Pandemonium was witnessed in the House on Monday, when Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) Legislative Party Leader Dharamjit Singh raised up the issue of egg distribution to students in mid-day meals...

In an unexpected turn of events, the class-3 and class-4 employees of the District and Sessions Court, Durg on Monday went on mass leave protesting alleged misconduct of a Sessions Judge with a peon and also demanding her removal...

How long we will keep paying tributes to the martyrs killed by the Maoists? Many valuable lives of security personnel, political personalities and innocent tribal villagers have fallen victims to the Maoist violence and now people want that such unwanted violence and blood shed should come to a halt...

Dr P K Bhatt, who has been appointed as Director General (DG) of Chhattisgarh Regional Science Center Society (CRSCS) on May 23 in 2011 has occupied the post of DG for last eight years...

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Good Samaritans of the Nova Nature Welfare Society pulled out a miraculous rescue of a Flapshell turtle, which was on the brink of dying after ingesting a fishhook pierced deep into his mouth. Nova Nature Society Durg In-charge M Suraj told The Hitavada that the rescue operation began when someone called up Avinash Mourya of Nova Nature Welfare Society from Bhilai-3, Durg (Chhattisgarh) about a turtle caught from nearby pond. It was an Indian Flapshell turtle ..

 Business Reporter: Bhilai,  The ITI, Amadi Nagar celebrated its second annual day with zeal and vigour. The chief guest of the programme was J P Yadav of BJYP. After performing all rituals as well as customs, Director of the institute Deepankar Samadhar gave the annual report of the institute to the guests. Later, Deepak Rudra, President of the samiti; Subrat Majumdar, Secretary and other office bearers of the samiti expressed their views. Then 14-year-old girl Sharmistha Ghosh ..

 Business Reporter: RAIPUR  “THE growth rate of Income Tax collection of over 12 per cent across Chhattisgarh against 2 per cent recorded at the national-level is encouraging and the balance target will be achieved in within few months,” said Member (A & J) and Zonal Member of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) P K Dash. He was addressing the media here on Wednesday. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT) Raipur S S S B Ray, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income ..

 Staff Reporter: Raipur The specific objectives of the centrally sponsored scheme of Vocationalisation of secondary and higher secondary education seems to have suffered a major setback in Chhattisgarh due to alleged apathy of the state government. Vocational teachers appointed in 546 government schools across the state took to the street in protest against the harassment being meted out to them by their employers and subsequently state government’s callousness to sort-out the ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Mountaineer Yashi Jain, hailing from Raigarh district, called on Speaker of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Dr Charan Das Mahant at Speaker House, Shankar Nagar recently. Yashi Jain left here for Europe. She will climb Mount Elbrus in the month of July.  Assembly Speaker Dr Mahant wished good luck to Yashi Jain for this trip. It may be noted that Mount Elbrus is a dormant volcano in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia. Earlier, she climbed upto base ..

 Staff Reporter: DURG  Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel lit the pyre to bid a tearful adieu to his mother, Bindeswari Baghel, at Bhilai-3 Muktidham on Monday. People had started gathering at the residence of Chief Minister at Bhilai-3 since morning for the last glimpse (antim darshan) of her.  The funeral procession started from CM’s residence at about 11 am and went through the streets of Bhilai. Apart from the immediate family, former Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, Cabinet ..

 Staff Reporter: DURG, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) Govt. of India has recommended BSP-CEO, Anirban Dasgupta’s name for the post of Director (Projects and Business Planning), Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) out of the seven contenders who were in the fray for the post. In the selection meeting of PESB held on July 8 (Monday) seven applicants were interviewed after which CEO-BSP, Anirban Dasgupta’s name was finalised.  The seven applicants including ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Office of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Raigarh was taken aback when a Mahout suddenly turned up with his elephant, accusing the Forest Department of not giving enough food to his elephant. As the Save Forest Committee came to know about the issue, he held a discussion with the DFO. Notably, Forest Department has taken a serious stance after the death of a captive elephant in Sarangarh due to the extreme torture subjected to the animal by Mahout. Nearly, ..

