Wild buffalo kills elderly manRAIPUR - A 70-year-old man was killed and a woman critically injured in an attack by a wild buffalo in a Chhattisgarh village, a forest official said Thursday. Raipur farmers protest against non-fulfilment of their demandsRAIPUR - Hundreds of farmers in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district forced a shutdown on Wednesday in protest against non-fulfillment of their demands. Police to help in development works in Chhattisgarh districtRAIPUR - Police and paramilitary troopers will help authorities in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district to carry out development works in Maoist dominated areas where infrastructure projects have been held up, officials said Wednesday. Trooper injured in a bomb blast in DantewadaRAIPUR - A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was critically injured Tuesday in a bomb blast in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district hitfor years by Maoist violence. Leopard found dead in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - A leopard, which injured many children in a Chhattisgarh village last week, was found dead in a pond in Mahasamund district, a forest department official said Tuesday. Three students injured as guard opens fire in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Three students sustained bullet injuries Sunday in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district after a security guard of a private steel company opened fire suspecting them to be thieves, police said. Maoists blow up transformer, blackout in Chhattisgarh villagesRAIPUR - Dozens of villages in the interior of Chhattisgarh plunged into darkness Sunday after Maoists blew up a transformer and brought down eight electric poles in violence-hit Bastar region, police said. Chhattisgarh police to probe death threat to BJP lawmakerRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh police have begun a probe into a banner put up by suspected Maoists in a village threatening that a legislator of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be killed in a month. Husband on the run after setting pregnant wife on fireRAIPUR - Police in Chhattisgarh have launched a hunt for a man who had set his pregnant wife ablaze over dowry. The woman died Thursday after battling for life for over a week. Chhattisgarh suspends official for Balco accidentRAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government Thursday suspended a labour department official in connection with the Sep 23 collapse of an under-construction chimney at a Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) power plant in which at least 41 people were killed. Four girl students killed in Chhattisgarh accidentRAIPUR - Four girl students, on their way to a sports meet, were killed and six others were injured Tuesday in Chhattisgarh when their vehicle hit a truck, police said. The vehicle’s driver was also killed. 30 kg of improvised explosives recovered in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - At least 30 kg of improvised explosive devices (IED) buried by suspected Maoist rebels were recovered in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh, police said. Lion eats girl’s palm at Chhattisgarh zooRAIPUR - A lion attacked a little girl, detached her right palm in the presence of dozens of visitors and ate it Sunday evening at the government-run Nandan Van zoo on the outskirts of state capital Raipur. Kids’ who fell ill after mid-day meal betterRAIPUR - As many as 20 children, who were taken ill after a mid-day meal at a school in Chhattisgarh, have shown signs of improvement, a doctor said Sunday. Wild elephants attack Chhattisgarh village, tribals fleeRAIPUR - Around 40 families of a forested tribal village in Chhattisgarh migrated to safer areas Sunday after wild elephants went on rampage for two consecutive nights and brought down several mud-built houses, forest officials said. Bhilai plant wins trophy for best steel unitRAIPUR - Bhilai Steel Plant, the flagship unit of the state-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), has won the “Prime Minister’s Trophy” for the best integrated steel plant in the country for two successive years. 16 suspected Maoists held in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - As many as 16 suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region Friday, police said. Chhattisgarh steps up highway patrollingRAIPUR - Highway patrolling was intensified Friday in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, a day after armed Maoists set five trucks on fire on the national highway in Bijapur district. Chhattisgarh to initiate development in tribal-dominated regions: Chief Minister (Interview)RAIPUR - Hit hard by the Maoist insurgency, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh plans to unleash massive development programmes to better the lot of tribals in the Bastar and Surguja regions. BJP leaders analyse reasons for shock defeat in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Sabotage and overconfidence. Those are the two reasons being attributed by leaders of Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the shock defeat in the Vaishali Nagar assembly by-election. Man murders 5 family members, commits suicideRAIPUR - A poverty-hit man in Chhattisgarh murdered his mother, his wife and his three children before committing suicide Tuesday, police said. Police gun down seven Maoists in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Seven suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a pitched gunbattle with police in a hamlet within a forest in Chhattisgarh Tuesday. One police constable was injured in the incident. Seven Maoists killed in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Seven suspected Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gunbattle with police in a forested hamlet of Chhattisgarh Tuesday. Shock defeat for BJP in Chhattisgarh by-poll (Third Lead)RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a shocking defeat Tuesday with the Congress wresting the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat in a closely contested by-poll held three days ago. Congress wrests Vaishali Nagar from BJP (Second Lead)RAIPUR - Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a shocking defeat Tuesday as the Congress wrested the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat in a closely contested by-election held three days ago. BJP, Congress set for close finish in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress were Tuesday locked in a close contest in the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat as officials counted votes cast in the by-election last week. BJP leads in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Chhattisgarh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday established an early lead over the Congress in the Vaishali Nagar assembly seat as officials counted votes cast in Saturday’s by-election. Chhattisgarh town tense as farmers’ protest turns violentRAIPUR - The situation in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district was tense after a protest of farmers turned violent and they set fire to vehicles and ransacked shops, police said. Three held for human trafficking in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - Three people were arrested in Chhattisgarh for misleading 17 workers to supply them to a private contractor outside the state, police said Monday. IAF air show leaves Raipur spellboundRAIPUR - An air-show by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday left Raipur residents spellbound, as they celebrated ‘Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav-2009′, the ninth year of the state’s formation. |