Chhollywood Super Star Mann Qureshi will act in upcoming Hindi movie ‘Rakshanam’. Actor Prabhakar will play the character of villain in the movie, Actor Prabhakar, who works in Telugu films, is known for his role as Inkoshi, king of the Kalakeyas in Baahubali...

It is common for the family members to perform Shradh, Tarpan, Pind Daan etc. of the deceased relatives in the Pitra Paksha, but if the same is performed for the martyrs of the country by someone, then surely it symbolizes patriotism. One such event was organised under the banner of Green Care Society India (GCSI) following the corona protocols in the local Thaneshwar temple in Pithora development of Mahasamund district. Pandit Bhagirathi Dubey, Pandit Krishna Sharma, Pandit Kailash Dubey, Pandit ..

Rajyasabha Member of Parliament Vivek Tankha took a brief halt at Shahapura tehsil headquarter on his way to Shahdol. On his arrival, MP Tankha was welcomed by Rotary Club, Shahpura. On the occasion, MLA Bhupendra Maravi, SDM Kajal Jawla, war present. MP Tankha also planted saplings at the Rest House campus. MLA and SDM handed overt letter to him demanding for arranging necessary medical equipments, CBC counter machine, ECG machine, biochemical analyser at Community Health centre, Shahpura. MP Tankha ..

Railway Administration has cautioned passengers not to carry inflammables and fire crackers in trains which could be dangerous and is an offence. Railway officials during festival season conduct special drive to stop transportation of fire crackers and other inflammables in train. Especially at the time of festivals Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) staff conduct monitoring of passengers to keep watch over suspicious movement and illegal transportation of fire crackers. ..

Various competitions were organised on the occasion of International Girls Day on October 11 at different schools of Raipur district. Winners were awarded certificates and medals in a simple programme at Indian Red Cross Society on Monday. As per information received from official sources under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, enacted to stop female foeticides and arrest the declining sex ratio in India. The act banned prenatal sex determination. Based on the ..

Urban Administration & Development Minister Dr Shivkumar Dahariya on Tuesday performed bhoomipujan for several infrastructural projects worth about Rs 1.50 crore at villages Acholi, Seja, Kulipota, Paraswani and Devartilda. Under Adarsh Gram Yojana, projects like drainage lines, garbage bin, CC roads, community building etc have been commenced at these villages...

Prabhanjay Chaturvedi and Shiuli Ghosh Majumdar offered their Swaranjali to Ghazal Samrat Jagjit Singh Saheb through selected ghazals sung by him and Chitra Singh and mesmerised the audiences to pay tribute to Jagjit Singh on his 10th death anniversary. On this occasion, especially Anil Sahu and Ashok Chaturvedi from Raipur, Vijay Agarwal from Durg, Khemraj Madhyani, Deepak Jain, Tulsi Sahu and R K Srivastava from Bhilai were present in large numbers. The accomplices with Prabhanjay Chaturvedi and ..

Physical parade of student soldiers of 3 CG Battalion Air NCC Durga College was organised after a long break taken due to Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of the parade, the Air NCC cadet in the year 2006 and currently a pilot posted in the Indian Air Force provided tips on how they can be a part of the Army. While discussing the reasons for the low participation of the youth of Chhattisgarh, he said that lack of communication skills, lack of English speaking, understanding, and lack of exposure are ..

MAHATMA Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has been efficiently serving its purpose across State especially in the rural areas of Bijapur district. Through MGNREGS, 24-year- old Phoolmati’s fate changed and she is happier. MGNREGS has been changing the lives of people in many ways. Whether it is opening the way to economic prosperity by empowering the means of livelihood or providing a source of income by providing employment when there is no work in hand, MGNREGS is doing ..

Under the Ram Van Gaman Tourism Circuit Development of Chhattisgarh Government, 9 sites are being developed as tourism places. Out of nine sites, two sites of Surguja division - Seemamarhi Har Chowka located in Koriya district and Ramgarh located in Surguja district – are included. As the Ram Gaman Tourism Circuit is set to be inaugurated in Chandkhuri on October 7, both the aforementioned places connected to the exile period of Lord Shri Ram will emerge with new possibilities in the tourism map of ..

