Raipur

Stipend for MBBS interns hiked to Rs 25,000

  RAIPUR :  THE State Government has approved an increase in the monthly stipend of MBBS interns of Government Medical Colleges in Chhattisgarh to Rs 25,000. The Medical Education Department issued the order on Thursday, stating that the re..

CG performs well underVB G RAM G geo-tagging

  RAIPUR :  CHHATTISGARH has achieved a remarkable national-level milestone in the ‘Bhu-Gram’ (Stage-III) campaign, which is being implemented for the transparent monitoring and digitisation of rural assets under the Viksit Bhar..

RS 54 CRORE, four-lane road to come up in Kawardha

  RAIPUR :  KAWARDHA is set for a major infrastructure upgrade with a 7.8- km stretch of National Highway30 to be converted into a fourlane road at a cost of Rs 54 crore. Deputy Chief Ministers Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma performed the bhoomi..

Govt eyes 3 temp DG posts as top deck opens up

  RAIPUR :  IN A significant cadre-management initiative aimed at strengthening the apex command structure of Chhattisgarh Police, the Home Department has moved a confidential proposal seeking Government approval for creation of three addit..

Govt eyes 3 temp DG posts as top deck opens up

   Staff Reporter:   Home Department moves confidential proposal for three temporary DG-rank posts; matter could reachCabinet at an ensuing meeting  Move could pave way for elevation of Kalluri, Pradeep Gupta, Vivek..

ED files complaint againstSrivastava in smart city fraud

Staff Reporter RAIPUR, Sept 23 THE Enforcement Directorate’s Raipur Zonal Office (EDRPZO) on Wednesday filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act ( P M L A ) , Raipur, against Krishna Kum..

Retaining specialists key to CG’s nexthealthcare leap: JDA Secy Dr Banjara

  CHHATTISGARHíS expanding medical infrastructure must now be matched by a long-term strategy to retain highly trained specialists and strengthen advanced treatment facilities within the State, Junior Doctorsí Association (JDA), Chhat..

Gomti Sai appointed BJP Co-in-Charge for Gujarat,Ex-MLA Saurabh Singh gets J’khand responsibility

THE Bharatiya Janata Party has assigned organisational responsibilities in other States to two leaders from Chhattisgarh. Pathalgaon MLA Gomti Sai has been appointed co-in-charge for Gujarat, while former Akaltara MLA Saurabh Singh has been named co-in-ch..

Smriti Irani appointed BJP CG in-charg

  RAIPUR : THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed former Union Minister Smriti Irani as its new State In-charge for Chhattisgarh. Sidharth Shambhu has been appointed Joint In-charge. The appointments were announced by BJP National P..

National Film AwardCG’s Ramnami tradition shinesin Bharatbala’s documentary

  RAIPUR :  FILMMAKER Bharatbala Ganapathy’s Ramnami, documenting the distinctive faith and cultural identity of Chhattisgarh’s Ramnami community, has won the Best Documentary honour at the 72nd National Film Awards. President D..

PMLA Court rejects Agrawal’s bail plea in liquor, coal cases

  RAIPUR :  IN A significant setback to former Chhattisgarh Congress treasurer Ramgopal Agrawal, the Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) rejected his bail application after hearing extensive arguments from the..

CG gets its first openjail at Central Jail Durg

  DURG : IN A pioneering step toward prison reform, Director General of Prisons Himanshu Gupta inaugurated an Open Correctional Institution (OCI), commonly referred to as an open jail, at Central Jail Durg on Tuesday. The opening marks the..

I-T takes possessionof property linked tocoal levy accused SKT

  RAIPUR :  THE Income Tax Department has taken possession of a residential property linked to alleged coal levy scam accused Suryakant Tiwari alias ‘SKT’ at Surya Residency in Kohka, Bhilai, following proceedings under the Proh..

CPCC Chief raises concernover poor law and order

RAIPUR : STATE Congress President Deepak Baij has lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the State over deteriorating law and order situation in the state after former Mayor Aijaz Dhebar was allegedly threatened with dire consequence..

Fire breaks out in jewellery shop,property worth lakhs gutted

  DURG : A MASSIVE fire broke out at Shri Gajanand (Parakh Jewellers) located in Jawahar Market, Power House, Bhilai triggering panic across the commercial hub. The Fire Department received an alert regarding the blaze at around 3:21 AM on..

Transport squad fines 160 busesRs 3.06 lakh for rules violations

  RAIPUR : ACTING on repeated complaints about rooftop luggage and irregular passenger bus operations, the Raipur Transport Flying Squad penalised 160 buses, imposing fines totalling Rs 3,06,800 during an intensive enforcement drive. The op..

