No party can defeat Congress if it works for poor: RahulRAIPUR - No political party, be it the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Left, can defeat the Congress if it sticks to its ideology of “working for poor people”, party general secretary Rahul Gandhi held here Friday. Chhattisgarh Congress leaders hope Rahul will spark resurgenceRAIPUR - Congress workers battling for a resurgence in Chhattisgarh are expecting some useful tips from party general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday at a special session here. Chhattisgarh college girl held for ‘Lal Salam’RAIPUR - A college girl in Chhattisgarh was arrested for sending a “threatening” sms to a university vice chancellor and ending the message with the words ‘Lal Salam’ a salutation used by the Maoist insurgents, police said Thursday. Chhattisgarh varsity refuses auditorium for Rahul Gandhi meetRAIPUR - Controversy erupted in Chhattisgarh Thursday between the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress after Raipur-based Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University refused to provide an auditorium to Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for a function scheduled Friday. Congress ’silent’ on lawmaker’s arrest for carrying cartridgesRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Congress maintained silence Wednesday after a party legislator from Ambikapur seat, T.S. Singhdeo, was held at the Bhopal airport after security personnel found him carrying 10 live cartridges. Despite poor monsoon, paddy sowing picks up in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh has completed paddy sowing in about 92 percent of the targeted area for this kharif season despite the drought-like situation in many parts of the state, Agriculture Minister Chandrasekhar Sahu said Wednesday. Time for direct fight against Maoists: Chhattisgarh chief ministerRAIPUR - The time has come for a “direct fight on three fronts” to counter the Maoist menace in the country, according to Raman Singh, chief minister of India’s worst Maoist-hit state of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh zoo authorities giving up hope to find missing bearRAIPUR - Authorities of a zoo in the Chhattisgarh capital have virtually given up hope to find a bear that went missing 11 days ago. Mutilated body found in Chhattigarh capitalRAIPUR - A mutilated body, partially eaten by animals, was found here Monday, police said. “A skeleton of a male person was recovered from Shej Bahar locality of Raipur with most of his body parts eaten by animals,” said R.C. Lahri, officer posted with Taikrapara police station. Chhattisgarh minister hoists national flag upside downRAIPUR - A Chhattisgarh minister Saturday hoisted the national flag upside down at the Independence Day function in Dantewada town of the state. However, the mistake was immediately spotted and rectified. Take a pledge to free Chhattisgarh from Maoists: Raman SinghRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday asked the people to take a pledge to free the state from the Maoists and announced a Rs.2,060-crore plan to create jobs through rural employment generation scheme. Chhattisgarh Maoist massacre report fake: policeRAIPUR - The reported massacre of eight members of a family, including two minor girls, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village was a fake complaint, intended to lure security personnel into a Maoist ambush, police said Friday. 15 cops suspended for refusing to join anti-Maoist driveRAIPUR - About 15 policemen were suspended in Chhattisgarh after they refused to take part in anti-Maoist operations, the state police chief said here Thursday. Chhattisgarh on high alert as Maoists call for I-Day boycottRAIPUR - India’s worst Maoist insurgency hit state Chhattisgarh has been put on high alert after the Leftist rebels asked people to stay away from Independence Day celebrations Aug 15, the state police chief said here Thursday. Eight of a family massacred in Chhattisgarh: PoliceRAIPUR - Maoist guerrillas have allegedly killed eight members of a family, including two minor girls, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village, police said Wednesday on the basis of a complaint. Maoists massacre eight of Chhattisgarh family: PoliceRAIPUR - Suspected Maoist guerrillas have massacred eight members of a family, including a two-year-old girl, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village, police said Wednesday. Poverty drives ex-national sport champion into flesh tradeRAIPUR - 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. Lathis against Ak-47s: Chhattisgarh cops are sitting ducksRAIPUR - It could well be dubbed the capital of India’s Maoist country. But thousands of policemen in Chhattisgarh who take on the AK-47-carrying rebels are armed with the humble ‘lathis’ or bamboo staves. Meditation in the time of MaoismRAIPUR - From Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh downwards, most of the state cabinet is camping in Mt Abu in Rajasthan to attend meditation classes. A Congress legislator who couldn’t join the trip wryly commented that “we hope they will come back with new ideas on how to handle insurgents”. Chhattisgarh resident killed for not attending Maoist meetRAIPUR - Maoist militants have killed a tribal man for not attending a public meeting organised by them in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, police said Saturday. 4 girls held in Chhattisgarh for running sex racketRAIPUR - Eight people, including four girls, were arrested here Friday for their alleged involvement in a sex racket, police said. Raman Singh meets state’s top cops, urges end to infightingRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday drove to the state’s police headquarters here, held a closed-door meeting with top officials and urged them to check infighting within the force. Chhattisgarh cop held for setting woman on fireRAIPUR - A member of the Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) has been arrested for setting a woman on fire after she refused to provide him liquor, police said Friday. The woman is battling for life. Three killed, 22 injured in Chhattisgarh accidentRAIPUR - Three people were killed and at least 22 others injured Thursday when a tractor trolley they were travelling in fell into a ditch in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district, police said. Rape victim marries rapist in jailRAIPUR - A marriage was solemnized inside a jail in Chhattisgarh when an 18-year-old rape victim walked in with her parents and officials hurried to arrange the wedding, going by the orders of a court. Maoists open fire on paramilitary post in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Heavily armed Maoists fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Chhattisgarh Wednesday night in restive Bastar region, police sources said. Maoist violence prevents tiger count in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Maoist violence in Bastar region has prevented the Chhattisgarh government from carrying out a count of tigers, the state assembly was informed Wednesday. Wild jumbos kill 10 in Chhattisgarh in three monthsRAIPUR - Wild elephants trampled to death 10 people in the past three months in Chhattisgarh, the state assembly was informed Wednesday. Chhattisgarh Congress stages walk out over paddy scamRAIPUR - The opposition Congress staged a walkout Wednesday in Chhattisgarh state assembly after an almost two-hour long heated debate over an alleged multi-million-rupee scam in procurement of paddy under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule. Congress walkout over Chhattisgarh girls’ traffickingRAIPUR - The opposition Congress staged a walkout Tuesday in the Chhattisgarh assembly, accusing the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of doing little to prevent trafficking of thousands of youth, mainly girls, from poor families to metros. |