The Buddhist Society of India (TBSI) Chhattisgarh unit organised ‘Buddha Yuvak-Yuvati Parichay Sammelan-2021’ at Baba Sahab Dr Ambedkar Community Building, Devendra Nagar, Raipur on Sunday. Youths from various states including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh participated in the Yuvak-Yuvati Parichay Sammelan...

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Naya Raipur has once again made the State of Chhattisgarh proud. Dr Ruhul Amin, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering of the Institute, has been listed among the World’s top 2% most-cited scientists in a recently released list by the US-based prestigious Stanford University. The exhaustive list has 1,59,..

Justice will be done with deserving sportspersons of Chhattisgarh, assured Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Umesh Patel, when asked about confusion over Excellent Sportsperson Award. “Guideline will be strictly adhered to at the time of deciding status of excellent sportspersons and those deserving will only be felicitated. The file regarding this has been received. I have not yet gone through the proposal in detail. But I can assure you that rules will be followed and justice will be done,” the ..

The officials and staff of Police Headquarters (PHQ) on Saturday bid emotional farewell to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) H R Manhar who achieved the age of superannuation. Besides, a Sub Inspector of Special Branch and Head Constable of Crime Investigation Department were also given farewell in the PHQ. Notably, after serving the police department for 31 years, Manhar achieved the age of superannuation on February 27...

Chhattisgarh’s economy is set to shrink by 1.77 per cent while the per capita income which was Rs 1,05,089 in 2019-20 as per quick estimate, is likely to reach Rs 1,04,943, registering a decline of 0.14 percent during Financial Year 2020-21. The ‘Economic Survey 2020-21’ was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session on Friday by Economics and Statistics Minister Amarjit Bhagat. The negative growth could be attributed to the devastating impact ..

 Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Piyush Goyal and reiterated his demand of increasing the permitted amount of 24 lakh MT rice to be procured under the central pool in FCI to 40 lakh MT for the Kharif marketing year 2020-21. He also requested the Union Minister to reimburse pending food subsidies for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 amounting to Rs 5214.97 crore. The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister of reimbursing food subsidies worth ..

Nearly, 8 to 10 women suffered from labour pain for hours outside the maternity room at District Hospital, Durg on Thursday. All these pregnant women had to have a caesarean delivery on Thursday. But due to the absence of anesthesia specialist, they were left suffering outside the maternity room for hours...

Forum for Awareness of National Security (FANS) will organise the second edition of ‘Hamar Bastar Yatra – A Trip to Bastar for Peace and Prosperity’. FANS national organisation general secretary Golok Bihari said that the three-day journey to Bastar is necessary for the prosperity in the region and it will start from Friday. Last year, there was a trip to South Bastar but this year FANS has decided to tour to North Bastar, in which historical sites, natural beauty and art of Bastar can be connected ..

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has directed to strictly follow all the vigilant measures for prevention and containment of COVID-19 infection in State. Addressing a high-level meeting held at his chamber in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the Chief Minister said that strict compliance to the guidelines for prevention of COVID-19 should be ensured...

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel while answering to the discussions on budget demand proposals for the Third Supplementary Budget worth Rs 505 crore, said due to schemes and policies being implemented by his government, attraction towards agriculture has increased. After discussions on the budget demand proposals for the Third Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2020-21 worth Rs 505 crore, it was passed with majority vote. The size of the main budget was Rs 95,650 crores. Now after the first, ..

Bank of India, Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of NABARD, GST loan through the Central Government and Asian Development / World Bank during the last two years, said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel replying to a question asked by BJP MLA Shivratan Sharma during the Question Hour of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. MLA Sharma asked in the House about how much loan was taken by the State Government from December 2018 to January 2021 and from which agencies...

INTUC National President G Sanjeeva Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Union Government over the alleged anti-labour laws passed recently. Reddy called new laws anti-labour and warned of shutting down work in all the factories across the nation for one month if his demand of repealing the new law isn’t met. In a press conference, Reddy said the International Labour Organization (ILO) has demanded complete rollback of the new labour law. According to ILO, any new labour law should only ..

Moudhapara Police on Monday took a Jail Guard into custody after he allegedly thrashed a technician at Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hospital. The jail guard had come to get medical examination of a prisoner. According to the reports, Jail Guard Shatrughan Rao along with a prisoner had come to Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Hospital to get medical examination of an ill prisoner on Monday morning. In the hospital, he was going from one room to another for different tests, and each test was consuming a lot of time...

LOCAL commercial vehicles will have to pay 50% toll while special provision has been made for private vehicles. The toll issue was sorted out in the meeting convened by district administration authorities with representatives from transport association and the contractual firm of Bafna Toll Plaza, Durg. The meeting was chaired by K Verma, SDM, District Administration, Durg...

