Everything you need to know about Tenka Raipur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Tenka Raipur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) A mentally unstable man carried out a bloodbath in Chhattisgarh's impoverished tribal-dominated Balrampur district Thursday, axing to death nine girls and women aged between 2-65 years, police and eyewitnesses said.
Raipur, Jan 28 (IANS) Nine of the smaller parties in the state, including Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) Monday formed a third front here and announced that they would work in unison to vote out the saffron regime in Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, Dec 28 (IANS) Air taxi service will soon be available in seven cities of Chhattisgarh, the government said Friday.
Raipur, Dec 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh cabinet Monday approved the state's proposed Food Security Bill and will soon send it to the governor for his approval, an official said.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Oct.5 (ANI): Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau raided the residence of an executive engineer under the Prime Minister's rural road scheme, J.S. Jabbi here on Friday, and recovered currency worth Rs.4.5 crores and stocks of jewellery.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge-sheet against five Maoist cadres in Kolkata NIA special court.
Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the spot and injuring five others, police officials said.
Raipur, June 18 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is set to open an office in Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Dozens of miners at the public sector National Mining Development Corp (NMDC) Ltd. in Chhattisgarh skipped work Monday as more explosives were found at the mining site in Dantewada where rebels had killed six paramilitary troopers and a civilian Sunday night.
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Maoist militants Saturday gunned down a tribal man, accused of being a police informer, in insurgency-riddled Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, police said.
Raipur, May 6 (ANI): A day after the Centre failed to break the logjam over the anti-terror body National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), with non-Congress chief ministers stoutly opposing and some of them even demanding its withdrawal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday expressed hope that the UPA Government will respect the federal structure, as it is an essential part of the Indian Constitution.
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Hours after the fireworks and celebrations began Thursday, confusion persisted over the release of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. Meanwhile, the rebels have called mediapersons waiting to receive Menon to Tarmetla.
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) Celebrations began at the Sukma district collector's residence Thursday afternoon as reports said that Alex Paul Menon had been released by the Maoists after 12 days of captivity.
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh government chopper Thursday morning left Raipur for Tarmetla, where Maoist guerillas are expected to release kidnapped Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, state govermment sources said.
Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Maoists interlocutors and the Chhattisgarh government-appointed mediators ended their meeting here Sunday night here but failed to find way out to ensure release of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon who was abducted by guerillas at gun point April 21, an official said.
Raipur, Apr 29 (ANI): Maoist interlocutors B.D.Sharma and Professor Hargopal reportedly airdashed to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur to meet with state government representatives and brief them about their talks with the rebels to secure the release of kidnapped Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon.
Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe, two interlocutors who met Maoists in their jungle hideout said Sunday, adding the rebels had replied to the Chhattisgarh government's message on their demands for his release.
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) Armed Maoists received both of their interlocutors, bearing the Chhattisgarh government's response to their demands for release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, in a jungle pocket in violence-hit Bastar region Saturday afternoon, raising hopes of the official's safe and early release.
Balipeta (Odisha)/Raipur, April 26 (IANS) Freedom for one, continuing captivity for the other. Maoist guerrillas Thursday released Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka more than a month after they kidnapped him but their comrades in neighbouring Chhattisgarh continued to hold collector Alex Paul Menon hostage amid fears for the asthma patient's health.
Raipur, April 26 (IANS) Efforts for release of Alex Paul Menon, the Sukma collector whom Maoists kidnapped on April 21, picked pace Thursday after two mediators named by the rebels - Hargopal, a professor from Hyderabad, and B.D. Sharma, former collector of Bastar - reached Raipur.
Raipur, Apr 26 (ANI): Maoist mediator B D Sharma arrived in Chhattisgarh's Raipur District on Thursday to secure the release of abducted collector Alex Paul Menon.
Raipur/New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): As uncertainty looms over the release of abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, the state government has reportedly suspended the anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.
New Delhi/Raipur, April 22 (IANS) A law must be enacted to prevent kidnappings such as that of the Chhattisgarh collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said Sunday.
Raipur, April 22 (IANS) Chhattisgarh police were Sunday yet to find a clue about Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, a day after he was abducted from a forested area at gun-point by Maoists while he was interacting with tribal farmers about their problems.
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) Maoist rebels Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh and shot dead his two guards who tried to resist them, police said.
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) The Maoists Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh, police said.
Raipur, April 21 (IANS) The Maoists Saturday abducted the Sukma district collector in Chhattisgarh, police said.
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) Three men were arrested with tiger skins while they were trying to sell these in Chhattisgarh, police said here Friday.
Raipur, March 30 (IANS) A daylong shutdown Friday, called by gold traders and backed by various trade bodies, against the central government's decision of hiking excise duty on gold in this year's budget, affected normal life in Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, March 28 (IANS) As many as 498 people were killed in Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh since March 2010, the state assembly was informed Wednesday.
Raipur, March 28 (IANS) Four masked men shot dead a bank cashier in full public view in Chhattisgarh Wednesday and fled with his bag containing Rs.1 million, police said.
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress raised slogans and created ruckus in the state assembly Monday over the recent custodial death of a youth and the gang-rape of a minor girl in state capital, Raipur.
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was gunned down and his colleague injured in a gunfight Monday with Maoists in a forested area in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Police in Chhattisgarh have urged the state's legislators to be on high alert while trekking through Maoist jungle strongholds in the wake of the abduction of a BJD MLA in neighbouring Odisha, a top police officer said Monday.
