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The encounter broke out when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) from Narayanpur and Dantewada and the Special Task Force (STF), was out on an anti-Naxal operation along the inter-district border.
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The teacher, Dhananjay Sahu, posted at government residential porta cabin schools for boys in Pakela village, was arrested based on a complaint of hostel superintendent Dujal Patel lodged on Tuesday, a police official said.
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The plants in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will be the first solo nuclear power projects taken up by NTPC’s newly incorporated subsidiary NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Ltd
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Sub-inspector Prakash Chatti, belonging to the DRG, inadvertently came in contact with the pressure IED, which triggered the explosion and caused injuries on his right ankle.
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A local Bajrang Dal member had alleged that they had trafficked and forcibly converted three young tribal women from Narayanpur district.
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The ED claimed in a statement that Chaitanya "handled" more than Rs 1,000 crore worth of "proceeds of crime" generated from a liquor "scam" in the state and used Rs 16.7 crore for the development of his real estate project.
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The cadres, belonging to Kutul, Nelnar and Indravati area committees under the Maad division of Maoists, turned themselves in before senior police, Border Security Force (BSF) and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials here.
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With the latest action, 214 Naxalites have been killed in separate encounters in Chhattisgarh so far this year.
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Seven Naxalites, including top leaders Sudhakar and Bhaskar, were neutralised in the operation in the last three days, said police
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In the statement, Baij claimed that the Vishnu Deo Sai government in the state has “once again turned Chhattisgarh into a pasture land for corporate houses”.
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A dozen C-60 parties (300 commandoes) and a component of the CRPF launched the operation from Kawande and Nelgunda areas towards the banks of the Indravati river amidst heavy rains.
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The end of the feared Basava Raju in Chhattisgarh on the heels of multiple losses for Maoists has all but crushed its armed dimension in India. Does that spell the end of a movement that was not too long ago called India’s gravest internal security threat? Perhaps not, counsel veterans of anti-Maoist operations. The ideology and some of its diehard adherents are still around. Vigilance is essential
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CRPF DG GP Singh on Wednesday said Operation Blackforest saw the force try out cave interventions for the first time.
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The rugged Karregutta hill located in a dense forest was a den of dreaded Naxal leaders like Hidma, Deva, Damodar, Azad and Sujata, but has now completely been taken over by security forces.
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Karegutta Hills in Chhattisgarh is where thousands of security personnel have converged to finish off the Maoist leadership. The ongoing battle is likely to close the chapter on a movement that waged war on the State for over 50 years. That will be a good development but questions on the nature of engagement in future between tribals and others are still up in the air
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A probe was instituted after students came back and protested, following which right wing outfits too agitated seeking action against those responsible, the official said
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The official said seven surrendered cadres carried a bounty of Rs 2 lakh each, while another Naxalite carried a reward of Rs 50,000.
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Four security personnel were injured during the operations, which resulted in the deaths of 17 Naxal cadres, including a senior Maoist leader, Kuhdami Jagdish, who had a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head, according to police sources.
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CBI teams reached Baghel's residences in Raipur and Bhilai, as well as the houses of a senior police officer and a close associate of the former CM.
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Semiconductors manufacturing, data centres, IT services, pharmaceuticals as well as medical tourism are the focus areas
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The new law allows shops and establishments to operate 24/7, provided employees are given a weekly day off, and women can work at night as long as safety measures are followed.
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The saffron party won all ten mayor posts in the state, poll officials said
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Riding high on welfare schemes and poll promises fulfilled by the Vishnu Deo Sai government, the saffron party won all ten mayor posts.
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The case stems from an incident on December 11, 2017, where the appellant allegedly committed unnatural sex with his wife against her will. The wife died the same day.
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In response to a question, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the state recorded 267 cases of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence in 2024 as compared against 499 reported in 2010.
