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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
DRG jawan killed, three injured in IED blast in Bijapur
Raipur: A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was killed and three others injured in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh's Bastar division on Monday morning. The incident took place in the forests of Ulloor valley near Bhopalpattanam, when security personnel were engaged in an anti-Naxal operation in the Indravati National Park area. According to police officials, the team was marching on foot when one of the jawans accidentally stepped on a pressure-activated IED planted by Maoists. The explosion killed Dinesh Nag, 38, a DRG jawan, who succumbed to injuries during evacuation despite efforts by CRPF personnel. The three injured—Bharat Dheer, Payku Hemla, and Mundru Kawasi—were shifted to Bijapur district hospital and were stated to be out of danger. Following the blast, reinforcements were rushed to the site, and a combing operation has been launched in the area. Later in the day, a guard of honour was accorded to Dinesh Nag at Shaheed Vatika in Bijapur police lines by Bastar IG P Sundarraj and CRPF officials. Bijapur collector Sambit Mishra, senior police officers, local representatives including MLA Vikram Mandavi, and hundreds of residents were present at the event. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Your Finger Shape Says a Lot About Your Personality, Read Now Tips and Tricks Undo After the tribute, the mortal remains were handed over to his family. Recently on Aug 14, a DRG personnel suffered injuries in an IED blast triggered by Maoists in the same area of Indravati National Park in Bijapur district Bijapur and Narayanpur districts in Bastar division have been heavily mined with IEDs and most of the recent incidents causing life threatening damage to security personnel, civilians and children, were reported from these districts. Though face-off with Maoists and ambushes across Bastar division has plunged, yet the IEDs are still a major concern. The security personnel have been asked to be cautious when they are out carrying out operations, indulging in de-mining and IED detection activities, officials said. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area.
The Print
a day ago
- Business
- The Print
18 August 2025: IED blast in Chattisgarh's Bijapur: one cop killed, 3 injured & other news of the day
Officials said the DRG team was conducting an anti-Naxal operation in Indravati National Park when the blast occurred. The slain jawan has been identified as Dinesh Nag. The injured personnel received first aid and are being evacuated from the forest. A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was killed and three others injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxals went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district Monday morning. EC works in 'impartial' way: ex-CEC Rawat Former Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat welcomed the EC's press conference clarifying concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, describing the poll body as 'impartial'. He declined to comment on LoP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of 'vote theft', saying he had not heard the EC's full response. Sensex jumps 1,000 points, Nifty above 24,950 on GST reform hopes Benchmark indices surged Monday on optimism around proposed GST reforms, S&P's upgrade of India's sovereign credit rating and easing concerns over Russian oil supplies after talks between the US and Russian presidents. The 30-share Sensex gained 1,021.93 points in early trade, while Nifty 50 rose 322.2 points to 24,953.50. Fifteen of 16 major sectors advanced, led by auto and consumer stocks, with auto shares hitting a 10-month high. TDP, Janasena back NDA's V-P candidate Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu welcomed Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan's candidature as the NDA's vice-presidential pick, calling him a senior leader who upheld integrity and public service. He congratulated Radhakrishnan in an X post Sunday night. Meanwhile, Congress MP Manickam Tagore criticised the choice, calling him 'another RSS man'. Three schools in Delhi's Dwarka receive bomb threats Delhi Public School, Dwarka, and two other schools in the area received bomb threats by email Monday, prompting evacuations, officials said. Teams from Delhi Police, bomb disposal squad and dog squad were rushed to the sites, while cybercrime teams are working to trace the sender. Uttarakhand cabinet clears Minority Education Bill The Uttarakhand cabinet has approved the Minority Education Bill-2025, extending minority institution status to schools run by Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis. At present, only Muslim-run institutions hold the status. The bill will be introduced in the Assembly's monsoon session starting 19 August. Protests in Siliguri against SC stray dog directive Animal rights activists in Siliguri protested the Supreme Court's recent order directing that all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR be shifted to shelters within eight weeks. Calling the directive 'inhuman', they said stray dogs were 'voiceless creatures' deserving compassion, not displacement. Similar protests have taken place in Chennai and Delhi. Yamuna water level above warning mark in Delhi The Yamuna river in Delhi continued to flow above the warning mark for a second day, measuring 204.8 metres at the Old Railway Bridge. The warning level is 204.5 metres, while the danger mark is 205.33 metres. Evacuation begins at 206 metres. Saksham Thakur is an alum of ThePrint School of Journalism, currently interning with ThePrint Also Read: 'Very, very big news…massive, massive development'—How TV covered Jagdeep Dhankhar resignation
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
DRG Jawan killed, three injured as IED planted by Maoists explodes in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
A Jawan of the Chhattisgarh Police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) was killed and three other personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists went off in Bijapur district on Monday (August 18, 2025), officials said. The explosion occurred in the morning in Indravati National Park area when a team of DRG, a unit of the State police, was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a senior official said. DRG Jawan Dinesh Nag was killed in the blast and three other personnel suffered injuries, he said. The injured personnel were administered preliminary treatment and are being evacuated from the forest, the police official said. Details of the operation, which was launched on Sunday (August 17), will be shared later, he added.
News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
Chhattisgarh Dy CM Vijay Sharma condoles the death of Jawan in IED blast
Kawardha (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma condoled the death of Jawan Dinesh Nag, who lost his life in an IED blast in Bijapur on the incident, Sharma said, 'Three other jawans were injured in the blast but are now out of danger. The state government stands firmly with the families of the martyred jawan and those injured." He added that a search operation is underway in the area, and another encounter with Naxalites is today, one DRG jawan was killed and two others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in the National Park area of Bijapur district on Monday, a police official to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, during an anti-Maoist operation by the DRG team in Bijapur district's National Park area, an IED blast occurred in the jawan Dinesh Nag was killed, and three others were injured personnel are in stable condition and out of danger. They have received first aid and are being evacuated for further on August 14, the security forces neutralised two dreaded naxal cadres carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.16 crore during a gun battle in Chhattisgarh's Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki Reddy, a member of the Dandkaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), who carried a bounty of Rs 90 lakh, and Lokesh Salame, Secretary of the Rajnandgaon-Kanker Border (RKB) division, with a reward of Rs 26 lakh on his head, were neutralised in a joint operation by the Chhattisgarh Police, District Reserve Guard (DRG), and the 27th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on August 13 in the state's insurgency-hit gun battle erupted during a coordinated anti-Naxal operation, the ITBP said in a statement. 'Security forces had been tracking the movement of the duo in the dense forest belt when the exchange of fire broke out."According to officials, the elimination of Reddy and Salame is considered a major blow to Naxal operations in the Dandkaranya region and along the Rajnandgaon-Kanker border. Weapons and other naxal-related materials were recovered from the slain ultras were on the hunt among leaders of the North Bastar region for the past two decades. (ANI)
NDTV
2 days ago
- NDTV
Cop Killed, 3 Injured In Maoist Blast In Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: A jawan of the Chhattisgarh police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) was killed and three other personnel were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoist went off in Bijapur district on Monday, officials said. The explosion occurred in the morning in Indravati National Park area when a team of DRG, a unit of the state police, was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a senior official said. DRG jawan Dinesh Nag was killed in the blast and three other personnel suffered injuries, he said. The injured personnel were administered preliminary treatment and are being evacuated from the forest, the police official said. Details of the operation, which was launched on Sunday, will be shared later, he added.
