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Besides the marriage of Rama and Seeta, wedding of Joginis, Shiva-Parvathulu, transgenders, Hijras and brides of Lord Shiva with the presiding deity was the important ceremony in the Sri Rama Navami celebrations.

At least 8 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel.

The incident took place at around 7:30 am near Jhingol village in Tamnar range when people were collecting 'mahua' fruits, Raigarh Division Forest Officer Stylo Mandavi said.

Speaking at a campaign rally at Bastar village Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, he also accused the BJP and RSS of attacking the religion, ideology and history of the tribal communities in the country, and reiterated the promise of conducting a caste census.

The surrendered naxals were identified as Vanjam Deva of Burugupadu of Cherla mandal, Kampelli Raj Kumar alias Ranjith of Gunneruvaram of Karimnagar district.

Durg Collector Richa Prakash Choudhary shared that 12 passengers lost their lives and 14 others sustained severe injuries when a bus, carrying workers, plunged into a ditch in Durg.

Telangana’s anti-naxal forces Greyhounds and Bijapur police jointly conducted an anti-Naxal operation,

Sukma SP Kiran Chavan confirmed the neutralization of a Naxalite in an encounter with security forces in Sukma. The body and weapons have been recovered, and a search operation is ongoing.

Keen to catch a glimpse of the historic monument in Hyderabad, three minors from Chhattisgarh, including a girl, just got into a train without even bothering to inform their parents.

According to Bijapur police 18-year-old Guddu Lekam left his village Kachilwar for a nearby village Naimed on foot on March 11.

He served as Maoist battalion member under the leadership of Madvi Hidma alias Santhosh from 2011 to 2022.

According to sources, Maoist platoon No 10 deputy commander Nagesh and his wife Soni were among the naxalites killed.

The incident occurred in Gidhauri village under the Urga police station area, an official said.

While Inspector General of Police, Gadchiroli, Ankit Goel coordinated the meeting, Ramagundam Police Commissioner M Srinivasulu presided over the meeting.

Special Zonal Committee Spokesperson Vikalp in a statement released to the media said the Maoists were always ready for peace talks for the welfare of the suppressed sections and to establish peace

"I thank the Party High Command for having faith in me. We will live up to the trust shown in all of us. It is a good list of candidates", Baghel told ANI.

SECL management thanked the Ministry for their support in securing the environmental clearance for the Gevra mine and said this is a historic day for us that SECL and the state of Chhattisgarh will soon be home to the largest coal mine in Asia.

On Tuesday, in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, two Naxalites, one of whom was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, surrendered before the police and security forces, as per an official statement.

Earlier, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattishgarh's Kanker district on February 25.

Punem Adamaiah alias Ganesh of Adavi Ramaram of Allapalli mandal in the district surrendered before Superintendent of Police B Rohith Raju.