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Chhattisgarh: Around 7 Maoists killed during encounter in Abujhmad forests
Hyderabad: At least seven Maoists belonging to the People’s Guerrilla Liberation Army (PGLA) were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the Abujhmad forests bordering Dantewada and Narayanpur districts of…
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Bail granted to 2 convicts in two-decade-old murder case of Chhattisgarh NCP leader
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment of two convicts in the 2003 murder case of Nationalist Congress Party leader Ram Avatar Jaggi in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur. Jaggi, the…
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Ten Maoists killed in encounter in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district
Hyderabad: Ten naxals of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a fierce encounter with the security forces under the Bhejji police station’s limits in Sukma district on Friday,…
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams Chhattisgarh Waqf board’s prayer proposal
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Chhattisgarh government has proposed a new rule requiring mosque preachers (Khatibs) to get prior approval from the state Waqf Board before delivering Friday sermons (Khutbah). The government…
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SC reinstates woman sarpanch, imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on Chhattisgarh for harassment
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the Chhattisgarh government for removing an elected woman sarpanch of a remote village for “unjustified reasons,” the Supreme Court on Monday observed the state wanted the…
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Lawyer Faizan Khan nabbed from Chhattisgarh for threatening Shah Rukh Khan
Mumbai: A man named Mohammad Faizan Khan, who gave out death threats to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, was arrested from Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. The accused, a lawyer, was arrested from his…
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19 Naxalites held in separate operations in Chhattisgarh
Sukma: At least 19 Naxalites, three of them carrying bounty, were arrested by the security forces in separate operations in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, police said on Tuesday, October 29. As many as…
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Chhattisgarh: Murder of officer Talib Sheikh’s family leads to violent protests
Widespread violent protests erupted in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur district on Monday after the brutal murder of a head constable Talib Sheikh’s wife and daughter whose bodies were found inside in a field. According…
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FIRs filed against Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in US
Raipur: Three FIRs have been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in parts of Chhattisgarh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community through his remarks made during the recent…
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Five arrested in Chhattisgarh for hoisting Palestine-like flags
Bilaspur: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hoisting flags resembling that of Palestine on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, police said. A complaint was received on Monday evening that Palestinian…
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Chhattisgarh: 5 held for pelting stones at Vande Bharat Express
Chhattisgarh’s Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday arrested five people for allegedly pelting stones on the Vande Bharat Express train during its trial run, resulting in damage to the windows of three…
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Naxalite killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The encounter took place early in the morning in the jungles on…
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Nine Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
Dantewada: Nine Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a senior police official said. The gunfight broke out around 10.30 am in the…
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Tribal woman gangraped in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh; six held
Raigarh: A 27-year-old tribal woman was raped allegedly by six men in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Monday in a village under Pusaur police…
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Video: Pigeon fails to fly during I-Day, SP seeks disciplinary action
Raipur: A video of the Independence Day celebration in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district, showing a pigeon released by a police officer failing to fly off, has gone viral, prompting the officer to demand…