RAIGARH police have rescued the six year-old boy, who was kidnapped from Kharsia on Saturday evening, and arrested three people in this connection. Raigarh police rescued the boy from Jharkhand’s Khunti district within seven hours under the ‘Shivansh Operation’. As per police, the accused has been identified as Khilawan Das Mahant alias Nikhil (28) resident of Sarwani in Janjgir-Champa district, Amar Das Mahant (23) resident of Navapara Kharsia and Sanjay Sidar (30) resident of Navapara Kharsia. Khilawan ..

Eminent architect Shyam Kumar Shukla was honoured with Best Architect Award-2021 at a function held in Delhi. Shukla has brought laurels to Chhattisgarh by winning this award. He was awarded by Prachi Desai in the global award 2021 in the category of India’s best Architect. He has been providing his service to this field since 24 years. In his 24 years career, Shukla has been very versatile working in various sectors like commercial, residential and communal and have his projects in various cities ..

Do not underestimate the Matri Shakti (women power), as it has been instrumental in creating history, Member of Parliament Saroj Pandey said that the daughters have become so much unsafe in State that today they have come together to script a protest demanding security to lead a normal lifestyle. The BJP Mahila Morcha staged a mega dharna - Matri Shakti Swabhiman Morcha on Saturday, against rising crime against women. MP Pandey said that girls and women of all age are under threat and no part of ..

MEETNISHA Ads, a 28-year-old advertising agency has shifted its office from Ramsagarpara to Lalpur-based Rio Complex near fruit market in Raipur city. Director of the agency Omkar Singh said that besides print media, customers can visit the office at new premises for advertisements in radio and television, and graphics design etc. These facilities are available under single roof. The n..

As many as 45 aspiring candidates appeared in the mock interview recently organised for the post of Assistant Professor here at Government Kalyan New PG College Bhilai. The two days long mock interview was conducted under the supervision of College Principal, Dr R K Sahu and Vice-principal, Prof Y V Patel in assistance of Placement Cell and IQAC Cell...

Dr Vishnu Dutt, Dean of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College and other doctors took second shot of COVID vaccine on Thursday. Dr Dutt informed that on January 20 he took first shot of COVID Vaccine and as per schedule he got vaccinated on February 18. He informed that those who took first dose of COVID Vaccine should get second dose as per schedule after 28 days...

Health Minister T S Singhdeo inaugurated two days workshop on Prosthetic Aspect of Implantology and Implant Tri-Intigration at Government Dental College, Raipur on Wednesday. Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology department organised the workshop to give micro training on Implantology to medical students of Dental College...

THE festival of Basant Panchami was celebrated with religious fervour by paying obeisance to Maa Saraswati at Saraswati Shishu Mandir High School (SSMHS), Arang on Tuesday. The students organised Saraswati Puja and also participated in the rituals on the occasion. The students were also apprised of the importance of celebration Basant Panchami and performing Saraswati Puja. Roshan Chandrakar, Vinod Gupta, Dr Tejram Jalkshatri, Niteshwari Lodhi, Kishan Pandey, Santosh Sankh, Smita Chandrakar, Anjali ..

In connection with murder of Congress leader’s nephew, Raipur Police on Tuesday claimed to have nabbed three persons and also recovered the scarf used to strangulate the victim dead. “After the recovery of 20-year-old Jatin Kumar Rai’s body stuffed in suitcase from a well, police launched an extensive probe and arrested three persons based on the investigation findings,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Lakhan Patle. Patle further informed that the arrested were identified as Pradeep ..

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and has requested sanction of Excise Duty to Chhattisgarh as it was provided before. He has stated in the letter that the year 2020-21 has been an extremely difficult financial year, because of the pandemic. This year, due to the adverse impact of pandemic on all the economic activities, State’s own financial sources are expected to decrease by about 30 per cent. Recently, in the Union Budget for year 2021-22, ..

Demanding immediate withdrawal of false cases registered against 23 villagers from village Narra under Bagbahara tehsil in Mahasamund district coming under Komakhan police station and to stop trading of illicit liquor from the area coming under the said police station, the Bharatiya Janata Party has called for strict action against concerned police officials for registering false cases and beating villagers mercilessly for raising the issue of illicit liquor sale. The BJP has also submitted a memorandum ..

Under the efficient guidance of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh has successfully provided food security to all, during the lockdown for protection from Corona infection virus. During this period, every possible assistance have been provided to the migrant workers and individuals. To provide food to migrant workers and stranded people of other states and needy during the lockdown, the arrangements of community eateries in the districts and free dry ration were ensured in the districts with ..

