Total of 5,280 Health Care Workers (HCW) were vaccinated through-out State on the second day of vaccination on Monday. During two days of vaccination total of 10,857 Health Care Workers were vaccinated in state out of expected 18,413 frontline workers. Over 9,000 HCW are going to be vaccinated on Wednesday through 97 centres in State. As per information received from official sources the vaccination process will continue all over the state as per schedule. Health Department officials have appealed ..

Rishika J, hailing from Bhilai, has brought laurels to the State after she has been crowned ‘Enigma Fashion Vogue India Contest-2021’. Addressing a press conference at Raipur Press Club, Rishika J said that a total of 20 participants had participated in the Enigma Fashion Vogue India Contest-2021 at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Three rounds- traditional, western dress and final rounds were conducted in the contest...

Over 60 per cent of the targeted front line Health Care Workers (HCW) were on Monday administered Covid vaccines. The highest number of vaccination (85 per cent) was done at NH MMI Narayana Superspeciality Hospital. As against the scheduled 9,278 vaccination of HCW, only 5,280 HCW were vaccinated on the second day today in State. In the first phase 2.67 lakh HCW are to be vaccinated. First Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) case was reported from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), ..

Former Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader Brijmohan Agrawal participated in the Chhattisgarh Gadariya Dhangar Community Youth Introduction Congregation. Addressing the congregation, Raipur (South) MLA Brijmohan Agrawal said three things are significant for upliftment and development of any community...

A group of researchers set out to study summer nesting avian species along Mahanadi have revealed some interesting nesting birds which previously went unnoticed and undocumented. The study led by noted Ornithologist AMK Bharos along with Jageshwar Verma, Faiz Bux and ornithologist Ravi Naidu throughout a 130-kilometre stretch of Mahanadi has revealed the nesting behaviour of two avian species as Blue-tailed Bee-eater and Small Pratincole during the summer, which was never reported from State. The ..

To meet the possible shortage of gunny bags for paddy procurement by State Government, permission has been given to purchase paddy through PDS gunny bags. For reimbursement of additional gunny bags, permission has been granted to allot and distribute food grains for the month of February 2021, in January itself...

Commerce and Industries Department, Government of Chhattisgarh has directed Chhattisgarh Mantralayin Karmachari Sangh (CMKS) to conduct the election of the CMKS following rules within 90 days. The Commerce and Industries Department set aside the order dated on January 17, 2018, passed by Registrar of Firms and Societies Chhattisgarh and suspension order of the CMKS election dated on September 20, 2017, passed by the Deputy Registrar. ..

THE State is all set to start the COVID vaccination drive from January 16. In the first phase, indigenous vaccine ‘Covaxin’ and Covishield will be administered to priority groups. Over 1,05,27,000 people have been infected by the virus in India so far, and close to 1.52 lakh have died. In Chhattisgarh the total number of Corona positive patient stands at 2.81 lakh and the death figure is at 3,537. ..

‘Bhoomipujan’ for construction of Boys Hostel in Government Polytechnic College, Durg has been performed. Durg (urban) MLA Arun Vora and Mayor Dheeraj Bakliwal performed the rituals for the 50-seater hostel which will be constructed with an estimated cost of Rs 190.19 lakh...

Teens from Durg and Bhilai have excelled in Wushu championship organised in Dongargarh at Saint Pallotti School. They brought laurels by winning gold and silver medals. Those winning gold medals include Lakshmi Tiwari, Shaswat Patni, Shanvi Patni, Kajal Behera, Riddhi Adtiya, Shreyas Chandrakar, Vedika Sharma, Krishi Kanagar and Shruti Singh. Meanwhile, the children winning silver medals include Vijeta Chandrakar, Pari Purohit and Neel Adtiya...

IT has come as a big relief, as the first batch of Covishield vaccine arrived in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday afternoon. Total of 3.23 lakh doses have arrived, out of which 2.67 lakh doses will be administered to front line workers in first phase. Health Minister T S Singhdeo tweeted, “With immense satisfaction, I would like to inform you that today Chhattisgarh received the first batch of Covid Vaccine...

Inaugural flight of FlyBig, India’s newest friendly regional airline, which provides connectivity to destinations that were hitherto not accessible by air, landed on the tarmac of Swami Vivekananda Airport (SVA) at 2.50 pm on Wednesday. The inaugural flight (S9101), ATR 72 aircraft, arrived Raipur from Indore received a grand water cannon salute in the presence of Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials manning the airport...

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday inaugurated the new temporary office of Risali Municipal Corporation (RMC) at the old school building of Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). From this office premises, the CM inaugurated multiple projects worth 12.74 crore rupees and also laid foundation stones for projects worth 1.59 crore rupees. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the development works in RMC is his Government’s top priority and he will release funds to construct hospitals, ..

