Everything you need to know about Durg Sadar Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Durg Sadar Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A four-storey residential building situated in a busy market area suddenly collapsed here Monday evening, said police. No one injured in the incident.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday upheld a trial court order sentencing three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists to life imprisonment under the stringent POTA for plotting a terror attack in the national capital, while reducing life terms of two other accused to 11-year jail.
Raipur, March 31 (IANS) BJP leader Saroj Pandey, who was Sunday appointed the chief of the party's Mahila Morcha (woman front), said she will try to do her best in the new role.
Most markets in the New Delhi will remain closed on Thursday till 2 p.m. as traders are getting ready to protest the government's decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail.
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Most markets in the national capital will be closed Thursday till 2 p.m. as traders down shutters to protest the government's decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, protesters said Wednesday.
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's 'sasur bari' or in-laws' place in Narail district of Bangladesh is in celebratory mood, waiting to greet their 'jamai' or son-in-law when he pays them his first-ever visit Tuesday.
Kohima, March 2 (IANS) The Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) has unanimously elected Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as its legislature party leader and he is likely to meet Governor Nikhil Kumar soon to stake claim for forming the next government in the state, NPF leaders said Saturday.
Gurgaon, Feb 28 (IANS) Members of Hero Motocorp Ltd. workers' union Thursday sat on fast-unto-death at the main gate of the company here, demanding the settlement of a three-year wage accord, a union leader said.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A fire that started in a shop damaged commercial property worth lakhs of rupees in a busy market here Wednesday, said a fire service official. No casualty or injury was reported.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A fire broke out in a busy market here Wednesday evening and destroyed much property, said a fire service official. No casualty or injury was reported.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Bangladesh's choice hilsa fish from the Padma river will be on the platter during President Pranab Mukherjee's Bangladesh visit, his first trip overseas after taking over the country's top office last July.
Kohima, Feb 24 (IANS) A day after Nagaland recorded 83 percent polling in the state assembly elections, Nagaland People's Front (NPF) Sunday exuded confidence of crossing the majority figure.
Shillong/Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) India's democratic system triumphed as Meghalaya electors rejected a shutdown call by an outlawed outfit to cast votes in large numbers while Nagaland too saw brisk balloting in peaceful assembly elections Saturday. Over 80 percent polling was recorded in both states.
Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) Voters were still lined up at many polling booths across Nagaland at the scheduled end of voting at 4 p.m. as the state recorded a heavy turnout in the assembly elections Sunday, officials said. Polling was peaceful.
Shillong/Kohima, Feb 23 (IANS) Meghalaya's electorate Saturday defied a shutdown call to enthusiastically turn up in large numbers at polling booths in the assembly elections while Nagaland too saw brisk ballotting. Assembly by-polls were also held for one constituency in Punjab and three in West Bengal.
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The polling for the Tuensang Sadar I assembly constituency in Nagaland has been postponed after the death of Congress candidate and sitting MLA P. Chuba Chang at a hospital in Kohima Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) With autorickshaws and taxis off the roads and Metro trains and buses packed to capacity, Delhiites had a tough time commuting Wednesday as the two-day nationwide strike called by 11 major trade unions began.
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) With autorickshaws and taxis off the roads and metro trains and buses packed to capacity, commuters in Delhi had a harrowing time as the two-day nationwide strike called by 11 trade unions began Wednesday.
Raipur, Feb 19 (IANS) Taking a tough stance against suppliers of sub-standard medicines for botched-up eye surgery camps in the state since last year, the Chhattisgarh government Tuesday decided to file court cases against them.
Delhi Waveriders didn't lose a single match throughout the Hockey India League but when it mattered the most they lost. Waveriders lost the final match of HIL to Ranchi Rhinos played at Birsa Munda AstroTurf Hockey Stadium, Ranchi on Sunday.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A 16-year-old student of an Air Force Senior Secondary School was found dead here Tuesday in a police memorial park, said police.
Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) At least three people have been killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi in different incidents of violence, Dawn News reported Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) A 40-year-old man jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train here Sunday evening but escaped without any serious injury due to the driver's prompt action in stopping, officials said.
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) A man, trying to escape a blaze that broke out in a 15?storey building in Pakistan's port city Karachi, died when he jumped from the eighth floor, officials said.
Kabul, Nov 16 (IANS) A Taliban leader has been killed during a security operation in Afghanistan's Gazni province, NATO?led coalition forces said Friday.
