Raipur, May 8 (IANS) Entrepreneur Vishal Haldar from the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh has sparked a remarkable herbal revolution in the heart of Bastar by transforming discarded wild date palm seeds (locally known as ‘Chhind’) into a “caffeine free” herbal coffee. A graduate in commerce and software development, Haldar chose to forgo a traditional corporate career to return to his roots in Bacheli, where he spent nearly two years researching the potential of the local “Chhind” plant.His in…
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Raipur, May 3 (IANS) In the aftermath of a large-scale surrender by Maoists in the Bastar division, security forces have intensified search operations across the region to uncover hidden dumps and contraband left behind by the insurgents. One such operation in Dantewada district has yielded a significant breakthrough, with a massive cache of explosives and materials recovered from the dense forest area of village Todma under Barsur Police Station limits.Acting on precise intelligence received on…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar visited Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday to support a grassroots sports programme aimed at turning the area, once affected by Maoist violence, into a lively sports hub. He expressed happiness about the development of playgrounds under the Maidan Cup programme.After landing at Jagdalpur airport, Tendulkar travelled to Chhindwar village. There, he participated in an event linked to the Maidan Cup initiative, which pr…
Raipur/Dantewada, Feb 26 (IANS) In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, security forces recovered two pressure cooker improvised explosive devices from a forested hill near Todma village and Tular Caves under Barsur Police Station jurisdiction on Thursday. The joint effort involved the District Reserve Guard of Dantewada and personnel from Barsur Police Station. Acting on specific intelligence received on Wednesday about Maoists planting IEDs in the forest areas of Todma…
Raipur, Feb 25 (IANS) In a major success for the “anti-Naxal” campaign in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, two Maoists have been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment each along with a fine of Rs 5,000. The accused, Hunga alias Guttum Sodi and Joga Kudami, both residents of Pordem village under Gadiras police station in neighbouring Sukma district, were arrested on May 20, 2024.On that day, a police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Udaybhan Rathiya was returning from security duty p…
Raipur, Feb 4 (IANS) In a significant anti-Maoist success, a joint team of Narayanpur Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered a cache of materials used by Naxalites for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during a search operation in the dense forests of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh on Monday (February 2). The recovered items were carefully seized, documented in a formal seizure memo, and safely transported to Orchha police station for further examination and evi…
Raipur/Dantewada, Jan 27 (IANS) In a major success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh’s South Bastar region, security forces recovered and neutralised two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists in the forest hills near Gufa village under Barsur Police Station limits in Dantewada district.The joint operation took place on January 27, following precise intelligence inputs. Acting on specific information received on January 22 from the Central Reserve Police Force, a coordina…
Raipur, Jan 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough for security forces in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit region, a joint team uncovered and neutralised a significant Maoist explosives dump hidden in the forested hills near Kursingbahar village under Barsur police station in Dantewada district.According to senior police officials the seized cache included a 174-kilogram barrel-type Improvised Explosive Device, one Barrel Grenade Launcher, five bundles of cordex wire each six meters long, six electric d…