Coming down heavily on the Congress party for promising review of liquor prohibition in its election manifesto in Bihar, BJP National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh said that from this assurance, it has become aptly clear that the Congress is a puppet in the hands of liquor mafia. Dr Singh further alleged that the Congress can stoop down to any level for its lust for power. He said the Congress which had promised complete liquor prohibition in its election manifesto during Assembly elections ..

Amid novel coronavirus pandemic, a programme was organised in Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur on Friday for virtual field inspection and observation of mega project based on ‘Mutation Breeding’ run by the University in association with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. The virtual field inspection and observation marked the participation of Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy Professor K N Vyas; Director of BARC’s Mumbai Centre Dr A K Mohanty ..

After crowning the title of ‘Best Self-Sustainable City’ across the country in ‘Swacch Survekshan 2020’ nationwide cleanliness battle, the Bhilai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched the groundwork to improve its score in the ensuing 2021 survey. According to the information, segregation, collection, and recycling of waste and remediation of dump yards are given top priority in the scoring parameters. While the status of water survey, stormwater drains, sewage network, and public toilets are also ..

After approval given by Governor Anusuiya Uikey, Chandra Shekhar Gangrade, the Principal Secretary, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday issued notification for the Eighth Session (Special Session) of the Fifth Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly. As per the notification, this Special Session will be having two sittings on October 27 and October 28, 2020, wherein, only government works will be executed. With the approval give..

A male Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Pedagelur forest patches, under Basaguda police station limits. Arms, ammunitions and Naxal materials were also recovered from the spot. Two District Reserve Guard troopers were also injured in Exchange of Fire. The injured DRG personnel have been identified as Semla Dhanesh and Ramesh Bhandari...

In a major breakthrough against online forgery, Bilaspur Police on Monday claimed to have busted an international gang of fraudsters reportedly being handled by conmen from Pakistan. “An international gang indulged in online forgery and being handled by conmen from Pakistan has been busted with the arrest of its five members from separate locations in the country. The tricksters from Pakistan target people in Hindi-speaking states on the pretext of offering lottery and get money deposited in bank ..

RAJDEEP Singh Hargotra, the international Jump Rope player from Chhattisgarh and popularly known as ‘Rope Master’ created a new record in Guinness Book of World Records in most rope skips on Trampoline in one minute here on Monday...

Senior leaders from Bharatiya Janata Party led by BJP National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh visited Patan in Durg district to support the demonstration initiated by Vijay Baghel, BJP Member of Parliament from Durg, against the prevailing political vendetta initiated by the ruling Congress government against the BJP workers across State. The senior BJP leaders including, BJP National Vice President Dr Raman Singh, MP Ramvichar Netam, former Ministers Brijmohan Agrawal, Prem Prakash Pandey, Narayan ..

A delegation of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders led by BJP National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh called upon Governor Anusuiya Uikey and submitted a memorandum on deteriorating law and order situation in State and prevailing political vendetta against BJP workers. A delegation of senior BJP leaders including BJP National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh, BJP Legislative Party Leader Dharamlal Kaushik, former Ministers Brijmohan Agrawal, Ajay Chandrakar and Rajesh Munat, senior BJP leader ..

There is no such unusual conditions prevailing in State for which the opposition is lamenting about a deteriorating law and order condition, said Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, while addressing the mediapersons on Saturday at his official residence. Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu said that the Chief Minister has directed to deploy more forces, if required and improve intelligence gathering infrastructure and to make it more active in Bastar, which is being complied with. In Bastar, the LWE movement ..

A 29-year-old patwari in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh was arrested by a team of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday while accepting a bribe of Rs 4,000. “Acting on a complaint, a team of ACB’s Ambikapur unit today caught a patwari red-handed while accepting a bribe worth Rs 4,000. The accused patwari was produced in a Surajpur Court from where he was sent to judicial custody,” said Superintendent of Police (ACB) Pankaj Chandra...

Chief Secretary R P Mandal has directed district collectors and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to ensure withdrawal of political cases and cases against tribals after scrutiny of these cases within time limit. Chief Secretary Mandal held a meeting with all Divisional Commissioners, Inspector General of police, collectors, Superintendent of Police, chief executive officers of Jila Panchayats and Divisional Forest Officers (DFOs) through video conferencing to review the government schemes and programmes. ..

G K Honda, the authorised seller of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited e-launched the new ‘Hornet 2.0’ motorcycle here at its Telibandha-based showroom on Friday. ..