Gurgaon, Nov 8 (IANS) Ending their two-day hunger strike, workers sacked from Maruti's Manesar plant and their family members along with other trade union leaders Thursday announced that they will not celebrate Diwali and would lay siege to Haryana industry minister's house.
Chhattisgarh (CG) AVFO result 2012 has been declared. Sandeep Verma of Durg has topped the list of CG AVFO results while second position is bagged by Tanushri Guha Roy of Narayanpur.
New York, Oct.25 (ANI): Bangladeshi authorities should halt ongoing mass trials, related to the 2009 mutiny by members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), which have been proven repeatedly to violate basic fair trial standards, New York-based Human Rights Watch has said.
Rajnandgaon, Oct 17 (ANI): A Maoist commander has surrendered before the police in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon city.
Raipur, Oct 10 (IANS) Bastar was finally linked to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur Wednesday when Chief Minister Raman Singh and union Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Charandas Mahant jointly flagged off the Jagdalpur-Durg tri-weekly express train at Jagdalpur.
Jaipur, Sep 3 (IANS) A bridegroom and about 50 of his marriage party were stranded in Rajasthan's Barmer town for a week as the would-be bride disappeared right before the ceremony, after duping him of Rs.3.75 lakh, police said Monday.
Raipur, August 31(ANI): When one goes through newspapers, the impression one gets is that a flood of jobs has suddenly become available in the country. The recruitment process in both Central and State Governments has speeded up and the slump in the market has not stopped the private sector from advertising thousands of jobs every day.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 28 (ANI): Residents of Gorakhpur have expressed anger and disappointment over the dismal health facilities, especially in the wake of fresh cases of swine flu surfacing in the region.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India could have won a gold if the Olympics gave a medal for corruption, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said Friday and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demonstrate his "political honesty and will" and act on getting back black money stashed abroad.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Thousands of people began the day at the Ramlila Maidan early Friday with synchronised yoga but they insisted they were there only to give strength to yoga guru Ramdev's campaign against corruption.
Gurgaon, Aug 6 (IANS) A footballer, with the now defunct Mahindra United football club, Monday committed suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of his apartment here, police said.
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) In a road rage incident, a 45-year-old man and his son were beaten up here after their motorcycle brushed past two pedestrians, police said Thursday. The two accused were arrested.
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A 50-year-old woman, who turned to drug peddling to support her family in the aftermath of her husband's death, was arrested here with 300 gm of heroin worth lakhs of rupees, police said Monday.
New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Fire engulfed transport godowns in Sadar Bazar market area here on Saturday, as fire fighters struggled to control the blaze and rescue those trapped inside.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Hundreds were left homeless after scores of shacks caught fire here Friday, police said. But the fire brigade said only shops, warehouses and residential buildings were destroyed.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Around a thousand people were left homeless as about 250 jhuggis (shacks) were gutted in a major fire that broke out in the old quarters of the city early Friday, officials said. No casualties were reported.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Three men were arrested for kidnapping a five-year-old child from central Delhi for a ransom of Rs.5 lakh, said police Tuesday. The victim was rescued.
Gurgaon, May 12 (IANS) A baby boy was found abandoned near the main market of this technical hub of Haryana, police said, adding this was the fourth such case in less than a month. The other three abandoned children were girls.
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Describing yoga guru Baba Ramdev's controversial jibe at MPs as against Indian culture, the Congress Thursday appealed to the media to ignore such persons.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) As Ramdev stoked a controversy calling MPs "dacoits and murderers", RJD chief Lalu Prasad Wednesday termed these as the utterings of a frustrated man while Congress member Jagdambika Pal and Samajwadi Party legislator Shailendra Kumar said they will move a breach of privilege motion against the yoga guru in the Lok Sabha.
Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) After its drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the national leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) changed the state unit president and appointed Laxmikant Bajpai as its new state head.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) With the Election Commission strictly forbidding plastering public and private property with posters and graffiti, sellers of campaign material for the April 15 civic poll have switched to selling badges, stickers, hair bands, caps and flags instead.
Gurgaon, April 8 (IANS) A businessman was arrested Sunday from Delhi for making an extortion call to his brother-in-law, a trader in this suburb of the national capital, sources said.
Madrid, March 30 (IANS) Real Madrid face one of the most difficult games of the Spanish Primera Liga season when they travel to Pamplona Saturday to face an in-form Osasuna in the El Sadar Stadium.
