CRPF commandant injured in naxal attackThe paramilitary official was at the market, along with other jawans, when suddenly ultras, dressed as villagers, attacked him.
13 Jul, 2018, 04.49 PM IST
Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia for two UP jawans killed in Naxal attackLucknow May 21 () Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex-gratia of Rs.25 lakhs each to families of the two jawans...
21 May, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
How Kadaknath chicken from Naxal-hit Dantewada could be the new food fadLocally called Kalimasi — the fowl with black flesh — the Kadaknath is considered a premium breed and its meat is priced three times more t...
26 Nov, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
How women auto drivers of Dantewada are being wooed to start Kadaknath farmsEach driver is provided a smartphone with an SOS button for any emergency. Dantewada is one of the Naxal-affected districts in the Bastar r...
26 Nov, 2017, 12.56 AM IST
Note ban in Naxal bastion: How demonetisation helped create a cashless village in DantewadaIn Palnar, the number of mobile phones has increased from 240 in October 2016 to 850 — all smartphones now, the Chinese handset Gionee bein...
08 Nov, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Why Independence Day in the Naxal-dominated districts of Bastar will be like no other in the past 70 yearsThe drone assembled by the village kids will be flown again on August 15 when the 700-gram flying machine will be programmed to drop rose p...
13 Aug, 2017, 01.57 AM IST
Dantewada district gets Prime Minister’s award for converting Palnar into a cashless villageAs much as 60% of the transactions in the village are now cashless with one cycle tyre shop owner in the village upgrading his business to ...
22 Apr, 2017, 11.40 PM IST
Spectrum harmonisers, Bihar power districts & cashless transaction village in PM's awards shortlistThere are 55 ‘public governance innovations’ and districts or states with best performances in PM’s six priority programmes that have been ...
29 Mar, 2017, 12.21 AM IST
Lucky Grahak Yojana: In first draw 15,000 winners get rewardsGovernment said a total of 15,000 winners were selected under 4 broad categories from the 8 crore digital transactions that took place betw...
26 Dec, 2016, 08.56 PM IST
Salvaging old notes at remote bank branchesVetti lives in a mud house, but owns a television. He is one of the three tractor owners in the village, which actually belongs to his son.
20 Nov, 2016, 12.07 AM IST
Targeting Naxals in Bastar may result in locals getting hitTill two decades ago, many villagers in remote Bastar areas relied more on the barter of goods than on currency.
20 Nov, 2016, 12.01 AM IST
SC issues notice to Chhattisgarh govt on Soni Sori bail pleaThe Supreme Court today admitted the bail plea of Soni Sori, a tribal teacher, and journalist Lingaram Kodopi, who are in jail for their al...
30 Sep, 2013, 04.39 PM IST