, with the death of 11 more people reported from different parts of the country on Friday.
Bijapur, Sep 1 (ANI: A four-year-old girl fell into a 150-foot deep borewell in a sugar cane field of Devar Nimbaragi village in Bijapur district on Monday.
Raipur, June 9 (ANI): Nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday.
Raipur, June 9 (ANI): Nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday.
Raipur, May 24 (IANS) Maoists are forcibly taking away children from villages and using them as human shields against security forces, alleges a Chhattisgarh legislator, whose constituency is badly hit by Left extremist insurgency.
Raipur, May 20 (IANS) A two-day strike called by the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the violence-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh hit normal life in the interiors on the first day Wednesday and brought transportation of iron ore to a halt, police said.
Raipur, April 30 (IANS) About 700 forested villages in Chhattisgarh's restive southern Bastar region were plunged into darkness as Maoist militants blew up a power supply tower, police said Thursday.
Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar/Raipur/Hyderabad, Apr 16 (ANI): Polling for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections ended in the naxal-hit areas of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa at 3 pm.
Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar/Patna/ Raipur/Mumbai, Apr 16 (ANI): A further three Naxal-related attacks have surfaced in five states - Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, adding to the ten already reported earlier in the day.
Ranchi, Bhubaneshwar/Patna/ Raipur/Mumbai, Apr 16 (ANI): A series of Naxal-related attacks rocked five states - Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, disrupting the first phase of the five-phased general elections on Thursday.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has a role to play in anti-terror operations within the country, its top-most commander said Wednesday.
Raipur, April 12 (IANS) Six armed Maoist militants, two policemen and a civilian were killed Sunday in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's southern restive Bastar region.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Apr.7 (ANI): Naxals have killed a policeman and injured five others in a land mine blast in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
Raipur, April 7 (IANS) A constable was killed and five policemen were injured Tuesday when Maoist guerrillas attacked the superintendent of police's convoy and blew up one of the vehicles in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.
Raipur, March 23 (IANS) The police Monday recovered the bodies of four tribals allegedly kidnapped by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, officials said.
Raipur, March 23 (IANS) The police Monday recovered bodies of four tribals allegedly kidnapped by Maoists a day earlier in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, officials said.
Raipur, March 16 (IANS) One person was killed when armed Maoist guerrillas opened indiscriminate fire on a passenger bus in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said Monday.
Bangalore, March 9 (IANS) B.S. Yatnal, a ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in Karnataka, Monday raised the banner of revolt against the party's state leadership and predicted the fall of the Yeddyurappa government after the Lok Sabha elections.
Raipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Five Maoist insurgents were killed in a shootout with a police team in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh late Saturday evening, a top police official said.
Raipur, Jan 14 (IANS) Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh are recruiting minor girls as part of a stepped-up drive to get members for a women's wing, say police.
Raipur, Jan 8 (IANS) Four officials, including three special police officers (SPOs), were killed by Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, the police said Thursday.
Raipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas are planning attacks at police bases or civilians in Chhattisgarh, after security forces launched a massive offensive against the leftist insurgents deep in their hideouts in forested areas, say officials.
Raipur, Jan 4 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have killed five people in separate attacks on civilians in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, the police said Sunday.
Raipur, Dec 31 (IANS) About 15,000 armed women Maoists operate in Chhattisgarh and they form a significant chunk of the insurgents engaged in a bitter battle with the state machinery, says Director General of Police Vishawa Ranjan.
Raipur, Dec 29 (IANS) Two Maoist insurgents were shot dead in a gun battle with police while one policeman was killed in a separate gun fight in Chhattisgarh Monday, an official said.
Raipur, Dec 28 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas, including female rebels, opened indiscriminate fire at a weekly market in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Sunday, killing three people and injuring five, a police official said.
New Delhi, Dec.17 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram has termed Chattisgarh's anti-naxalite group, 'Salva Judum' as a non-state actor.