 By Kanchan Koshle:  RAIPUR  One of the most renowned Kathak Dancers of Chhattisgarh, an actor, a news anchor and Mrs Classic Chhattisgarh 2018-19, Dr Anuradha Dubey is a multi-faceted woman, who has also been a great exponent of Indian Classical Art at national and international platforms for past many years. In a candid interview with The Hitavada, Dr Anuradha Dubey shared her plethora of experience, views on the current scenario of the Classical and Folk arts in Chhattisgarh.  A ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Additional Chief Secretary of Forest Department and Bilaspur District In-charge Secretary R P Mandal held a meeting with officials from Bilaspur division at the Collectorate in Bilaspur on Saturday. Addressing the meeting, R P Mandal asked the officials to conduct a plantation drive and distribution of saplings in all gauthans and grazing land. Mandal directed the officials to adopt scientific approach for implementation of Narva, Garwa, Ghurwa and Badi scheme. ..

RAIPURSUTRAA’s, the premium exhibition with a vision to provide its patrons best selection of well curetted fashion and lifestyle products was packed with elite shoppers on the opening day at Zone By The Park Hotel, Raipur on Friday.The three-day exhibitors who are best in the field of wedding have come to Sutraa and showcasing their best wedding dresses, jewellery, bridal shoes, handbags, clutches and much more. Apart from array of designer collections, the exclusivity of Sutraa is introduction ..

RAIPURChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s father Nandkumar Baghel released the poster of upcoming Chhattisgarhi movie ‘Taiy Mor Love Story’ in a simple function held here recently. Producer Ajay Verma, co-producer Ramesh Patel, director Danesh Nishad, Hero Satish Sao, Sanjay Sahu, Dinesh Sahu, Mahendra Meeraj, Lokesh Sahu, Kishan Sahuand others were present on the occasion.  Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s father Nandkumar Baghel releasing the poster of upcoming Chhattisgarhi ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR  Highlighting the plight of forest dwellers, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Central Government to take necessary steps to include establishment of non-polluting micro and small industrial units and 1-5 MW solar power projects, within the ambit of Indian Forest Act, 1927 and Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in his letter to the Prime Minister said that Chhattisgarh has a forest cover ..

 Staff Reporter: Bhilai They work equal or more than regular professors of colleges, but in terms of salary per month, there is a difference of over 200% in of regular faculties and these guest faculties of different subjects who render their teaching services at colleges of State. At present, 70% of the teachings in all of government as well as government aided colleges across State have been managed by these guest teachers or faculties. They have equal qualification, knowledge and ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR IN A BID to hear the grievances of common people, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has started the ‘Jan Chaupal’ programme at Chief Minister’s official residence on Wednesday. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel directly met the people and heard their grievances at his official residence.  The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs 11,000 financial assistance to Deepak Gupta of Kawardha and Rs 20,000 to Kamla Bai treatment. Baghel sanctioned Rs 3 lakh financial ..

 Staff reporter: RAIPUR Environmentalist Vishwanath Panigrahi from Baghbaraha submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel during ‘Jan Chaupal’ in Raipur on Wednesday and urged him for transforming the much-talked Sky Walk into a Sky Garden.  Panigrahi also presented the Chief Minister some photographs of garden. Panigrahi said, if sky garden is developed and plants like Erika Palm, Mother-In-Law Tang and Moneyplant are planted, there will be reduction in ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR THE eagerly awaited Southwest Monsoon finally covered the entire State giving much needed respite from the parched conditions and infused life into the slow paced farming activities. During the last 24 hours, wide spread showers had its maximum concentration over central part of Chhattisgarh while the extreme north and southern districts of Surguja and Bastar recorded isolated showers. With the continuous drizzles across State for last 24 hours, the overall 29 ..

