Bastar

Chhattisgarh: Farmers in Bastar carve out new identity by planting coffee

Coffee cultivation in Bastar, which started in 2017 on an experimental basis in 20 acres by the horticulture department, has reached the farmers' fields

Chhattisgarh Police block 8 key supply networks of Bastar Maoists since '20

The Bastar police in Chhattisgarh have busted eight key supply networks of Maoists and arrested at least 38 people in the last couple of years, choking the aid of medicines, explosives and logistics to the outlawed outfit to a great extent, a senior official said on Sunday. The establishment of more than 40 new police camps mostly along the supply corridor of Maoists during this period also helped in the task and to keep a tab on the inter-state movement of Maoist couriers, he said. According to police, cracking the supply networks is crucial in the fight against Left Wing Extremism as it is the key strength of Maoists active in Bastar since more than three decades. The Bastar region comprises seven districts - Bastar, Kanker, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Narayanpur, Bijapur and Sukma. In the last couple of years, the police have made a significant dent into the supply network of various formations of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the CPI (Maoists), Inspector General of

Frontline to front office: Policy makes way for Chattisgarh's ex-rebels

Under Chattisgarh govt's policy, a high-ranked rebel surrendering is eligible to get Rs 5 lakh while middle and lower cadre are entitled to get Rs 2.5 lakh

Chhattisgarh police jawan kills himself; second such death in a week

The officials said an inquiry had been instituted to know the cause behind that resulted in the incident

A diplomat in tribal country: Shyam Saran remembers Bastar before the fall

A former foreign secretary revisits his notes from his time Bastar in 1971, before the district became the heart of the 'Red Corridor'

Rebels attack bus in Bastar ahead of PM's Chhattisgarh visit, 2 jawans dead

PM Modi will launch government's ambitious healthcare programme Ayushman Bharat from the district

Lighting up lives: 16,000 households in Bastar lit up by KAHO India's CEO

KAHO India is a tiny renewable power company

NITI Aayog's 'in principle' nod to Chhattisgarh's Bastar development plan

An in-principle approval given for the construction of 600 kilometers of roads in Bastar under Rashtriya Road project

Beyond guns, Bastar youth think of professional trades

Naxalites have been targeting unemployed youths to join cadre

Attacks on tribals, activists in restive Bastar

Situation in the red zone turned worse after S R P Kalluri took over as inspector general of police