Man kills son for refusing to Beg

Raipur: A man killed his 11-year-old son and buried him in his house after the boy refused to join his father as a beggar in a Chhattisgarh village. The man was arrested Monday, police said.

Ashok Nishad, 50, smothered his son Bhola Nishad to death Friday at Thethwarpara village in Dongargarh, some 125 km from here. Ashok was an alcoholic. Read More................Man kills son for refusing to beg

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Jumbo kills Jumbo over LadyLove

Raipur: A tragic love story played out in the jungles of Chhattisgarh when two male jumbos clashed for several hours over a female elephant, eventually killing one of them, a forest official said Tuesday.

'Two male wild jumbos fought a fatal war in Gharghora forest circle of Raigarh district for several hours Monday to have a love-play with a female jumbo in which a 15-year-old jumbo was killed,' R.K. Sisodia, a divisional forest officer, told IANS. Read More................Love turns fatal as jumbos clash over female

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No Holi for superstitious villagers

RAIGARH - They haven’t played Holi for over a century and blame an age old rumour. Dozens of families of seven villages in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district stayed away from Holi celebrations Monday, fearing that tigers would attack them if they defied the no-Holi tradition.

About 2,200 men and women of Hattapali, Mauhapali, Pardhiapali, Amlipali, Manjurpali, Chhinpatera and Jagdishpur villages were eager to celebrate the festival of colour but bowed to superstition that tigers would kill residents if they went against the self-imposed ban. Read More................No Holi for superstitious Chhattisgarh villagers

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Scissors taken out from man’s stomach after two years

Raipur: A small pair of scissors left in a 60-year-old farmer's stomach two years ago during an operation, leaving him in chronic pain, has finally been removed by doctors.

The latest surgery took three long hours and was conducted late Friday at a government hospital in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, about 40 km from here, senior surgeon D.C. Jain told IANS. Read More................Scissors taken out from man’s stomach after two years

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Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help

Raigarh (Chhattisgarh): Such is the state of medical care in Chhattisgarh that a woman had to walk 110 km for 15 days to reach a government-run hospital to get her burnt hands treated.

In September, Phoolwati, 25, and her husband Roop Singh were burnt when the kerosene stove burst in their hut in Bakalo village within the jurisdiction of the Kapu police station in Raigarh district. Sans any medical treatment, Roop Singh battled his burn injuries for a week and then died. Read More................Woman walks 110 km in 15 days for medical help in Chhattisgarh

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Father throws newborn girl into river

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for throwing his newborn baby girl into a river in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said Friday.

'Premjeet Deshmukh confessed that he tossed his week-old girl into Shivnath river as he was expecting a baby boy. He was arrested late Thursday,' Superintendent of Police (Durg) Dipanshu Kabra told reporters.

Kabra said police recovered the body of the girl from the river Sep 6 and sent it to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Government Hospital in Raipur for examination. The doctors confirmed that the child was killed. Read More................Father throws newborn girl into river in Chhattisgarh

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Police search for teacher who forced students to dance nude

Raipur: Police have launched a drive to arrest a primary school teacher who forced students to strip and dance in Koria district of Chhattisgarh.

Khagesh Singh, 35, Monday instructed several students aged seven years to remove their clothes and dance nude in a classroom of a government-run primary school in Tedma village of Koria, 380 km from state capital Raipur. Read More................Police search for teacher who forced students to dance nude

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Scared of sun, this man hasn't stepped out for 25 years

Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh): He hasn’t stepped out of his house for 25 years. No, he isn’t physically challenged. This 44-year-old man, who lives in a Chhattisgarh village, is simply scared of the sun and its rays.

Gautam Singh Parihar has kept himself confined to his small house in Dhamtari district’s Hinchhapur village for all these years because of his great fear of the sun rays - a phobia neither doctors nor witch doctors have been able to cure. Read More................Scared of sun, this man hasn't stepped out for 25 years

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Man seeks wild jumbo's blessings, trampled to death

A 70-year-old man in Chhattisgarh was trampled to death by a rampaging wild elephant after he ignored the appeals of villagers and tried to touch the animal's feet to seek its blessings, forest officials said on Thursday. Read More................Man seeks wild jumbo's blessings, trampled to death

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Hot iron rods pressed on 16-month-old to cure fever

RAIPUR: A 16-month-old baby in a Chhattisgarh village was shockingly subjected to treatment by hot iron rods, leaving burn marks on his body - all to cure the child of fever and vomiting! Read more.............Hot iron rods pressed on 16-month-old to cure fever

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Indian girl blinded for not answering in class

A teacher who blinded a girl by inserting a pin into one of her eyes in central India will be charged with attempted murder, officials said today.