Different activities are being organised to sensitise people on road safety and traffic rules as part of the ongoing Road Safety Month. However, Monday had a special event unlike other days as commuters witnessed live action scene like Bollywood films. How a woman inside an auto-rickshaw can protect herself by fighting the goons was displayed by self defence export Harsha Sahu...

In a significant discovery in the field of avian study, a team of birders and ornithologists captured the first photographs of a flock of Eurasian Cranes foraging for preys in and around a water body between Dongargarh and Khairagarh on Sunday. An avid birder and wildlife enthusiast SDM Dongargarh Avinash Bhoi told the team also comprising IFS Shashi Kumar, DFO Durg Dhammashil Ganvir, ornithologist Ravi Naidu spotted the Eurasian Cranes and captured the first photographic record of the Eurasian Crane ..

Taking immediate action in case forwarded by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) and Police Head Quarters (PHQ), Raipur Police’s Cyber Cell arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with child pornography case. According to information received, the arrested accused has been identified as Jagannath Suman (35), a native of Madhya Pradesh...

Chhattisgarh Cabinet on Saturday ayed the proposals of the School Education and Higher Education Departments for reopening of schools and colleges and as per the Cabinet decision, all schools and colleges will be reopening from Monday, February 15, 2021. However, schools will be reopened for students from Class 1X to Class XII. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also decided upon commencing of all training programmes under Skill Development initiative in State. However, ..

The facilities and demands of the people and ward corporators will be met in Budget. Meanwhile, the development works will also be carried out as per their demands. In this connection, Mayor Dheeraj Bakliwal conducted inspection at Ward-10 Shankar Nagar, Ward-11 Mohan Nagar Ward, Ward-12 ; Ward-13 Baghera and Ward-59 Katulbod Ward. He met the corporators and sought suggestions from them for the Budget. Most of the corporators informed the Mayor about the problems arising due to AMRUT Mission on ..

 The Chhattisgarh Cabinet, which will be meeting on Saturday, will be taking decision on opening of schools in State. Talking to mediapersons, School Education Minister Dr Premsai Singh Tekam said that proposal for opening schools will be tabled before the Cabinet for its decision. The Health Department has already ayed the proposal.Speculations are rife in State over reopening of schools, although any kind of final decision in this direction is yet to be taken. The School Education Minister ..

  Raipur Police on Friday arrested an interstate fraudster named Usman Ali who duped elderly people on the pretext of giving treatment to incurable diseases. According to the reports, victim Sheetla Singh, who retired from the post of teacher in 2011, lodged a complaint with the police that she has suffering of arthritis for the last 12 to 13 years and it couldn’t be cured till date. Her son Colonel Ajit Singh, who is posted in Punjab and one daughter Dr Nitu Thakur lives in Nasik ..

Aiming at developing good human beings, good society and facilitating development of autonomous individual capable independent rational thought and action with compassion and humaneness, Chhattisgarh School Education Department plans to include constitutional values in its school curriculum and culture. The Department has come up with an idea of introducing concept of ‘Sadbhavana’ schools in Chhattisgarh. According to the School Education Minister Dr Premsai Singh Tekam,..

Durg Forest Division had organised training camps about the birds and wetland conservation for the local Biodiversity Management Committees of four villages in Bemetara recently. Durg Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dhammashil Ganvir told The Hitavada that 20 people from each of the four villages were invited at the training programmes. Subject experts trained villagers on a range of topics from water conservation to bird protection...

Suspected Left Wing Extremists of the outlawed CPI (Maoists) raided a railways construction site in Dantewada district and set four vehicles on fire. The track doubling works of Kothavalasa-Kirandul (KK) line under Waltair Railway Division of the East Coast Railway is in progress. The KK-Line has been earning 90 per cent of division’s revenue, as the country’s largest iron ore producer and exporter National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has been ferrying minerals from the section...

Asserting that the Arpa Mahotsav will give a new identity to Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the beautiful way in which the foundation of the Arpa Mahotsav has been established, it will be celebrated in much more grandeur manner in future. The Chief Minister took the opportunity to announce that final of the four installments under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojna, amounting to Rs 5,750 crore will be distributed online into the farmers’ accounts ahead of ..

Following a major search and seizure action recently carried out at multiple locations in Hyderabad, Bhopal as well as other major cities in the country, a joint team of tax sleuths from Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning mounted a massive ‘consequential’ survey operation on two-storey commercial complex of M/s R R Industrial Corporation (India) Limited, situated at Telghani Naka, an ever-busy business hub in State Capital. The firm covered under the income tax survey is primarily..

