Raipur: Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel's son Dinesh was found hiding in a ditch in the dense forests of Jagdalpur district on Sunday morning, police sources said. Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh were believed to have beeen abducted by Naxals following an ambush on a convoy of Congress leaders in a dense forest in the district.
Umesh Patel, one of the sons of senior Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel who was abducted by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, on Saturday had appealed to the ultras to free his father unharmed.
"I appeal to the Naxals to release my father and brother. My father is not keeping well," Umesh said.
In one of the deadliest Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh, at least 21 people including anti-Naxal movement Salwa Judum's founder Mahendra Karma and former Congress MLA Uday Mudliyar were killed on Saturday evening in Darba Ghati Valley of Jagdalpur district....
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07:18 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Naxal attack that left 21 persons, including some Congress party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Manmohan Singh is likely to reach Raipur by 11 am on Sunday morning and meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to review security in the state...
06:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Panaji: A decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will only be taken by the party's parliamentary board "when it is appropriate" and not when the national executive meets in Panaji in June 2013, a BJP leader said on Saturday. BJP general secretary JP Nadda told reporters: "The decision for the post of prime ministerial candidate is for the party's parliamentary board to decide....
05:44 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP on Saturday said in Delhi that it would work against Indian interests. "The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded," said BJP's Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly. Under Nitaqat, it is mandatory for local companies to hire...
05:24 AM, May 26, 2013
Kolkata: The Congress in West Bengal on Saturday attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on implementation of the rural jobs programme, saying the state has turned out a poor performer in the 100 days work scheme despite tall claims of the Trinamool Congress government. "The state government kept on claiming that it is number one in crating jobs in 100 days work programme. It is absolutely wrong," state Congress chief Pradip...
05:15 AM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, in Raipur termed the Maoist attack on his party leaders, which left senior leader Mahendra Karma dead, and several others injured, as not an attack on Congress but an attack on democracy. "It is not an attack on Congress. It is an attack on democracy. But, we'll not fear from such an attack and continue to move forward with enthusiasm," Rahul Gandhi...
04:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Bhubaneswar: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Saturday said he has returned a piece of land the state government had allotted him in Odisha as he was not allowed to construct on it. Pattnaik said the state government had given him about half an acre of land at the district headquarters town of Puri, his home town, about 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, in 2011 for setting up...
04:33 AM, May 26, 2013
Addis Ababa: Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday participated in the golden jubilee celebrations of the African Union at Addis Ababa that is being attended by around 75 heads of state, including of 54 African countries. Ansari met Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who is chairperson of the AU, on the sidelines of the summit. The Indian vice president took part in a debate on Pan-Africanism and African renaissance....
04:10 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Government is giving top priority to find out chief of Chhattisgarh Congress Nand Kumar Patel and his son suspected to be kidnapped by the Maoists after an attack on a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in the state. "Our top priority now is to find out the missing PCC chief and his son," Minister of State for Home RPN Singh told PTI on Saturday night....
03:45 AM, May 26, 2013
Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and state PCC chief Chandrabhan on Saturday condemned the Maoist attack on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh, describing it as an attack on democratic values. "This is an act of cowardice and attack on democratic values," Gehlot said in a statement. "Violence and terrorism have no place in democracy. The attack is also a big failure of BJP government of Chhattisgarh which failed...
03:32 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Saturday, killing many people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma....
03:07 AM, May 26, 2013
Johannesburg: Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led thousands of people gathered in 23 countries via a live weblink in a special meditation session billed I-Meditate Africa to mark Africa Day on Saturday. "Let's pray for a violence-free, stress-free and prosperous Africa where nature is preserved, with its wildlife and water," the founder of the Art of Living Foundation said after guiding thousands of people from all races and...
02:47 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: More than 600 CRPF personnel, including CoBRA commandos, have been rushed to sanitise and take control of the Naxal attack site in Chhattisgarh where over a dozen people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, were killed on Saturday. The Centre has mobilised the CRPF personnel to not only take control of the area but also launch search and rescue operations as it is suspected that some people may...
02:26 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: It has all the ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler, months after he was arrested for burglary in his own house, an 18-year-old boy allegedly made a plan to take revenge against his businessman father by implicating him in a rape case. However, within two days of a woman filing a complaint against his father of raping her, police managed to unravel the conspiracy. The teenage son Harkesh was...
02:09 AM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: In one of the deadliest Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh, at least 21 people including anti-Naxal movement Salwa Judum's founder Mahendra Karma and former Congress MLA Uday Mudliyar were killed on Saturday evening in Darba Ghati Valley of Jagdalpur district. The attack targeting the Congress party convoy occurred during the Opposition party's Parivartan Yatra and most of those killed were party leaders and workers. Following the carnage the Naxals also...
01:25 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: BJP on Saturday condemned the Maoist attack on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh and said all should rise above party politics to fight terror with a heavy hand. NDA Working Chairperson LK Advani called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express his concern over the attack. "Advani severely condemned the dastardly attack. He impressed upon the Prime Minister that concerted effort should be made to tackle Maoism...
12:11 AM, May 26, 2013
Leeds: Joe Root made the second Test worth waiting an extra day for as he notched his maiden Test century on his Headingley home turf in leading England to 337 for 7 against New Zealand on day two Saturday. In scoring 104, Root exceeded the Yorkshire Cricket Club's marketing of the match as Root's Test, the 22-year-old's first at his home ground. It was the same scenario for fellow Yorkshire...
11:39 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday condemned as "despicable" the attack on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district and held a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the "shocking" incident. Sonia, who was accompanied by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, told reporters after the meeting with Singh, that they are "shocked, astounded and pained by the attack on our colleagues." She condemned the Naxal attack on...
11:38 PM, May 25, 2013
Raipur: Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, the guiding force behind the anti-Naxal movement Salwa Judum, was peppered with bullets by nearly 100 to 150 ultras in one of the deadliest attacks in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, PTI said. Karma, a former Home Minister, was surrounded by about 100 to 150 Naxals who peppered his body with bullets, PTI said. Striking in a big way, heavily-armed Naxals shot dead Karma and injured...
11:34 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: The crisis in the Indian Premier League continues and the heat is on BCCI chief N Srinivasan to quit after his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the Mumbai Police late on Saturday night on charges of betting and spot-fixing. However, a defiant Srinivasan said that he will not be bulldozed into resigning and that he has done no wrong. Sources said that...
11:31 PM, May 25, 2013