 Staff reporter: RAIPUR State Government’s decision to increase the honorarium of Anganbadi workers by Rs 1,500, Rs 1,250 and Rs 750 respectively has brought cheer on their faces. According to the decision, Anganbadi workers would get the benefit of Rs 1,500 each, Mini Anganbadi workers would get the benefit of Rs 1,250 each and Anganbadi assistants would get benefit of Rs 750 each.  Chaman Netam, who is a worker of Anganbadi Centre-2 of village Kherthadih of Block Balod ..

 Staff Reporter: BHILAI No one was injured nor any significant loss was recorded owing to high intensity blast  STRUCTURES in two-kilometre radius area were shaken with high intensity blast that occurred in Steel Melting Shop-III (SMS-III) of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) on Monday morning. Since it was a strong explosion, panic created in SMS-III as the workers started running helter-skelter on the apprehension of earthquake tremors. However, the situation was normalised later. ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) SC Cell National President and Rajya Sabha Member from Chhattisgarh Ramvichar Netam raised the serious issue of pollution in river pollution in Chhattisgarh during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha. Raising the issue, Netam asked what steps are being taken by the Government towards controlling pollution in five main rivers in Chhattisgarh which include Mahanadi, Kharun, Hansdeo, Kelo and Sheonath after Central Pollution Control Board has ..

 Staff Reporter: Raipur   The specific objectives of the centrally sponsored scheme of Vocationalisation of secondary and higher secondary education seems to have suffered a major setback in Chhattisgarh due to alleged apathy of the state government. Vocational teachers appointed in 546 government schools across the state took to the street in protest against the harassment being meted out to them by their employers and subsequently state government’s callousness to sort-out ..

 Staff Reporter: The entire rank and file of Raipur Police remained on tenterhooks after bomb-like material was spotted at Mana Camp in limits of Mana police station on Sunday morning. Sensation prevailed in the area as the news of bomb spread like wildfire. However, senior police officials confirmed the suspected bomb-like material in polythene was not a bomb and possibly, placed by mischievous elements to create sensation.  After being informed about the suspected object wrapped with ..

 Staff Reporter: BHILAI In preliminary investigation, Durg RPF ruled out any possibility of foul play  Child Welfare Committee (CWC) members in coordination with the district police are further investigating into child trafficking complaint in which one was detained by Railway Protection Force (RPF), Durg team and thirteen children were rescued at Durg railway station on Saturday morning. However in the preliminary investigation RPF, Durg ruled out any possibility of foul ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Kondagaon MLA and senior tribal leader Mohan Markam assumed charge of office as new President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) at state Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan on Saturday. Markam was appointed as the CPCC President in place of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, who was the President of CPCC for over five years. Mohan Markam, who comes from Bastar region, took the charge of office of the CPCC President from outgoing CPCC President Bhupesh ..

  A NEW Raipur-Prayagraj direct flight service was started on Friday. Raipur is now connected to 13 cities through non-stop flights. Airport authorities greeted the first passenger of the Raipur-Prayagraj flight, Colonel Siddique with flowers and gift before handing him the boarding pass.  The first flight from Prayagraj was welcomed with water canon as it landed in Swami Vivekananda Airport at 11:45 am and each passenger was gifted a book on Swami Vivekananda. The flight was off ..

IN A HEART rending incident, a gold medalist of Guru Ghasidas Central University (GGCU) and daughter of a senior journalist was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her husband’s house in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The victim had an estranged relationship with her husband and who, according to her parents, is the prime suspect. The body, after autopsy, has been preserved by Dubai Police and after formalities will be sent to Bilaspur.The deceased Priti Chaddha, daughter of senior journalist ..

  Health Minister T S Singhdeo took review meeting of working of Dau Kalyan Singh Post Graduate Institute and Research Centre and ordered new fresh tenders for all services in DKS. The meeting took place at new Circuit House. He directed the hospital administration to provide best treatment facility to the patient as per super-speciality hospital. He asked the administration to call fresh tenders for the works carried out by the private agencies. It was decided that under Chirayu Yojana ..

