Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of east-central India east of Nagpur. It is the capital of the state of Chhattisgarh.
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- proper noun The
state capital ofChhattisgarh (India ).
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RAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Home Minister P Chidambaram will on Friday hold a crucial meeting of three Maoist affected states in Raipur to assess the operational and deployment details of security forces ahead of a major offensive in Maoist strongholds.
The Times of India 2010
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RAIPUR: BL Agrawal, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Chhattisgarh, has been found to have at least 220 bank accounts and assets worth millions of rupees, official sources said on Saturday after the income tax department raided his residence in Raipur.
The Times of India 2010
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RAIPUR - The craving for liquor among impoverished tribals and middlemen with bundles of currency notes to oblige them have ensured that illegal diamond mining continues unabated in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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RAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Home Minister P Chidambaram will on Friday hold a crucial meeting of three Maoist affected states in Raipur to assess the operational and deployment details of security forces ahead of a major offensive in Maoist strongholds.
The Times of India 2010
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April 22nd, 2009 RAIPUR - The mercury soared to the season's highest in Chhattisgarh so far, with the temperature hovered around 44 degrees Celsius in several towns including Raipur.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Har Gobind Khorana was born of Hindu parents in Raipur, a little village in Punjab, which is now part of eastern Pakistan.
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An overnight landmine explosion triggered by left-wing guerrillas in a forested area in the state's Dantewada district, almost 400 kilometers south of the state's capital of Raipur, killed 10 officers and injured three others, according to Ram Niwas, state police official in-charge of Maoist operations.
Maoist Rebels Kill 15 Policemen in India Vibhuti Agarwal 2011
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Altaf Qadri/Associated Press A Sikh warrior, riding on two horses, performed a stunt during a rural sports festival, also known as 'Indian Rural Olympics', in Kila Raipur, near the northern Indian city of Ludhiana, Uttar Pradesh, Saturday.
India in Pictures 2012
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Family members rushed to embrace pediatrician Sen as he walked out of a jail in Raipur, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
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It plans to expand to Raipur, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Ranchi, Bhardawar and Silguri.
Emami, Fidelity Vie for Stake in Sterling Hospitals Sapna Agarwal 2011
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