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Naxalites kill two former village heads in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Naxalites have killed two former heads village panchayats in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Thursday. Naxalites in their pamphlets claimed former sarpanch Suklu Parsa was a BJP worker and accused the other deceased, Sukhram Avlam, of helping cops in setting up a police camp. Parsa was killed on Wednesday in Bhairamgarh police station limits, while Avlam was murdered the same day in Naimed area, an official here said. With these incidents, Naxalites have killed at least 55 persons so far this year in the state's Bastar division comprising seven districts, including Bijapur, according to police. Notably, nine BJP leaders were killed between January 2022 and April 2023 in separate incidents in the division. As per preliminary information, Naxalites abducted Parsa from Biriyabhumi village on Monday and killed him on Wednesday, the official said. Police were alerted after Naxalites dumped the body near the village on Wednesday night. In a pamphl

Coal levy 'scam': SC extends interim bail of ex-Chhattisgarh CM's dy secy

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the interim bail of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel's deputy secretary Saumya Chaurasia, an accused in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal-levy scam. The apex court had on September 25 granted her interim bail, noting that she had already undergone custody of more than one year and nine months and charges were yet to be framed. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan. The bench sought to know about the current status of the case. Senior advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Chaurasia, said the trial has not yet commenced. "Interim bail to continue," the bench said and posted the matter for hearing in the last week of January. The top court was hearing Chaurasia's plea challenging an August 28 order of the Chhattisgarh High Court which had denied her bail. In its September 25 order, the apex court had directed the state government not to reinstate her in service

Over 20 wagons of coal train derail in Bilaspur division of Chhattisgarh

Over 20 wagons of a coal-loaded freight train derailed in Bilaspur division, Chhattisgarh, disrupting train services. No injuries were reported as efforts to clear the tracks continue

NMDC Limited institutes trained over 3,000 youth in Chhattisgarh

The country's largest iron ore producer has helped more than 2,100 students secure jobs

Paddy procurement begins, target set to purchase 16 million tonnes

In all, 14,562 farmers sold their paddy on the first day, though a total of 24,748 tokens were issued for the day

Security forces continue search op in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for third day

A large cache of weapons was also recovered during the exchange of fire between security forces and Naxals in the Abujhmadh jungle on the Kanker-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh

State secures top position in water conservation via public participation

Raipur district ranks first in the state in water conservation work with public participation in Chhattisgarh, where a total 35,758 water-conservation works have been completed

Chhattisgarh's ambitious IT project finally takes off after two decades

According to IT experts, the initiative taken by the government would certainly accelerate the project

ST panel urges Centre, states to take policy action for displaced tribals

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has asked the Union Home Ministry and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha to submit a detailed report on the status of the Gottikoya tribals, who were displaced from Chhattisgarh due to Maoist violence and are now reportedly living in neighbouring states in difficult conditions, excluded from social security benefits. The Commission has requested the presence of the Home Ministry's secretary and the chief secretaries of the states concerned at a meeting scheduled for December 9 to discuss the issue, recommending a prompt policy decision to provide necessary support to the community. In a letter sent to the ministry and the states on Friday, the Commission said it had received a petition in March 2022 stating that members of the Gottikoya community, who had relocated from Chhattisgarh to neighbouring states in 2005 to escape "violence between Maoist guerrillas and Indian security forces", have been facing significant ...