Raipur, March 25 (IANS) Over 100 workers of Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress party were arrested Sunday in the state capital Raipur during a street protest over an alleged police assault on tribals March 19.
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) Tribal leaders in Chhattisgarh Saturday sought a judicial probe into alleged police atrocities during a street protest in the state capital by hundreds of tribals to seek higher percentage of quota in government jobs this week.
Raipur, Jan.26 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt collapsed on the podium while delivering his Republic Day speech in Raipur on Thursday.
Raipur, Jan 15 (ANI): A Border Security Force (BSF) helicopter on Sunday crashed at the Mana Airport in Chhattisgarh's Raipur District.
Raipur, Jan 15 (ANI): A Border Security Force (BSF) helicopter on Sunday crashed at the Mana Airport in Chhattisgarh's Raipur District.
Raipur, June 30 (ANI): Security forces suspect that at least 15 Maoists might have been killed during Tuesday's Narayanpur ambush in Chhattisgarh.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Monday that ultra left wing extremism in some parts of the country still continues to be a cause of concern, but expressed confidence about State Governments gradually reclaiming control over areas now dominated by Naxalites.
Raipur, Jan 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram will review progress of anti-Naxal operations here today.
Raipur, Aug 8 (ANI): Nisha Shetty, who once held her head high with the pride of winning a silver medal at the national level, is hiding her face underneath the scarf with shame.
Dantewada (Chattishgarh) June 21 (ANI): At least 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and eight were injured when the truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine planted by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
Raipur, May 27 (ANI): Human Rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen who was released on bail by the Supreme Court after two years of confinement has reaffirmed his commitment to the cause of peace.
Raipur, May 27 (ANI): Human Rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen who was released on bail by the Supreme Court after two years of confinement has reaffirmed his commitment to the cause of peace.
Varanasi/Gaya/ Raipur, May 3 (ANI): With the soaring temperature breaking several old records, vast stretches of Central and North India remain in the grip of a scorching heat wave while the masses woes have been further complicated by water shortage.
Raipur, April 16 (IANS) An estimated 50 percent voters of Chhattisgarh's 15.4 million electorate exercised their franchise Thursday in the state's 11 Lok Sabha seats amid widespread violence by Maoist guerrillas that left five polling staff and two policemen dead.
Raipur, April 16 (IANS) An estimated 25 percent voters of Chhattisgarh's 15.4 million voters exercised their franchise by 12.30 p.m. Thursday in the state's 11 Lok Sabha seats amid violence by Maoists who killed five polling staff and a securityman.
Raipur, April 16 (IANS) Five polling officials were dead Thursday in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district and a paramilitary trooper was killed in the Maoist stronghold of Dantewada as guerrillas targeted the electoral process across the state.
Raipur, April 4 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, who faced flak for her recent statement that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) might not get a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls, Saturday said she was '101 percent' confident that the group would get a clear majority.
Raipur, Jan 10 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy's beheaded body was found near the Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh and the father alleged that the boy had been 'sacrificed' to appease a god, the police said Saturday.
Raipur, Dec 10 (IANS) Raman Singh, who led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to victory in the Chhattisgarh polls, will become chief minister for a second time as he was Wednesday elected leader of the BJP legislature party.
Raipur, Dec 8 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress were Monday morning heading for a photo finish in the race for control over the 90-member state assembly.
Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Politicians and pundits are busy debating the possible outcome of the two-phased Chhattisgarh elections which concluded Thursday to elect a new 90-member assembly.
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress party Thursday accused Chhattisgarh home minister Ram Vichar Netam of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of rigging electronic voting machines (EVMs) in his constituency in Surguja district's Ramanujganj and also of assaulting the opposition candidate.
Raipur, Nov 17 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Monday appealed to people of Chhattisgarh to vote out the 'corrupt' Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to ensure the development of the state.
Raipur, Nov 10 (IANS) A senior police officer was injured late Monday when suspected Maoist guerrillas attacked his vehicle in a thick forested hamlet of Chhattisgarh, the police said.
Raipur, Nov 7 (IANS) The opposition Congress party in Chhattisgarh Friday promised to provide rice at Rs. two per kilogram, free power and interest-free loans to farmers besides 50 percent reservation to women in government jobs.
Raipur, Oct 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thursday said it would work with the Congress either through seat sharing or strategic alliance to vote out Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next month's assembly polls.
Raipur, Oct 5 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and three injured by lightning in two separate incidents in Chhattisgarh, police said Sunday.
Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wants a poll tie-up with the Congress in Chhattisgarh where elections to the state legislative assembly are due by November, leaders from both parties said Saturday.
New Delhi, Sept 29 (ANI): The President's office has clarified that there has been no attack on the convoy of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, during her visit to Chhattisgarh today, as reported by some sections of the media.
New Delhi, Sept 29 (ANI): The President's office has clarified that there has been no attack on the convoy of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, during her visit to Chhattisgarh today, as reported by some sections of the media.
Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wants a poll tie-up with the Congress in Chhattisgarh where elections to the state legislative assembly are due by November, leaders from both parties said Saturday.
Raipur, July 30 (ANI): Residents here attempted a record by planting over nine million trees in seven hours.
