Chhattisgarh polls: Non-adherence to SOP cost BSF troops their life

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 20:13

Non-compliance of Standard Operating Procedures in Naxal violence-affected areas led to the death of two BSF troopers and a civilian driver in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

Cop injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 14:51

Over ten bombs were recovered and a policeman was injured in a bomb attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh where voting for first phase of Assembly polls in 18 constituencies is underway Monday.

Over 67 percent polling in Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 08:34

Defying a boycott call of Maoists, overall 67% voters cast their votes in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections on Monday.

Chhattisgarh polls: Police asked to sanitise poll booths amid Naxal threat

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 15:28

With Naxal-hit Bastar region going for Assembly polls on Monday, security forces have been directed to sanitise school buildings and other premises.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: Wife fights to redeem Karma`s chequered legacy

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 17:24

For Mahendra Karma`s wife, the November 11 election is a battle to redeem the legacy of the `Bastar Tiger` who founded the Salwa Judum.

Suspected `bomb` at C`garh MLA`s house creates panic

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 19:30

Amid the enhanced security for the visits by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the Naxal-affected Bastar region, a report of suspected bomb at a BJP MLA`s house in Dantewda sent police into a tizzy today.

Congress` spirited campaign to stop BJP in Bastar

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 11:13

A divided house until recently, Congress is putting up a spirited campaign to checkmate BJP in its erstwhile stronghold of Naxal-dominated Bastar region of Chhattisgarh where the ruling party hopes to cash on its developmental agenda coupled with Chief Minister Raman Singh`s clean image in the Assembly Elections.

Sonia Gandhi hits out at Chhattisgarh’s BJP govt, accuses it of neglecting security

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 09:09

Launching her campaign in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hit out at Chief Minister Raman Singh and his government, accusing it of failing to deliver on promises.

167 polling stations shifted in Bastar due to Naxal threat

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 23:59

As many as 167 polling stations in the sensitive areas of Naxal-affected Bastar region, which will have polling in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, have been relocated for "security and accessibility" reasons.

Raman Singh campaigns in Bastar

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 23:10

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today addressed two public gatherings in Bastar region, the tribal heartland, and appealed people to vote BJP to power for the third time.

Over 1000 cams to monitor hyper-sensitive booths in Bastar

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 21:26

Over one thousand cameras will be installed at hyper-sensitive polling stations of Naxal-affected Bastar region in Chhattisgarh to prevent bogus voting and monitor the polling process during the Assembly Elections in November.

Naxals planting IEDs near polling booths in Chhattisgarh: Police

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 11:24

With Assembly elections nearing in Chhattisgarh, police have received inputs of Naxals planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near polling booths in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar.