Shrapnel kills training officer in Chhattisgarh

Edit Indian Express 12 May 2016
A training officer of the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker district was killed on Wednesday, after a shrapnel from a grenade struck him during a training session ... The Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker is in the Maoist-affected Bastar range ... Superintendent of Police Kanker J P Meena said, “The accident took ......

Ace bomb trainer killed in explosion at warfare college

Edit The Times of India 12 May 2016
An instructor with bomb defusing squad was killed on Wednesday when a grenade exploded near him during a training session at Chhattisgarh's Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College (CTJWC) at Kanker district of Bastar division ... grenades at Jungle Warfare College around 8.30am when the incident took place," Kanker SP Jitendra Meena said....

3 Naxalites held in Bastar

Edit The Times of India 11 May 2016
Raipur ... "They were also wanted in several other incidents, including attacks on police party ... In a separate incident, a Maoist commander identified as Barsuram Jurri (38), was nabbed from Tiralgarh village forests area under the jurisdiction of Bande police station in Kanker district on Monday evening ... ....

Three Naxals held in separate cases in C'garh

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
"They were also wanted in several other incidents, including attacks on police party ... In a separate incident, a Maoist commander identified as Barsuram Jurri (38), was nabbed from Tiralgarh village forests area under the jurisdiction of Bande police station in Kanker district last evening, a police official said....

Police

Edit NDTV 06 May 2016
Four Maoists, who were allegedly involved in setting vehicles afire at Chargaon-Metabodli iron ore mines last year, were arrested from Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district, police said today. ....

Naxalite held in Kanker

Edit The Times of India 02 May 2016
... an IED blast that injured a jawan in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Kanker district recently, was arrested on Sunday....

Naxal, allegedly involved in IED blast, held in Chhattisgarh

Edit Indian Express 01 May 2016
The cadre, identified as Santuram Padda (35), was nabbed from Salhepara forests under Badgaon police station limits of Kanker district by a joint team of Border Security Force. A naxal who was allegedly involved in triggering an IED blast that injured a jawan in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Kanker district recently, was arrested on Sunday, police said....

Video lectures for students in Maoist-hit areas

Edit The Times of India 29 Apr 2016
In Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisgarh where teachers fear to tread, Kanker collector Shammi Abidi's innovative approach to education ... With help of video lectures prepared by recording classes of teachers in schools during summer vacations, Kanker registered 15% increase in class 12 passouts, result declared last week ... In 220 government schools in Kanker, 66 posts of physics teachers were lying vacant....

'Pragya' contained database of 1332 video lectures

Edit The Times of India 29 Apr 2016
Raipur ... Situation was worrisome in interior areas of the district. In 220 government schools in Kanker, 66 posts of physics teachers were lying vacant while there were no teachers in 52 schools to teach chemistry ... "When we are not even able to fulfil the minimum requirement of teachers, the question of assessing the quality of education is far beyond the imagination," said Shammi who became the collector of Kanker in March 2015 ... ....

Nephew sits Class 10 exam in place of Kanker Zila Panchayat vice-president

Edit The Times of India 27 Apr 2016
Nephew of a Zila Panchayat vice-president caught taking class 10 open exams at a centre in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on behalf of his 46-yr-old aunt who failed in past two attempts. Krishna Devi Singh (46), vice-president of the zila panchayat in Kanker district is accused of getting her nephew to take the Class 10 examinations in her place....

Two hardened Maoists gunned down in special operation, another held in Bastar

Edit The Times of India 22 Apr 2016
RAIPUR. Two hardened Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces at a village on borders of Sukma and Bastar districts on Friday. Security forces have recovered the bodies along with wireless sets and weapons ... In another development Border Security Forces succeeded in getting hold of cousin Maoist of hardened Maoist secretary Jaimati Kashyap at Antagarh in Kanker district ... ....

BSF jawans trekked through mined terrain to bring water

Edit The Times of India 21 Apr 2016
Raipur. It's not just water pipelines, BSF jawans also distributed essential items at a medical camp organized in Anjrel on March 23 ... A free hospital has also been set up by BSF for tribals in Kanker ... ....

BSF men relieved parched Maoist hit villagers

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
Raipur ... Making this uphill task to reality in Raoghat in Antagarh tehsil of Kanker district, one of the most dangerous Maoists affected areas in Chhattisgarh, wasn't at all easy. But the BSF men did it ... The request was made to BSF commandant Heedam Subol, who has been successful in winning the heats of the tribal population in Kanker ... A free hospital has also been set up by BSF for the tribals in Kanker ... ....
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