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3 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

A head constable of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was on Sunday killed after a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in the state's Bijapur district, police said. The incident occurred at around 3.30 pm near Bechapal Padampara village under Mirture Mirtur police station limits in the Naxal-hit district when a team of CAF was out on an area domination operation, an official said. The operation was launched from Bechapal police camp towards Kutulpara village, he said. When the patrolling team was advancing through the area near the camp, Head Constable Ram Ashish Yadav, belonging to CAF's 19th battalion, inadvertently stepped over a pressure IED connection triggering the blast, resulting in his death, he said. The body of the martyred personnel was shifted to Mirtur, the official said, adding that a search operation was underway in Mirtur area.

Measures taken to curb human fatality in Chhattisgarh tiger reserve

There has been no loss of human life in wild animal attacks at the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh in the last one year as a result of measures undertaken to reduce man-animal conflict, an official claimed on Sunday. During the same period, the anti-poaching team of the reserve arrested 120 poachers and encroachments on 650 hectares inside the reserve were removed, he said. More than 100 villages are located in the tiger reserve spread in Gariaband and Dhamtari districts and since February 23, 2023, no loss of human life has been reported in wild animal attacks, the reserve's deputy director Varun Jain told PTI. The tiger reserve witnessed human fatalities in wild animal attacks, particularly by elephants, in a couple of years before that, he said. The last casualty in the elephant attack was reported on February 22, 2023 in the tiger reserve, he said. In 2022-23, six people died in separate incidents of elephant and sloth bear attacks while in 2021-22, one human ...

Congress can't think beyond parivarvaad and appeasement, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress saying the grand old party cannot think beyond parivarvaad' (nepotism), corruption and appeasement and the country's development was never on its agenda. After Independence, the Congress ruled the country for a long time but its focus was only on forming the government and not building the future of the country, said Modi while virtually addressing the Viksit Bharat Viksit Chhattisgarh' programme. He dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of 10 development projects worth over Rs 34,400 crore on the occasion and said when India becomes the world's third-largest economy in the next five years, Chhattisgarh will reach new heights of development. ..those who ruled the country for a long time after Independence, their thinking was not big and they kept on taking decisions keeping in mind (their) political interests. Congress was elected to power again and again but forgot to build the future of the country," t

PM Modi virtually launches multiple development projects in Chhattisgarh

The projects cater to several important sectors including Roads, Railways, Coal, Power, and Solar Energy among others

PM to inaugurate South Eastern Coalfields projects in Chhattisgarh on Sat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate three first mile connectivity projects of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) in Chhattisgarh on Saturday. The First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects are valued at Rs 600 crore. SECL is a subsidiary of Coal India. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to virtually inaugurate three key First Mile Connectivity projects of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Coal India Subsidiary under Ministry of Coal, in Chhattisgarh tomorrow," the coal ministry said in a statement. One project is the Dipka Open Cast Project (OCP) coal handling plant that has been constructed at a cost of over Rs 211 crore. With an annual coal handling capacity of 25 Million Tonne (MT), the project has an overground bunker with a capacity of 20,000 tonne and a 2.1 kilometre-long conveyor belt. This will facilitate the rapid loading of 4,5008,500 tonne of coal per hour, the statement said. The second project is the Chhal OCP coal handling plant, buil

PM Modi to inaugurate Rs 600 cr-worth First Mile Connectivity projects

The First Mile Connectivity projects aim to reduce reliance on coal transportation via roads, thereby mitigating traffic congestion, road accidents, and environmental impact

Chhattisgarh govt decides to revive aluminium park project in Korba

The Chhattisgarh government had entered an agreement with Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited to supply raw aluminum to small-scale industries at a subsidised rate

Chhattisgarh cops invoke UAPA on two accused in 'Gau sevak' murder

The stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has been invoked in connection with the murder of a cow shelter worker in Kabirdham in Chhattisgarh after a probe revealed suspicious activities of two accused, a police official said on Monday. Sadhram Yadav (48) was killed allegedly by six persons on January 20 night on the outskirts of Kawardha city when he was heading to his village Lalpur on a bicycle. All six were arrested later. After learning about suspicious activities of accused Ayaz Khan and Idris Khan, a provision of the UAPA was invoked in the case on Sunday, Kabirdham Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallava said. The probe has revealed the six murdered Yadav in ISIS style to create terror in Kawardha city ahead of the January 22 idol consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the SP said. After examining call details, social media posts and electronic records of the accused, Section 16 of the UAPA, which deals with terrorist acts, was imposed, Pallava said. The pro

Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj passes away in Chhattisgarh

Renowned Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj breathed his last on Sunday at Chandragiri Teerth in Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district after undertaking 'sallekhna'. Sallekhna is a Jain religious practice involving voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification, a statement from the teerth said. Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj attained Samadhi through 'Sallekhna' at Chandragiri teerth at 2:35 am, the statement said. "Maharaj was staying on the teerth in Dongargarh for the last six months and was unwell from the last few days. For the last three days, he was observing sallekhna, a religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death, and had quit intake of food and liquids. According to Jainism, it is a vow taken for spiritual purification," the statement said. A procession will be taken out at 1 pm on Sunday for people to pay tribute to the departed seer and the final rites will be held in Chandragiri teerth, it added. Ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections l