A seven-member District-level Screening Committee (DLSC) headed by Additional District Magistrate Rajesh Nashine has suspended the Scheduled Tribe certificate of Richa Jogi, daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi. Talking to mediapersons on Thursday, Additional District Magistrate Mungeli Rajesh Nashine said that the DLSC has suspended the ST certificate of Richa Jogi. Richa Rupali Sadhu, daughter of Praveen Raj Sadhu has failed to produce her original documents before the DLSC, so ..

“If you can dream it, you can do it”. This proverb has been proved true by a Women Self Help Group of Bhilai, as the lamps (diyas) made by them using cow dung in Bhilai is becoming popular not only outside State, but also abroad. The women from the SHG ‘Udaan Nai Dishayen’ of Bhilai met with Collector Dr Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure and Superintendent of Police (SP) Prashant Thakur in this context on Thursday and apprised about them it...

The State Government has accepted the resignation of Medical Officer of Community Health Centre, Marwahi Dr K K Dhruw. In this regard, Deputy Secretary of Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Chhattisgarh Surendra Singh Baghe has issued an order on Wednesday...

In another success to Raipur Police in campaign against drugs, two persons, including proprietor of a popular cafe, were arrested in connection with illegal business of sedative drugs. Based on investigation’s findings and inputs gathered from people arrested in drug case recently, police on Wednesday arrested two persons identified as proprietor of VIP Road-based Mocha Cafe Harshdeep Singh Juneja (39), a resident of posh Civil Lines locality, a..

A man, who was stabbed in full public glare at a traffic signal in State Capital’s Jaistambh Chowk, succumbed to his injuries, while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Raipur on Tuesday morning. Over a minor verbal duel, the accused identified as Shafiq Ali (20) and Mohsin Ali (25), both residents of Urkura under Vidhan Sabha police station, allegedly stabbed Irshad, hailing from Kondagaon district, said police sources, elaborating that the victim succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment ..

Mayor Aijaz Dhebar and RMC Speaker Pramod Dubey distributed vaporiser machines to the residents and dust bins to the sanitation workers of Mahant Laxminarayan Das Ward. Mayor and Speaker also commenced construction of platforms at two public places of the ward. On the occasion, Mayor Dhebar and Speaker Dubey distributed the vaporizers and dustbins to the ward residents in the presence of Zone-5 Chairman Mannu Yadav, social worker Jitendra Agrawal and Zone-5 Commissioner Chandan Sharma...

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Justice P R Ramachandra Menon, Chief Justice of High Court of Chhattisgarh, urging him for notifying Fast Track Courts in districts for fast hearing of all cases pertaining to sexual offences. He also assured to provide all necessary assistance to Fast Track Courts in conducting fast hearing. In his letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, the Chief Minister said that increasing sexual offences against women and children has become ..

The month-long citizens’ poll to nominate National Butterfly of India has concluded. As per the polls the top three contenders emerged are ‘Krishna Peacock’ as first, ‘Common Jezebel’ as second and ‘Orange Oakleaf’ as third. The poll was conducted by National Butterfly Campaign Consortium from September 11 and concluded on October 8, 2020, at the end of the Wildlife Week. The nation already has a National Bird, National Animal, National Flower and even a National Tree, so, it was natural to have a ..

Veterinary Department is carrying out vaccination drive to protect the cows from infectious diseases in the Arang Development Block. The team of vets is reaching out to the home of cattle-rearers and inoculating & tagging their animals...

Making headway in investigation of the drug case, Raipur Police on Saturday arrested two more persons alleged to be the part of ‘Drug Net’ and indulged in the peddling of narcotics. “Based on information collected from the already arrested drug peddlers, investigators have arrested two more persons allegedly indulged in the illegal business,” said police sources...

Terming the so called ‘Notice’ issued by the State Government to Dr Richa Jogi regarding her social status, as unlawful, Kota MLA Dr Renu Jogi submitted a memorandum to Governor Anusuiya Uikey seeking her immediate intervention and ask Mungeli Collector for necessary clarifications. In her memorandum, Dr Renu Jogi, who happens to be the Mother-in-Law of Dr Richa Jogi, stated that her family came to know about the notice issued by Mungeli Collector through media reports regarding verification of social ..

