TOTAL number of corona infected people in Chhattisgarh surged to 3,679 with detection of 146 fresh cases including 56 from Raipur and 5 from Bilaspur district on Thursday. A 75-year-old patient died during treatment in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). At present, overall COVID-19 active cases in the State are 761 and 68 were discharged...

Amid rumour of rift among senior Congress leaders over political appointments in boards, corporations and commissions, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) President Mohan Markam has reached Delhi on Thursday to discuss with the leaders of All India Congress Committee (AICC). CPCC President Markam has met State Congress In-charge P L Punia and discussed political appointments in boards, corporations and commissions, appointments of parliamentary secretaries and other organisational activities. ..

Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Yadav on Wednesday chaired a review meeting of officials and staff of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force (DF) deployed in VIP security duty. Interacting with the personnel at police transit mess, the SSP directed to ensure strict compliance of security duty related Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), proper dressing, friendly behaviour with common people and not to get depress in any situation. Besides, SSP Yadav instructed officials ..

UNLIKE yesteryears, brothers on this Rakshabandhan will be able to have eco-friendly rakhis on their wrists. These environmental-friendly rakhis will be made of bamboo. Preparations have been started. As per information, women associated with various Self-Help Groups (SHG) across district Dhamtari are now-a-days engaged in making of bamboo rakhis. By doing so, they are not only promoting indigenous products, but are also empowering themselves...

NTPC Ltd, the country’s largest power generating company has been honoured with ATD best awards by the Association for Talent Development (ATD), USA. NTPC has bagged this award for a 4th time consecutively for its Human Resource Practices. For NTPC, the core of its ethos has always been about engaging with employees and stakeholders with innovative measures. The award is testimony to its contemporary HR practices...

Chhattisgarh continues to hold numero uno position in the collection of minor forest produce in the country as it completes its annual collection target in six months only. The collection of minor forest produce in State has gained momentum and in the current season, State is leading in comparison to other states. Accordingly, State has crossed its annual target of collecting minor forest produce which is approximately Rs 100 crore in merely six months and has collected minor forest produce worth ..

OVERALL tally of COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh has reached 3,207 with detection of 46 fresh positive cases on Sunday including maximum cases from Raipur. With this existing number of active cases in the state reached 615 while 52 patients were discharged with 14 deaths being reported in the state. Out of 46 corona cases reported, 15 cases are from Raipur, 11 from Korba, 5 from Bilaspur, 2 Raigarh, 3 Janjgir-Champa, 4 Surguja and 6 from Koriya. Meanwhile, in view of identification of an employee as ..

MAHATMA Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) turned out to be saviour for the migrant labourers, who have returned to their native villages due to COVID-19 pandemic threats. These migrant labourers are now quite happy, as they have got jobs in their respective villages under the MGNREGA. Returning empty-handed to their homes during the nation-wide lockdown was not less than a challenge for the migrant labourers. Somehow, they managed to reach their homes, but the next problem on ..

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said that the State Government has delayed the merger of remaining hikshakarmis with the Education Department and recruitment for the posts of 15,000 teachers due to corona crisis. Talking to mediapersons at State Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan after the meeting of the Presidents of the District Congress Committees (DCCs), Chief Minister Baghel said that there will be no injustice with the Shikshakarmis and the youths...

Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi) Legislative Party leader Dharamjeet Singh has opposed Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Government’s decision to appoint parliamentary secretaries and political appointments in boards, corporations and commissions, saying that these appointments would give extra financial burden on the exchequer and the people of the State during the corona crisis. Lormi MLA Dharamjeet Singh while criticising the move of the Congress Government o..

Asserting that despite adverse conditions Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the courage to convert challenges into opportunities, Bharatiya Janata Party National Vice President Dr Raman Singh said that the vision by which he had extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana for another five months, is worth appreciable. ..

IN a broad daylight incident, two armed miscreants looted Rs 13 lakh from a cash van while it was heading to replenish an ATM on Friday. The bike-borne culprits also shot at the van driver and the gunman before escaping. While the cash van driver died on the spot, the critically-injured gunman is under treatment in Fortis Jindal Hospital. ..

