‘Naxal attack on Salwa Judum founder planned’
Thursday’s attack on Salwa Judum (anti-Naxal vigilante force) founder and senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district was “pre-calculated” and “pre-planned” by Maoists, a police probe into the incident has found.
‘Maoists turn tribal girls into sex slaves’
A Naxal commander, arrested by security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Thursday, has made a shocking confession before the police narrating how minor tribal girls have been forcibly sepa
The price of a question
I am yet to recuperate from the trauma I have been through after I innocently asked a question to Chief Minister Raman Singh at a public function at Raipur on October 7. I wonder if I will ever be able to bury the harrowing memories and move on in life.
Khaps set dress code for women
In a “Taliban-style” diktat, a caste panchayat in a Chhattisgarh village has ordered the women, young and old, to “cover head to toe” not to arouse sexual desire in men, official reports reaching here on Saturday said.
Female Naxal leader wanted in C’garh arrested in Maha
“Dreaded” woman Naxal leader Vasanti alias Savita Pondu Potem (25), who headed national park dalam active in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, was arrested by security forces in neighbouring Maharashtr
C’garh: Naxals plan to revive ops in winter
Intelligence sleuths on Saturday sounded an alert that Naxals were working on a strategy to open a new corridor between Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in the coming winter by taking advantage of freezing cold and foggy situation in the forested border region.
C’garh: Female trainee cops barred from wearing jeans
Khap panchayats also have their admirers, and, shockingly, in a law enforcing agency like the Chhattisgarh police too, if a recent order by state Police Training Academy is any indication.
Rare megalithic sitesdiscovered in C’garh
A recent archaeological survey has led to significant discovery of rare megalithic sites in two districts of Chhattisgarh establishing signs of prehistoric settlements in the area.
Collector treasures Bastar art at home
Twenty-six Central Avenue, Choubey Colony, Raipur 492001 is a famous address in Chhattisgarh’s capital for the art connoisseurs, for the two-storied house is a veritable treasure trove of tribal art,
Chinese grenades in Naxal arms cache
Chinese-made hand grenades were among almost a truck load of arms, explosives, and other Naxal materials that were recovered from a Maoist hideout on a hillock in Chhattisgarh’s rebel stronghold Konda