Dantewada district
DANTEWADA DISTRICT NEWS
District collector's 'second chance' initiative helps 47 Dantewada students clear competitive exams
June 25, 2023 7:19 am
As part of a government initiative called ‘Choo Lo Aasman (touch the sky)’ that started in 2011, 80-odd students from government schools are chosen through an exam every year in Dantewada.
Prakash Singh writes: Maoism should be seen as a social and economic problem
May 08, 2023 9:04 am
A conscious attempt should be made to win the hearts and minds of the tribal people who are usually support base of the Maoists
SC penalising petitioner, whatever the merits of the case, is unjust; sends a chilling signal to those who question state
July 16, 2022 8:59 am
The Supreme Court must reflect on this worrisome inversion and call a halt to it before it does more damage to its hard-won reputation as the upholder of the constitutional check and balance.
‘I know I will go to jail, but paying the fine would mean I did a wrong’: Dantewada activist
July 16, 2022 4:59 pm
The incident dates back to September and October 2009 when 17 tribals, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed and many injured and their houses destroyed in villages of then Dantewada and now Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.
SC fines petitioner who sought probe by CBI into 2009 Dantewada killings
July 15, 2022 7:26 am
The bench imposed an “exemplary” cost of Rs 5 lakh on the main petitioner Himanshu Kumar to be submitted within four weeks failing which authorities can take appropriate steps for recovery. Kumar had told the court that he ran an NGO, Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, in Dantewada.
Campaigning ends for first phase: BJP releases ‘sankalp patra’, promises farmer pension, unemployment dole
November 11, 2018 2:34 am
The issue of bonus for paddy had become a major talking point earlier this year. While the BJP-led government was giving Rs 300 bonus for the crop for past three years of their five-year term, the Congress promised
Woman Maoist surrenders in Chhattisgarh
October 27, 2014 2:14 am
Sita alias Jagarbati (23) turned herself in before police citing atrocities and exploitation of female cadres by senior rebels.
Naxals torch NMDC conveyor belt,mining operations stalled
September 18, 2013 12:36 pm
Damage would affect the transportation of iron ore from the region for a couple of days.
Step by Step
October 01, 2012 2:43 am
Everyone knows that the Dantewada district of Chattisgarh is a Naxal-affected area.
Chhattisgarh: Combing operation intensified post Naxal attack
May 14, 2012 2:15 pm
6 CISF jawans and a civilian driver were ambushed by Naxals with heavy gunfire last night.
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