Former Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Thursday took to twitter to remind his successor, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, of his promise regarding appointment of 60000 government teachers and 13,000 lecturers. In a tweet message to the former All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi on November 9, 2018, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had said, “There are nearly 60,000 posts of Government teachers and nearly 13,000 posts of lecturers are lying vacant in the state...

RAIPUR, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that from the recent statement made by Excise Minister Kawasi Lakhma on liquor, it has exposed the Congress game-plan on implementation of total liquor prohibition. Terming the recent statement by the Excise Minister that the State Government is mulling the idea of imposing complete liquor ban ahead of next Assembly elections, BJP State Spokesperson Sanjay Srivastava has stated that it is open treachery on the public who had voted the Congress to power ..

EMPLOYMENT scenario in the State is grim and it is also reflecting in increasing frustration among unemployed youths, said Saroj Pandey, National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and Rajya Sabha MP while denouncing State Government for the incident in which an unemployed youth attempted suicide by setting self ablaze in front of residence of Chief Minister in Raipur recently. She was talking to media persons in Bhilai on Wednesday...

THE LIVE International webinar was organised by Rungta Dental College Bhilai, under the aegis of Sanjay Rungta Group of institutions. The center of the webinar was focused on effective tobacco cessation methodologies for higher quit rate-why, where, what &how? The webinar was attended by eminent speaker from across the globe. Approximately 500 members are participated from across the country, and approximately 20 participants from different countries...

Shaikh Arif Husen, a 2005-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Chhattisgarh cadre on Tuesday assumed full-time responsibility of Director, State Anti-Corruption Bureau and Economic Offence Wing (SACBEOW). Earlier, Husen handed over the charge of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raipur to his successor Ajay Yadav, a 2004-batch IPS officer. When Husen assumed the charge in his office, other senior officials of SACBEOW including SP EOW Sadanand Kumar, ..

Gariaband Police on Tuesday caught a smuggler and seized a leopard hide from his possession. The accused was nabbed while he was looking for a customer to dispose of the hide. Superintendent of Police (SP) Gariaband Bhojram Patel, on receiving inputs about a man at village Shuklabhata searching for customer to sell a leopard hide kept in the carrier box of his motorcycle, sent a special team to the spot. Police team consisting of Station House officer Shobha Santosh Jaiswal, Head Constable Vijay Mishra, ..

A 28-year-old unemployed youth on Monday attempted to commit suicide by setting himself on fire outside Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s official residence at Civil Lines in Raipur. “A youth identified as Hardev Sinha (27), hailing from Dhamtari district, attempted to immolate himself outside CM House this afternoon. The 28-year-old youth set himself on fire by pouring petrol on him,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Pankaj Cha..

As three new species of butterflies have been added to the butterfly fauna, Chhattisgarh has been formally established as a bridge between Southern and Himalayan butterfly populations, it is a bridge which must not be broken for sake of diversity of the gene pool in Himalayan and Southern Indian states. Positioned at the centre of Indian sub-continent, Chhattisgarh act as a bridge between the Himalayan and Southern Indian population of butterflies...

Team Cloud9 has secured runner-up position in National Engineering Industries Idea Factory 2020 organised by NBC Bearings. The team comprising Aayush Bansal, Piyush Yadav and Pratik Tolambiya were among the nine finalists selected out of more than 100 teams initially participated in the competition. The competition was organised in seven rounds and out of the 9 finalists, 2 are from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur...

Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that donations received from China by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), has exposed the corrupt character of the Congress. Indulging in unrestrained babble, both Congress and Left Parties collectively are reiterating their shameless approach which they had exhibited during Uri-Pulwama episodes...

Team Cloud9 has secured runner-up position in National Engineering Industries Idea Factory 2020 organised by NBC Bearings. The team comprising Aayush Bansal, Piyush Yadav and Pratik Tolambiya were among the nine finalists selected out of more than 100 teams initially participated in the competition. The competition was organised in seven rounds and out of the 9 finalists, 2 are from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur...

