Opposition parties face a daunting task to check the BJP’s rise and expansion under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the coming year presents them opportunities to do so in eight states that go to the polls. It will also test them for their ability to build up the momentum against[Read More…]
Tag: Chhattisgarh
BJP brought down to its knees in Gujarat, will impact other state polls: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said it has brought the BJP “to its knees” by restricting it to less than 100 seats in Gujarat, and that the election results will have an impact in upcoming polls in other states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The Congress also termed the[Read More…]
Political Circus: BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads
The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7 per cent is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a time when the Prime Minister reminded the audience at a function organised by a media house about former President[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Congress chief booked in sex-CD case after journalist
Chhattisgarh police booked state Congress chief, Bhupesh Baghel in a case over alleged extortion attempt for a sex CD purportedly involving a minister by former BBC journalist Vinod Verma. Verma was arrested earlier in the day. Several sections of IT Act were slapped on Baghel and Verma after a fresh[Read More…]
Ex-BBC journalist arrested for blackmailing BJP minister over sex CD
A former BBC journalist, Vinod Verma was arrested the Chhattisgarh Police from his Ghaziabad residence on Friday for allegedly trying to blackmail a minister from Chhattisgarh with a sex CD. Senior police officials in Ghaziabad have confirmed the arrest. However, they refused to reveal details of the case. Verma is[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh BJP MP calls women ‘tana tan’, draws flak
BJP MP from Chhattisgarh, Bansilal Mahto, was caught on camera making controverisal comments on women that the state’s girls are becoming ‘Tana-Tan’. The 77-year-old BJP MP was addressing a crowd at a wrestling competition function as part of the Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) celebration when he was caught making remarks[Read More…]
CM Raman Singh to distribute free mobile phones to 55.60 lakh people in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is considering giving free mobile phones to around 55 lakh people within two-and-a-half-years under the Chhattisgarh Communication Revolution Scheme (SKY), the highest priority of CM. A plan of Rs 230 crore has been prepared to achieve this initiative. Around 50.80 lakh beneficiaries will be distributed[Read More…]
Another famous baba booked for rape in Rajasthan
A woman from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh has filed a sexual assault case against Phalahari Maharaj, a self-styled godman in Rajasthan. A FIR has been registered against Alwar’s Kaushalendra Phalahari Maharaj on the basis of the complaint of a 21-year-old woman. She accused Baba of sexually exploiting her and raping her[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Former BJP leader who ran cow shelter used to sell dead cattle, bones and skin
Chhattisgarh BJP leader, Harish Verma sold dead cattle to butchers and traded their skin and bones, according to police. Verma was detained after death of 300 cows at his cow shelters. The revelation was made by the state’s Gau Sewa Ayog (official body for bovine welfare) in their complaint to[Read More…]
School girls molested at Rakhi-tying event by CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh
A case has been registered against unidentified members of CRPF after it was said that some school girls were inappropriately touched during a cultural event held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. A case was registered under section 354 IPC and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Minister’s wife accused of expropriating 13.9 acres of govt land
Sarita Agrawal, the wife of State Minister Brijmohan Agrawal has been accused of encroaching on 13.9 hectares of government land for a project. Initially, Agrawal was accused of acquiring 4.12 hectares of forest land in Chhattisgarh, however, chief minister Raman Singh sought an official report on the deal. As per[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Minister’s wife allegedly acquires forest land for building resort
Chhattisgarh BJP minister, Brijmohan Agrawal’s wife is facing allegations that she acquired a piece of the state’s forest land to build a resort on it. According to ANI, Sarita Agrawal, allegedly acquired 4.12 hector of the Chhattisgarh forest land and raised several questions on propriety and conflict of interest. Sarita[Read More…]
JSPL secures coal linkages over 0.511 tonne per annum
In the recently concluded coal linkage auctions under Captive Power Sub-Sector, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has secured coal linkages of over 0.511 tonne per annum. For its steelmaking operations, it will provide a steady supply of fuel to Captive Power Plants at calorific costs significantly beneficial than coal[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Jawans built bridge pending since nine years in just 30 days
A bridge, which was pending to construct in Naxal-affected Kaneri village, 90 km from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh since 9 years, was finally built by the Jawans this month in just 30 days. Significantly, the bridge was pending to be built in Chhattisgarh from the fear of the Maoists. Naxalites had killed Sarpanch[Read More…]
After Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Sachin: A Billion Dreams gets tax-free status in Odisha
The upcoming Bollywood biopic on cricket legend and Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar, Sachin: A Billion Dreams has been declared tax-free by the Odisha government. The State Finance Minister Sashi Bhushan Behera said the entertainment tax on the movie has been waived. Sachin: A Billion Dreams is based on the journey[Read More…]
Sukma attack: Maoist body recovered from ambush site
Days after the brutal maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, in which 25 CRPF personnel were killed, the body of a maoist has been recovered last night from the site. The 25 CRPF personnel were killed earlier this week by the Maoist in an ambush in Burkapal area. “The body[Read More…]
Sukma Maoist attack: CRPF man slams Rajnath Singh, PM Modi for bad governance
A video of a CRPF man, who can be seen venting his anger and expressing anguish against the home minister Rajnath Singh, after losing kin in Monday’s Sukma Maoist attack, has gone viral now. Posted by Pankaj Mishra of paramilitary force’s 221 battalions at Durgapur in West Bengal, this video[Read More…]
Naxal attack: Congress demands President’s rule
Exclusive: Will start Salwa Judum again if needed: Mahendra Karma’s son
Chhattisgarh is on a high alert after the brutal Naxal attack killed at least 25 paramilitary personnel on Monday. The attack that is said to be the worst in the last seven years, took place between the Burkapal-Chintagufa areas in the Maoist centre of Bastar. In 2010, insurgents killed 75[Read More…]
Maoists attack: 25 jawans killed in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
At least 25 paramilitary personnel were killed and six others were injured in Chhattisgarh’s south Sukma region on Monday by the suspected maoist militants. The attack was possibly to prevent a crucial road link the government thinks would break the support of the insurgent group. The attack happened between the[Read More…]
Three women naxals arrested in joint operation
Chhattisgarh moving towards liquor ban
Another state Chhattisgarh has taken steps towards liquor prohibition too and as part of that, liquor sale will not be permitted in villages with population up to 3,000, said chief minister Raman Singh on Tuesday. Significantly, the sale of liquor has already been prohibited in villages having up to 2,000 population.[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: CRPF jawan axed to death by Maoists
In a horrific incident, a CRPF jawan was killed by naxals at a local village fair in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district on Tuesday. The 42-year-old assistant constable Phagu Ram Mandavi was axed to death with deadly weapons by rebels at Bodli village ‘mela’ (fair) under Bangpal police station limits. As[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh woman mortgages jewellery to build over 100 toilets
A resident of Jashpur district, with the help of other women, mortgaged her jewelry to make bricks to construct more than 100 toilets in her village. Kajal Roy a sana village ward Panch said it was not an easy decision to make as she had to go through a lot[Read More…]
SC grants bail to Chattisgarh journalist, after 17 months in jail
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chhattisgarh journalist Santosh Yadav, who was arrested in September 2015 on charges including rioting and conspiracy. He was arrested under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act for “associating with a terrorist organisation” and “supporting and aiding terrorist groups”. Chattisgarh Police had accused Yadav of[Read More…]