In a remarkable discovery in Bhilai, a rare Albino Checkered Keelback snake was recently rescued by wildlife enthusiast Avinash Mourya. Avinash received a call about a white snake inside a house, a situation he has often encountered where people kill snakes out of fear. Upon reaching the site, he discovered a snake with an unusual red and white coloration, characterised by its red eyes. Over the past decade, Avinash has conducted over 5,000 rescues, but this particular colour pattern has been seen ..

Fencing athlete Rupali Sahu paid a courtesy visit to Sports Minister Tank Ram Verma. Rupali Sahu, along with Reeba Benni, secured a silver medal for India in the Junior Commonwealth Fencing Competition held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from July 12 to 19. The Sports Minister commended their outstanding performance, emphasising that the daughters of Chhattisgarh have not only brought pride to the state but also to the nation. He highlighted the state’s commitment to fostering a supportive environment ..

In a shocking incident, three persons attacked the manager and field officer of the State Bank of India (SBI) in the Takhatpur police station area on Monday. The attackers entered the bank and assaulted the bank employees, causing a stir among other employees present at the scene. The entire incident was captured on CCTV, showing the youths fiercely beating the bank manager Ankit Bhushan Lal and field officer Prem Kumar Jaiswal. The altercation reportedly began over a dispute regarding loan settlement, ..

Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday held a protest at Holy Hearts School, following the alleged assault of a student by five teachers on Saturday, July 20. The incident has sparked serious concerns about student safety and welfare at the school. The ABVP strongly condemned the teachers’ behaviour, stressing that such actions are entirely unacceptable and contrary to the values of education and student safety. They highlighted the severe mental and physical effects ..

The Monsoon Session of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly beginning at 11 am on Monday will have a total of five sittings held from July 22 to 26. The first Supplementation Budget for 2024-25 will be tabled in the House. Discussions on demand for grants for the first supplementary budget will be held in the House during the monsoon session. Question hour, zero hour and Government businesses will be transacted and several bills will be passed in the House during the Monsoon Session...

The N-1B Dam, constructed by NMDC in the Kirandul Hills of Dantewada district, has sustained damage due to excessive rainfall, resulting in flood damage to numerous houses on Sunday. The district administration promptly evacuated affected residents to safe locations. Waterlogging near the Gatar bridge and CSC Centre in Kirandul has been addressed, and JCB machines have been deployed to clear the roads. Due to the flood, the administration is also relocating people from low-lying areas to safer places. ..

Chhattisgarh-based Coal India subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) Gevra and Kusmunda coal mines have secured the 2nd and 4th spot in the list of the world’s 10 largest coal mines released by WorldAtlas.com. Located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh state, these two mines produce more 100 million tons of coal annually accounting for about 10% of India’s total coal production. The Gevra opencast mine has an annual production capacity of 70 million tons and produced 59 million tons ..

A resident of Model Town Bhilai has tested positive for malaria PFR (Plasmodium Falciparum) fever. The patient, living in house number 351, Vinoba Nagar, Ward No 3, was reported to be suffering from malaria. Given the risk of dengue and malaria, Senior Sanitation Inspector K K Singh of Bhilai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Dengue-Malaria Prevention and Mosquito Eradication team conducted a thorough cleaning operation at the site. The team sprayed Temephos and Malathion inside and outside the ..

‘Mor Sapna Mor Vikas Chhattisgarh’ event held July 16 Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that vision document is being prepared with everyone’s participation to make Chhattisgarh a developed state. He was addressing a state-level programme ‘Mor Sapna Mor Vikas Chhattisgarh’ at New Circuit House in Raipur city. Chief Minister Sai further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to make India a developed country by the year 2047. “To fulfill the Prime Minister’s dream to make India a developed ..

A MOTORCYCLIST being chased by stray dogs crashed into a stationary truck-trailer and died on spot in a road mishap that occurred at Hathkhoj Road in Bhilai-3. The police reported that after an autopsy the body was handed over to the family members on Monday, the police said. Police sources informed the deceased has been identified as Horilal Sagar (55), son of S Sagar, a resident of Umda, Bhilai-3. As per the sources at about 4:45 pm on Sunday, Horilal Sagar was riding his motorbike home when he ..

The Nova Nature Welfare Society raised the awareness about Mysterious lives of King Cobra snakes and emphasised the importance of their conservation on World Snakes Day, celebrated annually on July 16, in Korba Forest Division. Korba district holds significant wildlife importance as it is home to a variety of species including leopards, elephants, otters, flying squirrels, and notably, the King Cobra. This district is the only natural habitat of the King Cobra in central India. The conservation of ..

One of the accused in the Chhattisgarh liquor scam former IAS officer Anil Tuteja has been taken into custody on a production warrant by the Uttar Pradesh Police. Tuteja is expected to be presented in a Meerut court on Monday. It is alleged that Tuteja is also involved in a case in Uttar Pradesh related to the production of fake holograms. Previously, the UP Police had arrested Anwar Dhebar and former Special Secretary Arunpati Tripathi in connection with the case. In July 2023, the Deputy Director ..