CM Sai criticises satire made atCong’s Chhatron Ki Goonj event

  RAIPUR : CHHATTISGARH Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has shared a video message and accompanying poetry on social media, emphasising the revered status of mothers in Indian culture and appealing for restraint and cultural propriety. The po..

Ruckus inside Gudhiyari Police Station over DJ dispute

  RAIPUR : A BHARATIYA Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader allegedly created a ruckus and vandalised property inside the Gudhiyari police station following a dispute related to a DJ. The incident reportedly took place in the presence of police..

RS 1093 CRORE, road projects ayed for Surguja division

  RAIPUR :  THE Chhattisgarh Government has granted administrative approval of Rs 1,093.73 crore for 44 major road projects across all six districts of the Surguja division. The projects cover Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Koriy..

Baghel alleges irregularitiesin CGPSC State Service Exams

  RAIPUR :  FORMER Chief Minister and AICC General Secretary (Assam) Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday accused the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) of serious irregularities in the State Service Examination-2024 and 2025, and called f..

LEADERS DEBATE, PMAY turns into political face-off

  RAIPUR : THE long-running political dispute between the BJP and Congress over the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Chhattisgarh turned into a direct face-off on Tuesday, with Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma an..

Slingshot endure as traditionaltool in Pahadi Korwa life

  RAIPUR : A GENERATIONS-OLD practice associated with the Pahadi Korwa community continues to remain visible in Jashpur’s tribal hinterland, according to a visual account documented by Jashpur-based photographer Ashwani Chauhan, who r..

Mahant opposes moveto shift medical coursesto private universities

  RAIPUR : LEADER of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly Dr Charan Das Mahant has strongly opposed the State Government’s reported move to take medical and paramedical courses out of the control of Ayush University and hand them over..

Viral video of civic infrastructure prompts CM action

  AMBIKAPUR :  A VIRAL video exposing the deplorable condition of a road at Ambikapur’s Kharsia Chowk has prompted Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai to step in, with the Chief Minister directing the Surguja Collector to immediately inspec..

Union Minister Chouhan onChhattisgarh visit today

 RAIPUR :  UNION Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan will be on one-day visit to Chhattisgarh on Friday. During his visit, he will participate in programmes organised by the Rural Develo..

Bank unions announce strikeMain demand being five-day working week

  RAIPUR :  THE United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), representing seven bank employees’ and officers’ unions, has announced a series of agitational programmes and nationwide bank strikes over the pending demand for a fiveday work..

3 take oath of office as C’garh HC judges

Staff Reporter RAIPUR, Sept 10 CHIEF Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Justice Krushna Ram Mohapatra on Thursday administered the oath of office to newly-appointed three judges of the High Court- namely Santosh Sharma, Sushma Sawant and Sudhir Kumar in s..

DRI busts suspected inter-stateganja trail; nearly 500 kg seized

  RAIPUR :  A SUSPECTED interstate narcotics supply trail has come under the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) scanner after the agency intercepted two trucks near Raipur and recovered 375.95 kg ganja, taking its cannabis seizures i..

Union Budget 2026-27 gives CG freshpush for inclusive growth: Athawale

 RAIPUR :  UNION Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said the Union Budget 2026-27 has given a strong financial boost to Chhattisgarh’s inclusive development and economic growth, in line with the vision of..

CIVIC POLLS, Ward reservation completed for BMC, RMC, BCMC elections

  BHILAI : THE ward reservation process for the upcoming municipal elections in Bhilai, Bhilai -3 Charoda and Risali was completed at Kala Mandir, Civic Centre, on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Durg Collector Abhijit Singh. Of the 70..

CG Cabinet approves Tackling Primate MenaceStartup, NIPUN Mission

  RAIPUR :  THE Chhattisgarh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai at Mantralaya in Nava Raipur on Wednesday, approved the ‘Mukhyamantri Startup and NIPUN Mission’ with an outlay of Rs 500 crore over five years to pr..

Motto of Central Govt regardingcaste census not clear: Nana Patole

  RAIPUR : SENIOR Congress leader and former President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee Nana Patole alleged that the motto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government at the Centre regarding caste census is not clear. Talking to..

Two killed as Speeding SUVcrashes into tree on NH-53

  BHILAI :  TWO youths lost their lives after a speeding SUV crashed into a roadside tree near Kosanala on National Highway-53 in Bhilai in the early hours of Sunday. The accident occurred at around 2 am and is suspected to have been caused..