The unremitting efforts of Income Tax Department (Investigation Wing) in State to plug in revenue deficit by tightening its noose around tax evaders’ once again yielded rich dividends, when tax sleuths unearthed a massive tax evasion to the tune of Rs 22 crore following over 30-hours survey operations on Phil Coal Benefication Private Limited (PCBPL), a flagship company of Phil Group in Chhattisgarh. The group evaded its tax liability by diverting the unaccounted income as share premium investment ..

The State Election Committee of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) has finalised three probable names as the Congress party candidate for Marwahi by-poll, which will be held on November 3. Talking to mediapersons at state Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan after the meeting, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that detail discussions were held on the names for Marwahi by-poll in the meeting and the Committee finalised a panel of three names as the probable candidates of Congress party in ..

District Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan carried out surprise inspection of several ghettos and colonies in the limits of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) and assessed the work of surveillance teams engaged in door-to-door survey to identify people with Covid-19 symptoms. Raipur District Panchayat Chief Executive Officer and Nodal Officer Dr Gaurav Kumar Singh accompanied the District Collector on the occasion. The District Collector directed to sus..

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chhattisgarh Farmer Cell In-charge advocate Shatruhan Sahu has called off indefinite hunger strike on Thursday following assurance from Raipur District Administration that necessary action will be initiated to curb illegal sand mining. It is to be mentioned, Sahu had been observing hunger strike since October 2 at Budha Talab, Raipur, demanding action against sand mafias active in Dhamtari, Baloda Bazaar, Gariaband and other parts of State and officials of the mining department ..

Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district has immense possibilities for development of infrastructure as well as tourism, stated Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday. “Surguja is full of mountains, forests, rivers and waterfalls. Mainpat, which is called as Shimla of Chhattisgarh, is also located in Surguja where the climate and natural beauty is very unique in itself...

A delegation of Urban District Congress Committee (UDCC) Raipur led by its President Girish Dubey called upon Raipur Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan at the Collectorate here on Tuesday. The Congress leaders discussed with the Collector regarding the oath ceremony of the newly-nominated aldermen of the civic bodies...

Asserting that he has the blessing of 2.5 lakh people of Marwahi, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) State President Amit Jogi stated that he has taken a resolution to fulfill the dreams seen by his father and first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Late Ajit Jogi and write a new chapter of development for Marwahi. Amidst hectic political activities in Marwahi Legislative Assembly for the ongoing by-election, the JCC President is carrying out an extensive public contact programme in both urban and rural ..

Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee International Institute of Information Technology (SPM-IIIT), Naya Raipur successfully organised five-day online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on ‘System Engineering - Recent Trends and Advances in Internet of Things’ from September 30 to October 4, sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy. FDP got an overwhelming response across all over the India from different states and participants were from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), National Institute ..

IN a bid to provide employment to the youth in Naxal-infested areas, 227th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) organised a 15-day Rajmistri (mason) training programme in Jheeramghati, Jheeramgaon, Kumakoleng, Koylabhatti and Tongpal. The training programme was organised under the CRPF’s Civic Action Programme...

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will be dedicating ‘Mor Bijli App - Home Access Power Services’ on Monday. Even before its dedication, approximately 4 lakh power consumers have already downloaded this Mor Bijli App and are getting benefited from it. The Mor Bijli App has been very useful for power consumers and can be operated very easily. In compliance with the State Government’s policies for providing cheap and quality power to the consumers, the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Ltd ..

TWO, including a woman, were critically injured while one other sustained minor injuries when a rashly driven truck dashed them in a row in Industrial Area, Bhilai on late Saturday evening. After the mishap the accused truck driver fled the spot while leaving the truck at Chhaoni Chowk in Bhilai. Police sources informed that at about 8 pm on Saturday, Leelaram Verma, a resident of Kargil Chowk, Chhaoni, Bhilai was on way home on his motorbike while his brother Vimal Verma was sitting at the pillion ..

In a major drug haul amid the pandemic, contraband worth Rs 90 lakh was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s (DRI), Raipur Regional Unit (RaRU) on the city outskirts under Mandir Hasaud police stations limit on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. It was being transported in a trailer-truck from Odisha to Uttar Pradesh, via Raipur in Chhattisgarh. RaRu works under the jurisdiction of DRI (Indore) Zonal Unit. Most interestingly, none of senior officials of Raipur police had ..

In a special initiative on the occasion of World Barber Day and International Day of Older Persons, Chhattisgarh Pragatisheel Sen Mahasabha (CPSM) provided free haircut and shaving to older persons and specially-abled youths on Saturday. The members of mahasabha provided free services during day and also pledged for free haircut and shaving every month...