The staff of Bhilai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and volunteers of Oxyzone have planted saplings as part of Ek Pedh Maa campaign in different parts of steel city. The members of organisations have invited personalities of different section in society and plant sapling with an oath to take care of it as like their own mother. The members of Oxyzone are planning to make entire city as green city and in this noble cause, BMC is also supporting the organisation. One of the members of Oxyzone, Hemant Kumar ..

A Women Entrepreneurship Development Programme was held in Material Management Department of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant, at Ispat Bhawan recently. The programme is aimed at developing women as entrepreneurs. K C Misra, CGM (MM) was the Chief Guest on this occasion. Office-bearers of Bhilai Mahila Samaj (BMS), one of Bhilai’s foremost women's organisations, known for operating various enterprise units in women's welfare were invited in first phase of initiative. Information was sought from women entrepreneurs ..

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday inaugurated the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ Mahavriksharopan Abhiyan-2024 at the Biodiversity Park in Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur. The campaign aims to plant 4 crore trees across 33 districts in Chhattisgarh, encouraging citizens to plant a tree in the name of their mother...

Special Court (Prevention of Corruption Act) in Raipur on Wednesday denied bail to suspended IAS Officer Ranu Sahu arrested previously in connection with the coal levy scam. The State Economic Offence Investigation and Anti Corruption Bureau (SEOIACB) had opposed her bail plea and the court took note of the fact that the suspended officer after being released on bail may influence the ongoing investigations. While dismissing her bail plea, Special Judge Nidhi Sharma Tiwari observed that the involvement ..

ANESHWAR Verma, a contract farmer of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajnandgaon was honoured with the Innovative Farmer Award for excellent contribution in the field of agriculture and allied activities. President and Director of Indian Agriculture Institute, New Delhi, Dr Ashok Singh presented the award to contact farmer Aneshwar Verma of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajnandgaon. It is worth mentioning that Aneshwar Verma, a farmer of village Paragaon Khurd of Dongargarh development block is an innovative farmer ..

A day after suspended IAS officer Ranu Sahu was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court till August 7 in connection to the coal levy scam case registered against her by the Directorate of Enforcement, the officer moved another bail application in the Special Court at Raipur seeking her release in the similar coal levy scam case registered by the State Economic Offences Investigation and Anti Corruption Bureau (SEOIACB). The hearing on her bail application was held in the Special Court of judge Nidhi ..

The Chhattisgarh Kanisth Prashasnik Sewa Sangh, along with the District Executive, has reviewed the ongoing work being done by Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars in State. They highlighted severe resource shortages and security concerns affecting their ability to perform their duties. Consequently, a decision has been made for all Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars to go on a three-day strike from July 10, 2024, to July 12, 2024. The review revealed that Tehsildars and Naib Tehsildars are working under significant ..

A twelve-member team of Central Finance Commission (CFC), led by its Chairman Arvind Panagariya will reach Raipur on the visit to State on July 10. This team will discuss with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and cabinet members and officials on various issues including financial needs, infrastructure development and economic progress of the state. The Finance Commission will also be on visit to Jagdalpur on July 12 and 13...

Rathyatra Mahotsav was celebrated with religious fervour in Raipur on Sunday. Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai participated in the Rath Yatra Mahotsav of Mahaprabhu Shri Jagannath at Jagannath Temple in Gayatri Nagar in Raipur on the occasion of Rath Yatra. The Governor worshiped Lord Jagannath and wished for the happiness and prosperity of the country and the people of state. Governor Harichandan performed the ritual of Chhera-Pahra as the first Sevak of God. Agriculture ..

Even though the new criminal law codes which came into effect from July first aims to modernise the criminal justice system in the country, the not so tech-savvy investigators of the Police Department in Durg district seem to be grappling with the changes as it is becoming harder for them to adapt to the use of technology. The new provisions of the criminal laws are aptly being implemented in the district but most of the police investigators are finding it a daunting task to record audio-video during ..

Nine persons, including a man and his two sons as well as a father-daughter duo, were killed on Friday in two incidents in Chhattisgarh’s Janjgir-Champa and Korba after suspected inhalation of poisonous gas inside wells, police officials said. In Kikirda village under Birra police station limits in Janjgir-Champa, Ramchandra Jaiswal (60), Ramesh Patel (50), his two sons Rajendra (20) and Jitendra (25), and Tikeshwar Chandra (25) died, said Bilaspur Range Inspector General of Police Sanjeev Shukla. ..

The Raipur Police on Friday arrested four more bookies from Pune, Maharashtra, for their involvement in operating the Mahadev Reddy Bat Book – 23. These arrests made following the inputs given by five others arrested a day ago. The accused had been deceitfully obtaining bank accounts from unsuspecting individuals to facilitate their betting transactions. The suspects were found using these bank accounts without the account holders’ knowledge for the Mahadev Satta operations. Acting on this information, ..

A GAMBLING accused triple-storey building during a police raid in Hyderabad succumbed to injuries in hopsital. Following an autopsy, Gowlidoddi police handed over the body to the family, who have since transported it to Bhilai, police reported. According to police sources, the deceased has been identified as Sujit Sao, 24, son of Pramod Sao, a resident of Road No. 18, Camp-1, Bhilai. The police stated that on June 28, while attempting to crack down on an online gambling racket, the Durg police team ..