In connection with high-profile murder of NSUI’s office-bearer at Mandla in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, two assailants were arrested from Raipur. “Raipur Police on Saturday arrested two persons allegedly involved in killing of Sonu Pachoria, NSUI’s Mandal district general secretary. ..

  Coming down heavily on the ruling Congress Government, former Agriculture Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brijmohan Agrawal leveled allegation of misappropriation of funds in procurement of items like masks, sanitisers and other such materials and equipment which were purchased for control and prevention of COVID-19 pandemic. Demanding full-fledged and transparent investigation in all these purchases, Agrawal said that an enquiry should take place on its usage ..

  A tech-savvy gang of burglars, which was targeting separate people in Raipur, was busted by Raipur Police by arresting its four members. “A gang of its first kind here uses walkie-talkie sets while committing burglaries was busted by Raipur Police with the arrest of four of its members. To stay connected with each other during burglary, the gang-members were using walkie-talkies. The objective of using walkie-talkies was to evade being tracked by police,” said Senior Superinten..

IN a tragic incident, at least four persons died of suffocation while cleaning a septic tank at village Marrakona in Sargaon, located about 40 kilometres away from here in Mungeli district on Tuesday evening. The bodies had been sent for the autopsy. District Collector P S Elma has ordered an enquiry into the matter. State Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Leader of Opposition Dharamlal Kaushik have expressed their condolences in the deaths...

On the occasion of World Vitiligo Day celebration observed on June 25 world wide, Dr Yatra Jain gave valuable suggestions on Vitiligo and its’ treatment options. Dr Yatra Jain, Consultant- Dermatologist and Cosmetologist at NH MMI Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Raipur informed that Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder characterised by single or multiple white patches with predominance over face and extremities. In this disorder body develops antibody against pigment forming cells of the body called ..

Students often find it tough while trying to strike a balance between academics and sports, but finding the balance is essential for modern students. Class X student Pragya Kashyap, who is equally good when it comes to sports and academics, has created history by securing 600 out of 600 in the Class X Examination-2020, conducted by Chhattisgarh Board of Secondar..

Purani Basti police station in Raipur has been sealed and declared as a containment zone after relatives of personnel posted in the station tested positive of infectious Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As the relatives of a policeman was tested positive of COVID-19, Purani Basti police station has been sealed and contained for preventive measure, said Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Pankaj Chandra...

Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) is all set to declare the results of High School and Higher Secondary School Certificate Examinations-2020, conducted by the CGBSE in March this year, on Tuesday at 11 am...

ALTHOUGH widespread monsoon showers were well anticipated by the weathermen, people all over the state on Monday woke up to a very cloudy morning, followed by torrential rains with some places witnessing heavy and some moderate showers. Raipur recorded 56.3 mm rainfall during 24 hours of showers till Monday evening. This state-wide seasonal weather phenomenon, which also brought the mercury down to coolest levels, kept most of the life across the state a bit low-profile as people preferred to stay ..

Raipur Police on Sunday claimed to have safely rescued a one-day-old infant, who was abducted from Primary Health Centre (PHC) Abhanpur last evening, by arresting two persons including a woman. “Two persons, including a woman, were arrested for abducting a newly born infant from PHC Abhanpur and the baby boy was rescued safely. Police have handed over the child to his parents,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Tarkeshwar Patel. ASP Patel further informed that the arrested were identified ..

On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Bharatiya Janata Party National Vice President Dr Raman Singh, State President Vishnu Deo Sai, Legislative Party Leader Dharamlal Kaushik, former Ministers Brijmohan Agrawal, Rajesh Munat, Pawan Sai, Rajiv Agrawal and large numbers of party office-bearers and workers performed various Yoga aasanas...

The Novel Coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdown led to a surge in mental health illness, according to psychiatrists. Even the Government is paying attention to this aspect and it’s evident with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issuing guidelines to save people from mental illness. According to Dr Pramod Gupta, Psychiatrist, in urban areas people especially the one already dealing with depression have started complaining of anxiety and depression...