Yuva Chetna National Convener Rohit Kumar Singh demanded Central Government form a National Commission for youth. Rohit said India is a young nation and they all should labour for progress of the nation. Since 65 per cent of nation’s population is youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should constitute a National Commission for Youths. When there are commissions for women, backwards, SC, minority, so why not for the youths? The youths of Yuva Chetna organisation served the society during Covid across ..

Raipur’s Khamtarai police have arrested a man for allegedly duping a 47-year-old person to the tune of around Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of a profitable land deal. The accused identified as Banshpati Patel (52), a resident of Shivanand Nagar under Khamtarai police station, was arrested on Sunday on charges of duping one Deepak Dharmani of Civil Lines area. The crime took place in May 2019. With the help of bogus documents, Patel allegedly locked a deal with Dharmani for selling around 20 acre land ..

THREE persons of a family died, while one other was injured after the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into another vehicle. The incident occurred on Friday morning near Chachhan Mountains on National Highway-53 under Tumgaon Police Station limits. ..

  A special Court in Raipur has convicted a man for raping an 8-year-old girl in 2019 and sentenced him to life imprisonment until death.The court of Additional District and Session Judge I Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Raipur Shubhra Pachou..

THE Zone-level working committee meeting of the Chhattisgarh Kasondhan Vaishya Gupta Samaj , Zone No 3 was held at Dhamtari on Thursday. Development of the samaj was major issue during discussion. The meeting commenced with paying obeisance to janak Mahrishi Kashyap. Besides agreement on organising zone-level family sammelan, decision was taken on stopping the tradition of covering the dead body with cloth. It was also decided to instead of covering with cloth, tributes should be paid with flowers, ..

“Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it”, said former American sportsman Lou Holtz. Meet Raipur’s 19-year-old Yash Tiwari, who is extremely talented, supremely motivated and a guy with overwhelmingly positive attitude. Of late, Yash has earned a unique distinction of becoming the youngest author in India to pen down a fiction novel based on the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, his novel is the world’s ..

Arjun Malhotra of Raipur defeated Reyansh Pahwa of Bilaspur by 3-0 to become Cadet (U-13) Boys title of the 19th Stag Chhattisgarh State TT Championship. Similarly, Chahek Kataria of Raipur defeated Chaarvi Madhriya of Durg by 3-0 in the Girls U-13 final of the championship. Arav Jain of Durg emerged as boys champion in Hopes (U-11) group as he defeated Vihan Agrawal of Raipur by 3-2. In girls category, Ananya Gotekar of Rajnandgaon defeated Nehal Verma of Baloda Bazaar to lift the trophy...

A delegation of Chhattisgarh Lecturer Union met with School Education Department Secretary and Public Instructions Commissioner Dr Kamal Preet Singh and acquainted him with numerous problems pertaining to lecturers and principals. The delegation was led by Union state president Rakesh Sharma. Union state general secretary Rajiv Verma, Abhay Mishra, joint secretary Janak Sahu and Santosh Chincholkar were present in the delegation. The delegation was asked by the School Education Department Secretary ..

An air of celebration prevailed in the control room of largest blast furnace – BF 8, named Mahamaya of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant as the ceremonial cake was cut to mark BF-8 crossing the milestone of 8 Million Tonnes (MT) cumulative hot metal production since the first tapping of hot metal from the furnace took place on February 3, 2018. Members of the Blast Furnace Dept collective of the Plant and Team members of BF 8 had gathered in BF 8 on Tuesday to celebrate crossing the 8 MT cumulative production ..

Pt Ravishankar Shukla University (PRSU), Raipur, is seriously pondering over the commencement of offline examinations if Covid-19 pandemic situation remains under control in the coming days. PRSU Vice-Chancellor Professor K L Verma held a meeting of the principals of all the colleges affiliated to the university and Heads of University Teaching Departments to discuss future strategies for examinations and offline classes on Monday. The meeting was held on virtual mode. The Vice-Chancellor was of the ..

