Five labours die in power tower collapse
Raipur: In a tragic incident, five labourers died after an under construction high-tension electricity tower, on which they were working, collapsed in Janjgir-Champa district, police said on May 5. The five labourers were busy in tightening the nut bolt at the top of the tower when suddenly it collapsed. The incident happed in such a short span of time that it gave no chance to anybody to think or react. The 120 feet high tower, bent from 20 feet above the ground, police said. The labourers, who worked for a private company, were connecting the high tension wire of the Power Grid Corporation.
Two CAF men killed, 2 hurt in Maoist ambush
Raipur: Two policemen of Chhattisgarh Armed Forces (CAF) were killed and two others were injured on May 1 in an intense gun-battle in a forested stretch at State’s southern tip in Sukma district. The gun fight broke out in morning hours when a contingent of CAF which was on a combing operation in insurgency-hit jungle area came under firing by a small squad of heavily armed rebels. Constable Parshu Markam was killed on the spot while three of his colleagues that included a platoon commander received gun shots and were rushed to Government Maharani hospital at Jagdalpur, headquarters of restive Bastar region, where another injured, Ramnarayan, also succumbed.
Digvijay in Raipur to participate in Cong yatra
Raipur: AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh, accompanied by Union Minister Charandas Mahant, reached Raipur to take part in the Parivartan Yatra organised by Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CGPCC). The veteran leader said that the Congress has unity and a wave of change is blowing in Chhattisgarh. During informal discussion, party leader from Bilaspur laxman Mukeem reminded Digvijay Singh that when he was chief minister of the undivided Madhya Pradesh, on a complaint of black marketing of kerosene, he had declared action against the food officer concerned from the dais and had transferred the commissioner also. But the BJP Government in the State has been doing nothing against black marketing.
Vikas Yatra kicked off from Dantewada
Raipur: The much publicised public contact drive of the BJP-ruled ChhattisgarhGovernment ‘Vikash Yatra’ will finally kicked off from Maoist stronghold Dantewada on May 6 in presence of senior party leader lal Krishna Advani. The Yatra will be
carried out in six stages and will cover about 6,100 kilometre covering 81 assembly seats in 27 districts out of the total 90 seats. During the Yatra, the CM will also distribute Tendu leaves and paddy bonus to beneficiaries, tablets to college students, bicycles to school girls, tool kits to artisans besides performing dedication, inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of development projects worth billions. Vikas Yatra will go on for 31 days from May 6 to June 20, comprising 6 phases during which total 6,100 km — 2,800 km through road and 3,300 km by chopper. During the yatra 93 public meetings, 63 welcome gatherings and 60 felicitation meets will be held. In the area where the CM will not be able to visit, Ministers will spearhead the Yatra.