President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu hailed the preventive measures being taken by Chhattisgarh Government to contain coronavirus pandemic in State. President Ram Nath Kovind along with Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday held a video-conference with the Governors,..

Over 1,000 volunteers of Indian Red Cross Society have helped around 18,000 people, hit by the nationwide coronavirus outbreak in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, in the state. On the instruction of Governor Anusuiya Uikey, the volunteers are imparting their voluntary services to provide help to the needy people, affected by the lockdown. The Governor praised the works of the volunteers of the Indian Red Cross Society and she motivated them...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with chief ministers of states including Chhattisgarh via video conferencing to discuss measures to combat COVID-19. Prime Minister thanked states for supporting the decision of lockdown due to which India has achieved some success in limiting the spread of COVID-19. He praised how all states have worked together as a team to check the spread of the virus. He however forewarned that the global situation remains far from satisfactory and informed ..

Dr Vishnu Dutta has been appointed as new Dean of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College (Pt JNMMC). He will take charge from Dr Abha Singh on Friday. As per information received from official sources Deputy Secretary of Medical Education Department Surendra Singh Bandhe issued notice in this regard on Thursday...

Apr 1 Hundreds of migrant workers, who have been staying in a camp at Timber Depot Chirchari in Chhuria block of Rajnandgaon district due to the nationwide lockdown, created uproar at Chirchari on Wednesday when Rajnandgaon district administration prevented the migrant workers from moving out and asked them to stay in the camp. When the migrant labourers started leaving the camp for their homes, the district administration was forced to deploy security forces to stop the migrant workers. The labourers ..

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has extended his gratitude to Chief Ministers of all States where labourers and workers from Chhattisgarh were stranded due to lockdown. The CMs were thanked for providing necessary assistance to the labourers and workers. In his letters to all Chief Ministers, Baghel said that he came to know about the fast assistance provided to labourers and other people from Chhattisgarh stranded in various States by respective district administrations. Extending his gratitude, he ..

THE tally of patients tested positive for coronavirus reached nine on Tuesday evening in State. The two new patients are from Korba and Raipur have been admitted in AIIMS, Raipur. The boy who became the eight patient had arrived at Korba from London was tested positive and shifted to AIIMS on Monday late night. ..

The outbreak of deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and nationwide lockdown enforced to contain the pandemic has resulted in significant decline in crime graph in State Capital. The police stations in State Capital, which usually record around dozen of cases everyday, have witnessed remarkable drop in number of crimes after the enforcement..

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday set out on the streets of the capital to take stock of the availability of essential commodities, food grains and evaluate the fair prices during the lockdown. The Chief Minister interacted with vegetable vendors and buyers near the inter-state bus stand in Ravanbhata and inquired about the prices and sales of vegetables. After this, the Chief Minister reviewed the control room and emergency food supply cell for supply of food grains to the needy, destitute ..

Days after Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) announced to get answer sheets of Class 10 and 12 Main Examinations-2020 evaluated at home of valuers instead of evaluation centres amid the ongoing lockdown, people are expressing their apprehensions regarding the safety and confidentiality of the answer sheets...

Praising the efforts and measures initiated by the Central Government towards prevention and control of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave information about the measures taken in this direction and about implementation of complete lockdown in State. ..

Health and Family Welfare Minister T S Singhdeo has directed officials to expedite the process of conducting tests of targeted people under the drive carried out prevention and control of Novel Coronavirus infection. Chairing a review meeting on measures taken towards prevention and control of COVID-19 infection through video conferencing with the officials from State-level Control and Command Centre from his official residence, the Health Minister sought detailed information regarding the measures ..

Amidst much hue and cry about safety measures for the prevention of Coronavirus, MGNREGA labourers in many parts of State were spotted working under an unsafe environment. One such case was reported from different panchayats of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh where labourers, engaged in MGNREGA work, were seen sweating out without wearing masks and in the absence of arrangements for hand washing at the work site...

POLICE personnel are presently out of the special insurance scheme of Rs 50 lakh. The health insurance scheme has been announced for frontline health workers viz doctors, paramedical staffers and sanitation workers. Apart from this the police officials and personnel are also working without the safety kits as that of medical staffers. As outcome of poor awareness among populace and sudden spread of COVID-19 infection, there were instances when along with medical staffers police personnel have to ensure ..

  Owing to outbreak of COVID-19 in all over nation including Chhattisgarh, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has not only postponed remaining exams of class 10th and 12th, but directed schools to not start new academic session of elementary classes. In this condition, to end the free time of students, CBSE has called them this crisis a golden option for all as this offered ample time for teachers, parents and students to learn and refocus on real purpose of education. In a letter ..

  Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has assured the people that robust arrangements have been made towards supply of essential commodities in State during the ongoing 21-day lockdown period. He took the opportunity to direct all district collectors to check black-marketing and profiteering of such commodities strictly.In his message to the people, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude towards the people for complying with the 21-day lockdown in a disciplined manner. He said that maintaining ..

Total six positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Chhattisgarh and seven patients are kept under observation at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur here on Thursday. As per information received from Dr Karan Peepre, Superintendent of AIIMS hospital, four patients found positive are undergoing treatment at AIIMS Raipur while two other patients are in Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur districts of State...

BALOD, Two police personnel were injured when a group of vegetable vendors attacked them with sharp object when the police personnel asked them to close their shops, at Daupara chowk under Arjuni police limits, on Thursday afternoon. In this matter, police arrested 6 people including an army jawan. The two police constables have been admitted in Community Health Centre, Arjuni and their condition is stable. The injured police personnel were identified as Head Constable Vikas Rajput and Constable Kamlesh ..