WOMEN Wing of Chhattisgarh Sindhi Panchayat organised a special Aayushman Card and Ration Card Camp at Tagore Nagar-based Gulab Baba Mandir on Sunday. The camp organised under the leadership of State President of Women Wing Bhavna Kukreja was a grand success with preparation of 250 Aayushman Cards and 150 ration cards on the occasion. Elderly persons of the community who visited the camp were all praise for the women force for their dedication and services in providing both the cards without any ..

 Dr C R Prasanna accompanied by Kamal Verma and others inspecting Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur in Atal Nagar.  Staff Reporter :  RAIPUR,  Nodal Officer of Indravati Bhawan Dr C R Prasanna accompanied by Chhattisgarh State Ga..

Chhattisgarh Anshkalin School Safai Karmachari Kalyan Sangh (CKSSKKS) will gherao Chief Minister’s House in State Capital on the occasion of birth anniversary of Gandhi Jayanti, on October 2. CKSSKKS State President Santosh Khandekar alleged that Congress Government had promised to fulfill the demands of sanitation workers working at schools...

BHANUSHALI Studios Limited and Raaj Shandilyaa have announced their next venture ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’. Producer Vinod Bhanushali and Writer-Director Raaj Shandilyaa launched their film ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’, with a quirky poster. Leading the film is the talented Nushrratt Bharuccha, who will be seen in a very different character, and joining her in pivotal roles are Anud Dhaka, Annu Kapoor and Paritosh Tripathi. The unusual, relevant and full of laughter film commences shooting from September 23 in Chanderi ..

Chhattisgarh State Fishermen Welfare Board organised a workshop for fishery cooperative societies at the meeting hall of Jila Panchayat Raipur on Thursday. State Fishermen Welfare Board Chairman M R Nishad was the Chief guest at the programme. Fishery Welfare Board member Dinesh Phutan presided over the function. Deputy Director of Fishery Department Raipur D K Singh conducted the proceedings of the programme. Additional Chief Executive Officer H K Joshi also addressed the programme. Naresh Nishad, ..

Chhattisgarh team has entered the final of 33rd Sub Junior Softball Championship by defeating Uttarakhand. Chhattisgarh’s squad registered victory over Uttarakhand by 5-0 in the semifinal of the championship and entered the final of the tourney. After winning the toss, Uttarakhand invited Chhattisgarh to hit first followed by the latter hitting two runs while the former collapsed on zero...

G D Rungta College of Science and Technology run by Santosh Rungta Group of Institutions conducted an induction programme for newly admitted students of BBA, BCA and B Com first year. In the program virtually, Director of institute, Sonal Rungta said that in next three to four years, career of all students will be shape up and it will decide their life too. It is the responsibility of students to fulfill the dreams of their parents. Dr. Neema Balan, Principal of institute threw lights on courses and ..

A 21-year-old engineering student was killed in a road mishap that took place at Nava Raipur turn under Mandir Hasaud police station limits on Monday. A sand-laden hyva (CG 04 JD 8795) speeding towards Raipur from Arang hit a motorcycle (CG 04 NK 4106) at Nava Raipur turn leaving Lelawati Rajwade (22), hailing from Ambikapur and studying here at a private engineering college, dead and two others injured, said Mandir Hasaud Station House Officer (SHO) Ashwani Rathore. Rajwade was in 7th semester ..

The death anniversary of eminent freedom fighter Thakur Chhedilal was observed at state Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan on Saturday. The Congress leaders paid floral tributes at the portrait of Thakur Chhedilal at Rajiv Bhawan. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) President Mohan Markam, CPCC Treasurer Ramgopal Agrawal, CPCC’s Communication Department Chairman Shailesh Nitin Trivedi, Congress Vichar Vibhag Chairman Hasan Khan, Mohammad Ali, Jishan and other Congress leaders were present ..

Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) will undertake the beautification and development of 18 more ponds in line with Telibandha pond. Mayor-in-Council (MIC) took a decision in this regard along with approval to some other important agendas on Friday. MiC chaired by Mayor Aijaz Dhebar took the decision to find new sources of revenue for Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) and to develop the ponds of Capital city...

