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Who was Mukesh Chandrakar? Body of Bastar journalist found inside septic tank

Mukesh Chandrakar played a key role in securing the release of CRPF personnel abducted by Maoists after an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur in 2021.

Mukesh Chandrakar had lost his parents when he was very young and is survived by his brother Yukesh, also a journalist.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 09:47 AM IST

Shah likely to spend night at forward base in Bastar next week

Shah’s proposed visit, from December 13 to December 15, comes against the backdrop of an uptick in anti-Left Wing Extremism (LWE) operations

Amit Shah (PTI)
Updated on Dec 05, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Security forces kill 28 Maoists in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

This is the biggest success of security forces after the April 16 encounter in Kanker district in which 29 Maoists were killed by security forces

The encounter between Moaists and Chhattisgarh Police took place in the jungles of Abujhmad in Naryanpur district of Bastar region.(HT file photo)
Updated on Oct 05, 2024 04:49 AM IST

Raima Sen on sexual abuse in Bengali cinema: Only women…

While Raima Sen, last seen in Bastar: The Naxal Story, hasn’t fallen victim to harassment in the industry, she reveals that she often feels unsafe as a woman.

Raima Sen on Bengal cinema
Published on Aug 31, 2024 08:10 AM IST
ByNavya Kharbanda

3 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar: Police

During the search operation, Maoists opened fire on the police party, leading to a retaliatory action by the police

A joint team of DRG, STF and BSF had launched a search operation in the Abujhmad area. (Representative file photo)
Published on Aug 29, 2024 02:45 PM IST

Adah Sharma reveals she was diagnosed with endometriosis due to stress

Actor Adah Sharma reveals that she got diagnosed with the condition of Endometriosis due to stress while gaining weight for a film role.

Adah Sharma was last seen in Bastar
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 11:26 PM IST
ByNavya Kharbanda

Chhattisgarh : 33 Maoists surrender in Bastar’s Bijapur

Bijapur superintendent of police Jitendra Yadav said that two women are among the 33 surrendered cadres, who were active in various wings and outfits under Gangaloor area committee of Maoists

The Chhattisgarh police said 109 Naxalites have so far quit violence in Bastar’s Bijapur district so far this year. (Representative Image)
Published on May 26, 2024 01:34 PM IST

Dandakaranya diaries: Untold poll experiences from Bastar

Despite inherent dangers, the polling officials in Bastar embraced their responsibilities with selfless commitment. Enduring long walks to polling stations and conducting elections in volatile areas were not new to them. Their unwavering sense of purpose ensured they did their duties without a hint of complaint.

At the grassroots, interactions with polling officials painted a portrait of selfless commitment. (PTI)
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:14 AM IST
ByJ Ganesan

12 Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur

Police also recovered 12 arms, including a  Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) launcher, one 12-bore rifle and muzzle-loading rifles from the incident spot

 (Representative Photo)
Updated on May 10, 2024 07:29 PM IST
By, S Kareemuddin

Two brothers, abducted on Wednesday in Bijapur, found dead

IGP Bastar Range, Sunderaj P said claims that a security camp was built in Bijapur on land owned by the two brothers was baseless

The Bijapur police said they are yet to confirm if the two were killed by Maoists (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on May 03, 2024 09:35 PM IST

Chhattisgarh: 28.12 per cent turnout recorded in Bastar Lok Sabha seat till 11 am

Chhattisgarh: 28.12 per cent turnout recorded in Bastar Lok Sabha seat till 11 am

HT Image
Published on Apr 19, 2024 12:51 PM IST
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IAF starts flying polling teams to booths deep inside Bastar’s forests

There are 1,957 polling stations in Bastar Lok sabha constituency, of which 590 are classified as hypersensitive centres.

Polling teams being flown in IAF choppers to polling stations in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency (X/BastarDistrict)
Published on Apr 16, 2024 09:58 PM IST
ByS Kareemuddin

‘Cong, INDI alliance angry with Ram Mandir construction’: PM Modi in Bastar

Lok Sabha elections: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Congress thought it had the license to loot the country, but he cancelled its ‘loot license’.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Congress of appeasement.(X/BJP)
Published on Apr 08, 2024 03:11 PM IST

Maoist-hit Bastar navigates rising hostility ahead of polls

Bastar Lok Sabha constituency scheduled to go to polls in the first phase of the parliamentary elections on April 19

Arms recovered by security personnel in Bijapur district on Wednesday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 05, 2024 01:55 AM IST

Chhattisgarh: Three more bodies of Maoists found after gunfight; toll rises to 13

The incident is the biggest blow for Maoists since 2019 when seven Maoists were gunned down by security forces in the forest close to the Odisha border in the Bastar district

The CRPF and the Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday gunned down 10 Maoists in the Bijapur district (File Photo)
Published on Apr 03, 2024 01:13 PM IST
ByS Kareemuddin