In a shocking incident, a man allegedly thrashed his tenant to death after a dispute broke between them over an issue of increasing rent. The accused identified as (39), allegedly murdered his tenant Shiva Dhruv (50), in Raipur’s Ramkund area under Azad Chowk Police Station limits over a minor dispute, said ASP (City) Lakhan Patle. Patle further informed that within a few hours of the crime, Azad Chowk police arrested the accused near Amapara pond and produced in a local court from where he was sent ..

The State Government has appointed Subrat Sahoo, a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, as the In-charge Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh. ACS Subrat Sahoo, present posted as ACS to Chief Minister, Home and Jail, Electronics and IT, Commerce and Industries (Rail track projects) Housing and Environment and Water Resources department and Chairman Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB), has been appointed as the In Charge Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh, as the incumbent Chief ..

 Corporator Kamran Ansari along with others thrashing a man.  Staff Reporter :  RAIPUR,  Bringing major embarrassment to the ruling Congress in the State Capital, the party Corporator riding high on his proximity to the power corridor brutally thrashed a man reportedly belonging to a tribal community. Kamran Ansari, Congress corporator from Lal Bahadur Shastri ward in Raipur, badly beats and abuses a man in Raipur on January 10 in a huge public glare. The violent act by Ansari ..

A team of Excise Department raided four kilns of country-made liquor and seized 80 litres illegal stock of country-made liquor and destroyed 3,600-kilograms raw materials at Chandmari area in Ghamapur. Excise Control Room, In-charge, GL Maravi informed that under the direction of Collector, Karmveer Sharma (IAS) excise team started a special campaign against ille..

THE fourth convocation of Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) Raipur was held, conferring degrees to nearly a thousand students from the batches of 2015-2019. Though the event was on virtual mode, yet it never diminished the joy and fervour of the special occasion. In this much awaited Convocation, two research scholars were awarded Ph.D, while 223 and 750 students got LL. M and B.A.LL.B (Hons.) degrees respectively. It was also an occasion to recognise and reward the academic achievements ..

District Congress Committee (Rural) Raipur President Udhoram Verma handed over collected 100 quintal of paddy and Rs 51,540 to Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) President Mohan Markam at state Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan in State capital on Sunday. The paddy and money were collected from farmers under the ‘Ek Rupee, Ek Paili Dhan Dekar Badhayein Kisano Ka Maan’ campaign. The collected paddy and money will be sent for protesting farmers in Delhi...

The Bhilai Municipal Corporation has been gearing up to avert possibility of second wave of COVID-19 in city as twin cities, Bhilai and Durg have witnessed fresh cases of COVID-19 following New Year and other festive celebrations in the last couple of weeks. According to the information, the BMC authority in assistance with district health department to conduct regular health screening of the super-spreaders, including staffers of its various departments, sanitary workers, field employees, frontline ..

A 22-year-old youth was arrested in Raipur for allegedly abducting and exploiting a minor girl sexually. The arrested accused identified as Bhushan Kumar Devdas alias Anurag, hailing from Mahasamund district. According to police sources, Bhushan Kumar allegedly abducted the minor from Mandir Hasaud on January 7 and took her to Mahasamund, where he exploited her sexually on the pretext of marriage...

The Union Health Secretary has written to Chhattisgarh, urging the State Government to take immediate steps to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases. According to information, similar letters have been shot to Maharashtra, Kerala and West Bengal as these states are reporting an upsurge in the number of daily new cases in the recent days. These four states comprise 59% of the total active cases in country. These states have been advised to maintain a ‘strict vigil’ and to take steps ..

  By Sheikh Abdul KadirTrial phase of Illumina Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) also known as Venom Sequencing machine has begun in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur. Testing facility is expected to begin by the end of January 2021. It is the first ever machine in state of Chhattisgarh. Professor Nitin M Nagarkar, Director of AIIMS informed that Next Generation Sequencing machine has reached Lab of AIIMS. At present it is in trial face and soon it would be ..

The Raipur Police on Thursday released its annual report for the year 2020 claiming achievements amidst the opposition making hue and cry over deteriorating Law and Order situation claiming to be good only on paper. While addressing the mediapersons, the Raipur SSP Ajay Kumar Yadav claimed that due to the promptness and professional work execution of the Raipur Police, the crime rate in the capital has seen a dip. The Raipur police claimed that substantial dip has been registered in cases of culpable ..

