Kanker district
District of Chhattisgarh in India
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Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the latitudes 20.6-20.24 and longitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941.
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4 days before Maharashtra polls, 5 Maoists killed in fierce encounter close to borderFive Maoists, including two women, were killed in a daylong encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. Two jawans were also injured in the gunfight. The encounter took place in a..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maoists admit to death of 29 in Kanker operationCPI(Maoists) confirmed 29 deaths in Kanker, excluding Lalita. Corrected names were released. Police list matched, including Shankar Rao. Bastar range IG P Sundarraj highlighted desertion of lower rung..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Meet man, Maoists' nemesis, who led Kanker encounter in ChhattisgarhKewat guided the team through a fierce firefight with the Naxalites.T he 17-year veteran of the Chhattisgarh police force has won six gallantry medals.DNA - Published | |
Fake encounters, cries Bhupesh Baghel; prove it, challenges Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu DeoFormer Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel alleged an increase in "fake encounter" cases in Bastar, prompting a challenge from CM Vishnu Deo to prove the accusation regarding Tuesday's Kanker encounter or..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh's Kanker Lok Sabha Election 2024: Date of voting, result, candidates, main parties, scheduleKanker, Chhattisgarh's Lok Sabha constituency, had 2019 election winner Mohan Mandavi as MP, defeating Biresh Thakur by 6914 votes. The constituency is set to vote on April 26, 2024, with results on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
3 'senior commanders' among 29 Maoists killed in Bastar29 Maoists killed in Bastar's Kanker district encounter near Maharashtra border. Dead include senior commanders Shankar Rao, Lalita, Vinod Gawde. Union home ministry provided exact grid location of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: 18 naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Kanker, says BSFAt least 18 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, says BSF.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
Encounter breaks out between security forces, Naxals in Chhattisgarh's KankerA search operation in the area was ongoing.DNA - Published | |
4 Maoists held for blast that killed BSF jawanBastar Police arrested four suspected Naxalites who were allegedly involved in the IED blast that killed a BSF jawan in Kanker district earlier this week. Police said the four cadreswere Maoist jan..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BSF jawan killed in IED blast in BastarA BSF trooper was killed in an IED explosion in Bastar’s Kanker district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as head constable Akhilesh Rai (45). Rai is the second IED-caused fatality in Bastar..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BSF personnel killed in IED blast in Kanker district of ChhattisgarhA Border Security Force personnel was killed in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Kanker district of Bastar division on Thursday. This is second consecutive death in a row in two days. A joint..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Chhattisgarh: Security forces recover IED in KankerSecurity forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Kanker district, from the forests of Tondamarka village. The IED was recovered by the joint team of CoBRA and CRPF during an..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maoists abduct youth, brand him a police informer and kill himA youth was abducted and killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, on suspicion of being a police informer. The victim, Amar Uikey, was allegedly involved in the killing of two Naxalites last month...IndiaTimes - Published | 2 Maoist blasts rock Bastar on eve of election, 4 injuredMaoist IED explosions left two polling personnel and an equal number of paramilitary jawans wounded in Bastar's Kanker and Narayanpur districts on Monday, a day before the first phase of voting in..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Good luck & blessings': PM writes to girl who gifted him sketch at rallyPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wrote a letter to a young girl from Kanker, Chhattisgarh, who had presented him a sketch at a recent public rally. Akanksha Thakur's sketch caught the PM's..IndiaTimes - Published | Those who loot state won't be spared, declares PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Kanker district, warning that those involved in corruption will not be spared. He accused the Congress party of promoting..IndiaTimes - Published |
Maoists kill 3 ahead of PM Modi's election rally in ChhattisgarhLess than five days before Bastar goes to the polls, Maoists kidnapped and killed three villagers in insurgency-hit Kanker district late Wednesday night, accusing them of working for the police of..IndiaTimes - Published | Chhattisgarh: Maoists kill three villagers ahead of PM's election meeting in BastarThree villagers were killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, India, for allegedly working as informers for the neighboring Maharashtra police. The incident occurred hours before Prime Minister Narendra..IndiaTimes - Published |
PM Modi to address rally in Kanker town of poll-bound Chhattisgarh on ThursdayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in election-bound Chhattisgarh on Thursday, his first public meeting in the Congress-ruled state after the announcement of the poll schedule. The PM's..IndiaTimes - Published | Chhattisgarh official fined Rs 53,000 for draining out 41 lakh litres of water from reservoir to retrieve phoneThe official was earlier suspended after the incident at Paralkot weir came to light in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.DNA - Published |
Chhattisgarh man fakes family’s death for insurance money to repay loanUnder debt and pressure from loan sharks, a man faked his and his family’s death by leaving a charred car in Kanker district in Bastar division of Chhattisgarh and going missing on March 1. He hoped..IndiaTimes - Published | |