Election In Pincodes: In Maoist citadel Kanker, green shoots of democracy

Mohla has 25 tribal & six Other Backward Classes (OBC) families, nearly all of them still living off the subsistence their small land holdings provide for them

Residents in Kanker in southern Chhattisgarh.
Updated on Apr 04, 2024 02:12 AM IST

Suspected Maoist killed in encounter with security personnel in Sukma

The Chhattisgarh Police said that they have also recovered a Barrel Grenade Launcher (BGL) rifle and Maoist material from the spot

Police said that the identity of the deceased Maoist is yet to be ascertained and searching in the forest is still going on. (Representative Image)
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 05:43 PM IST

Chhattisgarh: Maoists allege Bijapur encounter fake, police deny allegation

Inspector General of Police, Bastar range, Sunderaj P denied the allegations and termed it as “old tactics” of the Maoists

The CPI (Maoists) have called for a ‘strike’ in Bijapur and Sukma on April 3 in protest against the alleged fake encounter. (Representartive file photo.)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:02 PM IST

Bastar The Naxal Story box office collection day 4: Film earns just 2 cr so far

Bastar The Naxal Story box office collection day 4: The film earned ₹2.24 crore in India, so far. It has been directed by Sudipto Sen, and features Adah Sharma.

Adah Sharma in a still from Bastar The Naxal Story.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:08 AM IST

Bastar The Naxal Story box office collection day 2: Adah's film mints 75 lakh

Bastar The Naxal Story box office collection day 2: The film minted over ₹1 crore in two days. It stars Adah Sharma as an IPS officer.

Adah Sharma in a still from Bastar.
Published on Mar 17, 2024 09:52 AM IST

Chhattisgarh BJP worker hacked to death by suspected Maoists in Bijapur: Police

Tirupati Katla, a BJP member of Janpad panchayat, was killed while he was attending a wedding in the district’s Toyanar village

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 12:47 PM IST
ByS Kareemuddin

Chhattisgarh: Four killed in wall collapse inside NMDC iron ore mine area

Four workers died in Bastar's Dantewada district as a retaining wall collapsed in an iron ore mine of NMDC. Rescue operations are ongoing.

The incident occurred in the mining area of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in the afternoon (Getty Images)
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 09:23 PM IST

Four Maoists sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 Tahakwada attack case

Fifteen security personnel were killed in a deadly attack carried out by Maoists in 2014 in Tahakwada village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district

The 2014 Tahakwada Maoist attack case was probed by the National Investigation Agency. (Representative Image)
Published on Feb 12, 2024 07:48 PM IST
ByS Kareemuddin

Bastar teaser: Adah Sharma turns IPS officer who declares ‘war’ against Naxals

Bastar teaser: Adah Sharma in the film claims Leftists are joining hands with Naxals in Bastar to divide Bharat. It is said to be based on a true incident.

Bastar teaser: Adah Sharma as IPS officer who declares war against Naxals,
Published on Feb 06, 2024 12:54 PM IST

Caste to welfare, all cards fall flat for Congress in heartland

The Congress party in India suffered a dismal performance in the recent assembly elections in the Hindi heartland states.

Neither the Congress’s election machinery, nor its own attempt at social engineering paid off — and once again, on both, the BJP did better. (ANI)
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 01:24 AM IST

View: BJP's win in Chhattisgarh is bad news for Naxals

In Maoist-affected tribal Bastar, the BJP made a strong comeback winning nine out of a total of 12 seats.

PM Narendra Modi campaigning in Chhattisgarh
Published on Dec 03, 2023 06:30 PM IST

Chhattisgarh election: Voters turn up at 126 new booths in Maoist-hit region

In this rendition of polls in Bastar, the worst Maoist-hit region in India, 126 new polling booths across 8 districts were set up by the administration.

Voters at the polling station in Elmadunga, Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday.
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 06:30 AM IST
By, Elmagunda (chhattisgarh)

60,000 troops deployed for Chhattisgarh polls; 50 CAPF companies in Mizoram

Chhattisgarh, Mizoram assembly elections: More than 600 polling stations in naxal-hit Bastar will be protected by three layers of security, PTI reported.

Security personnel look on as voters stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling station.(HT File)
Updated on Nov 06, 2023 09:49 PM IST

Bastar: Close poll battle plays out on the field of many a bloodbath

Violence and tragedy have been central to politics in India's Bastar region, which is preparing for an assembly election.

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE: Five people were killed on Tuesday after a BJP MLA’s car convoy was attacked by Maoists at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. Bheema Mandavi is an MLA from Bijapur constituency. (HT Photo) Pic received on April 9, 2019.
Updated on Oct 20, 2023 08:24 AM IST

Chhattisgarh: 24 BJP leaders get X level CRPF cover in Bastar ahead of polls

As many as 70 persons including functionaries of the BJP, Congress and CPI besides social activists have security cover in Bastar

Security forces during an operation against Maoist rebels. (HT)
Published on Oct 12, 2023 04:29 PM IST
ByS Kareemuddin
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