While being aggrieved with undue retrenchment the contractual sanitary workers of Public Health Department (PHD), Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) were staging indefinite hunger strike for three days at Hospital Square in Sector-9, Bhilai. The authorities from District Labour Department assured to look into the matter and sort out the issue at the earliest. According to the information, as many as 21 retrenched contractual sanitary workers, including fifteen women six men and a trade union office-bearer from ..

FlyBig Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Captain Srinivas Rao on Wednesday visited the Swami Vivekananda Airport (SVA), Raipur to scrutinise the set up for Raipur-Indore flight services. SVA Director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay greeted the FlyBig Airlines CEO Captain Srinivas Rao at the Airport. Very soon, Raipur will have direct connectivity to the commercial hub of Madhya..

Four dedicated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds have been added in Neurosurgery ward of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur with additional state of the art facilities. Professor Dr Nitin M Nagarkar, Director of AIIMS inaugurated the new ICU ward in the department. The capacity has been enhanced for better care of critical patient’s...

On completing one year at the office, Mayor Aijaz Dhebar recounted a list of his and MiC’s achievements like Budhatalab beautification, widening of several squares and relief works during Covid-19 induced lockdown and used them to take a potshot at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their failure to deliver. Talking to mediapersons, Mayor killed two birds with one stone, saying the BJPians who once opposed the Budhatalab beautification projects are now seen taking selfies at the beautiful installations..

Technical University Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University (CSVTU) Bhilai once again extended the April-May 2020 semester exam form filling dates for three days. Now students can fill the exam form through TCS portal till January 7. Here it is noteworthy that first the last date for filling the semester exam was December 31 and it was extended till January 2. Now again giving one more chance it has extended it till January 7. As such this will be the last opportunity to fill the form ..

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Arang Mandal office-bearers and members inspected the paddy procurement centres on the demand of farmers. BJP Arang Mandal has been in touch with the farmers. BJP Arang Mandal President Abhishek Raja Tamboli said that they have raised issues regarding procurement of paddy with Government and administration. They inspected the paddy procurement centres of Gullu, Devri, and Farfod...

“When you do common things in life in an uncommon way, you’ll command the attention of the world.”- George Washington Carver The year 2020 has been the toughest year of this century, courtesy Covid-19. Each and every creature on this planet had to face certain adversities due to this pandemic. But many brave people have overcome this difficult time like a warrior. One of the little warriors is Muskan Naik. Muskan is a 10-year-old little girl who studies in Class V. It is truly said that ‘sometimes ..

Addressing the mediapersons at a press conference on Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Scheduled Caste (SC) Cell State President Naveen Markande said that the Union Cabinet with an objective to benefit the students from Scheduled Caste Communities, has re-introduced the Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for Scheduled Caste students with major and constructive changes...

Continuing its crackdown against the drug network in the state capital, Raipur’s D D Nagar police arrested two persons in connection with Charas peddling and recovered around 130.370 grams of drugs. ..

The office of State Commission for Women (SCW) located at Jal Vihar Colony will be shifted to the office of the State Election Commission (SEC) located near Shastri Chowk, Raipur soon. SCW Chairperson Kiranmayi Nayak inspected the office of the State Election Commission on Friday. ..

The death anniversary of first Chief Minister of undivided Madhya Pradesh Pandit Ravishankar Shukla was observed at state Congress party office Rajiv Bhawan. The Congress leaders paid floral tributes at the portrait of Pandit Ravishankar Shukla. The contributions of Pandit Ravishankar Shukla were recalled on the occasion. Former Minister and Rajim MLA Amitesh Shukla, Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) Treasurer Ramgopal Agrawal, CPCC’s Communication Department Chairman Shailesh Nitin Trivedi, ..

Dr Piyush Bhargava, Secretary of Contractual Doctors Association paid courtesy visit to Health Minister T S Singhdeo and Director of Medical Education Dr R K Singh and expressed gratitude for fulfilling their long time demand of revised pay scale here on Thursday. ..

Asserting that State Election Commission plays a significant role in conducting elections of Urban bodies and 3-tier Panchayat Raj Institutions, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the Commission is executing these responsibilities since 20 years. The CM inaugurated the new building for State Election Commission on Wednesday through video conferencing from his residential office...

A delegation of Chhattisgarh Rajya Sanyukta Pensioners’ Federation (CRSPF) by its President Virendra Namdeo handed over a memorandum to Raipur Lok Sabha Member Sunil Soni at his office in the state capital on Wednesday. The delegation demanded Raipur MP Sunil Soni to make efforts to revoke the Section 49 of Madhya Pradesh Re-organisation Act-2000 immediately...

