In East Zone Hockey Bihar beat Assam Hockey to emerge 6-1 victors. Chhattisgarh Hockey took on Hockey Maharashtra and won 2-1 in the first match of West Zone. The second match saw Hockey Madhya Pradesh take on Hockey Gujarat and beat them comfortably by a 10-0 scoreline.
Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified from Lok Sabha after his conviction by a Surat court in a criminal defamation case, gave a message to the entire country that was not afraid and efforts were being made to scare him, stated Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday.
Several persons were injured in a scuffle that broke out between BJP workers and Youth Congress members, who were protesting Rahul Gandhi's disqualification.
A Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) in Raipur on Friday convicted a 22-year-old man for abducting and raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI).
According to a government notification, Justice Pritinker Diwaker has been appointed as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. Justice Ramesh Sinha of Allahabad has been appointed as Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, and Justice K Vinod Chandaran of Kerala High Court as Chief Justice
"First, they were served notice but their replies were not satisfactory and to avoid any law & order situation, the action was taken", Additional SP, Raipur told ANI.
An encounter broke out in the forests under the Konta Police Station area in Kottalendra on Thursday, Sukma, said Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma.
An encounter broke out between police and Naxals near Bacheli police station in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday night when the Naxals tried to set fire to one JCB machine and one truck used for doubling the railway track, said the police.