Imphal, Nov 30 (ANI): Residents have expressed relief and joy over the lifting of an economic blockade on Tuesday that had affected life in Manipur for 120 days.
Imphal (Manipur), Nov.10 (ANI): Manipur heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday as the state government took steps to ensure that supply of fuel resumes at 28 selected oil pump outlets.
Imphal, Nov.7 (ANI): Manipur is running out of fuel supply even as the economic blocakde entered it's 99th day on Monday.
Imphal, Nov 5 (ANI): Nagas torched three vehicles and damaged three others for defying shutdown call in Manipur on Friday.
Imphal, Nov 4 (ANI): Despite the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) lifting the economic blockade in Manipur, the counter embargo imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) on National Highways 39 and 37 has adversely affected normal life, as there has been an acute shortage of petrol and diesel in the state.
Imphal, Nov 2 (ANI): The news of the Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) lifting the blockade in Manipur, following a written assurance from the State government to upgrade Sadar Hills as a full fledged district, has brought no respite to the people of the Manipur as a counter economic blockade by United Naga Council (UNC) continues to be in full swing along the national highways.
Imphal, Oct 30 (ANI): With the economic blockade of Manipur entering its 90th day on Saturday, prices of essential commodities have shot up, affecting one and all.
Imphal, Oct 22 (ANI): A student rally organized under the banner of Sadar Hills Private Schools Association, Kangpokpi has urged the blockaders to reach an amicable solution with the government to end the stalemate.
Imphal/New Delhi, Oct 22 (ANI): Supporters and members of Communist Party of India (CPI) have sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to end the economic blockade of Manipur.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation today met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and demanded imposition of President's Rule in Manipur, which is reeling under a two-month-long economic blockade.
Imphal, Oct 15 (ANI): The Sadar Hill District Demand Committee has decided to continue its two-month-old economic blockade of Manipur even after government's assurance.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Centre and the Manipur Government of failing to prevent the rise in prices of essential commodities.
Imphal, Oct 4 (ANI): Five time women world boxing champion, MC Mary Kom is facing a stiff fight against the economic blockade in Imphal.
Imphal, Sep 30 (ANI)): A large number of school students of Heirok village in Manipur recently took out a mass protest rally demanding an end to the ongoing economic blockade in the state.
Imphal, Sep.26 (ANI): It has been over 45 days since the campaign for the creation of a separate Sadar Hills District began, and with sign in sight of it ending, the state's economic losses are reportedly mounting.
Lahore, Sept 20(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt, whose tenure as PCB Chairman ends on October 8, is unlikely to get a term extension, as President Asif Ali Zardari, also the patron of the board, had denied meeting him in London, according to a news report.
Imphal, Aug 29 (ANI): Fuel prices have soared up due to the 28-day economic blockade in Imphal over a demand for the conversion of Sadar Hills into a full-fledged district
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): The Sadar Hills District Demand Committee (SHDDC) met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram at his residence here on Sunday to discuss their demand for creation of a full fledged district of Sadar Hills.
Bastar, May 5 (ANI): Bastar in south Chhattisgarh is increasingly being associated with bloody violence and strife, a political conflict that throws up disturbing questions about policy priorities that this tribal region has received in the decades following India's Independence.
Ludhiana, Mar 26(ANI): A police station in Ludhiana has been declared as the best in the country by Altus Global Alliance, which works with the United Nations (UN) for enhancing public safety measures.
Raipur, Mar 5 (ANI): Another name for Chhattisgarh is ' Dhan ka katora' or 'Rice Bowl'. There is an amazing variety of rice being grown across the region in Central India, largely dominated by tribal communities. This is a land blessed by the bounty of nature and has a combination of soil, water and temperature, which lends itself well to the cultivation of this all-important foodgrain.
Durg (Chhattisgarh), Oct 15 (ANI): Police officials gunned down two Maoist rebels in an encounter during a search operation in Jamul area of Chhattisgarh's Durg District on Friday.
Rajnandgaon/ Raipur/ Durg, Sep 21 (ANI): Maoists killed a village head and three police personnel at various places in Chhattisgarh.
Sadar Hills (Manipur), Aug.9 (ANI): Innocent villagers have long been victims of militants' atrocities. Now they are becoming scapegoats of internal fights among militant groups.
Ranchi July 7: (ANI) Four Maoists were killed in a gun battle between two rebel groups in the vicinity of a jungle in the Palamu region of Jharkhand.