CM takes a dig at Baghel over NIA probe in Jhiram Ghati case

  RAIPUR :  REACTING to the verdict in the Jhiram Ghati case, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said the case had been investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for 13 years and the court had examined the statements of more than 1..

Central Govt notifies new ChiefJustice of C’garh High Court

  Staff Reporter : JUSTICE Krushna Ram Mohapatra of the Orissa High Court has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. The Central Government on Saturday notified his appointment after the President of India, in..

BJP organises ‘Kalash Vandan’

  RAIPUR :  THE Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a ‘Kalash Vandan’ programme under the Sant Shiromani Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj Samarasta Sankalp Abhiyan at the Ekatma Parisar district office here on Thursday. The programme..

Bhilai elections gain momentum

  BHILAI :  THE reservation process for wards of the Bhilai Municipal Corporation will be held on September 9, at Kala Mandir, Civic Centre, Sector 6, Bhilai. The process will begin at 11 am. The reservation will be carried out in accordanc..

HC gives State ‘last indulgence’ in IPS officer Ratanlal Dangi case

  RAIPUR :  THE Chhattisgarh High Court has granted the State one week as a “last indulgence” to obtain instructions from the authorities concerned regarding proceedings initiated pursuant to a woman petitioner’s complaint..

CG WIDENS BIRD COUNT

  RAIPUR :  CHHATTISGARH is taking its Bird Count beyond a festival-driven exercise into sustained citizen-science documentation after 211 bird species were recorded through 954 eBird checklists across all 33 districts, an expanding databas..

C’garh targets full mineral value chain: CM

  RAIPUR : CHIEF Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said that Chhattisgarh aims to develop a complete mineral value chain within State, encompassing exploration, mining, processing, value addition, advanced manufacturing and recycling. Addre..

H1N1 Alert: Seven casesdetected in Bilaspur

 BILASPUR :  THE Health Department in Bilaspur has placed the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), District Hospital and health centres across the district on high alert following the detection of seven H1N1 (Swine Flu) cases last..

Seven tourists trapped in swollen stream rescued at Jashpur’s Dangari Waterfall

  RAIPUR :  A POTENTIALLY serious mishap was averted at the popular Dangari Waterfall in Jashpur district on Sunday after seven tourists were trapped in the powerful current of a rain-swollen river and subsequently rescued following a stren..

IMD sounds extremerainfall warning

  RAIPUR :  CHHATTISGARH faces another spell of intense monsoon weather, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing its highest-level rainfall warning for parts of northern Chhattisgarh after exceptionally heavy rain was recorde..

Major blow to Naxallogistics network

   SUKMA/BIJAPUR :  SECURITY forces struck a major blow to the Naxal logistics network in Bastar, recovering a substantial cache of IEDs, explosives, weapons, ammunition and other operational material in separate operations in Sukma an..

Bilaspur communal clash16 arrested, 25 booked

  BILASPUR :  BILASPUR Police have arrested around 16 persons and registered FIRs against 25 others from both sides in connection with violence between two communities in the city. On Saturday, Collector Sanjay Agrawal and Senior Superinten..

IMD warns of heavy rainfor next 5 days

  BHILAI :  CHHATTISGARH is likely to witness an increase in rainfall activity over the next five days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places and extremely heavy rainfall at s..

DGGI slaps Rs 40,603 crGST demand on MahadevBook betting network

 By Mukesh S Singh  RAIPUR Probe estimates taxable value at staggering Rs 1.45 lakh crore between April 2020 and March 2024. Nearly 2,000 panels handled deposits of up to Rs 99 crore daily across sprawling betting network. Two show-cause no..

‘MVY’s 31st installment ahead ofRakshabandhan is gift to CG women

  RAIPUR : BJP State spokesperson Shatabdi Pandey described the 31st instalment of Mahtari Vandan Yojana (MVY) as a Raksha Bandhan gift from the Vishnu Deo Sai Government. Notably, the 31st instalment, meant for September, was released on A..

Bilaspur-Yelahanka weekly regular, Union Minister Sahu flags off train service

  RAIPUR :  UNION Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs and Bilapur Lok Sabha Member Tokhan Sahu flagged off the Bilaspur-Yelahanka weekly regular train service at a function held at Bilaspur Railway Station. Speaking on the occas..

Bilaspur-Yelahanka weekly regular, Union Minister Sahu flags off train service

  RAIPUR :  UNION Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs and Bilapur Lok Sabha Member Tokhan Sahu flagged off the Bilaspur-Yelahanka weekly regular train service at a function held at Bilaspur Railway Station. Speaking on the occas..