Producer of Chhattisgarhi movie ‘Mor Jodidar-2’ Mohit Sahu called on State Planning Commission Advisor Gaurav Dwivedi at Shyam Talkies in the State capital recently. Gaurav Dwivedi appreciated Mohit Sahu’s new movie ‘Mor Jodidar-2’. Gaurav Dwivedi also watched the movie ‘Mor Jodidar-2’. According to information, Amit Jain, Labhansh Tiwari, Kranti Dikshit, Tarun Soni and others were also present on the occasion. Gulam Haidar is the director of movie ‘Mor Jodidar-2’. Dilesh Sahu, Muskan and other artists ..

Raipur Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted an interstate gang indulged in smuggling of opium and Doda by arresting two persons and recovered narcotics worth Rs 4.50 lakh. “Acting on inputs about the presence of people indulged in smuggling and selling of contraband at Tatibandh area, a police team from Amanaka under the guidance of senior officers conducted a raid resulting in the arrest of two members of the interstate gang on Wednesday. From the possession of arrested gang members, police ..

As per the directives of the Durg Collector and Administrator of Bhilai Municipal Corporation Dr Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure, on Wednesday, the civic authority has been hosted Jandarsan (public grievances camp) in all the zones of Bhilai, which will be held till September 30. The timing of the camp has been set from 10 am to 2 pm. On the first day of the camp, the BMC Commissioner Prakash Sarve inspected the camp site regarding the arrangements and disposal of the applications received. He directed ..

The results of final session of Joint Entrance Examination or JEE Main 2021, fourth session were declared recently and once again, students of Bhilai showed their excellence in the examination. With 99.976 percentile and All India Rank of 333rd, Rishabh Singh Gaharwar topped at this examination in the district and one of the state toppers in the exam. Apart from Rishabh, many students of Bhilai and nearby areas have succeeded to score well in the examination and got a place to appear in JEE-Advanced ..

The Bhilai Corporation Commissioner (BMC) Prakash Sarve, reviewed the departmental works as soon as he took charge on Tuesday and directed that all the zone commissioners should inspect their respective areas continuously during the morning visit. He said that sanitation, prevention of water-borne diseases, pure drinking water, electricity and basic problems should be addressed on paramount importance. The Commissioner inquired about the arrangements for the public problem redressal camp to be organised ..

Hindu Yuva Manch has protested against the increasing cases of conversion in Chhattisgarh and activities that hurt the religious sentiments of Hinduism. On Monday the protesters reached the Collectorate in large numbers in the form of a rally that commenced from Agrasen Chowk. During this, they shouted slogans holding placards and saffron flag in their hands. The office-bearers of Hindu Yuva Manch alleged that Christian missionaries are converting people of Hindu religion by offering them money. Despite ..

Six persons, including two women, in Raipur were arrested for allegedly duping a man on the pretext of treating his daughter’s illness through supernatural means. On the pretext of treating typhoid of Gajendra Singh Chouhan’s daughter, a resident of village Nimora under Dharsinva police station, through supernatural means, the accused identified as Sati Bai Porte (50), Angina Gond (45), Ameen Gond (34), Manoj Gond (27), J K Gond (32) and Goverdhan Prasad Nishad (32) allegedly duped the victim, said ..

Rajya Sabha MP Saroj Pandey on Thursday reached Dumarpali village of Mahasamund district to meet the women who refrain from celebrating ‘Teej’ festival in protest against state government’s apathy towards liquor ban in State. The MP said that the women Dumarpali have displayed courage and reminded the Bhupesh Baghel Government of its promise. Surpringly, the Chief Minister invited Congress national spokespersons from Delhi to celebrate Teej at the CM House in Raipur at a time when the women of the ..

A career guidance seminar was organised at Nalanda Parishar of Raipur on Thursday as part of ‘Safalta Ki Pathshala’ programme initiated last month by District Collector and Nalanda Parishar Management Society president Saurabh Kumar. The programme is aimed at preparing educated candidates for competitive examinations through direct interaction with selected government officials. It is worthwhile to mention, only those candidates are eligible to attend the seminar who are registered with the library ..

The 74th All India Pola Lok Rang online art exhibition will conclude on Wednesday. The art exhibition was available for public view on Facebook Id of Mahakaushal Kala Parishad and Mahakaushal Kala Vithika. The exhibition garnered 688 likes, 168 shares, 208 reactions, 208 follow-ups, 80 group shares, and views by 10800 people. The colours of Chhattisgarh’s folk art could be seen in exhibition. Different forms of Nandi (the Bull) enthralled the heart of visitors. The exhibition has been jointly organised ..