Money laundering: ED makes 9th arrest in Mahadev betting app case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has made a fresh and the ninth arrest in connection with its money-laundering probe into the alleged illegal operations of the Mahadev online gaming and betting application that purportedly involve high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh. Nitish Diwan was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Raipur on Thursday and a special court sent him to the ED's custody till February 24, the federal agency said in a statement. This is the ninth arrest in the case by the ED. It earlier arrested Nitin Tibrewal, a resident of Kolkata, Raipur-based Amit Agrawal, alleged cash courier Asim Das, police constable Bheem Singh Yadav, Assistant Sub-Inspector Chandrabhushan Verma, alleged "hawala" operator brothers Anil and Sunil Dammani and a man identified as Satish Chandrakar. "Nitish Diwan was working at the highest level of Mahadev Online Book (MOB) in the UAE. He was close to the promoters of th

Chhattisgarh government restores e-permits for coal transportation

The chief minister said the offline process led to delays in transportation and promoted corrupt practices

Chhattisgarh's SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant creates a national record

BSP's Steel Melting Shop 2 produces cast blooms from its bloom casters. The blooms are then rolled into rails at Rail and Structural Mill

Naxalites frustrated as govt has intensified fight against them: CM Sai

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday said Naxalites have become frustrated as the Bharatiya Janata Party's "double engine" government has intensified the fight against the Naxal menace. He was talking to reporters after paying homage to the three personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who lost their lives in an encounter with Naxalites along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts of the state on Tuesday. Fifteen other personnel were injured in the incident. The wreath laying ceremony for the martyred personnel was held at the camp of the 201st battalion of CRPF's CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) unit at Karanpur village in Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district. Sai said since the "double engine" government (of the BJP in the state and at the Centre) has been formed after his party came to power in Chhattisgarh, the fight against Naxalites has been intensified due to which they have become frustrated. "In Tekalgudem, a new

I-T dept searches premises linked to ex-Cong minister in Chhattisgarh

The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted searches at the locations linked to former Chhattisgarh minister Amarjeet Bhagat and others, including businessmen in the state, officials said. The reason behind the I-T department's action was not immediately known. The state's Economic Offences Wing/Anti-Corruption Bureau recently lodged an FIR in an alleged coal levy scam based on a complaint of the Enforcement Directorate which had launched a probe into the scam during the previous Congress government. Amarjeet Bhagat, who was a minister in the previous Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government, is among the 35 accused named in the FIR. According to officials, the searches were underway since early Wednesday morning in different districts including Surguja, Raipur, Durg and Rajnandgaon. A team of a dozen I-T personnel reached the residence of Bhagat in Ambikapur city, the headquarters of Surguja district, early this morning, an official said. Police personnel were seen deployed .

BJP-led NDA could gain in Rajya Sabha polls to 56 seats on February 27

The strength of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that it leads, currently at 114, is also set to improve with the return of the Janata Dal (United) to its fold

Chhattisgarh's Raipur Municipal Corporation plans to issue green bonds

The RMC is seeking to raise Rs 200 crore. The proposal is in the final stages. And, a detailed project report has been prepared to utilise the funds raised from the bonds, an official said

Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM, says tribal groups given benefits of schemes

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey that there is joy in Lord Ram's maternal home Chhattisgarh over the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, and said his government will ensure prompt implementation of central schemes meant for tribals to fulfil the ideal of 'Ram Rajya'. In his letter to Modi, Sai expressed his gratitude on behalf of the people of Chhattisgarh and thanked the prime minister for remembering Shabri, a tribal woman who had the belief that Lord Ram will arrive, during his address after the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in the Ayodhya temple. In his address at the consecration ceremony, the prime minister had mentioned the devotion and patience of Shabri. "As soon as I think of my tribal mother Shabri, who spent her life in a remote hut in the distant jungle, an incredible faith awakens. Mother Shabri had been saying for ages, 'Ram will come'. This faith, the emotions of devotion, service, and dedication in .

Microsoft Translator adds two new languages, Chhattisgarhi and Manipuri

Further, the company now claims to cover more than 95 per cent of the Indian population in terms of its language support options in Microsoft Translator

Naxals will be eliminated in next three years: Home minister Amit Shah

Naxalism will be eliminated from the country within the next three years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday and directed to expedite development activities in remote areas affected by the ultras. Reviewing the Naxal situation in Chhattisgarh, Shah also directed the security forces to financially choke the ultras. According to sources, the home minister said coordinated action by the security forces will eliminate the Naxals from the country within the next three years. He also directed the officials to prepare a blueprint to end Naxalism. Supporters of Naxalism have to be identified and completely choked financially, Shah added. The home minister said all kinds of help will be ensured to the security forces and agencies operating in Chhattisgarh. The security forces have to bring the plan to the ground and end Naxalism completely, he told the meeting. Shah also stressed the need for expediting development in Naxal-affected areas. All welfare schemes of the central and

Ram mandir: These states have declared a holiday on January 22. Check list

Several states have declared a public holiday or half day on January 22 in honour of the 'Pran Prathishtha' ceremony for the Ram mandir in Ayodhya