Siddharth Ranjan Das

Two days after the body of a young woman was found in a block of concrete at the home of her lover in Bhopal, the police have dug out more grisly remains - two skulls - in another city. Udayan Das, arrested for the murder of his live-in girlfriend Akanksha Sharma, has allegedly admitted that six years ago, he killed and buried his parents as well.

Police used large drills for three hours last night to extricate the dead body of a young woman who was allegedly killed by her lover in Bhopal.

Seven policemen were killed in a Maoist attack in Koraput, near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. The policemen were part of a convoy which was going from Koraput to Cuttack for training. The Maoists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device when the mini bus, carrying 12 policemen and a civilian, reached near Mogarguma village on the Sunki-Salur hi...

It is common perception that our indigenous dog breed is simply not up to the job when it comes to being part of the bomb disposal squad in the security forces. But the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF jawans in Kondagaon area of Chhattisgarh's Bastar have proved this notion to be wrong.

Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh: In Narayanpur district’s Palli village, 250 kms from Raipur, about two weeks ago, Pramila Koram’s water broke in the middle of the night. With the standard ambulance 8 kms away and no roads to her village, her husband Suresh Koram called the motorbike ambulance to rush her to the primary health center for delivery. Ms ...

Panned by the Border Security Force after his viral videos complaining about the food served at the kitchens in the Line of Control, BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav has found support among his colleagues in the CRPF in faraway Bastar, in Chhattisgarh. The general opinion - expressed carefully on condition of anonymity - is that the jawan would not ...

50-year-old Lakshmi Bai who worked at the Panchayat Bhawan construction site in Chirodia village, 7 kilometres from Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha, has been jobless for the last 15 days due to strike by the sarpanch and panchayat secretaries in the state. Her son and husband, who are daily wagers, are struggling to find work in cities, due to the notes b...

At the New Market square in Bhopal, 60-year-old physically disabled beggar Raju, walks over to the 'Wall of Dedication' to find some clothes for his family. Donors leave whatever they don't need and the poor can pick up necessities by the wall. "I was passing by and I saw clothes being distributed here. So I requested them to give me some. I have t...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan walks in his socks as his shoes are carried by a police officer, in images that have gone viral on social media.

It has been over a month since the notes ban came into effect and the centre is encouraging people across the country to do cashless transactions. In a bid to promote cashless economy, especially in rural India, the Madhya Pradesh Government along with a public sector bank has made a village digital to facilitate cashless transactions.

38-year-old farmer Deenu Yadav, who lives some 40 kms from state capital Bhopal, is uncertain whether the wheat crop he's growing will fetch him good price now that the centre has scrapped import duty on the grain. The government says the decision was taken to reduce domestic prices and denies there's a shortage.

In the Naxal stronghold of Chhattisgarh's Bastar, the tribal population working at construction sites has been struck hard by the currency ban.

Almost three weeks after the government banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes the situation in many cities is now gradually returning to normal. The centre had claimed that the move will not only affect people who are hoarding black money, but also financially cripple the Maoists. So has the currency ban really affected the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bas...

Locals in Gundul village in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district are amazed to see the new Rs 2,000 notes. They had only heard of the currency ban at a nearby market.

At the ATM outside a public undertaking bank just 25 kilometres from Bhopal, there is no sign of the sort of lines that are making daily headlines.

Two days after the body of a young woman was found in a block of concrete at the home of her lover in Bhopal, the police have dug out more grisly remains - two skulls - in another city. Udayan Das, arrested for the murder of his live-in girlfriend Akanksha Sharma, has allegedly admitted that six years ago, he killed and buried his parents as well.

Police used large drills for three hours last night to extricate the dead body of a young woman who was allegedly killed by her lover in Bhopal.

Seven policemen were killed in a Maoist attack in Koraput, near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. The policemen were part of a convoy which was going from Koraput to Cuttack for training. The Maoists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device when the mini bus, carrying 12 policemen and a civilian, reached near Mogarguma village on the Sunki-Salur hi...

It is common perception that our indigenous dog breed is simply not up to the job when it comes to being part of the bomb disposal squad in the security forces. But the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF jawans in Kondagaon area of Chhattisgarh's Bastar have proved this notion to be wrong.

Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh: In Narayanpur district’s Palli village, 250 kms from Raipur, about two weeks ago, Pramila Koram’s water broke in the middle of the night. With the standard ambulance 8 kms away and no roads to her village, her husband Suresh Koram called the motorbike ambulance to rush her to the primary health center for delivery. Ms ...

Panned by the Border Security Force after his viral videos complaining about the food served at the kitchens in the Line of Control, BSF constable Tej Bahadur Yadav has found support among his colleagues in the CRPF in faraway Bastar, in Chhattisgarh. The general opinion - expressed carefully on condition of anonymity - is that the jawan would not ...

50-year-old Lakshmi Bai who worked at the Panchayat Bhawan construction site in Chirodia village, 7 kilometres from Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha, has been jobless for the last 15 days due to strike by the sarpanch and panchayat secretaries in the state. Her son and husband, who are daily wagers, are struggling to find work in cities, due to the notes b...

At the New Market square in Bhopal, 60-year-old physically disabled beggar Raju, walks over to the 'Wall of Dedication' to find some clothes for his family. Donors leave whatever they don't need and the poor can pick up necessities by the wall. "I was passing by and I saw clothes being distributed here. So I requested them to give me some. I have t...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan walks in his socks as his shoes are carried by a police officer, in images that have gone viral on social media.

It has been over a month since the notes ban came into effect and the centre is encouraging people across the country to do cashless transactions. In a bid to promote cashless economy, especially in rural India, the Madhya Pradesh Government along with a public sector bank has made a village digital to facilitate cashless transactions.

38-year-old farmer Deenu Yadav, who lives some 40 kms from state capital Bhopal, is uncertain whether the wheat crop he's growing will fetch him good price now that the centre has scrapped import duty on the grain. The government says the decision was taken to reduce domestic prices and denies there's a shortage.

In the Naxal stronghold of Chhattisgarh's Bastar, the tribal population working at construction sites has been struck hard by the currency ban.

Almost three weeks after the government banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes the situation in many cities is now gradually returning to normal. The centre had claimed that the move will not only affect people who are hoarding black money, but also financially cripple the Maoists. So has the currency ban really affected the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bas...

Locals in Gundul village in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district are amazed to see the new Rs 2,000 notes. They had only heard of the currency ban at a nearby market.

At the ATM outside a public undertaking bank just 25 kilometres from Bhopal, there is no sign of the sort of lines that are making daily headlines.