PM Modi to inaugurate 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' in Bihar's Jamui on Nov 15

Janjatiya Gaurav Divas is celebrated in Chhattisgarh on November 15 to honour the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda

Incentives in offing as industrial policy comes into effect in Chhattisgarh

The New Industrial Development Policy 2024-29, which came into effect from November 1, will be the sixth after the state came into existence on November 1, 2000. It will exist till October 31, 2030

PM Modi, Amit Shah extend greetings to five states on their foundation day

Wishing each state individually in various posts on X, he highlighted the contributions of each state to the country

Rahul's 'guarantee card' failed in Rajasthan; won't work in Maha: Fadnavis

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday pooh-poohed the Congress' plan to come out with a 'guarantee card' ahead of the state assembly elections, and said the ploy failed in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi would be releasing a 'guarantee card' containing the party's election promises, state Congress leaders have said. "Rahul Gandhi's guarantee card did not help Congress retain power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh," Fadnavis told reporters here. "He should also explain why the guarantee card is not being implemented in Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, as promised. It will fail here too," the BJP leader added. On the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP 'Mahayuti' alliance's strategy for dealing with rebels who have filed nominations against official candidates, Fadnavis said alliance leaders including NCP chief Ajit Pawar had a meeting at Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's residence on the issue. "We have resolved all the issues,

President Droupadi Murmu arrives in Chhattisgarh on two-day visit

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday arrived in Chhattisgarh on a two-day visit during which she will attend convocation ceremonies of four higher education institutions. Murmu was welcomed by Governor Ramen Deka, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and senior officials at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur after she landed in a special aircraft shortly after 11 am, government officials said. This is the second visit of Murmu to Chhattisgarh after assuming charge as President in July 2022. The president proceeded to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where she will be the chief guest at its second convocation function. She will then visit the Raj Bhavan (Governor House). Later, the President will attend the 14th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Raipur as its chief guest. Murmu will also visit Purkhauti Muktangan' (a tribal museum) in Nava Raipur where she will interact with local tribals in the evening. Subsequently, she will proceed to

Chhattisgarh govt to start paddy procurement at MSP from November 14

The state has set a new record target to procure 16 mt of paddy at MSP in the kharif marketing season 2024-25 compared to the procurement of 14.5 mt paddy in the last kharif marketing season

Naxal IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur leaves 2 ITBP jawans injured

According to IG Bastar P Sundarraj, the Naxals attacked the patrolling team and carried out an IED blast, two army jawans were injured during the blast incident

38 Naxals carrying Rs 2.6 cr bounty killed in encounter: Chhattisgarh cops

As per the statement issued by Dantewada police, 38 naxals were killed in an encounter with security personnel inside the forest of village Nendur and Thulthuli near the Dantewada-Narayanpur border

Chhattisgarh to start paddy procurement at support price from November 14

Procurement of paddy at the support price from farmers in Chhattisgarh will start from November 14, an official said on Wednesday. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan in Nava Raipur earlier in the day, a public relations department official said. The policy of paddy procurement and custom milling at the support price in the Kharif marketing year 2024-25 was approved by the cabinet. It was decided to conduct procurement from November 14 to January 31 next year, the official said. The state government has set a target of 160 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procurement for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season, he said. The process of farmers' registration for the procurement is underway through the Integrated Farmers Portal and will continue till October 31. Approval has been given to purchase 4.02 lakh bundles of new jute gunny bags through Jute Commissioner for paddy procurement as some eight lakh bundles of .

Hoax threats to flights: Mumbai cops summon minor, father from Chhattisgarh

The Mumbai police have issued a notice to a teenage boy, his father and another person from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh to join questioning in connection with bomb threats posted on social media targeting three flights, officials said. Three international flights originating from Mumbai received bomb threats on Monday. While a New York-bound Air India flight was diverted to New Delhi and rescheduled, the other two to Muscat and Jeddah, both operated by IndiGo, were delayed by several hours as the planes were moved to isolation bays for security checks. Nothing suspicious was found on any of the planes, police officials had said. The bomb threat was received through a post on the micro-blogging platform X and the handle is being verified, an official said. "On Monday, a bomb threat was posted on X for an Air India's Mumbai-New York flight and IndiGo's Mumbai to Muscat and Mumbai to Jeddah flights," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg said. After receiving information a

Govt plans to link Korba-Raipur stretch with Nagpur industrial corridor

The NIDC had proposed a 1,080-km fast route between Delhi and Nagpur for the industrial corridor