A Supreme Court bench comprising justices Madan Lokur and AK Goel had, on November 15, 2016, directed the Chhattisgarh police they would give the accused persons, including Prasad and Sundar, at least four weeks’ notice before carrying out an invest... read more

A woman and her daughter, arrested on the charges of theft, were stripped naked and severely beaten by a woman police personnel in front of male police officials on October 14, the NHRC said quoting a media report. read more

The seat is among the 18 seats where voting will be held in the first phase of state assembly elections November 12. read more

In Chhattisgarh, Bahujan Samaj Party has decided to field candidates on 33 seats, JCC on 55 while CPI will field candidates on two seats. read more

Ajit Jogi has decided that he will not contest the Chhattisgarh elections as a candidate and will campaign to strengthen the coalition with BSP and CPI which, he says, will form the next government in the state. read more

The Gondwana Gantantra Party holds significant influence over several tribal-dominated constituencies in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. read more

Among the 77 candidates announced out of a total of 90 assembly segments in Chattisgarh, 14 are women candidates and 14 sitting MLAs have been replaced with new names, Union health minister J P Nadda said. read more

The BJP also released a list of 38 candidates for the Telangana Assembly polls. There are a total of 119 Assembly candidates in the state. read more

From crumbling mahals to ancient mosques, India Lost and Found has documented 150 structures so far, across 10 states. read more

Photographer Amit Pasricha’s project puts the spotlight on monuments like the Alamgir mosque, built by Aurangzeb in 1669. The structure with a three-chambered facade was once accentuated by a pair of slender corner minarets that rose 50 metres above the terrace.

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Chhattisgarh Janata Congress leader Ajit Jogi had earlier announced that he would fight against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh from Rajanandgaon seat. read more

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The BJP is likely to announce the first list of candidates by October 20, which will include nominees for 18 seats from the Bastar region affected by Maoist violence that goes to the polls on November 12. read more

Polling will take place in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram on November 28, in Chhattisgarh on November 12 and 20 and in Telangana and Rajasthan on December 7; counting for all five-states will be on December 11. read more

The victims, belonging to Durg district, were returning from Maa Bamleshwari temple in Dongargarh town after offering prayers on the occasion of Navratri, police said. read more