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As Maoist shadow fades, Chhattisgarh opens Indravati tiger reserve to tourists

RAIPUR, Nov. 1 -- Chhattisgarh on Sunday opened the Indravati Tiger Reserve in Bastar's Bijapur to tourists, allowing organised wildlife tourism in one of the state's most remote forests for the first... Read More


Chhattisgarh areas, once part of red corridor, now centres of peace: PM Modi

RAIPUR, Nov. 1 -- Areas of Chhattisgarh once identified as part of the Maoist "red corridor" are now emerging as centres of peace, trust and development after the "decisive" end of Left Wing Extremism... Read More


Chhattisgarh to reduce security cover of 116 Bastar leaders after decline in Maoist violence

RAIPUR, Oct. 30 -- The Chhattisgarh government has decided to downgrade the security cover of 116 political leaders and public representatives across the Bastar region, citing a sharp decline in Maois... Read More


Chhattisgarh man raped, killed 7-year-old girl; sniffer dog leads to his house: Police

RAIPUR, Oct. 23 -- A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Korba district, three days after she went missing, police said on Frid... Read More


Six Maoists surrender in Bijapur: Chhattisgarh Police

RAIPUR, Oct. 13 -- Six Maoists, with a total reward of Rs.35 lakh for information leading to their arrest, surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Monday, according to a statement ... Read More


Jhiram Valley massacre: Maoists planned ambush months in advance, rehearsed attack, court order reveals

RAIPUR, Sept. 19 -- The 2013 Maoist attack on a convoy of Congress leaders that killed 27 people in Chhattisgarh's Jhiram Valley was a meticulously planned conspiracy executed after months of route su... Read More


Chhattisgarh: Dy CM Sharma, Baghel trade barbs over PM Awas figures in Raipur

RAIPUR, Sept. 15 -- Chhattisgarh deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday locked horns over the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), c... Read More


Chhattisgarh: ED searches five locations in CGPSC case, says key suspect arrested

RAIPUR, Sept. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it conducted searches at five locations in Chhattisgarh as part of its money-laundering investigation into cases registered for irregul... Read More


Pangolin rescued from govt building in Odisha's Nuapada, 3 arrested

RAIPUR, Aug. 24 -- An endangered pangolin has been rescued from a government building in Odisha's Naupada district where wildlife traffickers had allegedly hidden the animal while searching for a buye... Read More


Chhattisgarh couple found hacked to death at home; son is prime suspect: Police

RAIPUR, Aug. 18 -- A Chhattisgarh couple in their fifties was hacked to death and their bodies stuffed in two sacks on Monday, police said. The bodies were found by their younger son who lives separat... Read More