http://www.citybengaluru.com Latest news from Bangalore, India and the World Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:14:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-to-press-for-rail-network-in-tribal-areas/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-to-press-for-rail-network-in-tribal-areas/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:09 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=81388 Raipur, Feb 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will seek an increased rail network for the state’s iron ore and coal belts from Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi this week, official sources here said Monday. “The Chhattisgarh government has always maintained that the state has been ignored by successive governments at the Centre as far as providing rail connectivity [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-to-press-for-rail-network-in-tribal-areas/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-politicians-fume-as-cement-prices-rise-again/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-politicians-fume-as-cement-prices-rise-again/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:11:44 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=81036 Raipur, Feb 4 (IANS) Politicians cutting across party lines in one of the country’s leading cement producing states, Chhattisgarh, Saturday slammed cement companies for raising prices through cartelisation. Ruling BJP leader Devjibhai Patel and former chief minister Ajit Jogi, who belongs to Congress, made strong statements against the latest rise in cement prices effected by [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-politicians-fume-as-cement-prices-rise-again/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/seven--maoists-surrender-in-chhattisgarh/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/seven--maoists-surrender-in-chhattisgarh/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:57:35 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79934 Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) As many as seven Maoist rebels, including three ‘divisional commanders’, surrendered in Chhattisgarh Monday in restive Bastar region, police said. The rebels belonged to the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and carried cash rewards on their heads for their role in several attacks on civilians and police in Bastar region, [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/seven--maoists-surrender-in-chhattisgarh/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/anti-maoist-drive-halted-in-chhattisgarh/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/anti-maoist-drive-halted-in-chhattisgarh/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:36:53 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79778 Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has halted the anti-Maoist drive in the state despite the rising hold of rebels in new areas, Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi charged Monday. “Chhattisgarh has halted its anti-Maoist drive, though rebels have expanded their bases in new areas and villages close to national highways. The rebels [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/anti-maoist-drive-halted-in-chhattisgarh/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-legislator-threatens-to-stop-nmdc-mining/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-legislator-threatens-to-stop-nmdc-mining/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:32:54 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79608 Raipur, Jan 29 (IANS) A ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Chhattisgarh Sunday threatened to stop the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) from mining iron ore, saying the company was not employing enough locals. Bhima Mandavi, the legislator from Dantewada, said he along with his supporters would stop NMDC employees from mining Feb 16 [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-legislator-threatens-to-stop-nmdc-mining/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/gmr-launches-fly-via-hyderabad-campaign-in-chhattisgarh/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/gmr-launches-fly-via-hyderabad-campaign-in-chhattisgarh/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:43:19 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79303 Raipur, Jan 27 (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) Friday launched its ‘Fly Hyderabad’ campaign in Raipur to attract flyers from central India to travel to and from Hyderabad. The launch of ‘Fly via Hyderabad’ campaign is basically to make the Rajiv Gandhi Hyderabad International Airport an important air traffic hub in India and [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/gmr-launches-fly-via-hyderabad-campaign-in-chhattisgarh/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/senior-maoist-killed-in-chhattisgarh-gun-battle/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/senior-maoist-killed-in-chhattisgarh-gun-battle/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:35:20 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79311 Raipur, Jan 27 (IANS) A senior Maoist rebel was killed Friday in a gun battle with Chhattisgarh police, a police official said. The killing was reported from Raigarh district close to the Orissa border, some 300 km from capital Raipur. “The middle-aged Maoist, who was a senior ultra and suspected to be divisional commander of [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/senior-maoist-killed-in-chhattisgarh-gun-battle/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/alarming-rise-in-cancer-cases-in-india-expert/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/alarming-rise-in-cancer-cases-in-india-expert/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:02:59 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=79168 Raipur, Jan 27 (IANS) India is not yet prepared to fight cancer despite the nation adding about a million new patients annually, warns a top healthcare expert. “The number of cancer patients in India is rising alarmingly and from year 2020 onwards, the nation will add more than two million new cancer patients every year,” [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/alarming-rise-in-cancer-cases-in-india-expert/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/stamp-out-maoists-chhattisgarh-governor/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/stamp-out-maoists-chhattisgarh-governor/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:02:57 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78950 Raipur, Jan 26 (IANS) Calling Maoists anti-national, Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt urged people on the occasion of Republic Day Thursday to help the authorities to crush them. “We have to stamp out anti-national Maoists to protect our glorious democracy,” he said in his Republic Day speech at the police parade ground here after unfurling the [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/stamp-out-maoists-chhattisgarh-governor/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/security-up-in-chhattisgarh-as-maoists-to-boycott-r-day/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/security-up-in-chhattisgarh-as-maoists-to-boycott-r-day/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:19:35 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78683 Raipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Security was heightened in Chhattisgarh Wednesday as the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced that it would boycott and disrupt Republic Day celebrations, police said. “Police and paramilitary forces have been relocated to forested areas which are Maoist strongholds and are vulnerable to attacks. Also, extra troopers have been deployed [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/security-up-in-chhattisgarh-as-maoists-to-boycott-r-day/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-gets-notice-for-botched-eye-operations/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-gets-notice-for-botched-eye-operations/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:26:22 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78622 Raipur, Jan 24 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh High Court Tuesday issued notice to the state’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on botched eye operations in September that left several aged persons blinded in one eye. The high court, which is based at Bilaspur town, some 100 km from Raipur, issued the notice as it took up [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-gets-notice-for-botched-eye-operations/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/nmdc-resumes-iron-shipment-from-chhattisgarh/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/nmdc-resumes-iron-shipment-from-chhattisgarh/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:46:05 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78233 Raipur, Jan 23 (IANS) NMDC Ltd, India’s largest iron ore producer and exporter in public sector, Monday resumed iron ore supplies from its key mines in Chhattisgarh, a company official said. “The supply from Bailadila sector mines located at Bacheli and Kirandul complexes, have returned to normalcy after hundred percent disruption for nearly 10 days,” [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/nmdc-resumes-iron-shipment-from-chhattisgarh/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-serial-killer-admits-to-seven-killings/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-serial-killer-admits-to-seven-killings/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:46:35 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78216 Raipur, Jan 23 (IANS) A 35-year-old serial killer who was arrested late last week in Raipur, has admitted to killing seven persons, including his wife and father, a police officer said Monday. Most of the victims were buried alive and police have recovered five skeletons so far. “It is shocking that Arun Chandrakar, a pig [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/chhattisgarh-serial-killer-admits-to-seven-killings/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/man-held-for-burying-alive-wife-three-others/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/man-held-for-burying-alive-wife-three-others/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:33:28 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=78078 Raipur, Jan 22 (IANS) A 35-year-old man who buried four people alive including his wife and his house owner has been arrested in Chhattisgarh, police said Sunday. Arun Chandrakar admitted of burying alive the owner of his rented house, Bahadur Singh Thakur, 50, in January 2005, Raipur Superintendent of Police Dipanshu Kabra told reporters. “He [...]

]]> http://www.citybengaluru.com/man-held-for-burying-alive-wife-three-others/feed/ 0 http://www.citybengaluru.com/rights-panel-asks-chhattisgarh-for-report-on-custodial-death/ http://www.citybengaluru.com/rights-panel-asks-chhattisgarh-for-report-on-custodial-death/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:07:11 +0000 admin http://www.citybengaluru.com/?p=77770 Raipur, Jan 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Chhattisgarh and central governments over a suspected Maoist’s alleged suicide in police custody in the state’s violence-hit Dantewada district last week, a statement said. The NHRC in its notices asked the state’s director general of police (DGP) and the union [...]

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