POLICE arrested two more accused in the honour killing case, reported from Krishna Nagar, Supela, Bhilai on October 11. Police sources informed that the accused arrested by police were identified as K Ravi and Ramesh Boi, both residents of Krishna Nagar, Supela, Bhilai. The police said that after establishing the involvement of the accused K Ravi and Ramesh Boi police arrested them in connection with the honour killing case on Sunday noon. Talking to The Hitavada, D K S Sisodiya, Station House Officer, ..

A massive fire broke out in the manufacturing unit of incense sticks located in the city’s Bhanpuri area under Khamtarai police station limits late last night. However, no one was reported to be hurt in the mishap, the inferno engulfed the entire manufacturing unit causing loss of several lakhs. “A major fire broke out in the factory of Lalwani incense sticks at around 1:30 am...

A 22-year-old youth was arrested for abducting a girl at knife point and committing rape in Camp-1, Bhilai on Saturday. The accused was remanded to jail from the court following his arrest. Police sources informed that the accused has been identified as Aman Bharti, a resident of Camp-I, Power House, Bhilai. The police said that in her complaint the victim girl alleged that on Friday evening, she was on way to meet her friend when the accused accosted mid way in Sector-2, Bhilai and abducted her at ..

Chhattisgarh’s first-ever English horror short film ‘Father Wilson’ was released on YouTube in a function held in the state capital on the occasion of Christmas. This Christmas Chhattisgarh witnesses its first-ever Vintage Horror Short film ‘Father Wilson’ in English. The screening of the movie was held at The Hilers World Kota, Raipur. Director of the movie K Shiv Kumar said that the short movie ‘Father Wilson’ is a horror story, inspired by true stories. The film is based on a revenge centric abnormal ..

   Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel reached Khurmura on Friday and consoled the bereaved family of Late Balaram Sonkar, whose four members were brutally killed by miscreants. He assured that the State Government will be bearing the academic expenses of the four children of the deceased family.The Chief Minister after consoling the family members announced that Rs 1 lakh each will be fixed deposited in the name of four children to meet their academic expenses. Also an amount of Rs 1 lakh ..

Registrar of Firms and Societies Chhattisgarh has recognised the election of the executive body of Chhattisgarh Sanchalanalyin (Vibhagadhyaksh) Shaskiya Karmachari Sangh (CSSKS) Indravati Bhawan, Nava Raipur in Atal Nagar. Assistant Registrar R R Rajbhanu heard the case of the election of CSSKS held on October 19, 2020. Former CSSKS President Dr Jitendra Singh Thakur challenged the new executive body of the CSSKS before the Registrar of Firms and Societies. Assistant Registrar R R Rajbhanu heard ..

As Deputy Speaker Manoj Singh Mandavi dedicated maximum time of Question Hour of Chhattisgarh Assembly to discuss the issue of under construction Polavaram project in the House on Thursday, State Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Ravindra Choubey admitted to the fact that nine villages of Konta development block will be affected by the backwater once the project is completed. The Minister was replying to a question asked by JCC-J MLA Dr Renu Jogi. Choubey said that a study report has been prepared...

BALCO Medical Centre (BMC), a premier cancer hospital at Naya Raipur along with Raipur Ladies Circle 90 organised ‘Smile 2020’, a Christmas party for kids with cancer on Thursday. The event was held at Club Parasio, Maruti Lifestyle, Raipur. The two not-for-profit organisations came together to make this evening memorable for the children with lots of programs like dance performance, magic show, story-telling and gift distribution. Singers Antara and Ankita Nandy from AR Rahman’s ‘Mission Paani Anthem’ ..

Nearly, 5 per cent of population across districts of Durg Division (Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon and Kabirdham) has been tested for COVID-19, as per the figures of Health Department. Out of these five districts under Durg division, maximum tests were held in Durg city, while the minimum tests were held in Kabirdham district. In comparison to Raipur Division, where around ..

District Collector Dr S Bharathi Dasan on Wednesday instructed to strictly follow the instructions of the government by holding a meeting of the officials concerned, regarding procurement and offtake of paddy by the rice millers. The district collector discussed various issues related to paddy procurement. The Collector enquired about the total acquired paddy in the procurement centers, supply to the millers from the procurement centers and the quantity of remaining paddy, updated status of CMR deposits...

Despite the ongoing global pandemic, campus placements have achieved new heights at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai this year. A total of 150 students across all streams registered for placements. Till date, 46 offers have been made to our students from reputed companies like Amazon, Commvault, Paytm, Air Asia, ABB, TCS Research Innovation, L&T, Reliance Jio, and Radisys...

Koi Apna Sa Ho (KASH) Foundation organised a blood donation camp for thalassemia-affected children at Light House, MG Road in the state capital. Public Issue Social Foundation (PISF) Chairman Nitin Bhansali was the chief guest at the programme...