Sangma launches NPP in Chhattisgarh as part of `Third Front`

NPP chief PA Sangma formally launched his party in Chhattisgarh on Sunday and stressed that `Third Front` will play a key role in the assembly polls.

Chopper lying idle for 6 months for want of pilot

A battle-ready BSF `Dhruv` helicopter, deployed for undertaking sorties to aid anti-Naxal operations, is lying idle for close to six months in Chhattisgarh`s capital Raipur.

Two troopers injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack

Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in a gunfight with Maoist militants in Chhattisgarh`s Bijapur district Saturday, police said.

Two CRPF jawans injured in Naxal attack

Two CRPF jawans were seriously injured in a Naxal attack on Saturday at Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.

Congress demands release of locals in JK Lakshmi arson

Chhattisgarh unit of Congress today demanded that those arrested in connection with arson at JK Lakshmi Cement plant should be released.

Two Naxals surrender in Rajnandgaon

Two Naxals, including a woman, today surrendered in Chhattisgarh`s Rajnandgaon district.

Infant mortality rate marginally declines in Chhattisgarh

The infant mortality rate has marginally come down in Chhattisgarh in the last three years, according to the official statistics.

Dantewada court acquits all 13 accused in Maoist attack case

A Dantewada district court on Tuesday acquitted all the 13 accused due to lack of evidence in a Maoist attack case in 2010.

Villagers want jobs despite being not qualified: JK Lakshmi

JK Lakshmi Cement, whose under-construction factory in Durg was recently set on fire by locals, today said the villagers were seeking jobs at the proposed plant without having suitable qualification.

Liquor contractors have links with Ministers, MLAs: Kanwar

Chhattisgarh Home Minster Nankiram Kanwar has stirred up a controversy with his comments over liquor contractors` nexus with Ministers and MLAs in the BJP- ruled state.