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Bhupesh Baghel and the subtle art of keeping voters distracted

The 88-year-old father of Bhupesh Baghel, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and the Congress party’s Other Backward Castes mascot in the Hindi belt, was dismissed as a crank by political experts we spoke to, when we discovered that the father was sent to jail by his son’s government in September…

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IAF choppers made 404 sorties to ferry polling staff in Naxal-hit Bastar during Chhattisgarh 1st phase elections: Official

IAF conducted 404 sorties with 8 MI-17 choppers for 6 days in Naxal-affected Bastar division for Chhattisgarh polls, ferrying 853 polling team members to 43 locations. 860 polling party members were sent to 156 polling stations in 5 districts. IAF's effort ensured smooth conduct of polls despite Naxalite attacks in…

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IAF choppers made 404 sorties to ferry polling staff in Naxal-hit Bastar during Chhattisgarh 1st phase elections: Official

The Indian Air Force conducted 404 sorties with eight MI-17 choppers for six days, ferrying polling parties along with voting machines in Naxal-affected Bastar division during the recently held first phase of Chhattisgarh polls, a senior election official said on Friday.

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‘Will win over 75 seats’: Cong Chhattisgarh president on Adivasi CM, Maoism, corruption

Chhattisgarh Congress president Deepak Baij is also an MP from Bastar, and he is now contesting the assembly polls from Chitrakoot constituency.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly election | Amid hostile topography and extremism, a battle of ballot in Bastar region

A drive through the villages scattered around the newly completed Palli-Barsur Marg (PBM), part of an arterial State Highway in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, exposes the accessibility and security challenges of people in this Naxal heartland.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Three-layered security cover for over 600 polling booths in Bastar

In view of Chhattisgarh elections, Naxal activities will be monitored through drones and helicopters. Bomb disposal team and dog squad will also be roped in, according to the police.

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‘Risk, low voter turnout’: Choppers ferry poll officials in Maoist-hit Bastar

On November 4, three days ahead of the assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, a dozen polling officials flew to the state’s highly sensitive polling stations in the Moaist-hit Bastar division from its headquarters in Narayanpur.

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Three days before polls, Maoists kill BJP worker in Bastar

This is the sixth BJP worker to be killed by Maoists this year; party says attempt to influence poll outcome

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More women voters in Bastar, but meagre representation

In Chhattisgarh's Bastar, 10.4 lakh women outnumber 9.97 lakh men eligible to vote, yet only one woman candidate each from Congress and BJP are contesting. Despite initiatives to empower women, their representation in electoral politics is low. Women are active socially and politically, but winnability is a factor. With Parliament…

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BJP woos tribals with hope to win high-stakes Chhattisgarh Assembly polls

BJP faces uphill task to win tribal support in Chhattisgarh polls. PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda hold rallies in tribal belt. 29 seats reserved for STs, 32% of state's population. BJP won 25 of 29 ST-reserved seats in 2018. Congress banking on tribal welfare schemes. BJP trying to woo…

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Ahead of PM’s Jagdalpur visit, Congress calls for Bastar bandh

Congress calls for bandh in Bastar on PM's visit day to oppose Nagarnar steel plant privatisation. BJP sees it as sign of Congress' nervousness.

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At Bastar poll rally, Kejriwal talks of Jal, Jungle, Zameen rights

Kejriwal promises to implement PESA Act in Chhattisgarh within one month if voted to power. He also promises unemployment allowance, free power, improved healthcare and education. He criticizes PM's One Nation One Election idea and India-Bharat controversy.

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Bhupesh vows to fight Bastar steel plant privatisation, links it to tribal sentiments

BJP, Congress battle over Chhattisgarh's Nagarnar Steel Plant; CM Baghel opposes sale, BJP's Sao says it's for people's progress. CM wants SAIL to run plant; BJP says disinvestment process started under UPA. Plant has largest Blast Furnace in India, will contribute to India's self-reliance in Steel sector.

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Veteran tribal leader from Bastar Arvind Netam quits Congress

The veteran tribal leader from Bastar has had several run-ins with the Congress in recent months.

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BJP using 'communal, divisive' agenda to come to power in Chhattisgarh, says State Congress chief

Congress in Chhattisgarh accused BJP of "divisive" politics to gain power. CM Bhupesh Baghel and senior party leaders will lead Congress in polls, highlighting state govt's welfare schemes.

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Bastar’s tribal MP Deepak Baij to head Chhattisgarh Congress

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on July 12 appointed Deepak Baij, a tribal leader and a Lok Sabha member from Bastar, as the chief of the party’s Chhattisgarh Unit.

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Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division put on high alert after Naxal attack in Dantewada

An alert has been sounded in all seven districts of the Naxal-hit Bastar division in Chhattisgarh following the deadly attack by Naxalites in Dantewada which claimed the lives of 10 police personnel and one civilian, police said on April 27.

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Once dreaded naxal, Sundari now playing key role in combating naxalism

Developmental works coupled with rehabilitation-cum-surrender policy of Chhattisgarh government are emerging as a wind of positive change in the worst insurgency-hit Bastar region and a significant example of this is naxal cadres are shunning the path of violence to join mainstream of the society. read further on Dynamite News:

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Rare 'Orange Bat', Endangered Indian Wolf Spotted In Chhattisgarh's Bastar

A rare species of 'Orange bat' was spotted at Kanger Ghati National Park and an endangered species Indian Wolf was also seen in the forest area of Chhattisgarh's Naxal-affected Bastar district. Read on for details:

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17 years of exile: Chhattisgarh’s displaced Adivasis lack basic rights in AP and Telangana

Madkam Sambhu* was 18 years old when the Salwa Judum’s reign of terror began in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar. Sambhu was in Class 12, staying in a government hostel for Adivasi students in Bijapur since his village, Sawnad, was located far away, 15 km deep within the forest.

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Chhattisgarh: Seven miners dead after Bastar limestone cave collapses, some injured

Some family members from the nearby Malwa village were extracting limestone for personal use at the site. Read on for details:

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Chhattisgarh govt. to reopen 260 schools shut for 15 years in Bastar region

Around 400 government schools continue to remain shut in the insurgency-hit areas.

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Ready for peace talks with Chhattisgarh government, say Maoists

Maoists, however, set several conditions; Chhattisgarh Minister says talks should be unconditional.

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Bastar’s wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow

Hearings should not be suspended during COVID times as jail conditions and quick trials do matter in conflict regions

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#Chhattisgarh: Police claim Adivasi woman wasn’t raped by security forces, say her husband is a Naxal

It’s almost a year since a pregnant Adivasi woman was allegedly raped by security forces in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, and over nine months since the National Commission for Women and the National Human Rights Commission began sending notices to the Chhattisgarh police, asking for an Action Taken Report in the case.…

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