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LS polls: Having lost three family members in Naxal violence, Chhattisgarh
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a young tribal doctor named Prakash Kumar Gota, who lost three family members to Naxalite violence, has decided to contest the upcoming elections as an independent candidate.
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Bird survey in naxal-hit Bastar’s Kanger Valley National Park from Feb 25
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Once in the spotlight for Naxal violence and terror, the forests of insurgency-hit Bastar region are earning global recognition as a hotspot for different species of birds.
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Corruption, welfarism key issues in Chhattisgarh as Congress and BJP seek
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Congress and BJP are engaged in a fierce fight in Chhattisgarh, with both parties seeking to outdo each other in terms of poll promises as the state faces the first phase of assembly polls on Tuesday for 20 seats in Naxal-affected Bastar region and a few constituencies in other districts<
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Defying naxal threat in Bastar, Chhattisgarh all set to celebrate festival
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Naxals do not let political parties carry out campaigns in areas under their dominance. In the last six months, insurgents have allegedly killed four BJP workers in the Bastar region
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Elaborate security arrangements placed to prevent untoward incident during
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Security forces in the insurgency-hit Bastar region are all set to foil every wicked design of the ultras during ‘Martyrs Week’ of the Naxals, commencing from July 28.
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Chhattisgarh: Mobile connectivity changing people's lives in insurgency-hi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The insurgency-hit Bastar region, which has been battling Naxalism for around three decades, in Chhattisgarh is witnessing a positive change in terms of communication revolution as the Government of India has installed 525 mobile towers in the naxal-hit districts.
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Once dreaded naxal, Sundari now playing key role in combating naxalism
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Developmental works coupled with rehabilitation-cum-surrender policy of Chhattisgarh government are emerging as a wind of positive change in the worst insurgency-hit Bastar region and a significant example of this is naxal cadres are shunning the path of violence to join mainstream of the
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Insurgency-hit Bastar to become potential rubber producer of India
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
If everything goes well, the insurgency-hit Bastar region may play a significant role in the production of rubber in the country as Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rubber Research Institute of India (Kottayam).
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16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh's Sukma ahead of Amit Shah's visit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The surrender comes a day ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Naxal affected Bastar region of the state.
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Prohibition rules to be different for Bastar: Chhattisgarh Excise Minister
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma on Thursday said rules regarding the prohibition of liquor in the tribal-dominated Bastar region will be different from the rest of the state and a decision in this regard will be taken by the panchayat.
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Killing of BJP workers in Bastar "conspiracy" to impact elections: Former
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"In one month, four major incidents were reported in Bastar region wherein four prominent BJP workers were killed. The growing activeness of BJP workers has made Congress nervous and I feel this is part of a conspiracy. This is to create a panic among the party workers so that they may not m
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Chhattisgarh DGP writes to NIA requesting probe into killing of BJP worker
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"As BJP leaders think that investigation in Naxal attacks on their workers is not being done properly and they are staging a protest in this regard. Earlier also NIA took over the probe into the case we were investigating. Now when such incidents are taking place, DGP has written a letter to
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