Chhattisgarh recorded a total of 2,637 positive cases of Coronavirus across different districts on Friday. However, there was a relieving drop in the death toll on Friday with five fatalities including 3 victims with co-morbidities. The total cases recorded in Chhattisgarh stood at 1,18,790 on Friday. The total patients discharged were 2,586 including 603 from different hospitals & Covid centres and 1,983 from home isolation. The active cases dropped to 29693, below 30000 after a long time. ..

Chhattisgarh has obtained second position at national-level under Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus category of ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat Mission’. Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat gave away Swachh Bharat Awards-2020 in a virtual programme held on the occasion of 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, on Friday. ..

With a total of 1,13,602 cases of COVID-19 positive, Chhattisgarh has overtaken Punjab to become the tenth most affected State in the nation and in terms of recovery, Chhattisgarh stands at fifteenth position among all states. Even Uttarakhand and Jharkhand with limited health resources are showing better recovery rate of corona..

LOOKING at the chances of limited demand for the idols of Maa Durga this Navratri festival, Chhattisgarh Murtikar Chitrakar Sangh (CMCS) has demanded free land from State Administration to keep the unsold idols safely. The members of CMCS submitted a memorandum to the District Collector, Sub Divisional Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Janpad Panchayat Raipur stating that the local idol making artists have already made 2,000 idols of different sizes based on the advance orders placed by the samities ..

Bilaspur Divisional Commissioner Dr Sanjay Kumar Alang assumed the office of Vice-Chancellor, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Vishwavidyalaya (ABVV), Bilaspur on Wednesday. Dr Alang would look after the additional charge of V-C, till the appointment of new full-fledged Vice-Chancellor or for a period of six months, whichever comes first. An order to this effect was issued by Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Wednesday...

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Mantralaya, Nava Raipur in Atal Nagar through video conferencing on the occasion of birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat has conducted an inspection at the statue spot located at Mantralaya. Bhagat has directed the officers to make all necessary arrangements for the programme...

Governor Anusuiya Uikey held a meeting with secretary level officers at Raj Bhawan on Tuesday to review legal status regarding conversion of Gram Panchayats into Nagar Panchayats in scheduled areas of State. Governor has sought report of legal status regarding conversion of Gram Panchayats into Nagar Panchayats. The Governor..

As many as 62 villages of Chhattisgarh have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus villages under ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ launched by the Government of India from August 8 to 15. With it, Chhattisgarh has secured the second place in the category of declaring maximum ODF Plus villages, which is a matter of pride...

Chhattisgarh has been turned into a deadly electrical trap for the elephants as once again an elephant was electrocuted to death by coming in contact of a sagging 11 kilovolt power line at Dhawalpur Range of Gariyaband on Monday morning. It was the second death by electricity within two days and third since September 23, taking the total tally to 165 elephant deaths including 48 by electrocution since the state’s formation. Amidst the pandemic, the year 2020 is also one of the worst times for elephants. ..

Khamtarai police on Monday claimed to have arrested two bike lifters, including a minor boy, and seven customers of the stolen vehicles. According to police sources, the arrested were identified as Om Prakash Nishad (35), Sukhdev Banjare (19), both residents Rawabhata under Khamtarai police station; Pardeshi Ram Nishad (45) of Balod district; Chintamani Sahu (34), of Kosrangi under Kharora police station; Komal Nishad (40), a resident of Paragaon under Arang police station; Shankar Nishad (40) ..

Arang Police on Sunday booked a 24-year-old man on the charges of eve-teasing a 13-year-old girl at village Lakholi. Arang Police SHO Lekhdhar Diwan stated that accused Dhani Dhruv had barged into the home of victim and ma..

MATS School of Sciences organised an online guest lecture on Human Health and Diagnostics in the Modern Era on Sunday. Brijesh Sawlani, former General Manager, Biomerieux, graced the occasion as Guest Speaker. Over 50 students attended the lecture and learned about various aspects about diagnostics and its relevance in human health in the modern era. Dr Vishwaprakash Roy organised a questionnaire round where students asked several questions...

Collector Dr Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure inspected the work being done for dengue control at Pragati Nagar and Sharda Para in Bhilai on Saturday. During inspection he personally checked the coolers and informed the people to remain alert and not allowing water logging. He also took information from people about distribution of Temifos, fogging etc. Under the Dengue Control and Prevention Bhilai Municipal Corporation area, the team of the corporation is continuously distributing Temifas, methods of prevention ..