Raipur Police have arrested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s father Nand Kumar Baghel in a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory comments against Brahmin community and Lord Ram. Police have arrested Nand Kumar Baghel from Delhi and brought to Raipur on Tuesday, said a senior police officer. Baghel was produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Janak Kumar Hidko from where he was sent to 15 days judicial remand, added the officer. Acting on ..

The people of Bhilai city and its nearest rural areas celebrated Pola on Monday. People of all age group enjoyed the festival by playing clay models of bulks, decorated households with clay models of utensils and made different types of cuisines. Pola is a thanksgiving festival celebrated by farmers as well as all communities of Chhattisgarh, to acknowledge the importance of bulls and oxen, who are a crucial part of agriculture and farming activities. It falls on Pithori Amavasya in Shraavana. Farmers ..

All India Council of Technical Education celebrated Teacher’s Day by organising the award function to felicitate teachers and students. The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was the chief guest to confer the awards. Aakansha Shrivastava as a student and Dr Manisha Sharma Vice Principal BIT Durg as a faculty mentor received the prestigious AICTE Chhatra Vishwakarma National Award 2020 organized by AICTE. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan felicitated the winners...

Continuing Medical Education (CME) was organised during 36th National Eye Donation fortnight at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Auditorium of Pt Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College (JNMMC) the other day. Fortnight is being observed from August 25 to September 8. Non-Government Organisation working in the field of Eye donation for years were felicitated on the occasion. During Scientific session eye specialists and Medico Legal Experts gave symposium on Eye donation, Medical Act, Technical and Social issues...

Urban Administration & Development Minister, Arang MLA Dr Shivkumar Dahariya on Sunday felicitated the retired teachers and families of teachers, who died of Covid-19 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. On the occasion, Dr Dahariya said teachers hold higher place than father in one’s life. Guru gives us wisdom and wisdom builds the society and future the nation. The contribution of teachers in nation building is unforgettable. Dr Dahariya felicitated 29 retired teachers and families of 17 teachers, ..

Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Kumar Singh held a crime review meeting in the Police Headquarters Conference Hall here recently to discuss on the rising crime graph, pending challans and complaints of every Police station. While he appreciated the cops for better performance, he also lashed out on others for poor results. The SP instructed the cops to curb cyber crime and insisted on returning the money to the victims. He said that with the passage of time the methods of cyber crime are changing ..

Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Kumar Singh held a crime review meeting in the Police Headquarters Conference Hall here recently to discuss on the rising crime graph, pending challans and complaints of every Police station. While he appreciated the cops for better performance, he also lashed out on others for poor results. The SP instructed the cops to curb cyber crime and insisted on returning the money to the victims. He said that with the passage of time the methods of cyber crime are changing ..

Under the Dengue Control Campaign, the Bhilai Municipal Corporation has intensified anti-larval operation in Township area, Kohka, Khursipar, Chowni, Ramnagar, Santoshi Para, and other wards of BMC especially slum pockets to eliminate dengue larvae and mosquito breeding zone. As per information, even after repeated warnings for not storing water in containers, tyres, water-coolers etc, the civic authority is now levying penalty on those violators, if dengue larvae or mosquito breeding zone found in ..

Retired sanitation worker Rukmani Bai Karosiya was given farwell by Raj Bhavan Secretariat at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Rukmani Bai served 18 years to Raj Bhavan out of her 37 years of government service. Deputy Secretary to Governor Deepak Kumar Agrawal, Controller Harbansh Miri, Under Secretary R P Pandey and Section Officer Shailesh Pande..

Anjali Sharma has been crowned as ‘Miss Beauty Icon of India’ title in a beauty pageant hosted by Aarna foundation. The award to Anjali was presented by Bollywood actor Anuradha Sharma and international model Monika Swami during a recently held programme attended by actor Sanjay Batra. Anjali was dressed as a bride in the traditional round of the competition while dressed as a house wife as well as office going woman in the creative round of the beauty pageant. In the formal round of the event, ..