Bastar

Many Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students are riled by the film’s claim that there were “celebrations in JNU” on the killing of Indian soldiers.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Congress MP Deepak Baij aims for a hat-trick from Chitrakot   

BJP won this seat in the 2008 Assembly elections with a margin of 9,231 votes (10.13 percent), registering 34.72 percent of the total votes polled.

Baghel launches Rs 1,000-crore development works in Bastar, Surguja on World Tribal Day

Ahead of assembly elections due by the year-end, Baghel made several announcements for the welfare of tribals in adivasi-dominated southern (Bastar) and northern (Surguja) regions of the state.

Abducted CRPF jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas released by Naxals

Manas was taken as hostage by the insurgents following the gunfight in Bijapur area of Bastar on April 3.

Naxal-free Bastar: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel seeks Amit Shah’s support

Bhupesh Baghel urged Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure deployment of additional battalions of CRPF in Naxal-affected areas besides organising a special recruitment rally for Bastar youths to provide employment opportunities.

Ultras in Bastar use human effigies with dummy guns to take on troopers

Security forces had recovered 13 such effigies planted by Naxals from three different places in the dense forests of Sukma district in the last eight days.

BSNL to install 2000 new mobile towers in Chhattisgarh: Prasad

"BSNL will set up new 2000 towers in next two years in Chhattisgarh which will be a historical step to strengthen mobile connectivity in the state," Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference here.

Per capita income third of national average, but Bastar lives by

The economy of these poor tribal regions, however is need-based and despite lack of infrastructure, sustainable to an extent.

Inside Chhattisgarh: What it means to live in a naxal-hit region

CNBC- TV18's Archana Shukla traveled to the heart of naxal-hit district of Bastar in Chhattisgarh to find what it is like to live there.

24 hours from Puri to Dantewada

2:00 am – The night seems to be going through without any incident except the uncle in the next berth loves talking very loudly. I put Jack Johnson in my ears and try to sleep.