Balco chimney crash toll rises to 38, several trappedRAIPUR - Rescuers had retrieved the bodies of 38 workers till Friday afternoon from the Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) plant in Chhattisgarh and were struggling to remove the debris of a 100-metre chimney that crashed two days ago. Police fear dozens are still trapped underneath. Fight against Maoists to be long drawn, says Chidambaram (Second Lead)RAIPUR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat left-wing extremism in what would be a “long-drawn” fight. He also visited the homes of a senior police officer and a constable killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh and assured their family members that the government would help them in every way. Fight against Maoists to be long drawn, says ChidambaramRAIPUR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat left-wing extremism in what would be a “long-drawn” fight. Chidambaram visits homes of cops killed by MaoistsRAIPUR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in an attack by Maoist guerrillas rebels in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district. 34 bodies retrieved, dozens still trapped under crashed Balco chimneyRAIPUR - Rescuers had retrieved the bodies of 34 workers till Friday noon from the Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) plant in Chhattisgarh and were struggling to remove the debris of a 100-metre chimney that crashed two days ago. Police fear dozens are still trapped underneath. Chidambaram visits homes of police officials killed by MaoistsRAIPUR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district. 20 killed in Chhattisgarh power plant accident (Third Lead)RAIPUR - At least 20 workers were killed and some 50 were trapped under debris when a chimney of an under-construction power plant of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) collapsed in Chhattisgarh’s Korba town Wednesday afternoon, police said. 15 workers killed, 50 trapped in Chhattisgarh plant, probe ordered (Second Lead)RAIPUR - At least 15 workers were killed and some 50 were trapped under debris when a chimney of an under-construction power plant of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) collapsed in Chhattisgarh’s Korba town Wednesday afternoon, police said. 15 killed at Balco’s under-construction plantRAIPUR - At least 15 workers were killed and some 50 were trapped under debris when a chimney of the 1,200 MW under-construction power plant of Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) collapsed in Chhattisgarh’s Korba town Wednesday, police said. Balco chimney falls, casualties fearedRAIPUR - Several workers were feared killed Wednesday in Chhattisgarh’s Korba town when a 1,200 MW under construction power plant’s chimney at the Bharat Aluminium Co (Balco) collapsed. Congress to probe ‘illegal diamond mining’RAIPUR - The Congress party Wednesday alleged that Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was backing illegal diamond mining in Raipur district and said it had formed a panel to conduct an inquiry. Man bludgeons wife, confesses to policeRAIPUR - A man in Chhattisgarh bludgeoned his wife to death with an iron rod and then walked to a local police station to confess his crime, officials said Tuesday. Maoist group’s founding day hits life in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Normal life was affected with vehicles remaining off the roads in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region fearing attacks by the Leftist rebels who Monday marked the anniversary of their banned group, the Communist Party of India-Maoist. Teen held for impersonating Shirdi Sai BabaRAIPUR - A 15-year-old girl who said she was a reincarnation of the Shirdi Sai Baba was arrested along with 14 others in a Chhattisgarh village after people started offering her money, police said Monday. Bodies of 5 missing cops found in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Police Saturday recovered the bodies of five policemen of elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) in jungles where rebels and police battled throughout Friday. After gunfight, chopper looks for missing cops in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Police Saturday sent a chopper to the southern Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisagrh to look for five policemen who went missing after battling guerrillas in Dantewada district Friday. Police pound Maoist hideouts in Chhattisgarh, 10 bodies recovered (Second Lead)RAIPUR - In one of Chhattisgarh’s biggest drives against Maoist insurgents, over 500 policemen pounded rebel hideouts across the Bastar region Friday and at least 10 guerrillas and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer were killed in the operation, officials said. Police pound Maoist hideouts, 10 bodies recoveredRAIPUR - In one of Chhattisgarh’s biggest drives against Maoist insurgents, at least 10 guerrillas and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer were killed as over 500 policemen pounded rebel hideouts across Bastar region Friday. Seven killed as troopers hit Maoist hideouts in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and at least six Maoists were killed Friday as hundreds of security personnel launched operations against the guerrillas across Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. Father throws newborn girl into river in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - A 27-year-old man has been arrested for throwing his newborn baby girl into a river in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said Friday. Two Maoists shot dead by CRPFRAIPUR - Troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) early Thursday gunned down two Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, police said. Two caught in Chhattisgarh with leopard skinRAIPUR - A crime branch squad arrested two people in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district Wednesday night while they were waiting to sell a leopard’s skin to a customer. Chhattisgarh justifies action against Steel Authority unitRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday justified the commercial tax department’s decision Monday to attach a bank account of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) to recover Rs.408 crore due as entry tax amount. Union minister gets relief in defamation caseRAIPUR - A Chhattisgarh court has exempted union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning V. Narayanasamy from making a personal appearance in a defamation case. Chhattisgarh villagers lose sleep over jumbo terrorRAIPUR - About a hundred families in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district have not slept since Sunday after a group of wild elephants sneaked into villages from a nearby forest, officials said Wednesday. Chhattisgarh freezes Bhilai Steel Plant’s bank accountRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government has frozen the bank account of the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), for failing to clear tax dues. Chhattisgarh’s urban bodies to go onlineRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Monday approved a proposal that will put all the state’s urban bodies online from January 2010. Chhattisgarh wants its small towns on the air mapRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government has sought proposals from private airlines to fly small planes to small industrial towns, plus towns in Maoist-hit parts of the state. Police search for CBI impersonators who duped coupleRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh police Friday launched a search for four people who allegedly impersonated CBI officials and duped a couple of gold ornaments worth Rs.50,000. Chhattisgarh police search for fake CBI officials for duping coupleRAIPUR - A search was launched Friday in this Chhattisgarh capital to arrest four people who posed as CBI officials and duped a couple of gold ornaments worth Rs.50,000, police said. |
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