The faction-ridden Congress party in Chhattisgarh has been finding it tough to select its candidate for the Bastar Lok Sabha seat, reserved for scheduled tribes, for which a by-poll will be held May 8.

Though there have been no deaths due to starvation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, tribals in the region are forced to live on empty stomachs, National Advisory Council (NAC) member and Supreme Court food commissioner Harsh Mander said on Thursday.

Twelve-year-old Umesh Netam has been skipping school for three days a week for the past five years. Not that he whiles away his time with friends - the boy actually reports to the fourth battalion of

A 40-year-old woman was burnt alive by neighbours in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district over a land dispute, police said on tuesday.

Four people of a family have been arrested for the crime that took p

Chhattisgarh should learn from the Andhra Pradesh government on how to get rid of Naxalism as its failure to curb the 'menace' is affecting neighbouring states now, Union law minister Veerappa Moily on Monday said.

The rift in Chhattisgarh unit of Congress has come out in open with former chief minister Ajit Jogi virtually accusing Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Ravindra Choubey of playing second fiddle

Security forces on Tuesday combed Chhattisgarh's Dantewada area where a fierce encounter with the Naxals took place and found a body of a Maoist in battle fatigues.

The Chhattisgarh government on Sunday decided to review its anti-Naxal strategy in view of the new tactic adopted by the Maoists recently to target senior administrative and police officers.

Army on Tuesday ruled out any confrontation with Maoists, if the proposed training centre of the army comes up in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad forest, considered the Naxal headquarters.

Byelection to Sanjari Balod Assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, held on Monday, witnessed a high turnout of about 75 per cent, making the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nervous.