Alertness of a lawyer from the capital, who was going to Rajnandgaon to meet some legal responsibilities by Howrah-Mumbai Mail, led to rescue of 34 minor children from the train, who’re reportedly being trafficked to Maharashtra from Bihar. Police who swung into action after the alert sent by the lawyer, also managed to arrest two persons accompanying the kids.  Lawyer Smita Pandey had boarded Howrah-Mumbai Mail from the capital for Rajnandgaon on Thursday to attend some legal work ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Payment of allowance being given to police personnel, deployed in Naxal-affected areas, has been suspended since April 2019  Coming down heavily on the incumbent Congress Government led by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel over the issue of reported suspension of allowance being given to police personnel deployed in LWE areas, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh said stopping this allowance amounts to demoralisation of police ..

  Staff Reporter: BHILAI THREE, including a Junior Officer, sustained severe burns when suddenly a huge electrical flash occurred at Main Substation Distribution System-II (MSDS-II) in Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) on Wednesday morning. The victims were immediately taken to JLN Hospital, Bhilai and their condition was stated to be stable. According to information, at about 11:20 am on Wednesday, necessary work was being undertaken at 15(A) Substation of MSDS-II in BSP when a huge spark from ..

 Our Correspondent & Agencies  AMBIKAPUR/RAIPUR, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has expressed deep sorrow   SIX people were killed and forty-three injured after a bus skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Anuraj Valley in Jharkhand’s Gadwa district during early hours on Tuesday. The accident occurred at about 3.30 am and the officials informed that dead bodies of six passengers have been fished out of the gorge while there is a possibility that some are ..

 Special Correspondent: Raipur Can a mining area be eco-friendly? In Raigarh district, yes it can as the administration is creating a man-made forest. With an initiative taken six months back, former Raigarh Collector Shammi Abidi adopted miyawaki method - a Japanese method of developing a forest with rich bio-diversity of plantation. Though the idea is relatively new in India, it has been successfully implemented across the world. Currently, the project has been implemented at two ..

 The Hitavada State Bureau: Jagdalpur/Raipur,   After a 4-year-old boy died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) at Dimrapal Medical College Hospital in Jagdalpur, three more positive cases of JE have come to fore in Bastar district. Although, all these cases are stated to be out of danger, panic is prevailing among the villagers. Meanwhile, confidence building measures have been taken by the State Government by sending subsequent medical teams from Jagdalpur and Raipur, who’re ..

 Staff Reporter: BHILAI unidentified burglars struck at a mobile phone showroom and decamped with several expensive mobile phones worth over Rs 10 lakh from the showroom, located in Supela, Bhilai during early hours on Monday. The police are investigating into burglary to track down burglars on basis of modus operandi recorded in the course of spot inspection. According to sources, on early Monday morning, some unidentified burglars broke into Semi Conductor World, the mobile phone ..

 By Partha Sarathi Behera: Raipur  The State Govt rejected the Fencing Association’s request for Rs 30 lakh for hosting the championship n  The Commissioner of Sports and Youth Welfare had earlier given a go ahead to the proposal seeking Rs 30 lakh, but later, the Finance Deptt rejected the proposal in guise of rules  The prestigious Third South Asian Fencing Championship (SAFC), proposed to be held in Chhattisgarh, face a major roadblock in the form of financial ..

 Staff Reporter:  RAIPUR Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be launching mega membership drive from July 6, the birth anniversary of late Syama Prasad Mukherjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. The membership will commence from July 6 and will continue till August 11 across State to mark the occasion of ‘Sanghatan Parv’. Regarding this, a special meeting was held at BJP State HQ Kushabhau Thakre Parisar on Sunday, wherein, District Membership In-charges and Co-incharges ..

