At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed and 12 others seriously injured when a speeding trailer collided with a truck on the Raipur-Balodabazar highway near Saragaon, Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.
At least 13 people, including women and children, were killed and 12 others sustained serious injuries when a speeding trailer collided with an overloaded pickup truck, carrying passengers, on the Raipur-Balodabazar highway near Saragaon, Chhattisgarh.
The Chief Minister warned that any delay, negligence, or irregularity in implementing public welfare schemes would attract strict disciplinary action.
Security forces in Chhattisgarh have dealt a major blow to Left Wing Extremism, neutralising over 20 Maoists in a high intensity operation that took place in the dense forests along the borders of southern Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
Chhattisgarh is experiencing unseasonal weather fluctuations as an active western disturbance sweeps across the region, bringing cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall expected to persist until May 10.
In a major operation, the Gadchiroli Police have shot dead at least 12 Maoists in a forest gun battle on the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, a police officer said on Wednesday.
According to the Meteorological Department, Chhattisgarh has received an average rainfall of 218 millimeters so far, which is 29 per cent less than the normal level.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made an impassioned plea for special grants for Chhattisgarh in a pivotal meeting with the 16th Central Finance Commission led by Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya.
The BJP has appointed Nitin Nabin as the new in-charge of its Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Om Mathur. Nabin, who previously served as the co-in-charge of the state, takes over the key position with immediate effect.
Five people, including a man and his two sons, lost their lives on Friday morning due to a toxic gas leak in a well in Kikirda village.