Police in the state of Chhattisgarh said the school teacher used a pin to prick the 6-year-old girl's right eye after she failed to answer a question in class. Read more...................Indian girl blinded for not answering in class

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Villagers Shave, Beat 50 Women Accused of Witchcraft

RAIPUR, India - Indian police began a probe on Monday into reports that villagers in a tribal area of central India beat 50 women with sticks after accusing them of witchcraft, and cut off their hair.

The villagers acted on the advice of a local spiritual man who said the assault would protect them from evil spirits, in a forest in a poor district of Chhattisgarh state, 400km (250 miles) from the capital Raipur, police said. Police probe assault on 50 "witches"

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People throng to 'Witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

Raipur: In a bizarre ritual that took place midnight last on the outskirts of Raipur, three women known as the 'Navratri witches' and claiming to be blessed by goddess Durga, slapped people while chanting the names of the goddess to rid them of dreaded diseases like AIDS and cancer.

On the banks of a pond at New Purena locality, poor people suffering from serious ailments came to be 'cured' by the three 'witches' who claimed to adept in witchcraft. Read more........................People throng to 'Navratri witches' for cure to AIDS, cancer

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Woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

Raipur: A 71-year-old woman in a Chhattisgarh village jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre and committed suicide, creating a sensation as hundreds thronged to view the place of the alleged 'sati', a banned Hindu custom, police said Sunday. Read more..........................Chhattisgarh woman jumps onto husband's pyre, commits sati

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When a Cow Attacked Chief Minister

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): It’s not the Maoists, a cow made a vain attempt to attack Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh at an official function in Rajnandgaon.

Singh, who figures top in the hit list of the rebels, had a narrow escape as his security men swung as a shield and pushed the chief minister away. An inspector was injured in the attempt. Read more........................Cow breaks security cordon
- Chhattisgarh chief minister attacked during evening event

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Male Minister gets voter card with Woman's photo

Raipur(Chhattisgarh): Amar Agrawal, who is a cabinet rank minister in the Chhattisgarh government, was surprised when he received his voter identity card - every detail was perfect except for the photograph that showed a married woman wearing a coloured sari. Read more.........................................Male minister gets voter card with woman's photo

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Man Killed Father for Rs.100

Raipur (Chattisgarh): A man was arrested Wednesday for killing his father following a fight between them over a paltry Rs.100 in a Chhattisgarh village. Read more......................Man held for killing father for Rs.100

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Man cuts his Tongue to 'appease' God

Bhubaneswar (Orissa): Aswini Patel, 25, of neighbouring Chhattisgarh state visited Rourkela, some 500 km from here Tuesday and went to a Shiva temple near the railway station. He then cut his tongue with a razor blade in an Orissa temple to appease a deity, the police said Wednesday. Read more...........................Orissa man cuts his tongue to 'appease' deity

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A Temple for Newspapers

This is one temple that does not worship gods and goddesses. The only difference is that the newspaper is conferred a divine status in Raipur and worshipped daily.

The temple, built in 1993, known as Gandhi Mandir, is looked after by the tribal community of the Halba sect of the Gond tribe in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. And the locals have strong reasons for expressing their faith in the print media.

Gandhi Mandir priest Balaram Markam said: “The newspapers are eye-openers, create awareness, remain watchful of the evils and crimes in society, inculcate human values and prevent people from committing wrongs.”

The worshippers meditate and contemplate in the temple premises and even seek fulfilment of various wishes. According to their beliefs, the media has the power to serve the community, society, nation and environment in an impartial way. Various slogans and hymns are depicted at the entrance to the temple. Read more...............................A temple dedicated to newspapers

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Pick & Choose a Husband - 'Swayamvar'

"Swayamvar" in ancient India was a practice of choosing a life partner from among a list of suitors by a girl of marriageable age.

In this practice, the girl's father decides to conduct the Swayamvara of the daughter at an auspicious time and venue, and broadcasts the news of this to the outside world. Kings, typically, used to send messengers to outside lands whereas commoners arranged to spread the news within the local community.

A poverty-hit tribal girl accepted a youth as her groom on Tuesday night at a gathering of about 15,000 persons in a remote Chhattisgarh village at the first ever 'Swayamvar' in the state in decades.

Bride's father Ramratan Thakur, a highly religious person, had announced at least a month ago to marry off his daughter to a youth who would successfully reply to questions related to the creation of human beings.

The long wait of thousands of people, who assembled in an open ground at the village, ended around 10 p.m. when a tribal youth Ghanaram successfully answered a question "Panchtatva rachi adham sharira, chhiti jal pawak gagan sameera" (The body is made of five elements - earth, water, air, space, fire).

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