A major fire incident was averted at Diesel Loco Shed (DLS) located at Wagon Repair Shop on Wednesday. The fire was doused within half-an-hour and no loss of valuables has been reported so far. As per information received from Divisional Security Commissioner, Anurag Meena, the incident took place at Eco Friendly DLS at about 1:10 pm...

AFTER the shortage of masks and sanitisers, now the State is witnessing a shortage of hydroxychloroquine - medicine used for curing malaria and other vector-borne diseases. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended hydroxychloroquine as preventive measure only for high-risk population. However, ICMR has issued an advisory that the drug should be given to customers only after medical prescription...

Raipur Police claimed to have made blanket arrangements for enforcing complete lockdown called to contain spread of deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). If required, Raipur Police will seal entry and exit point of State Capital for preventing unnecessary movement of vehicles from other states and neighbouring districts as a preventive measure, said Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Prafull Kumar Thakur. Necessary steps will be taken to ensure lockdown in proper sense, added the ASP City...

Following the orders of the District Magistrate (DM), the Durg Police on Tuesday sealed inter-district borders and placed stoppers in over dozen of points from where the Durg district shares border with other districts. Except for the movement of essential goods and services, the borders were completely sealed. Adequate number of police personnel from the respective police station as well as from police line have been deployed in around 15 such points from where no one is allowed to enter the Durg ..

After months of unusual calm, Naxalites have made their existence felt just to prove that they haven’t lost their foothold in State. This is why the Naxals carried out the deadliest attack in Sukma district on March 21, said military psychologist and defence expert Dr Varnika Sharma. For the first time, Naxalites used wait and bait ambush in their attack, said Dr Sharma adding, there was 60 per cent Wait ambush and 40 per cent Bait ambush aimed at providing extensive damage to the security personnel...

Complying with a circular issued by the UGC, all the universities, including PRSU Raipur, have asked the colleges to to make officials concerned, teachers, employees and students aware of the circular issued by the UGC, so that students and parents are not misled regarding the change their examination dates. The universities asked the principals/superintendents of all their affiliated colleges/examination centres, HoDs/Centre Superintendents of School of Studies (SoS), and Superintendent, Central ..

Chhattisgarh Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Monday visited Ramkrishna Care Hospital to meet security personnel got injured in a Naxal encounter took place in Sukma district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on March 21. It is to be mentioned, the security personnel are undergoing treatment at Ramkrishna Care Hospital...

THERE was an overwhelming response across the state for the ‘Janta Curfew’ call given by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break the Virus chain in the fight against Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All offices in government and private sector along with shops, malls, markets, pubs, hotels, public services including the Railways came to staggering halt today during the public curfew. Over 700 minibuses along with 210 low floor city-buses, 3000 cabs and approximately 12000 autorickshaws/minidoors all ..

Fearing an outbreak of COVID-19 across Chhattisgarh, a positive thing is being noticed in urban parts of the state, as its air has seen a decline in pollutant levels. In all of urban areas consist of Raipur, Bhilai-Durg, Korba, Raigarh and Bilaspur, a 30% to 40% drop was seen in concentration of nitrogen oxide in second and third week of March 2020 as compared to same weeks of March 2019 as well as March 2020. A drop in concentration of PM 2.5 too was seen since restriction was imposed and preference ..

MILD tremors measuring 4.0 on richer scale were felt in the bordering districts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha on Saturday morning. No loss of life or property has been reported so far during the three-second earthquake. Mild shocks were experienced at 11.14.44 am in Surguja and Bastar district of Chhattisgarh and Malkangiri area of Odisha...

WITH district police and administrative machinery all set to keep a vigil on proper implementation of Section 144 in the region, the residents of Durg, Bhilai are all set to observe Janta curfew. City residents on Saturday also came out of their houses to get necessary items like medicines and other essential commodities to stay indoors and ensure their contribution in nationwide curfew...

TOTAL155 persons have been identified in the urban area of the Durg district who have returned from abroad and are being monitored as part of precautions to check the spread of COVID-19. As on March 20, out of the 155 passengers who have come from abroad, 26 of these people are not currently residing in the district¸ 45 citizens have completed the 14-day mandatory period of home isolation while 84 individuals are currently in home isolation/quarantine...

Governor Anusuiya Uikey has appealed citizens to cooperate in implementing the ‘Janta Curfew’ called on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 22. Governor Uikey appealed people to take utmost precautions and awareness to prevent the infection. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on people to observe Janta Curfew, ..

District Administration has imposed Section 144 of Indian Penal Code 1973 in urban areas of the district after a person was found coronavirus positive in Raipur on Thursday. District Magistrate Dr S Bhartidasan on Thursday said that the Section 144 has been imposed as precautionary measure as it was not possible to make all the citizens of the district aware about the preventive measures taken by the local administration while complying with the advisory issued by the state government on coronavirus...

Divisional Commissioner GR Churendra reviewed activities of various departments in the meeting with the officers while also reviewing the measures taken to deal with Corona virus. In the meeting held at Hindi Bhawan, he asked the officers to make the people aware with the preventive steps prescribed by the WHO for Corona virus’s prevention and control...

In order to prevent spread of Coronavirus South East Central Railway (SECR) has made arrangements for Help desk at Raipur Railway Station. Isolation ward have been developed at Railway Hospital. Public awareness posters have been installed at many places of railway station and colony. Railway staff has been supplied with good quality mask to avoid infection. Passengers have been made aware during journey by railway staff in Bilaspur, Nagpur and Raipur Divisions. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Shyam ..

EVEN though mercury has crossed 33 degree Celsius after brief spell of rainfall, the influence of showers still persists with temperature hovering below normal across the state. If Meteorological Centre’s fresh warning of thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and showers at isolated places from March 18 to 21 takes place, the temperature will again dip further. With Coronavirus scare looming large and repeated warning of avoiding huge gathering, rising temperature which was being termed by many ..