Nand Kumar Patel

• Chhattisgarh polls: Voting begins in first phase amid high security

  Amid heavy security, 18 constituencies in the Naxal strongholds of Bastar and Rajnandgaon will go to polls today in Chhattisgarh.

• Chhattisgarh polls: Ajit Jogi's son, wife in Congress's second list of candidates

  Amit and Renu Jogi, son and wife of the former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi figure in the list of 45 Congress candidates for Assembly polls in the state.

• Where was Chhattisgarh government when Congress leaders were attacked: Rahul Gandhi at Bastar rally

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today attacked the BJP government in Chhattisgarh for its failure to act against the Maoists responsible for killing many Congress leaders in a deadly attack on May 25.

• Special monitoring cell for VIP movement in Naxal-hit areas in Jharkhand

  A special monitoring cell with the Jharkhand Special Branch is monitoring the movement of important leaders in Naxal-dominated areas in the wake of the Maoist attack on Chhattisgarh Congress leaders last month.

• All-party meet: Need peaceful politics in Maoist-hit areas, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

  Parties must work together to ensure peaceful political activity in areas where the Maoists are active, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at an all-party meeting in Delhi on Monday.

• No talks, fight against Naxals to intensify: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to NDTV

  Ahead of the chief ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said that the time for talks with the Naxals was over.

• CRPF jawan injured in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh

  A CRPF jawan was today injured in an encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district.

• Congress appoints Charan Das Mahant as new party chief in Chhattisgarh

  The Congress today appointed Charan Das Mahant, a Member of Parliament from Korba, as the new party chief in Chhattisgarh, days after its state president was killed in a Naxal attack.

• Congress to relaunch 'parivartan yatra' near Naxal ambush site in Chhattisgarh

  Unfazed by the dastardly attack by Maoists, Opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh will soon resume its 'parivartan yatra' from Keslur village near Jiram Ghati, the spot where its convoy was ambushed on May 25.

• CRPF officer killed in encounter with suspected Naxalites in Chhattisgarh

  A CRPF officer was today killed in an encounter with suspected Naxalites in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh.

• Chhattisgarh attack: Vidya Charan Shukla shows signs of improvement, say doctors

  Former Union Minister and Congress leader Vidya Charan Shukla, who was injured in the Chhattisgarh Naxal attack, has shown further signs of improvement, but he is still critical and remains in Intensive Care Unit.

• Calling Naxals 'terrorists' will not solve problems: Tribal Affairs Minister KC Deo

  A day after his Cabinet colleague and Rural Affairs Minister Jairam Ramesh called Naxals 'terrorists', Tribal Affairs Minister KC Deo has said labeling them so will not help address the Maoist issue.

• Naxals used 30 kg explosives to attack Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh, says initial forensic report

  A week after the deadly Maoist ambush of a convoy of cars carrying top leaders of the Congress in Chhattisgarh, an initial forensic report is out. It pieces together the two hours of horror on the evening of Saturday last on the narrow highway 221 in the state.

• Had to stay back in the US for medical appointment, explains Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde

  Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today cleared the air over his extended stay in the United States in the wake of the deadly Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh. He said he had got permission to stay back for medical appointment.

• Congress boycotts all-party meet on Naxals in Chhattisgarh

  The Congress today boycotted an all-party meeting called by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to discuss strategy on dealing with Naxalites. The meeting was convened in the wake of an attack on a Congress convoy on Saturday by suspected Maoists that left 24 people dead.