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In a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, three CRPF men lost their lives. One of them is  ASI Mahadev Patil, who was from Kalaburagi, Karnataka. Captain Virat Kohli is impressed with newly designed orange dominated away jersey of the Indian team but maintained that blue will always remain their colour. All this and more on My Nation in 100 seconds.

In a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, three CRPF men lost their lives. One of them is  ASI Mahadev Patil, who was from Kalaburagi, Karnataka.

On May 17, Congress leader Reshma Padeknur was murdered and her body was found near Korti-Kolhar bridge in Bijapur, Karnataka on May 17. The police have arrested Taufeeq Sheikh alias Pehalwan, an AIMIM worker and his close aide Ejaz Biradar in relation to the case

Anant Kumar Hegde from Uttar Kannada and Ramesh Jigajinagi from Bijapur (SC) from the NDA-1 government were dropped from the recently formed government

The Congress worker was attacked by a group of armed people, suspected to be naxals on Saturday when he went to Kostapara night to attend a wedding ceremony

Deputy inspector general (anti- naxal operations) Sundarraj P said that the gun battle took place at Karkanguda forest of Chintalnar-Jagargunda area close to the border of Sukma and Bijapur at 6 am on Tuesday
 

The wedding rituals were held as per the 12th century's Shri Basavanna's tradition in Karnataka's Bijapur district.

Due to the complicated geographical condition and the rough terrain in the district, veterinary hospital here is inaccessible to a large number of people residing in remote locations of Bijapur following which CRPF’s 85th battalion has setup the centre, said commandant Sudhir Kumar

A total of 10 bodies of naxals and 11 weapons have been recovered by the forces from the Bharamgarh area of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh. Additional personnel have been deployed in the area to counter any retaliatory attack by Maoists.

Police said four BSF jawans, one DRG and one civilian were injured in IED blast in Bijapur Ghatti. All injured have been admitted to a hospital in Bijapur