Thousands of farmers have been staging a sit-in in Chhattisgarh’s Naryanpur district over mining permission given to a company and against the arrest of six tribals last week. They blocked a road, which connects Narayanpur district headquarters to Abujmaad forest, on Friday. Tribal leaders of the Bastar region have supported […]
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Maoist killed in gunfight in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar
Security forces gunned down a Maoist in a gunfight in Bijapur district of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Santosh Podiam carried a reward of Rs1 lakh on his head, and was allegedly involved in killing of policemen in Bijapur district. Podiam was jan militia commander of CPI ( Maoist) and was […]
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Chhattisgarh govt launches ‘Roka-Chheka Abhiyan’ to save kharif crops from open grazing
Chhattisgarh government has launched the ‘Roka-Chheka Abhiyan’ in all villages in the state, which seeks to revive traditional agricultural methods and to save Kharif crops from open grazing by stray cattle. “Roka-Chheka is one of the popular traditional agricultural methods of Chhattisgarh, which the state government has decided to make […]
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Four forest officials suspended over elephant deaths in Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh forest department has suspended four officials, including a sub-divisional forest officer (SDFO), over the deaths of three elephants which took place earlier this week. As per the suspension order, the officials have been found guilty of negligence in duty. Bodies of the three female wild elephants were found […]
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IAS officer booked after woman accuses him of rape in Chhattisgarh
A case was registered against an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former collector of Janjgir Champa on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman after threatening to terminate her husband from service. The police said that a case has been registered under section 376, 506 and 509 (B) of Indian […]
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Locust swarms enter Chhattisgarh’s Koriya, district on alert
Desert locust swarms entered in two villages in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district bordering Madhya Pradesh on Sunday evening, prompting the agriculture department to issue an alert and set up a control room. DM Rathore, Koriya’s collector, said a chemical was sprayed in Kirri and Jwaratola under the Bharatpur block and the […]
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Covid-19: Freeze on new posts, transfers as Chhattisgarh on austerity drive
With lockdown having affected the state revenue collection, the Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to put a freeze on creating new posts, transfers, foreign tours, purchase of vehicles, and holding meetings in expensive hotels, among other measures. According to the state finance department’s order, effective from May 31, recruitment on […]
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Three industrial towns of Chhattisgarh have toxic air: analysis
A new air quality analysis of three industrial areas of Chhattisgarh has revealed that there is severe PM 2.5 pollution and the air is laden with heavy metals such as nickel, manganese, silica and lead. The analysis was conducted in the industrial areas of Korba, Champa and Raipur by the […]
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Two migrant workers die in Chhattisgarh’s Mahsamund while heading home
Two migrant workers on their way to their home states amid lockdown, which has been imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic, died in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh on Sunday. “In the first incident, a 38-year-old man heading to West Bengal in a bus from Maharashtra complained of breathing problems. He […]
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Chhattisgarh to launch Rajiv Gandhi Nyay Yojana for farmers on May 21, former PM’s death anniversary
The Chhattisgarh government will launch a scheme to ensure “minimum income availability” to farmers of the state through direct bank transfer on the death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi May 21. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, based on registered area and area under cultivation during Kharif […]
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Chhattisgarh board not to conduct pending Class 10 and 12 exams
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE) has decided not to hold examinations for the remaining subjects of Class X and XII due to the coronavirus outbreak, an official here said on Wednesday. The board exams for some minor subjects of Class X and Geography and a few optional subjects […]
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‘Special corona charges’ on liquor sale in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government will give paddy difference amount of Rs 685 under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana on the occasion of the death anniversary of the late former prime minister, the cabinet decided on Wednesday. The government also decided to impose ‘special corona charges on the sale of liquor in […]
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First Shramik Special train carrying 1,208 migrants will arrive in Chhattisgarh on Monday
A Shramik Special train carrying 1,208 migrant workers belonging to Chhattisgarh, who were stranded in Gujarat due to the lockdown, will arrive in Bilaspur district on Monday. District officials said the arriving migrant labourers will be sent by buses to their villages and districts, where they will be kept in […]
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Chhapaak is tax free in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Deepika Padukone’s film Chhapaak was on Friday declared tax-free in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan government announced the order in this regard.The movie is also tax-free in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film is based on the real-life of acid attack survivor Laxmi, who at the age of 15, was […]
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Chhattisgarh woman attacked by spurned stalker on bail dies
A 35-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh has succumbed to her injuries she had sustained after a stalker, who was arrested earlier for shooting her obscene video, attacked her with a sickle on December 6, police said on Sunday. The accused Indrapal Tonde (40) was on bail when he slashed the woman’s […]