 Staff Reporter:  RAIPUR At every district head-qaurter, senior BJP leaders led the state-wide Mahadharna and highlighted the failures of Congress Government  Staging statewide Mahadharna against the failure of Congress Government in delivering its promises, Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday put the incumbent Congress in the dock. At every district head-qaurter, senior BJP leaders led the state-wide Mahadharna and highlighted the failures of Congress government. In the ..

 Staff Reporter: Raipur,   DME Dr S L Adile said that they had demanded at least 50 seats for each medical colleges of State  Chhattisgarh has expressed discontentment over the allotment of medical seats to its medical colleges by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW), Government of India. According to a notification issued by MHFW increasing number of MBBS seats by 10 per cent under EWS Quota for the academic year 2019-20, Chhattisgarh would get 120 seats ..

Taking cognizance into the grievances of tribal students from Bastar and Surguja divisions who have not received scholarships since last two years, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had issued necessary directives. Acting upon the directives, Rs 51.20 lakh has been sanctioned from Bastar and Surguja Development Authorities for providing scholarships to these students. Member Secretary of Bastar Development Authority and Bastar Commissioner has sanctioned total Rs 35.2 lakh for 22 girl students from ..

The fifth International Yoga Day was observed all over the State with much zeal and enthusiasm. Collective yoga was practiced in all district head-quarters, schools, colleges, all urban bodies and village panchayats, where over 60 lakh people participated. The yoga practice in State was recorded by the Golden Book of World Records. The main function was held in Sardar Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in the capital, where 600 school students along with officials, employees and public representatives ..

 Staff Reporter: Raipur Workstation for Research on Micro Data from Census (WRMDC) was inaugurated at Pt Sundarlal Sharma Library, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University (PRSU), Raipur on Wednesday. It is to be mentioned, this project was approved on December 7, 2015 following a MoU between PRSU and Census Directorate of Chhattisgarh. As many as 18 workstations had been proposed to be developed across the country and PRSU is one of them. The workstation will allow researchers work on household-lev..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Foreigners accept Science behind Yog and follow it religiously, whereas Indians take Yog for granted and do not practice it so seriously. Health and exercise culture are more significant outside India, says Swami Mahesh  SWAMI Mahesh, the first wandering Yogi born and brought up in Raipur will give a glimpse of what wonders Yoga can make if combined with Science on International Yoga Day in the capital city on Friday. He will be apart of the Positive ..

 Staff Reporter; RAIPUR Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party Working President Jagat Prakash Nadda conducted video conferencing meeting with all state BJP units on membership drives and future programmes on Wednesday. BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) Ram Lal, National Members In charge Shivraj Chauhan and BJP IT Cell National Convener Amit Malviya accompanied with the BJP National Working President. After the video conferencing, BJP State President Vikram Usendi held ..

 The Hitavada State Bureau: RAIGARH/SARANGARH Setting an exemplary precedent, Chhattisgarh Forest Department booked and subsequently jailed the mahout and owner of a elephant named ‘Ganga’ for meting out extremely inhumane torture on the animal for their personal gains. The elephant had recently died after being subjected to prolonged cruelty in Sarangarh.  The Forest Department had booked mahout Lalamani Gautam and owner Tarkeshwar under relevant Sections of the Wildlife ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Chhattisgarh Parents Association (CPA) has alleged the Schools of depriving the Below Poverty Line (BPL) children from full quota of Right the Education (RTE) Act. Association State President Christopher Pail made this accusation on private schools in a press conference on Tuesday. He even went on to say that School Education Department and Directorate of Public Instruction are also hand-in-glove with the private schools in this act.  Thousands of children ..

 Staff Reporter: RAIPUR Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Mayor Pramod Dubey gave out a laundry list of successful infrastructural projects launched or completed in Raipur in the six months after the formation of government in a press conference on the theme of ‘Nava Anjor Se Gadhbo Nava Raipur’ on Monday. Talking about the projects implemented under the RMC and Raipur Smart City Limited (RSCL), Mayor stated that project ‘Clean Kharun’ is central India’s ..