Following a major search and seizure action recently carried out at multiple locations in Hyderabad, Bhopal as well as other major cities in the country, a joint team of tax sleuths from Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning mounted a massive ‘consequential’ survey operation on two-storey commercial complex of M/s R R Industrial Corporation (India) Limited, situated at Telghani Naka, an ever-busy business hub in State Capital. The firm covered under the income tax survey is primarily..

The Scheme of ‘Vivaad Se Vishwas’ has brought a very promising result in sorting out I-T disputes with 40 per cent of the total cases applying for resolution under the scheme. At a press conference on Monday, Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Principal Chief Income Tax Commissioner R K Paliwal said that the Government of India has introduced to reduce income tax pending litigation, generate timely revenues for the Government, help taxpayers end their tax disputes with the department by paying disputed ..

Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey paid a courtesy call on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. According to information, the Governor submitted a report related to work done by her during Covid-19 pandemic. The Governor told the President that the entire world, including India, has been affected due to the Coronavirus in the year 2020. Anusuiya also informed that all sectors, including social, economy, business, industries and education, have been affected by ..

Poor night patrolling of Raipur Police has made the state capital an easy target and money minting machine for burglars as separate locations in the city were frequently witnessing incidents of burglary. Burglaries in the city’s three separate locations under Telibandha police station limits reported within 24-hours exposed the reality of night domination exercise by police and their alertness. Due to poor night patrolling and weak local network, prevention of burglaries is turning out to be a tough ..

Bringing smiles on the faces of people from Bilaspur division in State, who’re protesting for air-connectivity from Bilaspur, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, announced commencement of air-service from Bilaspur with effect from March 1, 2021. Union Minister Puri made the said announcement while addressing the mediapersons at a press conference held at Kushabhau Thakre Parisar (BJP State Hq). During intera..

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel addressed two public meetings in poll-bound Assam on Sunday. Baghel is on two-day visit to Assam. Baghel accompanied by All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary for Assam and Raipur West MLA Vikas Upadhyay reached Rowroia Airport, Jorhat in Assam by a special plane on Sunday. Senior observer for Assam and senior Congress leader Baghel participated in a public meeting at Boy’s High School field, Amguri town of Sivasagar district in Assam, where he addressed ..

Terming the farm reform laws as anti-farmer and demanding its immediate repeal, the Chhattisgarh Kisan Sabha (CGKS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Chhattisgarh Kisan Mazdoor Mahasangh, Adiwasi Ekta Mahasabha along with all organisations connected to Chhattisgarh Kisan Andolan staged ‘Chakka Jam’ and demonstration across State on Saturday. They also opposed the Union Budget for the Financial Year 2021-22, while terming it a pro-corporate budget...

Since the ruling Congress Government has come to power in State, there is an atmosphere of despair across the State, while corruption and mismanagement has become the trademark of this Government, said former PWD Minister and Senior BJP leader Rajesh Munat while addressing mediapersons at a press conference on Saturday. Despite putting a huge burden of loans on State, all development works have come to a standstill. Forget about any new project, the incumbent State Government is unable to carry ..

Several speakers presented their research papers on the second day of the ongoing national symposium on ‘Rama in Chhattisgarh: Tangible and Intangible Forms’ at the auditorium of Mahant Ghasidas Memorial Museum in the state capital on Saturday. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Rakesh Chaturvedi was the chief guest at the second day of the programme. Rakesh Chaturvedi delivered a lecture on ‘Rama in Chhattisgarh’. Director of Ayodhya Shodh Peeth Dr Yogendra Pratap Singh delivered a lecture ..

Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Friday took stringent action against Rungta College by sealing the college building at Veer Sawarkar Nagar ward-1 for failing to pay taxes since 2010-11. The officials, however, reopened the seal after the College Director paid half of the due property tax and promised of paying the remaining amount within a week. ..

Tension gripped Ring Road-3 in the outskirts of Raipur on Friday, when a tanker truck containing inflammable fuel ‘Liquefied Petroleum Gas’ (LPG) met an accident and exposed passersby on the busy stretch to a major threat. A tanker truck (KA 01 AG 3170) carrying LPG was hit by a clothes-laden truck (GJ 03 BY 7212) on Ring Road-3 near Mandir Hasaud toll plaza under Mandir Hasaud police station limits at around 9 am, said police sources, elaborating that no loss of life was reported in the accident. ..

Nine youths allegedly gang raped a minor school going girl, on Tuesday late afternoon. Three accused have been arrested, whereas, six other accused are still absconding. The action was taken by Pathalgaon Police. One of the accused arrested has been identified as Ashok Lakra, while two others are minor. According to police sources, the victim after school was returning home with her friend on motorcycle...