Raipur, August 7, 2019: Surguja district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has recorded the world’s highest breastfeeding rate. The land of iridescent forests, dazzling waterfalls and sweeping tablelands, tucked away in the foothills of the mighty Vindhyas, has overtaken the central African country of Rwanda that has 87Continue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, July 26, 2019: We have heard many stories of under-trial persons languishing in Indian jails for years. But Chhattisgarh has different types of under-trials. Three tortoises have been under legal custody for the last four years at Rajnandgaon in the central Indian state. The BasantpurContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Parsahi, July 26, 2019: A Sacred Heart Sister (Pala) told me recently that her founder Venerable Father Mathew Kadalikkattil had informed his nuns that none of them would die of snake-bite. None of its members has died of snake bite in the 108 years old historyContinue Reading
By F. M. Britto Raipur, July 15, 2019: The followers of Sant (Saint) Kabir, a local religious sect, have objected to the Chhattisgarh government serving eggs to school children in their free mid-day lunch. Around thousand Kabir panthi (followers of Kabir) rallied through the streets of Kawardha on July 11Continue Reading
The low rung police work for 14 to 16 hours a dayContinue Reading
Chhattisgarh is due for assembly election in 2019Continue Reading
Counting Shukla, more than ten journalists have been booked under sedition charges in ChhattisgarhContinue Reading
The Maoists have recently suffered heavy losses in Chhattisgarh and neighboring MaharashtraContinue Reading
Raipur: Nine personnel of the Central Police Reserve Force were killed on March 13 when Maoists blew up a mine protection vehicle in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Ten CRPF personnel were also injured in the attack. Four of them are reportedly in critical condition. Federal Home Minister Rajnath SinghContinue Reading
Raipur: In a bizarre community diktat, a minor Baiga girl’s head was partially tonsured after she was allegedly found holding hands of a married man in a village in chief minister’s home district Kawardha. Though the girl clarified that the man was drunk and was trying to molest her, BaigaContinue Reading
