Dantewada
Town in Chhattisgarh, India
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Dantewada is a town and a municipality, or nagar palika. in the Dantewada district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India.It is the administrative headquarters of Dantewada District. It is the fourth largest city of Bastar division. The town is named after the goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the Danteshwari Temple located in the town, 80 km from the Jagdalpur town. The goddess is worshipped as an incarnation of Shakti and the temple is held to be one of the fifty-two sacred Shakti Peethas. Dantewada Town is well connected by broad gauge railway line from Visakhapatnam. The Nearest Big city to Dantewada is Raipur and well connected with Bus services
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Chhattisgarh: Eight Naxal bodies brought to Dantewada after 72-hour long operation in BastarIndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: Former Janpad Panchayat member hacked to death in Naxal-hit DantewadaIndiaTimes - Published | |
18 Maoists bid farewell to arms in DantewadaIndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: Two jawans injured in IED blast at Naxal stronghold DantewadaIndiaTimes - Published | |
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3 Maoists killed in Dantewada encounter, explosives seizedThree Maoists were gunned down by security forces in Dantewada district on Sunday, say police. A large quantity of explosives was seized. The forces have stepped up anti-Maoist operations after a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: Three Naxals killed in encouter in Dantewada; arms, ammunition recoveredIndiaTimes - Published | |
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BSF jawan on poll duty killed in accidental grenade explosion in Chhattisgarh's DantewadaIndiaTimes - Published | Commercial explosives used in Dantewada blast commonly available in the coal beltThe Dantewada blast that blew up a vehicle carrying 10 district reserve guard (DRG) personnel was caused by a remotely-triggered command IED, packed with 40-50 kg of commercial explosives with ammonium..IndiaTimes - Published |
No kids, eerie silence: Red flags missed before Naxalite attack in Dantewada that killed 10 jawans, driverA blow-by-blow account of one of the drivers who escaped the Dantewada IED blast by seconds indicates ominous signals were missed before the Maoist ambush that left 10 men of Chhattisgarh police and a..IndiaTimes - Published | 'Gunshots, screams': Post visuals of Dantewada attack surfaces, video shows Naxal taking positionThe video surfaced pertaining to the attack has gone viral on social media but the source of which is unverified.DNA - Published |
10 DRG jawans, driver killed in Maoist IED blast in Dantewada, police say 50kg of explosives usedAt least 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guards (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed when Maoists detonated a powerful IED on a kuchha road and fired on the wounded jawans near Aranpur in..IndiaTimes - Published | With security focus on ‘core’ areas, Dantewada was Maoist soft targetMaoists on Wednesday blew up a vehicle carrying 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guard in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, which is not quite their ‘core’ area and has seen few attacks since the..IndiaTimes - Published |
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