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30 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh, rehabilitated under state policy

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said the surrender and rehabilitation of 30 Naxals in Bijapur is the result of the state government's rehabilitation policy

Family of four killed as heavy rains lash Bastar region in Chhattisgarh

A couple and their two daughters died after the car they were travelling in got swept away while crossing a flooded culvert in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, officials said on Wednesday. Another person went missing in an overflowing stream and efforts are being made to trace him, they said. Heavy rains pounded four districts of the Bastar division, where authorities have been instructed to remain alert to deal with flood situations and launch relief measures, officials said. Nearly 70 persons have been evacuated to safer places in the last 36 hours in Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada districts. Helicopters, boats and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel were involved in the rescue operations, they said. In Bastar district, four members of a family drowned after the car ferrying them was swept away by strong currents while crossing the flooded Kanger Nala culvert in the Kanger Valley National Park on Tuesday evening, a senior police official in Jagdalpur said. The deceased

Chhattisgarh Pavilion gets massive response at Osaka Expo in Japan

The Pavilion weaves Chhattisgarh's cultural richness, industrial strength, and tourism potential

Chhattisgarh CM on 10-day Japan, South Korea visit to attract investors

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday proceeded on a 10-day tour of Japan and South Korea to attract investment in the state, a government official said. This will be the first foreign trip by Sai after becoming the CM, and it aims to draw investors, especially from electronics, automobile, and food processing sectors, to the state, he said. Talking to reporters at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur before leaving for Delhi, from where he will fly abroad, Sai said he will attend the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. In Japan and South Korea, there is good work in the fields of electronics, automobile and food processing, while Chhattisgarh also has immense possibilities in these sectors. Therefore, we are going there with our new Industrial Policy and will invite industrialists to invest in Chhattisgarh, Sai said. After the introduction of the new industrial policy (in November last year), the state has so far received investment proposals worth Rs 6.5 lakh crore.

Chhattisgarh cabinet expanded, 3 first-term MLAs take oath as ministers

Three BJP MLAs were inducted into Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai's cabinet in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, raising its strength to 14, the highest in the state's history which traditionally had a 13-member cabinet. Governor Ramen Deka administered the oath of office and secrecy to BJP legislators Rajesh Agrawal, Guru Khushwant Saheb and Gajendra Yadav, all first-time MLAs, at a function held in the Raj Bhavan. The portfolios of the newly-appointed ministers were yet to be announced. CM Sai, assembly speaker Raman Singh, state ministers and other leaders attended the function. Since the formation of the state (in 2000), which has a 90-member assembly, 13 MLAs, including the chief minister, have traditionally been part of the cabinet. Before this expansion, the Chhattisgarh cabinet had 11 members, including CM Sai. The Chhattisgarh has adopted the "Haryana model," where 14 ministers, including the CM, serve in a 90-member assembly, according to sources. The constitutional provisions

Chhattisgarh to showcase cultural heritage at Osaka World Expo 2025

More than 160 countries and nine international organisations are participating

One jawan killed and three injured in Naxalites' IED blast in Chhattisgarh

The injured personnel are in stable condition and out of danger. They have received first aid and are being evacuated for further treatment

Two cops injured in encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Two personnel of the Chhattisgarh Police's District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an encounter with Naxalites in Bijapur district on Tuesday, officials said. As per ground reports, several Naxalites might also have been injured in the gunfight, a police official here said. The exchange of fire broke out in the morning when a team of DRG, a wing of the state police, was out on an anti-Naxal operation, he said. The operation was launched on Monday based on inputs about the movement of Naxal cadres, the official said. "Intermittent gunfight was still underway. Two jawans of the DRG sustained minor injuries in the skirmish. They were evacuated from the spot and administered preliminary treatment. They will be shifted to Raipur for further medication," he said. Details of the operation will be shared once it is over, the official added.

Expanding banking services to remote areas of Chhattisgarh is priority: CM

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday interacted with commanders and commandos of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Chhattisgarh's capital, Raipur

Chhattisgarh govt inks agreement with NHPC to develop 1800 MW PSP

NHPC inked the pact on August 8 with the Chhattisgarh government and Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) for developing the pumped storage projects

Chhattisgarh govt plans to establish cricket academy in Nava Raipur

According to an official statement, direct land allotment to non-profit organisations is generally not permitted; however, the government has decided to relax the norms in this case

NIA files chargesheet against five Maoist operatives in Chhattisgarh

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted five Maoist operatives in connection with the February 2024 Chhattisgarh arms recovery case, an official statement issued on Saturday said. The chargesheeted accused -- Anish Khan alias Annu Khan, Anil Kumar Netam, Jaysing Hidko, Raghvueer Jain and Shailendra Kumar Baghel alias Golu -- have been identified as Over Ground Workers (OGWs), including one supplier, for the banned terror organisation CPI (Maoist), it said. All of them were active cadres of the Kuyemari Area Committee of the terror outfit, said the statement issued by the NIA. The NIA in its supplementary charge sheet filed before the special court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, has charged them under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Explosives Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, it said. The counter-terror agency had earlier in August 2024 chargesheeted two armed cadres -- Vinod Awalam and Ashu Korsa -- of the CPI (Maoist). The NIA

Trafficking-conversion case: Chhattisgarh court grants bail to Kerala nuns

A special court in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district on Saturday granted bail to three persons, including two nuns from Kerala, arrested on charges of human trafficking and forced religious conversion, lawyers said. Principal District and Sessions Judge (NIA court) Sirajuddin Qureshi had reserved the order on their bail pleas after a hearing on Friday. The court has granted conditional bail to the trio, defence lawyer Amrito Das said. Catholic nuns Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, both from Kerala, along with Sukaman Mandavi, were arrested at the Durg railway station on July 25, following a complaint from a local Bajrang Dal functionary, who accused them of forcibly converting three girls from Narayanpur and trafficking them, a railway police official had said. Following the bail hearing on Friday, Das had said that the prosecution had not asked for the trio's custody for interrogation, and the alleged victims had been sent back to their homes.

SAIL-Bhilai URM achieves milestone of 5 mt of prime rail production

The Bhilai Steel Plant is the exclusive supplier of rails to the Indian Railways, and the URM was set up to produce high-quality rails in this capacity

BSNL plans 4K new mobile towers in Naxalite-affected areas of Chhattisgarh

BSNL plans to install 4,000 mobile towers in Naxalite-affected areas of Chhattisgarh to enhance digital connectivity, Minister of State Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar announced

Bhupesh Baghel's son sent to judicial custody till August 4 in liquor scam

He was produced before the court following the completion of his five-day custodial remand with the Enforcement Directorate (ED)

Chhattisgarh passes Jan Vishwas Bill, boosts ease of doing business

The Bill aims to decriminalise minor technical violations by citizens and business owners. Offences committed under newly introduced Bill will attract monetary penalties, instead of criminal charges

ED arrests ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel's son in Chhattisgarh liquor scam

ED alleges a liquor syndicate operated between 2019-2022, causing ₹2,100 crore loss to state exchequer, with proceeds shared by top political figures

Husband can't seek wife's private info or passwords: Chhattisgarh HC

The bench stated that any such compulsion by a husband amounts to a breach of the wife's right to privacy and would invite action under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act

Chhattisgarh govt gives a breather to small traders, waives VAT dues

The approved GST amendment draft incorporates key changes aligned with the decisions taken in the 55th meeting of the GST Council