Alwar: Falahari baba, a self-styled godman from Rajasthan, was sentenced to life on Wednesday by Alwar’s Additional District and Sessions judge Rajendra Sharma for raping a female student from Chhattisgarh. According to information, the baba was arrested on September 23, 2017, after the victim accused him of sexually assaulting her[Read More…]
Tag: Chhattisgarh
Police attack Chhattisgarh Congress workers in Bilaspur, general secretary injured
Chhattisgarh police attacked the Congress workers and General Secretary Atal Shrivastav who is injured on Wednesday at Bilaspur. They were holding a protest march outside industries minister Amar Aggarwal residence. Congress leaders said that party members were dragged out from within Congress Bhawan in the city. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee[Read More…]
Congress president Rahul Gandhi appoints 9 new AICC secretaries
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed nine new AICC secretaries. In a statement, party General Secretary Ashok Gehlot said: “Zenith Sangma has been appointed as secretary for Arunachal Pradesh, Amapareen Lyngdoh for Mizoram, Charles Pyngrope for Manipur, Victor Keishing for Meghalaya, Pradyut Bordoloi for Nagaland,[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Sukma district hospital lacks basic amenities
Sukma district of Chhattisgarh is always in news for Naxal attack and violence. On September 1, one security personnel was killed and three others were injured in the Maoist attack. Sukma district hospital which is the largest in the area lacks basic medical facility. The hospital also lacks in basic[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Vajpayee’ image missing from Atal Vikas Yatra campaign
Raipur: BJP president Amit Shah launched ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’ on Wednesday from Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. All the leading newspapers of Chhattisgarh has carried the full front page advertisement. Ironically not a single advertisement has the carried the image of former Prime Minister Vajpayee. Image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
SC notice to I&B Ministry, 6 states on ‘misuse of public money’ on ads
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and six states on a plea by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker, alleging that advertisements are being issued at government expanses for political purposes to benefit the ruling party. The states which have been issued the notice are Uttar Pradesh,[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections: IAS at the age of 23, Raipur Collector resigns to join BJP
Chhattisgarh assembly poll is due in December 2018 and all the political parties seem to have pulled up their socks for the elections. Getting a strong support in the mid of the campaign period may prove to be a mileage for any party. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to get[Read More…]
Vajpayee’s niece alleges Chhattisgarh govt playing politics over former PM’s demise
Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece Karuna Shukla has alleged that the Chhattisgarh government is playing politics over the death of the former prime minister as CM Raman Singh never took Vajpayee’s name in the last ten years but is now using his ashes for political gains. Watch:
Chhattisgarh: BJP ministers laugh, misbehave during Vajpayee’s mourn meet
Amid the ‘Asthi Kalash Yatra’ – the tribute ceremony of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Raipur on Wednesday, two Bharatiya Janata Party ministers – Brijmohan Agrawal and Ajay Chandrakar – were seen giggling on the stage. Seeing the duo laughing during the mourning meet, another BJP worker Dharamlal[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Man arrested for raping 11-year-old girl
Police in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh have arrested a man for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl. The alleged incident took place under Kusmi police station limits on the evening of August 14, a local police official said. As the girl was returning from school on a bicycle, the accused, who is 20 years old, and his[Read More…]
MP Governor Anandiben gets additional charge of Chhattisgarh
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the demise of Balramji Dass Tandon, according to an official release. Patel will discharge the additional duties until a regular arrangement for the office of the Governor of Chhattisgarh is made, the release[Read More…]
Election Commission virtually rules out simultaneous elections
In the midst of the BJP’s push for “One Nation, One Poll”, the Election Commission on Tuesday appeared to rule out simultaneous polls to assemblies and the Lok Sabha given the present logistics and constitutional provisions. Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said, however, the commission would continue to deliver its[Read More…]
Odisha: Four kanwariyas dead as train hits them on bridge in Rourkela
As many as four kanwariyas were killed after being hit by a train while they were walking on a railway bridge near Panposh in Odisha’s Rourkela city last night. According to reports, seven Bol Bam devotees had come to Rourkela from Chhattisgarh to pour holy water at Vedvyas temple. They were[Read More…]
Why no investigation of CM Raman Singh’s son in Panama Papers, asks Rahul Gandhi in Raipur
Chhattisgarh assembly election is due for December 2018 and the political corridors in the state are becoming active now. Pulling up his socks, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has reached Chhattisgarh for election campaigns. Attacking BJP over its failure in dealing with corruption, Gandhi says former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Ahead of assembly polls, 21 bureaucrats reshuffled
Recently, some IAS officers had resigned from their services in order to contest polls in upcoming assembly elections of Chhattisgarh. However, the state now witnessed a major bureaucratic reshuffle with as many as 21 IAS officers, including three collectors, being shifted in the state. Many officials have been relieved from[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Tribal girls choose hockey sticks over guns, vows to fight Naxals
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) seems to have found a common ground to bring the security forces and tribal community together in order to combat the Leftist radical elements of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and other areas with a sizeable tribal presence. The ITBP in Kondagaon village of Chhattisgarh have started a unique initiative[Read More…]
Highest number of kidnapping accused lawmakers are from BJP
New Delhi: At least 16 BJP MPs and MLAs – the highest for any political party in India – have criminal charges related to kidnapping filed against them, according to an analysis of affidavits of 4,867 sitting MPs and MLAs. The findings were released on Monday by the Association for[Read More…]
Raman Singh announced to distribute 50L smartphones, Twitterati criticise
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh has declared to distribute total of 50 Lakhs smartphones to the youths and women. This was announced in the ‘Mobile Tihar’ programme held in Raipur under the communications Revolution scheme. He believes this will provide accessibility to the modern means of communication ‘internet’ to[Read More…]
The myth and reality of Ajit Jogi factor in Chhattisgarh polls!
(According to the trends, the Congress has crossed the half-way mark and is currently leading on 67 seats. The BJP, on the other hand, is leading on just 13 seats. Chhattisgarh had voted in two phases – November 12 and 20.) Forest strewn, verdant and lush green State of Chhattisgarh[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Eight Maoists gunned down
Eight Maoists, including four women, were gunned down in a shootout with security forces in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district early on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 6.30 a.m. in a forest near Timenar village along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of the[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh: Two-month old baby dies after being locked inside ambulance
A two-month old child in Chhattisgarh died after the door of the ambulance that was carrying him to a hospital malfunctioned. When the boy’s father tried to break open its window, he was warned against damaging the government’s property. The infant, who was slated for a cardiac surgery in a[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh reports maximum decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh on Friday emerged as the surprise first among states who have recorded the maximum percentage of decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), it was announced on Friday. Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh follow the state with a remarkable decline in their MMR, Union Health and[Read More…]
J&K’s Kupwara least improved; 9 Bihar districts among bottom 20: NITI Aayog
New Delhi: Among the 108 most backward districts across the country, Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara has shown the least improvement while Gujarat’s Dahod has shown the most, the NITI Aayog said on Friday. Releasing the first delta ranking of the most backward districts in the country — which the NITI[Read More…]
Maoist landmine kills six policemen in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Six police personnel were killed and another was critically wounded in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Sunday when a landmine planted by Maoists ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in. P. Sundarraj, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada Range), told IANS: Six personnel were killed while one was seriously[Read More…]
CRPF trooper killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack
Raipur: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper has been killed during a gun battle between the security forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, an official said on Saturday. The gunfight took place on Friday night. The slain CRPF trooper has been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Anil Kumar[Read More…]