Raipur

Intense fight in conversion zone

Tensions between Hindus and Christians in Chhattisgarh are strongest in Jashpur district, 400 km northeast of the capital, Raipur. It is the district Dilip Singh Judeo, who pioneered the Sangh parivar's 'ghar wapasi' or...

Knotty contests in Raipur

RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh): It is an extremely tough contest for the 13 Assembly seats in Raipur district, almost all of which are high-profile segments. With voters preferring to remain silent on their preferences, it is difficult...

Full text of Advani

to Raipur today, I read the full text of Sadhvi Pragya's affidavit before the Nashik court. I cannot believe that such barbaric treatment has been meted out to a spiritual person, that too, a woman ...

BJP to create separate Telangana state: Advani

Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader L K Advani said on Monday that his party would create a separate Telangana state in Andhra Pradesh if voted to power at the centre. "Whatever the BJP says, it translates into...

Straight contests in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: The contest is mainly between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress in the ongoing elections for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly. But there are some pockets where the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP),...

Chhattisgarh polls: 687 in fray for 2nd phase

Raipur (PTI): Electoral fortunes of 687 candidates will be decided in the second phase of polling in Chhattisgarh on November 20. In the second phase, elections will be held in 51 Assembly constituencies spread across eight...

More women get BJP tickets

Raipur: Though the Bill providing 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and State Assemblies is yet to get nod from major political parties, Chhattisgarh polls show that reservation to women in BJP cadre has led to...

Steel wire makers go on stir over high price of raw material

Raipur: About 175 small steel wire manufacturers in Chhattisgarh went on indefinite strike citing high price of rawmaterials that put their business in red.The strike is affecting 12,000 daily wage employees in the state.The...

My focus is to remain in national politics: Sushma Swaraj!

Raipur, Nov 16: Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said that it was she, who was the first offered to become BJP's chief ministerial candidate for Delhi Assembly election this year. She was addressing media persons at a hotel in...

12 CRPF men escape landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) A squad of 12 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had a narrow escape in Chhattisgarh Sunday as a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists missed the target, police said.

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