In ancient times, it was known as Dakshina Kosala. The name Chhattisgarh became popular during the time of the Maratha Empire and was first used in an official document in 1795.
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Cop brother fights Maoist sister in Chhatisgarh
The cop brother and his Maoist sister exchanged fire before the latter escaped into the forests of the Maoist affected Sukma region in Chhatisgarh.
This Chhattisgarh village gets electricity for the first time since independence
Last year at this time the village got electricity connections as the solar panels were installed by the district administration for every family.
Heart touching words by DD News Lighting Assistant during Naxal attack in Dantewada
Dantewada: DD News Lighting Assistant Mor Mukut Sharma recorded his video in the mid of the gunfight between the Naxalites and army in Dantewada, Chhatisgarh. DD News crew was attacked by Naxalite. Sharma accompanied the reporting team to cover Chhattisgarh election survived with the reporter Dheeraj Kumar while the Camera[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Vajpayee’ image missing from Atal Vikas Yatra campaign
Raipur: BJP president Amit Shah launched ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’ on Wednesday from Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. All the leading newspapers of Chhattisgarh has carried the full front page advertisement. Ironically not a single advertisement has the carried the image of former Prime Minister Vajpayee. Image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
Two BSF jawans killed,another injured in Chhatisgarh’ Maoist encounter
Bastar: Two jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) were killed and another was injured in a Maoist encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district in the wee hours of Sunday. The injured jawan was airlifted to Raipur for treatment and his condition is now reported to be stable Reinforcement was sent to[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh home minister’s nephew accused of raping minor; complaint lodged
Korba, Chhatisgarh: A 21-year-old woman has allegedly accused Chhattisgarh home minister Ramsewak Paikras’ nephew of raping her in Surajpur in 2014, the police said. The woman who claims to be the mother of Shamodh Paikra’s 30-month-old child, said in her complaint that he has gone back on his promise to[Read More…]
Depression and health issues kill jawans 16 times more than Naxal operations
In the last three years, CRPF jawans have mostly died of depression or medical reasons than they have on anti-Naxal operations said the government on Tuesday. As per reports, heart attacks, depression and other medical reasons killed sixteen times more CRPF personnel than action in anti-Naxal operations. In a written[Read More…]