Imphal, Apr 3 (ANI): Manipur, a land of pristine natural beauty consists of valleys surrounded by magnificent hills that are inhabited by different tribal communities.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): A fire in slum settlement of north Delhi's Sadar Bazaar killed at least four people and gutted 350 dwellings on Monday morning.
Jamnagar, Dec 20 (ANI): Gujarat Police on Sunday seized fake Afghan currency notes worth six million and arrested five persons, including two college students from a hideout in Jamnagar.
Durg (Chhattisgarh), Aug 31 (ANI): Police in Durg district resorted to baton charge to quell an unruly protest by a bunch of youth seeking jobs at a local cement company.
Durg (Chhattisgarh), Aug 30(ANI): Seven of the eight Brazilian Common Marmosets, stolen from the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata were recovered from Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Saturday.
Firozabad (UP), June 28 (ANI): The Sadar Bazar of Firozabad is not only famous for the clinking colourful bangles, but also for the infamous 'Child Labour Market' where one can hire the children a-la the Roman slave market of yore.
Siliguri, May 27 (IANS) With the recovery of two more bodies, the toll in the landslides triggered by Cyclone Aila in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling rose to 24 Wednesday, the administration said.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A day before the capital goes to polls, a Delhi government official on election duty was suspended for violating the model code of conduct set by the Election Commission Wednesday.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest areas in the Indian capital with its cheek-by-jowl houses and crowded markets, women voters are a vocal lot. The pomp and show of rallies and big words of candidates don't impress them, they say, demanding basic amenities like water and sanitation.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A court Thursday postponed till April 28 a hearing involving Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence while thousands of Sikhs held protests outside the court.
Raipur, April 9 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and about 40 injured in a road accident late Wednesday in Chhattisgarh, the police said.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Congress leader Jagdish Tytler's fate is likely to be decided by a city court Thursday after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave him a clean chit in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots here.
New Delhi, April 2(IANS) Congress leader and party candidate for Lok Sabha election from Delhi Jagdish Tytler Thursday said he was relieved that 'truth has come out' after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave him a clean chit in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Congress' Lok Sabha nominee Jagdish Tytler was Thursday cleared by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, prompting protests by upset Sikhs and raising questions about its timing.
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) She would beam down at people from posters at bus stops, subways and other public utilities. But suddenly, Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra's smiling pictures have disappeared.
Raipur, March 17 (IANS) Tarachand Sahu, a four-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Chhattisgarh who was expelled from the party in January, Tuesday announced that he would contest the forthcoming parliamentary polls as an independent candidate, from his home turf Durg.
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel remembers the days when his family and fellow party workers made posters, flags and other campaign material with their bare hands. 'It's all commercial now,' he scoffs.
Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) Four Bangladeshis, including a woman, have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking racket, police said Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) From selling safety razors and combs on the pavements of the walled city in Delhi as a child worker in the early 1950s, Jaswin Jassi went on to become the 'fastest Indian filmmaker', a prime time TV news anchor and a commercially successful jingle producer.
Raipur, Jan 17 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took action against 65 senior members across the state Saturday for their 'anti-party role' in the assembly polls last November, party sources said.
Raipur, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 22 children, all less than eight years old, were admitted to hospital in a serious condition in Chhattisgarh after consuming seeds of the poisonous jatropha plant which is being grown on a large scale to extract bio-fuel, police said Thursday.
Raipur, Dec 31 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Wednesday reshuffled 14 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers and appointed new inspectors-general for Raipur and Durg ranges.
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Sonu wore the Santa mask and hopped from one car window to another at the traffic signal, trying to spread some Christmas cheer and cajoling people into buying his wares. But he found the mood unusually glum.
Raipur, Dec 18 (IANS) Congress Thursday ignored the claims of Ajit Jogi, Chhattisgarh's first chief minister, to head the party legislators in the state legislature and appointed veteran member Ravindra Choubey to the post.
Islamabad, Dec. 15 (ANI): Pakistans's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here on Monday expressed their resolve to safeguard the country's defence and security and that Pakistan will itself investigate the elements posing threats in this regard.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) One look at its candidates and you know that the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party is trying hard to be a party 'with a difference'. For the Delhi polls, it claims to have fielded the city's lone woman auto driver, a house painter, the youngest male and female in the fray, and a man who has married his wife six times!
