Chhattisgarh

Notably, Sheikh's 'Rakhi with Khaki' initiative for women's empowerment gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records last year, with over 1,400 women participating!

“I knew that something was wrong the moment I spotted the girl. She said she was headed to Delhi but had no idea about the identity of the man she was with.”

In 2017, Dr Abhishek Pallava made headlines by treating a wounded Naxal. He now hopes his new initiative will change the lives of thousands in LWE affected Dantewada!

Residents of the Rahata village had to use makeshift rafts, built using empty oil cans and ropes, and use oars made from timber, to get to Arajpuri.

Experts have frequently pointed out that loan waiver is not a solution to India’s farm distress. Then what is the way out?

Posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, this braveheart cop is a hero that India should not forget about. He was just 32-years-old when he made the supreme sacrifice to defend his unit.

She is the youngest female CRPF officer to be a part of COmmando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and is currently serving the volatile region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.

This is the first time, her art - Pandavani - has been given its due formally on the international front.

Across rural Chhattisgarh, cellular network penetration used to be the lowest in the country at 29 per cent and almost three-fourths of households remained unconnected under the telecom network.

It is the result of careful thought and innovative policy making process through a long drawn period of 15 years that pulled Chhattisgarh from a state with nothing to one with the highest recorded economic growth in recent years.