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Chattisgarh seeks central assistance for development in Maoist hit areas
Raipur, Sep 2 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh Government on Wednesday placed a demand for grant of Rs 94.22 crore from the Central Government to develop educational facilities in the Maoist- affected areas.
According to State Government sources, Chief Minister Raman Singh himself put the demand before Union Tribal Affairs Minister Kantilal Bhuria when the duo met here.
According [...]
Rahul Gandhi charges State Govt. in Chhattisgarh of not tackling Maoist menace
Raipur, Aug 21 (ANI): Congress General secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the State Government in Chhattisgarh of not tackling the Maoists problem.
Addressing a press conference here, he blamed the State Government for losing touch [...]
NTPC to set up 4,000 MW power plant in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 11 (IANS) India’s largest power producer, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), will sign a deal with the Chhattisgarh government Sunday for setting up a 4,000 MW coal-fired power plant in the state, officials said here Saturday.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the ultra mega power project (UMPP) will be signed Sunday afternoon [...]
Binayak Sen keen to continue fighting for peace
Raipur, May 27 (ANI): Human Rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen who was released on bail by the Supreme Court after two years of confinement has reaffirmed his commitment to the cause of peace.
Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Dr. Sen reiterated his opposition to any violence perpetrated either by the state government or by the [...]
India human rights activist to be freed on bail
New Delhi – India’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release on bail of human rights activist Binayak Sen who has been jailed for over two years in the central state of Chhattisgarh.
Sen, 59, has been in jail since May 14, 2007 after he was charged by the state government with having links with Maoist [...]
Supreme Court grants bail to Binayek Sen
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Chhattisgarh human rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been charged of aiding and abetting Naxal activities in Chattisgarh and was lodged in a jail for the past 22 months.
Sen has been in custody since May 2007, and he had contended that [...]
Supreme Court notice to Chhattisgarh govt. on bail plea of activist
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): Acting on a bail petition filed by civil rights activist Binayak Sen, in jail for the last 22 months on charges of aiding and abetting naxalite activities in the state, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to [...]
Arundhati slams Binayak Sen’s detention in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, April 6 (IANS) Booker winner Arundhati Roy Monday slammed the Chhattisgarh government for the continuous detention of Binayak Sen, a doctor-turned-human rights activist, who has been in jail for the last 22 months for his alleged Maoist links.
Sen was arrested May 14, 2007 under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act (CSPSA), which Roy said [...]
Farmers’ protest against Tata Steel’s Chhattisgarh project
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Jan.27 (ANI): Moves by Tata Steel, India’s largest steel maker, to start a steel project in the Lohandiguda Block of this district, has been condemned by the farmers’ community.
Tata Steel has offered a compensation package that includes giving jobs, Rs.100, 000 per hectare of barren land, Rs.150, 000 per acre of single crop-land [...]
